Clarence R. Chestnut
Jun 30, 2012
GREAT BEND Clarence R. Chestnut, 87, died June 30, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born Sept. 7, 1924 at Billings, Okla., the son of James Thomas and Cora Mabel (Lucas) Chestnut. He married Leona Androes July 6, 1948 at Great Bend. Mr. Chestnut was a Great Bend resident since 1947 coming from Stafford and St. John. He...
Mary Joann Hill
Jun 28, 2012
GREAT BEND Mary JoAnn Hill, 82, died June 28, 2012 at her home in Great Bend. She was born Feb.3, 1930 at Bushton, the daughter of Joseph B. and Ella C. (Schneweis) Habiger. She was a 1948 graduate of Holyrood High School. She worked at Seitz Drug Store where she met Bill Hill. They were married Sept. 11, 1950 at...
Magdalene Josephine Bartonek
Jun 28, 2012
Magdalene Josephine Bartonek, 95, died June 28 at Galichia Heart Hospital, Wichita, KS. Born March 18, 1917, at Olmitz, she was the daughter of Joseph J. and Anna (Priesnitz) Nemlowill. She married Abe Bartonek November 26, 1940 at Hoisington. He died in 1984. A lifelong Olmitz resident, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Bartonek was a member of St. Ann Catholic...
Andrew "Andy" Luebbers
Jun 27, 2012
Andrew M. "Andy" Luebbers, 53, died on June 27, 2012 at his home in Claflin. Born August 16, 1958 in Hoisington, he was the son of Joseph and Martina (Younger) Luebbers. A lifetime resident of Claflin, he was employed by Superior Essex and previously by Cashco. Mr. Luebbers was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and Knights of Columbus, both...
Mary Alice Stetler
Jun 26, 2012
Mary Alice Stetler, 81, died June 26, 2012 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born July 23, 1930 at Liebenthal, Kansas, the daughter of Marcus and Magdalena (Herrman) Depperschmidt. She married John A. Stetler January 4, 1949 at Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He died August 31, 2001. A lifelong Barton County resident, Mrs. Stetler was a homemaker. Mrs. Stetler was...
Roger Lee Zeigler
Jun 25, 2012
Roger Lee Zeigler, 76, died on June 25, 2012 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. KS. Born August 3, 1935 in Rooks County, Kansas he was the son of Donald L. and Bernice (Slimmer) Zeigler. He was the grandson of Gus and Isabel (Dougherty) Zeigler and C.E. and Clara (Richards) Slimmer. He spent most of his lifetime in the Hoisington...
John H. Mitchell, Jr.
Jun 25, 2012
John H. Mitchell, Jr., 79, died June 25, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 27, 1932 at Albany, New York, the son of John Henry and Ada (Oliver) Mitchell. He married Lois Ann Rule June 5, 1955 at Green Island, New York. She died June 13, 2009. A Great Bend resident since 1974,...
Viola Eleanor Schwein
Jun 25, 2012
Viola Eleanor Schwein, 96, passed away June 25, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation. Born on December 28, 1915 in Hoisington, Kansas she was the daughter or Fred and Anna (Herdt) Schneider. She grew up in Barton County, attended District 62 to the 8th grade. She was baptized and confirmed at the Schneider Church in Barton County. On Dec....
Olga Hedwig Crotinger
Jun 25, 2012
Olga H. Crotinger, 96, died June 25 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. She was born October 17, 1915 at Olmitz, the daughter of Ernest and Anna (Wilman) Nather. She married Arthur Crotinger, June 3, 1935 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken. He died December 19, 2007. She was a homemaker and a lifetime Otis-Bison area resident....
Robert M. Gillette, O. D.
Jun 23, 2012
Robert M. Gillette, O. D., 91, died June 23, 2012 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 14, 1921 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Harold and Laura Belle (McLaughlin) Gillette. He married Gretta Katherine Braddock October 15, 1949 at Dodge City, Kansas. She died June 16, 1989. A Great Bend resident since 1957,...
Nathalie J. Schaben
Jun 22, 2012
Nathalie J. Schaben, 84, died June 22, 2012 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 19, 1928 at the family farm, Ness County, Kansas, the daughter of William "Bill" and Lois (McDonald) Borger. She was raised in Ness County and was a graduate of Ness City High School. She married Lyle E. Schaben February 15,...
Rose Delores Schwartz
Jun 21, 2012
Rose Delores Hekele Schwartz, 85, passed away June 21, 2012 at Lexington Park Assisted Living, Topeka. Born August 30, 1926 in Odin, Ks, she was the daughter of Joseph Hekele and Anna (Seus) Hekele. She married William (Don) Schwartz on October 25, 1948 at Odin. A lifetime resident of Odin and Hoisington, she raised 5 children and was the youth...
Archie Junior Purcell Ii
Jun 21, 2012
Archie Junior Purcell, II, 44, died June 21, 2012 at his home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born June 3, 1968 at Clinton, Indiana, the son of Archie Junior and Barbara Ann (Elkins) Purcell. He married Tiara Pugh March 20, 1993 at Great Bend. A long time Great Bend resident, Mr. Purcell worked on the kill floor for Ellinwood Packing...
Helen Maxine Barlow
Jun 18, 2012
Helen Maxine Barlow, 85, died June 18 at Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born January 25, 1927 at Arkansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest and Iola (Kincaid) Hilderbrandt. In 1950, she married E.C. "Dusty" Barlow in Arkansas. Helen was a Barton county resident since 1964, moving to Texas in 2011 to be closer to her...
Ricky Lee Fischer
Jun 17, 2012
Ricky Lee Fischer, 64, died June 17, 2012 at Cancer Treatment Center of America at Southwest Regional Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born March 8, 1948 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Edwin and Ruth (Krueger) Fischer. He married Karen Straub April 9, 1993 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. A long time Great Bend resident, Mr. Fischer worked for...
Viola D. Peterson
Jun 16, 2012
Viola D. Peterson, 90, died June 16, 2012, at Rose Estates Assisted Living Center, Overland Park, KS. She was born June 12, 1922, in Barton County, near Odin, KS, to Hubert J. and Mary (Peschka) Beck. She was a homemaker, working previously as a secretery for various Great Bend businesses. She married Francis Dail "Pete" Peterson Feb. 20, 1960 at...
Paul Henry Strecker
Jun 15, 2012
Paul Henry Strecker of Volga-German descent was born February 11, 1925 in rural Russell County, Kansas, to Henry C. Strecker and Caroline Ottelia (Keil) Strecker. He passed away peacefully Friday, June 15, 2012, at the Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas, at the age of 87. Paul was baptized on March 25, 1925 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Milberger,...
Elizabeth Jane Keil
Jun 10, 2012
Elizabeth "Jane" Keil, 84, died June 10 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. She was born Jan. 22, 1928, at Elk Springs, Mo., the daughter of Druard and Ola Mable (Meador) Parish. She married Melvin Keil on May 5, 1951, at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1936, coming from Elk Springs, Mo., she was an operator for Southwestern...
Bennie Joe Dills
Jun 9, 2012
Bennie Joe Dills, 68, died June 9, 2012 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born September 19, 1943 at Thayer, Missouri, the son of Manuel Hayde Mitchel and Winnie Myrtle (Daily) Dills. He married Mildred Ann Ward August 11, 1942 at Thayer. A Great Bend resident since 1962, coming from Thayer, Mr. Dills was production foreman...
Paul W. Hammans
Jun 9, 2012
Paul W. Hammans, 68, died June 9, 2012 at Great Bend, Kansas. He was born August 2, 1943 at Florence, Kansas, the son of John and Ethel (Roberts) Hammans. He was a 1972 graduate of the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He married Martha Weller June 23, 1973 at Great Bend. They later divorced. He...
