Marjorie Keller
Jun 5, 2009
Marjorie Keller, 90, died June 5, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. Born August 5, 1918 at Stafford County, Kansas, she was the daughter of Wilbert William and Ella Josephine "Josie" (Sims) Dewey. She married Vincent Keller April 3, 1937 at Wellington, Kansas. He died in 1980. A resident of Great Bend, Mrs. Keller was...
Lorena Lucille Hackerott
Jun 5, 2009
Lorena Lucille Hackerott, 86, died June 5, 2009 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born September 17, 1922 at Natoma, Kansas, the daughter of Otto G. and Mabel (Pruter) Pfortmiller. She married Auldin H. Hackerott September 20, 1942 at Natoma. He died November 18, 1995. A homemaker and caregiver for shut-ins and a companion for more...
Ruth A. Fleming
Jun 3, 2009
Ruth A. Fleming, 89, died June 3, 2009 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 15, 1920 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Guy Ora and Anna Hazel (Prather) Kiger. A resident of Great Bend for twenty-six years, coming from Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was a former waitress. She was a member of Foundry...
Emil Leonard "Johnny" Schrott
Jun 2, 2009
Emil Leonard "Johnny" Schrott, 88, died June 2, 2009 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born April 20, 1921 at Nekoma, Kansas, the son of Edward and Mary Agnes (Schinzel) Schrott. He married Prima Faye Jennings September 16, 1956 at the Church of God, Great Bend, Kansas. She died October 21, 1990. He was the owner-operator of Schrott...
Oswald "Ossie" Schremmer
Jun 2, 2009
Oswald "Ossie" Schremmer, 92, died June 2, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born April 3, 1917 at Redwing, Kansas, the son of Alois and Caroline (Frenzel) Schremmer. He married Hazel T. Driscoll July 21, 1941 at Dubuque, Kansas. A Hoisington resident since 1955, moving from Susank, Kansas, Mr. Schremmer was an oilfield pumper for Hinkle Oil...
Terry K. Dalton
May 30, 2009
Terry K. Dalton, 59, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born September 9, 1949 at Abilene, Kansas, the son of Harold and Mary (Johnson) Dalton. He married Debbie Crotinger June 26, 1971 at Timken, Kansas. A lifetime Otis-Bison area resident, Mr. Dalton was a machinist at GBI, Great Bend. He was a United...
Sharon A. Hanks
May 29, 2009
Sharon A. Hanks, 54, died May 29, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 23, 1955 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Edwin and Ruth (Dafft) Hanks. She was a former laundry worker for Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was a lifetime Great Bend resident. Ms. Hanks was of...
Kandis Ann Pedigo
May 28, 2009
Kandis Ann Pedigo, 40, died May 28, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was given the gift of life November 1, 1968 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Howard Stenson and Melba Jean (Warrenburg) Pedigo. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, she was a worker for Rosewood Services, Great Bend. Miss Pedigo was a member...
Julius F. Penka
May 27, 2009
Julius F. Penka, 88, died May 27, 2009 at his Hoisington, Kansas, residence. He was born June 10, 1920 at Redwing, Kansas, the son of Emil and Hedwig (Heger) Penka. He married Teresia M. Zoth September 24, 1946 at Hoisington, Kansas. She died May 7, 1999. Mr. Penka was a United States Army veteran, serving with the 19th Infantry during...
Robert W. Mcdonald
May 24, 2009
Robert W. McDonald, 93, died May 24, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1915 at Concordia, Kansas, the son of George Edwin and Dorthey (Bennett) McDonald. He married Alice LeRoy August 13, 1939 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1939, coming from Concordia, Mr. McDonald was a self-employed heating...
Jonathan Chance "Jon" Miller
May 22, 2009
Jonathan Chance "Jon" Miller, 24, died May 22, 2009 at Ames, Iowa. He was born October 3, 1984 at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the son of Carl Miller and Carla Ann Franklin Wiedmier. A resident of Ames for six years, coming from Pella, Iowa, Mr. Miller was a contractor for FMC Masonry. He attended First Baptist Church, Ames, Iowa; and was an...
Alice "June" Higgins
May 21, 2009
Alice "June" Higgins, 88, died May 21, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 13, 1920 at Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Hannah (Derr) Sloan. She married Vincent Francis Higgins May 5, 1945 at McCracken, Kansas. He died October 16, 1998. A resident of Great Bend since 1953, coming...
Twila Marie Grossardt Riebel
May 21, 2009
Twila Marie Grossardt Riebel, 89, died May 21, 2009 at Cherry Village Residential Care, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 25, 1919 at Selden, Kansas, the daughter of Reverend Milton H. and Jennie (Weir) Bisbee. She married Emery Grossardt August 2, 1938 at Claflin, Kansas. He died September 1, 1975. She then married Norbert Riebel July 19, 1977 at...
William J. "Bill" Miller
May 14, 2009
William J. "Bill" Miller, 96, died May 14, 2009 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born September 15, 1912 at Claflin, Kansas, the son of Frank J. and Louise (Zecha) Miller. He married Mildred Foshee October 8, 1951 at Claflin. She died June 5, 1994. A lifetime resident of Claflin, Mr. Miller was a retired farmer. He was...
Helen Agnes Sappington
May 12, 2009
Helen Agnes Sappington, 88, died May 12, 2009 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born April 27, 1921 at Ellinwood, Kansas, the daughter of Franklin Joseph and Magdalena (Breitenbach) Wendel. She married Brahman Sappington November 7, 1940 at Ellinwood. He died August 7, 2005. Born and raised on a farm near Ellinwood, Mrs. Sappington was a resident of...
Ernest C. Bittner, Jr.
May 11, 2009
Ernest C. Bittner, Jr., 81, died May 11, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born January 25, 1928 at Olmitz, Kansas, the son of Ernest C. and Katie (Springer) Bittner. He married Clara Kline April 4, 1953 at Raton, New Mexico. A resident of Hoisington, Kansas, since 1961, Mr. Bittner was a retired heavy equipment operator...
Ralph Floyd Warren
May 10, 2009
Ralph Floyd Warren, 77, died May 10, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 16, 1932 at El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Hank and Lucille (Arnall) Warren. He married Mary Lou Fox and they later divorced. He then married Janet Wickstrom Prilling April 25, 1990 at Larned, Kansas. A resident of Great Bend...
Wayne Jerome King
May 9, 2009
Wayne Jerome King, Great Bend, Kansas, 67, passed peacefully into eternal life at Central Kansas Medical Center the evening of Saturday, May 9th, 2009. Wayne was born to Clarence and Notra Milton King on September 26, 1941 at Humboldt, Kansas. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1960. Wayne fell in love with the love of his life, Barbara "Bobbie"...
Donald P. Kaiser
May 7, 2009
Donald P. Kaiser, 77, died May 7, 2009 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born November 18, 1931 at Odin, Kansas, the son of Joseph F. and Mary (Meyeres) Kaiser. He married Anna "Janell" Fisher May 10, 1958 at Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend most of his life, Mr. Kaiser was a pumper and truck driver...
Ricky Norman Trinka
May 2, 2009
Ricky Norman "The Legend" Trinka, 56, died May 2, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 13, 1952 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the son of Norman W. and Gertrude (Riesterer) Trinka. He married the love of his life, Konny, on August 28, 2004 at Pawnee Rock, Kansas. He loved his ready-made family, and going to...
