Neva Lee Soukup
Apr 17, 2007
Neva Lee Soukup, 77, of Great Bend, passed away April 17, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Soukup was born January 9, 1930, at Natoma, Kansas, to Everett and Golda Harsh Matheson. Neva married Billie Gene Soukup on December 1, 1954, at Clovis, New Mexico. He died on July 1, 1999. Mrs. Soukup was a homemaker and had been a resident...
Margaret Beth Barnaby
Apr 17, 2007
Margaret B. Barnaby passed away April 17, 2007 at Arbor Manor, Spring Arbor, Michigan. She was born in 1912 on a farm near Kiowa, Kansas. Mrs. Barnaby was a life long resident of Great Bend. She married J. Ray Barnaby in Lyons, Kansas on July 7, 1936. He died March 31, 1993. She was a retired saleslady for Sears, Roebuck...
Luella Krampe
Apr 12, 2007
Luella Krampe, 94, died April 12, 2007 at her LaCrosse, Kansas, residence. She was born January 24, 1913 in rural Rice County, Kansas, the daughter of John and Lucy (Zink) Heinz. She married Norbert Krampe April 24, 1946 at Bushton, Kansas. He died February 6, 2006. Mrs Krampe was a resident of LaCrosse, coming from Seward, Kansas, and was a...
Leo Ray Rounsavell
Apr 7, 2007
Leo Ray "Spec" Rounsavell, 90, died April 7, 2007 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born March 18, 1917 at Chandler, Oklahoma, the son of V. K. and Gaynelle Rounsavell. He was a rotary driller for an independent drilling company. Coming from Chandler, he had been a Great Bend resident since 1950. Mr. Rounsavell was a...
Loretta Irene Eckert
Apr 6, 2007
Loretta Irene Eckert, 89, died April 6, 2007 at the Bent-Wood Nursing Home, Florissant, Missouri, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church. She was given the gift of life December 23, 1917 at Great Bend, Kansas, born the daughter of Harry J. and Katherine M. (Spaniol) Damm. Mrs. Eckert married Ardell Laverne Eckert April 18, 1936 at Great Bend,...
Mildred "Marcie" Elliott
Apr 5, 2007
Mildred "Marcie" Elliott, 78, died April 5, 2007 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 21, 1929 at Belton, Texas, the daughter of R. D. and Grace Selby Jones. She married Felton Elliott June 8, 1947 at Belton, Texas. She was a secretary for Gibson's Discount Center at Hutchinson, Kansas. Mrs. Elliott was...
William "Bill" Arthur Bidwell
Apr 5, 2007
William Arthur "Bill" Bidwell, 79, died April 5, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born August 8, 1927 at Rosalia, Kansas, the son of Charles Faye and Iva Bell Nelson Bidwell. A resident of Great Bend since 1961 coming from El Dorado, Kansas. He was a shipping and receiving manager for Gibson's Discount Store, retiring in 1989. He...
John Eric Ford
Apr 4, 2007
John Eric Ford, 34, died April 4, 2007 at Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 7, 1973 at Friona, Texas, the son of Burl and Dorthy Camp Ford. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1989, coming from Clovis, New Mexico and was a cook for the former K-Bob's Restaurant. Ford is survived by his mother, Dorthy Morgan,...
Fern Irene Wilson
Apr 3, 2007
Fern Irene Wilson, 85, passed away at Brighton Gardens in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 3. 2007. She was born on August 15, 1921 in Ellinwood, Kansas. Fern is survived by her daughters, Carol J. Holder and Lori Wilson; son-in-law, Robert Holder; and nieces, Barbara Glover, Debbie Rains and Donna Moore. A visitation with the family will be held on Monday,...
Kathleen Lenora "Nuss" Thomas
Apr 2, 2007
Kathleen Lenora "Nuss" Thomas Kathleen Lenora "Nuss" Thomas, 84, died April 2, 2007, at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 16, 1922 at Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Otto G. and Gladys B. Nichols Smith. She married Richard "Dick" Nuss on February 21, 1941 at Lyons, Kansas. She married Orville "Tom" Thomas, Jr. on May...
Karen Lou Symank
Apr 2, 2007
Karen Lou Symank, 61, of Dundee, died April 2, at her home. She was born October 9, 1945 at Great Bend, the daughter of Fred and Thelma Marie Nelson Ridgeway. She married Robert Charles Symank on September 30, 1962 at Denver, Colorado. He died November 30, 1999. She was a certified nurse aide and a social service designee previously working...
Harlan Dean Morse
Mar 31, 2007
Harlan Dean Morse died March 31, 2007 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was given the gift on life at Great Bend, Kansas, May 4, 1955, born the son of Harold and Wanda Lea (Appel) Morse. He was a mechanic and later a restaurant manager. He was a resident of Great Bend most of his life, living...
Jerome K. Behr
Mar 27, 2007
Jerome K. Behr,74, of Great Bend, died March 27, at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. He was born June 23, 1932 at Hoisington, the son of Vincent and Lily Mater Behr. He married Carol Sue Stehwein on July 31, 1958 at Hoisington. He was a machine operator for Kansass Brick & Tile of Hoisington. He was a resident of...
Genevieve "Jeanne" Gayle Chism
Mar 26, 2007
Genevieve Gayle "Jeanne" Chism, 65, died March 26, 2007 at Leisure Homestead of St. John, St. John, Kansas. She was born November 22, 1941 at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Lester G. and Geneva (Nickerson) Pinkston. She was a caregiver for Rosewood Services of Great Bend. Ms. Chism was a resident of Great Bend since 1997, coming from Pawnee Rock,...
Dell Marie Hayden
Mar 23, 2007
Dell Marie Hayden, 64, passed away due to complications of diabetes disease March 23, 2007, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born the daughter of Delbert and Wilma Marie (Witt) Sloan September 15, 1942 at Great Bend, Kansas. She married Jim Hayden on November 10, 1962 at Great Bend. Mrs. Hayden was a lifetime...
Evelyn L. Base
Mar 23, 2007
Evelyn L. Base, 94, died March 23, 2007 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born the daughter of Herman and Lucinda (Rudiger) Unruh October 8, 1912 at Dundee, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Leo W. Base on October 14, 1931 at Pretty Prairie, Kansas. He died on January 3, 1979. Mrs. Base was a...
Homer Clayton Sherman
Mar 15, 2007
Homer Clayton Sherman, 89, died March 15, 2007 at Fair Grove, Missouri. He was given the gift of life November 6, 1917 at Belle Plain, Kansas, the son of William "Andrew" and Mary Almeda (Fahler) Sherman. He married Dorothy M. Webster July 15, 1954 at St. John, Kansas. She died August 20, 2003. A resident of Great Bend, Kansas, most...
Victor Hochstatter
Mar 13, 2007
Victor Hochstatter, 90, died March 13, 2007 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 4, 1916 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Victor and Maude (Brown) Hochstatter, Sr. He married Evelyn Ehler October 9, 1938 at Denver, Colorado. Mr. Hochstatter was a conductor for Missouri Pacific Railroad, St. Louis, Missouri. He was a resident of...
Catherine J. Dirks
Mar 13, 2007
Catherine J. Dirks, 80, died March 13, 2007 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 17, 1926 at Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of John E. and Alwine (Hink) Gerdes. She married Vernon W. Dirks on May 9, 1951 at rural Dodge City, Kansas. Mrs. Dirks was a homemaker and resident of Albert, Kansas, since...
Fern A. Nolte
Mar 13, 2007
Fern A. (Langrehr) Nolte, 79, died at her Great Bend, Kansas, home March 13, 2007. She was born March 22, 1927 at Great Bend, the daughter of Henry and Alvina (Christiansen) Langrehr. Following her mother's death, she was raised by Henry and Glenda Langrehr. She married James H. Nolte June 13, 1948 at Hudson, Kansas. Mrs. Nolte was a homemaker...
