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Douglas "Doug" Edward Stape
Jul 13, 2021
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Douglas "Doug" Edward Stape, 66, passed away July 13, 2021, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born January 1, 1955, at Jeanette, Pa., to Robert & Edna (Wampler) Stape. He married Diane O'Malley November 4, 1993, at Winchester, W Va.
A resident of Great Bend for the last 14 years,...
Reenea Bryant
Jul 12, 2021
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Reenea Bryant, 64, passed away July 12, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born August 2, 1956, at Great Bend to Chester & Dorothy (Farmer) Bryant.
A lifetime Barton county resident, Reenea lived in Ellinwood for 25 years and the last 19 years in Great Bend. She was the...
William Terry Blake
Jul 10, 2021
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William Terry Blake, 81, passed away July 10, 2021, at Diversicare of Larned. He was born September 4, 1939, in Larned, to William Ralph & Wilma (Keeton) Blake. He married Connie (Howell) Schuld November 6, 1959, and they later divorced after 20 years of marriage. He then married Alice Darlene (Bridwell) Short March 14,...
Melba Jean Stos
Jul 8, 2021
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Melba Jean Stos, 90, passed away July 8, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. She was born November 14, 1930, in Olmitz to George & Augusta (Springer) Nordman. She married Leo Stos, Sr. September 8, 1948, in Olmitz. He died December 16, 1995.
A lifetime Barton county resident, Melba worked for Superior Essex...
Joyce Louise Niederee
Jul 6, 2021
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Joyce Louise Niederee, 88, passed away on July 6, 2021, in her birthplace of Larned. She was born November 30, 1932, to Albert and Mary (Strecker) Schartz.
A Great Bend resident since 1960, Joyce worked at the Retired Senior Volunteer Program from 2008 until she retired in 2012 coordinating fellow volunteers to...
Arthur "Art" Eugene Lind
Jul 6, 2021
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Arthur "Art" Eugene Lind, 80, passed away July 6, 2021, at his home in Great Bend. He was born April 7, 1941, at Windsor, Colorado to Henry & Eugenia (Leffler) Lind and grew up on the family farm near Eaton, Colorado with two brothers and three sisters. Upon graduating from Eaton High School, he...
Pamela Jean Shuey
Jul 2, 2021
Pamela Jean Shuey, 66, passed away July 2, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. She was born February 6, 1955, at Great Bend, to Roger Dean & Marion Jean (Fulkerson) Shuey.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Pamela was a homemaker. She was a member of VFW Post #3111. Pamela enjoyed fishing, swimming and singing but especially loved spending...
Danielle Dee Hoskins
Jun 30, 2021
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It's nearly impossible to encompass all that this beautiful soul was. Danielle Dee Hoskins, born January 13, 1981, at Norton, KS, was a beloved mother, daughter, wife, sister, aunt and friend. Danielle passed away June 30, 2021, near Ellsworth, KS, at the age of 40. She will be missed greatly by her family, many...
Ronald "Ron" Lee Schmidt, Sr.
Jun 30, 2021
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Ronald "Ron" Lee Schmidt, Sr., 62, passed away June 30, 2021, at his home in Great Bend. He was born October 14, 1958, at Colby, to Wilmer & LaVona (Senger) Schmidt. He married Dorothy Lee Tijerina October 14, 1976, at Garden City. She died August 13, 2007.
A Great Bend resident for...
Jerome "Jerry" Schnittker
Jun 29, 2021
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Jerome "Jerry" Schnittker, 91, died June 29 th , 2021 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, KS. He was born January 8 th , 1930 in Nashville, KS, to John and Dora Schnittker. Jerry married Phyllis J. Leonard August 2 nd , 1958, in Dodge City, KS. She predeceased Jerry in 1995.
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Phyllis Joan Herrman
Jun 26, 2021
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Phyllis Joan Herrman, 88, passed away Saturday June 26, 2021, at Country Living of Larned. She was born June 28, 1932, in Great Bend, to Nelson & Helen (DuBois) Stone. She married Hilbert Herrman August 16, 1952, at Great Bend. He died December 14, 2013.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Phyllis was...
Laura Ann Mazouch
Jun 24, 2021
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Laura Ann Mazouch, 31, passed away June 24, 2021, at her home in Salina. She was born July 31, 1989, at Great Bend, to Dennis & Susan (Fiedler) Mazouch.
A resident of Salina for the past several years, Laura grew up in Great Bend. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic...
Robert "Bob" Wooding
Jun 24, 2021
Robert "Bob" Wooding, 94, passed away peacefully at home June 24, 2021. He was born in New Haven, Conn., on February 5, 1927, to Franklin and Bertha (Gilbert) Wooding. He married Bernice Ann Humiston, March 18, 1950.
Survivors include his wife of the home; three children, Earle, Bettejane and Ben; grandchildren and great grandchildren.
There...
Lila J. (Schamaun) Bowman
Jun 20, 2021
Lila J. (Schamaun) Bowman, 91, passed away June 20, 2021, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born January 14, 1930, at Rush Center, to Albert & Pauline (Maier) Brack. She married Donald D. Schamaun December 11, 1949, at Bazine and they later divorced.
Coming from Bazine in 1959, Lila was a Great Bend resident. She was...
Clara Mae Feldman
Jun 18, 2021
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Clara Mae Feldman, 100, passed away June 18, 2021, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born February 27, 1921 at Offerle, to William & Anna (Dornburg) Kurth. She married Harold Herman Feldman July 2, 1943, at Ozark, Alabama. He died July 3, 2019.
A Great Bend resident since 1944, Clara was...
Tammy Louise Payne
Jun 15, 2021
Tammy Louise Payne, 61, of Hitchcock, Oklahoma, passed away on June 15, 2021. Tammy was born to parents Barbara Ellis and Walter Kuhl, on June 30, 1959, in Great Bend, Kansas.
She graduated from Sedgwick High School in 1978.
Tammy went on to study to be a Dietitian at Barton County Community College and graduate...
Larry Degenhardt
Jun 15, 2021
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Larry Degenhardt, 77, left this Earth to join his heavenly Father on June 15, 2021, at Via Christi St. Teresa, Wichita. He was born April 30, 1944 at Hays, to Walter & Bernita (Wasinger) Degenhardt. He married Shirley Schwartz July 9, 1966, at Great Bend.
Larry was a Great Bend resident for...
Julia M. Herren
Jun 12, 2021
Julia M. (Fish) Herren, 93, left this world on June 12, 2021. She was born October 2, 1927 at Wasola, MO. the daughter of John W. Fish Sr. and Edith (Stewart) Fish. She moved with her family to Great Bend in 1937, graduating from Great Bend High School in 1946. She married Louis F Herren on November 22, 1946....
Betty Hood
Jun 11, 2021
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Betty Hood, 65, passed away June 11, 2021, at University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus, Great Bend, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born November 11, 1955, in Larned, to Raymond and Margaret (Wagaman) Swartz. She married Jeff Hood in 1978, and were later separated in 2016.
...Bobbie Jo Elson
Jun 4, 2021
Bobbie Jo Elson, 51, passed away Friday June 4, 2021, at Via Christ St Francis, Wichita. She was born January 27, 1970, in Dodge City the daughter of Richard and Hurmely (Peters) Elson.
She has been a resident of Great Bend since 1982 coming from Jetmore. She attended River of Life Church. Bobbie worked in child care...
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