Sheila Dawn Towery
Jan 31, 2021
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Sheila Dawn Towery, 49, passed away January 31, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born August 30, 1971, in Joplin, Mo., and was later adopted in 1978 by Richard Michael, Sr. and Carol (McDaniel) VanBuskirk. She had previously been married to Brian Bubb and Scott Towery.
A long time...
Donald W. Kuhlman
Jan 29, 2021
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Donald "Don" W. Kuhlman, 80, passed away January 29, 2021, at his home in Great Bend. He was born May 19, 1940, at Great Bend, to Rudolph and Angela (Mauler) Kuhlman. He married Loretta Staudinger on August 31, 1963, at Dubuque, Kan.
A lifetime Barton county resident, Don was a farmer. He...
Patrick Rene Guesnier
Jan 28, 2021
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Patrick Rene Guesnier, 82, passed away January 28, 2021, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. He was born March 4, 1938, in Seward, to Joseph Alexander & Vina Marie (Riekert) Guesnier. Patrick married Patricia (Petz) in 1961, and remained married for 29 years.
A long time Great Bend and Parsons resident,...
Dawn Nell Davis Brummitt
Jan 24, 2021
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Dawn Nell Davis Brummitt, age 63, passed away on January 24, 2021 in Oklahoma City, OK. Dawn was born on August 2, 1957 and lived her early years in Great Bend, KS and later moved to Wichita, KS. She attended Riverside Elementary, John Marshall Jr. High School and graduated in 1975 from North High...
Donald Joseph Vest
Jan 22, 2021
Donald Joseph Vest, 73, of Great Bend, Kansas passed away Friday, January 22nd, 2021. Born on January 12th, 1948 to Edwin and Louise (Gabel) Vest.
Don was a U.S. Army Veteran and a talented carpenter, a skill he was taught by his grandfather. He was an avid KU basketball fan, enjoyed gardening, and was well known for...
Lorrayne Eveleigh
Jan 21, 2021
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Lorrayne Eveleigh, 87, passed away January 21, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born March 1, 1933, at Nekoma to Onie & Nora (Baldwin) Mills. She married Robert Eveleigh August 24, 1954, at Great Bend.
A Great Bend resident since 1954, Lorrayne was a proud teacher for over 50 years....
Paul H. Wooster
Jan 21, 2021
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Paul H. Wooster, 89, passed away January 21, 2021, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born June 25, 1931, at Salina to Ben & Opha (MacVoy) Wooster. He married Betty Davidson April 12, 1957 at Great Bend. She died December 23, 1978. He then married M. Lynne Sauer August 2, 1980 at Great...
Renee Anne Schneweis
Jan 21, 2021
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Renee Anne Schneweis, 64, passed away January 21, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born September 12, 1956, at Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Saline County, to James Keith & Rita Janet (Strobel) Romine.
Renee had been a long-time resident of Great Bend, previously living at Ft. Bragg, N.C. ...
Howard Hadsell Barry
Jan 20, 2021
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Howard Hadsell Barry, 80, passed away January 20, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born on May 23, 1940, at Great Bend to Harvey Hadsell & Albertia May (Blair) Barry. He married Mary Callaway and they later divorced. He then met his best friend and life partner, Gloria Leon.
A...
Hortensia Mendez
Jan 20, 2021
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Hortensia Mendez, 75, passed away January 20, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. She was born May 29, 1945, at Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Valentin & Nieves (Perez) Morado. She married Manuel Mendez in 1973 at Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Coming from Homestead, Florida in 2007, Hortensia was a Great Bend resident. She was a homemaker...
Betty Jean Schmidt
Jan 18, 2021
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Betty Jean Schmidt, 99, passed away January 18, 2021, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. She was born July 31, 1921, in Larned, Kansas to Virgil & Eula (Edwards) Standish. She married Jack E. Schmidt September 22, 1940 in Larned. He died June 19, 2001.
A Great Bend resident, Betty was a...
Antonia Razo
Jan 18, 2021
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Antonia Razo, 66, passed away January 18, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born December 17, 1954, in Manuel Doblado, GTO, Mexico, to Jose Guadalupe Manriquez Lopez and Enedina (Cisneros). Antonia married Salvador Razo in 1972, in Manuel Doblado, GTO, Mexico.
Antonia Razo, a homemaker, was a resident of Great...
Susan "Susie" Jean Steiner
Jan 17, 2021
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Susan "Susie" Jean Steiner, 70, passed away January 17, 2021, at Great Bend Health & Rehab. She was born August 26, 1950, in Ellsworth to Clayton C. & Barbara J. (Foote) Steiner. She lived the first three years of her life in Blackwolf, Kan.
After 1953, she was a resident of Great...
Opal M. Miller Jones
Jan 15, 2021
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Opal M. Miller Jones, 92, passed away Jan. 15, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Rush County, to Julius and Amelia (Georg) Muth. Opal married Merle H. Miller Jan. 19, 1950, in Great Bend. Merle died Feb. 25, 1992. She later married Dale W. Jones, April 28,...
Alma F. (Zimmerman) Suppes
Jan 14, 2021
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Alma F. (Zimmerman) Suppes, 88, joined her husband in heaven January 14, 2021. She was born on September 28, 1932, at Schoenchen to Sylvester & Mary (Unrein) Zimmerman. She married Eugene J. Suppes on May 2, 1950, at Schoenchen. He died September 23, 2020.
Alma was a member of Prince of Peace...
Doris Ann White
Jan 12, 2021
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Doris Ann (Bayer) White passed away January 12, 2021 at McKinney, Texas. She was born December 23, 1938 in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Otto Carl Bayer and Ruth (Morrison) Bayer. She was baptized in 1945 in the First Christian Church. Doris married Frank C. White on April 3, 1960 in Great Bend....
Marvella A. Becker
Jan 11, 2021
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Marvella A. Becker, 87, passed away January 11, 2021, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born October 25, 1933, in Great Bend, to Alfred and Lena Mary (Trauer) Krueger. Marvella married Elmer Becker April 5, 1966, in Las Vegas. He died March 9, 2016. Marvella, along with her husband Elmer, owned and operated...
Loren Joseph Kutina, D.D.S.
Jan 10, 2021
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Loren Joseph Kutina, D.D.S., 85 died January 10th, 2021 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, KS. He was born July 14th, 1935 in Great Bend, KS, to George F. and Florence (Weber) Kutina. Loren married Arlene J. (Johanning) June 1st, 1957 in Ellinwood, KS. She survives.
A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Dr....
Sarah Christine Ryser-Brown
Jan 10, 2021
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Sarah Christine Ryser-Brown, 42, passed away January 10, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born October 25, 1978, at Concordia to Gary & Helen (Schueneman) Hayes. She was later adopted by Robert & Barbara Jane (Rhodes) Ryser. She married Jeff Lee Brown July 31, 2010, at Larned.
Coming from...
George Alan Winter
Jan 5, 2021
George Alan Winter, 81, passed away January 5, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born September 24, 1939, at Wichita to Edgar & Edna (Miller) Winter. He married Mary Lee Ryan December 21, 1963, at Hays.
He grew up near Boyd and graduated from Hoisington High School in 1957. He attended Fort Hays State University...
