Lorraine Dewald
Jul 18, 2011
Lorraine DeWald, 83, died July 18, 2011 at Rush County Memorial Hospital, LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born August 27, 1927 at Galatia, Kansas, the daughter of Byron and Katie (Donley) Nettleinghan. She married LeRoy DeWald on August 18, 1946 at Milberger, Kansas. He preceded her in death on November 25, 1992. She was a homemaker and a life long Otis,...
Donald Knoll
Jul 16, 2011
Donald Knoll, 65, died July 16, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born January 31, 1946 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Martin, Sr. and Irene (Meier) Knoll. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Knoll was a driller for Duke Drilling and Raines & Williams Drilling Company. He was a United States Army veteran. Survivors...
Shirley Jean Sell
Jul 15, 2011
Shirley Jean Sell, 53, died July 15, 2011 at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri. She was born June 7, 1958 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of James and Arletta (Mohr) Detherage. She was a Registered Nurse for Skaggs Regional Medical Center, Branson, Missouri. She was a Kissee Mills, Missouri, resident since 1999, coming from Great Bend. Survivors...
Patrick Ambrose Demel
Jul 15, 2011
Patrick Ambrose Demel, 49, died July 15, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born September 28, 1961 at Hoisington, the son of Ambrose L. and Patricia Jean (Hancock) Demel. He married Patricia Ann DePaolo February 7, 1986 at Great Bend, Kansas. They later divorced. A lifetime Hoisington resident, he was a shipper for Essex for twenty-five years....
Viola M. Bennett
Jul 14, 2011
Viola M. Bennett, age 85, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Catholic Care Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 8, 1925 at Odin, Kansas the daughter of Andrew and Stephania (Zorn) Kirmer. She married Ray G. Bennett October 5, 1948 at Dubuque, Kansas. He preceded her in death on March 6, 1982. Viola was a homemaker and a...
Leona Victoria Weiser
Jul 14, 2011
Leona Victoria (Beck) Weiser, 89, died July 14, 2011 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born August 1, 1921 at Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Ferdinand and Anna (Peschka) Beck. She was a 1941 graduate of Odin High School and attended St. Catherine School of Nursing in Garden City, where she graduated with honors in June 1943. She...
Joseph A. "Joe" Larkin
Jul 9, 2011
Joseph A. Joe Larkin, 78, died July 9, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 10, 1933 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Katherine Larkin. He married Patricia Weinberger August 25, 1936 at Council Bluffs. She died December 22, 2005. A land man, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for thirty-one years...
Mabel Emilie Ankerholz
Jul 6, 2011
Mabel Emilie Ankerholz, 93, died July 6, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 12, 1918 at Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Fred H. and Elma W. (Schuster) Jurgensen. She married Herman William Ankerholz April 19, 1946 at Hutchinson, Kansas. He died October 18, 1980. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs....
John L. "Jack" Link
Jul 5, 2011
John L. "Jack" Link, 74, died July 5, 2011 at Barton County, Kansas. He was born June 20, 1937 at Chase, Kansas, the son of Eugene M. and Frances Elizabeth (Robinson) Link. He was a 1956 graduate of Chase High School. He married Joyce Beydler January 17, 1965 at Lyons, Kansas. A Pawnee Rock resident since 1976, coming from Chase...
Arthur J. "Art" Maneth
Jul 3, 2011
Arthur J. Art Maneth, 66, died July 3, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born July 13, 1944 at Hoisington, the son of Arthur F. and Mary (Busch) Maneth. A lifetime Olmitz, Kansas, resident, Mr. Maneth was a farmer and stockman. Mr. Maneth was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, Olmitz. Survivors include three sisters: Beatrice...
Billy G. Owen
Jul 3, 2011
Billy G. Owen, 71, died July 3, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 8, 1939 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of William and Alberta (McNett) Owen. He married Barbara Ann Mendenhall June 1, 1958 at Great Bend. A Seward, Kansas, resident for thirty-five years, coming from Great Bend, Mr. Owen...
Louise Reed
Jul 1, 2011
Louise M. Gruber Woodruff Reed, age 84, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at Clermont, Fla. She was born October 14, 1926 in Hoisington, the daughter of William G. and Nellie B. (Westover) Gruber. Louise graduated from Hoisington High School. She married Robert Bob Woodruff, her high school sweetheart, after graduation. She later married William Bill Reed. He preceded her in...
Roger N. Berry
Jun 29, 2011
Roger N. Berry, 61, died June 29, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born September 3, 1949 at Hoisington, the son of Everette and Daisy (Million) Berry. He married Ellen Dietz April 23, 1977 at Russell, Kansas. He was a lifetime northern Barton County and rural Russell resident. Mr. Berry was a member of Beaver Volunteer Fire...
Magdaline G. Reif
Jun 28, 2011
Magdaline G. Reif, 89, died June 28, 2011 at Larned Health Care Center, Larned, Kansas. She was born July 15, 1921 at Ellinwood, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Wurm) Hirsh. She married Frank J. Reif July 18, 1939 at Ellinwood. He died August 17, 1989. A longtime Claflin, Kansas, resident, Mrs. Reif worked at Ell-Kan, Ellsworth, Kansas, and...
Margaret Iola Tammen
Jun 27, 2011
Margaret Iola Tammen, 92, died June 27, 2011 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born July 15, 1918 at Great Bend, the daughter of Charles Leslie and Helen Irene (Mayes) Naylor. She married August Herman Gus Tammen August 24, 1941 at Great Bend. He died July 2, 2001. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Tammen was...
Louis Elmer "Bud" Black
Jun 27, 2011
Louis Elmer "Bud" Black, 85, died June 27, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born January 5, 1926 at Cherryvale, Kansas, the son of Louis G. and Sarah Ellen (Barker) Black. He married Violet Wittman October 13, 1950 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1947, coming from Cherryvale, Mr. Black was a truck...
Kelly Joe Wheeler
Jun 26, 2011
Kelly Joe Wheeler was born July 21, 1958 at Kimball, Nebraska, the son of Richard and Shirley Jean (Hubbard) Wheeler. He departed this life on June 26, 2011 near Ness City, Kansas. He worked in the oilfield all his life. He was an operator for Francis Casing Crews. He was a hard worker and worked many, long hours. Kelly is...
Bill R. Rowe
Jun 24, 2011
Bill R. Rowe, 76, died June 24 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1934, at Winfield, the son of Willis Arthur and Elsie Minerva (Thompson) Rowe. He married Patricia Joan Sumner June 5, 1954, at Winfield. She died Oct. 28, 2010. Mr. Rowe had been a Great Bend resident since 1968, coming from Winfield. He served...
John A. Schremmer
Jun 19, 2011
John A. Schremmer, 97, died June 19, 2011 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Richmond, Missouri. He was born December 31, 1913 at Beaver, Kansas, the son of Alois and Caroline (Frenzl) Schremmer. He married Marie T. Hlavaty October 19, 1936 at Olmitz, Kansas. She died August 24, 2002. A longtime Beaver and Gorham, Kansas, resident, Mr. Schremmer was a...
Judith A. Stevenson
Jun 19, 2011
Judith A. Stevenson, 71, died June 19, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 4, 1940 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of John and Opal (Heater) Ruble. She married Harold Stevenson. She was a homemaker and artist, living in Barton County her entire life. Mrs. Stevenson was of the Christian faith. Survivors include four...
