Mary A. Tarlton
Aug 30, 2013
Mary Anabel Markel Tarlton died August 30, 2013 at the age of 93. Mary was born in Hoisington, Kansas on November 4, 1919 to Harry Edward and Ada Dundas Markel. She was their seventh child and only daughter. A lifelong resident of Hoisington, Mary lived in the house in which she was born up until last year, when she moved...
Jason Lee Johnson
Aug 30, 2013
Jason Lee Johnson, 31, died Aug. 30 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born March 15, 1982, at Great Bend, the son of John A. Johnson and Janice Kay (Mead) Johnson. He was a machinist. Mr. Johnson grew up in Great Bend, then lived in Kansas City for eight years before returning home. Survivors include his father, John A....
Armella Margaret Bianchino
Aug 30, 2013
Armella Margaret Bianchino, 92, died Aug. 30 at Villa St. Joseph, Overland Park. She was born Dec. 1, 1920, at Schoenchen, the daughter of Alex and Regina (Gottschalk) Bieker. She married Sal Bianchino Sept. 18, 1945, at Hays. He died April 25, 2012. She was a florist for the Great Bend Greenhouse. Mrs. Bianchino was a Great Bend resident since...
William D. Mead
Aug 30, 2013
William D. "Bill" Mead, 70, died Aug. 30 at his home in Great Bend. He was born Oct. 27, 1942, at Coffeyville, the son of Elmer and Aldine (Randel) Mead. He married Evelyn Bristor July 9, 1961, at Great Bend. Bill was a graduate of Fort Hays State University. He had been a Great Bend resident since 2003, coming from...
Edna M. Horner
Aug 26, 2013
Edna M. Horner, 90, died August 26, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 13, 1923 at Penokee, Kansas, the daughter of Albert Eugene and Hazel Ruth (Paxson) Stewart. She married Ralph Andrew Horner August 30, 1942 at Salina, Kansas. He died February 7, 2008. A Great Bend resident since 1951, coming from Ellsworth,...
Bob Sparks
Aug 25, 2013
Robert Charles "Bob" Sparks, 76, died Aug. 25 at Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron, Mo. Born Feb. 7, 1937 in Oklahoma City, Okla., he was the son of Lee and Audrey (Kennedy) Sparks. On Dec. 20, 1959 he married Ellen Ora "Punky" Ford in Great Bend. She died on March 22, 2011. A resident of Cameron, Mo. since 2011, coming...
Marie Hohl
Aug 24, 2013
Ella "Marie" Hohl, 92, died Aug. 24 at Heritage Health Care, Chanute. Born May 26, 1921 at Crockett, Texas, she was the daughter of G.L. and Louella (Minter) Wilcox. Marie married Lawrence Henry Hohl Nov. 8, 1941 at Dallas, Texas. He died March 2, 1993. She worked for Bushton Public Schools from 1959 to 1987 as a secretary. Mrs. Hohl...
Virginia Mae Cropp
Aug 24, 2013
Virginia M. Cropp, age 67, died August 24, 2013 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas. She was born April 16, 1946 at Alva, Oklahoma the daughter of William and Ora (Williams) Baker. Virginia was a Hoisington, Kansas resident since 1967 coming from Alva, Oklahoma. She married Gary Cropp July 23, 1967 at Pratt, Kansas. Virginia was a member of...
Sister Amata Pantel
Aug 24, 2013
Sister Amata Pantel, 95, died Aug. 24, at the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, in Great Bend. Born April 25, 1918, in Wakefield, as Josephine Pantel, Sister Amata was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Bower Pantel. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community Aug. 28, 1934, and pronounced her first vows on Aug. 12, 1937. She celebrated 75 years...
Helen J. Suchy
Aug 24, 2013
Helen J. Suchy, 89, died Aug. 24 at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born June 9, 1924 in Pawnee county, she was the daughter of Emil and Amiela (Vozoboj) Vsetecka. On Dec. 29, 1943 she married Alvie J. Suchy in Olmitz. He died on Nov. 14, 1986. She was a resident of Great Bend since 1943, coming from...
Ruth Ilene Miller
Aug 23, 2013
Ruth Ilene Miller, 93, died August 23, 2013 at Sterling House of Great Bend, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 12, 1919 at El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Mildred (Kirkman) Brackeen. She married John R. "Jack" Miller October 4, 1941 at Great Bend. She was secretary for several firms, including Phillips Petroleum Co. Drilling Tools Division,...
Daryl "Tippy" Ferguson
Aug 22, 2013
Daryl "Tippy" Ferguson, 52, died August 22, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 4, 1961 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Donald Gene and Opal Ann (McKnight) Ferguson. He married Sharon M. Thompson June 27, 1981 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Ferguson was a dispatcher for Horizon Express. Survivors include...
Donna Rae (Krier) Hoffman
Aug 21, 2013
Donna Rae (Krier) Hoffman, age 66, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at her home. She was born February 11, 1947, in Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter of the late Richard and Myrtle (DeLair) Krier. Donna was a 1965 graduate of Claflin Kansas High School and graduated from West Hills College in San Diego, California, where she attended...
Dorothy O. Soden
Aug 21, 2013
Dorothy O. Soden, 92, died August 21, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 24, 1921 at Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Richard A. and Dorthea J. (Obenland) Brueggemann. She married Carl Soden December 21, 1946 at Mission, Kansas. He died May 8, 2008. A Great Bend resident since 1949, coming...
Bill L. Westfall
Aug 21, 2013
Bill L. Westfall, 82, died August 21, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 5, 1931 at Oilton, Oklahoma, the son of Amos L. and Beulah Mae (Turner) Westfall. He married Lillie "Madge" Ferguson April 5, 1958 at Kinsley, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1934, coming from Oklahoma, Mr. Westfall was owner and operator of...
James R. "Jim" Bortz
Aug 20, 2013
James R. "Jim" Bortz, age 75, died August 20, 2013 at his home in Claflin, Kansas. He was born at Rural Claflin, Kansas on December 13, 1937 the son of Walter and Nellie (Stevenson) Bortz. A lifelong Claflin, Kansas resident, Jim graduated from Claflin High School. He worked for DS&W for forty-five years as the #1 backhoe operator. He was...
Mary Eldean Cruse
Aug 20, 2013
Mary Eldean Cruse, 79, died August 20, 2013 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born October 24, 1933 at St. Rose Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of John and Dora (Helfrich) Heinz. She married Eugene Wilbur "Gene" Cruse May 5, 1954, at Ellinwood, Kansas. He died July 18, 1999. A long-time Barton County...
Lucinda R. "Cindy" Rugan
Aug 16, 2013
Lucinda R. "Cindy" Rugan, 70, died August 16, 2013 at Sterling House of Great Bend, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 19, 1943 at Pawnee County, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Clara (Hager) Johnson. She married Donald D. Rugan November 2, 1963 at Macksville, Kansas. She attended the Dominican School of Nursing and was a Registered Nurse, working...
Marcellene Marie Mcdonold
Aug 14, 2013
Marcellene Marie McDonold, 99, died August 14, 2013 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born October 24, 1913 at Barnard, Kansas, the daughter of Harris L. and Anna M. (Hunter) Hart. She graduated from Barnard High School, attended Kansas Wesleyan College and earned her undergraduate degree from Sterling College and her Masters degree from Fort Hays State University....
Nadine Deutsch
Aug 12, 2013
Nadine (Karst) Deutsch, age 82, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire, Kansas. She was born September 20, 1930 in Galatia, Kansas the daughter of Herman and Tabea (Steinert) Karst. Nadine graduated from Hoisington High School and was a lifelong Hoisington resident until recently moving to Bel Aire to be closer to her son. She...
