David Dwight Colgan
Jan 2, 2021
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David Dwight Colgan, 66, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Great Bend Health and Rehab. He was born April 21, 1954, in Wichita. David was united in marriage to Daisy (Rowe) April 1, 2000, in Great Bend.
David was a Great Bend resident since 1999, coming from Wichita. He was a...
James "Jim" J Vainer
Jan 1, 2021
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James "Jim" J. Vainer, 84, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021, at Via Christi St Francis Campus in Wichita. Jim was born July 23, 1936, in Hillsboro, the son of Joseph and Elsie (Krch) Vainer. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Pflieger on November 5, 1957, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salina....
Salvador Garcia
Dec 31, 2020
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Salvador Garcia, 87, passed away December 31, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born January 1, 1933, at Abrego, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Manuel & Maria (Ibarra) Garcia. He married Petra Banda in October 1961, at Abrego, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Salvador was a laborer for Acme Iron and a member...
Denver Herren Richards
Dec 30, 2020
Denver Herren Richards, 61, passed away December 30, 2020, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. He was born September 24, 1959, at Kingman, to Gary L. & Florence M. (Herren) Richards.
Denver was a employed at Sunflower Diversified Services, Inc., working as one Sunflower's hose assembly specialists, winding and tying hoses for Flame Engineering out of LaCrosse, Kansas....
Charles W. Perkins
Dec 26, 2020
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Charles W. Perkins, 62, passed away December 26, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka. He was born July 3, 1958, at Ellsworth, to Charlie "Choc" & Elda (Janzen) Perkins. He married Leslie Perkins April 22, 1978 at Ellsworth.
Charles was the Dean of Institutional Effectiveness at Barton Community College for 35 years....
Troy L. Byer
Dec 25, 2020
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Troy L. Byer, 59, passed away December 25, 2020, at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita. He was born January 28, 1961, at Dodge City, to William and Sylvia Kay (Kaiser) Byer. He married Sandra S. Zajic on January 1, 2003, at Holyrood.
A Great Bend resident for most of his life, Troy worked...
Veta Mae Burress
Dec 25, 2020
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Veta Mae Burress, 104, passed away December 25, 2020, at her home south of Great Bend. She was born September 14, 1916, in Alma, Ark., to Porter Irving and Mertie (Hamby) Gregory. Veta married August A. Burress May, 1938, in Oklahoma. He died Nov. 18, 1965.
Veta, a longtime resident of Great...
Betty L. Banks
Dec 25, 2020
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Betty L. Banks, 91, died December 25, 2020, at Great Bend. She was born March 27, 1929, in Great Bend, Kansas to Kenneth and Agnus (Flory) Clawson. She married Wayne "Buzz" Banks at the First United Methodist Church in Great Bend on May 22, 1955. She worked more than 30 years for the Southwestern...
Anthony "Tony" Benedict Malsom
Dec 24, 2020
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Anthony Benedict "Tony" Malsom, 99, died December 24, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born October 16, 1921 at Hays, to Fred and Mary (Keller) Malsom. Tony married Beata (Dinkel) Sept. 27, 1944, in Collyer. Beata died June 18, 2000. He then married Flossie (Meyeres) Ptacek Oct. 28, 2006, in Great Bend. ...
Jack W Luft
Dec 24, 2020
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Jack W. Luft 82, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2020, at University of Kansas Health System- Great Bend Campus. He was born September 3, 1938 in Great Bend the son of Herman and Helen Luft. Jack was united in marriage to Wanda Wharton on August 7, 1976, at the First United Methodist Church, in...
Eleanor Louise Miller
Dec 22, 2020
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Eleanor Louise Miller, 102, passed away December 22, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. She was born October 5, 1918, at Alden, to Willis L. & Chloe G. (Johnson) Hamilton. She married Harold Robert Thomas. He died November 14, 1982. She then married Robert Earl Miller in Grand Junction, Colo. He died December...
Mark Adams Fick
Dec 22, 2020
Mark Adams Fick, 61, passed away December 22, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born February 7, 1959, at Abilene, to Gilbert and Florence (Adams) Fick. Mark and Darleta Chism have been together for twelve years.
Coming from Abilene in 1984, Mark was a Great Bend resident. He was a night stockman for Walmart....
Melissa (Callaway) Chandler
Dec 21, 2020
Melissa (Callaway) Chandler, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on December 21, 2020. Missy was born in Coldwater, Kansas, on November 25, 1968, to Ron and Linda Callaway.
She was a graduate of Liberty University with a Master's degree in Human Services, with a focus on marriage and family counseling. Missy was also...
Louise Ellen Fenn
Dec 19, 2020
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Louise Ellen Fenn, 95, died December 19, 2020, at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton. She was born August 30, 1925, in Alva, Okla. to William and Alice (Rhodes) Behrens. Louise married Elmer L. Fenn June 13, 1954, in Wichita. He died Feb. 24, 2004.
Louise, a long time area resident and artist, grew...
Richard Buess
Dec 15, 2020
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Richard Buess, 84, passed away December 15, 2020, at Divine Care Home, Wichita. He was born June 14, 1936, at Great Bend, to Walter & Mary Buess.
Richard proudly served his county in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1954-1958. During that time, he was stationed in Hawaii, Japan and Adac, Alaska. Returning...
Jenny Lynn Allford
Dec 14, 2020
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Jenny Lynn Allford, 87, passed away December 14, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend, Kan. She was born June 21, 1933, at Thrifty, Texas, to Raymond and Lynna Jo (Pearson) Rucker. Jenny married Robert L. Allford June 3, 1955, at Kermit, Texas. He died Nov. 28, 2016.
Jenny graduated from Kermit...
Petra Santoyo-Saucedo
Dec 12, 2020
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Petra Santoyo-Saucedo, 83, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020, at University of Kansas Health System- Great Bend Campus. She was born June 28, 1937, in Durango, Mexico, the daughter of Federico and Santos (Saucedo) Santoyo. She married Julio Palacios in 1989, he preceded her in death.
Petra has been a resident of...
Steven Lacy Replogle
Dec 11, 2020
Steven Lacy Replogle, 63, of Southern Pines, N.C., passed away December 11, 2020, in Southern Pines. He was born October 20, 1957, in Great Bend, Kan., the son of Charles B. Replogle, M.D. and Lois (Lacy) Replogle.
He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1976, and later from the University of Kansas in 1984, where he...
Marvin E. Schremmer
Dec 9, 2020
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Marvin E. Schremmer, 77, passed away December 9, 2020, at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 27, 1943, at Hoisington, to Frank & Irene (Driscoll) Schremmer. He married Carol Kraft November 27, 1997, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Barton county resident, Marvin was the manager for Western Supply for...
Judi Jean Swagerty
Dec 9, 2020
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Judi Jean Swagerty, age 68, of Great Bend, Kan. died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born July 30, 1952 in Salina, Kan. She married Steve Swagerty on Dec. 28, 2001 in Great Bend, Kan.
She was a Case Worker at...
