Obituaries

Sep 23, 2018

Maynard "Max" McNett, 71, passed away at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, on September 23, 2018. He was born December 5, 1946, to Maynard and Clara (Weber) McNett.  He was married twice in his lifetime.  In 1969, he married Barbara Burns in Great Bend.  A son was born of the marriage.  In 1980, he married Joann Norlund in...

Sep 20, 2018

Sara A. Schell Mostrom, 78, passed away Thursday September 20, 2018, at her home in Great Bend . She was born September 15, 1940, in Garfield, Arkansas, the daughter of Burl and Cleva (Dean) Schell.

Sara has been a Great Bend resident since 2000 coming from LaJunita, Colorado. She was united in marriage to Carl...

Sep 18, 2018

Keitha Ann Morgan Reed, 72, passed away September 18, 2018, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born April 26, 1946 in Wichita, to Earl and Lillian (Holland) Morgan.

Coming from Larned in 2008, Keitha was a Great Bend resident. She was a CMA for the Larned St. Joseph Hospital for 15 years and worked in different...

Sep 17, 2018

Trevor Robert Cates, 40, passed away September 17, 2018, in rural Stafford County. He was born in Great Bend, December 11, 1977, to Bob and Alvita (Tinkel) Cates.  He married Megan Drake August 1, 2009 at Estes Park, Colorado.  She survives.

A lifetime Claflin resident, Trevor was a member of Immaculate Conception Church.  He was an ASE...

Sep 17, 2018

Janet Marie Schettler, 85, passed away, September 17, 2018, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born August 12, 1933, at Ogallalah, Nebraska, to Ralph and Norma (Brice) Read.  She married Alvin K. Schettler, October 19, 1952, at Belgrade, Nebraska.  He died September 6, 2016.

Coming from Albert in 1965, Janet was a Great Bend resident. She...

Sep 14, 2018

Sister Philomena Hrencher, 95, died September 14, 2018, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend.

Born October 24, 1923, in Sharon, Kansas, as Irene Mary Hrencher, Sister Philomena was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Eck Hrencher. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community September 14, 1937, and pronounced her first vows August 13, 1941....

Sep 11, 2018

Donna Colleen Peterson-Mellott, 87, passed away at her home in Great Bend, September 11, 2018.  She was born on December 24, 1930 at Wichita, to Howard and Hazel (Maloney) Little. She married Edward N. Peterson in 1951. They later divorced and he passed away on January 28, 2009.  She then married Earl Mellott in 1995 at Las Vegas, Nevada....

Sep 10, 2018

Donna Anne Renz, 87, passed away, September 10, 2018, at the University of Kansas Health System-Great Bend Campus. She was born at LaCrosse, September 14, 1930, to Harold and Dora (Wilson) Murphy.

Having moved to Great Bend in 1973, Anne was a resident of Great Bend.  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and was a...

Sep 3, 2018

Helen R. Curran, 88, passed away at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend, on September 3, 2018.  She was born October 21, 1929, in Billings, Missouri, to Hubert John & Neva Mary (Burch) Gibson.  She married Robert Lloyd Curran December 30, 1956 at Billings, Missouri.  He died February 7, 2002.

Coming from Louisville, Kentucky in 1969,...

Sep 3, 2018

Gladys Mae Webster, 77, passed away at Medicalodges of Great Bend (formerly Cherry Village), on September 4, 2018.  She was born November 5, 1940, in Hays, Kansas, to Edgar Joseph & Helen Lucinda (Hammerschmidt) Sanders. She married Cornelius Edward "Buddy" Webster, July 4, 1959, in Great Bend. He died July 23, 2008.

A resident of Great Bend...

Sep 1, 2018

Jack Estelle Durbin, 91, passed away September 1, 2018, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington.  He was born October 2, 1926, at Kansas City, MO, to Zeno Estelle and Alma Ruth (Holsapple) Durbin.  Jack married Ramona May (Huseman) Kohls May 9, 1981, at Enid, OK.  Ramona passed away February 26, 2015.

He served in the U.S. Navy during...

Aug 25, 2018

Peggy Lou Elliott, 91, passed away August 25, 2018, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park. She was born November 1, 1926, to Clelland Crettanden and Velma Lee (Breeden) Allen.  She married John Elliott, December 21, 1947 at Phoenix, Arizona. He died February 11, 2013.

Coming from Dodge City in 1975, Peggy was a homemaker and...

Aug 24, 2018

Patricia Marie Koch, 87, passed away August 24, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend.  She was born March 18, 1931, in Lucas to James and Anna (Stodola) Aksamit. She married John Koch, April 4, 1954, in Lucas.  He died May 20, 1975.

Patricia worked at an orphanage in Denver and as an in home caregiver...

Aug 23, 2018

Willa Kay Bartsch, 60, passed away August 23, 2018, in Great Bend. Willa was born January 8, 1958 in Ft. Sill, OK. The daughter of Delmar and Katharina (Krastel) Whiteman.Willa was a health care tech for young adults. She was a great baker and cook, and was a floral designer. Willa loved to bowl and sew.

Survivors...

Aug 18, 2018

Harold Elton Wagner, 91, passed away at University of Kansas Health System-Great Bend Campus, August 18, 2018.  He was born June 29, 1927, on a farm North of Otis.  After graduating from Otis High School, he helped his dad farm and then worked for years as a clerk at Meisinger and Schneider until they closed.  He then worked for...

Aug 14, 2018

Roy Eldredge Savage, Jr., 78, passed away at his home in Great Bend on August 14, 2018.  He was born June 24, 1940, in Devine, Texas to Roy Eldredge, Sr. and Dollie Mae (Anders) Savage. On August 25, 1961, he married Kay Donna Cargill in Plainview, Texas.  She survives.

Pastor Roy received his Master of Divinity degree...

Aug 10, 2018

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As one of the few remaining veterans of the "Greatest Generation" Lonnie wanted to reach 100 but was three weeks short of his 99 th birthday when he was taken from us.  He died peacefully surrounded by family at Hays Medical Center on August 10, 2018 from complications of a heart attack. Lonnie was...

Aug 6, 2018

Patricia Ann "Patty" Shomber, 64, passed away at her home in Great Bend on August 6, 2018.  She was born on December 22, 1953 to William "Pat" and Loretta (Melcher) Clemons.

A Great Bend resident for most of her life, Patty was a home daycare provider for over 35 years.

Survivors include, two sons, Scott...

Aug 5, 2018

Dr. Richard C. Preston, 76, of Great Bend, Kansas, died at his home on Sunday, August 5, 2018, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Culver City, California, on March 29, 1942, and was the oldest of four sons, born to Edgar T. and Monica Irene (DeBusk) Preston.

He was raised in Macksville, Kansas, where he...

Aug 3, 2018

Robert Arno Jensen, 70, passed away August 3, 2018, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend.  He was born August 2, 1948, at Great Bend, to Arno V. and Jessie Marie (Woods) Jensen.

Ro bert, a lifetime resident of Great Bend, retired from Aaron's Repair as a machinist, previously working for Essex.  He served his country during...