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Lyle E. Stout
Nov 15, 2011
Lyle E. Stout, 75, died November 15 at Hoisington, Kansas. He was born April 26, 1936 at Laird, Kansas, the son of Harold Leo and Myrtle (Farris) Stout. He was a 1954 graduate of Hoisington High School. A life-long Hoisington resident, he was self-employed. Mr. Stout was a hard worker, loyal friend, he enjoyed horseback riding, camping, boating and fishing,...
John Edward Sandberg
Nov 13, 2011
John Edward Sandberg was born November 28, 1956 and he left this world November 13, 2011. John was one of Gods angels here on earth. He was a great husband, father and grandfather. John shared his passion for life with everybody he knew, most especially his loving wife Laura Houchin Sandberg. They married June 28, 1980 in Great Bend. Together...
V. Lenora Musgrove
Nov 11, 2011
V. Lenora Musgrove, 84, died November 11, 2011 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born May 20, 1927 at Leedey, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Brackston and Bertha (McKay) Yarbrough. She married J. C. Musgrove February 23, 1952 at Tucumcari, New Mexico. He died March 26, 1999. A Claflin, Kansas, resident since 1993, coming from Great Bend, Mrs....
Sandra L. "Sandi" Simmons
Nov 11, 2011
Sandra L. Sandi Simmons, 67, died November 11, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born May 14, 1944 at Great Bend, the daughter of Gerhardt LaVern and Delora Jean (McCullough) Nuss. She was married to Gary Simmons for thirty-five years. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Simmons was owner and operator of Great...
Dorothy Lucile Brining
Nov 9, 2011
Dorothy Lucile Brining, 93, died peacefully on November 9, 2011 in her son and daughter-in-laws home in Waddington, N.Y. For the last 12 months Don and Cher lovingly cared for her in their home where she often got to spend time with her granddaughter, Danielle and her husband, Ronnie Plumadore and share in the joy of the upcoming birth of...
Debra Ann Rumble
Nov 8, 2011
Debra Ann Rumble, 56, died November 8, 2011 at her home, Leawood, Kansas. She was born May 20, 1955 at Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Robert G. and Jean E. (Antenen) Rumble. Growing up in Great Bend, Debbie was a Great Bend High School graduate and obtained her Master of Library Science degree from Kansas State University. She was a...
Mary Catherine Weeks
Nov 2, 2011
Mary Catherine Weeks, 83, died November 2, 2011 at her Hoisington, Kansas, residence. She was born January 5, 1928 at Dubuque, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Philomena (Eckart) Casey. She married John E. Weeks June 4, 1947 at Dubuque. He died December 22, 1990. A Hoisington resident since 1952, coming from Russell and Ellinwood, Mrs. Weeks was an administrative...
Lavina Grace Juergensen
Oct 31, 2011
LaVina Grace Juergensen, 88, died October 31, 2011, at her loving daughters home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 3, 1923, in rural Holyrood, Kansas, the daughter of Christopher Fredrick and Emma (Christian) Voss. She married Alvin James Juergensen August 10, 1944 at Great Bend. He died July 16, 1989. She was a Registered Nurse at St. Rose Hospital...
Wayne R. Rodie
Oct 28, 2011
Wayne R. Rodie, 86, died October 28, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 11, 1924 at Timken, Kansas, the son of Alexander and Clara (Scheuerman) Rodie. He married Elsie Richter July 21, 1950 at Otis, Kansas. She died February 23, 1991. A lifetime Timken resident, Mr. Rodie was a farmer and...
Juanita I. Rose
Oct 26, 2011
Juanita I. Rose, 76, died October 26, 2011 at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 27, 1935 at Stonington, Colorado, the daughter of Louie and Goldie (Sloan) Burhenn. She married William Robert Rose August 14, 1954 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1954, coming from Radium, Kansas, Mrs. Rose was a pre-school teacher for...
Paul M. Maier
Oct 26, 2011
Paul M. Maier, 68, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Pinnacle Park in Salina, Kansas. He was born February 13, 1943 at Hays, Kansas the son of Henry and Tabea (Dietz) Maier. Paul, a lifelong resident of Barton County, graduated from Otis High School. He worked at Thies Packing Plant in Great Bend for many years. He later worked various...
Clara R. Steiner
Oct 26, 2011
Clara R. Steiner, 95, died October 26, 2011 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 9, 1916 at Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Peter J. and Louisa (Korkish) Meyeres. She married Alfred R. Steiner October 18, 1938 at Odin. He died July 19, 1991. A lifetime rural Hoisington resident, Mrs. Steiner was a homemaker. Mrs....
Wilma K. Morgenstern
Oct 25, 2011
Wilma K. Morgenstern, 91, died October 25, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 7, 1920 at Otis, Kansas, the daughter of William and Teresa (Brack) Moore. She married Martin Morgenstern December 26, 1938 at Otis. A lifelong Barton County resident, Mrs. Morgenstern owned Wilmas Antiques in Hoisington for fourteen years. Mrs....
Jesus L. Torrez
Oct 25, 2011
Jesus L. Torrez, 85, died October 25, 2011 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born December 23, 1925 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Pablo Martinez and Candelaria (Lopes) Torrez. He married Lucy Mancha March 24, 1949 at Great Bend, Kansas. They later divorced. He then married Wanda Ritter. A Great Bend resident, coming from Albert and Dodge...
Kenneth Ira Sellens
Oct 23, 2011
Kenneth Ira Sellens, 94, died October 23, 2011 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born January 14, 1917 at Russell, Kansas, the son of Henry and Florette (Overholt) Sellens. He married Berdena B. Bangerter May 28, 1938 at Hoisington, Kansas. She died January 19, 2010. A lifetime Hoisington resident, until moving to Great Bend after the 2001 tornado,...
Edmund R. Billinger
Oct 23, 2011
Edmund R. Billinger, 94, died October 23, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born September 17, 1917 at St. Peter, Kansas, the son of Joseph P. and Clara (Riedel) Billinger. He married Bette M. Alt April 10, 1942 in Washington. A Hoisington resident for three weeks, coming from Denver, Colorado, Mr. Billinger owned and auto body shop,...
Wanda L. Morse
Oct 22, 2011
Wanda L. Morse, 77, died October 22, 2011 at North Care Hospice House, North Kansas City, Missouri. She was born March 4, 1934 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Esther Matilda Appl. She married Harold Morse June 2, 1949 at Great Bend. He died April 19, 1998. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Morse was bookkeeper for Derby Service...
Larry W. Jimison
Oct 21, 2011
Larry W. Jimison, 66, died October 21, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1944 at Stafford, Kansas, the son of Howard David and Verda Marie (Staley) Jimison. He married Sue Curtis November 24, 1964 at Ellsworth, Kansas. A Great Bend resident for forty-seven years, coming from Lorraine, Kansas, he was water superintendent for...
Thomas Allen Hermansen
Oct 21, 2011
Thomas Allen Hermansen, 76, died October 21, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1935 at Hay Spring, Nebraska, the son of Victor and Agnes (Johnsen) Hermansen. He married Diana Ringstrom December 26, 1959 at Pico Rivera, California. A Great Bend resident for forty-one years, coming from Lincoln, Nebraska, Mr. Hermansen was administrator for...
Alberta G. Delgado
Oct 20, 2011
Alberta G. Delgado, 87, died October 20, 2011 at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 23, 1924 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Vincent and Alejandra (Gonsalez) Gutierrez. She married Julian Gonsalez "Pancho" Delgado May, 1941 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died October 5, 1999. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Delgado was owner and operator of...
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