Rosemary Schmidt
Nov 9, 2013
Rosemary Schmidt, age 76, of Hoisington, Kansas, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at her home in Hoisington. She was born April 7, 1937 in rural Barton County, Kansas the daughter of William and Beatrice (Karst) Cook. On November 8, 1958 she married Leonard Schmidt in Hoisington. Rosemary moved from Hoisington to Hennessey, Oklahoma in 1966. She has been a Hoisington...
Douglas Dean Rosenberg
Nov 9, 2013
Douglas Dean Rosenberg, age 65, of Wichita, Kansas went to be with the Lord on November 9, 2013 after a three year battle with cancer. He was born to Verlyn and Lillian Rosenberg June 14, 1948 at Phillipsburg, Kansas. In 1952, the family moved to Great Bend, Kansas. After graduating from High School, Douglas enlisted in the United States Navy...
Isom T. "Terry" Wright
Nov 8, 2013
Isom T. "Terry" Wright, age 78, died Friday, November 8, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 27, 1935 at Great Bend, Kansas the son of Isom V. and Eda I. (Riggen) Wright. Terry was a lifelong Barton and Stafford County resident. He was a self-employed farmer and also did construction work. He...
Marie M Huslig
Nov 5, 2013
Marie M. Huslig, age 93, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Good Samaritan Society in Ellsworth, Kansas. She was born September 7, 1920 at Olmitz, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Cecilia (Gleissner) Riedel. Marie was a lifelong area resident and worked as a cook for the Claflin High School for several years. She married Bernard Huslig June 3, 1941...
John A. Snider
Oct 31, 2013
John A. Snider, 77, died October 31, 2013, at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born January 5, 1936, in Raymond, he was the son of Dee Lambert and Clara Mary (Wille) Snider. He graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture. A lifetime resident of Raymond, he was a farmer and cattleman....
Rebecca Sue Smokes Ehster
Oct 31, 2013
Rebecca Sue "Becca" Ehster Smokes, 21, died October 31, 2013, at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Born April 22, 1992 at Kansas City, Missouri, she was the daughter of Mark Richard and Susan Diane (Richardson) Ehster. She was a Tulsa, Oklahoma resident since 2009 coming from Great Bend. A past member of Trinity Baptist Church, Hoisington, where she taught...
Alexander Rodie, Jr.
Oct 28, 2013
Alexander Rodie, Jr., 81, died October 28, 2013 at Kansas Soldiers' Home at Fort Dodge, Kansas. Born August 20, 1932, at Timken, he was the son of Alexander, Sr. and Clara (Scheuerman) Rodie. Alexander married JoAnne Johnson of Oakley. They were later divorced. He worked for Oakley IGA as a grocer. Mr. Rodie was a Fort Dodge, Kansas, resident since...
Carla M. Yahne
Oct 27, 2013
Carla M. Yahne, 63, died October 27, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Born August 17, 1950 in Wichita, she was the daughter of Max and Genelle (White) Vinson. On June 7, 1970 she married Bruce E. Yahne in Great Bend. She was a graduate of Brown Mackie College and Barton Community College. A lifetime resident of Great...
Cindy Huslig
Oct 25, 2013
Cindy Huslig, 55, died Oct. 25, 2013 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. She was born Dec. 22, 1957 at Great Bend, the daughter of Elmer and Laura (Dolezal) Reiser. She married David Huslig Sept. 20, 1980 at Great Bend. She was owner and operator of Ernie's Bar and Grill and was a rural route carrier for the Hoisington Post...
Elwood L. Doze
Oct 23, 2013
Elwood L. "Woody" Doze, age 50, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at his home in rural Hoisington, Kansas. He was born July 4, 1963 at Great Bend, Kansas the son of Robert and Florence (Clayton) Doze. Elwood graduated from Great Bend High School where he was a member of the FFA. He has been a Hoisington resident since 2002 coming...
Theresa A. Riedl
Oct 22, 2013
Theresa (Schenk) Riedl, 94, of Otis, Kansas, passed away on October 22, 2013 at the Avita Nursing Home, Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Olmitz, Kansas on June 22, 1919. Her parents, John and Lucy Schenk, were farmers. As a young woman, she worked as a housekeeper for an uncle in Hays, Kan. She met her future husband, Harold F....
Gerald Joseph "Jerry" Prosser
Oct 21, 2013
Gerald Joseph "Jerry" Prosser, 72, died October 21, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 5, 1941 in Rush County, he was the son of William and Matilda (Birzer) Prosser. On January 31, 1965 he married Leona Kober at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend. A lifelong resident of Great Bend, he was a...
Russell Wayne Morgan
Oct 20, 2013
Russell Wayne Morgan, 50, died October 20, 2013 at his home in El Dorado. He was born December 10, 1962 at Great Bend, the son of Raymond Kenneth and Irene Emily (Elliott) Morgan. He married Ronda Harmon February 26, 2000 at Las Vegas, Nevada. They later divorced. He was a medical technologist at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Mr. Morgan was...
Okie Burgess Young
Oct 19, 2013
Okie Burgess Young, 94, died October 19, 2013 at Western Plain Medical Center, Dodge City. Born July 1, 1919 at Williamson, West Virginia, he was the son of Floyd and Pernia (Bevins) Young. Okie married Mildred Rychlock on November 2, 1940. She died April 22, 1988. He then married Gladys Eitel VanPelt May 26, 1990 at Scott City. She survives....
Beverly S. "Sue" Krueger
Oct 18, 2013
Beverly S. "Sue" Krueger, 74, went to be with the Lord October 18, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 28, 1939 in Crescent, Oklahoma, the daughter of Virgil and Ona Mae (Wilson) McMillan. Sue was a resident of Great Bend since 1944, and a 1957 graduate of Great Bend High School. She married Jerry...
Leo Wilson Orebaugh
Oct 17, 2013
Leo Wilson Orebaugh, 93, died October 17, 2013 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born October 26, 1919, at Tyro, Kansas, the son of Clark O. and Alta P. (Wilson) Orebaugh. He married Edna Jurgensen April 24, 1941, at Albert, Kansas. She died May 11, 2002. He was a brick mason, he worked for Lindholm Construction, C....
Robert J. Ludwig
Oct 16, 2013
Robert J. "Bobby" Ludwig, age 54, died October 16, 2013 at his home in Olmitz, Kansas. He was born August 30, 1959 at Great Bend, Kansas the son of Robert G. and Marjorie L. (Debes) Ludwig. Bobby, a lifelong are resident, was a 1978 Hoisington High School graduate. He worked for Gerald Schneider Construction and was currently employed by Kansas...
Homer George "Tag" Taggart Iii
Oct 16, 2013
Homer George "Tag" Taggart III, 78, died October 16, 2013 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born April 10, 1935, at Midland, South Dakota, the son of H.George Jr. and Olive (Hogen) Taggart. He owned and operated Mr. Tag's Taxes and Bookkeeping, Great Bend. Mr. Taggart was a Great Bend resident since 1978, coming from Oklahoma. He was...
John Wayne Marsh
Oct 15, 2013
John Wayne Marsh, 41, died October 15, 2013 at his home in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. He was born January 10, 1972 at Great Bend, the son of Robert Duane and Pamela Irene (Bunzel) Marsh. He was a clerk and stockman for Alco, Medicine Lodge. Mr. Marsh was a Medicine Lodge resident since 2006 coming from Great Bend. He was an...
Rhiannon Marie Young
Oct 14, 2013
Rhiannon Marie Young, 33, died Oct. 14 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. Born May 1, 1980 at Dodge City, she was the daughter of Harold Lee and Sarah (Millirons) Young. She atttended schools in Dodge City, Garden City, and Hoisington, and later worked in food service at various locations. Young was a Hoisington resident since 1994...
