Obituaries

Mar 16, 2019

Richard David Webster, 73, passed away March 16, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born April 8, 1945 at Kingman, to Richard Leslie & Marietta (Fitzsimmons) Webster. He married Ann F. Reeder August 18, 1996 at Great Bend, She survives.

Coming from Pratt in 1996, Richard was a Great Bend resident. He was a...

Mar 15, 2019

Charles Henry Jeroue, 90, passed away March 15, 2019, at Villa St. Francis, Olathe. He was born August 26, 1928 to Henry and Alice (Smith) Jeroue. He married Mary Ann Mahaffy, July 18, 1953, at Marlette, Michigan. She survives.

A former Great Bend resident, Charles worked for Barton Community College as the head maintenance supervisor. He was...

Mar 12, 2019

Marcella Marie "GG" Stos, 85, passed away March 12, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  She was born Jan. 23, 1934, in rural Bison, the daughter of Edward John and Mary Ann (Kopriva) Oborny.  She married Bernard Vincent Stos Dec. 29, 1953 at Timken.  He died Aug. 26, 2005.

Marcella, a lifetime resident of Rush County, was...

Mar 11, 2019

Charles V. Barker, 87, passed away at his home on March 11, 2019. He was born February 11, 1932 at Hitchland, TX, to John C. and Ollie V. (Morris) Barker. He married Minna E. Dovel at Hutchinson on August 1, 1952. She died on November 14, 1986. He then later married Joyce (Anschutz) Cobb at Russell on June 6,...

Mar 7, 2019

Duane "Dewey" Lloyd Carlson, 81, of Great Bend, formerly of Leonardville and Manhattan, passed away March 7, 2019 in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on Thursday April 8, 1937 at Park View Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas to Lloyd and Viola Carlson.

Duane graduated from Leonardville High School in 1955 and he later began working at Farm...

Mar 4, 2019

Constance J. "Connie" Thompson, 75, passed away March 4, 2019, at the University of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus, Great Bend.  She was born October 24, 1943, at Great Bend to Joseph F. and Opal M. (Schroeder) Denney.  Connie married Kenneth Lyle Thompson Jan. 8, 1960, at Great Bend.

Connie, a lifetime resident of Great...

Mar 2, 2019

Peggy Dean Compton, formerly known as Peggy Lawrence, of Hermiston was born May 25, 1926 in Littlefield, TX, the daughter of Virgil and Ora (Moulton) Reed. She passed away in Hermiston on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the age of 92.

Peggy grew up and attended her schooling in Texas and Oklahoma. She lived in Kansas and...

Feb 25, 2019

Ermadean Marie Zimmerman, 80, passed away Feb. 25, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at Almost Home, Great Bend. She was born Aug. 6, 1938 at LaCrosse to Otto & Edith (Stremel) Herman. She married Percy Zimmerman Feb. 21, 1955 at LaCrosse.  He died October 1, 1988.

Coming from Spearville in 1968. She was a member of...

Feb 25, 2019

Robert "Bob" Wilson, 82, passed away Feb. 25, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on March 19, 1936 at Weaubleau, Missouri to Henry & Nellie (Skinner) Wilson. He married Evelyn Andrew on Aug. 9, 1953 at St. John. She survives.

Coming from St. John in 1953, Robert was a truck driver for the...

Feb 23, 2019

Larry E. Keenan, 89, of Great Bend, died February 23 at his home. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ramona Goering Keenan, after 49 years of marriage. He was born November 16, 1929, in Great Bend, the son of Patrick and Mary Hall Keenan. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1947 and KU in...

Feb 23, 2019

Leslie O. "Les" Hopkins, 79, passed away Feb. 23, 2019 at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus, Great Bend. He was born Jan. 5, 1940 at Scott City to Oliver Herbert and Florence (Krebs) Hopkins. He married Minnie Miller in October, 1963, at Raton, New Mexico. In November, 1993 he married Carol (Behr) Dreiling at...

Feb 21, 2019

Jean Cavanaugh was born June 27, 1924, to Orrin Ellsworth Van Horn and Golda Mae Howard at Lake City, Iowa, and then lived in the neighboring town of Lohrville, Iowa. She passed away on Feb. 21, 2019 at her home in Great Bend.

During her school days in Lohrville, she played clarinet for six years in the...

Feb 20, 2019

Lila May Sohm, 70, passed away Feb. 20, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born July 8, 1948 at Ellsworth to Jess & Elizabeth (Merrill) Mize. She married Clifford Sohm, Nov. 21, 1970 at Holyrood. He survives.

Coming from Ellsworth in 1970, Lila was a Great Bend resident. She worked in administration at Larned State...

Feb 17, 2019

Chloe Lynn Rolf, newborn, received her angel wings on February 17, 2019.  She was born the daughter of Joseph Allen Rolf and Joanna Renae Simmons.

Survivors include her parents; sister, Claire Simmons; paternal grandparents Allen and Carolyn Rolf of Parker; maternal grandparents Brian and Yvonne Simmons of Great Bend; uncles and aunts, Matt Simmons and wife Janell...

Feb 17, 2019

Bobby Lee Feck, 75, passed away February 17, 2019 at the University of Kansas Health System, Great Bend Campus. He was born July 27, 1943 at Great Bend to Sydney J. & Loretta Ann (Doeden) Feck. He married Shirley Surface, Nov. 23, 1963 at Kansas City, Missouri.  She survives.

A lifetime Ellinwood resident, Bobby worked in construction...

Feb 14, 2019

Earl N. Adams, Jr., 77, passed away at his home in Great Bend. He was born August 30, 1941 to Earl N. and Mildred (Thomason) Adams. He married Careen Casey on October 31, 1983 in Alva, OK. She survives.

Earl was a truck driver and a member of The Men's Motorcycle Club for 35 years. He loved...

Feb 14, 2019

Norman G. Seller, 87, passed away Feb. 14, 2019, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. He was born Nov. 1, 1931 to Elmer and Myrtle (Schneider) Seller.  Norman married Edna (Lively) and were later divorced

A Great Bend resident, coming from Liberal in 2014, Norman was a driller in the oilfield and a lifetime member of the V.F.W...

Feb 8, 2019

Darrell Duncan , 89, passed away at Grace Living in Woodward, Okla. He joined his beloved wife of 48 years, Mary Lou (Hamilton) Duncan in Heaven on February 8th, 2019.   Darrell was born August 17, 1929, and raised in Great Bend, KS, by his parents George and Irva (Robertson) Duncan.  Following his graduation from high school, Darrell...

Feb 7, 2019

Barbara Ann Doonan, 72, went to be with her savior on Feb. 7, 2019, passing away at Diversicare of Larned, Larned. She was born Nov. 22, 1946, in Great Bend to Louie & Claudia (Slaton) Doonan.

Barbara was raised for a short time in a small town west of Great Bend called Timken. The family moved to...

Feb 7, 2019

Antonio Hernandez, 81, passed away Feb. 7, 2019, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. He was born June 1, 1937 at Chihuahua, Mexico to Felipe & Guadalupe (Soto) Hernandez. He married Lazara Chacon November 20, 1960 at Granmorelos, Chihuahua, Mexico. She survives.

Coming from California in 1993, Antonio was a Great Bend resident. He was a welder...