Sandra Kay Dayton
May 21, 2019
Sandra Kay Dayton, 71, of Great Bend, KS, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Hays Med Center in Hays, KS, with family and friends by her side. She was born Jan. 27, 1948, in Liberal, KS to Roy and Eunice (Hutson) Broadfoot. She married Steve Dayton on Sept. 9, 1966 in Fargo, OK. He survives.
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Morris F. Leech, Jr.
May 20, 2019
Morris F. Leech, Jr., 81, passed away May 20, 2019, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. He was born March 3, 1938, at Plainville to Morris & Naomi (Cooper) Leech, Sr.
A long time Great Bend resident, Morris was a driller in the oilfield. He like to play dominos, fish and race motorcycles. He...
Marston Vade (Marty) Holman
May 17, 2019
Marston Vade (Marty) Holman, 67, was born in Wichita, KS, on October 11, 1951. He died May 17, 2019 in Wichita at Wesley Medical Center peacefully surrounded by his family. His parents were Melvin Vade Holman and Elva Mae Jeffries Holman. Marty was raised in rural Johnson County and loved the outdoors. From an early age he played any...
Toby Jay Leech
May 16, 2019
Toby Jay Leech, 49, passed away May 16, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on February 9, 1970 at Plainville to Morris and Reva (Sacket) Leech, Jr.
A long time Barton County resident, Toby was a driller for Pickrell Drilling in Great Bend. He liked to do mechanic work and loved 4 wheelers...
Maralee Joy Hines
May 16, 2019
Maralee Joy Hines, 88, passed away May 16, 2019, at Adagio San Juan, San Juan Capistrano, California. She was born August 22, 1930 in Ness County to Lawrence & Lois (McCurdy) Richardson. She married Bob Charles Hines April 4, 1951 at Huntington Park, California. He died April 14, 1996.
A long-time resident of Orange County, Maralee was...
Denise "Dw" Wolf
May 14, 2019
Denise "DW" Wolf, 62, passed away May 14, 2019, at Wilson Health and Rehab. She was born August 8, 1956 at Russell to Leven and Virginia (Plante) Wolf.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Denise was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose. She loved bowling, CB radios, country music, John Wayne movies and...
Samuel "Sam" J. Ward
May 11, 2019
Samuel J. "Sam" Ward, age 96, passed away May 11, 2019, at Almost Home, Great Bend. He was born January 4, 1923, at Joplin, Mo., to Grover Cleveland and Martha Jane Ward. Sam married Anneliese Fruehauf July 17, 1949, at Hudson. She survives.
Sam, a resident of Great Bend since 1935 coming from Joplin, Mo., was a...
Della Ann Ranker
May 11, 2019
Della Ann Ranker, age 86, passed away May 11, 2019, at Medical Lodges of Great Bend. She was born Nov. 17, 1932, at Ellsworth, to Otto F. and Anna C. (Kohls) Haase. Della married William Von Ranker Oct. 23, 1951, at Ellsworth. He passed away Feb. 16, 2016.
A 1950 Graduate of Ellsworth High School, Della had...
Lillian Rose Rosenberg
May 10, 2019
Lillian Rose (Williams) Rosenberg, passed away May 10, 2019, at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita. She was born Sept. 22, 1923, in Phillips County, Kan., to Claude and Emma (Schippert) Williams. On June 22, 1945, Lillian married Verlyn Rosenberg in Jewell. He passed away Oct. 28, 2004. They were blessed with 59 years of marriage.
Lillian was a...
Ronald Charles Maneth
May 7, 2019
Ronald Charles Maneth, 67, passed away May 7, 2019, at The Cedars in McPherson. He was born at Great Bend, on December 19, 1951, to Fred C. & Phyllis (Krampe) Maneth.
Ron grew up and lived most of his life in Great Bend, KS and his last 4 years he has resided at The Cedars in McPherson....
Roberta (Bobbi) Lorraine Peters
May 5, 2019
Roberta (Bobbi) Lorraine Peters (88) passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 5, 2019 in Great Bend, Kansas of natural causes. Bobbi was born in Onaga, Kansas on December 2, 1930, to Adda Belle (Brown) and Charles Crumbaker. Having grown up on a rural dairy farm, she knew the value of hard work, the love of nature, the importance of...
Charles S. Button
May 2, 2019
Charles S. Button, 86, passed away May 2, 2019, at Country Place Senior Living, Ellinwood. He was born July 20, 1932, at Great Bend, to Dee E. & Grace E. (Dorfshaffer) Button. He married Marilyn M. Hiss, May 24, 1952, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Charles was farmer and pilot. He was...
W. Mark Garrett
Apr 29, 2019
W. (Walter) Mark Garrett, age 90, passed away on April, 29, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born Dec. 16, 1928, near Central City, Neb., the son of Walter B. and Frankie Virginia (Good) Garrett. He graduated from Central City High School in 1946 and attended Doane College in Crete, Neb. Mark married...
Wayne Rathbun, Sr.
Apr 24, 2019
Wayne Rathbun, Sr., 86, passed away April 24, 2019, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. He was born April 16, 1933, at McPherson to Lyle & Geneva (Leeper) Rathbun. He married Joan Easdon on February 14, 1954, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Wayne was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church and...
Myrna Faye Campbell
Apr 24, 2019
Myrna Faye Campbell, 87, passed away April 24, 2019 at her home in Great Bend. She was born November 11, 1931, in Rural Smith Center to Melvin & Velma (Staley) Yenne. She married Donald Gene Sheets on February 7, 1950 and they later divorced. She then married Eldon Spike Campbell on October 6, 1978. He died July 2, 1987....
Joyce Lucille (Davis) Noah Vaught
Apr 22, 2019
Joyce Lucille (Davis) Noah Vaught, 87, passed away April 22, 2019 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood. She was born January 16, 1932 at Nishnabotna, MO to John Carl "JC" and Fannie Mae (Bettinger) Davis. She married Robert D. Noah June 15, 1973 in Nebraska. He died in 2015.
Coming from Tyrone, OK in 1993, Joyce was a...
Darrin Willard Hearn
Apr 21, 2019
Darrin Willard Hearn, 33, passed away April 21, 2019 at his home in Great Bend. He was born February 12, 1986 to Dennis and Charlene (Bobeck) Hearn.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Dennis was a vendor for 7 Up.
Survivors include, his step grandfather, James Woods; his brother, Derrick W. Hearn; an aunt, Kathy Henry;...
Marc E. Huslig, Dds
Apr 19, 2019
Marc E. Huslig, DDS, 55, passed away Friday April 19, 2019, in Great Bend. Marc was born September 9, 1963 in Great Bend the son of Marcus and Caraleta (Lonnon) Huslig. He married Teri Turkle on June 7, 1986 at Mulvane. She survives.
Marc was a Great Bend resident since 1997, coming from Mulvane. He owned Marc...
Virgil F. Kober, Sr.
Apr 16, 2019
Virgil F. Kober, Sr., 80, passed away April 16, 2019 at Leisure Homestead in St. John. He was born November 8, 1938 at Rural Olmitz to Alfred and Mary (Stremel) Kober. He married Violet Ridley June 27, 1958 at Seattle, WA. She died January 23, 1995. He then married Melva (Sohm) Mays in 1999, in Great Bend. She survives....
Tia Koreé Hatten
Apr 15, 2019
Tia Koreé Hatten, 51, passed away April 15, 2019 at her home in Great Bend. She was born March 9, 1968 at Fall City, Ne to Albert and Cleo (Allen) Hatten.
Tia was a homemaker and avid animal lover. She loved the Lord and was very good with real estate.
Survivors include, her father Al...
