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Aaron Scheuerman

Aaron Scheuerman

Jun 6, 2010

Aaron Scheuerman, 90, died June 6, 2010 at Rush County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, La Crosse, Kansas. He was born December 11, 1919 at Otis, Kansas, the son of Gottlieb and Wilhelmina (Janke) Scheuerman. He married Maxine Bergman March 21, 1943 at Otis. A lifetime Otis resident, Mr. Scheuerman was a retired farmer. Mr. Scheuerman was a member of...

Leon L. Martin

Leon L. Martin

Jun 3, 2010

Leon L. Martin, 83, died June 3 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. He was born Sept. 21, 1926, at Drumwright, Okla., the son of Melville E. and Dorothy (Fisher) Martin. He married Bertha M. Kunze on Dec. 11, 1949, at Broken Arrow, Okla. He was an employee of Phillips Petroleum, retiring in 1986 after 36 years service. He had...

Ida L. "Tootsie" Fanshier

Ida L. "Tootsie" Fanshier

May 31, 2010

Ida L. Tootsie Fanshier, 87, died May 31, 2010 at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, Kansas. She was born January 5, 1923 at Pawnee County, Kansas, the daughter of Joe, Sr. and Emma (Becker) Foelgner. She married G. Harvey Fanshier January 1, 1947 at Hudson, Kansas. They divorced in 1974. A lifelong Great Bend resident, Mrs. Fanshier was owner and president...

Elizabeth "Polly" Chubb

Elizabeth "Polly" Chubb

May 29, 2010

Elizabeth "Polly" Chubb, 86, died May 29, 2010 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born April 9, 1924 at Tonkawa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Willis Paul and Edna Faye (Davis) Thomas. She married Lewis Orr Chubb April 3, 1942 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died June 10, 1995. A homemaker, Mrs. Chubb was a Great Bend resident since...

Georgia Elaine Polzin

Georgia Elaine Polzin

May 28, 2010

Georgia Elaine Polzin, 79, died May 28, 2010 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born June 15, 1930 at McCracken, Kansas, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Wittman) Tittel. She married Leo William "Smoke" Polzin May 21, 1949 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died January 22, 2007. A Great Bend resident since 1933, Mrs. Polzin was a bookkeeper...

Margaret Ann "Maggie" Weingrad

Margaret Ann "Maggie" Weingrad

May 26, 2010

Margaret Ann "Maggie" Weingrad, 68, died May 26, 2010 at her Hoisington, Kansas, residence. She was born October 13, 1941 at Blackduck, Minnesota, the daughter of Louis and Esther (Schippers) Arlt. She married Robert "Bob" Weingrad January 4, 1963 at Kay, Oklahoma. He died February 27, 1982. A Hoisington resident since 2008, coming from Great Bend, Wichita, and Cisco, Texas,...

Leroy G. Schartz

Leroy G. Schartz

May 26, 2010

LeRoy G. Schartz, 82, died May 26 at his home in Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born June 4, 1927, at Great Bend, the son of Leo Nicholas and Catherine (Wurm) Schartz. He married Viola Marie Herrman on May 1, 1950, at Great Bend. She died Oct. 17, 1954. On Dec. 31, 1955, he married Theresa C. Herrman, a sister to...

Rickie Kay Weighous

Rickie Kay Weighous

May 24, 2010

Rickie Kay Weighous, 62, died May 24, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 3, 1947 at Great Bend, the daughter of Richard and Janet (Holland) Rowley. She worked for three years in maintenance for Wal-mart. A lifetime Great Bend resident, living in Dodge City and Wichita for a short time, she attended school...

Sonya Joyce Walker

Sonya Joyce Walker

May 23, 2010

Sonya Joyce Walker, 39, died May 23, 2010 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. She was born March 31, 1971 at Fairfax, Missouri, the daughter of Robert H. and Brenda (Olson) Hall. She married Daniel Walker August 4, 1990 at Liberal, Kansas. A homemaker, Mrs. Walker was a devoted Army wife and loving mother. Survivors include her husband, Daniel...

Larry C. Garrett

Larry C. Garrett

May 23, 2010

Larry C. Garrett, 32, died May 23, 2010 at Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Trego County, Kansas. He was born June 12, 1977 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Larry Gene and June Agnes (Arends) Garrett. A lifetime Claflin, Kansas, resident, he was a heavy equipment operator for Esfeld Construction. Mr. Garrett was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Claflin....

Uldine J. Davis

Uldine J. Davis

May 21, 2010

Uldine J. Davis, 90, died May 21, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 20, 1920 at Hot Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of Preston M. and Blanche (Gaither) Burroughs. She married Horace Chesterfield Dave Davis March 23, 1941 at Reno, Nevada. He died August 16, 1987. A homemaker, Mrs. Davis was a...

Loretta Agnes Weiser

Loretta Agnes Weiser

May 21, 2010

Loretta Agnes Weiser, 91, died May 21, 2010 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born April 5, 1919 at Odin, Kansas, the daughter of John and Louise (Beran) Boor. She married Clem R. Weiser June 10, 1946 at Odin, Kansas. He died August 12, 2000. A lifetime Barton County, Kansas, resident, Mrs. Weiser was a nurse for St....

Raymond J. Bahr

Raymond J. Bahr

May 20, 2010

Raymond J. Bahr, 88, died May 20, 2010 at Sterling House, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born March 31, 1922 at Rural Barton County, Kansas, the son of John and Gladys (Schreiber) Bahr. He married Catherine H. Schneweis October 12, 1948 at Odin, Kansas. She died January 9, 2009. A lifetime Olmitz resident, Mr. Bahr was a farmer and stockman....

Jennie (Suchy) Fanshier

Jennie (Suchy) Fanshier

May 16, 2010

Jennie (Suchy) Fanshier, 110, died May 16, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 26, 1900 at Olmitz, Kansas, the daughter of Nicholas and Karoline (Schober) Suchy. She married John Henry Fanshier June 4, 1921 at St. John, Kansas. He died December 18, 1973. A lifetime Great Bend and rural Stafford County,...

Mary Lu (Dougherty) Robinson

Mary Lu (Dougherty) Robinson

May 15, 2010

Mary Lu (Dougherty) Robinson, 61, died May 15, 2010 at Village Care Center, Lee's Summit, Missouri, following a brief, courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 24, 1948 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Aliease Dougherty. She was a bus para-professional for the school district, having previously worked at Larned State Hospital and Mid-Continent LP Service....

Lloyd Leuenberger

Lloyd Leuenberger

May 14, 2010

Lloyd Leuenberger, 69, died May 14, 2010 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born July 28, 1940 at Great Bend, the son of John and Beulah (Ledbetter) Leuenberger. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he was an oilfield truck driver. Survivors include four sons: Carl "Butch" Leuenberger, Layne Leuenberger, and Troy Leuenberger, all of Great Bend, and Aaron Leuenberger,...

Helen Evelyn Moman

Helen Evelyn Moman

May 12, 2010

Helen Evelyn Moman, 96, died May 12, 2010 at Silvercrest at Deer Creek Retirement Home in Overland Park, Kansas. Born Jan. 20, 1914, in Galatia, Kansas, she was the daughter of Charley W. and Anna B. (Hester) Gustin. She graduated from Hoisington High School in 1932 and attended Wichita State University. On Sept. 9, 1939, she married Francis O. Moman...

Oletha F. Wendt

Oletha F. Wendt

May 11, 2010

Oletha F. Wendt, 79, died May 11, 2010 at Cedar Village Long Term Care, Ness City, Kansas. She was born August 9, 1930 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of James and Hazel (Selle) Christiansen. She married Bruce Everett Wendt, Sr., October 25, 1950 at Williston, North Dakota. He died January 4, 2007. A homemaker, Mrs. Wendt was a Great...

Evelyn M. Winkler

Evelyn M. Winkler

May 10, 2010

Evelyn M. Winkler, 96, died May 10, 2010 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri. She was born March 6, 1914 at Chase, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Frances (Lippoldt) Feldman. She married Orville Winkler November 18, 1932 at Offerle, Kansas. He died in September 1970. They were owners and operators of Winkler's Appliance Store, Kinsley; and...

Justin Lee "Rusty" Miller

Justin Lee "Rusty" Miller

May 9, 2010

Justin Lee "Rusty" Miller, 34, died May 9, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born June 23, 1975 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Samuel Marvin and Karen Ruth (Wade) Miller. He married Tracy Lee Shull April 15, 1999 at Great Bend. He was a lifetime Great Bend resident. Mr. Miller was a member of...

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