Erna Z. Kampert
Jan 13, 2010
Erna Z. Kampert, a mother, a sister, a teacher, a friend, a smile giver to so many, died in Kindred-Hospital Mansfield on January 13, 2010. She was a young 69 years old. Erna had been battling through the difficult stages of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Erna was the daughter of Louis and Myrtle (Johnson) Zutavern from Great Bend, Kansas....
Arlys H. Wycoff
Jan 11, 2010
Arlys H. Wycoff, 88, died January 11, 2010 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 26, 1921 at Stafford County, Kansas, the son of Estol J. and Golda May (Broadbooks) Wycoff. He married Margaret F. Morgan February 7, 1946 at Fort Worth, Texas. She died December 27, 2009. A lifelong Stafford and Barton County resident,...
Darrell Wayne Begg
Jan 11, 2010
Darrell Wayne Begg, 44, died January 11, 2010 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born January 1, 1966 at Livonia, Michigan, the son of Clifton Sharon and Madeline Kay (Christy) Begg. A resident of Great Bend since 2002, coming from Elkhart, Indiana, he was a sander for Rosewood Gallery. Darrell was a member of First Christian Church, Kiwanis...
Betty L. Oetken
Jan 10, 2010
Betty L. Oetken, 82, died January 10, 2010 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 28, 1927 at Great Bend, the daughter of Kenneth Eldred and Grace Mabel (Dunsworth) Truxal. She married Otto John Oetken, Jr., December 17, 1946 at Peace Lutheran Church, Albert, Kansas. He died December 16, 2008. A resident of Great Bend...
Aliayah Marie Carter
Jan 6, 2010
Aliayah Marie Carter, infant, died Jan. 6 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born Jan. 6 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, she was the daughter of Michael Anthony Carter and Tashina Michelle Diaz. Survivors include her parents; grandparents, Steven and Mary Smolik of Great Bend, Joe Baldwin of Illinois and Lucille Carter of Arkansas; an Uncle Justin Zadoka; and other numerous...
Vernon Anthony Bahr
Jan 6, 2010
Vernon Anthony Bahr, 89, died January 6, 2010 at Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born August 18, 1920 on a farm north of Albert, Kansas, the son of Frank William, Sr., and Mary Victoria (Schneider) Bahr. He married Mary Margaret Sheehan Brack October 21, 1961 at Olmitz, Kansas. She died January 17, 1999. A farmer, Mr. Bahr...
Marietta F. Mooney
Jan 4, 2010
Marietta F. Mooney, 76, died January 4, 2009 at Ellsworth County Medical Center, Ellsworth, Kansas. She was born October 5, 1933 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Leo and Irene (Bruinn) Bieberle. She married Gene Mooney in 1951 at Bushton, Kansas. He died in 1956. A lifetime Buston area resident, Mrs. Mooney was a ward secretary at Central Kansas...
Patricia L. "Pat" Resner
Jan 2, 2010
Patricia L. "Pat Resner, 79 of Great Bend, died Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born June 14, 1930 in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Emil John and Helen Edna Remley Pflughoeft. Patricia was resident of Great Bend for most of her life. She was a homemaker. Patricia was a member of Trinity Lutheran...
Hilda M. Ille
Jan 1, 2010
Hilda M. Ille, 93, died January 1, 2010 at Cherry Village Residential Care, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 20, 1916 at Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph V. and Frances M. Tinkel Jenisch. She was a lifetime resident of the Odin area. She was a retired registered nurse and former employee of Hoisington Lutheran Hospital. She graduated from...
Charles M. Thomas
Dec 31, 2009
Charles M. Thomas, 74, of Great Bend, died December 31, 2009 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. He was born April 4, 1935, at Salamanca, N.Y., the son of Fred L. and Carrie (Wingard) Thomas. He was retired from the Albert Co-op, Tammen Farms and Becker Rentals. He was a Great Bend resident for 30 years. He served 12...
Patricia Ann "Martha" Miller
Dec 31, 2009
Patricia Ann "Martha" Miller died December 31, 2009 at Kaye Pogue Hospice Center of Salina, Kansas. She was born August 6, 1933 at Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Walter W. and Virginia Bell (Burns) Ratliff. She was a resident of Great Bend since 1952 moving from Larned, Kansas. She was a homemaker and secretary-treasurer of Golden Belt Diabetes Association. Mrs....
Jim M. Pettijohn
Dec 31, 2009
Jim M. Pettijohn, 71, died December 31, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born December 5, 1938 at Sterling, Kansas, the son of Murel and Cecile (Swan) Pettijohn. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1972 coming from Plainville, Kansas. Mr. Pettijohn was an oilfield driller, working for Blue Goose Drilling, Inc. and Pickrell Drilling,...
Marilyn Klepper
Dec 31, 2009
Marilyn Klepper, 76, died December 31, 2009 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born July 5, 1933 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of John M. and Catherine (Quilty) Russell. She married Kenneth M. Klepper September 22, 1952 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend. A lifetime resident, Mrs. Klepper was a homemaker and later was...
Wayne E. Nuss
Dec 30, 2009
RUSSELL - Wayne E. Nuss, 78, died Dec. 30, 2009, in Wichita. He was born March 11, 1931, to Emanuel and Elizabeth Popp Nuss. On Nov. 21, 1954, he married Lila Dumler. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Mark and wife Sylvia, Russell, KS, and Neal, Russell, KS; a sister, Florence Mai, Great Bend; two grandsons, Eric and Brian...
Minnie L. Landis
Dec 30, 2009
HOISINGTON -Minnie L. Landis, 87, died December 30, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born at home November 28, 1922 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the daughter of L.A. and Carrie (Brown) Pinkston. Minnie grew up in Shawnee, OK where she played on the Red Heads semi-pro womens basketball team. Minnie married Robert D. "Bob"...
Dorothy Mae "Dot" Tournear
Dec 29, 2009
Dorothy Mae "Dot" Tournear, 68, died December 29, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born January 22, 1941 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of William Harold "Tim" and Hilda Matilda (Trauer) Hurst. She married Larry Tournear in 1962 at Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mrs. Tournear was a clerk at Gibson's and...
Clara B. Yarger
Dec 29, 2009
DATELINE: Great Bend, Kansas Clara B.Yarger,84, died December 29, 2009, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. Clara was born March 29, 1925, Middle Brook, Missouri, to Andrew and Elizabeth (Scuzh) Morey. Clara married Willard Albert Yarger on June 11, 1966 at Hoisington. He preceded in death May 22, 1995. She was a Med Aid at nursing homes in Great Bend...
Madeline Salem Farris
Dec 28, 2009
Madeline Salem Farris, 90, died December 28, 2009 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 14, 1919 at Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Max and Emma Salem. A Great Bend resident most of her life, Mrs. Farris was a homemaker and sales clerk for Furniture World and Penny Pinchers, both of Great Bend. Mrs. Farris...
Larry Gene Miller
Dec 28, 2009
Larry Gene Miller, 65, died December 28, 2009 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born August 4, 1944 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Samuel Marvin and Ruth (Queen) Miller. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mr. Miller was an oilfield laborer and carpenter. Mr. Miller was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Great Bend....
Margaret F. Wycoff
Dec 27, 2009
Margaret F. Wycoff, 83, died December 27, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 31, 1925 at Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of James E. and Mardie (Browne) Morgan. She married Arlys "Art" Wycoff February 7, 1946 at Fort Worth. Mrs. Wycoff was a certified dental assistant for Dr. A. W. G. Schubert for...
