Obituaries

Aug 27, 2021

Sharolyn J. Triplette Hughes Bennett, 75, passed away August 27, 2021, at Diversicare of Larned, KS. She was born on December 21, 1945, at Great Bend, KS, and was adopted and raised by her maternal grandparents, George & Hazel (Spencer) Triplette in Hoisington, KS. Sharolyn graduated from Hoisington High School in 1963. She loved to keep in contact with...

Aug 27, 2021

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Lloyd M. Heeke, 89, of Great Bend passed away August 27, 2021, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood.  He was born Feb. 20, 1932, on the farm Northwest of Lakin, to Henry and Clara (Laudick) Heeke.

Lloyd attended Lakin grade school and high school until enlisting in the United States Air Force.  He...

Aug 26, 2021

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Julia Emma Heuszel, 98, passed away August 26, 2021, at Stafford County Hospital. She was born April 12, 1923, at Hunnewell, Kan. to Ernest & Vernia (Lockwood) Trost. She married Robert Otto Heuszel on November 18, 1946, at Wichita.  He died July 17, 2005.

Julia moved to Great Bend in 1947 and...

Aug 26, 2021

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Karen (Nagel) Behrens, 66, passed away August 26, 2021, at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. She was born May 18, 1955 at Great Bend to Harvey & Joyce (Muehlenburg) Nagel. She married Ross Alan Behrens on January 31, 1975, at Great Bend.  He died December 11, 2011.

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Aug 25, 2021

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Cindy Louise Stillwagoner, 71, passed away August 25, 2021, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born October 9, 1949, at Hays to Victor Lang, Sr. & Minnie (Staab) Lang. She married Richard Stillwagoner on January 18, 1971, at Great Bend.

Cindy graduated Marion High School in Hays and the Dominican School of...

Aug 24, 2021

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Marsha Lynn McConnaughy, 79, passed away August 24, 2021, at her home in Bennington, Neb. She was born March 9, 1942, at Great Bend to John & Helen (Damon) Hoge. She married Clarence McConnaughy at Great Bend on October 14, 1961. He died July 9, 2012.

A longtime Dodge City resident before...

Aug 19, 2021

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Vaughn A. Duncan, 96, passed away August 19, 2021, at his home in Great Bend. He was born August 29, 1924, at Garfield, to Ray A. & Pearl E. (Bingaman) Duncan. He married Margaret Ruthe Robbins on December 27, 1948, at Garfield.  She died December 8, 2001.

Coming from Pratt in 1968,...

Aug 19, 2021

Shirley Ann McClain Rich went home to be with Jesus on August 19, 2021. Shirley was born on August 26, 1931. The youngest child of Grover Cleveland McClain and Iris Bell Puckett McClain, Shirley had six brothers and one sister. She was born in Great Bend, KS and graduated from GBHS.

Shirley married Bill W. Rich in...

Aug 13, 2021

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John A. Klema, 96, passed away August 13, 2021, at Kenwood Plaza, St. John. He was born September 25, 1924, at Kanopolis, to John A. Klema, Sr. and Agnes (Stehno) Klema. He married Edna Janet Macek on July 26, 1949, in Wilson. She died February 10, 2020.

Coming to Great Bend from...

Aug 10, 2021

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Donald Lee Penka, 85, died August 10, 2021, at Medicalodges of Great Bend.  He was born October 11, 1935, in Larned, to John and Mary Hazel (Simmons) Penka. Don married Lilly Dreiling Nov. 25, 1963, in Garden City.

Don, a resident of Great Bend since 1963 coming from Garden City, was employed...

Aug 9, 2021

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Grayson Salmon Gregg, three months 24 days, passed away Monday August 9, 2021, in Great Bend. He was born April 13, 2021, in Hays, the son of Ben Gregg and Korryn Asuncion.

Grayson was a happy content baby. He was loved by family and friends, he will be missed by his mother,...

Aug 9, 2021

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Rita Janet Romine, 83, died August 9, 2021, at Morton County Nursing Home, Elkhart.  She was born September 15, 1937, in Great Bend, to Herman and Lillie Josephine (Mull) Strobel.  Rita married James Keith Romine October 15, 1955, in Great Bend.  James died June30,2020.

Rita, a lifetime resident of Great Bend, was...

Aug 8, 2021

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Donna Kay Klusener, 64, passed away August 8, 2021, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood.  She was born March 16, 1957, in Ellinwood to Don and Margaret (Molder) Arnold.  Donna married Curtis Klusener March 20, 1976, in Great Bend.

Donna, a life time resident of Ellinwood, was employed as an admission attendant and...

Aug 1, 2021

Roch Alan Miller, 66, passed away at his home August 1, 2021, surrounded by much of his family in his final days. Roch was born in Great Bend to Cy and Fran (Muth) Miller and lived most of his life in Barton county.

Roch was a United States Marine, lifetime oilfield worker and lake enthusiast all his...

Jul 31, 2021

Patricia Ann Drehle, 87, passed away July 31, 2021, at University Village Memory Care in Round Rock, Tex. She was born November 28, 1933, at Albert, Kan. to Orville & Rachel (Lebsack) Hays. She married Merle Drehle on January 14, 1961, at Great Bend, Kan.  He died September 15, 1990.

Patricia was a claims secretary at Farm...

Jul 25, 2021

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Oma Lee Sharp, 84, passed away July 25, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born March 12, 1937, in Pawnee county, Okla. to Elmer & Myrtle (Broughton) Heilmann. She married LeRoy Sharp in 1981, at Great Bend. He died August 7, 2005.

Oma was a route driver for Sunflower...

Jul 25, 2021

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Scott Edward Deines, 46, passed away July 25, 2021, in Great Bend. He was born November 16, 1974, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Herman F. Deines Jr. & Alice J. (Clark) Deines.

Coming from Colorado, Scott had lived in Great Bend for the last three months. He was a construction laborer. Scott enjoyed...

Jul 24, 2021

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James R. Lofland, 95, passed away July 24, 2021, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born April 7, 1926, in Stafford, KS, the son of James P. & Leah (Keesling) Lofland. On June 18, 1949, he married Joyce L. Mohr in Wichita. She died October 5, 2019.

James lived most of his...

Jul 17, 2021

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Sister Marie Antoinette Klein, 93, died July 17, 2021, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend.  She was born August 20, 1927, in Dodge City, Kan., the daughter of Anthony and Mary Hoffman Klein.  She entered the Dominican Sisters Community in 1944 and pronounced her vows in 1946.  Sister Marie Antoinette ministered as...

Jul 15, 2021

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Bobby C. Maltby, 93, passed away July 15, 2021, at Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on December 24, 1927, at Tonkawa, Okla. to Clyde O. & Minnie E. (Burch) Maltby. He married Arbutus Ann Basgall on June 23, 1962, at Loretta, Kan.

A current Great Bend resident, Bobby...