Marcus John Radke
Mar 1, 2020
Marcus John Radke, 95, passed away March 1, 2020, at Dignity Care, Salina. He was born on December 14, 1924, in Barton County, Kan., to John & Milusine (Boger) Radke. He married Berneice Wilhelm on December 12, 1945, at Milberger. She died on February 25, 2009. Marcus was a passionate farmer and avid reader. He was a member of...
Ronald "Ron" L. Maneth
Mar 1, 2020
Ronald "Ron" L. Maneth, 76, passed away March 1, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on February 12, 1944, at Great Bend, to William L. & Mary (Mauler) Maneth. He married Janet Petz on May 15, 1965, at Great Bend. She survives.
A Great Bend resident for the last 5 years, Ron was...
Michelle Lee Elliott
Feb 29, 2020
Michelle Lee Elliott, 46 passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation. She was born February 4, 1974 in Lyons, Kansas and was the daughter of James and Kathy Elliott.
Michelle grew up in Chase, Lyons and Great Bend, but was a long time resident of Goodland at the time of her passing....
Roch "Rochy" Alan Miller, Ii.
Feb 28, 2020
Roch Alan "Rochy" Miller, II, 36, passed away February 28, 2020, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood. He was born March 8, 1983, in Great Bend, to Roch Alan and Deborah (Brown) Miller. Rochy married Renee Stein Nov. 26, 2005 in Spearville. She survives.
Rochy, a life time resident of Great Bend, was the service station manager for...
Mary Joyce Eldridge
Feb 27, 2020
Mary (Joyce) Eldridge, 82, passed away on February 27, 2020, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born March 3, 1937, to Aaron and Beaulah Loftin in Raleigh, Mississippi.
Joyce graduated from Magee High School in June of 1954. She worked as a bookkeeper at Union Planters National Bank, Merrill Lynch and Pierce Fenner and Smith Stock...
James Franklin Hilliard
Feb 26, 2020
James Franklin Hilliard, 90, passed away Feb. 26, 2020, at Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend. He was born July 23, 1929, in Fredonia, to Walter and Catherine (Pizel) Hilliard. Jim married Darlene Grace Nusser Dec. 28, 1952 at Montezuma. Darlene died August 10, 2005.
Jim, a Great Bend resident, was raised in Copeland, and while attending Southwestern...
Natalyn Carol Davis
Feb 26, 2020
Natalyn Carol Davis, 80, passed away February 26, 2020, at Avante at Jacksonville Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. She was born on July 13, 1939, at Ann Arbour, Mich., to Louis N. & Muriel M. (Taylor) Gould. She married Howard Nathan Davis on December 25, 1959, at Duncan, Okla. He died November 30, 2016.
Natalyn was a retired...
Joseph "Joe" Delaine Levingston
Feb 25, 2020
Joseph "Joe" Delaine Levingston, 77, passed away February 25, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on August 24, 1942, at Hays to William C. & Bona Jane (Desmarteau) Levingston. He married Debbie Young on February 20, 1983, at Pawnee Rock. She survives. A lifetime Barton county resident, Joe came to Great Bend from Pawnee Rock....
Dan Ochs, Jr.
Feb 24, 2020
Dan Ochs, Jr., 94, passed away February 24, 2020, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born on October 31, 1925, at Otis, to Dan Ochs, Sr. & Violet (Schutler) Ochs. He married Catherine Martin on December 31, 1945, at Hays. She died November 21, 2009.
A lifetime Barton and Rush county resident, Dan currently resided in...
Jerry P. Wendel
Feb 24, 2020
Jerry P. Wendel, 89, passed away Feburary 24, 2020, at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. He was born on October 15, 1930, at Ellinwood, the son of Peter L. & Bertha A. (Steimel) Wendel. He married Theda Jo Whelan on November 30, 1957 at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Jerry was the...
Sister Mary Conrad Miller
Feb 22, 2020
Sister Mary Conrad Miller, 91, died February 22, 2020, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. She was born June 21, 1928, in Willowdale, KS, the daughter of Conrad and Anna Gehlen Miller. She entered the Dominican Sisters Community in 1947 and pronounced vows in 1950. Sister Mary Conrad ministered as a teacher and principal from 1952 -...
Cheryl G. Keener
Feb 21, 2020
Cheryl G. Keener, 59, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born September 21, 1960, at Great Bend, the daughter of Allan and Sharon (Foos) Roach. Cheryl was united in marriage to Thomas Keener April 1, 1984, in Larned.
Cheryl, a Great Bend resident, was a long-time manager of Zip Stop,...
Clifford R. "Cliff" Jordan
Feb 21, 2020
Clifford "Cliff" R. Jordan, 87, passed away February 21, 2020, at Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend. Cliff was born December 5, 1932 in Claflin, to Elmer Charles, Jr. and Georgia Martha Jordan. He married Joanna "Jo" Miller August 30, 1959, in Great Bend. A lifetime Barton County resident, Clifford lived in Great Bend. He was a meter reader for...
Jackie Leroy Miller, Jr.
Feb 19, 2020
Jackie LeRoy Miller, Jr., 52, passed away February 19, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. He was born on October 16, 1967, to Jackie LeRoy & Peggy Lee (Harrell) Miller, at Great Bend. He married Carmen G. McGee on October 17, 1998, at Halstead. She survives.
Jackie was a current Great Bend resident. He was a...
Kristina Lea Halfacre
Feb 18, 2020
Kristina Lea Halfacre, 46, passed away on February 18, 2020, at her home in Great Bend. She was born on June 9, 1973, at Grand Rapids, Mich. to Ronald & Shirley (Ondersma) Vanderband.
Coming from Michigan just 2 weeks ago, Kristina resided in Great Bend currently. She was a caretaker and loved crosswords.
Survivors include,...
Shirley Jean Link
Feb 14, 2020
Shirley Jean Link, 88, passed away February 14, 2020, at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. She was born on November 17, 1931 at Denver, Colo., to Jack E. & Emma (Feist) Wallace, and was raised in Buena Park, Ca., before moving to Bushton, Kan. at age 14. She resided in Chase and Great Bend. She married Kenneth J....
Edna Klema
Feb 10, 2020
Edna Klema, 94, passed away on February 10, 2020, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born on January 8, 1926 at Wilson, to Edward Adolph & Ethel Mary (Miller) Macek. She married John A. Klema on July 26, 1949, at Wilson. He survives.
Coming from Ellsworth in 1960, Edna is a Great Bend resident. She was...
Katherina "Kat" Ann Smades
Feb 10, 2020
Katherina Ann "Kat" Smades, 47, passed away February 10, 2020, following a brief battle with cancer, at her home in Great Bend. Kat was born July 8, 1972, at Garden City. Kat had been a Great Bend resident since 2007, coming from Leoti, Deerfield and Garden City. She served her country honorably in the U.S. Army. She was a...
Roberta J. "Bert" Brack
Feb 10, 2020
Roberta J. "Bert" Brack, 87, passed away February 10, 2020, at Leisure Homestead, St. John. She was born January 26, 1933, in Great Bend, to Robert Michael and Mary Jane (Boyle) Spitzmiller. Bert married Daylon Laverne Brack August 18, 1952, in Great Bend, and later divorced.
Bert, a life time resident of Great Bend, was a member...
Gary Wayne Mills
Feb 9, 2020
Gary Wayne Mills, 78, passed away February 9, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, with his family by his side. He was born on February 13, 1941 in St. John, to Lyle Dodge & Virl (Dawson) Mills. He married Carolyn Sue Lightcap on June 4, 1961 at Dodge City. She survives.
A resident of Great Bend since...
