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Barbara E. Steiner

Barbara E. Steiner

Apr 21, 2018

Barbara E. Steiner, 89, died April 21, 2018, at Locust Grove Village, LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born August 28, 1928, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Hallis H. and Kathleen C. (Costillo) Slayton. Barbara was a graduate of Claflin High School.

A resident of Claflin since 1941, coming from...

Marial Marx

Marial Marx

Apr 21, 2018

Marial (Mario) Marx, age 69, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Hoisington, Kansas. He was born December 23, 1948 in Warden, Free State, South Africa the youngest son of Thomas Ignatius Marx and Emilia (Lourens) Marx. He lived his early childhood years in Hluhluwe and later in Vryheid, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, where he graduated from High School. He...

Clarence Silvernagel

Clarence Silvernagel

Apr 20, 2018

Clarence Silvernagel, 77, passed away April 20, 2018, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River.  He was born November 23, 1940, at Strasburg, N.D., to Steve and Clara (Rensker) Silvernagel.  Clarence married Hettie Hutchcraft September 26, 1987, at Junction City.  She passed away February 4, 2005.

Clarence, a Great Bend resident since 1972 coming from Newell, S.D.,...

Eula "Ginger" Dome

Eula "Ginger" Dome

Apr 19, 2018

Eula Mae "Ginger" Dome peacefully passed away, with family by her side, April 19, 2018, at The Oxford Grand, Wichita. Ginger was born November 5, 1922, in Udall, to George E. and True (Miller) Yarbrough. Ginger married Robert F. Dome March 7, 1943, in Great Bend. Robert passed away December 1, 2008.

She spent most of her...

Carlos "Carl" Lee Asher

Carlos "Carl" Lee Asher

Apr 18, 2018

Carlos Lee "Bud" Asher, 94, passed away April 18, 2018, at his home in Troy, Ohio.  He was born February 7, 1924 at Great Bend, to Frank and Cora (Wardlaw) Asher.

Carl served his country during WWII as a second lieutenant in the Army Medical Corp.  A previous resident of the Great Bend area, most recently residing...

Doyle Cook

Doyle Cook

Apr 17, 2018

Doyle Cook, 82, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. Doyle was born April 9, 1936, at Harlan, Kan the son of Frank and Della (Murvan) Cook. He was united in marriage to Gwendolyn Bihlmaier, August 1, 1954 in Harlan.

A long-time resident of Great Bend, Doyle was the men's clothing...

Shealee A. Stover

Shealee A. Stover

Apr 17, 2018

Shealee A. Stover, 18, died April 17, 2018. She was born on July 26, 1999, in Springfield, Missouri.

Shealee was a senior at Hoisington High School, where she was involved in FCCLA, Upward Bound, Showcase, and was a teacher's aide. She especially loved choir and had...

Ernest E. Dreher

Ernest E. Dreher

Apr 16, 2018

Ernest E. "Ernie" Dreher, 77, passed away April 16, 2018, surrounded by his wife and children, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington after a long battle with leukemia. He was born October 18, 1940, in Schoenchen, Kansas, the son of Joseph "Joe" and Philomena (Klaus) Dreher of Plainville, KS.  He married Elsie M. Klaus on...

Marjorie Mae Mccurry

Marjorie Mae Mccurry

Apr 15, 2018

Marjorie Mae McCurry, 85, passed away April 15, 2018, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born January 9, 1933, at Hoisington, to Clarence and Anna (Frieb) Hickey.  Marjorie married Edward McCurry August 17, 1964, at Hoisington.

Marjorie, a life-time resident of the Hoisington area, was a homemaker, holding...

Kenneth Wiltse

Kenneth Wiltse

Apr 12, 2018

Kenneth Craig Wiltse, 71, passed away April 12, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.  Ken was born April 23, 1946, at Great Bend, to Charles Joseph and Mary Karline (Dyer) Wiltse.  He married Karen Elizabeth (Hagerman) August 27, 1966, at Peace Lutheran Church, rural Albert.

Ken, a long-time resident of Rush County, coming from Great Bend, was...

Phillip C Woodmansee

Phillip C Woodmansee

Apr 12, 2018

Phillip Clark "Mr" Woodmansee, 83, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Edwards County Hospital in Kinsley. He was born April 5, 1935, the son of Russell and Viola (Barton) Woodmansee. Phillip was united in marriage to Carol Engle on August 23, 1959 in Ellsworth.

Phillip has been a resident of Great Bend since 1961, coming from...

Phyllis Maneth

Phyllis Maneth

Apr 12, 2018

Phyllis Maneth, 92, passed away Thursday April 12, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend.  Phyllis was born July 26, 1925, to Bernard and Dorothy (Brayton) Krampe, in Ellinwood.  She was united in marriage to Fred C. Maneth October 25, 1948, in Great Bend.  Fred passed away December 11, 1998.

A lifetime resident of Great Bend,...

Terra Sue Dimitt

Terra Sue Dimitt

Apr 12, 2018

Terra Sue Dimitt, 66, died April 12, 2018, at her home in Hoisington, Kansas.

She was born September 9, 1951, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Melvin and Mary Elizabeth (Routledge) Dimitt. Terra was a graduate of Garden City High School.

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Judy Ann Rusco

Judy Ann Rusco

Apr 9, 2018

Judy Ann Rusco, 77, passed away April 9, 2018, at Abilene Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Kan.  She was born February 4, 1941, at Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Walter Thomas and Margaret Bridgette Louise (Start) Chumley.  Judy married Alfred Wayne Rusco January 23, 1960 at Ellinwood.  He died July 3, 2006.

A long time Great...

James W Rockhold

James W Rockhold

Apr 6, 2018

James W Rockhold, 95, passed away April 6, 2018 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on August 17, 1922 at Nowata, Okla. to Howard R. & Huetta (Waugaman) Rockhold.

James married Bettye Erwin on May 12, 1953 in Albuquerque, N.M. She preceded him in death in June 5,...

Pauline S. Mong

Pauline S. Mong

Apr 6, 2018

Pauline Darline Mong, 85, passed away April 6, 2018, at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood. Pauline was born April 3, 1933, in Wakeeney the daughter of Orville and Tabea (Eichman) Pierce.

Pauline was a resident of Great Bend since 1957 coming from Russell Springs. She was united in marriage to Clayton Mong on September 2, 1951, in...

Hurmely Yvonne Elson

Hurmely Yvonne Elson

Apr 6, 2018

Hurmely Yvonne "Miss Lee" Elson, 80, passed away April 6, 2018, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kan. She was born October 19, 1937, to Fred Frederick William Ludwig and Elizabeth (Goble) Peters.  Hurmely married Richard G. Elson August 31, 1957, at Oberlin.  He preceded her in death on February 2, 2015.

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Dolores Stevens

Dolores Stevens

Apr 4, 2018

Dolores Stevens, 88, passed away April 4, 2018, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Dolores was born April 1, 1930, in Oil Hill, the daughter of Earl and Opal (Wood) Dowler.

Dolores was a Great Bend resident. Dolores married Marion Dean "Smokey" Stevens on August 24, 1950, in Great Bend.  He passed away June15, 1994. She...

Robert E. "Bob" Pryor

Robert E. "Bob" Pryor

Apr 3, 2018

Robert E. "Bob" Pryor, 73, died April 3, 2018, at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born June 22, 1944, in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, the son of F.L. and Sarah Lucille (O'Dell) Pryor. Bob attended schools in Polo, Missouri, until moving to Raymore, Missouri, where he graduated from Raymore High School. He then joined...

Luella Viola Miller

Luella Viola Miller

Mar 31, 2018

Luella Viola Miller, 97, died March 31, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend, Kan.  She was born August 28, 1920, at home in northern Barton County, the daughter of Jacob and Agnes (Strecker) Stettinger.  She attended country school and was a lifetime resident of Barton County.   She was a homemaker, and belonged to Emmanuel Lutheran Church,...

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