Robert H. Maier
Dec 22, 2017
Robert H. Maier died Dec. 22, 2017, at Almost Home Inc., Great Bend. He was born May 6, 1929, at rural Ellis County, the son of Wilhelm and Freda (Adolph) Maier. He married Shirley Popp June 1, 1958. Living in the Otis, Galatia, and Great Bend area, he farmed and was employed by Lindholm Construction Company, Mike Niedens...
Barbara Hutchison
Dec 18, 2017
Barbara Hutchison, 70, died Dec. 18, 2017, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born Dec. 31, 1946, at Ellsworth, the daughter of James and Elva (Trapp) Ray. She married Melvin D. Rush Jan. 9, 1965, at Ellsworth. He died April 27, 1992. She then married John Hutchison Oct. 12, 1996, at Great Bend. A long-time Great Bend resident,...
Alfred D. Kroeker
Dec 18, 2017
Alfred D. Kroeker, 100, died Dec. 18, 2017, at Cherry Village in Great Bend. He was born Nov. 6, 1917, at Newton, the son of Frank and Matilda (Deckert) Kroeker. He married Eldeen Moore Sept. 14, 1941, at Pawnee Rock. She died Aug. 29, 2008.
After Al and Deenie had been married for six months, Al was...
Raymond W. "Wally" Nuss
Dec 17, 2017
Raymond W. "Wally" Nuss, Jr., 74, died December 17, 2017, in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1943, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Raymond W. Nuss, Sr. and Betty June (Sheeler) Nuss.
Wally graduated from Hoisington High School in 1961 and then attended Fort...
Randy L. Parsons
Dec 15, 2017
Randy L. Parsons passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2017, at the age of 62, in Great Bend. Randy was born in 1955 in Cozad, Neb. He later married Theresa Montoya, and became a father of two children in Great Bend. Following his entrepreneurial spirit, the family relocated to Branson, Mo., where Randy started his own company, and the...
Emil S. Dietz
Dec 12, 2017
Emil S. Dietz, 89, died Dec. 12, 2017, at Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend. He was born Aug. 8, 1928, in Barton County, the son of Solomon and Wilhelmine "Minnie" (Dietz) Dietz. He married Theresa Lavona Popp Nov. 29, 1949, at Milberger. A lifetime Galatia resident, Mr. Dietz was a farmer and mechanic, owning and operating Dietz Repair and...
Sister Teresa Orozco
Dec 12, 2017
Sister Teresa Orozco, 76, died Dec. 12, 2017, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. Born Oct. 18, 1941, in Lamar, Colo., Teresa was the daughter of the late Pascual and Josephine Jara Orozco. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community Aug. 27, 1964, and pronounced her first vows June 13, 1967. She celebrated fifty years of...
Beverly Patricia Retzlaff
Dec 9, 2017
Beverly Patricia Retzlaff, 66, passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Via Christi St Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born May 10, 1951, in Peoria, Ill., the daughter of Leonard and Betty (Kilpatrick) Peck. She was a CNA working at several care homes. She has been a resident of Hoisington since 1987 coming from...
Dorothy Belle Behrens
Dec 9, 2017
Dorothy Belle Behrens, 89, passed away December 9, 2017, at home in Great Bend. She was born January 29, 1928 at Council Grove, to Oliver and Sabina (Snodgrass) Ratliff. Dorothy married Orla Frederick "Fred" Behrens September 17, 1950, at Council Grove. A Great Bend resident since 1950, Dorothy worked for First National Bank and was a cook for Shady...
Edward Allen Greene
Dec 6, 2017
Edward Allen Greene, 51, died Dec. 6, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. He was born March 21, 1966 at Pawtucket, RI, to Edward Arthur and Michele (Kellerhouse) Greene.
Edward married Pauline Decker March 13, 1989, at Pawnee Rock. They later divorced. Edward, a farmer for Wurm and Martin Custom Cutting, had been a resident of...
Richard Daniel Luse
Dec 5, 2017
Richard Daniel Luse, 86, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday evening, December 5, 2017, at Salina Regional Hospital. Richard was born on June 18, 1931, in Chicago, Ill., to his loving parents, Theresa (Armstrong) and Bert Amberson Luse, Sr. Having sadly lost his mother at a very young age, Richard and his two siblings were loved and...
Lester L. "Buck" Lindsay
Dec 4, 2017
Lester L. "Buck" Lindsay, 87, died December 4, 2017, at Diversicare of Larned.
He was born September 28, 1930, on the farm, in rural Olmitz, Kansas, the son of Charles and Caroline "Lena" (Reimer) Lindsay. Buck attended Hoisington High School and then joined the United States...
George R. Slater
Dec 2, 2017
George R. Slater, 85, died Dec. 2, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. He was born June 12, 1932, at Coats, the son of Jay and Adgie (Stanley) Slater. He married Shirley Whitaker Dec. 14, 1952, at Pratt. A Great Bend resident since 1964, coming from Stafford, Mr. Slater worked for Kansas Gas Service for 39 years,...
James Matthew Zager
Nov 29, 2017
James Matthew Zager, 65, died Nov. 29, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. He was born Jan. 22, 1952, at Kansas City, Mo., the son of Anton and Wanda (McCune) Zager. A self-employed drywall installer, James had currently been a resident of Garden City, MO, previously living in Austin, TX, and Holden, MO. James was a United...
Sheryl "Sherie" Esfeld
Nov 27, 2017
Sheryl "Sherie" Esfeld, 68, died November 27, 2017, at her home in Hoisington. She was born March 12, 1949, in Great Bend, Kansas, the only daughter of Earl and Mickie Van Doren.
Sherie graduated from Hoisington High School in 1967, and attended Denver Women's College from...
Norma I. Goodenough
Nov 27, 2017
Norma I. Goodenough, 76, died Nov. 27, 2017, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born May 17, 1941, at Pratt, the daughter of John Thomas and Willia Rena (Walker) Belcher. She married Billy Gene Goodenough Oct. 1, 1964. He died Dec. 16, 2007. A Great Bend resident since 1992, coming from Iola, Mrs. Goodenough was a homemaker and...
Erma Lou Meyer
Nov 26, 2017
Erma Lou Meyer, 88, died Nov. 26, 2017, at Pleasant Hills Assisted Living, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 1, 1929, at Campbell, Neb., the daughter of Fred Jacob and Mary Sophia (Lutkemeier) Kimle. She married Donald F. Meyer Feb. 16, 1958, at Campbell, Neb. She graduated from Hastings Business College in 1949. A Great Bend resident since 1958, coming...
Mayette C. Keith
Nov 26, 2017
Mayette C. Keith, 97, died November 26, 2017, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington. She was born March 10, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Henry Olinn and Sarah Margaret (Hunter) Graham. Mayette graduated from Paseo High School, Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City Business College. She then went to work for Land...
Andra Lee Tracy
Nov 25, 2017
Andra Lee Tracy, 82, died Nov. 25, 2017, at her home in Great Bend. She was born Dec. 23, 1934, at Larned, the daughter of Harry Lee, Jr. and Ann V. (Bishop) Hunsley. She married Larry Lehr Nov. 1, 1953. He died Jan. 9, 1972. She married Don E. Tracy Dec. 20, 1973. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Andra...
Teddy Howard Grindstaff
Nov 24, 2017
Teddy Howard Grindstaff, 73, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Teddy was born August 24, 1944 in Boise, Idaho, the son of Hersel and Josephine (Long) Grindstaff. He was a carpet installer for K. C. Flooring.
He loved to fish, hunt, and tinker with cars. Most of...
