Samuel Clyde Beard
Jul 7, 2010
Samuel Clyde Beard, 51, died July 7, 2010 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 16, 1959 at Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Durwood and Thelma Mae (Hale) Beard. He was a machinist for Professional Sales and Service, Wichita. A Colwich, Kansas, resident for four years, Mr. Beard formerly resided in Great...
Robert L. Fanshier
Jul 6, 2010
Robert L. Fanshier, 87, died July 6, 2010 at his home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 6, 1922 at Great Bend, the son of J. Henry and Jennie Irene (Suchy) Fanshier. He married Frances R. Mills June 20, 1950 at Lawrence, Kansas. A lifetime Stafford County, Kansas, resident, Mr. Fanshier was a farmer and stockman. He was a...
Donna M. Wegele
Jul 5, 2010
Donna M. Wegele, 67, died July 5, 2010 at her home, Pratt, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1943 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Roland John and Maxine Maurine (Smith) Rowley. She married Wilmer A. Wegele May 29, 1965 at Hoisington, Kansas. A Pratt resident for twelve years, Mrs. Wegele grew up in Hoisington. She was a homemaker...
Cecilia T. Carroll
Jul 4, 2010
Cecilia T. Carroll, 89, died July 4, 2010 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1920 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Caroline (Miller) Preisner. She married James W. "Pete" Carroll June 22, 1941 at Hoisington. He died December 23, 2002. A lifetime Hoisington resident, Mrs. Carroll was a homemaker and former...
Susanna M. Redetzke
Jul 3, 2010
Susanna M. Redetzke, 95, died July 3, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born May 22, 1915 at rural Beaver, Kansas, the daughter of Robert A. and Anna (Reif) Lang. She married Vernon H. Redetzke August 24, 1937 at Beaver. He died September 12, 1983. A lifetime Barton County, Kansas, resident, Mrs. Redetzke...
Harry S. Mccarter
Jul 3, 2010
Harry S. McCarter, 91, died July 3, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 9, 1919 at Syracuse, Kansas, the son of John L. and Ella (McCarter) McCarter. He married Genola May Sankey February 1, 1950 at Hutchinson, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1952, coming from Larned and Hutchinson, Kansas; Mr....
Herman R. Farmer
Jul 3, 2010
Herman R. Farmer, 76, died July 3, 2010 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 31, 1934 at Compton, Arkansas, the son of Harley Porter and Susie Anna Becky (Brewer) Farmer. He married Henrietta M. Tauscher April 4, 1955 at Compton. She died April 29, 2003. A Hoisington, Kansas, resident since 1953, coming from Compton,...
Gene A. Jones
Jul 2, 2010
Gene A. Jones, 63, died July 2, 2010 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 24, 1946 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Marvin and Mary (Clift) Jones. A Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1996, coming from Hoisington, he was a truck driver for Bates Tank Service. Survivors include one sister, Wanda Converse, Council Grove, Kansas; and...
Lewis H. "Hap" Donecker
Jun 29, 2010
Lewis H. Hap Donecker, 83, died June 29, 2010 at his home at Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 11, 1927 at rural Utica, Kansas, the son of Harry Carl and Goldie Jean (Belville) Donecker. He married Lola Bauer September 19, 1948 at Dighton, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since August 1972, coming from Dighton, Mr. Donecker worked for...
Arturo Sandoval, Jr.
Jun 27, 2010
Arturo Sandoval, Jr., 19, died June 27, 2010 at his home, Manhattan, Kansas. He was born April 26, 1991 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Arturo and Rosalia (Enriquez) Sandoval. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he was a technical school graduate specializing in welding and worked for Jomax Pipeline Construction. Survivors include his parents, Arturo, Sr. and Rosalia Sandoval,...
Beverly Shull
Jun 25, 2010
Beverly Shull, 85, died June 25, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 4, 1924 at Edison, Nebraska, the daughter of Edward M. and Verlie Burghart. She married William Horton Shull, Jr., July 20, 1947 at Dighton, Kansas. He died July 8, 1973. A Great Bend resident since 1969, coming from Dighton, Mrs. Shull...
George Junior Kershner
Jun 24, 2010
George Junior Kershner, 89, died June 24, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 28, 1920 at Nekoma, Kansas, the son of George E. and Maude (Wells) Kershner. He married Marjorie Eileen Kueffer December 7, 1941 at her parents home at Alexander, Kansas. He was an Alexander High School graduate. Mr. Kershner was an...
Barbara J. Casey
Jun 24, 2010
Barbara J. Casey, 60, died June 24, 2010 at her home at Great Bend, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1949 at Phillipsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Verlyn E. and Lillian R. (Williams) Rosenberg. She married Timothy B. Casey May 14, 1968 at Newkirk, Oklahoma. A Great Bend resident, Mrs. Casey was a cosmetologist and a clerk of the District...
Dorothy B. Bryant
Jun 22, 2010
Dorothy B. Bryant, 80, died June 22, 2010 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born August 28, 1929 at Compton, Arkansas, the daughter of Harley and Susie (Brewer) Farmer. She married Chester Fred Bryant April 1, 1943 in Arkansas. He died November 18, 1978. She was a St. John Leisure Home, St. John, Kansas, resident since 2008, coming...
Gregory N. Call
Jun 19, 2010
Gregory N. Call, 52, died June 19, 2010 at his Hoisington, Kansas, residence. He was born April 29, 1958 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of N. Nelson and Pearl Ann (Kippes) Call. He worked in maintenance at Great Bend Packing and also worked for Swift Formation Testers. He was a Hoisington resident for many years, coming from Great Bend....
Frances Marie Cook
Jun 18, 2010
Frances Marie Cook, 85, died June 18, 2010 at Gretna Community Living Center, Gretna, Nebraska. She was born December 21, 1924 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Francis J. and Ada Josephine (Taylor) Kingston. She worked for FH&B Contracting as a bookkeeper. Mrs. Cook lived in Gretna one year, coming from Great Bend. Mrs. Cook was a member of the...
Leonard A. Zorn
Jun 18, 2010
Leonard A. Zorn, 88, died June 18, 2010 at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Augusta, Kansas. He was born November 2, 1921 at Claflin, Kansas, the son of Fred and Anna (Kirmer) Zorn. He married Elizabeth Tinkel May 10, 1948 at Dubuque, Kansas. A lifetime Claflin resident, Mr. Zorn was a retired framer for Marlette Homes, Great Bend; and was...
Reva (Vona) Mae Fyffe
Jun 16, 2010
Reva (Vona) Mae Fyffe, 86, died June 16, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 12, 1924 at Galena, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joseph and Sylvia Serena (Durham) Haight. She married Loren C. Sacket August 23, 1940 at Alva, Oklahoma. They divorced. She married Charles E. Fyffe October 14, 1950 at Cherokee, Oklahoma. He...
Alfrieda E. Hess
Jun 13, 2010
Alfrieda E. Hess, 96, died June 13, 2010 at Golden Living Center, Fredonia, Kansas. She was born February 28, 1914 at Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Anthony C. and Christina (Hitschmann) Hess. Miss Hess was a longtime Fredonia resident. She was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include three nephews: Martin Conway, Aledo, Illinois; Michael Conway, Chicago, Illinois; and Randy Hess,...
Kenneth M. Hickey
Jun 10, 2010
Kenneth M. Hickey, 75, died June 10, 2010 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born February 23, 1935 at Boyd, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Anna (Frieb) Hickey. He married Lois McReynolds February 4, 1983 at Hoisington, Kansas. A lifetime Hoisington resident, Mr. Hickey was a retired Sears employee. He was a United States Army veteran. Mr....
