Gerald Kaiser
Jun 11, 2018
Gerald Nicholas Kaiser, 80, died on June 11, 2018 at Cherry Village Nursing Home. He was born on August 4, 1937, at Claflin, to Walter and Anna (Heinz) Kaiser. He was married to Barbara (Popp) Wilhelm Pangburn on February 11, 1994. She died on March 22, 2010. He then later married Evelyn M. (Huschka) Reiser on May 4, 2013...
Joyce Hillman
Jun 11, 2018
Joyce Hillman, age 79, passed away at Cherry Village Benevolence on June 11, 2018. She was born in Garfield, Kansas on August 29th, 1938. She was the daughter of Gilbert W. Guthrie Sr. and Edith E. Evans Guthrie. She married Homer Hillman October 12, 1957 in Larned, Kansas. He died May 17, 1982. Joyce then married F. Herman Kraft...
Jose Chavez
Jun 10, 2018
J ose Luis Chavez, 60, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Wichita. He was born in Durango, Mexico September 26, 1957, to Concepcion Cabrales. He married Emma Rocha on February 12, 2013 in Great Bend. She survives.
Jose, a resident of Great Bend for 33 years, has worked as a welder for Guthrie Trailers...
Glenn Darrell Peters
Jun 8, 2018
Glenn Darrell Peters, 91, passed away June 8, 2018, at his home in Great Bend. He was born February 11, 1927 at Okmulgee, Okla., to Arch and Mame (Amos) Peters.
Darrell served his country during World War II in the U.S. Navy. Darrell married Gwen North in 1947 at Larned. She passed away in 1981. He later...
Hugo Younker
Jun 7, 2018
Hugo Younker, 86, died on June 7, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born in Wallace County, Kansas, on May 18, 1932, to Edward and Anne (Deckant) Younker. He married Margaret Anne VanEaton, on May 17, 1953, at Oakley, Kansas.
Coming from Logan County, Kansas, Hugo was a member of the Prince...
Gayle Cargill
Jun 7, 2018
Gayle Cargill, 101, passed away at Riverbend Assisted Living, Great Bend, on June 7, 2018. She was born on May 31, 1917 at Washington, Oklahoma to John Thomas and Myrtle Kindness (Johnston) Leachman.
Gayle lived most of her life in the Plainview, Texas area. She was married to P.V. Cargill in 1934. They were blessed with 55...
Judy Anderson
Jun 6, 2018
Judy Kay Anderson, 67, died on June 6, 2018 at Rolling Hills Health and Rehab, Topeka, Kansas. She was born in Great Bend, Kansas, on June 28, 1950, to Floyd Lewis, Jr., and Darlene L. (Stalder) Anderson.
Formerly of Great Bend, Judy worked at the Great Bend Tribune placing ads in the newspaper. She had a love...
Sharon Oberle
Jun 3, 2018
Sharon Kay Oberle, 76, passed away June 3, 2018 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. She was born September 17, 1941 in Barton County, Kan. to Claude and Ruth (Willoughby) Juby. Sharon married L arry Eugene Oberle March 15, 1959 at Hoisington, Kan. He died February 4, 2008.
A resident of Ellinwood...
Christina Lynn Sanchez
Jun 2, 2018
Christina Lynn Sanchez, 36, passed away June 2, 2018, in rural Ellsworth County. She was born August 26, 1981, at Beloit, Kansas to Donald Lee and Darcy (Taylor) Mallory.
A long time Great Bend resident, Christina was a CNA for Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood. She loved to spend time with her family and especially loved to...
Melvin Nickolis Schartz
May 31, 2018
Melvin Nickolis Schartz, 88, passed away May 31, 2018, at Leisure Homestead of St. John, St. John, Kan. He was born November 29, 1929, south of Ellinwood, Kan., to Harry and Mary (Weber) Schartz. Melvin married Marilyn Dwyer June 1, 1957 at Denver, Col. She died April 27, 2018.
A longtime Great Bend resident previously...
Wanita Basgall
May 30, 2018
Wanita "Sandy" Basgall, 83, passed away Wednesday May 30, 2018, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. Wanita was born September 8, 1934, at Victoria the daughter of Joe and Adeline (Meis) Sander.
Wanita has been a resident of Great Bend since 1953 coming from Hays. She was united in marriage to Marvin Basgall February 7, 1953, in Hays....
Jerrod Michael Espinosa
May 28, 2018
Jerrod Michael Espinosa, 31, passed away May 28, 2018, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born in Great Bend, October 1, 1986, to Jesse and Barbara (Clements) Espinosa.
Jerrod, a lifetime resident of Great Bend, living previously in Topeka, was a subcontracting roofer for R & R Roofing. He enjoyed music, art...
Cheryl Anne Crain
May 28, 2018
Cheryl Anne Crain, 64, died May 28, 2018, at her home in Great Bend. She was born April 25, 1954, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Raphael Naylor and Faye Lois (Gilmore) Muth. Cheryl attended Great Bend High School and Barton County Community College.
She was a licensed...
Cheryl Lynn Peterson
May 28, 2018
Cheryl Lynn Peterson, 58, passed away May 28, 2018, at her home in Great Bend. She was born June 24, 1959, at Rapid City, SD, to Eugene and LaDonna (Loreg) Lytle. Cheryl married Warren Peterson June 24, 1978, at Hays, Kansas. They were later divorced.
Cheryl, a Great Bend resident since 1962, was a licensed...
Robert C. Simmons
May 28, 2018
Ro bert C. "Bob" Simmons, 77, died May 28, 2018, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born October 21, 1940, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Frank and Anna (Larmer) Simmons. Bob was a 1958 graduate of Hoisington High School.
A lifetime Barton County resident, living in...
Carolyn Welsch
May 25, 2018
Carolyn Faye Welsch, 66, passed away Friday May 25, 2018 at Via Christi St Francis in Wichita. She was born September 5, 1951, at Biglow Ark. The daughter of Richard and Faye (Wiley) Loftis.
Carolyn was a resident of Great Bend. Carolyn was united in marriage to Max Welsch November 8, 1976, in Great Bend She was...
Kenneth Parks
May 25, 2018
Holyrood--Kenneth Wayne Parks, 85, passed away Friday May 25, 2018, at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 4, 1932, at Miller, Kansas, the son of James and Elnora (Goldsmith) Parks.
Kenneth was a resident of Holyrood. He was a graduate of Utica High School and earned bachelor's and...
Betty Brack
May 25, 2018
Betty Lou Brack, 80, passed away May 25, 2018, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kan. She was born August 19, 1937, at Great Bend, Kan., to Wilbur B. and Harriet W. (Dorfshaffer) Armstrong. She married C.M. Brack December 10, 1960, at Great Bend. He passed away August 17, 2008. Betty was a resident of Lawrence since 1969, coming from Great...
Sharon Ferguson
May 24, 2018
S haron Marie Ferguson, 55, passed away Thursday May 24, 2018, in Dora, MO. She was born November 5, 1962, in Great Bend, the daughter of Kenneth and Connie (Denney) Thompson.
Sharon was a life time resident of Great Bend and graduated from Great Bend High School. Sharon was united in marriage to Daryl "Tippy" Ferguson on...
John Ray Gable
May 24, 2018
John Ray Gable, 90, was born to John and Alice (Houston) Gable on April 1, 1928, in Great Bend, Kan. He passed away on May 24, 2018, in Parker, Col., surrounded by his loving family. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1947. John married JoAnn Reed, his high school sweetheart, on September 5, 1948, in Wichita, Kan. ...
