Obituaries

May 3, 2021

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Jane Joan Schonhoff, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021, at the age of 93. She was born February 4, 1928, at Great Bend, to John & Anna (Dougherty) Mooney. She marreid Ed Schonhoff August 2, 1949, at Ellinwood. He died August 21, 1999.

Jane was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church...

May 2, 2021

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John William Herl, 72, passed away May 2, 2021, at his home in Great Bend. He was born March 29, 1949, in Great Bend, to Victorinus "Vic" and Mabel (Leeper) Herl. He married Vicki Day July 29, 1970, and they later divorced. He later married Bernadean "Bernie" Stos Suppes on January 29, 1983, and...

Apr 28, 2021

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Mary Lou Mendez, 77, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born May 29, 1943, at San Antonio, Texas, to Frank Ramirez, Sr. & Lottie (Sauceda) Ramirez. She married Gilbert Mendez March 12, 1980 in Iowa.

Coming from Lakin in 1981, Mary Lou was a...

Apr 27, 2021

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Don Leon Kern, 74, passed away April 27, 2021, at his home in Great Bend. He was born December 17, 1946, at Great Bend, to Ervin & Lucille (Murphy) Kern. He married Donna Dino February 19, 1966 at Great Bend. She died July 11, 1985. He then married Connie Fisher and they later divorced....

Apr 25, 2021

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We lost a Beautiful soul, Janice M. (Keller) Becker, 78, from earth into heaven. She was trapped in her body on earth with a very tough fight with dementia. She remained kind, happy, resolute and devoted to her husband and family through it all. A class act in sickness and in health. Such a...

Apr 23, 2021

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David Dean Brack, 59, passed away April 23, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  He was born October 21, 1961, to J. Dean "Butch" and Palmera "Paule" Lydia (Keil) Brack.

David, a life time resident of Great Bend, had a love and passion for racing cars and motorcycles.  He was a mechanic...

Apr 20, 2021

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Iva Gene Behrens, 94, passed away April 20, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born January 13, 1927, at Larned Kansas. The oldest child of her parents Walter Whaley & Virginia Belle (Burns) Ratliff. She married Roy H.E. Behrens December 4, 1946 at Albert.  Roy died December 26, 2000.

Iva,...

Apr 19, 2021

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David Neifert, 64, was born February 21, 1957, to Keith and Audrey (Porter) Neifert, at Beloit, KS. He departed this life, April 19, 2021, after a constant battle of health issues. He grew up on a farm south of Glen Elder, KS, along with two sisters and a brother. He was a member of...

Apr 17, 2021

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Clifford James Luke, 72, passed away April 17, 2021, at his home in Great Bend. He was born September 29, 1948, at Rochelle, Ill., to Chalon & Avis (Lewis) Luke. He married Kathleen Spurgeon March 19, 2004, at Gibson City, Ill.

A resident of Great Bend since 2019, Clifford worked in the...

Apr 14, 2021

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Donna Lee McAllaster, 90, passed away April 14, 2021, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. She was born January 20, 1931, at a small farm on the banks of Turkey Creek in Gosper County, Neb. to Loyal R. & Mabel (Stump) Rhodes. Times on the farm were rough during the Great Depression, but they...

Apr 12, 2021

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Joan Marie Demel, 86, passed away April 12, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born December 14, 1934, at Great Bend, to Ewald & Rose (Schwartz) Kuhlman. She married Anthony Aloysius Demel on December 26, 1957, at Olmitz.  He died July 10, 2004.

A lifetime Barton county resident, Joan...

Apr 11, 2021

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Deborah Manbevers, 69, passed away April 11, 2021, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born July 14, 1951, at Circleville, Ohio to Guy & Edith (Odell) Buskirk. She married Harold Manbevers November 12, 1981 at Circleville, Ohio.  He died August 8, 2016.

Deborah was a resident of Great Bend from 1982 to...

Apr 11, 2021

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On April 11, 2021 Elmer Louis Reiser, 94, left this world a very blessed man.  He was born on a farm near Hudson on August 4, 1926.  His mother, Francis (Krkosska) Reiser, was a strong German woman and his father, Louis Reiser, a hard-working mechanic and farmer.  He had an older brother Alois, and...

Apr 10, 2021

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John Randall Lampe, age 59, passed away April 10, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born November 26, 1961, in Wichita, Kansas to Wendell & Carolyn Sue (Beal) Lampe. He married Lenora Hayes on August 8, 1987, in Great Bend.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, John was previously a banker...

Apr 10, 2021

Anita Sharon Helms, 70, passed away April 10, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born June 29, 1950, at Los Angeles, Calif., to Pete & Bonnie (Hall) McKenna.

Anita was a retired home care worker. She attended Prince of Peace Parish. She enjoyed playing bingo, sewing, baking, and especially loved spending time with her...

Apr 8, 2021

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Vera Kruckenberg, 92, passed away peacefully in her home on April 8, 2021, in Great Bend, KS. Vera was born to Harold and Mabel (Gibson) Easley on July 22, 1928, in rural Greenwood County, KS, and spent most of her years growing up in Lyons, KS. After graduating from High School, she moved to...

Apr 7, 2021

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Anna Janell Kaiser, 82, passed away April 7, 2021, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born on October 26, 1938, in Henderson, KY, to Earnest and Alvera (Cook) Fisher. She married Donald Peter Kaiser on May 10, 1958, in Great Bend.  He died May 7, 2009.

A lifetime Great Bend resident,...

Apr 7, 2021

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Marjorie Eileen Kershner, 99, passed away April 7, 2021, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend.  She was born March 17, 1922, in Alexander, Kansas, to Rudolph and Laura (Mitchell) Kueffer.  She married George Junior Kershner December 7, 1941, at her parents' home in Alexander.  George passed away June 24, 2010.  Marjorie was a graduate...

Apr 6, 2021

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Harry Hugh Adams died April 6, 2021 at 95 years of age surrounded by loved ones.  He was born August 6, 1925 to Ray "Roy" J. and Gladys Goldie (McCarty) Adams.  His sister and brothers were Gussie "Louise" Adams Estabrook, Edwin Birdene "Bud" Adams, Willard Eugene "Gene" Adams, Earl Ray "Tex" Adams, John Glenn...

Mar 30, 2021

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Ronald "Ron" DeHaan, 75, passed away March 30, 2021, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. He was born March 16, 1946, at Waukegan, Ill., to Charles & Mildred (Trott) DeHaan. He was raised and later adopted by John & Evelyn Drew of Radium after the untimely death of his birth parents. He married Shannon...