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Harold R. "Tom" Thompson

Harold R. "Tom" Thompson

Sep 19, 2009

Harold R. "Tom" Thompson, born September 20, 1931, died September 19, 2009 at his daughter's home in Omaha, Nebraska. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty (Woydziak) Thompson December 10, 2003. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2009 at St. Catherine Catholic Church, Dubuque, Kansas. Survivors include his mother-in-law, Elfrieda Woydziak; one sister, Betty...

Frieda Morganstern

Frieda Morganstern

Sep 18, 2009

Frieda Morganstern, 100, passed away September 18, 2009 at Eugene, Oregon. She was born August 30, 1909 in Barton County, Kansas, to Emanuel and Mary Michaelis. She married Roland Morganstern in 1933. He died in 1982. Their occupation included the Susank Grocery in Susank and the Cheyenne Lockers in Hoisington until their retirement. She lived in Susank until 2006 when...

Frieda Morgenstern

Frieda Morgenstern

Sep 18, 2009

Frieda Morgenstern, 100, passed away September 18, 2009 at Eugene, Oregon. She was born August 30, 1909 in Barton County, Kansas, to Emanuel and Mary Michaelis. She married Roland Morgenstern in 1933. He died in 1982. Their occupation included the Susank Grocery in Susank and the Cheyenne Lockers in Hoisington, until their retirement. Mrs. Morgenstern resided in Susank until 2006...

Sally Allison

Sally Allison

Sep 13, 2009

Sally Allison, 65, died September 13, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 18, 1944 at Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Lloyd and Ruth (Newman) Simmons. She was a 1962 graduate of Elk City (Oklahoma) High School and attended Oklahoma University. She married Dr. Mike Allison August 22, 1965 at Elk City, Oklahoma....

Donald L. Bailey

Donald L. Bailey

Sep 12, 2009

Donald L. Bailey, 76, died September 12, 2009 at his residence. He was born September 18, 1932 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Robert Bailey and Glendora Lewis (Bailey) Dunn. He married Carolyn Simmons June 28, 1953 at Hoisington. A lifetime Hoisington resident, Mr. Bailey worked for Werth Heating and Electric for many years, and later worked for Southard Corporation....

Jerry Ray Phillips

Jerry Ray Phillips

Sep 11, 2009

Jerry Ray Phillips, 65, died September 11, 2009 at his home. He was born June 26, 1944 at Liberal, Kansas, the son of Charles and Edna (Kemper) Phillips. He married Cherie Nickell April 7, 1989 at Great Bend, Kansas. He was a resident of Great Bend for more than twenty years, moving from Liberal. Mr. Phillips was a member of...

Theron "Jack" Brewer

Theron "Jack" Brewer

Sep 11, 2009

Theron "Jack" Brewer, 83, died September 11, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born September 20, 1925 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Lester F. and Dora (Aldrich) Brewer. He was a longtime Hoisington resident, having lived in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Brewer was a right-of-way agent in the oil production industry. He was a United States...

Orvel W. Dailey

Orvel W. Dailey

Sep 9, 2009

Orvel W. Dailey, 83, died September 9, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 21, 1925 at Emporia, Kansas, the son of Joseph Taylor and Mildred (Getner) Dailey. He married Ruth Rice November 23, 1960 in Oklahoma. A resident of Great Bend for fifty years, Mr. Dailey was retired from the oilfield. He was...

Doris M. Rice

Doris M. Rice

Sep 8, 2009

Doris M. Rice, 82, died September 8, 2009 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born October 19, 1926 at Raymond, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Lydia (Sewing) Winkelman. She married Norman Rice March 1, 1947 at Wichita. Living in Andover for the last two years, Mrs. Rice had been a resident of Great Bend since 1950,...

Marvel Irene Boger

Marvel Irene Boger

Sep 7, 2009

Marvel Irene Boger, 83, died September 7, 2009 at the home of her daughter, Dianne Hester in Lubbock, Texas. Marvel was born June 19, 1926, the daughter of Otto Sala and Louise (Schneider) Doonan, in Great Bend, Kansas. She married Fred Boger on January 27, 1946. He preceded her in death on June 1, 1994. Until recent months, she was...

Hurvey "Doug" Douglas Chism, Jr.

Hurvey "Doug" Douglas Chism, Jr.

Sep 3, 2009

H. Doug Chism, Jr., 46, died September 3, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 29, 1962, at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Hurvey Douglas, Sr. and Gladys Mae Brown Chism. Doug was a maintenance worker for the family business and previously for Dixon Rentals. He was a lifetime Great Bend resident. On...

Wayne Stoskopf

Wayne Stoskopf

Sep 2, 2009

Wayne Stoskopf, 92, died September 2, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born April 2, 1917 at Beaver, Kansas, the son of Frank B. and Mary (Hull) Stoskopf. He married Mildred E. Almquist May 1, 1938 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died November 26, 2007. A lifetime resident of Hoisington, Mr. Stoskopf was a retired farmer, stockman,...

Gladys L. Nemnich

Gladys L. Nemnich

Aug 29, 2009

Gladys L. Nemnich, 72, died August 29, 2009 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born November 11, 1936 at Hartford, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Lora (Wilson) Sutton. She married John S. "Steve" Nemnich August 14, 1955 at Hartford. Mrs. Nemnich attended Mutton Head Elementary and Emporia High School. She was a clerk at the Citizen State...

Cassilda Dorothy "Dottie" Moran

Cassilda Dorothy "Dottie" Moran

Aug 28, 2009

Cassilda Dorothy "Dottie" Moran, 83, died August 28, 2009 at her Claflin, Kansas, residence. She was born November 12, 1925 at Ellinwood, Kansas, the daughter of Paul John and Mary (Helfrich) Schartz. She married John J. "Jack" Moran January 12, 1954 at Salina, Kansas. He died July 16, 2007. A lifetime resident of the the Claflin and Ellinwood area, Mrs....

Oella Nellie Peugh

Oella Nellie Peugh

Aug 27, 2009

Oella Nellie (Martz) Peugh, age 95, of Knoxville, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Brakebill Nursing Home. She was born October 8, 1913 near Galatia, Kansas. She grew up in Hoisington, Kansas, graduating from Hoisington High School. She played piano for dance classes, became a portrait colorist painter when she and Selden Peugh purchased a photography studio in...

Mary Jane Allen

Mary Jane Allen

Aug 24, 2009

Mary Jane Allen, 59, died August 24, 2009 at Muskogee Regional Hospital, Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was born March 13, 1950 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Eldois J. and Martha Rosemary "Rosie" (Humphrey) Wilson. She married Jim Allen in 1999 at Dodge City, Kansas. A resident of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, since 2007, coming from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Susank, Kansas, and...

Beverly Ann Schaub

Beverly Ann Schaub

Aug 21, 2009

Beverly Ann Schaub, 77, died August 21, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 29, 1931 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Frank J. and Hazel C. (Wood) Keenan. She married Robert E. Schaub February 6, 1951 at Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mrs. Schaub was a homemaker. Mrs. Schaub...

Harold "Bud" Campbell

Harold "Bud" Campbell

Aug 17, 2009

Harold "Bud" Campbell, 89, died August 17, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1919 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Leslie J. and Clara (Staerkel) Campbell. He married Dorothy M. Whitaker August 14, 1948 at Kansas City. A lifetime Barton County resident, he had worked for the railroad and was a...

Thelia Jo Ford

Thelia Jo Ford

Aug 17, 2009

Thelia Jo Ford, 56, died August 17, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 26, 1952 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Steve and Thelia Belle (Smith) Malone. She married Jack Ford January 20, 1973 at Chase, Kansas. A lifelong Great Bend resident, Mrs. Ford was the former office manager for L &...

Kristen Elaine Eckels

Kristen Elaine Eckels

Aug 17, 2009

Kristen Elaine Eckels, 3 months, died August 17, 2009 at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. She was given the gift of life May 7, 2009 at Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of William and Kimberly (Schlereth) Eckels. She was a lifetime resident of Great Bend, Kansas. Kristen was a member of Foundry Methodist Church, Great Bend. Survivors include her...

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