Jennie Frances Ueckert
Sep 19, 2013
Jennie Frances Ueckert, 89, died Sept. 19 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born Aug. 3, 1924, at Stafford, to Louis and Frances (Krkosska) Reiser. She married Paul M. Ueckert April 21, 1945, at Ellinwood. He died July 16, 1995. A lifetime Great Bend resident, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Ueckert was a member of Prince of Peace Parish...
Terry Joe Wheeler
Sep 19, 2013
GREAT BEND - Terry Joe Wheeler, 53, died Sept. 19, 2013 at his home in Great Bend. He was born July 4, 1960 at Great Bend, the son of Ivan A. and Bonnie Jo (Decker) Wheeler. He married Peggy Burroughs Feemster March 28, 1981 at Great Bend. He worked for Wheeler Drywall and later T&P Drywall. Mr. Wheeler was a...
Thomas M. Hein
Sep 18, 2013
Thomas M. Hein, 69, died Sept. 18, 2013 at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1944 at Andale, the son of Roman Joseph and Barbara Rosen (Boor) Hein. Thomas graduated from Andale High School and was a long-time Barton County resident. He served in the Army Nation Guard. Thomas worked for Fuller Brush for 30 years and for Stueder...
Gertrude H. Hickel
Sep 17, 2013
Gertrude H. Hickel, age 98, died Tuesday September 17, 2013 at The Regent Senior Living in Wichita, Kansas. She was born August 29, 1915 at Ellinwood, Kansas the daughter of Robert A. and Emma P. (Zecha) Hickel. Gertrude graduated from Claflin High School and lived most of her adult life in Wichita, Kansas. She was employed by Kansas State Bank...
Jean Cuzick
Sep 14, 2013
Jean Cuzick, 87, died September 14, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 18, 1926 at Great Bend, the daughter of Clarence and Chloe (Piper) Yetschke. She married Joseph Clair "Joe" Cuzick October 14, 1950 at Great Bend. He died March 18, 1974. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Cuzick was a...
Opal Georgia Mccutchan
Sep 14, 2013
Opal Georgia McCutchan, 94, died September 14, 2013. She was born on March 14, 1919 in Minneapolis, Kansas to Roy Bryne Messex and Grace Travis Messex. She was a resident of the area since 1957 and a member of First Christian Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Morris I. McCutchan; sisters, Edith Ogle, Susie Messex; brothers,...
Patricia L. Pierson
Sep 12, 2013
Patricia L. Pierson, 62, died September 12, 2013 at her sister's home, Bel Aire, Kansas. She was born January 3, 1951 at Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Robert L. and Frances R. (Mills) Fanshier. She married Richard Pierson December 14, 1974 at Kansas City, Kansas. They later divorced. She was a computer programmer for many years prior to starting her...
W. Gordon Mettling
Sep 11, 2013
W. Gordon Mettling, 86, died September 11, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born August 7, 1927 at rural Kinsley, Kansas, the son of Ora Alonzo and Daisy (Brewster) Mettling. He married Velma May Smith June 4, 1967 at Great Bend. She died January 15, 2013. A Great Bend resident most of his...
Virginia Ballard
Sep 8, 2013
Virginia Ballard, age 82, died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas. She was born January 26, 1931 at St. Petersburg, Florida the daughter of Frank Leslie, Sr. and Marilyn Virginia (Young) McEwen. Virginia was a Hoisington, Kansas resident since 1965 coming from Hays, Kansas. She was a homemaker raising four daughters and attended Trinity United...
Dr. Ruth Boxberger
Sep 8, 2013
Dr. Ruth Boxberger, 93, died Sept. 8 at Hays Medical Center at Hays. Born Sept. 28, 1919 at Russell County, she was the daughter of Henry G. and Eugenia (Becker) Boxberger. Dr. Boxberger attended Russell County Schools, graduating from Russell High School. She attended Colorado Women's College and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Kansas State Teachers...
Doris Jean Tuzicka
Sep 7, 2013
Doris Jean Tuzicka, 84, died Sept. 7, at home in rural Otis. She was born Jan. 24, 1929, at rural Otis, the daughter of William and Lillian (Johnson) Suchy. She married Clarence Tuzicka Jan. 10, 1951, at La Crosse. Mrs. Tuzicka was an active farm wife, living her entire life on the family farm. Survivors include her husband Clarence Tuzicka,...
Leona Gertrude Karst
Sep 6, 2013
Leona Gertrude Karst, 92, died Sept. 6 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Oct. 6, 1920, in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Henry and Bertha (Bitter) Niedens. She married Alvin Maier March 16, 1941 in Susank. He died in November 1945. She then married Constantine Karst April 8, 1947, at Milberger. He passed away Dec. 2,...
Dorothy S. Wittrock
Sep 6, 2013
Dorothy S. Wittrock, 88, died Sept. 6 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Aug. 17, 1925, at Strong City, the daughter of Harry E. and Josephine (Houdeshell) Sisson. She married Lloyd Ray Wittrock Dec. 22, 1957, at Great Bend. He died July 25, 1998. She was an elementary and special education teacher for Unified School District 428, Great...
Ed Batchman
Sep 6, 2013
Ed Batchman, 68, died Sept. 6 at Rossville Health and Rehabilitation Center, Rossville. He was born Aug. 24, 1945, at Ellinwood, the son of Ernie and Bonnie (Baxter) Batchman. He married Connie Petz Sept. 24, 1971, at Ellinwood. Mr. Batchman was a longtime resident of Otis, working for BOC Gases as an electronic technician. He served during the Vietnam War...
Cecelia Steffan
Sep 6, 2013
Cecelia Steffan, 90, died Sept. 6 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born Aug. 5, 1923, at Marienthal, the daughter of John F. and Magdalena (Dreher) Younger. She married Frank J. Steffan on Oct. 21, 1942, at Marienthal. He died Feb. 24, 2001. A Great Bend resident since 1945, coming from Marienthal, she was a homemaker. Mrs....
Susan Kay Ming
Sep 3, 2013
Susan Kay Ming, 55, died September 3, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born May 17, 1958 at Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of George S. and L. Joan (Riegel) Ming. She married Hardy Parks in July 1994 at Great Bend. They later divorced. A lifetime Barton County resident, she worked in social services...
Andrew J. Crawford, Sr.
Sep 3, 2013
Andrew J. Crawford, Sr., 84, died September 3, 2013 at Ellsworth County Medical Center, Ellsworth, Kansas. He was born November 5, 1928 at Nuyaka, Oklahoma, the son of Andy William and Dorothy Mary (Slankard) Crawford. He married Melva Thomas July 24, 1947 at Okemah, Oklahoma. A Great Bend resident since 1950, coming from Fairfax, Oklahoma, he worked for Sunflower Dairy,...
Michelle Annette Starkey
Sep 1, 2013
Michelle Annette Starkey passed away on Sept. 1, 2013, and is now home with our Lord. She was brought into the world by Hilda Starkey on Sept. 30, 1968. Michelle grew up in the small town of Ellinwood, and graduated in 1986 from EHS. She was currently in the Nursing Program at Brown Mackie College. She resided in Kansas City,...
Henrietta Mary Houser
Aug 31, 2013
Henrietta M. Houser, 85, died August 31, 2013 at her home in Great Bend. She was born August 30, 1928 at Schoenchen, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Christine (Arela) Dinges. She married Louie J. Prosser May 23, 1946 at Great Bend. He died June 4, 1967. She married Ronald D. Houser December 30, 1972 at Great Bend. He died...
Elaine H. Taylor
Aug 30, 2013
Elaine H. Taylor, 85, died August 30, 2013 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born June 30, 1928 in Stafford County, Kansas, the daughter of Arther Jacob and Goldie (Gates) Hooper. On March 24, 1957 she married John Taylor at The Church in the Wildwood in Green Mountain Falls, CO. He survives. Elaine was a Great Bend resident...
