Timothy Joseph Miller
Jun 7, 2012
Timothy Joseph Miller, 72, passed from this life June 7, 2012 at Great Bend, Kansas, following a brief struggle with cancer. He was born January 24, 1940 at El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Cyril W. "Cy" and Frances Cecelia (Muth) Miller. He was a 1957 graduate of Great Bend High School. He married Marilyn Fern Betts at Great Bend....
Michael James Keenan
Jun 6, 2012
Michael James "Mike" Keenan, 81, died June 6, 2012 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born October 7, 1930 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of William Patrick and Flora Belle Ridge (Sargent) Keenan. He married Myrla C. Walter September 16, 1951 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Keenan was production foreman for Petroleum Management,...
Mildred Kathryn Van Scyoc-Carson
Jun 5, 2012
Mildred Kathryn Van Scyoc-Carson, 86, died June 5, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 31, 1925 at Gove County, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Carrie Mabel (Bailey) Willson. She married Elmo Van Scyoc September 28, 1941 at Collyer, Kansas. He died March 16, 1961. She then married James Richard Carson...
Doreen Viola Boor
May 31, 2012
Doreen Viola Boor, 66, died May 31, 2012 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 11, 1945 at Quinter, Kansas, the daughter of Titus and Mary Matilda (Herzog) Kuntz. She married Lawrence "Larry" Boor May 5, 1966 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1963, coming from Grainfield, Kansas, Mrs. Boor was a bookkeeper for...
Donna M. Cape
May 31, 2012
Donna M. Cape, 81, died May 31, 2012 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 23, 1930 at Great Bend, the daughter of Luther L. and Mabel Zona (Slaemer) Harmon. She was a mother and homemaker as well as a dishwasher and housekeeper for the Petroleum Club, Highland Manor, and Five Oaks. Mrs. Cape was a lifetime...
Dorothea Margaret Schwindt
May 31, 2012
Dorothea Margaret Schwindt, 96, died May 31, 2012 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 19, 1915 at Orum, Nebraska, the daughter of Sylvester Venus and Emma Caroline (Jensen) Pratt. She married Harry Conrad Schwindt July 28, 1934 at LaCrosse, Kansas. He died March 12, 1991. A Great Bend resident since 1985, coming from Ness...
Leland Benjamin Keil
May 29, 2012
Leland Benjamin Keil, 83, died May 29, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. Born on Aug. 13, 1928 on the Keil Farmstead 3 miles north of Galatia in Barton County, he was the son of Bertha Strecker and Benjamin Keil. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Milberger. He had six sisters, Lucille, Elsie, Clarneta, Thelma, Fern and...
Fae Amerine
May 27, 2012
Fae Amerine, 94, died May 27, 2012 at Colorado Assisted Living, Parker, Colorado. She was born October 29, 1917 at Thornfield, Missouri, the daughter of Samuel Gordon and Alice Ruby (McAllister) Doss. She married Earl Marion Amerine July 5, 1936 at Lyons, Kansas. He died March 10, 2011. A resident of Parker, previously living many years in Southern California and...
Kenneth Secrist
May 27, 2012
Kenneth Secrist, 97, died May 27, 2012 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born May 12, 1915 at Linn County, Kansas, the son of James Walter and Jenni Pearl (Robbins) Secrist. He married Leila Jene Burris July 29, 1938 at Augusta, Kansas. She died July 25, 1998. He was a teacher, his first teaching job at Manter, Kansas....
Robert William Shewbart
May 23, 2012
Robert William Shewbart, 21, died May 23, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born October 24, 1990 at Great Bend, the son of Willie Clarence Paskel and Connie Lea Shewbart.He was a care provider for Rosewood Services, Inc. He was a lifetime Great Bend resident. He attended the First Christian Church. He was active in Great Bend Panther...
Peggy Lois Boyd
May 21, 2012
Peggy Lois Boyd, 83, died May 21, 2012 at her home in Dallas, Texas. She was born May 10, 1929 at Pampa, Texas, the daughter of Alva Austin and Marjorie Edith (Ramsey) Shank. She married Henry Douglas "Doug" Boyd July 22, 1951 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died November 24, 1998. A Great Bend resident since 1938, coming from Pampa,...
Aaron Wade Fisher
May 15, 2012
Aaron Wade Fisher, 38, passed away May 15, 2012, following a car accident. He was born June 12, 1973, the son of Karl LeRoy Fisher and Connie (Clark) Fisher. Growing up in Great Bend, he attended and graduated from Great Bend High School in 1992 and later attended Barton Community College and Kansas State University. Mr. Fisher was a Wichita...
Steve Sigler
May 15, 2012
Steve "Zig" Sigler, 56, died May 15, 2012 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born July 8, 1955 at Los Angeles, California, the son of Bert and Glenna (Brooks) Sigler. He married Becky Brown August 4, 1990 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident most of his life, Mr. Sigler was a driller and roughneck for Duke...
Hermes James Hitschmann
May 15, 2012
Hermes J. Hitschmann, 85, died May 15, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born March 3, 1927 in rural Barton county, he was the son of Joseph E. and Emma (Reif) Hitschmann. On October 12, 1954, he married Valeda Moeder in Hoisington. A lifetime resident of Odin, he was a retired farmer and stockman. Mr. Hitschmann was a United States...
Virginia Mary Andrasek
May 11, 2012
Virginia Mary Andrasek, 86, died May 11, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 9, 1925 at Liebenthal, Kansas, the daughter of Andrew and Josephine (Depperschmidt) Herrman. She married Frank Andrasek June 16, 1948 at Liebenthal. He died September 27, 1977. A Great Bend resident since 1953, coming from Liebenthal, Mrs. Andrasek...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Burns
May 11, 2012
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Burns, 88, died May 11, 2012 at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 5, 1924 at Quinter, Kansas, the only daughter of Charles and Evadne (Milroy) Graham. She was a cadet nurse during World War II and was a 1946 graduate of the St. Rose School of Nursing, Great Bend. She married Clarence J....
Kathryn Bernice Lamb
May 7, 2012
Kathryn Bernice Lamb, 66, died May 7, 2012 at her home, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born November 7, 1945 at San Bernardino, California, the daughter of Elmo John and Mildred Bernice (McKinney) Riddle. She married Ron Lamb February 10, 1963 at Great Bend, Kansas. An Ellinwood resident since 1958, coming from Wichita, Mrs. Lamb was a beautician and was co-owner...
Elizabeth Lula Rose Straub
May 7, 2012
Elizabeth Lula Rose "Betty" Straub, 79, died May 7, 2012 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 10, 1932 at Coodys Bluff, Oklahoma, the daughter of Victor and Goldia (Adamson) Coker. She was a graduate of Claflin High School. She married Robert F. Hickey November 24, 1952 at Hoisington, Kansas. He died April 8, 1972. She then...
Alice J. Mcdonald
May 6, 2012
Alice J. McDonald, 91, died May 6, 2012 at Presbyterian Manor, Emporia, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1921 at Heizer, Kansas, the daughter of George V. and Winnie (Whaley) LeRoy. She married Robert W. McDonald August 13, 1939 at Great Bend. He died May 24, 2009. During World War II, while Robert served in the United States Army at...
Maurice L. Claassen
May 5, 2012
Maurice L. "Maurie" Claassen, 91, died May 5, 2012 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 9, 1921 at Newton, Kansas, the son of Cornelius and Addie (Lander) Claassen. After meeting Ruth McIlrath at the University of Kansas, Maurie and Ruth were married on November 25, 1945 at Great Bend. She died July...
