Roberta J. Welch
Jun 19, 2014
Roberta J. Welch, 70, died June 19, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. Born December 29, 1943, in Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of Robert and Florence (Frank) McCoy. On July 30, 1984, she married Jerry Welch. A Great Bend resident since 1986, coming from Nevada, Missouri, she was a bookkeeper for the State of Missouri Department of Revenue....
Betty June Schneider
Jun 16, 2014
Betty June (Nuss) Schneider, 90, died June 16, 2014 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. Born June 24, 1923 at Enid, Okla., she was the daughter of Harmon P. and Leda M. (Athey) Sheeler. Betty married Raymond Nuss August 8, 1942, at Enid, Oklahoma. He died November 20, 1980. She then married Alvin Schneider September 17, 1982 at Hoisington. He died...
Weldon M. Brozek
Jun 16, 2014
Weldon M. Brozek, 73, died June 16, 2014 at the Newton Medical Center. Born March 12, 1941, in Lucas, he was the son of James A. and Agnes (Rezabek) Brozek. On October 16, 1965, he married Mary "Paula" Hipsher in Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend since 1962, coming from Lucas, he was a service technician for Southwestern Bell...
Irene Elizabeth Simmons
Jun 15, 2014
Irene Elizabeth Simmons, 95, died June 15, 2014 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born July 18, 1918, in Hoisington, she was the daughter of Henry and Amalia "Molly" (Schneider) Nuss. On March 30, 1940, she married Wayne Edward Ensle in Hoisington and was later divorced. She then married Lester Oakley on October 15, 1951, in Hoisington. Lester passed away on...
I. Marie Ritter
Jun 14, 2014
I. Marie Ritter, 94, died June 14, 2014 at Holiday Resort in Salina. Born January 11, 1920, in Wichita, she was the daughter of William and Mae (Birch) Donaldson. On September 20, 1940, she married Ralph W. Ritter in Leoti. He died on November 27, 1987. A resident of Hoisington since 1940, coming from Tribune, she was a homemaker. Mrs....
Marian Lorene Brough
Jun 11, 2014
Marian Lorene Brough, 88, died June 11, 2014 at Medical Lodges of Kansas in Kinsley. Born August 11, 1925, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Walter H. and Agnes Lorene (Hurt) Pedigo. In 1943, she married Albert Brough in Great Bend. He died on March 17, 1957. She then married Robert Brough in 1957 in Great Bend. He...
Norman H. Rice
Jun 10, 2014
Norman H. Rice, 92, died June 10 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born Dec. 9, 1921, at Hudson, the son of Charles and Bertha (Ukens) Rice. He married Doris Marie Winkelman March 1, 1947, at Wichita. She died Sept. 8, 2009. He was a carpenter for Lindholm Construction, Great Bend, and later was a self-employed carpenter for...
Jesus Hernandez
Jun 8, 2014
Jesus Hernandez, 64, died June 8, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born October 6, 1949, at Manuel Benavidos, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Justiniano and Esperanza (Carrasco) Hernandez. He married Antonia Hernandez on June 12, 1974, at Chihuahua. A Great Bend resident for 17 years, coming from Chihuahua, he worked for Mid-America Feeders...
Roger Lee Brining
Jun 8, 2014
Roger Lee Brining, 49, died June 8, 2014 at Barton County, Kansas. Born November 21, 1964 at Great Bend, he was the son of Richard C. and Clarice E. (Hammond) Brining. He married Erika Ullman December 22, 1986 at Great Bend, where he was a lifetime resident and farmer. He was a United States Air Force veteran, serving from 1984...
William Joseph Robbins
Jun 7, 2014
William Joseph Robbins, 91, died June 7, at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 15, 1922, in Coldwater, he was the son of George and Catherine (McFadden) Robbins. On Aug. 6, 1992, he married Nadine L. Lorimor in Las Vegas, Nev. She died Jan. 29, 1999. A Great Bend Resident since 1989, coming from Tuscon, Ariz. and...
Fern R. Wilhelm Fuller
Jun 6, 2014
Fern R. Wilhelm Fuller, 88, died June 6, 2014 at Trinity Manor, Dodge City. She was born April 16, 1926 at Russell County, the daughter of Alex and Martha (Deines) Flegler. She married Emanuel Wilhelm Oct. 6, 1946 at Rural Barton County. He died in April 1980. She then married Joe Fuller May 17, 1986 at Hoisington. She was a...
Thon "T. P." Schartz
Jun 4, 2014
Thon "T.P." Schartz, 84, died June 5, 2014 at his home in Great Bend. Born March 17, 1930, in Ellinwood, he was the son of Anthony Nicholas and Mary Edna (Rickert) Schartz. On May 23, 2009 he married Myrna (Beal) Branstetter in Seward. A lifetime resident of Great Bend he was retired as an insurance adjuster for Crawford and Company,...
Kenneth Albert Fradd, Jr.
Jun 3, 2014
Kenneth Albert Fradd Jr., 67, died June 3, 2014 at his home in Great Bend. Born May 21, 1947, in Great Bend, he was the son of Kenneth Albert Sr., and Cleone Marie (Wesley) Fradd. On November 28, 1970, he married Sally Ann Cramer in Great Bend. She died on October 15, 1972. A resident of Great Bend most of...
Thomas M. Keenan
Jun 3, 2014
Thomas M. Keenan, 83, died June 3, 2014 at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita. He was born November 14, 1930 at Great Bend, the son of Frank James and Hazel C. (Wood) Keenan. He married Betty (Walters) Clark November 26, 1993 at Great Bend. He graduated from Fort Hays State College in 1961 with a bachelor of science degree in industrial...
Richard F. Loftis
Jun 3, 2014
Richard F. Loftis, 89, died June 3, 2014, at his home in Great Bend. Born April 20, 1925, in Poteau, Oklahoma, he was the son of Leonard and Lois (Ledbetter) Loftis. On September 1, 1949, he married Faye Wiley in Perryville, Ark. A resident of Great Bend since 1952, coming from Alma, he was a derrick hand for Pickrell Drilling...
Larry Miller
May 31, 2014
Larry Randall Miller, 55, died May 31, in San Diego, Calif. Born March 10, 1959 at Great Bend, he was the son of Harold S. and Dorothy J. Miller. He joined the Coast Guard in 1978, working as a corpsman and was awarded a letter from President Ronald Reagan for saving a life. He attended Wichita State University on the...
Edward J. Stoss
May 29, 2014
Edward J. Stoss, 73, died May 29, 2014 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born July 16, 1940 at rural Hoisington, Kansas, the son of John and Antonia (Langer) Stoss. He married Darlene Doonan August 27, 1962 at Great Bend, Kansas. A lifetime resident of rural Hoisington, Mr. Stoss was a farmer and stockman and was a former...
Jerry Malcon Ward
May 28, 2014
Jerry Malcon Ward, 86, died May 28, 2014, at home after a long illness. He was born May 24, 1928, at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Floyd Hancher Ward and Mabel Cleo (Cork) Ward. He was a 1946 graduate of Great Bend Senior High School. He attended the University of Kansas, where he met and later married Norma Jean...
James Lee Patterson
May 26, 2014
James Lee Patterson, 62, died May 26, at his home on Ogallah. Born Jan. 11, 1952 in Hoisington, he was the son of Junior and Betty (Phillips) Patterson. A resident of Ogallah for 10 years, coming from Great Bend, he was a roughneck for various oil companies and also was a CMA for nursing homes. Survivors include one son, Cory...
Arthur E. Hager
May 26, 2014
Arthur E. Hager, 85, died May 26, 2014 at home in Claflin. He was born June 25, 1928, the son of Andrew Arthur and Gladys (Fouts) Hager. Arthur married Sallie A. Neal August 18, 1953 at Hoisington. She survives. Arthur served in the U.S. Air Force, during the Korean Conflict. He was an electrical lineman for Lane Scott Electric for...
