Rebecca "Becky" Stonebraker
Jun 15, 2020
Rebecca "Becky" Stonebraker, 81, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, friend, and teacher passed away June 15, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living in Great Bend. She was born December 30, 1938. Growing up on the family farm with her siblings and loving parents, Dude and Dot Hannan, was a favorite memory. Becky was proud to be a Hannan...
Delaine F. Meyers
Jun 13, 2020
Delaine F. Meyers, age 83, passed away June 13, 2020, at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, KS. He was born February 3, 1937, at Plainville, Kansas to Henry and Alma (Dauwe) Meyers.
"D" as he was known was a long time resident of Great Bend. He worked for Steffen's of Wichita. He was a member of Prince of...
Mark Alan Reiser
Jun 12, 2020
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Mark Alan Reiser, 50, passed away June 12, 2020, at his home in Independence, Mo. He was born March 28, 1970, at Great Bend, to Larry A. and Sue A. (Hamill) Reiser.
Mark, a resident of Independence, Mo., grew up in Great Bend before moving to Edmond, Okla., in 1987. He was...
Dale C. Klima
Jun 12, 2020
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Dale C. Klima, 72, passed away June 12, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born March 29, 1948, in Ellsworth, to Dale J. and Emma E. (Sulc) Klima. Dale married Chris Carpenter Sept. 1, 1973, at Great Bend.
Dale, a long-time resident of Great Bend coming from Ellsworth, was...
Sandra Sue Smith
Jun 12, 2020
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Sandra Sue (Pedigo) Smith, 74, passed away June 12, 2020, at Medicalodges Of Great Bend. She was born April 19, 1946, at Great Bend to Howard and Melba (Warnberg) Pedigo. Sandra married Randy Smith June 4, 1965, at Great Bend.
Sandy, a life time resident of Great Bend, passionately served as a...
Albertine Josephine Foos
Jun 11, 2020
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Albertine Josephine Foos, 93, passed away June 11, 2020, at Mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson. Albertine was born July 31, 1926, at Victoria, to Alfonse and Claire (Graf) Schmidtberger. Albertine married Clarence Foos January 29, 1955, in Victoria. He died October 8, 1997.
Coming from McPherson in 1959, Albertine was a Great...
Karry Lynn Deschner
Jun 11, 2020
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Karry Lynn Deschner, 58, passed away June 11, 2020, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born on April 9, 1962, at Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Butch & Glynis (Dawe) Boyd. She married Brad Deschner on September 6, 1980, at Natoma. He survives.
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Howard Michael "Mike" Boys
Jun 4, 2020
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Howard Michael "Mike" Boys, 72, passed away June 4, 2020, at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. He was born on April 15, 1948,at Shelbyville, Ill to Richard and Nixie (Smith) Boys. He married Jolene Sellens on March 8, 1969, at Hoisington. She survives.
A current Great Bend resident, Mike was an insurance...
Wesley Charles Cowan
Jun 2, 2020
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Wesley Charles Cowan, 46, died unexpectedly June 2, 2020, at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born on March 25, 1974, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Grant K. and Mary M. (Frederick) Cowan.
Wesley spent most of his life working for the railroad first as a conductor and then...
Bryin J. Carl
Jun 2, 2020
Bryin J. Carl, infant, passed away June 2, 2020, in Great Bend.
Survivors include, his parents, Larry and Carrie Carl; grandparents, Adolph and Robbie Highberg; a brother, Stephen Carl; and two sisters, Rebecca Hook and Amber James. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Larry Carl Sr.; and two sisters, Alexandra Carl and Keyana Carl.
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Sherrill Ann Arnold
May 31, 2020
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Sherrill Ann Arnold, 44, passed away May 31, 2020, at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. She was born on July 16, 1975 at Great Bend, to Stephen & Debra (Bailey) Arnold.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Sherrill was a client of Sunflower Diversified Services. She was a...
Thomas Eugene Hickel
May 30, 2020
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Thomas Eugene Hickel, 58, passed away May 30, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on September 10, 1961 at Ellinwood, to Charles & Gloria Ann (Thill) Hickel. He married Rita Axman on February 17, 1990, at Olmitz. She survives.
A lifetime Barton county resident, Tom was a fab...
Deanna Sue Vincent
May 24, 2020
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Deanna Sue Vincent, 79, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. Deanna was born on October 30, 1940, to Vivian Theron and Adeline Faye (Brandon) Bryant. Deanna and Robert "Bob"Eugene Vincent were married in Hoisington, Kan., on December 23, 1956, celebrating 63 years of...
Byron Frank "Buddy" Stonebraker
May 24, 2020
Byron F. "Buddy" Stonebraker, 82, passed away Sunday May 24, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Great Bend. He was born June 4, 1937, to Byron C. and Dorothy A. (Cookson) Stonebraker. He married Rebecca Hannan on December 27, 1958, in El Dorado.
Buddy, a resident of Great Bend since 1965 coming from Pratt, worked for Fuller...
Helen Mayers Blado
May 21, 2020
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Helen (Mayers) Blado, 98, passed away May 21, 2020, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford. She was born on June 5, 1921, at Tipton, to Casper & Anna (Junk) Pahls. She married Virgil Mayers in Riverside, Calif. and they later divorced.
A Great Bend resident, Helen worked for many years as a waitress. She...
M. Aileen Bryant
May 17, 2020
M. Aileen Bryant, 93, a long-time resident of Great Bend, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Almost Home, an assisted living facility in Great Bend, Kan., where she had been a resident for five years. She was born in Hoisington, Kan., on July 1, 1926, the daughter of Willard Byron "Bus" and Frances Fern (Kent) Hall. Aileen married...
Leila Joyce (Pearce) Messick
May 16, 2020
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Leila Joyce (Pearce) Messick, 90, passed away May 16, 2020, at Brookdale Assisted Senior Living, Great Bend. Leila was born on August 23, 1929, in Hollis, Kansas, to Chester & Ada (Bleu) Pearce. She married Roy H. Miller, on March 15, 1949. Roy passed away February 28, 1987. Leila then married Jack Messick, on...
Lois Jayne Becker Pierson
May 15, 2020
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Lois Jayne Becker Pierson, 81, passed away May 15, 2020, at her home in Great Bend. She was born July 10, 1938, in Great Bend, to Fred and Frieda (Morris) Smith. Lois married Gene Edward Becker Nov. 15, 1956, in Great Bend. Gene passed away July 16, 1984. She then married Jerry Allen Pierson...
Steven R. Turley, Sr.
May 15, 2020
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Steven R. Turley, Sr., 65, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born January 28, 1955 in Great Bend Kansas the son of Bruce and Hazel (Ward) Turley. Steve married Sandra McPhail on June 22, 1991 at the First Assembly of God in Great Bend.
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Vera M. Bellendir
May 15, 2020
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Elvira "Vera" M. Bellendir, 88, passed away May 15, 2020, at Medicalodges of Kinsley. She was born on April 29, 1932, in Loretto, to Joe G. and Hildegard "Hilda" M. (Von Feldt) Basgall. She married Vernon John Bellendir on May 7, 1951, in Loretto. He died August 11, 2008.
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