Roger F. Murphy
Dec 24, 2019
Roger F. Murphy, 81, passed away peacefully Dec. 24, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Great Bend. He was born July 16, 1938, in Great Bend, to Edward and Dolores (Schartz) Murphy.
From a young age, Roger proved to be a tenacious leader. After graduating from Great Bend High School in 1957, he...
Tammy Lee Lowe
Dec 23, 2019
Tammy Lee Lowe, 59, passed away Dec. 23, 2019, at her home in Great Bend. She was born Aug. 18, 1960, in Great Bend, to Donald and Lola Mae (Eilts) Calvert.
Tammy, a lifetime resident of Great Bend, served her community as a cook at several area restaurants. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great...
Georgalee Ann Keeler
Dec 23, 2019
Georgalee Ann Keeler, 86, passed away December 23, 2019, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born on June 23, 1933 at Penalosa, to George & Cornelia (Snyder) Sallee. She married Claude L. Keeler, Jr. on September 24, 1949, at St. John. He survives.
Coming from Seward and Claflin, Ann was a Great Bend resident. She was...
Bill G. Steadman
Dec 21, 2019
Bill G. Steadman, 90, passed away December 21, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center. Wichita. He was born on April 16, 1929, at Great Bend, to Frank M. & Marie (Sterling) Steadman. He married Wilma Steitz on November 22, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, Kansas. Together they had three aughters, Katherine (Kathy) Marie, Nancy Lee, and Rebecca (Becky)...
Mona Gayle Stos
Dec 20, 2019
Mona Gayle Stos, 61, passed away December 20, 2019, at her home in Great Bend. She was born on April 20, 1958, at Larned, to Charles Lee & Jaunis Rogene (Bose) Tammen. She married Steve Stos on September 16, 1978, at Peace Lutheran Church of Albert. He survives.
Coming from Otis, Mona was a Great Bend resident....
Shirley Ann Slater
Dec 18, 2019
Shirley Ann Slater, 86, passed away December 18, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born on August 6, 1933 at Pratt, to James & Ila (Harrel) Whitaker. She married George Slater on December 14, 1952, at Pratt. He died December 2, 2017.
Coming from Stafford in 1962, Shirley was a Great Bend resident. She was...
Terri B. Schneider
Dec 18, 2019
Terri B. Schneider, 65, passed away December 18, 2019, at her home in Ellinwood. She was born on December 21, 1953, at Larned, to Donna Belle Robinson and was raised by her grandparents, Merne and Belle Robinson. She married Dale Schneider on July 20, 1970, at Ellinwood. He survives.
An Ellinwood resident for the past 14 years,...
Janis L. Deckert
Dec 14, 2019
On April Fool's Day in 1931, Janis L. Deckert was born at home in a blinding snowstorm to William H. and Alta (Heyen) Dierking of Stafford, KS. Janis died peacefully in her sleep on December 14 th , at her residence in Pittsburg after a long illness. She was an only child raised by loving parents and formed bonding...
Ruth Helen Nuss
Dec 12, 2019
Ruth Helen Nuss, 103, passed away Dececember 12, 2019, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born January 20, 1916, in Bemidji, Minn., to the Reverend and Otto and Augusta (Tammen) Brauer, of Good Thunder, Minnesota. Ruth married Melvin O. Nuss April 27, 1941, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Good Thunder, Minnesota. They were married for 57 years until...
Benjamin J. Shaffer
Dec 12, 2019
Benjamin J. Shaffer, 94, passed away December 12, 2019, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. He was born on February 7, 1925, at Homewood, Kan., to William Arthur & Hattie (Phinney) Shaffer. He married Florence Louise Bahr on November 26, 1952, at Olmitz. She died May 7, 2016.
Ben was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at...
Thelma Eilene Hipp
Dec 9, 2019
Thelma Eilene (Fenn) Hipp, 93, passed away December 9, 2019, at Lake Point Assisted Living, Wichita. She was born on July 25, 1926, at Great Bend, the daughter of Ernest A. & Katherine Ella (Drehle) Fenn. She married Joseph Lawrence Hipp on her 22 nd birthday, July 25, 1948 in Great Bend. They were married for 31 years until...
Iris R. House
Dec 6, 2019
Iris R. House, 71, passed away December 6, 2019, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born on November 19, 1948 at Wichita to Russell J. & Wilma I. (Smith) Paris. She married Martin House on October 21, 1978 at Great Bend and spent 41 years together.
Coming from Russell in the 1960's, Iris was a Great...
Nila Jean Elsasser
Dec 6, 2019
Nila Jean Elsasser, age 84, passed away Dec. 6, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born May 11, 1935, in Otis, to Jacob and Ella M. (Moore) Diel, Jr. Nila married Lavern E. Elsasser Apr. 18, 1954, in Otis. He died May 30, 2015.
Nila, a Wichita resident since 1966, had previously been employed with...
Dorothy Darlene Morrow
Dec 2, 2019
Dorothy Darlene Morrow, 85, passed away December 2, 2019, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. She was born on August 11, 1934, at Chanute, to Harry & Beulah (Mahon) Scott. She married Jack E. Morrow on May 4, 1957 at Grove, Oklahoma. He died August 3, 1992.
A Great Bend resident since 1963 coming from Emporia, Dorothy...
Donna Laverne Steinert
Dec 1, 2019
Donna Laverne Steinert, 84, passed away December 1, 2019, at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. She was born on May 29, 1935, in Osborne County to Roy & Jennie (Murphy) Sarver. She married Kenneth Steinert on August 15, 1954, at Russell. He died April 15, 2019.
A Great Bend resident, Donna was the bookkeeper for Murphy...
Robert C. "Peewee" Berry, Sr.
Nov 30, 2019
Robert C. "PeeWee" Berry, Sr., 94, passed away November 30, 2019, at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. He was born on August 31, 1925 at Larned to Clyde M. & Mildred (Prudham) Berry. He married Ellen Louise Mack on January 6, 1951 at Larned, Kansas. She died June 16, 2015.
A resident...
Robert Burl Harris
Nov 29, 2019
Robert "Bob" Burl Harris, 74, passed away November 29, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on September 19, 1945, at Claremore, Oklahoma to Burl Lee and Anita (Record) Harris. He married Carol Yvonne Demanett on January 28, 1962, at Plainville. She died March 23, 2008. He then married Gailya (Rice) Crawford on August 8, 2019...
Ronald Anthony Jasper
Nov 25, 2019
Ronald Anthony Jasper, 51, passed away November 25, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on January 23, 1968, in Ellinwood to Thomas and Viona (Huschka) Jasper.
A lifetime Barton county resident, Ronald worked for CPI as a computer programmer. He enjoyed carpentry, working on anything electrical, computer programming and was skilled at setting...
Doris J. West
Nov 25, 2019
Doris J. West, 98, passed away November 25, 2019, at Park West Plaza, Wichita. She was born on March 14, 1921, in Great Bend to Kirby Evers & Lillie (Essmiller) Evers.
Receiving her education in Great Bend, graduating with the Class of 1939. Doris met and later married Harvey West on April 17, 1940. Doris worked as...
Rebecca "Becky" Sue Wornkey
Nov 18, 2019
Rebecca "Becky" Wornkey, 67, passed away Nov. 18, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Aug. 1, 1952, in Hoisington, the daughter of Gilbert J. and Joyce M. (Burkhart) Sander. Becky married Steven Ray Wornkey Sept. 5, 1975, in Great Bend. He survives.
Becky, a lifetime resident of Barton County, was currently a homemaker, retiring...
