Obituaries

Sep 10, 2020

Janet Ruth Neighbors, 95, passed away September 10, 2020, at Great Bend Health & Rehab. She was born on February 3, 1925, at Waco, Texas, to Paul & Blanche Holland. She married Ervin Melvin Neighbors on September 25, 1950, at Great Bend.  He died July 24, 2010.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, Janet was a member of...

Sep 8, 2020

Thelma R. Noblitt, 80, passed away September 8, 2020, at her home in Great Bend. She was born on January 23, 1940, at Chelsea, Okla., to Veltie & Desie (Chandler) Beebe. She married Dan Noblitt on April 18, 1958, at Norwalk, Calif. He died May 4, 2013.

Coming from Downey, California in 1972, Thelma was a Great...

Sep 5, 2020

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Cliff LaMar Summers returned with honor to our loving Heavenly Father on the morning of September 5, 2020, after a long and courageous battle with Inclusion Body Myositis. Cliff was born September 17, 1948, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to LaMar and Cleo (Johnson) Summers. Men wanted to be like him, women wanted him, but...

Sep 2, 2020

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Gene H. Holloway, born on Jan. 24, 1933, died Sept. 2, 2020, at Stafford County Hospital after a short illness with covered stays including Hutchinson and Pratt hospitals.

Gene is survived by his wife, Mary Lou of Stafford; a son, Jay Holloway and wife Dawn of Great Bend; a granddaughter, Montana Holloway...

Sep 2, 2020

Hazel Alberta Edwards, 63, passed away September 2, 2020, at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus. She was born on July 29, 1957, at Hill City to Cleophas & Alberta (Bratton) Edwards.

Coming from Hill City in 1980, Hazel was a Great Bend resident. She was a department manager at Walmart for 34...

Sep 1, 2020

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Van Gray, 75, passed away September 1, 2020, at Diversicare of Larned. He was born Oct. 17, 1944, in Bernice, LA to Bill & Elvira (Levingston) Gray. Moving here when he was very young, the family resided in Hoisington, KS, where he attended school. In 1966, he married Bernice Robinson but they later divorced...

Aug 31, 2020

Cheri Rae Walter, 71, passed away August 31, 2020, at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus. She was born on November 8, 1948, at Wichita to Joseph & Helen (Helbert) Greenleaf. She married Doug Walter on June 25, 1981, at Great Bend. He survives.

Coming from Wichita in 1964, Cheri was a Great...

Aug 30, 2020

Calvin Levi "Bubba" Weese Jr., 69, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born November 24, 1950, in Pratt the son of Calvin and Helen (Miller) Weese.

Calvin has been a Great Bend resident since 1989, coming from Manhattan. He was a police officer for the Riley County Police Department...

Aug 29, 2020

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Luther Calvin Keil, 96, passed away August 29, 2020, at McCall Manor, Salina. He was born July 5, 1924 at Galatia, to Siegmund and Ernestine (Becker) Keil. Luther married Patricia R. Browne April 21, 1947, at Folkston, GA. She died Oct. 19, 2010.

Luther, a Great Bend resident since 2009 coming from...

Aug 29, 2020

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Sylvia Byer, 82, passed away August 29, 2020, in Bartlesville, Okla. She was born June 15, 1938, in LaCrosse, to George H. and Edith C. (Williams) Kaiser. Sylvia had previously been married William R. Byer.

Sylvia, a long time Great Bend resident, previously living in Independence, Kan., was a retired school teacher...

Aug 28, 2020

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On August 28 th , 2020, Bob Ritter of Great Bend passed away at the age of 64. Born to Roy and Kay (Wharton) Ritter of Urbana, NY on September 19 th 1955.

Raised on the family dairy farm, Bob was quick to learn the valve of hard work which would remain...

Aug 26, 2020

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Melvin D. Loreg, 92, passed away August 26, 2020, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born on July 6, 1928, at Codell, Kan., to Mike & Eva (Cline) Loreg. He married Joyce Ann Benoit on November 26, 1955, at Phillipsburg. She died February 26, 2004.

A long time Great Bend resident,...

Aug 23, 2020

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Robert Fremont Ingersoll, 91, passed away August 23, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. He was born on March 28, 1929, at Claflin, to Edward & Martha (Piel) Ingersoll. He married Eileen Rauth, on August 4, 1951 at St. Petersburg, Fla. She survives.

Bob was the owner of Ingersoll's Auto Trim...

Aug 21, 2020

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Douglas Wayne Bender, 59, passed away August 21, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born August 11, 1961, in Topeka, to Oscar and Mabel M. (Riemann) Bender. Doug married Karen (Meitler) May 28, 1998. Karen passed away July 15, 2003. He then married Linda (Kretzer) Oct. 29, 2011.

Doug,...

Aug 19, 2020

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Karen Sue "Kay" Neighbors, 78, passed away August 19, 2020, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born on May 21, 1942, at Great Bend, to Lloyd & Bernadine (Goodman) Davis. She married Jack Lee Neighbors on June 2, 1970, at Oklahoma City, OK. He died July 27, 2006.

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Aug 17, 2020

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Nicholas Aaron "Nick" VanCamp, 28, passed away August 17, 2020, at his home in Lawrence. He was born on November 4, 1991, in Hutchinson to Mark and Joyce (Rosenberg) VanCamp. He married Shelby Miller on July 29, 2016, in Kansas City. She survives.

Growing up in Great Bend, Nick was a current...

Aug 16, 2020

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Mary Ann Heyen, 83, was called home to heaven on August 16, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She will be welcomed by her late husband, Meryle. Born March 15, 1937 to Jim (postmaster in St John) and Jennie Owen (teacher in Missouri) in Great Bend, Kansas during a snow storm. Her...

Aug 10, 2020

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William Wesley Olivey, 82, passed away August 10, 2020, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born on February 2, 1938, at Tupper Lake, New York, to Harold & Vera (Foote) Olivey. He married Mary Ann Mikesell on April 20, 1958, at Idaville, Ind. She died June 17, 2015.

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Aug 9, 2020

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Mary F. Ward, 73, passed away August 9, 2020, at her home in Great Bend surrounded by members of her family. She was born on April 22, 1947, in Robstown, Texas, the daughter of Manuela "Emma" (Granados) and stepfather Manuel Moreno. She married Larry Dean Ward on April 27, 1963, at Great Bend.  He...

Aug 5, 2020

We celebrate the life of Alberta Kraus, from Albert, Kansas, who died at the age of 105, on August 5, 2020, at The Villages of Jackson Creek, Independence, Missouri.

Alberta's families honor her gracious nature, her devotion to family, and her church. She loved music, reading, and playing cards, and had a passion for decorating, cooking, and...