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Winifred M. Phillips
Oct 2, 2008
Winifred M. Phillips, 93, died October 2, 2008 at Hutchinson Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born May 8, 1915 in Russell County, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Eva (Gillman) Whitman. She married Paul Gooch Phillips November 23, 1935 at Lyons, Kansas. He died July 1, 2004. A homemaker, Mrs. Phillips was a lifetime resident of Great Bend....
Edward L. Juno
Sep 27, 2008
Edward L. Juno, 91, died September 27, 2008 at Rush County Memorial Hospital, LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born January 16, 1917 at rural Timken, Kansas, the son of Frank A. and Anna (Pechanec) Juno. He married Evelyn Frances Demel May 6, 1942 at Odin, Kansas. A farmer, Mr. Juno had been a lifetime resident of the Otis, Kansas, area. Mr....
Donald D. Tajchman
Sep 26, 2008
Donald D. Tajchman, 61, died September 26, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 8, 1947 at Hillsboro, Kansas, the son of Peter and Adeline (Roh) Tajchman. He married Pauline Demel October 14, 1972 at Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend since 1973, coming from Marion County, Mr. Tajchman was employed by Glass...
Sidney A. Rusco
Sep 26, 2008
Sidney A. Rusco, 90, died September 26, 2008. He was born April 13, 1918 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of John David and Ollie Ross (Lucas) Rusco. He married Dolores V. Fisher August 1, 1940 at Great Bend. A farmer most of his life, retiring when he was eighty, Mr. Rusco also had a plumbing, heating, and air conditioning...
Dixie Winona Haberman
Sep 23, 2008
Dixie Winona Haberman, 88, died September 23, 2008 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, Kansas. She was born February 21, 1920 at Bentonville, Arkansas, the daughter of James and Lucille (Curt) Morrison. She married Jerome Frank Haberman January 12, 1960 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died April 11, 2004. A homemaker, Mrs. Haberman was a resident of Stafford, coming from Great Bend,...
William N. "Bill" Doherty
Sep 21, 2008
William N. "Bill" Doherty, 83, died September 21, 2008 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born June 17, 1925 at rural Ellinwood, Kansas, the son of William H. and Mayme M. (Dressen) Doherty. He married Benita Fern Baxter May 15, 1945 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died July 10, 2003. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mr. Doherty...
Dale W. Jones
Sep 19, 2008
Dale W. Jones, 80, died September 19, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 13, 1928 at Rozel, Kansas, the son of Estal and Ruby (Ross) Jones. He married Margareta Anna Appel April 26, 1958 at Kahl, Germany. She died December 24, 1990. He later married Opal Miller April 28, 1994 at...
Mary L. Mullenix
Sep 19, 2008
Mary L. Mullenix, 91, died September 19, 2008 at her Bushton, Kansas, residence. She was born March 21, 1917 at Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Virginia (Lauderdale) Alexander. She married Raymond T. Mullenix March 7, 1937 at Hutchinson. He died October 18, 2002. A homemaker and wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many, Mrs. Mullenix was a...
Melissa Dawn Shuey
Sep 18, 2008
Melissa Dawn Shuey, 24, died September 18, 2008 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas, as the result of an automobile accident. She was born July 23, 1984 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph C. and Cassandra Jo (Schmidt) Shuey. A CNA and CMA, Miss Shuey was a lifetime Barton County, Kansas, resident, who was a...
Freda M. Hitz
Sep 16, 2008
Freda M. Hitz, 88, died September 16, 2008 at Hospital District #1 of Rice County, Lyons, Kansas. She was born August 22, 1920 at Toronto, Kansas, the daughter of A. P. and Ora Elsie (Martin) Wootton. She married Albert Roof September 13, 1938 at Fredonia, Kansas. He preceded her in death. She then married Howard Hitz January 29, 1972 at...
Orville O. "Butch" Spray, Jr.
Sep 14, 2008
Orville "Butch" Spray, 69 of Great Bend, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, the 14th of September, 2008 in Houston, Texas, following a courageously fought battle with cancer. Butch was born on August 27, 1939 at Halstead, Kansas, the son of Orville O. "Punk" and Stella Marie Wallace Spray, both whom preceded him in death. He married Doris...
Matt Tammen
Sep 12, 2008
Matt Tammen, 27, died September 12, 2008 in rural Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 1, 1981 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of David Lee and Debra Renee (Hejny) Tammen. Matt was a lifetime resident of Great Bend, graduating from Great Bend High School. He worked on the family farm. Survivors include his parents, David and Debbie Tammen,...
Kenneth Carl Standlee
Sep 11, 2008
Kenneth Carl Standlee, 79, died September 11, 2008 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1929 at Winfield, Kansas, the son of Dave and Clara Brisco Standlee. He was a resident of Ellinwood since 1964 coming from Plainville, Kansas. On June 29, 1946 he married his loving wife, Helen Mae Berryhill at Hays, Kansas. She survives....
John W. Howerton
Sep 10, 2008
John W. Howerton, 94, died September 10, 2008 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born February 8, 1914 at Creal Springs, Illinois, the son of Elijah and Mayme Creal Howerton. He married Annie Wilson. She preceded him in death and he later married Jessie A. Lone on March 5, 1975 at Pawnee Rock. She died November 2, 2005....
Fred Aden
Sep 9, 2008
Fred Aden, 89, died September 9, 2008 at Pocahontas Manor Care Center, Pocahontas, Iowa. He was given the gift of life August 29, 1919 at Palmer, Iowa, the son of Edd Henry and Kate (Seehusen) Aden. He was a veteran of World War II. Mr. Aden married Margaret Virginia Funk February 18, 1945 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died December...
Dennis R. Axman
Sep 8, 2008
Dennis R. Axman, 57, died September 8, 2008 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born March 15, 1951 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Benedict F. and Viola M. (Demel) Axman. He married Vicki K. Detmer April 20, 1974 at Great Bend, Kansas. A UPS service provider, Mr. Axman was a lifetime resident of Olmitz and...
Marie E. Beebe
Sep 8, 2008
Marie E. Beebe 68, died September 8, 2008 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. She was born July 29, 1940 in Belize City, Belize, the daughter of Hugh Weir and Rosalie (Menzies) Bishop. Marie married David E. Beebe of St. Charles, Missouri May 19, 1961 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Most recently they have lived in St. Charles, Missouri, Baton...
Floyd A. Betterton
Sep 8, 2008
Floyd A. Betterton, 92, died September 8, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. Born September 20, 1915, in Nowata, Oklahoma, he was the son of Martin Luther and Iva Mae Simmons Betterton. He married Dolores Lannon on December 17, 1942, at Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She died March 20, 2008. A resident of Great Bend since 1965,...
Inez Strutt Lorson
Sep 8, 2008
Inez Strutt Lorson, 82, died September 8, 2008 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born March 18, 1926 at Natoma, Kansas, the daughter of John and Esther (Worden) Strutt. A teacher, Mrs. Strutt was a Great Bend resident twenty-eight years, coming from Lebanon, Kansas, and Fresno, California. Mrs. Strutt was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at...
Cecelia T. Schneweis
Sep 6, 2008
Cecelia T. Schneweis, 80, died September 6, 2008 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born October 23, 1927 at Redwing, Kansas, the daughter of Joe K. and Agnes (Debes) Wondra. She married Lawrence L. Schneweis May 29, 1956 at Odin, Kansas. He died February 17, 1976. A homemaker on the family farm, Mrs. Schneweis was a lifetime resident...
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