Corrine Catherine Finger
Dec 31, 2014
Corrine Catherine Finger, 75, died Dec. 31, 2014, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born July 16, 1939, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Lawrence "Joe L." and Regina Marie (Debes) Kaiser. She graduated from Odin High School. On April 27, 1963, she married Lawrence J. "Larry" Finger, in Odin, Kansas. He died Dec. 1, 2005. Corrine...
Virginia K. Hogsett
Dec 30, 2014
Virginia K. Hogsett, 79, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at her home in Great Bend. She was born May 5, 1935, at Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Elon Chester "Chief" and Mabel Edith (Wilson) Hogsett. She was a graduate of Fort Hays State College with a master in library science. She was a librarian for Harrison and Roosevelt junior high...
Ida Helena Galyardt
Dec 29, 2014
Ida Helena Galyardt, 104, died December 29, 2014 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. Born November 13, 1910 at Russell County, she was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Voos) Voos. She married Dave Galyardt September 7, 1930 at Russell, Kansas. He died January 22, 1986. A Great Bend resident since 1986 coming from Hoisington, Mrs. Galyardt was a...
Deangelo Carlos Ludin Ortiz
Dec 29, 2014
DeAngelo Carlos Ludin Ortiz, 1 month, 15 days, died December 29, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Born November 14, 2014, at Great Bend, he was the son of Yolanda Ortiz. Survivors include his mother, Yolanda Ortiz, of the home, grandparents Frances Rousey of Great Bend and Erasmo Ortiz of Great Bend, uncles Robert Rodriguez of Great Bend and Carlos...
Lillian F. Whitsel Barger Claphan
Dec 28, 2014
Lillian F. Whitsel Barger Claphan, 84, died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born October 14, 1930, at Great Bend, the daughter of George and Frances (Koelsch) Whitsel, Sr. Claphan had been a waitress for Homer's Cafe, Mayflower Cafe, Jay hawk Cafe, Starlite Club, and Ralph Wallace. She later worked as a CNA...
Helena Mai
Dec 25, 2014
Helena L. Mai, 92, of Hoisington, Kansas, passed away December 25, 2014, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, KS. She was born August 9, 1922 at Barton County, KS, the daughter of Fred and Amelia (Bitter) Deutsch Helena married Emanuel Mai January 11, 1942 at Russell, KS. He died April 4, 1996. A Russell County, Kansas resident since 1958...
Richard Glenn Debolt
Dec 22, 2014
Richard Glenn DeBolt, 60, died December 22, 2014 at Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born July 14, 1954, at Chanute, to Charles Robert and Joyce D. (Ross) DeBolt. A Larned resident, he was a security guard at Larned State Hospital. Survivors include a companion, Alethea Ashbaugh of the home; nine children, Dawn Renee DeBolt, Christopher James DeBolt, Kearra...
Charles L. "Charlie" Crouse
Dec 21, 2014
Charles L. "Charlie" Crouse, 73, died December 21, 2014 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born November 20, 1941, in Great Bend, he was the son of Jennings Bryant "J.B." and Bertha (Reed) Crouse. On August 26, 1967, he married Jean Rush in Nashua, New Hampshire. A long-time resident of Great Bend, also living in Nashua, New Hampshire, he was employed...
Mabel E. Hiss
Dec 18, 2014
Mabel E. Hiss, 91, died December 18, 2014 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born April 9, 1923, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of August H. and Anna (Gagelman) Werhahn. On October 29, 1944, she married her high school sweetheart, John R. Hiss. He died on August 4, 2005. A lifetime Great Bend resident, she was a homemaker and...
Helen E. (Nickerson) Sharp
Dec 14, 2014
Helen E. (Nickerson) Sharp, 81, died December 14, 2014 at Diversicare of Larned, Larned, KS. She was born May 14, 1933 at Great Bend, KS, the daughter of Corbin and Elizabeth (Skirvin) Nickerson. She married Bobby Dale Howard June 1, 1952, in Pratt, KS. They were later divorced. She then married Robert Carl Sharp June 21, 1975, in Great Bend....
Marge Hitschmann
Dec 13, 2014
Margaret Mary "Marge" Hitschmann, 83, died Dec. 13, at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood. Born Nov. 26, 1931 in Beaver, she was the daughter of John and Margaret (Boor) Schneweis. On April 3, 1951, she married Everett Hitschmann in Beaver. A lifetime resident of the Redwing area, she was employed by Town and Country Market and the Cardinal Pharmacy. Mrs....
Helen Margaret Kalina
Dec 11, 2014
Helen Margaret (Penka) Kalina, daughter of Emil and Hedwig (Heger) Penka, died December 11, 2014, at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse. She was born December 9, 1924, at Redwing, Kansas. She married Joseph J. Kalina at O'Neill, Nebr. on October 10, 1950. He died May 29, 1980. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. She was a member of...
Kenneth Michael Klepper
Dec 11, 2014
Kenneth Michael Klepper, 84, died December 11, 2014 at his home in Great Bend. He was born May 26, 1930, at Great Bend, the son of Nicholas and Alice (Strobl) Klepper. He married Marilyn Russell Sept. 22, 1952, at Great Bend. She died Dec. 31, 2009. Klepper was an Ellinwood High School graduate. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Klepper was...
Teresa Marie Rome
Dec 9, 2014
Teresa Marie Rome, 87, died December 9, 2014 at her home Hoisington. Born October 23, 1927, in Odin, she was the daughter of Frank and Antoinette (Hermann) Gerritzen. In 1955, she married Norbert Joseph Rome. He died on June 6, 1981. A longtime resident of Hoisington, she worked as a dietary aide for Clara Barton Hospital. She enjoyed playing pinochle...
Verl Lee Martin
Dec 8, 2014
Verl Lee Martin, 84, died December 8, 2014 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. He was born August 5, 1930, at Utica, the son of Clade and Sylvia (Everhart) Martin. A Great Bend resident since 1971, he worked for Missouri-Pacific Truck Lines and Turner Farms as a truck driver. Verl was an avid pheasant and deer hunter and fisherman. Survivors include...
Karl Lee Brack
Dec 7, 2014
Karl Lee Brack, 84, died December 7, 2014 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 29, 1930, in Larned, he was the son of Sol M. and Neva M. (Toots) Brack. He was a 1948 graduate of Great Bend High School and received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kansas State University in 1953. On September 28, 1958,...
Daniel Nobles
Dec 7, 2014
Daniel Nobles, 88, died December 7, 2014 at Life Care Center, Wichita. Born February 21, 1926, at Stuttgart, Ark., he was the son of Cagie, Sr. and Georgia B. (Stewart) Nobles. He married Alice Mary Cushinberry on December 18, 1947, at Hoisington. She died March 6, 2014. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he was facilities manager for the Great Bend...
Luther Morgenstern
Dec 6, 2014
Luther Morgenstern, 98, died December 6, 2014 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 23, 1916, on the farm in Russell County, the son of Sam G. and Lena (Radke) Morgenstern. On August 23, 1949, he married Helen Margheim in Hoisington. She died February 11, 2008. Luther was a farmer and a contract pumper in the...
Velma H. Mcmillin
Dec 4, 2014
HOISINGTON Velma H. McMillin, 90, died Dec. 4, at Via Christi Hospital, St. Francis, in Wichita. Born Jan. 20, 1924, in Melvern, she was the daughter of Oscar and Hazel (Goldsmith) Beck. On Nov. 30, 1940, she married H.D. McMillin in Ottawa. He died July 23, 1993. A resident of Hoisington since 1940, she worked as a florist for many...
Elizabeth "Liz" Ewing Moore
Dec 4, 2014
Elizabeth "Liz" Ewing Moore, 87, died December 4, 2014 at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born December 14, 1926, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of William and Jesse (Funk) Stanley. On June 14, 1947, she married Robert Gilmore Ewing in Great Bend. The later divorced. On July 11, 1992, she married Darrel Herman in Great Bend....
