Obituaries

Apr 7, 2026

Roberta (Opie) Bartlett, 85, passed away April 7, 2026, at Country Living of Larned, Kansas. She was born May 22, 1940, in Great Bend, to Ralph & Ruth (Essmiller) Opie.

Roberta was a homemaker and spent many years living overseas before returning to her hometown of Great Bend, which she was proud to call home. She was...

Apr 7, 2026

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Eileen May Ingersoll, 97, passed away April 7, 2026, at Brookdale Assisted Living, in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 4, 1929, in Warrick County, Indiana to Walter and Laura (Nordhorn) Rauth. She married Robert "Bob" F. Ingersoll August 4, 1951, in St. Petersburg, Florida.  He passed away August 23, 2020.

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Apr 3, 2026

George Milton Morrison, Jr., 72, passed away April 3, 2026, at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 4, 1953, in Great Bend, to George & Faye (Miller) Morrison, Sr.

George, affectionately known as "Junior", served in the United States Navy from 1973 to 1974. He was an avid basketball fan and loved to...

Apr 2, 2026

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Alene Jane Clarke, 92, passed away April 2, 2026, at Meadowlark Hills, in Manhattan, Kansas. She was born July 19, 1933, in Great Bend to Cecil & Mary (Mull) Barger. She was united in marriage to Darrell Wayne Clarke June 14, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend.  Darrell passed away on December...

Mar 31, 2026

Kenneth Lyle Thompson, 85, passed away March 31, 2026, surrounded by family at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on February 20, 1941, in Liberal, Kansas, to Uvon F. and Beatrice A. (Mog) Thompson. On January 8, 1960, he married Constance J. "Connie" Denney in Great Bend. She passed on March 4, 2019.

A...

Mar 31, 2026

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Ralph Ross "Bubba" Tuey, Jr., 52, passed away March 31, 2026, in Great Bend, Kan.  He was born July 10, 1973, in St. Joseph, Mo., to Ralph Roscoe, Sr. and Linda (Woodard) Tuey.

Ross, a longtime resident of the Great Bend and Chase areas, was a 1992 Chase High School graduate, later...

Mar 24, 2026

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George Lawrence Weber, Sr. 81, passed away surrounded by family March 24, 2026, in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 22, 1944, to George William and Lydia (Schwartz) Weber in Willowdale, Kansas. George married Ruth Ann Watkins May 5, 1962. She passed away October 10, 2021.

George was a longtime resident...

Mar 24, 2026

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Gloria Bell Saling, 100, passed away March 24, 2026, at The Whitley of Aurora in Aurora, Illinois. She was born September 19, 1925, in Morrison, Oklahoma to Joe & Stella (Bilyew) Schlehuber. Gloria married William "Bill" Oliver Saling July 14, 1945, in Jacksonville, Florida.  He passed away July 30, 1988.

Gloria moved...

Mar 24, 2026

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Lorna Jean (Miller) LeRoy was born the third child to Doyce (AKA Dutch) and Doris Miller on November 30, 1932, in a farmhouse near Memphis, Nebraska. She passed away on March 24, 2026, in Midland, Texas, surrounded by her loved ones. In her final days, countless friends stopped by to express how much she...

Mar 24, 2026

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Sister Virginia Burgardt, 97, died March 24, 2026, at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse in Great Bend, Kansas.  She was born July 31, 1928, in Holcomb, Kansas, the daughter of John and Barbara (Kippes) Burgardt.  She entered the Dominican Sisters community in 1946 and pronounced vows in 1949.  This year marks her 76th...

Mar 23, 2026

Evelyn Olive Anshutz, 100, passed away March 23, 2026, at her son's home, which is on the same section of land where she was born, in rural Wilson, Kansas. She was born on December 2, 1925, to Oda and Eleanor (Svaty) Barta. Evelyn married Leon Dolechek; they later divorced. On February 3, 1973, she married Lloyd Anshutz in Great...

Mar 23, 2026

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Donald "Donnie" Eugene Beeler, 61, passed away March 29, 2026, in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born September 29, 1964, in Great Bend, to Kenneth Beeler and Karen (Ward) Spears.

Donnie attended Great Bend High School. Upon graduating, he joined the U.S. Army for 2 years in 1985, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri....

Mar 21, 2026

In loving memory of Joseph Hayes "Joe" McCarthy, born July 20, 1959, in Joliet, Illinois. He passed away March 21, 2026, at his home in Hoisington, Kansas.

Joe is survived by his only daughter, Stephanie McCarthy of Ellis, whom was his greatest pride and joy. She wanted others to know: "There are no words that could ever...

Mar 14, 2026

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Vickie Ann Ruble, 82, passed away March 14, 2026, at The University of Kansas Health Systems – Great Bend Campus, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on June 12, 1943, in Ness County, Kansas, to Jacob and Dorothy (Collins) Boos. On April 3, 1958, she married Larry R. Ruble in Alva, Oklahoma. He passed...

Mar 12, 2026

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LaForrest John Bodine, 77, known affectionately by friends and family as "Frosty", passed away on March 12, 2026, in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 13, 1948, at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend to John Durrell and Myron Alta (Jarvill) Bodine.

He was a member of the Great Bend High...

Mar 12, 2026

Rose Marie Willard, 76, passed away March 12, 2026, in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 26, 1949, in Great Bend, to Raleigh & Dorothy (Sellens) Radke.

Rose married Lonnie Willard August 6, 1995, in Great Bend. She worked for Natural Gas Pipeline before becoming owner and operator of The Laundry Chute for 30 years. She...

Mar 10, 2026

Richard Yates Kennedy, 93, passed away March 10, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. He was born December 28, 1932, in El Dorado, KS to Maxson H. and Wenonah (Williams) Kennedy. Richard never married and lives alone in Tucson.

Richardt graduated from El Dorado High School and was a graduate of the University of Arizona. He was drafted into...

Mar 10, 2026

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Gregory "Greg" Allen Richmeier, 67, passed away March 10, 2026, in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 18, 1958, in Hill City, to Danny & Virginia (Bell) Richmeier. He married Lisa K. Stremel May 5, 1984, in Great Bend.

Greg attended vocational school and obtained his plumbing certificate. He went to...

Mar 10, 2026

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Norma Jean Sander, 93, passed away March 10, 2026, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, Kansas. She was born on August 6, 1932, in Ellis, Kansas, to Florian and Clara (Rohleder) Engel. On February 12,1952, she married Wilmer "Wimpy" Sander. He passed on August 19, 2012.

A long-time resident of Great Bend,...

Mar 7, 2026

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Lores Dale Appel, 85, passed away March 7, 2026, surrounded by his family at Ellinwood Hospital and Clinic, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born on December 13, 1940, on the family farm in Bazine, Kansas, to Elmer and Rachel (Schlagel) Appel. On January 7, 1961, he married Dolores Lang at St. Rose of Lima Catholic...