Blanche R. Doonan
May 4, 2012
Blanche Rosemarie Doonan, 88, died May 4 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Oct. 18, 1923 in Rush County, the daughter of Alex and Rosalia (Legleiter) Schaffer. She married Willard G. Doonan Nov. 5, 1939 at Russell. He died July 18, 2001. A longtime Hoisington resident, coming from Barton and Rush counties, she was...
Carol Ann Witt
Apr 30, 2012
Carol Ann (Wenger) Witt was born on March 16, 1930 in Oberlin, Kansas to Lewis and Elena (Carlson) Wenger. She passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 in Great Bend, Kansas, at the age of 82 years. She attended the Oberlin schools, graduating from Decatur Community High School in 1948. Carol then attended Nebraska Wesleyan University for one year. She loved...
Bertha Kuhn
Apr 29, 2012
Bertha Kuhn, 90, died April 29, 2012 at Southwind Hospice, Pratt, Kansas. She was born December 24, 1921 on a farm near Catharine, Kansas, the daughter of Alois L. and Bertha (Grabbe) Leikam. She was a 1940 graduate of Girls' Catholic High School, Hays. She married William "Bill" Kuhn October 6, 1941 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellis, Kansas. He...
Robert P. Bonomo
Apr 27, 2012
Robert Bonomo, 69, died Friday, April 27, 2012 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born September 15, 1942 in Albuquerque, New Mexico the son of John and Margaret (Miller) Bonomo. Robert graduated from Lovingston High School in New Mexico and went on to study at Edwards University in Austin, Texas and earned his Bachelor's of Science...
Lillian R. Funk
Apr 25, 2012
Lillian R. Funk, 88, died April 25, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Sept. 29, 1923 in Russell County, she was the daughter of J. Peter and Margaret (Deines) Boxberger. On November 22, 1942 she married Raymond Funk in Milberger. He died on September 12, 2000. A lifetime Russell and Barton County resident, she was a cook at...
Sal Bianchino
Apr 25, 2012
Sal Bianchino, 94, died April 25, 2012 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 24, 1917 at West Albany, New York, the son of Salvatore and Susan (Nardiello) Bianchino. He married Armella Bieker September 18, 1945 at Hays, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1945 coming from New York, New York, Mr. Bianchino was a...
Gertrude M. Dietz
Apr 22, 2012
Gertrude M. Dietz, 94, died peacefully on April 22, 2012 after a short illness. She was in the company of her family and the comfort of the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born February 15, 1918 at Barton County, Kan., the daughter of Peter and Amelia (Steinert) Nuss. She married Arthur A. Dietz July 30, 1936...
Lorraine H. Erickson
Apr 20, 2012
Lorraine H. Erickson, 90, died April 20 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born February 12, 1922, in Rush County, KS, the daughter of Herman and Anna Marie (Wagner) Hemken. Lorraine was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church at Albert, Kansas. She married Forrest W. Erickson on October 18, 1969, in Thornton, CO. He died on June 22,...
Frances Amelia Kaiser
Apr 20, 2012
Frances "Frankie" Kaiser, 83, died April 20 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born Nov. 11, 1928 at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Schaplowsky) Wirtz. She married Melvin Patrick Kaiser May 13, 1952 at St. Joseph Church in Ellinwood. He survives. She worked for Home Health as a nurse aide. Mrs. Kaiser...
Nova N. Bishop
Apr 18, 2012
Nova N. Bishop, 86, died April 18, 2012 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 29, 1925 at Ingram, Arkansas, the daughter of Paul and Opha (Rush) Hayes. She married Cloys William Bishop August 9, 1941 at Pocahontas, Arkansas. He died December 5, 1981. A Great Bend resident since 1982, coming from Timken, Kansas, Mrs. Bishop was...
Leslie Eugene Laudick
Apr 16, 2012
Leslie E. Laudick, 78, died April 16, 2012 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born April 24, 1933, in Hoisington, the son of Joseph and Arvena (Miller) Laudick. He married Elizabeth Rose, January 30, 1954 at Pueblo, Colorado. She died March 2, 1966. He married Anna Ruth Hurt, July 6, 1968 at Lyons, Kansas. She died March 3,...
Robert Steven Woolf
Apr 15, 2012
Robert S. Woolf, 76, died Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born October 30, 1935 in Chillicothe, Missouri the son of Kermit and Sarah (Mumpower) Woolf. Bob graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri and went on to earn his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Emporia State University. Bob started his...
Roger D. Hickey
Apr 13, 2012
Roger D. Hickey, 63, died April 13, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 4, 1948 at Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ray and Twila (Epply) Hickey. He married Janelle Brower November 21, 2001 at Las Vegas, Nevada. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Hickey was owner of Hickey Sheet Metal. Mr. Hickey was...
Gage Adrian Hale
Apr 13, 2012
Gage Adrian Hale was stillborn April 13, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Jordan Hale and Angela (DeWitt) Foote. Survivors include his father, Jordan Hale of the home; his mother, Angela Foote of the home; two brothers, Elijah Foote and Kaden Foote, both of the home; paternal grandmother, Angie Combrinck, Phillipsburg, Kansas; and maternal...
Mary Ann Schreiber
Apr 7, 2012
MaryAnn Schreiber, 81, died April 7, 2012 at Sterling House, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 12, 1930 in Brownell, Kansas the daughter of William Halbleib and Elvah (Longstreth) and Clyde Ricks. She was a homemaker and operated the family business. Mrs. Schreiber grew up in Brownell, Kansas, moved to Beaver in 1951 and later to Hoisington in 1998....
Bill Starbuck
Apr 7, 2012
Bill Starbuck, 83, died April 7, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 13, 1928 at Albany, Indiana, the son of Ora H. and Pauline (Holloway) Starbuck. He married Lois Jean Wolf October 28, 1951 at Trinity Methodist Church, Russell, Kansas. A Great Bend resident for thirty-five years, coming from Raymond, Kansas,...
Violet Fern Seder
Apr 6, 2012
Violet Fern Seder, 92, died April 6, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 17, 1919 at Great Bend, the daughter of Fred H. and Katherine Marie (Brown) Meyer. She married Leon Earl Seder at Great Bend. He died March 29, 1972. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Seder was owner of...
Lydia Blehm
Apr 6, 2012
Lydia Blehm, 90, died April 6, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born Augst 29, 1921 at Alexander, Kansas, the daughter of George Jacob and Catherine Elizabeth (Albrandt) Wittman. She married Frederick William "Bill" Blehm May 5, 1939 at Bazine, Kansas. He died September 18, 1993. A Great Bend resident since 1957, coming...
Evelyn Scheck
Apr 5, 2012
Evelyn Scheck, 95, died April 5, 2012 at St. Johns Long Term Care, Hays, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1916 at Walker, Kansas, the daughter of Andrew J. and Barbara (Von Feldt) Scheck. She married Pete J. Scheck November 21, 1938 at Walker. He died March 19, 2004. A Hays resident since 2004, coming from Great Bend, where she...
Eleanor C. Wilkinson
Apr 4, 2012
Eleanor C. "Ellie" Wilkinson, 87, died April 4 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Aug. 12, 1924, in Beaver, she was the daughter of Valentine and Anna (Feltes) Kramer. On Dec. 21, 1942, she married Lawrence J. Churchill in Ellinwood. He died on March 16, 1967. On Sept. 25, 1976, she married Elga Weldon Wilkinson in Great Bend....
