Robert Clarence Hertel
Apr 30, 2024
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Robert Clarence "Bob" Hertel, 80, passed away peacefully April 30, 2024, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on July 9, 1943, in Hays, Kansas, to William and Regina (Sander) Hertel.
Robert was a student at St. Rose Catholic School and was in the Great Bend High School...
Juan Carlos Mata Rincon
Apr 26, 2024
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Juan Carlos Mata Rincon, 43, passed away April 26, 2024, in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on February 8, 1981, in Miguel Auza, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Vicente Mata and Maria De Los Angeles Rincon. On July 15, 2017, he married Carmen Martinez. She survives.
Coming to Great Bend from Mexico in...
Donald Gene Sample
Apr 25, 2024
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Donald Gene Sample, 57, passed away from complications from Huntington's Disease on April 25, 2024.
Donald, also known as " Don, Donnie and D", was born July 16, 1966, in Hoisington, Kan., to Donald Ray Sample and Marilyn Sue (McFerrin). Donald married Shauna (Bonham) June 7, 1997, in Great Bend, and were...
Jerome Gerstenkorn
Apr 24, 2024
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Jerome "Jerry" Gerstenkorn, 89, died peacefully on April 24, 2024, 30 days before his 90th birthday with his wife, Maggie and family by his side. He was born May 24, 1934, in Odin, Kansas, the son of Frank and Caroline (Kaiser) Gerstenkorn. On June 1st, 1954, he married his sweetheart, Maggie Wirtz, at St...
Wilbert "Billy" Joseph Sanko
Apr 20, 2024
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Wilbert Joseph "Billy" Sanko, 37, passed away April 20, 2024, at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus, Great Bend, Kan. He was born August 13, 1986, at Great Bend, to Michael and Claudia (Salbashian) Sanko.
Billy, a lifetime resident of Great Bend, had been employed as a machinist...
Richard Dailey
Apr 20, 2024
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Richard "Dick" Dailey, 89, passed away April 20, 2024, at Azria Health Woodhaven, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on October 24, 1934, in Great Bend, Kansas, to John and Edith (Kummer) Dailey. On July 3, 1964, he married Merna Stone in Denver, Colorado. They later divorced, with their union being blessed with two...
Sue Reiter-Wells
Apr 18, 2024
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Sue Reiter-Wells, 90, passed away April 18, 2024, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born on February 2, 1934, in Shamrock, Missouri, to W.S. and Ethal (Lail) Armstrong. Sue was a 1952 graduate of Montgomery City High School and then went on to attend the University of Missouri from 1952-1955, where she...
Ruby Brown
Apr 17, 2024
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Ruby Brown, 92, passed away April 17, 2024, at Aster Estates, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 27, 1932, in Protection, Kansas, to Harry and Emma (Reich) Schultz. On August 25, 1954, she married LaVern L. Brown in Ashland, Kansas. He passed on January 29, 2020.
A resident of Great Bend...
Dianne Marie Willesden
Apr 17, 2024
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Dianne Marie Willesden, 70, passed away April 17, 2024, at her home in Great Bend. She was born November 3, 1953, in Cushing, Okla., the daughter of Ralph and Eloise (Grow) Dolezal. Dianne married Robert William Willesden, II., June 23, 1979, in Great Bend. He died April 25, 2023.
Dianne, a long-time...
Sandra Jean Sandy
Apr 17, 2024
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Sandra Jean "Sandy" Sandy, 68, passed away April 17, 2024, at Azria Health Woodhaven, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on July 6, 1955, in Nash, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lavene Vadell Cranston. Sandy married Bruce Kilgore; they later divorced. She then married Preston Sandy on April 1, 1996, in Great Bend, Kansas.
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Melvin J. Dreher
Apr 13, 2024
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Melvin J. Dreher, 91, passed away April 13, 2024, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on November 9, 1932, in Liebenthal, Kansas, to Anton and Lucina (Sander) Dreher. On June 3, 1957, he married Mildred Wondra in Liebenthal, Kansas; she passed on June 27, 1985. Melvin then married Eunice (Brack) Basye...
Alta Grace Fry
Apr 11, 2024
Alta Grace Fry, 102, passed away April 11, 2024, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Kan. She was born on October 15, 1921, in Harper, Kan., to Reuben and Lucinda (Neuhouser) Weaver. Alta married LeRoy Fry on November 20, 1946, in Salina, Kan.
A resident of Great Bend since 2017 coming from Elk Falls, Kan., Alta spent her...
Patricia Ann White
Apr 6, 2024
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Patricia Ann White, 75, passed away April 6, 2024, at University of Kansas Health Systems ER, Great Bend, Kan. She was born December 4, 1948, in Corpus Christi, Tex., to Abner "A.C." Hollingsworth and Edith (Petersilie) Hollingsworth-Dewberry. On April 1, 1990, she married John White in Topeka, Kan. He passed on May 29, 2008....
Leonard E. French
Apr 5, 2024
Leonard E. French, 93, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend, Kan. He was born August 8, 1930, in rural Barton County, to Charles and Olive (Hejny) French. On September 23, 1951, he married Ruth Anna Andree; she passed on November 27, 1988. He then married Luanne Joy (Lebsack) Scheuerman on January 25,...
Mary E. Volpert
Apr 5, 2024
Mary E. Volpert , 81, passed away April 5, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kan. She was born November 5, 1942, in Chanute, Kan., the daughter of Benjamin and Lula (Taylor) Shaner. She married Everette Volpert Aug. 6, 1972, in Junction City, Kan. Everette passed away Dec 18, 2002.
Mary, a resident of Great Bend since...
Arthur A. Wondra
Apr 2, 2024
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Arthur August "Art" Wondra, 90, passed away April 2, 2024, at Credo Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born on October 25, 1933, in Odin, Kansas, to Joseph and Agnes (Debes) Wondra. On November 14, 1959, he married MaryAnn Huslig in Cunningham, Kansas. She passed on April 28, 2020.
Coming from Odin...
Sheila Ehrlich
Apr 1, 2024
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Sheila A. Ehrlich, 64, passed away April 1, 2024, at Azria Health, Great Bend. She was born June 25, 1959, in Russell, Kan., to Glen and Leona (Maier) Ehrlich.
Sheila, a longtime resident of Barton County, was a dedicated employee of Sunflower Diversified Services, Dominican Sisters of Peace, and in the past,...
Patricia Ann Stonebraker
Mar 28, 2024
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Patricia Ann "Pat" Stonebraker, 101, passed away March 28, 2024, at Aster Estates, Great Bend, Kan. She was born Beatrice Ann Drill on July 8, 1922, in Hazleton, Pa., to John and Dominica (Medyzin) Drill. Patricia married Donald Richard Miller September 23, 1944, in Topeka, and were later divorced. She then married J. Paul...
Jane Ann Komarek
Mar 25, 2024
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Jane Ann Komarek, 80, passed away March 25, 2024, in Azle, Texas. Jane was born December 1, 1943, in Great Bend, Kan. to Leo and Hilda (Heinz) Kowalsky.
Jane, a long-time resident of Great Bend, recently living in Azle, Plano, and Keller, Texas, was a member of the Roman Catholic faith, and...
Frank Joseph Wapelhorst
Mar 24, 2024
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Frank Joseph Wapelhorst, 62, passed away March 24, 2024, at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus, Great Bend, Kan. He was born February 15, 1962, in Great Bend, to Daniel and Joyce (Sell Jensen) Wapelhorst. Frank had previously been married to Jayne Kay Keffer from 1985 to 2000.
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