Marie H. Schenkel
Jun 18, 2011
Marie H. Schenkel, 85, blessed mother, grandmother, and sister was welcomed home to be with the Lord on June 18, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 13, 1925 at Alexander, Kansas, the daughter of George and Katherine (Albrandt) Wittman. She married Sam Schenkel June 29, 1949 at Clayton, New Mexico. He died January 31,...
James R. "Jimmy" Godfrey
Jun 17, 2011
James R. Jimmy? Godfrey, 101, died June 17, 2011 at Kaye Pogue Hospice Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born February 1, 1910 at rural Bushton, Kansas, the son of William J. and Rose C. (Finnin) Godfrey. He married Katherine Elizabeth Gabel July 16, 1934 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died January 21, 2001. He was a retired counterman for Scheufler...
David Anthony Powell
Jun 16, 2011
David Anthony Powell, 54, died June 16, 2011 at his home in Hoisington. He was born Aug. 27, 1956 in Hutchinson, the son of Cyrus Eugene and Eulalia (Garza) Powell. On Sept. 16, 1977, he married Karen Van Wey in Red Cloud, Neb. He was employed by Allen Drilling, Doonan GMC and Peterbilt, and Walmart. He was a hobbyist, pet...
Fred W. Becker
Jun 16, 2011
Fred W. Becker, 79, died June 16, 2011 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, Kansas. He was born July 15, 1931 at Tyro, Kansas, the son of J. W. Alfred and Anna (Prange) Becker. He married Phyllis J. Dixon January 27, 1957 at Duncan, Oklahoma. She died March 2, 2005. Mr. Becker was a dispatcher for Farmland Industries. Mr. Becker...
Charlene Lamb
Jun 14, 2011
Charlene Lamb, 60, died June 14, 2011 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born July 24, 1950 at Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Charles William Jack and Bernetta Marjorie (VanCleave) Rousey. A Great Bend resident most of her life, Charlene worked as a CNC Tech at Great Bend Industries the past fifteen years. Her real passion was cooking...
Gerald Wagnon
Jun 12, 2011
Gerald "Jerry" Wagnon, 67, died June 12 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Dec. 23, 1943, at Joplin, Mo., the son of Dean and Leona (Beatty) Dugan. He married Wanda Halling on Feb. 14, 1981, at Dundee. He worked for Reiter Chevrolet, Standish Motors and Jeff ONeill Ford as a car salesman. Mr. Wagnon was a...
Velma Rose "Grammy" Graves
Jun 11, 2011
Velma Rose "Grammy" Graves, 92, died June 11, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born May 27, 1919 at Horace, Kansas, the daughter of John and Olive (Huddleston) Moore. She married James Lloyd Graves April 23, 1939 at Sharon Springs, Kansas. He died September 14, 1975. Mrs. Graves was a Hoisington resident since...
Mary Ella King
Jun 11, 2011
Mary Ella King, 72, died June 11, 2011 at her Great Bend, Kansas, home. She was born June 27, 1938 at Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Carol Elby and Ella Rose (Hartman) Miller. She married William T. King June 28, 1959 at Lawrence. Mary was a 1959 graduate of the University of Kansas. She was a home economics and mathematics...
Shirley Pelz
Jun 11, 2011
Shirley Pelz, 75, died June 11, 2011 at Golden Living Center, Wilson, Kansas. She was born June 24, 1935 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Schreiber) Pelz. A lifetime rural Hoisington resident, Miss Pelz was an active hands-on farm woman. Miss Pelz was a member of Hoisington Bible Church, Hoisington; and the National Rife Association. She was...
Joel Thomas Gray
Jun 11, 2011
Joel Thomas Gray, 5 months, died June 11, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 28, 2010 a Grove, Oklahoma, the son of Jeremiah Waterman and Patricia Lynn Gray. He was a Great Bend resident. Joel was a member of Heritage Baptist Church, Great Bend. Survivors include his father, Jeremiah Waterman; his mother, Patricia...
Velta Irene Kasselman Reed Krom
Jun 10, 2011
Velta Irene Kasselman Reed Krom, 83, passed from this world to enter the heavenly kingdom June 10, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas, following a long illness. She was born July 5, 1927 at Ellinwood, Kansas, the daughter of Lewis and Helen (Sloan) Kasselman. She married Richard P. Krom January 9, 1970 at Central Baptist Church, Great Bend....
Sister Frances Marie Heitz, O. P.
Jun 10, 2011
Sister Frances Marie Heitz, 96, died Friday, June 10, 2011, in the Dominican Sisters convent infirmary, Great Bend. Born October 5, 1914, in Ost, Kansas, as Thecla Rose Heitz, Sister Frances Marie was the daughter of the late Ben and Mary Robben Heitz. She entered the Dominican Sisters Community May 27, 1929, and pronounced her first vows August 22, 1932....
Barry "Bernie" Young
Jun 10, 2011
Barry "Bernie" Young, 50, died June 10, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 24, 1960 at Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Anthony and Elizabeth (Hikalea) Young. He was a cook for the Petroleum Club, Gentlemen's Club, and Wendy's. He was a Great Bend resident since 1988, coming from Honolulu. Survivors include...
Betty Wondra
Jun 9, 2011
Betty Wondra, 80, died June 9, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 29, 1931 at Great Bend, the daughter of Henry J. and Lena L. (Hlavaty) Maneth. She married Robert Joseph Bob Wondra May 15, 1950 at Great Bend. He died December 19, 2009. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Wondra was a...
Matilda (Tillie) J. Schremmer
Jun 8, 2011
Matilda J. (Tillie) Schremmer, 92, died June 8, 2011 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born July 5, 1918, Rural Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Kirmer) Zorn. She married Walter R. Schremmer May 23, 1939 at Holy Family Church, Odin, KS. He died March 19, 1980. A longtime Hoisington resident coming from the Beaver and...
Ron A. Radke
Jun 7, 2011
Ron A. Radke, 66, died June 7, 2011 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born March 28, 1945 at Great Bend, the son of LaVerne F. and Beatrice C. (Hull) Radke. He married Jeanie Becker September 11, 1965 at McPherson, Kansas. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Radke was owner and operator of Discount Trading. He...
Laurence E. "Larry" Bryant
Jun 6, 2011
Laurence E. "Larry" Bryant, 86, passed away June 6, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born at Wellsford, Kansas, on September 29, 1924, the son of Ricord and Pearl (Lee) Bryant and the brother of Bill Bryant and Kay Mauch, all of whom preceded him in death. Larry was a veteran of World...
Rodger D. Love, Sr.
Jun 4, 2011
Rodger D. Love, Sr., 63, died June 4, 2011 at Riverbend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born June 21, 1947 at Stafford, Kansas, the son of Gerald and Wanda (Ritter) Love. He was a graduate of Barton Community College. A Great Bend resident since 1965, coming from Larned, Kansas, Mr. Love was a delivery driver for UPS for...
B. Ruth Wheeler
Jun 3, 2011
Bertha Ruth Wheeler, 77, died June 3, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born July 28, 1933 at Austin, Minnesota, the daughter of David Quincy and Bertha Dahlquist Stephens. A long-time resident of Claflin, Kansas, she was a retired CNA at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, and a former owner of the Claflin Tavern. She was...
Deloris M. Steuri-Mcdowell
Jun 3, 2011
Deloris M. Steuri-McDowell, 82, died June 3, 2011 at her Great Bend, Kansas, home. She was born April 27, 1929 at Redwing, Kansas, the daughter of Edward E. and Mary (Feltes) Klusener. She married Robert "Bob" McDowell July 18, 1951 at Great Bend. They later divorced and she married Orren Steuri January 4, 1967 at Great Bend. He died August...
