Michael L. (Green) Richards
Aug 29, 2019
Michael L. (Green) Richards, 60, passed away August 29, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born February 9, 1959 at Great Bend, to Michael and Reada (Richards) Green.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Michael worked as a welder at Primus Sterilizer and worked also at Mitchell's Bakery. He loved airplanes and model trains. He...
Ruth May Butler Dyson
Aug 26, 2019
Ruth May Butler Dyson, 82, passed away August 26, 2019, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born on September 12, 1936, at Lakin to Lewis and Mary (Forge) Moore. She married C.W. Butler on June 21, 1953, at Lakin, and later divorced in 1973. She then married Loren Dyson in 1989, at Wichita. He died in August, 1997....
Sister Eleanor Unrein
Aug 25, 2019
Sister Eleanor Unrein, 91, died August 25, 2019, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. She was born April 30, 1928, in Schoenchen, KS, the daughter of Carl and Lidwina Zimmerman Unrein.
She entered the Dominican Sisters Community in 1942 and pronounced vows in 1945. Sister Eleanor ministered as a nurse and later as a hospital...
Seth Lance Hillegeist
Aug 18, 2019
Seth Lance Hillegeist, 23, passed away August 18, 2019 at his home in Great Bend. He was born January 31, 1996 at Liberal to Brett and Rachelle (Wilson) Hillegeist.
Coming from Lincoln in 2002, Seth was a mental health development disability technician at Larned State Hospital. He loved fishing, bbq's, technology, listening to music, and football. He...
Raymond Lee Bethel
Aug 15, 2019
Raymond Lee Bethel, 55, passed away August 15, 2019 at his home in Great Bend. He was born July 17, 1964 at Great Bend to Wylie Lee and Rita Marie (Debes) Bethel.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Raymond loved cars, animals, bowling, and semi trucks. He enjoyed being a part of the Special Olympics every year. He...
Charles Gregory "Greg" Rousey
Aug 13, 2019
Charles Gregory "Greg" Rousey, 34, passed away August 13, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born August 3, 1985, the son of Charles "Chuck" Rousey and Cathy Whiting.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Charles was a member of the Rosewood Action Club and the Mormon Church in Independence. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, horseback riding...
Duane V. Wilhelm
Aug 11, 2019
Duane V. Wilhelm, 73, passed away August 11, 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born April 21, 1946 at Larned to Virgil Paul & Peggy (Milloway) Wilhelm.
A Rosewood resident for the last 12 years, Duane worked as a laborer.
Survivors include, two daughters, Rhonda Zimmer of Ellinwood and Janell Fox of...
Elma M. Lepej
Aug 11, 2019
Elma M. Lepej, 103, passed away August 11, 2019, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born on June 30, 1916, in Rush County to George Raymond & Nellie (Burky) Laughlin. She was raised by her paternal grandparents after the death of her mother in childbirth.
At ten years of age, her father married Bessie Burkch of...
Herbert A. "Herb" Harms
Aug 9, 2019
Herbert A. "Herb" Harms, 64, passed away Friday August 9, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. Herb was born September 24, 1954, in Great Bend, the son of Herbert Alan and Gladys (Bitter) Harms. Herb was united in marriage to Sharon Cruse on February 22, 1985 in Great Bend. She survives.
Herb is a life-long Great...
Scott Alan Stein
Aug 7, 2019
Scott Alan Stein, 32, passed away August 7, 2019, at the University of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. He was born January 4, 1987, in Dodge City to Alan & Tracey (Ward) Stein. He married Tara Ruiz on December 1, 2018, in Great Bend. She survives.
Coming from Dodge City in 1995, Scott was a...
Arnold R. Keil
Aug 6, 2019
Arnold R. Keil, 88, passed away August 6, 2019, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. He was born April 30, 1931, at Russell to Siegmund & Ernestine (Becker) Keil. He married Arlene Evon Ludwig on June 24, 1951, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Russell and Barton county resident, Arnold was a leak specialist for KPL...
Durward L. Smith
Aug 2, 2019
Durward L. Smith, 90, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019, at his rural home in Pawnee Rock. He was born October 21, 1928, in Great Bend, the son of Lamont L. and Edith (Base) Smith. Durward was united in marriage to Minetta "Mickey" Edwards on May 22, 1953, in Bison, at the Methodist Church. She passed away February 14,...
Steven Charles "Pete" Henry
Aug 1, 2019
Steven Charles "Pete" Henry, 71, passed away August 1, 2019, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. He was born August 17, 1947 at Seward to Ray A. & Edna Grace (Yingling) Henry. He married Sherri Keeler on August 17, 1982, in Las Vegas, NV. They later were divorced.
A lifetime Stafford and Barton county resident, Steven was a...
Nancy Gean Mcallister
Jul 27, 2019
Nancy Gean McAllister, 62, passed away July 27, 2019, at Diversicare of Larned, Larned, Kan. She was born February 27, 1957, in Natick, Mass., to Robert F. and Patricia Ann (Gean) Fairbanks. Nancy married Clayton McAllister July 7, 1979, in Great Bend. He survives.
Nancy, a resident of Great Bend since 1963 coming Hoisington, was a special...
Frances E. Wasson
Jul 26, 2019
Frances E. Wasson, 89, died July 26, 2019, at the University of Kansas Medical Center - Great Bend Campus. She was born September 20, 1929, to Henry and Leah Edith (Goodall) Rogers. Frances married Warren Wasson Oct. 1953, at Las Vegas, Nev. He died Aug. 1979.
Survivors include five sons, John Hanne of Las Vegas, Frank Wasson...
Ivan Leon Mettscher
Jul 26, 2019
Ivan Leon Mettscher, The Family Barber, joined his Savior in heaven on July 26, 2019 at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus at the grand age of 91. Ivan was born on April 1, 1928 in Hudson Kansas. He was the son of Henry (Hank) George and Pearl (Clark) Mettscher. Ivan's life professions included working...
Dorothy Jean Miller
Jul 24, 2019
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Dorothy Jean Miller, 84, passed away July 24, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society, Lyons. She was born January 11, 1935, at Ogallah to Henry & Carie (Elliott) Nejdl. She married Harold S. Miller on November 18, 1953, at Wakeeney. He died June 16, 1990.
A previous Great Bend resident, Dorothy was a...
Edgar "Ed" Herman Wetzel
Jul 23, 2019
Edgar "Ed" Herman Wetzel, 87, died July 23, 2019, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. He was born February 28, 1932, to Herman and Elsie (Weiss) Wetzel in Ford County. He was baptized as an infant in the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church south of Offerle, Kansas. He attended grade school near Offerle. He also attended and graduated...
Betty Jane Robinson
Jul 12, 2019
Betty Jane Robinson, 77, passed away July 12, 2019, at Via Christi Village of Hays. She was born August 22, 1941, at Great Bend, to Alvin Henry and Emma Louise (Hommon) Otte.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, living in Colorado for a while, Betty worked at Larned State Hospital for over 17 years as an RN, more...
James Deollis Bromlow
Jul 11, 2019
James Deollis Bromlow of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully surrounded by family on the evening of July 11 th , 2019.
James was born on November 16, 1935 at the family home located near Chester in West Dane Township, Major County, Oklahoma and was the second of six children born to Fletcher Deollis Bromlow and Dolah...
