Gene A. Boeck
Sep 5, 2008
Gene A. Boeck, 47, died September 5, 2008 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 15, 1961 at Humboldt, Nebraska, the son of Robert Dean and Dorothy (Richardson) Boeck. A longtime resident of Hoisington, Kansas, Mr. Boeck was a maintenance mechanic for Great Bend Packing. Survivors include companion, Tina Boeck, of the home; one son, Tyler Boeck,...
Moyne Warnken
Sep 4, 2008
Moyne Warnken, 88, died September 4, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on January 26, 1920 at Nekoma, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Mintie Guhl Seltmann. On January 26, 1941 she married Allen Marvin Warnken at Great Bend, Kansas. He died on November 13, 1996. She was a homemaker on the family farm....
Marie T. Demel
Sep 4, 2008
Marie T. Demel, 86, died September 4, 2008 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born November 6, 1921 at Olmitz, Kansas, the daughter of John and Judith (Mater) Schneider. She married Clarence S. Demel May 27, 1947 at Olmitz, Kansas. He died June 18, 1996. A homemaker, Mrs. Demel lived in Odin, Kansas, for sixty-one years, moving...
Charles P. Converse
Aug 31, 2008
Charles P. Converse, son of Percy E.A. Converse and Helen Ann Pfister Converse, died August 31, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1970, coming from the Radium area whre he graduated from Radium High School. He attended Fort Hays State University where he was a member of Sigma Tau...
Margaret Rosena Dehaven
Aug 31, 2008
Margaret Rosena DeHaven, 97, died August 31, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1911 at Solomon, Kansas, the daughter of John and Clara (Donmyer) Walker. She married Charles Sylvester DeHaven September 2, 1934 at Abilene, Kansas. He died September 18, 1984. She then married Charles Dike September 6, 1986 at...
Evelyn Visser Smith
Aug 30, 2008
Evelyn Visser Smith, 77, died August 30, 2008 at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born January 31, 1931 at Riley, Kansas, the daughter of William Edward and Martha Esther (Sylvester) Visser. She married Xenophen P. Smith, Jr., February 15, 1953 at Riley. He died January 28, 2000. Mrs. Smith was Executive Director of Great Bend Housing Authority for seventeen...
Homer L. Bird
Aug 30, 2008
Homer L. Bird, 85, died August 30, 2008 at Mount Hope, Kansas. He was born April 6, 1923 at Independence, Kansas, the son of Harry C. and Ruth Buckles Bird. Homer grew up on and farmed land two miles east of Albert, Kansas that was originally acquired by his grandfather, passed on to his father, and then passed on to...
Rose C. Bahr
Aug 29, 2008
Rose C. Bahr, 90, died August 29, 2008 at Sedgwick Healthcare Center, Sedgwick, Kansas. She was born January 14, 1918 at Pfeifer, Kansas, the daughter of Alois "Albert" and Katherine (Meder) Jacobs. She married Paul F. Bahr January 7, 1946 at Pfeifer. He died August 28, 1999. Mrs. Bahr was a homemaker and a longtime Olmitz, Kansas, resident. Mrs. Bahr...
Eldeen Kroeker
Aug 29, 2008
Eldeen Kroeker, 88, died August 29, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 2, 1920 at Dundee, Kansas, the daughter of Warren and Helena (Unruh) Moore. She married Alfred D. Kroeker September 14, 1941 at Pawnee Rock, Kansas. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mrs. Kroeker was a homemaker and worked as...
Melvin Mlynar
Aug 26, 2008
Melvin Mlynar, 61, died August 26, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital, Larned, Kansas. He was born November 27, 1946 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Anthony and Caroline (Krestine) Mlynar. He was a resident of Larned for the past forty-four years, coming from Hoisington, Kansas. He is survived by one sister, Elsie Pivonka, Show Low, Arizona. He was preceded...
Danielle L. Poland
Aug 25, 2008
Danielle L. Poland, 45, died August 25, 2008 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born October 7, 1962 at Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Daniel F. and Cecilia (Leiker) Schmidt. She married Dennis Poland July 13, 1985 at Hays, Kansas. A graduate of Hays High School and Fort Hays State University with a Master of Science degree in Education,...
Florence E. Steitz
Aug 25, 2008
Florence E. Steitz, 83, died August 25, 2008 at Colby Care Center, Colby, Kansas. She was born April 7, 1925 at Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Lydia (Kraft) Steinert. She married Harold Steitz June 20, 1945 at Otis, Kansas. He died January 3, 1999. A Colby resident for the past thirty years, coming from Hays, Kansas, Mrs. Steitz...
Bobby Ann Johnson
Aug 24, 2008
Bobby Ann Johnson, 82, died August 24, 2008 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born September 8, 1925 at Elk Springs, Missouri, the daughter of Druard Clyde and Ola Mable (Meador) Parish. She married Dean Johnson July 17, 1954 at Great Bend. He died March 21, 1996. A resident of Great Bend since 1936, coming from Elk Springs,...
Russell K. Weathers
Aug 23, 2008
Russell K. Weathers, 86, died August 23, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was given the gift of life July 15, 1922 at Great Bend, the son of Chester "Brownie" and Fern (Pettit) Weathers. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He married Marian Mull June 2, 1946 at Great Bend. Mr....
Pauline E. Dralle Omlor
Aug 23, 2008
Pauline E. Dralle Omlor, 90, died August 23, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born January 9, 1918 at Seward, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Emiel and Julia (Connor) Dralle. She attended Smallwood School, graduated from Radium High School, and attended Fort Hays State for two years. She taught school in Stafford County,...
Suzanne Marcella Anderson
Aug 21, 2008
Suzanne Marcella Anderson, 83, died August 21, 2008 at her home in Great Bend, Kansas. On May 14, 1947 she married Alvin F. Anderson at Racine, Wisconsin. He died on December 4, 1993. She was a homemaker. Suzanne rose above the challenges posed upon her as being a wife of a career Air Force serviceman, rearing a family while supporting...
Norma Waters
Aug 21, 2008
Norma Waters, 89, died August 21, 2008 at Retreat at Church Ranch, Westminster, Colorado. She was born December 22, 1918 at Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of John and Bertha (Brown) Taylor. She married Raymond A. Waters June 8, 1940 at Emporia. He died December 18, 1968. A teacher for Unified School District 428, until her retirement, Mrs. Waters was a...
Ruth D. Mccauley
Aug 20, 2008
Ruth D. McCauley, 86, died August 20, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 25, 1921 at Gaylord, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd W. and Myrtle I. (Everett) Spicher. She married William M. "Bill" McCauley April 13, 1941 at Topeka, Kansas. A longtime resident of Great Bend, coming from Holton, Kansas, Mrs. McCauley was...
A. Leon Westfall
Aug 19, 2008
A. Leon Westfall, 78, died August 19, 2008 at Galichia Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was given the gift of life September 13, 1929 at Oilton, Oklahoma, the son of Amos L. and Beulah (Turner) Westfall. He married Dolores N. Deckert November 19, 1950 at Great Bend, Kansas. A retired branch manager for Stanion Wholesale Electric, Mr. Westfall was a...
Hubert L. Condict
Aug 19, 2008
Hubert L. Condict died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at his home in Great Bend, KS. He was born at Davenport, Oklahoma June 27, 1925 to Gus and Lena Condict. He graduated from Davenport High School in 1943. He entered the Army and served in Burma during WWII. He went to work for Halliburton then later was called back to active...
