Obituaries

Jul 28, 2023

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Patricia Claire Burnett, 95, passed away July 28, 2023, at Rice County District Hospital, Lyons, Kan. She was born March 27, 1928, in St. Paul, Minn. to Fred and Barbara (Vonesh) Campbell. She married Abram Burnett, IV, in Wichita on June 23, 1946. He died May 16, 1999.

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Jul 25, 2023

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Dennis Vernon Klima, age 71, was welcomed by his Lord and Savior, on July 25, 2023, after a work-related accident. He was born September 9, 1951, in Sterling, Kansas. He was the first born to Vernon and Lavina Mae (Belote) Klima. He grew up in Claflin, Kansas and graduated from Claflin High School in...

Jul 24, 2023

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Vera Darlene Muth, 89, passed away July 24, 2023, at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus. She was born June 23, 1934, in Kinsley, to Albert & Evangeline (Welsch) Korte. She married Alvin Muth on August 8, 1954 in Kinsley.

A longtime Great Bend resident, Vera worked in...

Jul 21, 2023

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Margaret Rose Unruh, age 85 went to her heavenly home on July 21, 2023 with her family by her side.  She was born in Bronx, New York on September 23,1937 to Albert and Annie (Buick) Ashcroft in Stanford, CT she married her college sweetheart, Rev. Victor C. Unruh on September 9, 1961.  They met...

Jul 20, 2023

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Barbara Janette Gregory, 86, passed away July 20, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kan. She was born on June 23, 1937, at Ellinwood, to Gottfried & Marie (Winter) Miller. She married Frank W. Gregory on October 31, 1954, at Ellinwood. He died December 4, 1990.

A recent resident of Lawrence, Barbara...

Jul 17, 2023

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Agnes Ann Ryan, 70, passed away on July 17, 2023, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born on September 25, 1952, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Isadore and Elizabeth (Scheck) Leiker. On July 8, 1981, she married John Ryan in Miami, Oklahoma.

A lifetime area resident, Agnes worked as...

Jul 12, 2023

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Evelyn Wilson, 87, passed away July 12, 2023, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born on March 15, 1936, at Versailles, Mo., to John J. "Jack" & Dessie (Hess) Andrew. She married Robert Wilson on August 9, 1953, at St. John. He died February 25, 2019.

A longtime area resident, Evelyn was...

Jul 11, 2023

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William "Bill" Jefferson Keener, 94, passed away July 11, 2023, at Wellsprings of Westmoreland in Westmoreland, Kan. He was born on March 17, 1929, at Hoisington, to Fred & Frances "Fanny" (Schreiber) Keener. He married Joan Elliott on May 27, 1951, at Great Bend. She died December 5, 2001.

A former Great...

Jul 10, 2023

Henry E. Schindler, age 76, passed away July 10, 2023, at the University of Kansas Health System in Great Bend, Kan. Henry was born April 16, 1947, in Hays, Kan., to Ray and Vera (Arrington) Schindler. Henry grew up on the family farm in Greenfield Township in Rooks County, Kan., where he learned the value of hard work. He...

Jul 9, 2023

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Patricia E. "Pat" Hinson, 85, passed away on July 9, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born on November 7, 1937, in Glasco, Kansas, to Fenton and Ruth (Grant) Blake. On November 23, 1958, she married Gary Hinson in Delphos, Kansas. He survives.

A resident of Great Bend, coming...

Jul 4, 2023

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Joel Alexis Hernandez, 19, passed away on July 4, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Great Bend, Kansas, to Alberto Hernandez and Veronica Leyva.

Having lived in Great Bend and later Wichita, Joel spent his time watching TV, playing music and video games, and spending time with...

Jul 3, 2023

Neal Scott Panning, 40, passed away July 3, 2023, at his home, rural Great Bend.  He was born Oct. 31, 1982, in Great Bend, to Marvin and Debra (Schartz) Panning.

A previous Ellinwood resident currently residing in rural Great Bend, Neal was a graduate of Ellinwood High School.  He furthered his education at Wichita State University, majoring...

Jul 2, 2023

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June Marie (Thackeray) Addison, 71, passed away July 2, 2023, at Diversicare of Larned in Larned, Kansas. She was born on June 30, 1952, at Great Bend, to Edward H. and Anna (Heath) Thackeray.

Recently coming to Larned from Eureka, Kansas, June was the IT Specialist for several hospitals in the areas...

Jun 26, 2023

Robert "Bob" Lowell Hall, Jr., 74, passed away June 26, 2023, at his home in Ellinwood. He was born March 11, 1949, in Perryton, Tex. to Robert Lowell Hall, Sr. and Jacqueline (Kalber) Hall. He married Brenda Olson in 1974.

A resident of Ellinwood since 2006, Bob worked for Northern Natural Gas Company which later became ENRON...

Jun 21, 2023

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Tyler Loren Reeves, 27, passed away June 21, 2023, surrounded by family at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus. He was born June 26, 1995, in Hoisington, Kansas, to Patrick Jones and Tracy Reeves.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, Tyler was a sergeant at Larned State Correctional Facility....

Jun 17, 2023

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Evelyn Catherine Klusener, 85, passed away June 17, 2023, at Sangre De Cristo Hospice House, Pueblo, CO. She was born January 19, 1938, in Rocky Ford, CO. to Seledanio and Marcela (Blea) Gomez.  Evelyn married Leonard Klusener July 2, 1957, in Lyons, KS.  He passed away February 19, 2008.

A current resident...

Jun 17, 2023

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Manuela "Emma" Granados Gonsalez Moreno, 94, passed away on June 17, 2023, at her home in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on June 5, 1929, in Holly, Colorado, to Manuel Granados and Francisca Sanchez. On February 13, 1960, she married Manuel DeJesus Moreno, Jr., in Great Bend, Kansas. He passed on October 25,...

Jun 14, 2023

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Aliease Delores Dougherty, 94, passed away on June 14, 2023, at Azria Health Woodhaven, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on February 11, 1929, in El Dorado, Kansas, to Charles W. and Lucy Hadassa (Baker) Barker. On October 3, 1947, she married Richard Dougherty; they later divorced.

A resident of Great Bend...

Jun 12, 2023

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Rosalie Ann Urban, 83, passed away June 12, 2023, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home in Little River. She was born July 18, 1939, at Quinter, to Balthasar J. & Angela (Von-Lintel) Richmeier. She married Arsenius A. Urban on February 20, 1960, in Great Bend.

A longtime Great Bend and Seward area resident,...

Jun 11, 2023

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Nancy Kathryn Baxter, 67, passed away on June 11, 2023, at University of Kansas Health Systems ER – Great Bend Campus, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on November 30, 1955, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Hiram Joseph Jr. and Patricia Ida Mae (Younkin) Baxter.

A lifetime resident of Great Bend, during...