Dorothy M. Kopke
Oct 7, 2019
Dorothy M. Kopke, 92, passed away October 7, 2019 at Country Place Senior Living, Larned. She was born December 15, 1926 at Lawrence, to Horace Floyd & Francis Lucille (Howard) Nisely. She married Warren H. Kopke on April 15, 1950 at Lawrence. He died August 4, 2007.
Dorothy was a legal secretary, working alongside her husband in...
Patricia "Patty" Reynolds
Oct 7, 2019
Patricia "Patty" Reynolds, 54, passed away October 7, 2019, at her home in Great Bend. She was born September 10, 1965, at Playa San Blas La Libertad, El Salvador, to Serafin & Fidelina (Baos) Arévalo. She married Curtis Reynolds on May 20, 2003 at Great Bend. He survives.
A Great Bend resident, Patricia was a cashier and...
Joyce L. Lofland
Oct 5, 2019
Joyce L. Lofland, 88, died October 5, 2019, at home with her family by her side. She was born February 10, 1931, in Great Bend, the daughter of Carl and Zoe (Hull) Mohr. On June 18, 1949, she married James R. Lofland in Wichita. He survives.
Joyce was a life time resident of Great Bend and a...
Debye Kirkhart
Oct 4, 2019
Debye Kirkhart passed to her heavenly home in the early morning hours of Friday, Oct.4, 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. Debye was born April 12, 1950, in Oklahoma City, to James W. and Lela Zell (Monroe) Putman. She grew up in Perryton, Texas. Following graduation from Perryton High School in 1969, she attended North Western State College...
Brian E. Williams
Oct 2, 2019
Brian E. Williams, 49, passed away October 2, 2019, at his home in Olathe. He was born February 23, 1970, in Madera, California to Tommy E. and Carol (Klotz) Williams. He married Christi Fox in 2000 at Kansas City and they later divorced.
After graduating from Great Bend High School, Brian moved to the Kansas City area....
Luelma Irene Hejny
Sep 28, 2019
Luelma Irene Hejny, 102, passed away September 28, 2019, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was the daughter of August & Helena (Unruh) Base, born on November 19, 1916, on a farm northwest of Pawnee Rock. She lived all her life in Barton County. She attended School District #48 and was a Pawnee Rock High School graduate of 1935....
Jean "Jeanie" Schlitter
Sep 26, 2019
Jean "Jeanie" Schlitter, 55, passed away September 26, 2019, at her home in Great Bend. She was born April 10, 1964, at Orange, California, to Theodore Shelton and Helen Elizabeth (Green) Parker.
A Great Bend resident since 1990, previously living in California, Jean was a homemaker.
Survivors include, husband, Dennis, of the home; one son,...
Christopher Neal Espinosa
Sep 21, 2019
Christopher Neal Espinosa, 50, passed away September 21, 2019, at St. Luke's on the Plaza, Kansas City. He was born July 17, 1969, at Great Bend to Lawrence Francisco & Karla (Neal) Espinosa. He married Rebecca Anderson on April 18, 1992, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Christopher was one of Jehovah's Witnesses....
Jack L. Merten
Sep 19, 2019
Jack L. Merten, 91, passed away September 19, 2019, in Wichita. He was born June 6, 1928, at Great Bend to Ralph Albert & Audra Vivian (Larason) Merten. He married Wilda Whala, February 23, 1957, at Oklahoma City, OK. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Jack was a technician at the power plant for 46 years....
Thelma Louise Pettijohn
Sep 17, 2019
Thelma Louise Pettijohn, 87, passed away September 17, 2019, at Sandpiper Health & Rehab, Wichita. She was born November 29, 1931, in Clinton, MO, to Emmett R. and Nettie Ethel (Love) Lowe. She married Richard Pettijohn at Great Bend. He passed from this life September 29, 2004.
A Wichita resident, previously living in Eucha, Okla., and living...
Elizabeth Chaplin Ledesma
Sep 15, 2019
Elizabeth Chaplin Ledesma, 24, passed away September 15, 2019, at her home in Great Bend. She was born February 14, 1995, at Hoisington to Thomas J. & Samantha (Johnson) Ledesma.
A lifetime area resident, Elizabeth lived in Great Bend and was a caregiver for Sunflower Diversified Services. She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. She...
Leann Fischer
Sep 12, 2019
Leann Fischer, 62, passed away September 12, 2019, at Parkwood Village, Pratt. She was born November 29, 1956, at Larned to Lee Roy & Viola (Dome) Schraeder. She married Gregg K. Fischer on August 7, 1976 at Great Bend. He survives.
Leann was a current Stafford County resident coming from Salina and Great Bend. She was previously...
Trella Ann Berscheidt
Sep 12, 2019
Trella Ann Berscheidt, 75, passed away September 12, 2019, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born February 29, 1944 in Alexander, KS to Glenn C. & Hazel M. (Swartz) Scheuerman. She married Paul Berscheidt June 23, 1962, at Ellinwood, KS. He survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Trella worked as a Clerk at the Barton County...
Mark Allen Combs
Sep 11, 2019
Mark Allen Combs, 60, passed away September 11, 2019, at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita. He was born August 17, 1959, at Hutchinson to Clarence "Chief" & Florence "Jean" (Berry) Combs. He married Helen Lamatsch April 30, 1983, at Great Bend. She survives.
Coming from Hutchinson in the late 1970's, Mark was a Great Bend resident. He was...
Coleen Rita Nuss
Sep 11, 2019
Coleen Rita Nuss, 70, passed away September 11, 2019, at Wheat State Manor, Whitewater. She was born July 26, 1949, at Great Bend, to Eilt and Reita (Yarmer) Miller. Coleen married Larry Nuss December 18, 1971, at Albert. He died November 22, 2010.
Coleen, a lifetime Barton and Rush County resident and a 1967 graduate of Otis...
Jan Allan Wesley
Sep 10, 2019
Jan Allan Wesley, 76, passed away September 10, 2019, at his home in Great Bend . He was born October 4, 1942, at Washington, MO, to Bliss & Dorothy (Houdyshell) Wesley. He married Cheryl Keil on December 6, 1964, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Jan was a driver for Sunflower Diversified Services....
Laura Jean Kraft
Sep 7, 2019
Laura Jean Kraft, 89, passed away September 7, 2019, at Country Place Home Plus, Hoisington. She was born August 10, 1930, in Brownell, KS, the daughter of Vincent & Mae (Squire) Fairbank. On January 1, 1949, she married Elden Kraft in Bazine, KS. He died Aug. 31, 2011. A longtime resident of Great Bend, she was head of Fabrics...
Dorothy Trevino
Sep 2, 2019
Dorothy (Ocon) Trevino, 79, passed away September 2, 2019, at Hutchinson Health & Rehab, Hutchinson. She was born April 23, 1940, at Bryan, Texas to Joe & Beatrice (Garcia) Ocon. She married Frank Trevino on August 1, 1966, at Odessa, Texas. He died November 18, 1996.
Coming from Odessa, Texas in 1966, Dorothy was a Great Bend...
Arlyn Edward Boxberger
Aug 31, 2019
Arlyn Edward Boxberger, 88, passed away Saturday August 31, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born January 8, 1931 in Otis, the son of J. Edward and Pauline (Mai) Boxberger. He was united in marriage to Valeria "Vicki" Siedl on September 14, 1958, in Great Bend.
Arlyn had been a resident of Great Bend...
Mary Ann Jeroue
Aug 31, 2019
Mary Ann Jeroue, 85, passed away August 31, 2019, at Villa St. Francis, Olathe, Kansas. She was born February 24, 1934, to Arthur and Gladys (Welch, Morell) Mahaffy in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She married Charles H. Jeroue July 18, 1953, at Marlette, Michigan.
A former Great Bend/Hoisington resident, Mary worked for USD #428 as a crossing guard...
