Betty L. Rajewski
Jan 21, 2012
Betty L. Rajewski, 76, died January 21, 2012 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born February 16, 1935 at Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Julia (Gottschalk) Kronewitter. She married Marvin H. Rajewski February 4, 1956 at Schoenchen, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1959, coming from Hays, Mrs. Rajewski was a clerk at Dollar Tree and...
Evelyn "Janice" Wallen
Jan 20, 2012
Evelyn "Janice" Wallen, 81, died Jan. 20 at Southwind Hospice in Pratt. She was born Feb. 7, 1930, in Stafford County, the daughter of Edwin and Lydia (Dirks) Grow. She married Britt Wallen in 1967 at Great Bend. He died in 2005. She formerly worked for Bo-Mid Draperies as a seamstress. Mrs. Wallen was an Elk City, Oklahoma resident from...
Mary E. Wilhelm
Jan 20, 2012
Mary E. Wilhelm, 90, died January 20, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 29, 1921 at rural Lewis, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Grace (Atkins) Corzine. She was a graduate of Garfield High School and attended Fort Hays State University. She married Velmer A. Wilhelm September 26, 1946 at Garfield, Kansas. He...
Glennis F. Mcnett
Jan 19, 2012
Glennis F. McNett, 57, died January 19, 2012 at her home in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 25, 1954 at Great Bend, the daughter of Elwin D. "Pete" and Bessie (Novak) Lamb. She married Samuel D. McNett October 14, 1973 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. McNett was formerly a cook for Central Kansas Medical...
Leonard D. Sharp
Jan 18, 2012
Leonard D. Sharp, 89, died Jan. 18 at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Born Sept. 2, 1922 in Great Bend, he was the son of Howard D. and Fannie H. (Rohrbacher) Sharp. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1941. On March 13, 1948 he married Lenora Lonnon in Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, he was...
Esther E. Jenkins
Jan 15, 2012
Esther E. Jenkins, 83, died January 15, 2012 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 17, 1928 at rural Otis, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse Thomas and Amelia (Schlegel) Queen. She married Bill Franklin Jenkins November 25, 1945 at Hoisington, Kansas. He died June 19, 1983. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Jenkins worked in...
Lena M. Wharton
Jan 15, 2012
Lena M. Wharton, 98, died January 15, 2012 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born July 5, 1913 the daughter of Henry and Mary (Stegman) Kittel. She married Roscoe Spencer Wharton July 18, 1934 at Great Bend. He died December 14, 1983. A Great Bend resident since 1983, coming from Bison, Mrs. Wharton was a homemaker...
John Donovan Neeland
Jan 12, 2012
John Donovan Neeland died at his home in Colorado Springs, CO. on Thursday, January 12th, 2012. The son of Donovan and Mary Agnes Mamie (Risse) Neeland, he was born in Great Bend, Kansas on November 6th, 1930. He graduated from GBHS in 1949 and attended Kansas State University. He served his country in the Armed Forces during the Korean War,...
Elaine L. Johnson
Jan 12, 2012
Elaine L. Johnson, 80, died January 12, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 21, 1931 at Alva, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Arthur and Lorinda L. (Mason) Lane. She married Harold Johnson December 21, 1947 at Alva. A Great Bend resident since 1999, coming from South Fork, Colorado, and Macksville, Kansas, Mrs. Johnson...
Maxine Krallman
Jan 10, 2012
Maxine Krallman, 85, died January 10, 2012 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 5, 1926 at Dover, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Floyd "Harry" and Neta Faye (Nixon) Long. She was a 1945 graduate of Hoyt High School. She married Leroy Darrel Krallman April 3, 1948 at Kansas City, Missouri. He died May 10,...
Sharon L. Brack
Jan 7, 2012
Sharon L. Brack, 64, died Jan. 7, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born July 7, 1947 at Great Bend, the daughter of Louie and Henrietta (Dinges) Prosser. She married Thomas L. Brack April 15, 1971 at Great Bend. He survives. Mrs. Brack was a lifetime resident of Great Bend. She was the manager for the DAV Thrift...
Robert "Bob" Shanks
Jan 3, 2012
Robert Bob Shanks, 69, died January 3, 2012 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born August 7, 1942 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Robert and Constance Isabelle (Gaunt) Caraway. He married Lorraine Andrasek July 21, 1962 at Great Bend, Kansas. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Shanks was a truck driver, carpenter, and meat cutter....
Bonnie Lou Deitsch
Jan 3, 2012
Bonnie Lou Deitsch, 69, died Jan. 3, 2012 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita. Born Feb. 7, 1942 in Wilsonville, Neb., she was the daughter of Earl and Evelyn (Martin) Kinne, the second of 11 children. On April 7, 1980 she married Lloyd Deitsch Jr. in Beaver City, Neb. A resident of Hoisington since 2003, coming...
Nicholas L. "Nick" Stremel
Jan 2, 2012
Nicholas L. "Nick" Stremel, 58, died January 2, 2012 at his home, Albert, Kansas. He was born February 10, 1953 at Hays, Kansas, the son of Edwin August and Lillian Marie (Pfannenstiel) Stremel. He married Marie A. Danek November 25, 1978 at Great Bend, Kansas. An Albert resident since 1986, coming from Arkansas City, Winfield, and Great Bend, Mr. Stremel...
Ruby F. Phillips
Dec 31, 2011
Ruby F. Phillips, 90, died December 31, 2011 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 15, 1921 at Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Cora (Wardlaw) Asher. She married Oren L. Phillips December 24, 1943 at San Francisco, California. He died March 9, 1993. A Great Bend resident since 1992, coming from Hoisington,...
Bob G. Henre
Dec 30, 2011
Bob G. Henre, 83, died December 30, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 12, 1928 at Alton, Kansas, the son of V. C. and Sylvia (Bowen) Henre. He married Veramae Boxberger October 4, 1953 at Russell, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1961, coming from Hoisington, Beloit, and Russell, Mr. Henre...
Margaret Jean Nething
Dec 30, 2011
Margaret Jean Nething, 88, died Dec. 30 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born June 21, 1923, at Great Bend, the daughter of Oscar Harmon and Della E. (Parker) Pierce. She married William M. Nething May 20, 1945, at Great Bend. He died Sept. 16, 1986. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, she was a switchboard operator for Bell...
Ruth M. Immenschuh
Dec 30, 2011
Ruth M. Immenschuh, 97, passed away at her residence in Great Bend, on Dec. 30, under the loving care of two dear friends. She was born April 3, 1914, at St. Marys, the daughter of Joseph and Grace Farrell. She married Earl Leo Immenschuh on Nov. 23, 1937, at St. Marys. He died Nov. 6, 1991. A Great Bend resident...
Marvin F. Basgall
Dec 30, 2011
Marvin F. Basgall, 78, died Dec. 30 at Great Bend. He was born May 30, 1933, at Loretto, the son of Joe G. and Hilda (Von Feldt) Basgall. He married Wanita "Sandy" Basgall on Feb. 7, 1953, at Hays. At age 14 he began playing with his familys dance band, The Troubadours, and then with the Eddie Basgall Orchestra. He...
Rachael Diane Stueder
Dec 28, 2011
Rachael Diane Stueder, 20, died Dec. 28 in Barton County. She was born Feb. 24, 1991 at Great Bend, the daughter of William (Bill) and Patricia D. (Smith) Stueder. She was a lifetime Claflin resident and a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Claflin. She graduated from Claflin High School in 2009, and was attending Kansas State University majoring in Interior...
