Alvin Henry Grose
Apr 6, 2025
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Alvin Henry "Al" Grose, 91, passed away April 6, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family at Hospice House in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born on December 31, 1933, in Alexander, Kansas, to Henry and Pauline (Schneider) Grose and grew up on the family farm northwest of Bazine, Kansas. Al attended Walnut Hill...
Jenneth "Jan" Kay Karlin
Apr 4, 2025
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Jenneth Kay "Jan" Karlin, 77, passed away April 4, 2025, at her home in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on July 12, 1947, in Great Bend, to Ned and Mary (Schupman) Jacobs. On May 3, 1998, Jan married Bernard "Bernie" Karlin in Hoisington, Kansas.
A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Jan...
Ruth Anita Weller
Apr 4, 2025
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Ruth Anita Weller, 94, passed away April 4, 2025, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on October 10, 1930, in Bern, Kansas, to Glen and Ola (Miller) Platt. On May 23, 1950, she married Ralph E. Weller in Laclede, Kansas. He passed away on August 12, 2004, after 54 years...
Shawn Patrick Casey
Apr 3, 2025
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Shawn Patrick Casey, 65, passed away April 3, 2025, at Credo Senior Living, Hoisington, Kan. Shawn was born December 14, 1959, in Great Bend, Kan. to Martin and Kathleen (Keenan) Casey. Previously married to Candace (Hasten), Shawn later married Hope (Crawford) Bell Dec. 12, 2012, in Great Bend.
Shawn was a lifetime...
Eugene Peter Debes
Apr 2, 2025
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Eugene P. Debes, 85, died April 2, 2025, in Great Bend, Kansas. Born November 3, 1939, he was the son of John A. and Helen (Huslig) Debes. Gene graduated from Odin High School in 1957, and served two years activity duty in the U.S. Army then was in the Army Reserves. He married Phyllis...
Theresa Lavona Dietz
Apr 2, 2025
Theresa Lavona Dietz, 93, passed away April 2, 2025, at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 25, 1931, daughter of Wilhelm "Bill" and Olinda (Schwartzkopf) Popp. She was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Reformed Church, which was located 1 mile west of Hwy 281 and 2 miles north of the Galatia blacktop. Growing...
Linda Pauline Kasselman
Apr 1, 2025
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Linda Pauline Kasselman, 71, went to her eternal home April 1, 2025. She was born to Warren and Nadine Schartz on January 11, 1954, in Great Bend, Kansas. Linda was raised the daughter of a farmer. She was a genuine farm girl, strong and smart. She treasured simple things like a beautiful sunrise, sunset,...
Allen L. Ukens
Apr 1, 2025
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Allen Lee Ukens, 91, passed away April 1, 2025, at Azria Health Woodhaven in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on December 17, 1933, in Great Bend to Wesley and Ella C. (Petersen) Ukens. He attended a rural District 11 school near the family farm and graduated from Pawnee Rock High School. In 1963,...
Melvin Leonard Wegele
Mar 30, 2025
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Melvin Leonard Wegele, 87, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2025, at Brookdale Memory Care, Wichita, KS, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on June 1, 1937, on the family farm, in Russell County, Kansas. He was the son of Henry Wegele and Marie Katherina "Katie" Mai Wegele.
Melvin was...
Sherry Ann Trevino
Mar 28, 2025
Sherry Ann (Dreher) Trevino, beloved daughter, loving mother, and cherished grandmother, passed away March 28, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 49. She was born on April 12, 1975, to Victor and Sue (Barragree) Dreher in Great Bend.
Sherry married Felipe Trevino April 29, 2018, in Larned. She was a devoted CNA/CMA at Diversicare and...
Michael Douglas Berscheidt
Mar 28, 2025
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Michael Douglas "Tiny" Berscheidt, 60, of Great Bend, Kan., passed away on March 28, 2025, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Michael was born on April 1, 1964, in Great Bend, to Paul and Trella (Scheuerman) Berscheidt. He married Coleen Wilhelm, August 1, 1987, in Great Bend. This union was...
Karen L. Schraeder
Mar 28, 2025
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Karen L. Schraeder, 72, passed away March 28, 2025, surrounded by family at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born on May 16, 1952, in Great Bend, Kansas, to William "Bill" and Helen (Langer) Koester. On October 17, 1981, she married Richard Schraeder at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend, Kansas.
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Christopher Daniel Schwartz
Mar 27, 2025
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Christopher Daniel "Chris" Schwartz, 43, passed away from complications of the flu on March 27, 2025, at The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on July 3, 1981, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Daniel "Danny" and Stacy (Stinemetz) Schwartz. On October 19, 2012, he married Sarah Campbell in Great...
Vara Cannarissi Lafoy
Mar 26, 2025
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Vara Cannarissi (Hall) LaFoy, 103, passed away March 26, 2025, at her home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born on June 26, 1921, daughter of Lott and Blanche (Davidson) Hall, and grew up on the family farm near Albert, Kansas. Vara attended Stony Seven School, Otis Bison School, and was a member of the...
Ray Davin Butler
Mar 21, 2025
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Ray Davin Butler, 92, passed away March 21, 2025, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born October 27, 1932, in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada to Thomas & Margarette Knapp.
Ray married Lyle Waggerman and, from this union, had 5 children. They later divorced. She married Richard Butler on July 2,...
Craig Myron Robl
Mar 21, 2025
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Craig Myron Robl, 63, passed away March 21, 2025, in Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born May 23, 1961, in Great Bend to Roy and Rosemary (Schawe) Robl. Craig married Paula (Garrison) on August 15, 2009, in Claflin, Kansas. She survives.
As a teenager, he became interested in motocross, racing in numerous tracks...
Janet Evelyn Little
Mar 19, 2025
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Janet Evelyn (Gore) Little, 97, passed away March 19, 2025, at her home in Great Bend, Kan. She was born on December 31, 1927, in Larned, Kan., to James E. and Hazel (Boley) Gore. Her father, James, tragically lost his life in a farm accident five months before Janet was born. Janet was a...
Lois Jean Dominguez
Mar 17, 2025
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Lois Jean Dominguez, 73, passed away March 17, 2025, at Azria Health Woodhaven, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on May 31, 1951, in Great Bend, to Billy and Theresa (Hipp) Dykes.
A resident of Great Bend, Lois formerly worked as a home health and hospice aid while living in Oklahoma. She...
N. Darlene Mcdorman
Mar 16, 2025
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N. Darlene McDorman, 91, passed away March 16, 2025, at The University of Kansas Health Systems – Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on August 20, 1933, in Galva, Kansas, to Dan and Ruby (Wirtz) Venters. On May 16, 1953, she married Leroy "Mac" McDorman at Plainville, Kansas. He passed on December 31, 2013....
Patrick Brady Conrad
Mar 15, 2025
Patrick Brady "Pappy" Conrad, 69, passed away March 15, 2025, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born on September 5, 1955, in Smith Center, Kansas, to Pearl and Sharon (James) Conrad. He married Sandy Winkelmann; they later divorced. He then married Shirley (Ruckman) Mong on April 29, 2006.
A resident of Ellinwood since 2021 coming...
