Helen Lucille Burris
Jul 5, 2013
Helen Lucille Burris, 83, died Friday July 5, 2013 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas. She was born October 21, 1929 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of George and Letha (Smith) Flott. Helen married Marion Burris on August 13, 1950 in Emporia, Kansas. A long time Hoisington resident since 1950, she was a homemaker and mother of six children....
Robert Vernon Harders
Jul 3, 2013
Robert V. Harders, 88, died July 3, 2013 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. He was born Sept. 15, 1924 in Barton County, the son of Fred and Anna Margaret (Hemken) Harders. Robert married Mildred L. LeRoy Nov. 7, 1944 in Wichita. A lifetime Barton County resident, Robert was a painter and decorator for many years and enjoyed gardening,...
Debbie D. Depperschmidt
Jul 1, 2013
Debbie D. Depperschmidt, 56, died July 1, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 22, 1956 at Parkston, South Dakota, the daughter of Marvin and Geraldine (Bergeson) Dykstra. She married Mark Depperschmidt November 26, 1997 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1981, coming from Mitchell, South Dakota, Mrs. Depperschmidt was a homemaker....
Sharon L. Herrman
Jun 30, 2013
Sharon L. Herrman, 66, died June 30, 2013 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born December 23, 1946 at Hockerville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Chester and Dorothy (Farmer) Bryant. She married LeRoy Herrman June 25, 1965 at Miami, Oklahoma. A Hoisington resident most of her life, Mrs. Herrman was a homemaker. Mrs. Herrman was a member of First...
Carol J. Arnall
Jun 25, 2013
Carol J. Arnall, 76, died June 25, 2013 at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 8, 1937 at Winfield, Kansas, the daughter of Richard B. and Alta Mary (Flagger) Arnall. She was a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell, worked as a secretary for Geoff-Cartener Stock Exchange Office, and Marlette Homes, and retired after thirty-eight years as a...
Todd Willias White
Jun 24, 2013
Todd Willias White, 50, died June 24, 2013 at Trego County, Kansas. He was born February 21, 1963 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Larry D. and Chloe M. (Snyder) White. He married the love of his life, Melinda Ray April 2, 2011 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 2000, coming from Ellinwood, Kansas, Mr. White was...
Harold Richard Shaw
Jun 24, 2013
Harold Richard Shaw, 85, died June 24, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born August 13, 1927 at Emporia, Kansas, the son of Howard R. and Floy Ellen (Parks) Shaw. He married Mary M. Wining at Emporia. They later divorced. A longtime Great Bend resident, living in Emporia and Lyons, Mr. Shaw as a brakeman...
Jerry Lee Branham
Jun 24, 2013
Jerry L. Branham, 73, of Rawlins, passed away June 24, 2013. He was born Oct. 2, 1939, in Nowata, OK to parents Ada F. (Adamson) and Charles M. Branham. At the age of four, he moved to SuSank, KS and attended school in Hoisington, KS, where he played football and graduated in 1958. He was married to Linda Benningfield and...
Carla Vonfeldt
Jun 22, 2013
Carla VonFeldt, 72, died June 22, 2013 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 7, 1940 at Great Bend, the daughter of Lee and Ruth (Powelson) Smith. She married Roy VonFeldt November 13, 1961 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. VonFeldt was a hairdresser at Hair Affair. Survivors include her husband Roy VonFeldt, of...
Betty Lou Reed
Jun 22, 2013
Betty Lou Reed, 74, died June 22, 2013, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 18, 1938 at Great Bend, the daughter of Carl and Thelma (Morris) Whaley. She married Mills Reed October 7, 1956 at Mount Pleasant Church, Stafford County, Kansas. He died July 16, 1994. A Great Bend resident since 1995,...
Kenny "Hank" Radenberg, Jr.
Jun 21, 2013
Kenny "Hank" Radenberg, Jr., age 60, died Friday, June 21, 2013 at his home in Hoisington, Kansas. He was born July 8, 1952 at Great Bend, Kansas the son of Kenneth William and Delores (Anderson) Radenberg. Kenny a lifelong Hoisington, Kansas resident graduated from Hoisington High School in 1970. After graduation he attended Salina Area Vocational School and earned a...
Almer A. "Al" Yost
Jun 14, 2013
Almer A. "Al" Yost, 99, died June 14, 2013 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 13, 1913 at Topeka, Kansas, the son of Almer A., Sr. and Lucy D. (Fiederling) Yost. He married Marceline Marie Fergueson March 9, 1947 at Hugoton, Kansas. She died December 28, 1999. A Great Bend resident since 1949, coming...
Melvina Mary Francis
Jun 10, 2013
Melvina Mary Francis, 85, died June 10, 2013 at Catholic Care Center, Bel Aire, Kansas. She was born February 7, 1928 at Liebenthal, Kansas, the daughter of Adam and Mary (Gaube) Kreutzer. She married Thaine "T. C." Francis September 14, 1948 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident for forty-eight years, Mrs. Francis was a homemaker. Mrs. Francis was...
Michael Wayne Kirkman
Jun 7, 2013
Michael Wayne Kirkman, 62, died June 7, 2013 at his home, Midwest City, Oklahoma. He was born November 6, 1950 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Wayne and Carolyn (Nowles) Kirkman. He married Gail Broadbooks on August 12, 1972 at Great Bend. They later divorced. A longtime Great Bend and Pratt, Kansas, resident, Mr. Kirkman lived in Midwest City...
Jane Anne (Fisher) Engleman
Jun 6, 2013
Jane Anne (Fisher) Engleman, 92, passed away peacefully at her home in Lawrence, Kansas, June 6, 2013. She was born September 17, 1920 in Wichita Falls, Texas, daughter of William L. and Valeria Belle (Astin) Fisher. She married the love of her life, Dale Engleman on November 21, 1944 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He died October 17, 2005. Moving to...
Carlos Salvador Torres Reyes
Jun 6, 2013
Carlos Salvador Torres Reyes, 23, died June 6 at his home in Great Bend. Born June 7, 1989 in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, he was the son of Salvador and Luz Elena (Reyes) Torres. A resident of Great Bend since 2000, coming from Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, he was an assembly line worker. Mr. Reyes was a member of the Prince of...
Marilyn J. Davis
Jun 4, 2013
Marilyn J. (Korf) Davis, age 65, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born May 30, 1948 at Great Bend, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Bertha (Alexander) Korf. Marilyn was a lifetime Hoisington, Kansas resident graduating from Hoisington High School and Barton County Community College. She was a...
John Baker
Jun 2, 2013
John Baker, 85, died June 2, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 11, 1927 at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Oscar and Lottie (Frasier) Baker. He was a graduate of El Dorado High School and earned an Associate's Degree from Butler Community College. He later pursued and obtained Bachelor's and Master's...
Della Hurd
Jun 2, 2013
Della Hurd, 74, died June 2, 2013 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born May 8, 1939 at Mansfield, Louisiana, the daughter of Willie and Ruth (Jamison) Jackson. She married Calvin Hurd May 19, 1973 at Russell, Kansas. He died July 17, 2009. A Great Bend resident since 1973, coming from Russell, Kansas, Mrs. Hurd was a homemaker....
Earl Dean Resner
May 29, 2013
Earl Dean Resner, 75, died May 29, 2013 at his home in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was born March 2, 1938 at Barton County, Kansas, the son of Edmund and Amelia (Wegele) Resner. He was baptized as an infant at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Milberger, Kansas. He was confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, Russell, Kansas. He married Anita Marlene...
