John Maynard Little
Mar 3, 2011
John Maynard Little, 55, died March 3, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born September 2, 1955 at Hoisington the son of Harold E. and Wilma M. (Lust) Little. A lifetime Hoisington resident, Mr. Little was an oilfield roughneck. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Wilma and Dennis Demel, Hoisington; two sisters: Sheila Thompson, rural St. John,...
George James "Jim" Eastwood
Mar 2, 2011
George James Jim Eastwood was born on July 25, 1947 in Great Bend, Kansas to George and Mary (Welch) Eastwood. Jim passed from this life on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 63. Jim attended school in Hoisington, and received his Bachelors degree in Education from Emporia State University. Jim retired after many years in...
Avis Jane Riedel
Mar 1, 2011
Avis Jane Riedel, 84, died March 1, 2011 at Garden City, Kansas. She was born February 12, 1927 at Little River, Kansas, the daughter of E. C. and Bessie (Spriggs) Miller. She married Clarence Riedel September 5, 1949 at Lyons, Kansas. He survives. A former longtime Claflin resident, Mrs. Riedel was a retired teacher for rural McPherson and Rice county...
Lois Ilene Hoffman
Feb 28, 2011
Lois Ilene Hoffman, 85, died February 28, 2011 at Santa Fe Nursing Home, Weatherford, Texas. She was born July 11, 1925 at Norton, Kansas, the daughter of Lovell Dodd and Pansy (Montgomery) Clinton. She married George W. Hoffman August 15, 1945 at Hoisington, Kansas. He died June 1, 1986. A former longtime Hoisington resident, Mrs. Hoffman was a retired nurse...
Cleora V. Tiede
Feb 28, 2011
Cleora V. Tiede, 75, died February 28, 2011 at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born December 24, 1935 at Beaver, Kansas, the daughter of Rudolph J. and Mollie (Radke) Hickel. She married James Roger Tiede October 12, 1967 at Great Bend, Kansas. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Tiede was a claims processor for Barton County Farm Bureau. Mrs....
Rock Wayne Becker
Feb 26, 2011
Rock Wayne Becker, 50, died Saturday, February 26, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born September 14, 1960 the son of Wayne and Karen (Brenner) Becker. He married Ivy Buhrle December 31, 2006 at Great Bend, Kansas. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he was president of WHB, Inc., and a director and part owner of Becker...
Claudie E. "Dolly" Southard
Feb 26, 2011
Claudie E. "Dolly" Southard, 95, died February 26, 2011 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born May 4, 1915 at Owensboro, Kentucky, the daughter of Jesse Leroy and Edith Amanda (Jamison) Gough. She married George Wesley Southard March 2, 1934 at Hutchinson, Kansas. He died February 26, 1978. A Great Bend resident since 1945, coming from Hutchinson, Kansas,...
Harvey Fanshier
Feb 24, 2011
Harvey Fanshier, 87, died February 24, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 7, 1924 at Stafford County, Kansas, the son of Charles and Martha (Fischer) Fanshier. He married Ida L. Foelgner January 1, 1947 at Hudson, Kansas. They divorced in 1974. He then married Donna Wesley Foelgner June 2, 1975 at...
William "Bill" Feist
Feb 23, 2011
William "Bill" Feist, 78, died February 23, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 2, 1932 near Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Barton County, Kansas, the son of Conrad and Viola (Liebl) Feist. He was a Claflin High School graduate. He married Gladys Deines September 21, 1956 at Hastings, Nebraska. A Great Bend resident...
Kent Darrell Hoss
Feb 20, 2011
Kent Darrell Hoss, 57, died February 20, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas, after a three-year battle with cancer. He was born June 29, 1953 at Great Bend, the son of Paul and Dorothy Alice (Hall) Hoss. A Great Bend resident most of his life, Mr. Hoss was a carpenter and roofer. Mr. Hoss was...
Margaret Cecelia Mix
Feb 16, 2011
Margaret Cecelia Mix, 92, died February 16, 2011, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 7, 1918, at Albert, Kansas, to Joseph F. and Stephania Bahr Gleissner. She married Charles Eugene Gene Mix February 14, 1939, at Great Bend. He died April 24, 2005. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Mix was a lifetime Barton County...
Roger D. Shuey
Feb 14, 2011
Roger D. Shuey, 75, died February 14, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 15, 1935 at Herman, Nebraska, the son of Bert William and Bessie Gertrude (Long) Shuey. He married Marion "Mickie" Fulkerson December 7, 1952 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1950, coming from Petaluma, California, Mr. Shuey was a truck...
Martha Helen Reeves
Feb 14, 2011
Martha Helen Reeves, 88, died February 14, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 14, 1922 at Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Antoinette (Herrmann) Gerritzen. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Reeves worked for Fuller Brush and was a caregiver. Mrs. Reeves attended the Prince of Peace Parish, Great Bend. Survivors include...
Irene Clara (Schroeder) Carl
Feb 14, 2011
Irene Clara (Schroeder) Carl, 94, died February 14, 2011 at Manor Care at Oak Lawn West, Oak Lawn, Illinois. She was born October 3, 1916 at Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Henry J. and Clara Frances (Geil) Schroeder. She married Ralph E. "Pete" Carl July 6, 1943 at Albert, Kansas. He died October 15, 1975. A Great Bend resident...
Mary Helen Volkmann
Feb 10, 2011
Mary Helen Volkmann, 98, died February 10, 2011 at Mercy Regional Hospital, Manhattan, Kansas. She was born September 6, 1912 at Wakeeney, Kansas, the daughter of Edward David and Ethel Mae (Dorns) Hobbick. She married Harley William Volkmann, November 19, 1934 at Lyons, Kansas. He died September 24, 2006. A Great Bend resident since 1944, residing in Manhattan since 2006,...
Joann G. Wunder
Feb 8, 2011
Joann G. Wunder, 85, died February 8, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 21, 1925 at rural Bison, Kansas, the daughter of Claus and Mary "Marie" (Scheuerman) Meier. She was baptized August 2, 1925 and confirmed June 18, 1939 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis. She was a 1942 graduate of Otis...
Larry L. Menzies
Feb 8, 2011
Larry L. Menzies, 74, died February 8, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 12, 1937 at Morrowville, Kansas, the son of Hubert and Lois (Bahl) Menzies. He married Karen Lull August 19, 1962 at Morrowville. A Great Bend resident since 1966, coming from Washington County, Kansas, Mr. Menzies was a social...
Pearl Margaret Mater
Feb 4, 2011
Pearl Margaret Mater, 96, died February 4, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 30, 1914 at Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of Oliver Jefferson and Julie Marie (Koochel) Crowell. She married Edward N. Mater September 12, 1933 at Olmitz, Kansas. He died October 26, 1975. A longtime resident of Olmitz and...
Casey Ann Goodwin
Feb 2, 2011
Casey Ann Goodwin, 26, of Great Bend, died Feb. 2 in Barton County. She was born Jan. 23, 1985, at Great Bend, the daughter of Mark and Donna (Jean) Goodwin. Miss Goodwin was a lifetime resident of Great Bend. Survivors include her father, Mark Goodwin of Wichita; mother, Donna Goodwin of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.; two daughters, Shaylene Vogt of Hillsboro and...
Charles T. Eatherly
Jan 31, 2011
Charles "Terry" Eatherly, 56, died Jan. 31, 2011, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born July 7, 1954, at Great Bend, he was the son of Charles T. and Dorothy (Davis) Eatherly. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, he was a roughneck for Bigheart Drilling and an avid golfer. Survivors include: His father of Abilene; one sister, Debbie Bigheart and husband...
