Pauline Julia Thomason
Apr 12, 2011
Pauline Julia Thomason, 92, died April 12, 2011 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 26, 1918 at Red Rock, Oklahoma, the daughter of Leonard and Libby (Bridwell) Ward. She married Solomon Leedy Thomason October 15, 1935 at Ponca City, Oklahoma. He died July 4, 1994. A Great Bend resident most of her life, Mrs....
James E. "Pappy" Bell
Apr 10, 2011
James E. Pappy Bell, 82, died April 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 18, 1928 at Peabody, Kansas, the son of Jesse M. and Anna (Swift) Bell. He married Grace Ann Smith June 15, 1952 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident for sixty years, coming from Eastern...
Barbara Bushnell
Apr 9, 2011
Barbara Bushnell, 91, entered into eternal rest at Sterling House Fairdale, Salina, Kansas. She was born September 9, 1919 south of Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Roscoe Paul and Nina Pearl (Batchman) Moore. She was a Great Bend High School graduate. Mrs. Bushnell married Owen R. Bushnell October 5, 1945 at Wellington, Kansas. He died July...
Patricia Ann Schmidt
Apr 9, 2011
Patricia Ann Schmidt, 87, died April 9, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 11, 1923 at Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of George Francis Frank and Alma Madge (Brown) Shirley. She married Eugene G. Schmidt July 26, 1946 at Syracuse. He died February 22, 1986. After receiving her education degree from Emporia State University,...
Charles F. "Chuck" Edwards
Apr 9, 2011
Charles F. "Chuck" Edwards, 96, died April 9, 2011 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1915 at Washington, District of Columbia, the son of Charles Frederick and Mary (Faunce) Edwards. He graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1936, with a degree in political science. A Great Bend resident since 1957,...
Paul T. Friebus
Apr 8, 2011
Paul T. Friebus, 75, died April 8, 2011 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born February 9, 1936 in Russell County, Kansas, the son of Carl C. and Emma(Galliart)Friebus. A longtime Claflin and Ellinwood resident, Mr. Friebus was a retired custodian of the Claflin and Holyrood School Districts, retiring in 1995. He was a United States Army veteran,...
Elva Lucile Petz
Apr 8, 2011
Elva Lucile Petz, 95, died April 8, 2011 at Delmar Gardens Nursing Home, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born May 4, 1915 at Rozel, Kansas, the daughter of John L. and Blanche (Ewing) Nairn. She married Melvin John Petz October 12, 1937 at Ellinwood, Kansas. He died January 24, 2001. She worked in the school lunch program in Great Bend...
Tyler Charles Armstrong
Apr 7, 2011
Tyler Charles Armstrong, 17, died April 7, 2011 in Reno County, Kansas. He was born August 5, 1993 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Russell Charles and Carol Elaine (McHenry) Armstrong. A lifetime Arlington, Kansas, area resident, he was a junior at Fairfield High School. He was a member of FFA, the tennis team, and was manager of the football...
Adeline F. Bryant
Apr 7, 2011
Adeline F. Bryant, 87, died April 7, 2011 at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar L. and Ida E. (Emily) Brandon. She married Vivian T. Bryant January 15, 1939 at Columbus, Kansas. He died July 2, 1968. A homemaker, she was a Hoisington resident for fifty years. Mrs. Bryant was a member of First Church of...
Anthony William Armstrong
Apr 7, 2011
Anthony William Armstrong, 13, died April 7, 2011 in Reno County, Kansas. He was born March 3, 1998 at Ottawa, Illinois, the son of Russell Charles and Carol Elaine (McHenry) Armstrong. A lifetime Arlington, Kansas, area resident, he was a seventh-grader at Fairfield Middle School. He enjoyed four-wheeling, jet-skiing, camping, sports, and video games. Survivors include his parents, Russell and...
Mary Elizabeth Gunn
Apr 6, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Gunn died peacefully on Wednesday April 6, 2011 at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood at 96 years, 8 months, and 6 days. She was the oldest child of Ernest E. and Elizabeth Wesley Eppstein and entered the world at her parents home, 2545 16th Street in Great Bend, Kansas, on July 21, 1914. She attended Great Bend schools....
Gerald A. "Jerry" Bahr
Apr 2, 2011
Gerald A. "Jerry" Bahr, 56, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 30, 1954 the son of Roland J. and Dorothy (Mayer) Bahr. He married Linda Schneider April 16, 1977 at Olmitz, Kansas. A lifetime Otis and Olmitz area resident, Mr. Bahr was a foreman in the finishing department at Great Bend...
Bernice Anne Nightengale
Apr 2, 2011
Bernice Anne Nightengale, 70, died Saturday, April 2, at Galichia Heart Hospital, Wichita. She was born June 2, 1940, at Quenemo, Kansas, the daughter of Orlin Walter and Iva Isabelle (Wadkins) Brown. She married Earl Edward Nightengale August 13, 1962, at Quenemo. He died December 17, 2004. She worked for the Barton County sheriffs office as a records clerk and...
Billie Lou Burgardt
Apr 1, 2011
Billie Lou Burgardt, 61, died Friday, April 1, 2011 at Rock Island Rehab and Nursing Center, Rock Island, Illinois. She was born February 18, 1950 at WaKeeney, Kansas, to Fred J. and Christina (Mai) Mai. She married Elmer S. Burgardt August 11, 1989 at WaKeeney. Survivors include her husband, Elmer, of Great Bend; three step-sons: Elmer Burgardt, Jr., Great Bend;...
Harmon E. "Shorty" Allinger
Apr 1, 2011
Harmon E. "Shorty" Allinger, 77, died April 1, 2011 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born March 21, 1934 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Harmon C. and Goldie (Miles) Allinger. He married Velma Leiker January 14, 1958 at Hays, Kansas. He was a lifetime resident of Great Bend, Kansas. Mr. Allinger owned and operated H &...
Paul R. Chisholm
Apr 1, 2011
Paul R. Chisholm, 85, died April 1, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born March 24, 1926 at Raleigh, Mississippi, the son of John U. and Eva (Devlin) Chisholm. He married Joan Schartz August 24, 1957 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, Kansas. He worked for Jones and Laughlin Steel...
Linda K. Saenz
Mar 31, 2011
Linda K. Saenz, 58, died March 31, 2011 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born February 5, 1953 at Great Bend, the daughter of Dale M. and Rita (Spencer) Farthing. She married Michael Joe Saenz August 19, 1998 at Las Vegas, Nevada. A lifetime Great Bend resident, she worked for the Barton County Register of Deeds Office and...
Mildred A. Sayler
Mar 30, 2011
Mildred A. Sayler, 91, died March 30, 2011 at Sterling House of Great Bend, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born July 7, 1919 on the farm in Banner Township, Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of John and Frances (Smisek) Serpan. She married Albert Lowell Sayler August 27, 1938 at Dighton, Kansas. He died May 29, 1991. A lifetime Rush and...
Lillian Marie Stremel
Mar 29, 2011
Lillian Marie Stremel, 81, died March 29, 2011 at Rush County Nursing Home, LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1929 at Munjor, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph J. and Agnus (Schreibvogel) Pfannenstiel. She married Edwin August Eddie Stremel August 16, 1948 at Munjor. He died March 31, 2000. A lifetime Barton and Rush County resident, Mrs. Stremel was a...
Maurice Doolen "Dooley" Edman
Mar 29, 2011
Maurice Doolen Dooley Edman, 85, died March 29, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 20, 1926 at Great Bend, the son of Maurice J. and Martha Lois (Doolen) Edman. He married Betty Stafford February 27, 1954 in New Mexico. Mr. Edman graduated from Great Bend High School. He attended the University of Washington,...
