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Marjorie Jean Eppley

Marjorie Jean Eppley

Dec 26, 2009

Marjorie Jean Eppley, 90, died December 26, 2009 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born April 4, 1919 at Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of William J. "Bill" and Vida Ruth (Jolly) DeSelms. She married Robert Dale Eppley February 8, 1941 at Stafford, Kansas. He died May 23, 1995. The moved to Hoisington, Kansas, in 1951 where they owned...

George Carl Ludwig

George Carl Ludwig

Dec 24, 2009

George Carl Ludwig, 54, died December 24, 2009 at his residence near Jennings, Oklahoma. He was born January 4, 1955 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Robert G. and Marjorie L. (Debes) Ludwig. He married his high school sweetheart Jeri Sparks on December 29, 1973 at Hoisington, Kansas. The couple made their inital home in Hoisington as George worked...

Henri "Hank" Rondeau

Henri "Hank" Rondeau

Dec 24, 2009

Henri "Hank" Rondeau, 49, died December 24, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born March 6, 1960 at Great Bend, the son of Henri Ebert and Mary Joanne "Jodie" (Gamlowski) Rondeau. He was a Great Bend High School graduate and attended Barton County Community College. He was a United States Air Force veteran, serving at...

Oleva Mae Helwig

Oleva Mae Helwig

Dec 22, 2009

Oleva Mae Helwig, 93, died December 22, 2009 at the Kansas Masonic Home, Wichita, Kansas. She was born March 16, 1916 at Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of George Vernon and Ethel (Ferris) Schwab. She married Fred Helwig October 5, 1941 at Wichita. A longtime Hoisington, Kansas, resident, recently moving to Wichita, Mrs. Helwig was a homemaker. She was a graduate...

Helen E. Karst

Helen E. Karst

Dec 21, 2009

Helen E. Karst, 87, died December 21, 2009 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 10, 1922 at Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, the daughter of Sigmond and Mary (Herdt) Nuss. She married Charles R. Miller December 25, 1940 at Hutchinson, Kansas. He died October 16, 1986. She then married Clayton Karst September 28, 1996...

Steven Michael Erwin

Steven Michael Erwin

Dec 21, 2009

Steven Michael Erwin, 53, died December 21, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born May 14, 1956 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Bert and Sharon (Southard) Erwin. He was a resident of Wichita, Kansas, since 1990, coming from Great Bend. Steven was baptized at First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his parents, Bert and...

Leah A. Otte

Leah A. Otte

Dec 19, 2009

Leah A. Otte, 95, died December 19, 2009 at Larned Health Care Center, Larned, Kansas. She was born April 3, 1914 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie and Dora (Roberson) Dorfshaffer. She married Wilmer M. Otte January 1, 1935 at Great Bend. He died October 4, 2004. A homemaker, Mrs. Otte was a lifetime resident of Great Bend....

Robert J. "Bob" Wondra

Robert J. "Bob" Wondra

Dec 19, 2009

Robert J. "Bob" Wondra, 79, died December 19, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 23, 1930 at Redwing, Kansas, the son of Joseph K. and Agnes C. (Debes) Wondra. He married Betty Maneth May 15, 1950 at Great Bend. A lifetime area resident, Mr. Wondra was a farmer his entire life and was...

Ann Marie Beckman

Ann Marie Beckman

Dec 15, 2009

Ann Marie Beckman, 77, died December 15, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 31, 1931 at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Donald R. and Helen (Hamilton) Wiley. She married Harold William Beckman December 2, 1950 at Oakley, Kansas. He died September 21, 1998. Mrs. Beckman was a liquor store owner at...

Robert Leo "Bob" (Rychlec) Richley

Robert Leo "Bob" (Rychlec) Richley

Dec 14, 2009

Robert Leo "Bob" (Rychlec) Richley, 78, died December 14, 2009 at Leisure Homestead at St. John, St. John, Kansas. He was born April 7, 1931 at Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Stanley and Anna (Strobel) Rychlec. He was a self-employed real estate broker and home builder. He was a resident of Great Bend until 1972 when he moved to Kansas...

Wilfred "Bill" Schremmer

Wilfred "Bill" Schremmer

Dec 7, 2009

Wilfred "Bill" Schremmer, 90, died December 7, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 4, 1919 at Odin, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Louise (Frenzl) Schremmer. He married Cecilia M. Ille October 26, 1948 at Odin. A Great Bend resident since 1995, coming from Odin, Mr. Schremmer was a farmer and...

Mike Vincent

Mike Vincent

Dec 7, 2009

Mike Vincent, 48, died December 7, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born October 22, 1961 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Robert E. and Deanna (Bryant) Vincent. He was a lifetime Hoisington resident. Survivors include one daughter, April VanScyoc, Hoisington, Kansas; one brother, Jim Vincent, Huntsville, Alabama; his parents, Bob and Deanna Vincent, Hoisington; grandmothers,...

Harlan Edward Foskett, Sr.

Harlan Edward Foskett, Sr.

Dec 4, 2009

Harlan Edward Foskett, Sr., 87, died December 4, 2009 at Ellsworth County Medical Center, Ellsworth, Kansas. He was born January 22, 1922 at Orleans, Nebraska, the son of George and Mary (Williams) Foskett. He married Goldie Faye Foiles December 13, 1953 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died November 22, 2007. A resident of Lorraine, Kansas, for thirty years, coming from...

Beth E. Graham

Beth E. Graham

Dec 3, 2009

Beth E. Graham, 63, died December 3, 2009 at Kansas Medical Center, Andover, Kansas. She was born November 28, 1946 at Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of James and Jeanne Jaques Winslow. She married Charles R. Graham, Sr. August, 17, 1968, at Emporia, Kansas. He survives. Mrs. Graham was a special education teacher with Unified School District #495, Larned, Kansas. She...

Donald Ray Mlynar

Donald Ray Mlynar

Dec 2, 2009

Donald Ray Mlynar, 63, died December 2, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1946 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Raymond and Virginia (Miller) Mlynar. He was an oilfield roughneck and was a lifetime Barton County resident. Survivors include one son, Gregg Mlynar, Larned, Kansas; his mother, Virginia Bohatch, Hutchinson, Kansas; his companion,...

Howard "Red" Hammer

Howard "Red" Hammer

Dec 2, 2009

Howard "Red" Hammer, 91, died December 2, 2009 at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born April 22, 1918 at Ansley, Nebraska, the son of Harvey and Emma (Trout) Hammer. He married Leona Marie Rankin January 2, 1943 at Evanston, Wyoming. Mr. Hammer enjoyed working on ranches in Idaho as a young man. He served as a...

Julius W. Prosser

Julius W. Prosser

Nov 30, 2009

Julius W. Prosser, 81, died November 30, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. he was born July 14, 1928 at Barton County, Kansas, the son of Alois F. and Regina (Herrman) Prosser. He married Roberta L. Miller August 10, 1948 at Claflin, Kansas. A lifetime rural Claflin resident, Mr. Prosser was a farmer and stockman and was a former...

Georgia Glenn Wilson

Georgia Glenn Wilson

Nov 29, 2009

Georgia Glenn Wilson, 96, died November 29, 2009 at Hays Regional Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born February 18, 1913 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Reglin Archer and Margaret Geneve (Poore) Valerius. She married Clyde Martin Wilson April 5, 1932 at Norton, Kansas. He died in 1983. A homemaker, Mrs. Wilson was a resident of Hoisington, Ponca City,...

Billie Huff

Billie Huff

Nov 28, 2009

Billie Huff, 92, died November 28, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born March 9, 1917 at Leoti, Kansas, the daughter of James Franklin and Kate (Thompson) Elder. She married Wayne E. Huff June 27, 1943 at Topeka, Kansas. He died February 23, 1995. A Claflin, Kansas, resident since 1950, coming from Leoti, Mrs. Huff worked at...

Mary Alice Ann Eastwood Lang

Mary Alice Ann Eastwood Lang

Nov 27, 2009

Mary Alice Ann Eastwood Lang, 91, died November 27, 2009 at Ambassador Manor (Hope Hospice), Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born February 15, 1918 at Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of James Arthur and Sarah Myrtle (Fisher) Welch. She married George Eastwood August 23, 1939 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died August 2, 1974. She then married August Lang September 14,...

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