Mary Frances Hutton
Oct 28, 2008
Mary Frances Hutton, 87, died October 28, 2008 at South Dennis, Massachusetts. She was born May 9, 1921 at Holyrood, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Pearl (Narey) Wesely. She married Kenneth A. Hutton October 30, 1943 at Wilson, Kansas. He died June 1, 2003. Mrs. Hutton was a business woman, artist, avid reader, lover of music, world traveler,...
Robert P. Keenan
Oct 25, 2008
Robert P. Keenan, 85, died October 25, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 30, 1922 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Patrick and Mary (Hall) Keenan. He married Dorothy Burnette September 10, 1961 at Nowata, Oklahoma. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Keenan was a United States Navy veteran of World War...
Manuel Dejesus Moreno, Jr.
Oct 25, 2008
Manuel DeJesus Moreno, Jr., 77, died October 25, 2008 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 29, 1931 at Uvalde, Texas, the son of Manuel D. and Martina (Martinez) Moreno, Sr. He married Emma Granados Gonsalez February 13, 1960 at Great Bend, Kansas. He was retired from Great Bend Manufacturing and was an...
Mary Florence Rollins
Oct 23, 2008
Mary Florence Rollins, 84, died October 23, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 8, 1924 at Brogetta, Texas, the daughter of William and Bonnie (Coker) Townes. Mrs. Rollins was raised in Wilburton, Oklahoma. She married Robert R. Rollins in 1951 at Ponca City, Oklahoma. He died in 1992. A resident of...
James B. Berry
Oct 22, 2008
James B. Berry, 89, died October 22, 2008 at Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 9, 1919 at Morris, Oklahoma, the son of John and Abigail Berry. He married Dorothy Looper in 1941 in Oklahoma. She died in 1959. He then married Waunita Moore Renfro December 23, 1961 at Great Bend. She died July 24, 2001. A resident of...
Bernardine Leiker
Oct 21, 2008
Bernardine Leiker, 80, passed away October 21, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on May 20, 1928 in Russell, County, the daughter of John and Rosa Mermis Jacobs. She was raised on a farm east of Gorham and graduated from Russell High School in 1947. Bernardine married Richard Leiker on October 6,...
Lucille Dreher Scheck
Oct 21, 2008
Lucille Dreher Scheck, 86, died October 21, 2008 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 3, 1922 at Schoenchen, Kansas, the daughter of Matthew and Anna (Sauer) Dreher. She married Richard Scheck October 22, 1942 at Schoenchen. He died November 16, 1981. A resident of Great Bend since 1942, Mrs. Scheck was a sales clerk...
Maxine M. Rowley Wilborn
Oct 20, 2008
Maxine M. Rowley Wilborn, 91, died October 20 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. Born July 3, 1917, in Barton County, she was the daughter of Ray Ross Smith and Edna Mae (Becker) Smith. A homemaker, she married Roland J. Rowley May 28, 1938, at Hays. He preceded her in death on May 4, 1988. She later married Vernon H. Wilborn...
Anna "Dora" Hayes
Oct 19, 2008
Anna "Dora" Hayes, 91, died October 19, 2008 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 10, 1916 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Julia (Schminke) Schrepel. She married Albert V. Hayes March 30, 1941 at Great Bend. He died November 25, 1994. A homemaker, Mrs. Hayes was a lifetime Great Bend resident....
Beulah I. Weeks
Oct 19, 2008
Beulah I. Weeks, 90, died October 19, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was given the gift of life March 3, 1918 at Waterville, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Clinton and Lily Ellen (Huffman) Woodyard. She married Glenn E. Weeks January 1, 1941 at Shannon Friends Church, Russell County, Kansas. He died July 31,...
Elizabeth N. Wirtz
Oct 18, 2008
Elizabeth N. Wirtz, 82, died October 18, 2008 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born January 26, 1926 at Robinson, Illinois, the daughter of Lester E. and Dale (Hubbard) Bilyew. She married Jerome Wirtz in February 1975 at Ellinwood, Kansas. He died January 20, 1982. A resident of Great Bend since 1974, coming from Ellinwood, Mrs. Wirtz was...
James L. Funk
Oct 17, 2008
James L. Funk, 58, died October 17, 2008 at his residence. He was born September 13, 1950 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Herbert W. and Emma (Carterman) Funk. He married Donna Sommers June 14, 1980 at United Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Milberger, Kansas. A farmer in Barton and Russell counties, Mr. Funk also owned and operated the South 40 in...
Alan Edward Boger
Oct 14, 2008
Alan Edward Boger, 57, died October 14, 2008 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born May 7, 1951 at Hoisington, the son of Marcus and Edna Fern (Van Fossen) Boger. He was a lifetime resident of Barton County. Survivors include his parents: Marcus and Edna Boger, Great Bend, Kansas; two brothers: Lloyd Boger, Great Bend, Kansas; and Marcus...
Richard Lee "Rick" Flegler
Oct 12, 2008
Richard Lee "Rick" Flegler, 52, died October 12, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital, Larned, Kansas. He was born August 2, 1956 at Russell, Kansas, the son of Vernon Dean and Barbara Jean (Copeland) Flegler. He married Susan "Sue" Block June 4, 1976 at Dunlap, Iowa. A resident of Great Bend, Kansas, since 1977, coming from Russell, Mr. Flegler was the...
Albert "Buck" Unruh, Sr.
Oct 12, 2008
Albert "Buck" Unruh, Sr., 80, died October 12, 2008 at Golden Living Nursing Home, Springhill, Kansas. He was born March 22, 1928 in Barton County, Kansas, the son of Benjamin H. and Carrie M. Unruh. He married Marcia Marie Young Copeland June 1, 1955 at Fowler, Kansas. She died August 3, 2004. A resident of Great Bend since 1955, coming...
Royce L. Rowland
Oct 11, 2008
Royce L. Rowland, 48, died October 11, 2008 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born September 28, 1960 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Robert and Carolyn (Stueve) Rowland. He married Beverly Heiderscheidt May 7, 2005 at Hutchinson, Kansas. Mr. Rowland was employed by Allen Drilling, Great Bend. He had been a resident of Hutchinson six...
Sr. Ignatius Galvan, Op
Oct 11, 2008
Sister Ignatius Galvan, 85, died Saturday, October 11, 2008, in the Dominican Sisters convent infirmary, Great Bend, Kansas. Born March 1, 1923, in Mulvane Kansas, as Rosenda Galvan, Sister Ignatius was the daughter of the late Severiano and Donaciana Loera Galvan. She entered the Dominican Sisters Community January 1, 1947, and pronounced her first vows June 10, 1949. She celebrated...
Phyllis C. Lockwood
Oct 8, 2008
Phyllis C. Lockwood, 82, died October 8, 2008 at her Great Bend, Kansas residence. She was given the gift of life March 9, 1926 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Martha (Brandt) Stevens. She married Charles Lockwood December 16, 1945 at Great Bend. He died June 5, 1983. A lifetime area resident, Mrs. Lockwood was a legal...
Thomas Homer "Tom" Brown
Oct 3, 2008
Thomas Homer "Tom" Brown, 76, died October 3, 2008 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born January 20, 1932 at Montrose, Colorado, the son of Homer Judd and Mable Margarite White (Schley) Brown. He married Connie Lucile Clift June 8, 1957 at Wichita, Kansas. She died February 6, 2000. A longtime resident of Hoisington, Mr. Brown was a...
Sara Lee Sherman
Oct 2, 2008
Sara Lee Sherman , 81, died October 2, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on March 22, 1927 in Russell County, Kansas, the daughter of William S. and Mary (Harbaugh) Goodheart. Sara grew up on a farm near Bunker Hill, Kansas. After graduation from high school, Sara moved to Great Bend and graduated from...
