Archie Leonard Beller
Sep 13, 2011
Archie Leonard Beller, 103, died September 13, 2011 at Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center, Halstead, Kansas. He was born May 16, 1908 at Athol, Kansas, the son of Charles L. and Margaret Rebecca (Comstock) Beller. He married Livona Besta "Jo" Moore November 10, 1928 at Phillipsburg, Kansas. She died March 6, 2002. Mr. Beller was a member of First United...
David L. Hays
Sep 13, 2011
David L. Hays, 76, died September 13, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born June 1, 1935 at Larned, Kansas, the son of William Anderson and Hannah Laura (Daykin) Hays. He married Rosemarie Stamm July 11, 1959 at Denmark Manor, Pennsylvania. She died August 1, 2000. A longtime Great Bend resident, coming from Larned, Mr. Hays...
Stacey Dawn Martin
Sep 8, 2011
Stacey Dawn Martin, 50, died September 8, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born August 3, 1961 at Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Don and Cherie (Nickell) Martin. A Great Bend resident for thirty years, coming from Dodge City, she was a phlebotomist at Central Kansas Medical Center. She was of the Christian faith. She was...
Megan Elizabeth Escalante
Sep 6, 2011
Megan E. Escalante, 30, died September 6, 2011 in Reno County. She was born January 13, 1981 at Russell, Kansas the daughter of John M. and Catherine R. (Munk) Debes. She married Christopher A. Escalante on July 19, 2008 at Topeka Kansas. Megan grew up in Hoisington, lived in Topeka for eleven years moving back to Hoisington in 2010, she...
Kevin Damein Gilbert
Sep 5, 2011
Kevin Damein Gilbert, 18, died September 5, 2011 at his Great Bend, Kansas, home. He was born October 18, 1992 at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Scott Gilbert and Betsy Murphy. A lifetime Great Bend resident, living with his grandparents, he worked recently for Hendrick's Exotic Animal Farm. His passions included golfing, fishing, chess, four-wheeling, and target shooting. Survivors include...
Linda Marqueling
Sep 4, 2011
Linda Marqueling, 68, died September 4, 2011 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born August 26, 1943, at Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Edna (Talbot) Whiteside. She married Bob Marqueling August 7, 1976, at Hays, Kansas. She was a Great Bend resident since 1978, coming from Reno, Nevada. Mrs. Marqueling taught P. E....
Gavoyn Mathew Bunch
Sep 1, 2011
Gavoyn Mathew Bunch, 16 months, died September 1, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 21, 2010 at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Brian Cody Bunch and Casey Reenea Hupfer. He was a lifetime Great Bend resident. Survivors include his parents, Brian Cody Bunch and Casey Reenea Hupfer; one brother, Alexavier Bunch, Great Bend;...
Elden M. Kraft
Aug 31, 2011
Elden M. Kraft, 83, died August 31, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1928 at rural Hodgeman County, Kansas, the son of Carl and Matilda (Popp) Kraft. He married Laura Fairbank January 1, 1949 at Bazine, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1954, coming from Dodge City, Kansas, he was a supervisor...
Joan C. "Jo" Rosenbaum
Aug 30, 2011
Joan C. Jo Rosenbaum, 67, died August 30, 2011, at Ellsworth County Medical Center, Ellsworth, Kansas. She was born April 14, 1944, at Great Bend, Kansas to Andrew John and Bessie Ruth (Griffin) Dueser. She was a hairdresser at Westgate Beauty Salon. Mrs. Rosenbaum was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident, attending Pawnee Rock public schools, graduating in 1962. She...
Bradley Allan Roach
Aug 24, 2011
Bradley Allan Roach, 44, died August 24, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 7, 1967 at Great Bend, the son of Allan Maurice and Sharon Kay (Foos) Roach. He married Teressa J. "T. J." Coyan in January 1993 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Roach was a roughneck for LD...
Donna Belle Burns
Aug 23, 2011
Donna Belle Burns, 76, died August 23, 2011 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born September 13, 1934 at Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Merne F. and Lola Belle (Hager) Robinson. She married Clarence D. Burns March 21, 1955 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died January 7, 1972. A longtime Hoisington and Great Bend resident, Mrs. Burns was...
Chris Alan Smolik
Aug 20, 2011
Chris Alan Smolik, 33, died August 20, 2011 at his home, Heizer, Kansas. He was born February 12, 1978 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Tom and Sherry (Biles) Smolik. A Heizer resident since 2001, coming from Spring, Texas, Mr. Smolik was a welder for Great Bend Manufacturing. Mr. Smolik was a member of First Church of God. Survivors...
Gaile Holland Zelenka
Aug 20, 2011
Gaile Holland Zelenka, 95, died August 20, 2011, at her home in rural Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born September 13, 1915, on the Island of Borneo, South China Sea, the daughter of Reverend Charles E. and Delle M. Holland Davis, who were the first missionaries to the Iban head-hunter tribes in the interior jungles of Borneo, where they set up...
Richard L. "Dick" Budig
Aug 19, 2011
Richard L. Dick Budig, 81, of Great Bend, Kansas, died Friday, August 19, 2011, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. He was born February 9, 1930, at Redwing, Kansas, the son of Anton and Eleanor (Mauler) Budig. Richard married Mary Ann Dobson May 20, 1949 at Stockton, Kansas. She preceded him in death on April 30, 1998. He was...
Larry A. Reiser
Aug 17, 2011
Larry A. Reiser, 71, was received into the loving arms of his heavenly Father on August 17, 2011 at his home, Independence, Missouri. He was born July 26, 1940 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Louis E. and Frances M. (Krkosska) Reiser. He married Sue A. Hamill August 26, 1967 at Great Bend. Mr. Reiser had a forty-five year...
Stella Mae Keith
Aug 17, 2011
Stella Mae Keith, 59, died August 17, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 11, 1952 at Great Bend, the daughter of Abe and Mary (Washington) Reed. She married the Reverend Leroy L. Keith October 5, 1968 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Keith worked for K-Mart and Dollar General Stores...
Victoria E. Miller
Aug 15, 2011
Victoria E. Miller, age 89, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at Via Christi-St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born October 20, 1921 at Tribune, Kansas the daughter of John and Olive (Huddelston) Moore. Victoria was a homemaker and a Hoisington, Kansas resident since 1945 coming from Tribune, Kansas. She Married Leslie J. Miller April 7, 1945 at...
Don C. Appel
Aug 14, 2011
Don C. Appel, 70, died August 14, 2011 at Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born February 8, 1941 at Great Bend, the son of David and Marie Margaret (Behrens) Appel. He married Karen Townsdin November 4, 1962 at Dodge City. Mr. Appel was owner and operator of Dons Welding. He was a Great Bend resident since 1962,...
Ryan Lee Byers
Aug 6, 2011
Ryan Lee Byers, 21, died August 6, 2011 in Rice County, Kansas. He was born January 27, 1990 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Steven and Karma (Miller) Byers. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Ryan worked in the mail room at the Great Bend Tribune. Survivors include his parents, Steven and Karma Byers, Great Bend; one brother, Ray...
Thelma Elaine Hannaford
Aug 6, 2011
Thelma Elaine Hannaford, 75, died August 6, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born February 18, 1936 at Agra, Kansas, the daughter of LeRoy and Lois May Mona (Smith) Stockham. She married Calvin Ellwood Hannaford April 1, 1958 at Oakley, Kansas. He died October 20, 1996. A Great Bend resident since 1966, coming from Colby, Kansas,...
