John J. Keenan
Feb 5, 2020
John J. Keenan, 81, passed away on February 5, 2020, at Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. He was born on January 13, 1939, at Great Bend, to Thomas & Martha (Sheils) Keenan. He married Bernadine Gittlein on June 6, 1959, at Great Bend. She died on August 11, 2000. He later married Marie (Walker) McDuff on...
Rodney Wayne Smith
Feb 2, 2020
Rodney Wayne Smith, 69, passed away at his home on February 2, 2020. He was born on March 7, 1950, at Hoisington to Ivan and Myra (Carlisle) Smith.
A lifetime Barton county resident, Rodney lived in Great Bend. He was a truck driver for Air Co and most recently Groendyke. He loved hunting, fishing, and the peaceful...
Margaret Agnes White
Feb 1, 2020
Margaret Agnes White, 87, passed away on February 1, 2020, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born on June 18, 1932, at Odin to Joseph & Agnes (Debes) Wondra. She married Robert A. White on September 18, 1951 at Odin, KS. He died on July 30, 2010.
She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish...
Idalia M. Ruiz
Jan 31, 2020
Idalia M. Ruiz, 90 years of age, was born in Calabazar de Sagua, Villa Clara, Cuba. She died at Midland Hospice, Topeka, on January 31, 2020, after a lengthy illness. She was the youngest and only daughter of Nolasco Moreno and Maria Moreno Crespo, and grew up in the company of her 4 year old brother.
For...
Ronald D Darcey
Jan 30, 2020
Ronald D Darcey, 70, passed away on January 30, 2020, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born on January 14, 1950, at Pawnee Rock, to James & Marguerite (Flick) Darcey. He married Virginia Ann Lane on August 12, 1978, at La Junta, Colo. She survives.
Ronald was a Wichita resident for the...
Lavern S. Brown
Jan 29, 2020
Lavern S. Brown, 88, passed away in rural Barton County on January 29, 2020. He was born on February 25, 1931, at Sitka, Kan., to Wilbur W. & Katherine (Breit) Brown. He married Ruby Schultz on August 25, 1954, at Sitka. She survives.
A Great Bend resident since 1965, Lavern previously lived in Liberal and Protection. He...
Leona Mcintosh
Jan 22, 2020
Leona McIntosh, 84, passed away January 22, 2020, at her home in Great Bend. She was born on June 28, 1935, at Cordia, Kan., to Alex A. and Christina (Enslinger) Leiker. She married Charles "Oscar" McIntosh on October 19, 1953, at Liebenthal. He survives.
Coming from Hays in 1976, Leona was a Great Bend resident, and had...
Sharon M. Satterfield
Jan 21, 2020
Sharon M. Satterfield, 65, passed away on January 21, 2020, at Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. She was born on January 13, 1955, at Great Bend to Orval & Betty (Smith) Hejny. She married Charles Satterfield on May 24, 1975, at Great Bend. He survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Sharon was a rental...
Virginia Kay Karlin
Jan 17, 2020
Virginia K. Karlin, 79, passed away Jan. 17, 2020, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born July 11, 1940, in Larned. Virginia married Ronald James Karlin June 7, 1958, at Larned. He died July 30, 2011.
Virginia had been a resident of Great Bend since 1958, coming from Larned, where she was raised by her grandparents,...
David Jay Civello
Jan 14, 2020
David Jay Civello, 63, passed away January 14, 2020, at the University of Kansas Health Systems – Great Bend Campus. He was born on July 15, 1956, at Sacramento, Cal., to Peter John and Mary (Donaldson) Civello. He married Cheryl Ching on October 10, 2005, at Las Vegas, Nevada. She survives.
Coming from Lancaster, Cal., David had...
Lowell D. Darcey
Jan 13, 2020
Lowell D. Darcey, 80, passed away on January 13, 2020, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born on May 5, 1939, to James & Marguerite (Flick) Darcey. He married Sandra Freeburg on October 18, 1964, in Pawnee Rock. She survives.
A previous Belleville resident from 1970-1983, Lowell resided in Great Bend. He was a stockman and...
Robert E. "Bob" Biles
Jan 12, 2020
Robert E. "Bob" Biles, 74, passed away January 12, 2020, at St. Anthony's Hospital, Wichita. He was born on October 10, 1945, at Great Bend, to Manuel Roy and Claudia (Piland) Biles. He married Paula Hines on June 12, 1965, at Ellinwood. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Robert was a mechanic and welder for Gibson...
John W. "Jw" Jaco, Jr.
Jan 8, 2020
John W. "JW" Jaco, Jr., 62, passed away on January 8, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on January 26, 1957, at Wichita, to John W. Jaco, Sr. & Dorothy Ruth (Miller) Jaco.
Coming from Wichita in 1961, JW was a Great Bend resident. He was the owner and operator of John Jaco,...
Leila Marie Harders
Jan 6, 2020
Leila Marie (Barger) Harders, 88, was called to her eternal rest on January 6, 2020. She was born on July 22, 1931, at Great Bend, the daughter of Cecil and Mary (Mull) Barger. She married Delmer James Harders on October 2, 1949, in Great Bend. He died on March 15, 2001.
A resident of Benton for the...
Martha V. Mettscher
Jan 4, 2020
Martha Mettscher, age 86, was born on June 22, 1933, in Hutchinson, Kansas and passed away on January 4, 2020, at Great Bend Health and Rehab in Great Bend. Martha was the daughter of Walter Fahrney and Etta (Moats) Fahrney. Martha lived in Hutchinson and Larned before moving to Great Bend. Martha and Ivan Mettscher were united in marriage...
Concepcion Martinez
Jan 4, 2020
Concepcion Martinez, 90, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born August 26, 1929, in Durango, Mexico the daughter of Gregorio Martinez and Juana Ravelo. She was united in marriage to Candelario Gonzalez on February 14, 1947 in Durango, Mexico.
Concepcion has been a resident of Great Bend since...
Lenora Ruth Stone
Jan 3, 2020
Lenora Ruth Stone passed away January 3, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born January 6, 1937, at Blackwell, Okla., to Willard and Pearl (Lippincott) Fuqua. Lenora married J. Nelson Stone March 18, 1972, in Great Bend. Nelson, Sr., passed away April 9, 1985.
A long time Great Bend resident, Lenora graduated from Blackwell High...
Harold Leroy Glanville
Jan 2, 2020
Harold LeRoy Glanville, 82, passed away January 2, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born on December 1, 1937, at Scott City John Kinney & Edith (Woods) Glanville. He married Viola Perez on June 7, 1964, at Leoti. She survives.
Coming from Hoisington in 2004, Harold was a Great Bend resident. He was a sales...
Bert W. Erwin
Dec 28, 2019
Bert W. Erwin, 87, passed away December 28, 2019, at Larksfield Place Health Center, Wichita. He was born on January 3, 1932 at Walnut Grove, Missouri to Rubert & Ruby (Combs) Erwin. He married Sharon Southard August 26, 1960 at Great Bend. She survives.
A Great Bend resident since 1959, he was a devoted husband, father and...
Jane L. Thomas
Dec 26, 2019
Jane L. Thomas, 86, of Grand Junction, CO, formerly of Great Bend, KS, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Manley Heights Rehabilitation & Care Center. She was born on June 9, 1933, in Newtown, CT, to Lewis Richard & Sarah Jane (Read) Slocum. She married Dorwin Thomas in 1959 at Randolph Air Force Base. He died in 1979....
