Mary Brazda
Mar 6, 2008
Mary Brazda, 77, died March 6, 2008 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born December 12, 1930 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Dr. George F. and Florence E. Weber Kutina. She married Marion "Mark" Marcotte October 2, 1953 at Great Bend. He died August 30, 1968. She then married Morris F. Brazda August 5, 1979 at Great...
A. J. "Jack" Joiner
Mar 5, 2008
A. J. "Jack" Joiner, 82, died March 5, 2008 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born May 10, 1925 at Bridgeport, Illinois, the son of Andrew Jackson and Dollie Fern Pettijohn Joiner. He married Mildred Louise Campbell December 27, 1945 at Carmi, Illinois. She died October 23, 1977. He then married Mary Frances Cannon November 25, 1978 at...
Florence Ochs
Mar 5, 2008
Hoisington, Kansas Florence Ochs, 96, died March 5, 2008 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis, Wichita, KS. She was born June 16, 1911 in Northeast Barton County, the daughter of Joseph and Maude Simms Rexroat. A longtime resident of Hoisington, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Hoisington Bible Church, Hoisington. On October 23, 1936, she...
Norbert H. Riebel
Mar 5, 2008
Norbert H. Riebel, 89, died March 5, 2008 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born the son of Clemens and Anna Dinges Riebel January 16, 1919 at Schoenchen, Kansas. He married Mary A. Weilert May 13, 1946 at Ness City, Kansas. She died February 15, 1975. He then married Twila Bisbee Grossardt July 19, 1977 at...
Sr. Sophia Veseky
Mar 4, 2008
Sister Sophia Vesecky, 92, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in the Dominican Sisters convent infirmary, Great Bend, Kansas. Born August 3, 1915, in Timken, Kansas, as Clara Bernadine Vesecky, Sister Sophia was the daughter of the late Frank and Sophia Blazek Vesecky. She entered the Dominican Sisters Community August 20, 1933, and pronounced her first vows August 10, 1936. She...
Chester Roy Watkins
Mar 4, 2008
Chester Roy Watkins, 86, died March 4, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born the son of Roy and Grace Hulse Watkins June 10, 1921 at Stockton, Kansas. He married Viola Vera Suchy November 27, 1943 at LaCrosse, Kansas. She died August 10, 2006. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mr. Watkins was...
Anna Ruth Laudick
Mar 3, 2008
Hoisington, KS Anna Ruth Laudick, 84, died at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita, KS on March 3, 2008. She was born February 1, 1924 at Geneseo, KS the daughter of Jesse J. Hurt and Josephine S. (Rose) Hurt. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, a talented musician and a beautiful seamstress. Anna married Leslie Laudick,...
Evelyn M. Bahr
Mar 1, 2008
Hoisington, Kansas Evelyn M. Bahr died March 1, 2008 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, KS. She was born May 12, 1931 at Odin, Kansas the daughter of August A. and Martha (Penka) Schneweis. She worked as a seamtress at Surburban Laundry in Hoisington for 28 years, retiring in 1994. Evelyn was a longtime Hoisington resident and of Catholic faith. Survivors...
Helen Rosa Bender
Feb 29, 2008
Helen Rosa Bender, 84, died February 29, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 5, 1923 at Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of David and Mollie Zimmerman Templing. She married Ernest Herbert Bender September 1, 1946 at Russell, Kansas. Mrs. Bender was a sales clerk and cashier for Gibsons Discount Store. She...
Rita Farthing
Feb 29, 2008
Rita Farthing, 84, died February 29, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 7, 1923 at Middlesborough, England, the daughter of George W. and Elizabeth Mary Forrest Spencer. She married Dale M. Farthing September 14, 1945 at Peterborough, England. He died September 11, 1991. Mrs. Farthing was a homemaker, residing in Great...
Luella P. Schwager
Feb 29, 2008
Luella P. Schwager, 85, died February 29, 2008 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born December 29, 1922 at Stafford County, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Bertha Langrehr Burhenn. She married George Joseph Schwager November 7, 1940 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died May 25, 2002. Mrs. Schwager was a homemaker, residing in Great Bend since 1960,...
Kenneth Richard Fischer
Feb 29, 2008
Kenneth Richard Fischer, 82, died February 29, 2008 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was given the gift of life October 28, 1925 at Rural Stafford County, Kansas, the son of Alvin Theodore and Marie Alvina Oncken Fischer. He married Frances Virginia Trego June 1, 1947 at Greeley, Colorado. She died September 19, 2004. Mr. Fischer was a resident...
Peter Janatello
Feb 27, 2008
Peter Janatello, 88, died February 27, 2008 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 1, 1920 at New York, New York, the son of Antonio and Maria Compelonga Janatello. He married Gloria Angelica Scotti December 25, 1943 at Great Bend, Kansas. A resident of Great Bend since 1946, Mr. Janatello was a salesman...
Dorothy Florence Peterson
Feb 26, 2008
Dorothy Florence Peterson, 82, died February 26, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 3, 1925 at Ellsworth County, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Effie Arn Warta. She married Cloyd A. Peterson June 6, 1944 at Salina, Kansas. He died June 3, 2006. Mrs. Peterson was a resident of Great Bend since 1961,...
Susan Joan Clark
Feb 26, 2008
Susan Joan Clark, 35, died February 26, 2008 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born March 24, 1972 at Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Michael D. and Pamela J. Stinchcomb Clark. She was a lifetime resident of Great Bend, Kansas, and was a 1990 graduate of Great Bend High School. She attended Extreme...
Raleigh Verlin Smith
Feb 25, 2008
Hoisington, KS. Raleigh Verlin Smith, 76, died February 25, 2008 at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born May 24, 1931 at Douglas, Kansas the son of Lloyd Smith and Hazel B. (Zoth) Smith. A longtime resident of Hoisington, he was owner and operator of the Hoisington Well service for 25 years and a contract pumper, retiring...
Lois L. Dove
Feb 25, 2008
Lois L. Dove, 82, died February 25, 2008 at Fitzgibbon Hospital, Marshall, Missouri. She was born February 7, 1926, the daughter of Ed and Edna Dolecek Bradstreet. She married DeVere "Dee" Dove, Jr., September 15, 1946 at Topeka, Kansas. He died October 2, 2003. Mrs. Dove was a homemaker, residing in Great Bend since 1957, coming from Dodge City, Kansas....
Dale Eugene Schartz
Feb 24, 2008
Dale Eugene Schartz, 50, died February 24, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. Mr. Schartz was born March 22, 1957 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of LeRoy and Theresa Herrman Schartz. He was a fourth generation farmer and rancher and was a lifetime resident of Great Bend. On December 10, 1977, he married Rita Brack. To...
Gladys Wade
Feb 24, 2008
Gladys Wade, 91, died February 24, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 30, 1916 at Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of John David and Olive Lodema Manwarren Wright. She married Leslie B. Wade December 7, 1938 at Lyons. He died June 13, 1970. Mrs. Wade was a resident of Great Bend since...
Kathleen "Sherry" Denton
Feb 24, 2008
Kathleen "Sherry" Denton, 45, died February 24, 2008 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1962 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur Lee and Geneva Hazel Simmons Barton. She married Jay Denton August 3, 1981 at Great Bend, Kansas. As a lifetime resident of Great Bend, Mrs. Denton was a homemaker. Mrs. Denton was baptized...
