Obituaries

Sep 29, 2021

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Lucille (Bryant) Kurtz, 96, passed away on September 29, 2021, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born on May 27, 1925, at Ellinwood to Wilbur and Hilda (Christiansen) Bryant. She grew up on the family farm south of Ellinwood and graduated from Ellinwood High School. She married Henry Kurtz, Jr. on August 5, 1950,...

Sep 28, 2021

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Martha Jean Wolf, 87, passed away September 28, 2021, at Great Bend Health & Rehab. She was born September 17, 1934, at Pratt to Ershel & Maxine (Null) Walters. She married Billy Wolf on February 3, 1951, at Raton, New Mexico. He died June 16, 2000.

A Great Bend resident since 1960,...

Sep 24, 2021

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Clark Dale McEachern, 57, passed away September 24, 2021, in Lake Charles, La. He was born on December 27, 1963 at Benkelman, Neb. to Don and Kay (Smith) McEachern. He married LaNette Morlock in 1980 and they later divorced. He then married Joan Dekle in August 2009.

Clark had a passion for...

Sep 23, 2021

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Lathelda "DoDo" White, 93, passed away September 23, 2021, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. She was born December 10, 1927, at Hoisington, to Harry and Nettie (Jones) Lee. She married Leonard "Sno" White on June 9, 1946, at Hoisington.  He died April 23, 2005.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, DoDo was...

Sep 23, 2021

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Judy Kay Zamarripa, 73, of Duncan, Okla., passed away after an 8-year battle with lung cancer on Sept. 23, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born June 28, 1948, in Scottsbluff, Neb. to Albert and Marcena (Labbe) Nagel.

Judy married Steven Zamarripa on Sept. 19, 1970, in Great Bend,...

Sep 23, 2021

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Leroy E. Weathers, 87, passed away September 23, 2021, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born on December 2, 1933, at Great Bend, to George Edward & Edith Marie (Erbe) Weathers. He married Juanita Eva Richter September 22, 1957 at Great Bend.  She died January 31, 2018.

A lifetime Great Bend resident,...

Sep 23, 2021

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Judith "Judi" Anne (Cox) Stewart, 79, passed away September 23, 2021, after a two year battle with cancer. She was born on September 17, 1942, in Oklahoma City, to Arthur and Helen (Truitt) Cox. Judi put herself through college, and taught in public schools for 43 years, the bulk of those years in Marion,...

Sep 22, 2021

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Sister Charlotte Unrein, 90, died September 22, 2021, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. She was born March 31, 1931, in LaCrosse, KS, the daughter of Carl and Lidwina (Zimmerman) Unrein. She entered the Dominican Sisters Community in 1945 and pronounced vows in 1948. Sister Charlotte celebrated seventy years of religious profession...

Sep 20, 2021

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LaNora "Lonnie" Barnes, 86, of Great Bend, passed away September 20, 2021, at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born March 28, 1935, in Great Bend, the second daughter of four children born to Gus and Christina (Cook) Ohnmacht. She grew up on a farm near Olmitz. She married George Barnes...

Sep 18, 2021

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Annette Rose Burton, 59, passed away September 18, 2021, at her home in Great Bend surrounded by family. She was born on June 7, 1962, at Great Bend to Jesus "Jay" Lopez and Helen (Phillips) Lopez. She married Kevin Burton on May 7, 1983, in Great Bend.

A lifetime Great Bend resident,...

Sep 17, 2021

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Maria C. Arias, 73, passed away September 17, 2021, at the University of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. She was born on December 15, 1947, at Francisco I. Madero, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Pedro Ibarra and Maria Chayres.

A Great Bend resident since 1992, Maria was a homemaker. She was a...

Sep 15, 2021

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Margaret "Maggie" Lucille Hester, 68, passed away September 15, 2021, at the University of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. She was born on February 1, 1953, at Great Bend, to John & Lucille (Gutierrez) Zero. She married David Hester, Sr. on May 13, 1973, at Galatia.

A lifetime Great Bend...

Sep 14, 2021

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Sister Anita Schugart, 87, died September 14, 2021, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. She was born December 22, 1933, in Olmitz, KS, the daughter of Fred and Velma (Hlavaty) Schugart.

She entered the Dominican Sisters Community in 1954 and pronounced vows in 1957. Sister Anita ministered as an educator...

Sep 9, 2021

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Lisa Ann Edgett, 63, of Great Bend died September 9, 2021 at her home in Great Bend. She was born September 22, 1957, in Great Bend to Carlos and Mary (Downey) Miller. She married Guy Disney on July 24, 1979, and gained a stepson, Jared Disney and stepdaughter, Lisa Disney. They later divorced. She...

Sep 7, 2021

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Carol Lee (Carpenter) Cale, passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at the age of 96. Carol was born February 12th, 1925 in Doyle Township, Marion County, Kansas. She was the eleventh child born to John Lewis Carpenter and Florence Pearl Victoria Carpenter. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Sep 5, 2021

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William "Bubba" Moore, 28, passed away September 5, 2021, in Junction City, Missouri. He was born on October 23, 1992, to Gene & Christina (Bierbrodt) Moore.

Coming from Coffeyville in 2009, Bubba was a Great Bend resident. He was a mechanic and truck driver for Innovative Livestock Services and Crawford Express for...

Sep 5, 2021

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Gary Eugene Kenyon, 80, passed away Sept. 5, 2021, at Legend Senior Living, Hutchinson.  He was born March 28, 1941, in Bogue, Kan. to Ivan and Delena (Conyac) Kenyon.  Gary married Nellene Kaye Grose Dec. 27, 1974, in Great Bend.

Gary, a Barton County resident since 1968 coming from Esben, Kan. was...

Sep 5, 2021

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Alberta Marie Sovereign, 73, left her earthly body surrounded by those she loved the most on Sept. 5, 2021, at Wesley Woodlawn Hospital, Wichita.  She was born Jan. 31, 1948, in Eads, Col., to her hero Albert and his wife Mary (Harmon) Mays.  If you knew Alberta, you knew Frank. The two were married...

Sep 4, 2021

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Hilda Coronel, 54, passed away September 4, 2021, at her home in Great Bend.  She was born September 28, 1966, to Adolfo and Ernestina (Uribe) Coronel.

Hilda, a resident of Great Bend since 2010 coming from Salinas, Calif., worked for Kleen Smart.  She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at...

Aug 31, 2021

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Karen A. Henneke, 80, passed away August 31, 2021, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born on May 14, 1941, at Fergus Falls, Minn. to Walter D. & Dorothy (Heaton) Bradehoft. She married Wayne Henneke on March 13, 1982, at Minneapolis, Minn.

Coming to Great Bend from Minneapolis, Minn....