Sister Hermina Oeding
Nov 27, 2008
Sister Hermina Oeding, 91, died Thursday, November 27, 2008, at the Dominican Sisters convent infirmary, Great Bend. Born December 7, 1916, at Willowdale, Kansas, as Mary Anna Oeding, Sister Hermina was the daughter of the late Herman and Mary (Heckenkamp) Oeding. She entered the Dominican Sisters Community July 19, 1931, and pronounced her first vows August 20, 1934. She celebrated...
Lillian D. Papay
Nov 23, 2008
Lillian D. Papay, 86, Dimmitt, Texas, formerly of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Dimmitt, Texas. She was born June 24, 1922 to Gerd and Geneva Steincamp at Ripley, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Ripley High School. She married Emit Papay April 18, 1940 at Aurora, Colorado. He died July 18, 1998. Mrs. Papay was...
Eleanor Elizabeth "Ellie" Petrich
Nov 22, 2008
Eleanor Elizabeth "Ellie" Petrich, 82, died November 22, 2008 at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born August 31, 1926 at Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Elizabeth (Hasselbroek) Nixon. She married Bill Petrich August 20, 1948 at Manhattan, Kansas. He died January 21, 1992. A Claflin resident since 1955, coming from Manhattan, Mrs. Petrich was a homemaker. Mrs....
Robert L. Deutsch
Nov 21, 2008
Robert L. Deutsch, 71, died November 21, 2008 at his Hoisington, Kansas, residence. He was born April 12, 1937 at Hoisington, the son of Frederick and Emelia (Bitter) Deutsch. He was a retired employee of the City of Hoisington and the Kansas State Highway Department. Mr. Deutsch was a lifetime resident of the Hoisington and Susank area. Mr. Deutsch was...
Molly Rose And Jay Francis Schlessiger
Nov 21, 2008
Molly Rose and Jay Francis Schlessiger were stillborn at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas, Friday, November 21, 2008. Survivors include the parents, John and Laura Schlessiger, Claflin, Kansas; maternal grandparents: Frank and Jeanette Soukup, Kingman, Kansas; paternal grandparents: Jack and Janice Schlessiger, Claflin, Kansas; and loving uncles, aunts, and cousins. They were preceded in death by twin brothers, Max...
Celene S. Hester
Nov 21, 2008
Celene S. Hester, 91, died November 21, 2008 at Country Place Home Plus, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born October 5, 1917 at Bazine, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer and Harriet E. (Fairbanks) Cooley. She married Tom T. "Pete" Hester March 22, 1943 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died April 23, 1973. A Hoisington resident since 1976, coming from the farm...
Deanna L. Warren
Nov 17, 2008
Deanna L. Warren, 68, died November 17, 2008 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born August 12, 1940 at Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Lois Teaverbaugh. She had worked in the loan and accounting departments for Bank of America, Dallas, Texas. Ms. Warren was a resident of Great Bend, Kansas, since 2002, coming...
Edna F. Boger
Nov 17, 2008
Edna F. Boger, 92, died November 17, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 22, 1915 at Claflin, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Donna (Ingersol) Van Fossen. She married Marcus Boger in 1934 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident for the past five years, coming from Hoisington, Kansas, Mrs. Boger was a...
Bert A. Sander
Nov 16, 2008
Bert A. Sander, 52, died November 16, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 13, 1956 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Gilbert F. and Kathleen (Rajewski) Sander. He was a roughneck in the oilfield and worked with heating and air conditioning in maintenance. He enjoyed gardening and making rosaries. He lived in...
Adolph Schrott
Nov 15, 2008
Adolph Schrott, 89, died November 15, 2008 at Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born December 1, 1918 at Nekoma, Kansas, the son of Edward and Mary (Schinzel) Schrott. He married Ella Weigt Lorenz January 17, 1947 at Madison, Kansas. She died September 4, 2003. A farmer, Mr. Schrott lived in Nekoma for twenty-nine years and then moved to Albert, Kansas. He...
Patti Handzo
Nov 14, 2008
Patti Handzo, 54, died November 14, 2008 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born November 11, 1954 at Ponca City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles J. and Virginia (Decker) Musser. She married Mark Handzo in 1971 at Riverside, California. They later divorced. She had been a line worker for Phillips Industries, Salina, and later a coordinator for Protection...
Dixie M. Ewert
Nov 12, 2008
Dixie M. Ewert, 81, died November 21, 2008 at her residence. She was born March 12, 1927 at Marionville, Missouri, the daughter of Buel and Mattie (Bastin) Bledsoe. She married Howard D. "Sleepy" Ewert May 10, 1947 at Wichita, Kansas. He died January 11, 2004. Mrs. Ewert was a member of First United Methodist Church, TOPS, and Wagon Wheel Card...
Dixie D. Abbott
Nov 11, 2008
Dixie D. Abbott, 89, died November 11, 1919 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born August 17, 1919 at Phillipsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Glen and Lila (Smith) Lane. She married Stewart N. Abbott March 27, 1947 at Phillipsburg. He died February 21, 2006. A longtime Claflin, Kansas, resident, coming from Plainville and Phillipsburg, Kansas, Mrs. Abbott...
Paul M. Elliott
Nov 9, 2008
Paul M. Elliott, 81, died November 9, 2008 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born April 25, 1927 at Jay, Oklahoma, the son of Edward and Alice (Wells) Elliott. A resident of Great Bend since 1968, Mr. Elliott was a United States Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Elliott is survived by one son and two daughters....
Rachel B. Williams
Nov 9, 2008
Rachel B. Williams, 89, died November 9, 2008 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 13, 1919 at Duquoin, Kansas, the daughter of Francis Lloyd and Annabelle (Baker) Mayberry. She married W. F. "Bud" Williams August 17, 1946 at Kingman, Kansas. He died August 28, 1988. A resident of Great Bend since 1992, Mrs. Williams...
Debra J. Walker
Nov 7, 2008
Debra J. Walker, 52, died November 7, 2008 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born September 16, 1956 at Nebraska City, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Fletcher) Strange. She married Allan H. Walker at Great Bend, Kansas. A homemaker, Mrs. Walker was a resident of Great Bend since 1980, coming from Ellinwood,...
Wayne H. Becker
Nov 5, 2008
Wayne H. Becker, 71, died November 5, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was given the gift of life September 3, 1937 at Great Bend, the son of Harold L. and Lois H. (Gilbert) Becker. He married Karen Brenner July 26, 1958. She was deceased. He then married Karen Cook October 19, 1996. She died April...
Gemella A. Esfeld
Nov 2, 2008
Gemella A. Esfeld, 78, died November 2, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 9, 1930 at Beaver, Kansas, the daughter of Phillip P. and Louise H. (Schremmer) Gerstenkorn. She married George F. Esfeld February 15, 1949 at Great Bend. A homemaker, she also worked for Unified School District #428 Food Services...
Marjory Moore
Nov 1, 2008
Marjory Moore, 89, died November 1, 2008 at her Great Bend, Kansas, home. She was born September 16, 1919 at Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, the daughter of Thomas William and Mary Ann (Tate) Telford. She married Leonard A. Moore August 7, 1945 at Downham Market, England. A resident of Great Bend since 1947, coming from Hays, Mrs. Moore was...
Marion L. "Les" Burke
Oct 30, 2008
Marion L. "Les" Burke, 81, died October 30, 2008 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 24, 1926 at McGhee, Arkansas, the son of Edgar Lewis, Jr., and Birdie J. (Kerr) Burke. His first wife was Betty L. Douthitt. He later married Connie Castaneda Rocha July 23, 1968 at Great Bend, Kansas. A driller for...
