Obituaries

Jul 28, 2018

Lyndee Marie Scott, 43, passed away July 28, 2018, in rural Jackson County, Kan.  She was born April 5, 1975, in Great Bend, to Walter "Darel" and Debra (Crain) Scott.

Currently residing in Topeka, previously living in Great Bend and Garden City, Lyndee was a server at Perkins.  She expressed her creativity and artistic talents in her...

Jul 28, 2018

Darlenne J. "Dot" Werhahn, 99, passed away July 28, 2018, at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse.  She was the daughter of Frank Avery and Josephine (Foster) Thompson.  Dot was born November 1, 1918, on the family farm near McCracken, while her father was still in the Army in France.

She graduated from Alexander High School in 1936...

Jul 27, 2018

Helen L. Freidenberger Lorenz, 96, passed away July 27, 2018, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend.

Formerly of the Otis and Bison communities, Helen was born on July 29, 1921 on a farm near Otis.  She was the daughter of George and Sophie Freidenberger. On July 27, 1944, she married Daniel Lorenz.  He preceded her in death...

Jul 25, 2018

Norma Lee Gilmore, 91, passed away July 25, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend.  She was born August 21, 1926, to John and Willie (Goode) Irick in Prague, Oklahoma.  She married Louis M. Gilmore, June 19, 1948, in Great Bend.  He died on October 18, 1990.

Survivors include, three sons, Jeff and wife Barbara...

Jul 18, 2018

Margie Ruth (Vance) Emerson, Great Bend, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2018 at Cherry Village.  Margie was born on August 20, 1932 in Lafontaine, KS to Naomi and Howard Vance.  She was a 1950 graduate of Great Bend High School.

She married L. Raymond Emerson on February 11, 1952 and they had three sons, Mark Raymond,...

Jul 16, 2018

Tom Drewel, 74, passed away at his home on July 16, 2018.  He was born February 24, 1944, to George and Juanita (Seymour) Drewel.  He married Marie Addington on September 28, 1968, at Great Bend.

A native of Missouri,  he had 18 years in law enforcement in the Barton County Sheriff's Office, Great Bend Police Department, Hoisington...

Jul 13, 2018

Barbara J. Gumbir, 77, passed away July 13, 2018, at her home.  She was born December 6, 1940 to Jay and Edith Chambers.  She married Martin Edmond Gumbir, August 15, 1964, at Great Bend.  He died December 23, 1997.

Barbara was a Great Bend resident for most of her life.  She worked at Wal-Mart for many years...

Jul 12, 2018

Samuel Clayton Shoaff , 89, passed away July 12, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend.  He was born June 11, 1929 at Hardtner, Kan., to Charles L. Sr. and Ruth A. (McCabe) Shoaff.  He married Betty F. Hanzlicek, May 22, 1955 at Wilson, Kan.  She died December 22, 2013.

Samuel was a Great...

Jul 7, 2018

Dorothy M. Campbell, 100, passed away July 7, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend.  She was born November 7, 1917, at Emporia, to Clarence and Lizzie (Schallehn) Whitaker. Dorothy married Harold "Bud" Campbell August 14, 1948, at Kansas City, Kan.  He died August 17, 2009.

A long-time resident of Great Bend, coming from Emporia, Americus...

Jul 5, 2018

Rebecca Sue Booth, 54, passed away July 5, 2018, at Hays Medical Center. She was born on July 10, 1963, in Hoisington to Harry and Esther (Howell) Martin.

Rebecca was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church.  She had a love for coloring, butterflies and plants, but she especially loved to hear the cardinals...

Jul 3, 2018

Patricia Arlone (Krinhop) Carlson, 85, of Great Bend, formerly of Chapman, passed away July 3, 2018, in Hays, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Friday, March 17, 1933, in Junction City, to Elmer and Hazel Krinhop.

She proudly graduated from Dickinson County Community High School in Chapman, in 1951. She married Duane Lloyd Carlson...

Jul 1, 2018

Vester G. "Buck" Beckham, 64, passed away July 1, 2018 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  He was born on August 4, 1953, to Guymon D. and Julia (Daniel) Beckham in Lindsborg.  He married Dixie Gustus on March 8, 1974 in Greensburg, she survives.

Coming from St. John in 2005, Vester was a Great Bend resident.  He served...

Jun 30, 2018

Phyllis June McCulley, 87, passed away June 30, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend.  She was born April 2, 1931, in Ness County, to Gaston and Rosie (Ross) Young. She married James William McCulley, June 18, 1950 at Ness City, Kansas.

Coming from Ness City to Great Bend in 1960, Phyllis was a homemaker who...

Jun 26, 2018

Betty J. Edman, 91, passed away on June 26, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend.  She was born on April 10, 1927, in Emporia, to Leonard and Bernice (McEnterfer) Stafford.  She married Maurice Doolen "Dooley" Edman on February 27, 1954, in Clayton, New Mexico.  He passed away on March 29, 2011.

Coming from McPherson in...

Jun 25, 2018

Harold Joseph Schmidt, passed away on June 25, 2018, at the age of 93, while at Via Christi Village, Hays.  Born in Catherine, Kansas on June 15, 1925, to John and Anna (Schuetz) Schmidt.  He married Elenora Monica Pfeifer in Liebenthal, Kansas on August 23, 1948. They started their married life in Hays and then moved to Great Bend....

Jun 23, 2018

Gwendolyn Lu Brown, 71, passed away at her home on June 23, 2018.  She was born July 15, 1946, in Strong City to Edward and Martha (Walker) Maddox.  She married Ellis Eugene Brown.

A Great Bend resident since 2015, coming from Hoisington, Gwendolyn worked in healthcare, as a phlebotomist at CKMC, an x-ray tech at Clara Barton...

Jun 21, 2018

Carl D. Eddingfield, Jr., 87, passed away on June 21, 2018 at Parkwood Village in Pratt.  He was born on October 10, 1930 to Carl David and Mary Pearl (Williams) Eddingfield, Sr.  He married Sylvia Irene Fischer on February 14, 1997 in Great Bend.

A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Carl was a retired postal carrier for...

Jun 19, 2018

Ray E. Tiede, 84, passed away on June 19, 2018 at Woodhaven Care Center.  He was born August 22, 1933 in Stone County, Missouri to Ernest John and Ruby Jeanette (Branstetter) Tiede.  He married Ersell Louise Skinner in September 1952 at Great Bend.

Coming from Missouri in 1950, Ray was a power line foreman for Western Power...

Jun 19, 2018

Gregory Scott Klusener, 50, passed away on June 19, 2018 in Wichita.  He was born on April 6, 1968 at Hutchinson, to Larry E. & Patricia F. (Petron) Klusener.  He married Jonie Moorhouse on August 24, 2007 in Wichita, she survives.

He was raised in the Catholic faith, loved to play guitar, restore old cars and was...

Jun 14, 2018

Janet S. Schwamborn, 62, passed away June 14, 2018, at her home in Great Bend.  She was born in Great Bend, September 29, 1955, to Donald A. and Nadine (Moore) Dreiling.

Janet married Ken Schwamborn on July 22, 1978, at Great Bend.  He survives.  Janet, a lifetime resident of Great Bend, was a licensed dental...