Ralph E. Batman
May 29, 2013
Ralph E. Batman, 76, died May 29, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 2, 1936 at Great Bend, the son of Ralph Ermin and Martha Frances (Brown) Batman. He married Lucille Johnson September 13, 1981 at Wilson, Kansas. She died December 4, 2012. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Batman was owner and...
Charlcie May Ogle
May 26, 2013
Charlcie May Ogle, 103, died May 26, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 11, 1910 at Harris Township, Fullton County, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas E. and Nellie E. (Simpson) Paul. She married Edwin Charles Ogle April 6, 1929 at Watseka, Illinois. He died November 8, 1969. A Great Bend resident since 1988,...
Marlin "Butch" Depiesse
May 23, 2013
Marlin "Butch" Depiesse, 70, died May 23, 2013 at his home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 18, 1942 at Beaver, Kansas, the son of Lawrence Laverne and Theresa (Schremmer) Depiesse. He married Phyllis Hall December 20, 1963 at Neptune, New Jersey. He returned to Great Bend in 1994, from Monmouth County, New Jersey. He had worked for Bill...
Franklin Leonard Feist
May 23, 2013
Franklin Leonard Feist, 67, died May 23, 2013 at his home in Great Bend, Kansas, following a battle with renal cell carcinoma. He was born November 4, 1945, at Great Bend, the son of Leon and Anna (Bieberle) Feist. He attended Sts. Peter and Paul Elementary School and was a 1963 graduate of Claflin High School. He married Linda Jennings...
Sienna Michelle Meeks
May 21, 2013
Sienna Michelle Meeks, 3 months, died May 21, 2013 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 22, 2013 at Great Bend, the daughter of Nolan and Collette (King) Meeks. Survivors include her parents, Nolan and Collette Meeks, of the home; one brother, Garret Meeks, of the home; grandparents: Darren and Tricia Meeks, Harrah, Oklahoma; and Bobby and...
Paul Joseph Linenberger
May 21, 2013
Paul Joseph Linenberger, 90, died May 21, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 19, 1923 at Liebenthal, Kansas, the son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Randa) Linenberger. He married Bernadine Schneider May 12, 1948 at Olmitz, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1946, Mr. Linenberger was an auto mechanic for Spruill's and retired from...
Martin Collins Smith
May 19, 2013
Martin "Marty" C. Smith, 58, passed away Sunday May 19, 2013 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born October 7, 1954 at Denver, Colorado the son of Robert E. and Evelyn (Collins) Smith. Marty moved to Hoisington in 2008 coming from Lovington, New Mexico. He served his country in the United States Army and worked as...
Mathias Boor
May 15, 2013
Mathias "Matt" Boor, 94, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born August 30, 1918 at Rural Odin, Kansas the son of Nicholas and Anna (Birzer) Boor. Matt married Margaret Axman September 9, 1941 at Olmitz, Kansas. She preceded him in death on March 18, 2006. He was a...
William "Bill" Berryman
May 12, 2013
William "Bill" Berryman, 68, died May 12, 2013 at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 31, 1944 at Newton, Kansas, the son of William Golden "Bo" and Molly Nelvina (Hill) Berryman. He married Victoria Kay Shoemaker March 9, 1965 at Newton. He began working as a lineman in 1965 for Central Kansas Electric Cooperative, which then...
Dan Allen Noblitt
May 4, 2013
Dan Allen Noblitt, 78, died May 4, 2013 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born October 16, 1934 at Great Bend, the son of George O. and Edith (Marsh) Noblitt. He married Thelma Beebe April 18, 1958 at Norwalk, California. A longtime Great Bend resident, Mr. Noblitt was most recently employed as a regional manager for Super 8...
Charles A. "Jack" Wesley
Apr 30, 2013
Charles A. "Jack" Wesley, 63, died April 30, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 3, 1949 at Great Bend, the son of Ralph and Isbell M. (Moses) Wesley. He married Thanh Tran July 12, 1986 at Great Bend. A long-time Great Bend resident, Mr. Wesley was owner and operator of Wesley Vending. Mr....
Gene Potts
Apr 17, 2013
Gene Potts, 82, died April 17, 2013 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born April 25, 1930 at Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, the son of William Arthur and Mona Mae (Cooley) Potts. He married Doris Peterson and they later divorced. He then married Delores Gagelman Fischer in July 1970 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1956,...
Barbara Ann Yetschke
Apr 15, 2013
Barbara Ann Yetschke, 64, died April 15, 2013 at her Bel Aire, Kansas, residence. She was born March 29, 1949 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Robert Eldon and Betty Ann (Bowsher) Yetschke. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1967 and earned a certificate from Hutchinson School of Cometology in 1968. A Bel Aire resident since 1977,...
Kenneth D. Williams
Apr 13, 2013
Kenneth D. "Ken" Williams, 74, died April 13, 2013, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 14, 1939, in Stephenville, Texas, to Myrl and Ruth (Onions) Williams. On August 15, 1959, he married Nancy Giebler at Hays, Kansas. Growing up in Liberal, Mr. Williams was a Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1963 coming from Hays....
Howard Lee Soeken
Apr 9, 2013
Howard Lee Soeken, 80, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born May 7, 1932 in rural Claflin, Kansas the son of Onno and Minnie (Armbrust) Soeken. A lifelong Claflin resident, Howard was a retired farmer. He was a graduate of Claflin High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Kansas State University....
Robert Lee Martin
Apr 9, 2013
Robert Lee "Bob" Martin, 69, died April 9, 2013 at his home in Great Bend. He was born March 5, 1944 at Chico, Calif., the son of Robert M. and Pauline (Shephard) Martin. He married Carol Jean Gage Sept. 19, 1969 at Dodge City. He was a lineman for C & P Electric and Par Electric and owned and operated...
Oliver Roy Batman
Apr 6, 2013
Oliver Roy Batman, 82, died April 6, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 28, 1930 at Stafford County, Kansas, the son of Albert Roy and Lina H. (Nicolet) Batman. He married Marilyn Hertel November 22, 1957 at Great Bend, Kansas. A lifetime resident of the Great Bend area, Mr. Batman was a farmer and enjoyed...
Kenneth Wayne Pack, Jr.
Apr 5, 2013
Kenneth Wayne Pack, Jr., 55, died April 5, at his home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 21, 1957 in Urbana, Ohio, he was the son of Kenneth Wayne and Nancy (Stevens) Pack. A musician and computer engineer, Mr. Pack was a Great Bend, resident coming from Missouri. He enjoyed camping and boating. Survivors include a son Vince Pack and wife...
Mae Weaver
Apr 4, 2013
Mae Weaver, 91, died April 4, 2013 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 3, 1922 at Burlington, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer Edward and Ellen Marie (Walkling) Kepler. She graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics. She married Robert John Weaver September 20, 1942 at Burlington. He...
Jane Francis Hall
Apr 3, 2013
Jane Francis Hall, 74, died April 3, 2013 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born May 4, 1938 at Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter of Francis Dominic and Loretta Mae (Schmidt) Buser. She grew up in Pueblo, and moved to Wichita, Kansas, to attend nurse's training. She was a head Registered Nurse in the pediatric ward at...
