The Reverend Verdean Gwendolyn Leroy
May 7, 2010
The Reverend Verdean Gwendolyn LeRoy, 86, died May 7, 2010 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 16, 1923 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of John S. and Verna V. (Smith) Fisher. She grew up in Great Bend, and lived in Kansas and California. She married Jack Henry LeRoy September 5, 1942 at Los...
August F. "Gus' Lang
May 7, 2010
August F. "Gus" Lang, 97, died May 7, 2010 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born March 23, 1913 at Beaver, Kansas, the son of Robert and Anna (Reif) Lang. He married Anna Huslig July 15, 1940 at Odin, Kansas. She died July 15, 1977. He later married Mary Alice Welch Eastwood September 14, 1985 at...
Harold Loren Walter
May 7, 2010
Retired Great Bend Fire Chief Harold Loren Walter, 82, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at Rice County District Hospital. His infectious smile and mastery of the art of storytelling will be missed by everyone who knew him. Harold was born April 28, 1928 outside of Seward, Kansas, to Harry and Edna (Grow) Walter. He graduated Great Bend High School with...
Betty Ann Yetschke
May 5, 2010
Betty Ann Yetschke, 84, died May 5, 2010 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born May 17, 1925 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Donald, Sr. and Frances (Corbeille) Bowsher. She married Robert Eldon Yetschke December 27, 1946 at Great Bend. He died May 3, 2010. A Great Bend resident since 1938, coming from Hutchinson, Kansas, Mrs. Yetschke...
Felton M. Elliott
May 3, 2010
Felton M. Elliott, 84, died May 3, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 16, 1925 at Belton, Texas, the son of Raymond and Ila (Northem) Elliott. He married Mildred Marcie Jones June 8, 1947 at Belton, Texas. She died April 5, 2007. A Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1980, coming from...
Robert E. Yetschke
May 3, 2010
Robert E. Yetschke, 85, died May 3, 2010 at his home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 27, 1924 at Great Bend, the son of Clarence and Chloe (Piper) Yetschke. He married Betty Ann Bowsher December 27, 1946 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Yetschke was a floor covering installer, owning Yetschke Floor Service. He served...
Marcus Boger
May 1, 2010
Marcus Boger, 99, died May 1, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 21, 1911 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Abraham and Lydia (Radke) Boger. He married Edna F. Van Fossen in 1934 at Great Bend. She died November 17, 2008. A lifetime resident of rural Hoisington, living the past five...
Harry L. Harms
Apr 30, 2010
Harry L. Harms, 85, died April 30, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 8, 1924 at Newton, Kansas, the son of Edwin and Sophia (Schmidt) Harms. He married Barbara Jane Phillips July 2, 1946 at Burns, Kansas. She died January 14, 2000. A Hoisington resident for forty-four years, moving from Potwin,...
Michael Paul Hester
Apr 30, 2010
Michael Paul Hester, 30, died April 30, 2010 at Barton County, Kansas. He was born February 21, 1980 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of David, Sr. and Margaret (Zero) Hester. He worked for Don's Trash Service and Arby's, both of Great Bend. He was a Great Bend resident for ten years, coming from Hoisington. He was baptized in the Lutheran...
Angela Marie Wiley
Apr 28, 2010
Angela Marie Wiley, 35, died April 28, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born December 17, 1974 the daughter of Wesley Gardner and Theresa (Hupfer) Dix. A longtime Barton County, Kansas, resident, she was a homemaker. Survivors include her father, Wesley Gardner, Hoisington, Kansas; her mother, Theresa Dix and her husband Steve, Ellis, Kansas; three sons:...
Jim Lee Fertig
Apr 28, 2010
Jim Lee Fertig, 62, died April 28, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born January 31, 1948 at Larned, Kansas, the son of Earl V. and Betty Jane (Brown) Fertig. He married Eleanor L. DeBusk October 9, 1982 at Great Bend, Kansas. A lifetime Stafford and Pawnee County resident, Mr. Fertig was a mechanic for the...
Greg A. Hekele
Apr 27, 2010
Greg A. Hekele, 49, died April 27, 2010 at his residence, Odin, Kansas. He was born April 18, 1961 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Martha (Moeder) Hekele. A rural Odin resident all of his life, he was a dairy farmer and stockman. Mr. Hekele was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council...
Frank J. Dome
Apr 24, 2010
Frank J. Dome, 82, died April 24, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born April 26, 1927 at Pfeifer, Kansas, the son of Andrew and Catherine (Jacobs) Dome. He married Ruth Pivonka October 30, 1951 at Olmitz, Kansas. She died September 14, 1981. He then married Leona Habiger Ehrlich June 6, 1987at Great Bend, Kansas. She...
Wilma F. Beltz
Apr 23, 2010
Wilma F. Beltz, 94, died April 23, 2010 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1915 at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, the daughter of William and Emma (Lunsford) Warren. She married George R. Beltz March 20, 1943 at Medicine Lodge, Kansas. He died June 25, 1993. A Great Bend resident since 1951, coming from Scott...
Paul R. Neeland
Apr 23, 2010
Paul R. Neeland, 77, died April 23, 2010 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born September 7, 1932 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Donovan Joseph and Mary Agnes Mamie (Risse) Neeland. He married Bernice A. Stoss September 7, 1955 at Olmitz, Kansas. He was a Great Bend High School graduate with the class of 1950...
Marguerite C. Lowe
Apr 21, 2010
Marguerite C. Lowe, 96, died April 21, 2010 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born August 26, 1913 at Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Tilden Ernest and Effie Blance (Needles) Riley. She married Odra "Jack" Lowe January 27, 1939 at Garden City, Kansas. He died February 8, 1981. A longtime Hoisington, Kansas, resident, Mrs. Lowe was a...
Jerry M. Ryan
Apr 21, 2010
Jerry M. Ryan, 77, died April 21, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 14, 1932 at David City, Nebraska, the son of Jacob E. and Addie M. (Voyles) Ryan. He married Ruth E. Naylor April 8, 1972 at Russell, Kansas. A Great Bend resident for thirty-three years, coming from Russell, Mr. Ryan was...
James R. Phelps
Apr 19, 2010
James R. Phelps, 68, died April 19, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born December 19, 1941 at Benton, Illinois, the son of Richard "Dick" and Loventrice (Hooten) Phelps. He was later raised by his mother and step-father, Chester and Loventrice Dyer. A Dallas, Texas, resident for thirty years, coming from Great Bend, Mr. Phelps was...
Ronald D. Houser
Apr 19, 2010
Ronald D. Houser, 74, died April 19, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 25, 1936 at Eureka, Kansas, the son of Byron and Laleta A. (Ashwell) Houser. He married Henrietta M. Dinges Prosser December 30, 1972 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1965, coming from Chanute, Kansas, Mr. Houser worked as...
Martha Weller Oehlert
Apr 16, 2010
Martha Weller Oehlert, 58, died April 16, 2010 at her home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 16, 1951 at Great Bend, the daughter of Dale Henry and Dorothy Elaine (Steed) Weller. She was a Great Bend High School graduate with the class of 1969. She then graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in journalism in...
