Carol Ann Manry
Jun 2, 2011
Carol Ann Manry, 67, died June 2, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 20, 1943 at Wichita, Kansas. She married Laroy Manry July 23, 1966 at Chase, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1962, coming from Chase, Mrs. Manry was a registered nurse for Dr. William T. King for twenty-six years....
Ancil Wilber Baker
Jun 1, 2011
Ancil Wilber Baker, 96, died June 1, 2011 at Medicalodges Eudora, Eudora, Kansas. He was born January 27, 1915 at Gilbert, Arkansas, the son of George M. and Nettie Jo (Cross) Baker. He married Hazel Helen Gray August 14, 1935 at Bruno, Arkansas. She died December 4, 2003. A Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1991, coming from Mountain Home, Idaho,...
John Paul Delgado
Jun 1, 2011
John Paul Delgado, 24, died June 1, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 14, 1986 at Great Bend, the son of Ruby Gray Byerly. He worked for Norfolk Iron and Metal. He was an Emporia, Kansas, resident since 2007, coming from Great Bend. Survivors include his mother, Ruby Byerly, Emporia; one...
Ruth G. Clair
May 28, 2011
Ruth G. Clair, 93, of Sedalia, Missouri, passed from this world on May 28, 2011, in Warrensburg, Missouria, where she had resided since 1998. She was the oldest of seven children, (Margaret, Grant, Elinor, Janice, Martha, and Robert) born to Mark Grant and Golda Mae Hultz McIntosh on July 25, 1917, in Upland, Indiana. She graduated from Southwestern College at...
Harry S. Witterstaetter
May 27, 2011
Harry S. Witterstaetter, III, 78, died May 27, 2011 at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born February 17, 1933 at Texarkana, Texas, the son of Harry S. and Hollis (Kegley) Witterstaetter, Jr. He married Wilma J. Joyce June 5, 1951 at Texarkana. A Hoisington, Kansas, resident since 1951, coming from Texarkana, Mr. Witterstaetter was a wallpaper hanger. He served...
Maxton Foster Burkey
May 26, 2011
Maxton Foster Burkey, two months, died May 26 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born March 31, 2011 at Wichita. His parents are Kevin and Kelci (Boxberger) Burkey of Wichita. Although his life was cheated in time, he immensely impacted the lives of his loving family. Always squirming, he enjoyed baths, having his hair brushed,...
Melba J. Helm Sunley
May 24, 2011
Melba J. Helm Sunley, 82, died May 24, 2011 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 13, 1928 at Winfield, Kansas, the daughter of Boyd and Virginia (Hobbs) Meyer. She married Carl Fritz Helm June 10, 1947 at Chandler, Oklahoma. He died February 14, 1981. She then married Marion William Sunley October 15, 1988 at...
Caroline A. Hoffman
May 24, 2011
Caroline A. Hoffman, 80, died May 24, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born January 10, 1931 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Louis G. and Elizabeth (Johanning) Birzer. She married Anthony A. "Tony" Hoffman June 1, 1950 at Hoisington. He died October 7, 2010. She was a lifetime Hoisington and Claflin area resident. Mrs. Hoffman...
Joyce Ann Bitter
May 23, 2011
Joyce Ann Bitter, 70, died May 23, 2011 at her Olmitz, Kansas, home. She was born August 17, 1940 at Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Isabel (Gerritzen) Riedel. She married Willard D. Bitter July 16, 1960 at Olmitz. He died September 3, 1985. A lifetime Olmitz resident, Mrs. Bitter was a retired housekeeper for Clara Barton Hospital....
Shirley Ann Peters
May 23, 2011
Shirley Ann Peters, 83, died May 23, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 1, 1928 at Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Lamont and Marcella (Crebs) Rowland. She married G. Darrell Peters April 5, 1991 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1945, coming from Burrton, Kansas, Mrs. Peters was a...
Lavona Jean Bowen
May 22, 2011
LaVona Jean Bowen, 68, died May 22, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 28, 1942 at Gorham, Kansas, the daughter of Miles V. and Maudie (Jones) Anthony. She married Ronald N. Bowen July 27, 1958 at Alva, Oklahoma. He died May 27, 2008. A Luray, Kansas, resident for twenty-six years, coming from Inman, Kansas, Mrs....
Robert K. "Bob" Littrell
May 22, 2011
Robert K. "Bob" Littrell, 83, died May 22, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born April 7, 1928 at Hoisington, the son of George D. and Gladys M. (Vandenberg) Littrell. He married Betty Arlene Durand June 20, 1950 at Hoisington. She died May 22, 2001. A lifetime Hoisington area resident, he was production superintendent for Terra Resources,...
Robert E. Hickel
May 21, 2011
Robert E. Hickel, 81, went to be with our Lord, Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born February 5, 1930 at rural Barton County, Kansas, the son of Robert Anthony and Emma (Zecha) Hickel. He married Betty J. Lawrence May 28, 1951 at Hoisington. A lifetime Claflin resident, Mr. Hickel was a retired farmer...
Anton J. "Tony" Reif
May 19, 2011
Anton J. "Tony" Reif, 89, died May 19, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born July 23, 1921 at Odin, Kansas, the son of Alois F. and Anna M. (Hitschmann) Reif. He married Eleanor Martha Demel October 20, 1942 at Odin. A Claflin resident since 1993, coming from Odin, Mr. Reif was a farmer and electrician. Mr....
Hermina A. "Minnie" Mauler
May 19, 2011
Hermina A. Minnie Mauler, 99, died May 19, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 8, 1911 at Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Victoria (Cook) Skolaut. She married Bernard Francis Mauler, Sr., April 30, 1935 at Olmitz, Kansas. He died April 4, 1974. She then married Charles Henry...
Dolores J. Hogan
May 18, 2011
Dolores J. Hogan, 84, died May 18, 2011 at Buhler Sunshine Home, Buhler, Kansas. She was born August 2, 1926 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Theodore R. and Isabelle M. (Radke) Lutschg. She married Virgil Hogan June 25, 1946 at Hoisington. A lifetime Hoisington resident, Mrs. Hogan was a retired bookkeeper for Suburban Laundry, Hoisington. Mrs. Hogan was a...
Tonda Lee Mcavoy
May 18, 2011
Tonda Lee McAvoy, 59, died May 18, 2011 at Woodside Hospice House, Pinellas Park, Florida. She was born September 18, 1951 at Johnson, Kansas, the daughter of Pearl and Vanonda Mae (Wise) Miner. She married Terry Lee McAvoy April 2, 2010 at Pinellas Park. A Largo, Florida, resident since 2010, coming from Great Bend, formerly residing in WaKeeney, Kansas, and...
Wendi Sue Sineway
May 18, 2011
Wendi Sue Sineway, 42, died May 18, 2011 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 13, 1968 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth Eugene and Charlotte (Littrell) Sineway. She was a lifetime Great Bend resident. She served as a medic in the United States Army. Ms. Sineway was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her mother...
Muriel Mildred Gould
May 13, 2011
Muriel Mildred Gould, 94, died May 13, 2011 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 11, 1917 at Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Elisha Samuel and Minnette Elizabeth (Rice) Taylor. She married Louis Nathan Nat Gould November 1, 1937 at Angola, Indiana. He died March 6, 2010. A Great Bend resident since the mid-1980s, coming from...
Elwyn Hammerschmidt
May 11, 2011
Elwyn Hammerschmidt, 69, died May 11, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born November 14, 1941 at Hays, Kansas, the son of Otto and Evelyn (Windholz) Hammerschmidt. He married Evelyn Gerritzen October 22, 1982 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Hoisington resident for twenty-nine years, he was a retired truck driver for R and S Transportation. Mr. Hammerschmidt...
