Patricia Rutherford Keil
Oct 19, 2010
Patricia Rutherford Keil, 86, died October 19, 2010 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born May 17, 1924 at Gardner, Massachusetts, the daughter of Howard and Mary (Rutherford) Browne. She married Luther Calvin Keil April 21, 1947 at Folkston, Georgia. She attended Eastern Nazarene College, Wollaston, Massachusetts, and was on the editing staff. She then attended San Jose...
Marjorie Ann Garrett
Oct 18, 2010
Marjorie Ann Garrett, 80, passed away October 18, 2010. She was born January 3, 1930 in Clarks, Nebraska, the daughter of Loyd and Lillie Peck. She married W. Mark Garrett November 28, 1948 at Archer, Nebraska. She moved from Lincoln, Neb., to Great Bend in 1959 and became an active member of the First United Methodist Church and enjoyed many...
Bob Carr
Oct 18, 2010
Bob Carr, 63, died October 18, 2010 at Via Christi St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 26, 1947 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Dean S. and Dolores B. (Foster) Carr. A Wichita resident since 1986, coming from Denver, Colorado, Mr. Carr was an auto wholesaler for Mid-America Auto Auction, Wichita. He was a...
Raymond Wesley Brining
Oct 17, 2010
Raymond Wesley Brining, 92, died peacefully October 17, 2010, at his home in Great Bend, Kan. surrounded by his family. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor, his stewardship of the land, his joy in mentoring the young and family and his love of the Lord. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Dorothy, of Great Bend,...
Melvin J. Maneth
Oct 16, 2010
Melvin J. Maneth, 78, died October 16, 2010 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born August 6, 1932 at Shaffer, Kansas, the son of John and Anna (Haberman) Maneth. He married LaRue Legleiter June 11, 1957 at Olmitz, Kansas. A Great Bend resident for three years, coming from rural Albert, Kansas, Mr. Maneth was a retired farmer and...
Lucile I. Gordon
Oct 16, 2010
Lucile I. Gordon, 98, died October 16, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 27, 1912 at Dover, Kansas, the daughter of Albert B. and Iva (Briggs) Ottinger. She married Guy G. Gordon March 8, 1936 at Wakarusa, Kansas. He died May 5, 1989. A Great Bend resident since 1936, coming from...
Irvin A. Rose
Oct 15, 2010
Irvin A. Rose, 78, died October 15, 2010 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born March 26, 1932 at the family farm in Stafford County, Kansas, the son of Chester and Mary (Krkosska) Rose. He married Joyce L. Burhenn October 6, 1956 at Ellinwood, Kansas. A farmer and stockman, Mr. Rose was a Great Bend resident...
Jo Ann Heaton
Oct 15, 2010
Jo Ann Heaton, 84, died October 15, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 25, 1926 at Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Earl S. and Ida Lucille (Switzer) Jeffries. She married James Francis Heaton May 21, 1950 at All Faiths Chapel on the campus of Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. He died...
Raymond K. Morgan
Oct 13, 2010
Raymond K. Morgan, 81, died October 13, 2010 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born May 21, 1929 at Arkansas City, Kansas, the son of James and Allie (King) Morgan. He married Irene Emily Elliott May 23, 1949 at Arkansas City. Ray and Irene have resided in Great Bend since 1950, coming here from Arkansas City. Ray worked...
Robert L "Rob" Pelster, Jr.
Oct 13, 2010
Robert L. "Rob" Pelster, Jr., died October 13, 2010 at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 14, 1971 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Robert L. & Lodema "Dee" (Garrett) Pelster, Sr. He married Frankie Lea August 14, 1993 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident he worked for Log Tech of Kansas as...
James Francis "Jim" Heaton
Oct 10, 2010
James Francis "Jim" Heaton, 83, died October 10, 2010 at Wichita Specialty Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 12, 1926 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Clarence F. and Pearl (Gill) Heaton. James F. Heaton was a lifelong resident of Great Bend. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1945 and from Kansas State University in 1949....
Armella Ann Edwards
Oct 10, 2010
Armella Ann Edwards, 85, died October 10, 2010 at Franciscan Villa of Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born June 17, 1925 on the Dreiling farm northwest of Hays, Kansas, the youngest of ten children to Aloise and Anna (Herl) Dreiling. She married James Lawrence Edwards, Sr., May 5, 1945 at Norfolk, Virginia. He died November 9, 1986. She...
Anthony Albert "Tony" Hoffman
Oct 7, 2010
Anthony Albert Tony Hoffman, 82, died October 7, 2010 at Golden Living Center, Wilson, Kansas. He was born December 9, 1927 at rural Claflin, Kansas, the son of Anton and Winifred (Dolechek) Hoffman. He married Caroline Birzer June 1, 1950 at Hoisington, Kansas. A lifetime rural Claflin resident, Mr. Hoffman was a farmer and stockman and an adjuster for Federal...
Larry Gene Garrett
Oct 7, 2010
Larry Gene Garrett, 60, died October 7, 2010 at his Claflin, Kansas, residence. He was born July 25, 1950 at Forrest City, Arkansas, the son of Carlton Daniel and Luna Winona (Beard) Garrett. He married June Agnes Arends February 27, 1975 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Claflin resident since 1974, coming from Schell City, Missouri, he was a self-employed truck...
Joan Grace Loveland
Oct 6, 2010
Joan Grace Loveland, 77, died October 6, 2010 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born September 25, 1933 at Rural Claflin, Kansas, the daughter of Fritz and Lena (Dressler) Eggers. A Claflin resident since 1953, then living various places in Kansas and Texas, she moved back to Claflin in 2004. She was a retired dental receptionist...
Tim Frost
Sep 29, 2010
Tim Frost, 37, died September 29, 2010 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born June 16, 1973 at Boone, Iowa, the son of Richard and Vicki (O'Hern) Frost. A Great Bend resident since 1983, coming from Boone, he was a driller in the oilfield. He also enjoyed riding his dirt bikes and Harley Davidson, as well as hunting....
Opal M. Snider
Sep 29, 2010
Opal M. Snider, 105, died September 29, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor, Topeka, Kansas. She was born February 5, 1905 at Mahaska, Kansas, the daughter of Amos and Sophenia May. She married Clifford Snider May 24, 1929 at Ness City, Kansas. He died April 29, 1980. She was a retired school teacher having taught in Ness City for twelve years. They...
George F. Esfeld
Sep 27, 2010
George F. Esfeld, 83, died September 27, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 24, 1927 at Great Bend, the son of Fred, Sr., and Frances (Monger) Esfeld. He married Gemella A. Gerstenkorn February 15, 1949 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, Kansas. She died November 2, 2008. A...
Gerald D. Krug
Sep 27, 2010
Gerald D. Krug, 68, died September 27, 2010 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, Kansas. He was born February 27, 1942 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Edward and Helen V. (Brack) Krug. He married Marlies Ptz April 13, 1968 at Memphis, Arkansas. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mr. Krug was owner and operator of E & E Glass...
