Raven Ranell Schwindt Dale
Mar 2, 2013
Raven Ranell Schwidt Dale, 49, died March 2, 2013 at her South Hutchinson, Kansas, residence. She was born March 5, 1963 at Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Keith and Judy (Williams) Schwindt. She was a 1981 graduate of McCracken High School and attended Barton Community College. She married Mark Dale and they were later divorced. She worked for the United...
Joan Budig
Feb 28, 2013
Joan Budig, 58, died Feb. 28, 2013 at her home in Ellinwood. She was born Sept. 26, 1954 at Hoisington, the daughter of Richard L. and Mary Ann (Dobson) Budig She married Lyle Cason Jan. 21, 1971, at Derby. A Barton County resident since 2003 coming from Tulsa, Okla., Joan was employed as a secretary and was a member of...
Bette M. Billinger
Feb 28, 2013
Bette M. Billinger, 96, died Feb. 28 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. She was born July 30, 1916, the daughter of Fred and Alice Alt. She married the love of her life, Edmund Raymond Billinger, on April 11, 1942, at Tacoma, Wash. He died Oct. 23, 2011. She was a Registered Nurse, working both in hospitals and private practices...
Leroy E. Heikkila
Feb 28, 2013
LeRoy "Lee" Heikkila, 67, died February 28, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 8, 1945 at Superior, Wisconsin, the son of Eino and Alice (Humann) Heikkila. He married Cecilia Ross, September 1, 1996 in Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1980, coming from Billings, Montanna, Mr Heikkila was a drug and alcohol...
Michael R. Connell
Feb 26, 2013
Michael R. "Mike" Connell, 57, peacefully passed away on February 26, 2013. He was born on April 11, 1955 in Greeley, Colorado, the son of Richard R. and Bonnie L. (Mousel) Connell. He married Belinda Miller on November 29, 1975 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Claflin. She survives. Mike attended elementary school in Otis. He was a 1974 graduate...
Dorothy Ann Cannon
Feb 26, 2013
Dorothy Ann Cannon, 60, died February 26, 2013 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born June 6, 1952 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Sextos G. and Irene (Weiss) Leon. A lifetime Great Bend resident, living six years in Pampa, Texas, Mrs. Cannon was a dietary aide and homemaker. Survivors include four sons: Manford Cannon, Salina, Kansas;...
Arlon M. Postlethwaite
Feb 25, 2013
Arlon M. Postlethwaite, 83, died February 25, 2013 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 24, 1930 at Minneapolis, Kansas, the son of Richard Arlon and Edna Laura (Meredith) Postlethwaite. He married Eleanora Maier August 13, 1950 at Susank, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1952, coming from Hoisington, Mr. Postlethwaite was longtime service manager...
Doris L. Kisner
Feb 23, 2013
Doris L. Kisner, 95, died Feb. 23 at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born Jan. 30, 1918 in Hardy, Ark., she was the daughter of Marion and Charity (Sears) Richardson. In 1935 she married Forrest Ferguson in Hardy, Ark. She later married Earl Hilliard and Al Kisner. A resident of Great Bend since 1957, coming from Hoisington, she...
Robert A. Dietz
Feb 22, 2013
Robert A. "Bob" Dietz, 82, died Feb. 22, 2013, at Hays Medical Center. He was born Nov. 11, 1930, in Russell, KS, to Solomon & Wilhelmina "Minnie" (Dietz) Dietz. He married Melba Strecker October 25, 1964, at Galatia. He later married Dolores D. Zimmerman on March 17, 1979, at LaCrosse. She survives. He graduated from Otis Rural High School, then...
Eva Ellen Patterson
Feb 21, 2013
Eva Ellen Patterson, 97, died February 21, 2013 at Leisure Homestead, St. John, Kansas. She was born July 3, 1915 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Elrick James and Leta Elizabeth (Slaughter) Cole. She married Edgar Milton "Pat" Patterson March 10, 1956 at Clayton, New Mexico. He died April 20, 2002. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Patterson was...
Robert E. Crutcher
Feb 21, 2013
Robert E. "Bob" Crutcher, 65, died Feb. 21, 2013. He was born July 10, 1947, son of William E. and Alwana Weatherbee Crutcher. After graduating from Hoisington High School in 1966 he attended Wichita Automotive School, then after graduation he was drafted into the US Army serving in the Vietnam War. On July 9, 1971 he married Donita Bahr of...
Robert D. Dougherty
Feb 18, 2013
Robert D. Dougherty, 81, died February 18, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born August 22, 1931 at Casper, Wyoming, the son of Brian and Dorothy (Dunlap) Dougherty. He married Linda Sanko April 21, 1965 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1960, coming from Denver, Colorado, Mr. Dougherty was owner and operator of...
James L. Blakey
Feb 17, 2013
James L. Blakey, 77, died February 17, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 28, 1935 at Great Bend, the son of William and Esther (Langrehr) Blakey. He married Dorothy Parker in June 1970 at Hoisington, Kansas. She died March 3, 1973. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Blakey was a juvenile corrections case...
Adam P. Deckert
Feb 16, 2013
Adam P. Deckert, 94, died February 16, 2013 at Sunrise of Lenexa, Lenexa, Kansas. He was born February 6, 1919 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Peter and Susie (Ratzlaff) Deckert. He married Helen Schmidt April 15, 1945 at Pawnee Rock, Kansas. She died April 7, 1996. A long-time Pawnee Rock resident, Mr. Deckert moved to Lenexa two years...
Merle D. Jurgensen
Feb 15, 2013
Merle D. Jurgensen, 79, died February 15, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 17, 1933 at Great Bend, the son of Ed and Lena (Katzmaier) Jurgensen. He married Almeda Herl May 5, 1953 at Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mr. Jurgensen worked in construction for Lindholm Construction, Jurgensen...
Jack Dale Matthews
Feb 15, 2013
Jack Dale Matthews, 87, died February 15, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1925 at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Harry Licke and Clara Gertrude (Chambers) Matthews. He married Margaret Lee "Peggy" Holter July 5, 1952 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died July 21, 2012. A long-time Great Bend resident, coming from Salina and...
April Mae Hart
Feb 13, 2013
April Mae Hart, 38, died February 13, 2013 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 5, 1974 at Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Gary and Colleen (Skeen) Hayes. A Great Bend resident since 2005, coming from Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri, she had previously been a waitress and CNA. She was a member of Harvest Rains, Great Bend....
John R. Elliott
Feb 11, 2013
John R. Elliott, 86, died February 11, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 20, 1926 at La Junta, Colorado, the son of William Claude and Edna Gertrude (Elliott) Elliott. He married Peggy L. Allen December 21, 1947 at Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Elliott was a Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1975, coming from Dodge City, Kansas....
Lynda Marie Garrett
Feb 8, 2013
Lynda Marie Garrett, 60, died February 8, 2013 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born May 5, 1952 at LaCrosse, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene and Alma (Zimmerman) Suppes. She married Tim Garrett August 4, 1973 at Great Bend. A long-time Great Bend resident, Mrs. Garrett was a cosmetologist. Mrs. Garrett was a member of Prince of Peace...
Brian Gene Mott
Feb 7, 2013
Brian Gene Mott, 32, died February 7, 2013 at Kingman County, Kansas. He was born April 1, 1980 at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, the son of Wendell and Connie (Kimball) Mott. A Great Bend resident since 2003, coming from Pratt, Mr. Mott worked for Val Energy Rig #3. Brian loved working on the rig and being outdoors and fishing. His smile...
