Eleanor M. "Gae" Aylward
May 23, 2018
Eleanor M. "Gae" Aylward, 97, died May 23, 2018, at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse, Kansas.
She was born March 5, 1921, on the farm, near Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph F. Reif, Sr. and Aurelia (Zorn) Reif.
A lifetime Hoisington resident,...
Pat L. Conrad
May 22, 2018
Pat L. Conrad, 79, died May 22, 2018, at her home in Hoisington.
She was born November 25, 1938, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clay A. and Grace A. (Tracy) McConnell. Pat was a 1956 graduate of Hoisington High School.
A longtime...
Brent Alan Patzner
May 19, 2018
Brent Alan Patzner, 48, died May 19, 2018, in Herculaneum, Missouri. He was born December 31, 1969, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Joseph William Patzner, Jr. and Mary Patricia "Pat" (Redding) Patzner.
Brent graduated from Great Bend High School in 1988. He received his associate's degree from...
Jessica Marie Knoll
May 19, 2018
Jessica Marie Knoll, 37, passed away May 19, 2018, at her home in Great Bend. She was born October 16, 1980, in Colby, to James and Bonnie (Keith) Knoll.
Jessica was a graduate of Morland High School and attended KU and FHSU. On June 10, 2016, she married Patty Brand at Veteran's Park, Great Bend,...
Dean Max Stout
May 18, 2018
Dean M. Stout, 84, died May 18, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society, Hays, Kansas. He was born July 19, 1933, in Beeler, Kansas, the son of Harold and Myrtle (Farris) Stout.
Dean graduated from Hoisington High School in 1952. He was a Korean War veteran serving from 1953 to...
Patsy Dell Radenberg
May 18, 2018
Patsy Dell Radenberg, 83, passed away Friday May 18, 2018, at Great Bend Health and Rehab Center. She was born March 5, 1935 at Watonga, Okla the daughter of Delbert and Ferne (Baker) Scott.
Patsy has been a resident of Great Bend since 1952 coming from Oakwood, Okla. She graduated from Great Bend High School, and took...
Larry Kent Lohmann
May 16, 2018
Larry Kent Lohmann, 64, passed away on May 16, 2018, at his home in Lincoln County. He was born on August 21, 1953, in Lincoln, the son of Alvin and Dorlene (Walters) Lohmann. He was a 1971 graduate of Lincoln High School. He attended NCK Technical College, Beloit, and graduated in 1973 with his associate's degree in...
Rodger Rowland
May 14, 2018
Rodger Rowland, 90, passed away Monday May 14, 2018, at Brookdale Senior Living in Great Bend. He was born December 10, 1927, in Mitchell S.D. the son of Clarence and Bertha (Gruenewald) Rowland.
Rodger was a resident of Great Bend. Rodger graduated with the class of 1945. He was united in marriage to Elsie Huffman on June...
Lenore Alice Carpenter
May 13, 2018
Lenore Alice Carpenter, 88, died May 13, 2018, at Clarity Pointe Memory Care, Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born April 15, 1930, in McPherson, the daughter of Soren Sorensen and Anne Roselyn Straka. Lenore married A. Dale Carpenter October 12, 1950 at McPherson. Dale died April 17, 2015.
Lenore discovered an interest in bookkeeping/accounting as a...
William E Horn
May 13, 2018
William E. Horn, 93, passed away Sunday May 13, 2018, at his home in Great Bend. William was born April 18, 1925 in Cartney Ark. The son of William and Tesse (Fugate) Horn.
William went to work for the railroad when he was sixteen and worked till he retired at age 65. William was also a farmer...
Mary Ann Brush
May 13, 2018
Mary Ann Brush, 63, died May 13, 2018, at her home in Wichita. She was born May 17, 1954, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of August A. and Anna A. (Prosser) Steiner.
Mary Ann was a 1972 graduate, the last class to graduate, from Odin...
Terry Lee Schartz
May 8, 2018
Terry Lee Schartz, 60, passed away May 8, 2018, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. He was the first born of triplets on December 15, 1957, at Great Bend, to Arlin Paul and Ila Mae (Seitzenger) Schartz.
Terry married Brenda (Waters) Grant August 8, 2008, at Plano, Texas. A lifetime resident of the Great Bend area,...
Kelly Beck
May 3, 2018
Kelly Beck, 58, passed away May 3, 2018 at Via Christi, St Francis in Wichita. She was born May 29, 1959 in Lyons the daughter of Alfred and Barbara (Pierce) Kloxin.
Kelly attended Great Bend schools graduating with the class of 1975. She also received her AA from Barton County Community College. She was united in marriage...
Donald Eugene Reif, Sr.
Apr 28, 2018
Donald Eugene Reif, Sr., 83, passed away April 28, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. He was born on February 2, 1935, in Hoisington, to Joseph C. and Emma G. (Courange) Reif.
Don was united in marriage to Lorene Marie Lang on August 27, 1956, in Beaver. Lorene preceded him in...
P.D. "Bob" Smith
Apr 27, 2018
P.D. "Bob" Smith, 89, passed away April 27, 2018, at Almost Home Assisted Living, Great Bend. He was born September 18, 1928, at Great Bend, to Chester A. and Helen (Thorp) Smith. P.D. married Mary Frances "Fritzie" Welsh June 13, 1953, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend.
P.D., a lifetime resident of Barton County,...
Marilyn Schartz
Apr 27, 2018
Marilyn Schartz , 85, passed away April 27, 2018, at Country Place Senior Living, Larned. She was born February 9, 1933, at Taylorville, Ill., to Thomas Francis and Amy Josephine (Hedrick) Dwyer. Marilyn married Melvin Nickolis Schartz June 1, 1957, at Denver.
Marilyn had been a Great Bend resident since June 1, 1957,...
Josephine D. Springer
Apr 26, 2018
Josephine D. Springer, 96, died April 26, 2018. She was born November 29, 1921, in Milberger, Kansas, the daughter of Victor E. and Elizabeth (Popp) Keil.
On June 30, 1946, she married Ervin F. Springer, in Milberger, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 9, 1975.
Coleta Elizabeth Haberman
Apr 25, 2018
Coleta Elizabeth Haberman, 91, passed away April 25, 2018, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born July 13, 1926, at La Crosse, to Joseph and Rosa (Herrman) Schafer. Coleta married Francis Joseph Haberman November 19, 1952, at Liebenthal.
Graduating from Sacred Heart High School, Wichita, and Fort Hays State University, Coleta had been a resident of...
Janice E. Dyer
Apr 24, 2018
Janice E. Dyer, 73, died April 24, 2018, at Hays Medical Center. She was born October 23, 1944, in Glendale, California, the daughter of Ivan G. and Myra Ellen (Carlisle) Smith. Janice was a 1962 graduate of Hoisington High School.
On July 15, 1962, she married Gerald Arthur "Jerry"...
Eleanor Knobloch
Apr 23, 2018
Eleanor Knobloch, lovingly known as "Mimi", passed away on her 94th Birthday, April 23, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born April 23, 1924, to John and Manna (Kendrick) Dorn. Eleanor married Tommy Knobloch September 20, 1944, at Lyons.
Eleanor, a homemaker, had been a resident of Great Bend since February, 1947, coming from Tulsa,...
