Ruth Evelyn Lowry
Oct 14, 2020
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Ruth Evelyn Lowry, 93, passed away October 14, 2020, at the University of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. She was born on January 12, 1927, at Durant, Okla., to William A. & Ruby (Canon) Carter. She married Ray J. Brakebill in June 1948, at Great Bend. He died in 1977. She then...
Daniel "Dan" Mckay
Oct 13, 2020
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Daniel "Dan" McKay, 69, passed away October 13, 2020, at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. He was born on September 8, 1951, at Meade, to David J. & Mary (Clowers) McKay. He married Angie Caudill on December 19, 2011, at LaCrosse.
Coming from LaCrosse in 2013, Dan...
Jennifer Kay Maneth
Oct 13, 2020
Jennifer Kay Maneth, age 62, loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, left her family to gain her eternal wings on Tuesday, October 13th, 2020, at Diversicare of Council Grove.
Jennifer was born May 4, 1958 to William (Bill) & Kay (Dorfshaffer) Maneth. She was a long time resident of Great Bend, Kansas and...
Leroy E. Dringmann
Oct 10, 2020
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LeRoy E. Dringmann, 90, passed away October 10, 2020, at Chisholm Place Assisted Living, Wichita. He was born October 16, 1929, in Sutherland, Neb., to Fred and Marie (Frohlich) Dringmann. LeRoy married Jean Truex Aug. 6, 1950, in Great Bend. She survives.
LeRoy, a Great Bend resident since 1935 moving from Sutherland,...
Donald Hess Damon
Oct 10, 2020
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Donald Hess Damon, 81, passed away October 10, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center. He was born on September 16, 1939, at Great Bend to Ansel & Margaret (Hess) Damon. He married Kathleen Bittner on March 7, 1963, at Denver, Colo. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Donald was a truck driver...
Helen E. Klein
Oct 10, 2020
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Helen E. Klein, 84, passed away October 10, 2020, at her home in Great Bend. She was born August 25, 1936, in Hoisington, to Joseph and Mary (Demel) Courange. Helen married Larry Eugene Klein Aug. 17, 1953, in Russell. He died Aug. 10, 2001.
Helen, a life time resident of Barton County,...
Rennie L. Burress
Oct 7, 2020
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Rennie L. Burress, 79, passed away October 7, 2020, at Via Christi St. Francis. He was born March 1, 1941, to August & Veta (Gregory) Burress, at Mountainburg, Ark. He married Helen Helfrich on August 21, 1965 in Ellinwood. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Rennie was a mechanic, welder, security...
Roger Carl Kruger
Oct 5, 2020
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Roger Carl Kruger, 58, passed away October 5, 2020, at St. Luke's Hospital South, Overland Park. He was born on March 21, 1962, at Salida, Colo., to Roger Fredrick & Ida Louise (Ward) Kruger.
A Great Bend resident for 25 years, Roger was an auto mechanic. He enjoyed fixing things and fishing....
Twylah Ann Hollembeak
Oct 1, 2020
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Twylah Ann Hollembeak, 90, passed away October 1, 2020, at Almost Home in Great Bend. She was born on September 6, 1930, at Waverly to Harry & Elsie (Kunkel) Schmidt. She married Roy Hollembeak on December 24, 1949, at Council Grove. He died May 17, 2001.
A Great Bend resident, Twylah was...
Mary Murphy
Sep 28, 2020
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Mary Murphy, 74, passed away September 28, 2020, at Wellstar Cobb Hospice, Smyrna, Ga. She was born on April 4, 1946, at Hoisington, to Fidel and Isebell (Yvarra) Torrez. She married Thomas "Mike" Murphy October 28, 1968, at Fairbury, Neb. He died October 17, 2016.
A current resident of Smyrna, Ga., Mary...
John Harris
Sep 28, 2020
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DUE TO PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, THE FAMILY WILL NOT BE GREETING FRIENDS THURSDAY EVENING AND THE SERVICE WILL BE PRIVATE . JOHN'S SERVICE CAN BE VIEWED HERE ON OUR WEBSITE AFTER FRIDAY. FEEL FREE TO COME IN TO PAY RESPECTS TO JOHN UNTIL 9:00 P.M. THURSDAY AT BRYANT FUNERAL HOME.
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Dale Eugene Oliver
Sep 26, 2020
Dale Eugene Oliver, 96, passed away Sept. 26, 2020, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. He was born July 1, 1924, in Salina, the son of Thomas O. and Effie (Skaggs) Oliver. He moved to Great Bend from Salina in 1961 to join Security State Bank from which he retired in 1988 as Vice Chairman and CEO. Later he served...
Twila Maxine Bowsher
Sep 25, 2020
Twila Maxine Bowsher, 89, passed away Friday September 25, 2020, at Brandon Woods @ Alvamar, Lawrence. She was born on March 29, 1931, at Shields, Kansas the daughter of Clifford and Edith (Thomas) Ulrich. She married to Donald Bowsher, Jr., on April 5, 1953, at Quinter.
She was a long time Great Bend resident and a registered...
Rizalina De Guia Hayes
Sep 25, 2020
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Rizalina de Guia Hayes, 68, passed away September 25, 2020, at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. She was born on December 30, 1951, to Guillermo de Guia and Angelina Obin, at Cavite Luzon, Philippines. She married Joseph Hayes on August 19, 1973, at San Antonio, Zambales, Phillipines. He survives....
Eugene J. Suppes
Sep 23, 2020
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Eugene J. Suppes, 94, passed away September 23, 2020, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. He was born on May 13, 1926, at Otis to Adam & Mary (Herrman) Suppes. He married Alma Zimmerman on May 2, 1950, at Schoenchen. She survives.
Eugene was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St....
Karen Keller Becker
Sep 23, 2020
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Karen Keller Becker, 79, passed away September 23, 2020, at Almost Home, Great Bend. She was born September 11, 1941, in Great Bend, to Marion Eustace "M.E." and Ulanda (Schartz) Marmie. Karen was a 1959 graduate of Great Bend High School and continued her education at Emporia State Teacher's College. Karen married Norman C....
James W. "Jim" Thurman
Sep 22, 2020
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James W. "Jim" Thurman, 95, died September 22, 2020, at Almost Home, Great Bend, where he had been a resident for more than 6 years. Jim was born May 30, 1925 in Larned, KS, the only child of Clair W. and Bess (Hawkins) Thurman. He was raised in Rozel, KS where his parents owned...
Clayton Allen Mong
Sep 17, 2020
Clayton Allen Mong, age 90, passed away September 17, 2020, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, KS. He was born June 26, 1930, on the family farm near Ogallah, KS, to John and Barbara (Weaver) Mong.
Clayton was a resident of Great Bend since 1957, coming from Russell Springs, KS. He was united in marriage to Pauline Pierce...
Mary A. Leroy
Sep 11, 2020
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Mary A. LeRoy passed away September 11, 2020. She was born July 8, 1932, in rural Butler County near Towanda, Kansas, the daughter of Benoni and DeVesta (Kennedy) Smith. She married Louis A. LeRoy on November 26, 1950.
Mary was a homemaker, church secretary, and bookkeeper. She was a member of First...
Larry James Buczinski
Sep 10, 2020
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Larry James Buczinski, 72, passed away September 10, 2020, at Rolling Hills Health & Rehab, Wichita. He was born on September 30, 1947, at Wichita, to Lawrence & June (Smith) Buczinski. He married Marilyn Kay Soeken on January 10, 1971, at Claflin. She survives.
A lifetime Barton county resident, Larry lived in...
