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Delores Lorraine Strecker Uhrich

Delores Lorraine Strecker Uhrich

May 11, 2022

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Delores Lorraine Strecker Uhrich, 87, passed away May 11, 2022, under her loving family's care at her granddaughter, Brooke's, house in Halstead. She was born on February 17, 1935, in Victoria to Nicholas & Rose (Dreiling) Braun. Delores attended Brown Mackie College where she met Leon Strecker. They were married on April 23, 1955,...

Greta G. Foster

Greta G. Foster

May 10, 2022

Greta G. Foster, 80, passed away May 10, 2022, at Country Place Senior Living in Hoisington. She was born March 1, 1942, in Norton to Wayne & Lilly (Thiesen) Heany. She married Gordon Brantley in June 1964 and they later divorced. She then married Gary L. Foster on August 27, 1983. He died April 16, 2000.

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Daniel Maurice Schwartz

Daniel Maurice Schwartz

May 7, 2022

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Daniel Maurice "Danny" Schwartz, 69, passed away May 7, 2022, at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita.  He was born February 8, 1953, in Great Bend to Maurice Charles and B. Marie (Pfiefer) Schwartz.  Danny married Stacy Stinemetz Nov. 17, 1979, in Great Bend.

Danny, a lifetime resident of Great...

Rebecca Sue Dudrey

Rebecca Sue Dudrey

May 6, 2022

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Rebecca Sue Dudrey, 83, passed away on May 6, 2022, at Specialty Select Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born on May 18, 1938, at Preston, Kansas, to Floyd & Mary (Coburn) Leroux. Rebecca married Donald Lee Dudrey on December 21, 1957, at Pratt, KS.  He died November 4, 1997.

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Sue Ellen Wheeler

Sue Ellen Wheeler

May 1, 2022

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Sue Ellen Wheeler, 77, passed away May 1, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  She was born January 26, 1945, in Great Bend, to Frank N. and Ellen Marie (Baier) Klepper. Sue married Miles I. Wheeler September 21, 1963, in Great Bend.  He died January 3, 1993.

A lifetime Great Bend resident,...

Donald Eugene Witte

Donald Eugene Witte

Apr 30, 2022

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Donald Eugene Witte, 84, passed away on April 30, 2022, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on January 28, 1938, to Edwin & Helen (Edmondson) Witte in Great Bend, Kansas. Donald married Caroline Werth on November 25, 1965, in Park, Kansas.

A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Donald...

Joseph Leroy Haberman

Joseph Leroy Haberman

Apr 28, 2022

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Joseph LeRoy Haberman, 72, passed away April 28, 2022, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. He was born on September 19, 1949, at Great Bend, to Joseph L. & Mary T. (Koester) Haberman.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, Joseph was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church and...

Peter Allen Westerman

Peter Allen Westerman

Apr 27, 2022

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Peter Allen Westerman, 35, passed away April 27, 2022, at the University of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. He was born April 9, 1987, at Topeka, to Donald Lynn Westerman and Katharine Piper.

Growing up in Topeka, Peter was a current Great Bend resident and graduate of Great Bend High...

Rose M. Rein

Rose M. Rein

Apr 26, 2022

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Rose M. Rein, 76, passed away on April 26, 2022, at University of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on August 30, 1945, at Park City, Kansas, to Edward & Betty Uncapher. Rose married Robert Rein, Sr. on September 21, 1962, at McCracken, Kansas.

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Paul A. Huslig

Paul A. Huslig

Apr 24, 2022

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Paul Anthony Huslig, 87, passed away on April 24, 2022, at Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire, Kansas. He was born on October 25, 1934, at Great Bend, Kansas to Anton F. & Louise A. (Maneth) Huslig. Paul married Berniece C. Schneweis on May 9, 1964, at Great Bend, Kansas. She died November 14,...

David Beck

David Beck

Apr 22, 2022

David Wayne Beck, 66, passed away on April 22, 2022, at Azria Health in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on September 7, 1955, at Des Moines, Iowa, to Vern & Irene Beck. David married Kelly Kloxin on September 7, 1981, in Great Bend. She died on May 03, 2018.

David was a resident of Great Bend,...

Dianna J. Dirck

Dianna J. Dirck

Apr 22, 2022

Dianna J. Dirck, 51, passed away peacefully April 22, 2022, at home in Great Bend, Kan.  She was born September 28, 1970, at Kincheloe Air Force Base, Mich., to Robert L. and Linda Sue (Stringfellow) Dirck.

Dianna was a resident of Great Bend and cherished time with her family.  Survivors include her parents, Bob and Sue Dirck...

Lois E. Hickel

Lois E. Hickel

Apr 21, 2022

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Lois Eileen Hickel, 84, passed away on April 21, 2022, at home in Salina, Kansas. She was born on June 14, 1937, to Harry & Mildred (Wisehart) Elliott in Ransom. She married Edward Hickel on July 21, 1954, in Great Bend. He passed away on March 18, 1992.

A Salina resident in...

Vivian Marie Collicott

Vivian Marie Collicott

Apr 21, 2022

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Vivian Marie Collicott, 80, passed away April 21, 2022, at her home in Wichita. She was born on January 6, 1942, at Hays, to V. Francis & Viola (Windholz) Weigel. She married Larry Collicott on August 27, 1960 at Great Bend.

Vivian grew up in Gorham and was currently a Wichita resident,...

Sr. Kevin Clavin

Sr. Kevin Clavin

Apr 20, 2022

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Sister Kevin Clavin, 83, died April 20, 2022, at the KU Med Center in Kansas City, KS.  She was born May 8, 1938, in Kilbeggan, Ireland, the daughter of James and Molly Mulligan Clavin.  She entered the Dominican Sisters Community in 1955 and pronounced vows in 1958.  Sister Kevin celebrated sixty years of religious...

Johnny R. Stoskopf

Johnny R. Stoskopf

Apr 19, 2022

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Johnny Ray Stoskopf, 69, passed away on April 19, 2022 at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on September 30, 1952, at Hobbs, New Mexico, to Kenneth Lee & Virginia Lee (Grimes) Stoskopf.

A life-time resident of Great Bend, Johnny was a member of the River of Life Foursquare...

Willard F. Renfro, Jr.

Willard F. Renfro, Jr.

Apr 17, 2022

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Willard F. Renfro, Jr., 77, passed away April 17, 2022, at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. He was born on January 24, 1945, in Great Bend, to Willard F. Renfro, Sr. & Juanita Renfro-Berry. He married Linda Ann Churchill on March 16, 1963, at Great Bend.  She died on October 9, 2012.

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Doris Eleanor Berkley

Doris Eleanor Berkley

Apr 14, 2022

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Doris Eleanor (Corman) Berkley, 93, passed peacefully on April 14, 2022, in Vancouver, Washington, near her granddaughter. She was born on lucky Friday, July 13, 1928, on a farm just outside of Tescott, Kansas to Winnifred and Swinley Corman. She married Harold Berkley on November 9, 1947, in Tescott, Kansas. Doris attended Weselyn University,...

Trina Detherage

Trina Detherage

Apr 13, 2022

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Trina Detherage, 62, passed away on April 13, 2022, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born on July 15, 1959, to Hilbert J. & Phyllis Jean (Stone) Herrman. Trina married Brad Detherage in Great Bend on March 8, 1991. He survives.

A life-time resident of Great Bend, Trina was the...

Claudio Sanchez Molina

Claudio Sanchez Molina

Mar 31, 2022

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Claudio Sanchez Molina, 52, passed away March 31, 2022, in rural Stafford County, Kansas. He was born on October 30, 1969, in Cerro Mocho, Tula, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Bernardino Sanchez Posadas & Marciana Molina Sustita. He married Daria Hernandez de Sanchez on June 7, 1987 at Matamoros del Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Claudio graduated...

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