I. Anita Pitts
May 2, 2009
I. Anita Pitts, 42, died May 2, 2009 at her Claflin, Kansas, residence. She was born January 4, 1967 at Kennett, Missouri, the daughter of Charles Wayne and Geraldine (Cox) McCollum. A CMA, Ms. Pitts was a resident of Claflin for the past six years, coming from Lyons, Kansas. Ms. Pitts was of the Pentecostal faith. Her favorite holiday was...
Leroy J. Thalmann
May 1, 2009
Leroy J. Thalmann, 67, died May 1, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born November 17, 1941 at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Elmer and Mary (Scott) Thalmann. A resident of Hoisington, Kansas, since 1993, moving from California, Mr. Thalmann was employed by Tom's Custom Guttering, Hoisington. He was a United States Navy veteran of the...
Virginia M. Hayes
Apr 28, 2009
Virginia Marie Hayes, 88, died April 28, 2009 at Alterra Sterling House of Great Bend, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 29, 1921 at Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Edward C. and Myrtle M. (Pettit) Koopman. She married Walter W. Hayes November 14, 1942 at Great Bend. He died January 10, 1977. A resident of Great Bend most...
Stacy M. Ferguson
Apr 27, 2009
Stacy M. Ferguson, 50, died April 27, 2009 at her residence. She was born August 26, 1958 at El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Sybil (Gallagher) Dole. She married Darwin Ferguson September 24, 1988 at Great Bend, Kansas. A resident of Great Bend since 1988, coming from Larned, Kansas, Mrs. Ferguson was a homemaker. Mrs. Ferguson was member...
Geraldine M. Buehler
Apr 26, 2009
Geraldine M. Buehler, 86, died April 26, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 25, 1923 at Ellinwood, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph M. and Mary "Mamie" (Heinz) Hammeke. She married Paul Buehler February 4, 1946 at Ellinwood. He died November 4, 1997. Mrs. Buehler worked for the Signal Corps at the Great Bend...
Walter F. Hurst
Apr 24, 2009
Walter F. Hurst, 73, died April 24, 2009 at his North Las Vegas, Nevada, home. He was born January 4, 1936 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of William "Tim" and Hilda (Trauer) Hurst. A Great Bend High School graduate in the Class of 1954, Mr. Hurst was a typesetter, working for the Great Bend Tribune, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph,...
Dennis M. Simmons
Apr 21, 2009
Dennis M. Simmons, 63, died April 21, 2009 in Stafford County, Kansas. He was born February 28, 1946 at San Francisco, California, the son of Howard E. and Ethel (King) Simmons. He married Susan Dewey March 26, 1977 at Pampa, Texas. A resident of Radium, Kansas, since 1999, coming from Great Bend, Mr. Simmons was an oilfield truck driver, Stafford...
Mary E. Wohlcke
Apr 21, 2009
Mary E. Wohlcke, 82, died April 21, 2009 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 16, 1926 at Ozark, Arkansas, the daughter of Opert and Elta Mae (Vernon) Anderson. She married Andrew Wohlcke September 4, 1948 at Ozark, Arkansas. He died June 13, 1990. A Hoisington, Kansas, resident since 1965, she was a retired cashier...
Jerry A. Krueger
Apr 19, 2009
Jerry A. Krueger, 77, died April 19, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 8, 1932 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Alfred and Lena (Trauer) Krueger. He married Sue McMillan September 28, 1964 at Las Vegas, Nevada. He was in sales, including Huber Janitorial Services and Little Debbie Snacks. He also co-owned...
Victorinus "Vic" Herl
Apr 18, 2009
Victorinus "Vic" Herl, 88, died April 18, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born August 14, 1920 at Antonino, Kansas, the son of John J. and Caroline (Klaus) Herl. He married Mabel Louise Leeper October 8, 1946 at Antonino, Kansas. She died June 3, 2004. A resident of Great Bend, Kansas, most of his life, Mr. Herl...
James "Jim" Woydziak
Apr 17, 2009
James "Jim" Woydziak, 65, died April 17, 2009 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 8, 1944 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Arsenius and Mathilda (Hoffman) Woydziak. He married Sheridan Ann Miller, who preceded him in death June 30, 1963. He married Mary Catherine Ryan June 11, 1966 at Colby, Kansas. A...
Elda Jean Jordan
Apr 16, 2009
Elda Jean Jordan, 78, of Wichita, beloved wife, mother and friend, ended her earthly sojourn to be with Jesus, her Lord and Saviour, on April 16, at Lakewood Senior Living Center in Wichita. She was born near Zenith, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Nellie (Lofland) Clothier, and was a resident of Great Bend most of her life. She married...
Kevin Daniel Coleman, Sr.
Apr 15, 2009
Kevin Daniel Coleman, Sr., 34, died April 15, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 16, 1975 at Long Beach, California, the son of Daniel A. and Teresa (Hanks) Coleman. He married Jennifer Marie Manzano December 17, 1994 at Las Vegas, Nevada. They later divorced. He was a United States Air Force veteran, serving...
Jose Gonzalez Ochoa
Apr 9, 2009
Jose Gonzalez Ochoa, 81, died April 9, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 28, 1927 at Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, the son of Andres and Francisca (Gonzalez) Ochoa. He married Victoria Garcia. A farmer, he was a resident of Great Bend for seven years, coming from Mexico. Mr. Ochoa was a member of Prince...
F. Lawanda Hendricks
Apr 9, 2009
F. LaWanda Hendricks, 85, died April 9, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 14, 1923 at the family farm, rural Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Rose (Merten) Mausolf. She married W. H. "Tag" Hendricks July 18, 1970 at Pawnee Rock, Kansas. A 1941 graduate of Great Bend High School, she...
Carroll Frank
Apr 8, 2009
Carroll Frank, 73, died April 8, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 15, 1935 at Chase, Kansas, the son of Raymond and Delphia (Forbes) Frank. He married Judy Martens. She died in 1996. He then married Marilyn Leuenberger May 13, 2000. A resident of Great Bend for twenty-three years, coming from...
Gavin E. Neuforth
Apr 8, 2009
Gavin E. Neuforth, 22, died April 8, 2009 at rural Great Bend, Kansas. He was born August 26, 1986 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Harold Eugene and Eva (Kohls) Neuforth. He was a mechanic for Damm Truck and Tire Repair, Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Neuforth had a passion for taking things apart to figure...
Dorothy L. Scheideman
Apr 7, 2009
Dorothy L. Scheideman, 76, died April 7, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 3, 1932 at rural Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Charlotte (Fyler) Renner. She married Kenneth Scheideman May 8, 1955 at LaCrosse, Kansas. He died August 7, 2002. A resident of Rush and Barton Counties for most of...
Doris Pauline Boyd
Apr 7, 2009
Doris Pauline Boyd, 89, died April 7, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 5, 1919, at Miami, Florida, the daughter of Hubert Winfield and Pauline Crawford. She married Elmer William Boyd November 30, 1951 at Miami, Florida. He died September 12, 1977. She had been a resident of Great Bend since...
James Richard Nairn
Apr 6, 2009
James Richard Nairn, 71, died April 6, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was born May 26, 1937 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of James Gerald and Martha Freda (Evers) Nairn. He married Margaret Ann Yeager June 16, 1963 at Larned, Kansas. Mr. Nairn was raised at Pawnee Rock, Kansas,...
