Obituaries

Dec 26, 2024

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JoAnn McGlinn, 84, passed away, with family by her side, December 26, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 13, 1940, in Bushton to Joseph & Rose (Huslig) Bieberle.

JoAnn married Thomas Harold McGlinn September 15, 1962, in Bushton.  They built their life in Great Bend. He died October 24, 2015....

Dec 25, 2024

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Thomas "Tom" Lewis Feist, 85, passed away December 25, 2024, at Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born August 30, 1939, in Great Bend to Leon and Anna (Bieberle) Feist.

Thomas married Marie Staudinger October 19, 1963, in Dubuque. He worked for many years as a butcher for Theis Packing...

Dec 21, 2024

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Rosina Jacqueline Helsel, 91, passed away December 21, 2024, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on October 24, 1933, in Great Bend, to Domingo and Ruth (Barth) Scotti. On January 26, 1961, she married Dale E. Helsel in Miami, Oklahoma. He passed on August 5, 2009.

A resident of...

Dec 17, 2024

Andrew Paul "Andy" Schultz, 38, passed away December 17, 2024, surrounded by family at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 4, 1986, and was adopted by Joel and Donna "D.J." (Dreier) Schultz in Overland Park, Kansas. Lita (Sumibcay) Schultz became Andy's mother after Joel later remarried.

A resident of Great Bend after spending 11...

Dec 16, 2024

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Eugene Wesley Hoelscher, 85, passed away at University of Kansas Health System in Great Bend, Kan., December 16, 2024. He was born April 14, 1939, to Spurgeon and Beulah Mae (Learned) Hoelscher in Hutchinson. He had been a resident of Great Bend since 1999, coming from Bushton.

Eugene joined the Army after...

Dec 13, 2024

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Barbara Jean Steiner, age 95, went to Heaven on Friday December 13, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones. She passed away at Stormont Vail Hospital in Junction City, Kansas.  She was born to Thomas and Barbara (Janousek) Foote in Ellsworth, Kansas on May 28, 1929. She grew up in Black Wolf, Kansas, and lived...

Dec 12, 2024

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Wynona Mae Unruh, 97, passed away December 12, 2024, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Kansas. She was born May 9, 1927, in Ringwood, Oklahoma to Clyde and Susie (Becker) Kehn. Wynona grew up on a farm in Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma Bible Academy in Meno, Okla. She married Grant Olin Unruh November 2,...

Dec 12, 2024

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Christabelle "Chris" DeWald-Bickle, 96, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2024, surrounded by loving family at Ascension Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas. She was born on May 31, 1928, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Christian and Marie Elizabeth (Karst) Kramer. Chris was baptized on June 6, 1928, and confirmed in the Christian...

Dec 10, 2024

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Lenora Margaret (Budig) Hutton, 93, passed away December 10, 2024, in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born May 24, 1931, in Red Wing to Anton and Eleanor (Mauler) Budig.

Lenora married Herbert M. Byerly August 6, 1951, in Stockton.  He passed May 2, 1961. She married William C. Hutton in 1965, in...

Dec 3, 2024

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Sister Dominic Haug, 91, died Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Dominican Sisters' Infirmary in Great Bend, Kansas. Born July 22,1933 in Seneca, Kansas as Marlene Dolores Haug, Sister Dominic was the daughter of Omer and Lucile (Noll) Haug.

She entered the Dominican Sisters on September 1, 1955, and pronounced her first...

Dec 3, 2024

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Virginia Louise Klepper, 96, passed away December 3, 2024, at Ascension Living Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas. She was born on October 15, 1928, at the family home in Redwing, Kansas to Ernest and Caroline (Budig) Dressler. In 1949, Virginia married the love of her life and the father of their six children,...

Nov 30, 2024

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Kent Eugene Baldwin, 93, passed away November 30, 2024, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on October 26, 1931, in Kinsley, Kansas, to Norbin and Cammie (Justus) Baldwin. On April 9, 1983, he married Ellen (Hays) Wiesner in Ellis, Kanas. She passed on January 7, 2016.

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Nov 30, 2024

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Emil D. Potter, Jr., 65, passed away November 30, 2024, in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born on August 15, 1959, in Larned, Kansas, to Emil D. and Diana (Cole) Potter. On September 3, 1980, he married Genea Slankard in Great Bend, Kansas.

A lifetime area resident, Emil worked as a security guard...

Nov 28, 2024

Marleen Cassie (Shannon) Davison, 39, passed away November 28, 2024, in Claflin, Kansas. She was born November 20, 1985, in Wheatridge, Colorado to Michael DeCesare and Kathleen "Katie" (Shannon) Houp.

Cassie married Kevin Davison February 17, 2010. They moved to Great Bend November 7, 2017. She previously worked for Benefit Management Incorporated. She kept very busy owning...

Nov 25, 2024

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Patrick Joseph "Pat" Kern, 62, passed away November 25, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on May 9, 1962, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Terry and Marie (Heckens) Kern.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, Pat was the owner/operator of Kern Floor Service. He was raised in the catholic...

Nov 25, 2024

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Phyllis Kay Bosley, 85, passed away November 25, 2024, at Harry Hynes Inpatient Unit in Wichita, Kansas surrounded by loved ones. She was born May 17, 1939, to Glen and Pearl (White) Bantam in El Dorado Township, Harlan County, Nebraska. Phyllis married her high school sweetheart, Howard Bosley on August 24, 1958, in Orleans,...

Nov 21, 2024

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Ersell Louise Tiede, 87, passed away November 21, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on April 30, 1937, in Great Bend, to Wesley Alexander and Thelma Irene (Reinecke) Skinner. On September 20, 1952, she married Ray E. Tiede in Great Bend. He passed on June 19, 2018.

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Nov 15, 2024

Maria Del Carmen "Camely" Montes, 38, passed away November 15, 2024, surrounded by family at University of Kansas Health Systems – Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on March 24, 1986, in El Terrero, Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Guillermo Perez and Rosa Salcido. On January 5, 2003, she married Ricardo Montes in Great Bend.

A long-time resident...

Nov 13, 2024

Nany Rachel (Jennings) Damm, 83, passed away peacefully November 13, 2024, at University of Kansas Health Systems – Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on December 4, 1940, in Pomeroy, Washington. On December 27, 1958, she married Hugo Damm, Sr. in Pomeroy. He passed on July 12, 2002.

A resident of Great Bend since 1965, Nancy worked...

Nov 11, 2024

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Robert Louis "Bob" Eveleigh, 93, passed away November 11, 2024, at Wilson Care and Rehabilitation, Wilson, Kansas. He was born on October 25, 1931, in Barton County, to Frank and Liva Della (Sharp) Eveleigh. On August 24, 1954, he married Lorrayne Mills in Great Bend. She passed on January 21, 2021.

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