Gerald Duane "Jerry" Dundas
Jul 9, 2009
Gerald Duane "Jerry" Dundas, 82, died July 9, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 16, 1926 at Osage City, Kansas, the son of Ned and Ethel May (Hansen) Dundas. He married Alice M. Wedel October 10, 1954 at Moundridge, Kansas. A resident of Great Bend since 1959, coming from McPherson, Kansas,...
Meta Anna Bertha Oetken
Jul 8, 2009
GREAT BEND - Meta Anna Bertha Oetken, 91, died July 8, 2009 at Cherry Village, Great Bend. She was born November 26, 1917 to Otto and Marie Hanken Rankin in Rush County, Kansas and was a lifetime resident of Albert until moving to Cherry Village in 2004. She married Louis J. Oetken January 28, 1940 at Peace Lutheran Church. He...
Kenneth L. "Kenny" Nicolet
Jul 3, 2009
Kenneth L. "Kenny" Nicolet, 52, died July 3, 2009 at his home. He was born November 17, 1956 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Neuell and Mary Wilmajean (Dirks) Nicolet. He married Cecelia J. Bussen December 10, 1983 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Nicolet was a farmer. He received the "Outstanding Farmer of the Year"...
Hattie T. Hipp
Jul 3, 2009
Hattie T. Hipp, 94, died July 3, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 16, 1914 at Odin, Kansas, the daughter of William and Josephine (Reif) Hipp. A housekeeper for Msgr. Steve Reif for forty-two years, Miss Hipp also worked in the Wichita aircraft industry during World War II. She was a...
Luella C. Brown
Jul 3, 2009
Luella C. Brown, 86, died July 3, 2009 at her Houston, Texas, residence. She was born July 30, 1922 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Benjamin and Nettie Charlotte (Beacham) Christianson. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons: Lawrence Brown, Houston, Texas; and Ralph W. Brown and wife, Cindy, Houston, Texas; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She...
Joe T. Prosser
Jul 3, 2009
Joe T. Prosser, 91, died July 3, 2009 at Leisure Homestead, St. John, Kansas. He was born March 8, 1918 at Beaver, Kansas, the son of Alois and Regina (Herman) Prosser. He married Emma Reif November 4, 1940 at Odin, Kansas. She died May 6, 1993. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mr. Prosser was the retired owner of Prosser Produce,...
Gwendylon W. Stroup
Jul 2, 2009
Gwendylon W. Stroup, 95, died July 2, 2009 at the Kay Pogue Hospice Center, Salina, Kansas. She was born April 4, 1914 at Labette County, Kansas, the daughter of Francis Morton and Iva Lula (Wiley) Polk. She married George H. Stroup December 24, 1937 at Edna, Kansas. He died May 23, 1986. A resident of Great Bend since 1975, moving...
Wilma M. "Jean" Swigart
Jun 29, 2009
Wilma M. "Jean" Swigart, 78, died June 29, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 22, 1930 at Carver County, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Emma (Petrick) Schroeder. She married Kenneth Edward "Wayne" Swigart September 21, 1957 at Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend since 1956, moving from Minnesota, Mrs. Swigart was...
Mona Ewing
Jun 27, 2009
Mona Ewing, 57, died June 27, 2009 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born January 7, 1952 at Seminole, Oklahoma, the daughter of Furman R. and Hazel E. (Smith) Guinn. She married Gary Ewing July 21, 1970 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died October 8, 2006. A longtime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Ewing was the Director of the...
Shirley Mae Tesch
Jun 27, 2009
Shirley Mae Tesch, 72, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 12, 1937 at Montrose, Colorado, the daughter of Harvey Samuel and Lucille W. (Barrett) Foster. She married Robert C. Tesch April 22, 1956 at Russell, Kansas. He died October 20, 1992. A resident of Great Bend since...
Sr. Teri Wall, O. P.
Jun 26, 2009
Sister Teri Wall, 59, died Friday June 26, 2009, at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Born June 4, 1950, in Butte, Montana, as Terol Lynne Wall, Sister Teri was the daughter of Martin Joseph and the late Elizabeth Lucille (Barry) Wall. She entered the Dominican Sisters Community in Great Bend September 1, 1976, and pronounced her first vows December...
Evelyn F. Juno
Jun 22, 2009
Evelyn F. Juno, 87, died June 22, 2009 at the Rush County Nursing Home, LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born February 27, 1922 at Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Adolph A. and Caroline (Linsner) Demel. She married Edward Leonard Juno May 6, 1942 at Odin. He died September 27, 2008. A lifelong resident of Otis, Kansas, Mrs. Juno was a homemaker....
Opal M. Cromwell
Jun 22, 2009
Opal M. Cromwell, 85, died June 22, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born November 12, 1923 at Swink, Colorado, the daughter of George and Anna (Wilson) Thatcher. She married Ray V. Cromwell April 15, 1944 at LaJunta, Colorado. He died June 20, 2002. A homemaker, Mrs. Cromwell was a Hoisington resident since 1944, coming from Swink....
Hans C. Anderson
Jun 18, 2009
Hans C. Anderson, 54, died June 18, 2009 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born November 9, 1954 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Everett and Evangeline (Stejskal) Anderson. He married Robin D. Erwin in August 1985 at Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mr. Anderson was a truck driver for Barton County...
Floyd Edward Wilson
Jun 17, 2009
Floyd Edward Wilson, 77, died June 17, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born June 1, 1932 at Rush Center, Kansas, the son of Elmer Floyd and Elva Juanita (Mendenhall) Wilson. He married Nancy Mayse June 19, 1955 at LaCrosse, Kansas. A former mechanic for Parrish Motors and Sanko Conoco, both of Great Bend, Mr....
E. Esther Schneider
Jun 14, 2009
E. Esther Schneider, 96, died June 14, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 16, 1912 at Galatia, Kansas, the daughter of J. George and Anna (Herrman) Boxberger. She married Paul Schneider January 12, 1936 at Milberger, Kansas. He died March 2, 2001. A homemaker, Mrs. Schneider was a resident of Great Bend since...
Lois Ann Mitchell
Jun 13, 2009
Lois Ann Mitchell, 75, died June 13, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 3, 1934 at Troy, New York, the daughter of Theodore J. and Jane M. (Messier) Rule. She married John H. Mitchell June 5, 1955 at Green Island, New York. A resident of Great Bend since 1972, moving from Troy and...
Eldon L. Keeler
Jun 13, 2009
Eldon L. Keeler, 66, died June 13, 2009 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. He was born August 27, 1942 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Claude Leo and Iva Mary (Wetig) Keeler, Sr. He married Edalea Spatz August 29, 1964 at Seward, Kansas. A resident of Great Bend since 1960, moving from Seward, Mr. Keeler was parts...
Carol L. Schrepel
Jun 11, 2009
Carol L. Schrepel, 74, died June 11, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 4, 1935 at Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Jay and Louise (Postlethwaite) Kimball. Carol Louise Kimball married Leslie Charles Schrepel September 9, 1956 at Great Bend. He died August 28, 2000. A resident of Hoisington, Kansas, the past...
Edward L. Mcconnell
Jun 10, 2009
Edward L. McConnell, 74, died June 10, 2009 at Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born at Dorrance, Kansas, the son of Martin and Mollie (Manweiler) Miller. He married Gisela Boehm February 9, 1959 at Frankfort, Germany. He was a retired Army veteran. Mr. McConnell was of the Christian faith. He was a life member of VFW Post #7428 and American...
