Obituaries

Nov 27, 2023

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Sylvia Irene Eddingfield, 97, passed away on November 27, 2023, at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, Kansas. She was born on September 29, 1926, in Seward, Kansas, to Eric and Ida (Bunselmeyer) Fischer. On July 16, 1948, she married Don Triplette in Great Bend, Kansas. He passed on July 12, 1993. She then married...

Nov 25, 2023

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Matthew Ryan "Matt" Deschner, 41, passed away on November 25, 2023, at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on May 21, 1982, in Hays, Kansas, to Bradley and Karry (Boyd) Deschner.

A lifetime Barton County resident, Matt worked as a truck driver. Growing up, he attended Trinity Lutheran Church....

Nov 24, 2023

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Arturo Escamilla, 50, passed away November 24, 2023, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kan. He was born July 6, 1973, in Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico, to Francisco Escamilla & Josefina Franco Garcia.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at Bryant Funeral Home, with...

Nov 23, 2023

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Julius Robert "Jule" Scheck, 94, passed away November 23, 2023, at home in Great Bend, Kan.  He was born October 27, 1929, in Walker, Kan. to Andrew and Barbara (Vonfeldt) Scheck.  Jule married Gretchen (Bradfield) Watkins July 19, 1975, in Great Bend.  Gretchen passed away Feb. 24, 2021.

Jule was in the...

Nov 22, 2023

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Dortha Keenan passed away on November 22, 2023 at Overland Park, KS. She was born January 11, 1935 to Clyde Willis and Lela (Williamson) Willis in Ada, OK. As a young child, she and her family moved to Salem, IL. She enjoyed her time there and had many good memories. In 1945, the family...

Nov 22, 2023

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Barbara Kay Guerra, 64, passed away on November 22, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on August 11, 1959, in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, to Kenneth Sr., and Nancy (Wilson) Pack. On June 2, 1980, she married Roberto Guerra in Miami, Oklahoma.

A lifetime Barton County...

Nov 21, 2023

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John Edwin Grummon, 80, passed away November 21, 2023, at his home in Great Bend, KS, after a three-year illness.  John was born April 2, 1943, in Omaha, NE to Daniel and Elda (Goff) Grummon.

His family moved to Walters, OK, where his parents served as American Baptist Home Missionaries to Native...

Nov 21, 2023

Marjorie Diane Rodriquez, 66, passed away on November 21, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at her home in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on August 6, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas, to Harold and Sue (Smith) Fortney. In 2002, she married Dave Rodriquez in Rocky Ford, Colorado.

A resident of Great Bend, coming from Rose Hill, Kansas,...

Nov 21, 2023

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John Strobel, born on July 2, 1936, to Virgil Earl and Willetta Theodore Strobel in Dodge City, Kansas, passed away on November 21 at the age of 87. He was survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Connie Strobel, children Karen Bienhoff and Mike (Heather) Strobel, as well as longtime friends, Ernie and...

Nov 19, 2023

Daniel Thomas Hauck, 70, passed away November 19, 2023, at Diversicare of Hutchinson.  He was born January 18, 1953, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Thomas Frank Hauck and Thelma Merleen (Leeper) Hauck.

Daniel was a proud member of the military, having served two terms in the United States Navy: from 1969 to 1973, on the U.S.S. Jouett, and...

Nov 17, 2023

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Billy "Bill" Lee Terry, 76, passed away November 17, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kan. He was born February 7, 1947, at St. Francis, Kan. to John & Bernetta (Wall) Terry. He married Sheryl Sleichter June 12, 1968, at Palco, Kan.

Coming from Colby in 1974, Bill was a current Great...

Nov 17, 2023

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Donna Loree Smolik, 83, passed away November 17, 2023, at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus. She was born February 19, 1940, in Great Bend to Dan Ochs, Sr. and Violet (Shetler) Ochs. She married Richard Smolik September 12, 1959, in Timken, Kan.

Being raised on a farm...

Nov 13, 2023

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David Francis Keeler, 66, passed away November 13, 2023, at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus. He was born January 16, 1957, at Great Bend, to Darrell and Edith (Schwartz) Keeler.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, David was a 40-year dedicated worker for the City of Great Bend...

Nov 7, 2023

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Libbie Ann Olson, 95, passed away November 7, 2023 peacefully at River Bend Assisting Living in Great Bend, KS.  Libbie was born in Omaha, NE on October 13, 1928, to Frank and Bozena Storch. She married Cedric Olson in 1951 in Omaha, NE.  For their honeymoon, they traveled to Great Bend, KS where they...

Nov 3, 2023

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Nicolette Lynn Unruh-Uhl, 36, passed away on November 3, 2023, near Manhattan, Kansas. She was born on October 25, 1987, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Dale and Bernadette "Berny" (Pachta) Unruh. On October 15, 2022, she married Nathan "Nate" Uhl at the Unruh Family Farm. She also gained a son, Tristen Uhl. Together they...

Nov 2, 2023

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Christine Bailey, 96, passed away November 2, 2023, at Diversicare of Larned, Kansas. She was born January 9, 1927, at Pryor, Colo., to Michael & Anna (Soltis) Hudran. She married Floyd "Jim" Bailey October 23, 1945, at Pueblo, Colo. He died April 22, 2000.

A longtime resident of Great Bend, Christine was...

Oct 31, 2023

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Joseph "Joe" Allen Murphy, 85, passed away October 31, 2023, at Via Christi Village-Ridge, Wichita, Kansas after battling prostate cancer for a year and a half. He was born on September 20, 1938, in Great Bend, Kansas, to James and Alma (Riney) Murphy. On September 11, 1965, he married Roma Lee Riner in Great...

Oct 31, 2023

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Laura Ann (Steinbacher) Schenkel, 83, passed away October 31, 2023, at Bridge Haven Memory Care, Lawrence, Kansas. She was born August 2, 1940, at Great Bend, to Charles and Eulalia (Brehm) Steinbacher. She married Ray S. Schenkel August 12, 1959, at Great Bend. He died December 15, 2012.

A lifetime Great Bend...

Oct 27, 2023

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Carol Ann Garcia, 76, passed away October 27, 2023, at Azria Health Woodhaven, Great Bend, Kan. She was born March 8, 1947, in Kinsley to Jose Contrerez, Sr. & Janice (Almanza) Contreras.

Survivors include, two sons, Richard Garcia and Alex Contrerez; a daughter, Hannah Contrerez; a son in law, Jeremy Robinson; a...

Oct 27, 2023

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Richard Lee Ahlvers, 90, passed away October 27, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kan. He was born at home on the family farm on May 19, 1933, in Mitchell County, Kan. to Leo and Eunice (Smith) Ahlvers. He married Kathryn Deines November 19, 1961, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Otis.

Richard...