Norma Miller
Aug 4, 2010
Norma Miller, 78, died August 4, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 2, 1932 at Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of Jesse and Anna (Bennett) Gilliland. She married John H. Miller August 21, 1949 at Peace Lutheran Church, Albert, Kansas. An Albert resident most of her life, Mrs. Miller was a homemaker....
William R. "Bill" Rhodes
Aug 3, 2010
William R. "Bill" Rhodes, 63, died August 3, 2010 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas, as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born April 12, 1947 at Beloit, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Ruth (Applebee) Rhodes. He married Penny Sizemore September 23, 1989 at Saint John, Kansas. A Great Bend resident for thirty-two years, coming...
Roger Lincoln Sunley
Aug 1, 2010
Roger Lincoln Sunley, 66, died August 1, 2010 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born April 7, 1944 at Brownell, Kansas, the son of Cecil and Edith (Hurst) Sunley. He was owner of Charlie's Barber Shop, Great Bend. He was a Great Bend resident ten years, coming from Lyons, Kansas. Survivors include one son, Byler Sunley, Healy, Kansas;...
Gerhardt Lavern Nuss
Aug 1, 2010
Gerhardt LaVern Nuss, 86, died August 1, 2010 at Leisure Homestead, St. John, Kansas. He was born June 15, 1924 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Reinholt and Mollie (Beisel) Nuss. He married Delora McCullough September 18, 1942 at Hoisington. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Nuss was a truck driver for Airco, Glass King, and Elliott Transfer. He was...
Steven C. Thomas
Jul 31, 2010
Steven C. Thomas, 57, of Great Bend, died at his home July 31. He was born Dec. 18, 1952, the son of Dorwin and Jane Louise (Slocum) Thomas. He married Tamie Kagle on Dec. 23, 1988, at Great Bend. She survives. He worked as a shift manager for Taco Bell. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he served during the Vietnam...
Robert A. White
Jul 30, 2010
Robert A. White, 78, Great Bend, died July 30 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 3, 1931, at Great Bend, the son of George and Katy (Williams) White. He married Margaret Wondra on Sept. 18, 1951, at Odin. She survives. He was a bookkeeper for Sherman Brothers Machine Works and owned and operated R & M...
Dale Wayne Ferguson
Jul 28, 2010
HOISINGTON Dale Wayne Ferguson, 69, died July 28 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Feb. 9, 1941, at Hardy, Arkansas, the son of Forest Ray and Doris (Richardson) Ferguson. He married Mary Jane Devor in 1959 at Pasadena, Calif. She died in October, 1993. He was a mechanic, an auto-body craftsman, roustabout and truck driver. Mr. Ferguson was...
Basil L. Piland
Jul 27, 2010
Basil L. Piland, 77, died July 27, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 30, 1933 at Gainsville, Missouri, the son of Margie L. Piland. He married Judith L. Boepple January 28, 1956 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1940, coming from Gainsville, Mr. Piland was a mechanic for Weller Tractor Salvage....
Ervin M. Neighbors
Jul 24, 2010
Ervin M. Neighbors, 79, died July 24, 2010 at Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 25, 1930 at Hallett, Oklahoma, the son of Orb and Augusta (Brown) Neighbors. He married Janet Ruth Holland September 25, 1950. A lifetime Great Bend, Kansas, resident, Mr. Neighbors worked in the oilfield. He was a United States Army Air Force veteran. Survivors include...
Cleopha Elizabeth "Cleo" Leiker
Jul 21, 2010
Cleopha Elizabeth "Cleo" Leiker, 88, died July 21, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 5, 1922 at Liebenthal, Kansas, the daughter of Andrew and Josephine (Depperschmidt) Herrman. A homemaker, she married Aloysius Leiker November 4, 1941 at Liebenthal. He died April 16, 1980. She was a Great Bend resident since 1951,...
William R. "Bill" Mullin
Jul 20, 2010
William R. "Bill" Mullin, 82, died July 20, 2010 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born January 15, 1928 at Barton County, Kansas, the son of Dwight and Isabelle (Alvard) Mullin. H worked in the oilfield for Independent Acid and was part owner. Mr. Mullin was a lifetime Barton County resident. He was a United States Army veteran...
Eugene J. "Gene" Herrman
Jul 18, 2010
Eugene J. "Gene" Herrman, 53, died July 18, 2010 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born July 30, 1956 at Hays, Kansas, the son of Elmer J. and Bertille (Meier) Herrman. He was married to Mary Battisti for twelve years. He later married Jean A. Keffer May 14, 2010 at Great Bend. He worked as a service technician...
Ellen M. Parker
Jul 18, 2010
Ellen M. Parker, 92, died July 18, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 7, 1917 at Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Iona (Comstock) Parker. A longtime Hoisington, Kansas, resident, she was a waitress. Miss Parker was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hoisington. Survivors include two nieces, Melba...
Ernest H. "Ernie" Bender
Jul 16, 2010
Ernest H. Ernie Bender, 95, died July 16, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 5, 1915 at Bender Hill, Russell County, Kansas, the son of David H. and Mary E. (Dietz) Bender. He married Helen Rosa Templing September 1, 1946 at Russell, Kansas. She died February 29, 2008. A Great Bend...
Cindy Stoskopf
Jul 15, 2010
Cindy Stoskopf, 69, died July 15, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born August 7, 1940 at Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Allen Samuel and Mary Maxine (Britton) Hicks. She married Kenneth Lee Stoskopf May 31, 1969 at Larned, Kansas. He died April 17, 1997. A Great Bend resident since January 2010, coming from Otis, Mrs. Stoskopf was...
Marion L. Root
Jul 15, 2010
Marion L. Root, 77, died July 15, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born March 25, 1933 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of William Isaac and Ethel (Booze) Root. He married Beverly A. Kuhn August 1, 1981 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Root was a member of the Great Bend Fire...
Claudia Victoria Doonan
Jul 12, 2010
Claudia Victoria Doonan, 84, died July 12, 2010 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 17, 1926 at Hot Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of William and Martha (Jones) Slaton. She married Louie Eugene Doonan December 5, 1945 at Wichita, Kansas. He died May 19, 1974. A Great Bend resident since 1945, coming from Hot Springs,...
Robert G. "Bob" Schwager
Jul 9, 2010
Robert G. "Bob" Schwager, 60 died July 9, 2010 at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 25, 1949 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of George Joseph and Luella Pauline (Burhenn) Schwager. On November 4, 1967 he married Marilyn V. Schartz at Great Bend. They were later divorced. Bob was a self-employed electrician and handyman. He...
Rick A. Stanton
Jul 9, 2010
Rick A. Stanton, 55, died July 9, 2010, at his home in Claflin, Kansas. He was born February 10, 1955, at Clarinda, Iowa, the son of Walter G. and Evelyn (Hargis) Stanton. He married Deb Lanning March 19, 1983 at Glenwood, Iowa. He was a coach for USD 354, Claflin, and worked for Kaiser Trash Service. Mr. Stanton was a...
James R. "Jim" Carson
Jul 8, 2010
James R. "Jim" Carson, 76, died July 8, 2010 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1934 at Smith Center, Kansas, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Conn) Carson. He married Mildred K. Willson VanScyoc July 6, 1963 at Hoisington, Kansas. He managed the J. M. McDonald Store, Hoisington; owned and...
