Betty Adee
Oct 15, 2017
Betty Lee Lorraine (Krueger) Adee, 93, passed away peacefully Oct. 15, 2017, at Good Samaritan Villa Grace in Ellsworth. She was born Nov. 19, 1923, in Salina, the daughter of Joseph Julius and Marie Elizabeth (Kindsvater) Krueger. She was a 1941 graduate of Salina High School and attended Marymount College of Kansas in Salina where she received an associate's...
Elaine Weathers
Oct 14, 2017
Elaine Weathers, 85, died Oct. 14, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born Dec. 24, 1931, at Radium, the daughter of Vernon Earl "Vern" and Kathryn Mildred (Mallow) Bauer. She married Arthur Leroy Wyman Sept. 1, 1951. He died Aug. 15, 1954 as the result of a car accident. She then married James L. "Jim"...
Marvin Ellis Riggs
Oct 13, 2017
Marvin Ellis Riggs, 92, died Oct. 13, 2017 at Almost Home, Great Bend. He was born Aug. 1, 1925, at Rush County, to Lester and Josephine Emma (Smith) Riggs. He married Ruth Barker June 1, 1947, at Great Bend. She died Sept. 5, 2004. Marvin was employed as a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, Great Bend.
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Cleatus Walden Appel
Oct 13, 2017
Cleatus Walden Appel, 86, died Oct. 13, 2017, at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas. He was born July 14, 1931, at La Crosse, the son of Elmer and Rachel (Schlagel) Appel. She married Evelyn Joanne Grose Dec. 3, 1950, at Bazine. She died Jan. 7, 2009. A Great Bend resident from 1954 to 2009, Mr. Appel was a...
Clinton H. "Clint" Kuhn
Oct 13, 2017
Clinton H. "Clint" Kuhn, 86, died Oct. 13, 2017, at Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend. He was born Aug. 26, 1931, at Hays, the son of Herman and Hilda (Linenberger) Kuhn. He married Leona Weigel May 3, 1954, at Victoria. A Great Bend resident since 1954, Mr. Kuhn worked for Thies Packing, Orscheln's and Plating, Inc. He was a...
Esther Ruth Boxberger
Oct 12, 2017
Esther Ruth Boxberger, age 90, of Hoisington, passed away October 12, 2017, at Almost Home, Great Bend. She was born June 18, 1927 at Hoisington, to Alexander and Lydia (Streck) Lust. Esther married Frederick "Fritz" Boxberger January 16, 1949 at Hoisington, Kansas. He died July 5, 1994.
A lifetime resident of Hoisington, Esther was a homemaker and...
Leroy William Reif
Oct 12, 2017
LeRoy William Reif, 89, died Oct. 12, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. He was born July 4, 1928, in Stafford County, the son of William A. and Irene M. (Laudick) Reif. He married Dolores M. Tauscher Nov. 26, 1951, at Hoisington. She died Nov. 19, 2010. A lifetime area resident, Mr. Reif was a farmer.
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Robert A. Poppelreiter
Oct 10, 2017
Robert A. Poppelreiter, 79, died October 10, 2017, at Leisure Homestead, St. John, Kansas. He was born August 13, 1938, in rural Bushton, the son of Joseph and Ella (Brunin) Poppelreiter.
On May 1, 1965, he married Betty Radenberg, at Holy Name Catholic Church, Bushton, Kansas....
Elizabeth Adeline Stoskopf
Oct 9, 2017
Elizabeth Adeline Stoskopf, 100, died October 9, 2017, at Stoney Brook Living, Belton, Texas.
Elizabeth was born January 28, 1917, to Harrison and Ethel Mae (Wilson) McKinstry, in Hagerman, New Mexico. She was raised there and graduated from Hagerman schools in 1934. At the age of...
Shelby Ray Jones
Oct 8, 2017
Shelby Ray Jones, 78, died Oct. 8, 2017, in Great Bend, following an extended illness. He was born Sept. 23, 1939, at Mount Pleasant, Pa., the son of Elmer Cleo Jones and Jennie Mae (Bever) Jones Rice. He married Martha A. Saffer Jan. 8, 1965, at Alva, Okla. A Great Bend resident most of his life, Mr. Jones was a...
Philip Ray Manka
Oct 3, 2017
Philip Ray Manka, 75, passed away Oct. 3, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Sept. 29. He was born Dec. 29, 1941, at Fresno, Calif., the son of Robert M. and Jessie A. (Lone) Manka. He was a graduate of Rozel High School. Mr. Manka worked...
Viola M. Wagner
Oct 2, 2017
Viola M. Wagner, 99, died Oct. 2, 2017, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born Oct. 24, 1917, at Bunker Hill, the daughter of Frank E. and Maggie (Addington) Parker. She married Elmer F. Tobias Nov. 17, 1934, and then later divorced. She married John Alfred Wagner April 17, 1970, at Great Bend, Kansas. He died February 12,...
David Wayne Manka
Sep 29, 2017
David Wayne Manka, 48, passed away Sept. 29, 2017, in Barton County as the result of an automobile accident. He was born Nov. 24, 1968, in Binghamton, N.Y. He was adopted by Philip Manka at a young age. David was a graduate of Larned High School. He was a ranch hand at Rosewood Ranch, caring for the horses. He...
Alfred Ray Thorne
Sep 27, 2017
Alfred Ray Thorne, 87, loving husband, dad, son, brother, and grandfather, died September 27, 2017, at Ellinwood District Hospital. He was born June 8, 1930, on the family farm in northern Barton County, the son of David M. and Ida Lena (Ohlemeier) Thorne.
Alfred...
Eileen A. Ehler
Sep 27, 2017
Eileen A. Ehler, 97, died Sept. 27, 2017, at her daughter's home in Wichita. She was born April 16, 1920, at Lorraine, the daughter of Ernst and Meta M. (Stoltenberg) Stratmann. She married Lloyd Earl Ehler Nov 5, 1941, at Ellinwood. He died April 18, 1999. A Great Bend resident since 1957, coming from Holyrood, Mrs. Ehler was assistant...
Connie Jean Dandy
Sep 24, 2017
Connie Jean Dandy, 67, Sept. 24, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born Oct. 27, 1949, at Syracuse, the daughter of Neuell and Mary Wilmajean (Dirks) Nicolet. She married James Dandy. A long-time Great Bend resident, Mrs. Dandy worked for the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C., and then was a registered nurse, working for CKMC, Clara...
Scott Eugene Lamb
Sep 23, 2017
Scott Eugene Lamb, 53, died Sept. 23, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. Born March 4, 1964 at Great Bend, he was the son of Jerald and Rosella Faye (Sweeden) Lamb.
Scott married Christina Lynn "Tina" Garrett Dec. 24, 1997 at Las Vegas. A lifetime Great Bend area resident, Scott was a mechanic for Venture Corporation....
Alvin August Haberman
Sep 22, 2017
Alvin August Haberman, 77, died September 22, 2017, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 19, 1940, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Alexander John and Augusta J. (Koriel) Haberman.
On May 28, 1960, he married Janet Kay Sprouse at St. Rose Catholic Church,...
Robert Ray Best
Sep 22, 2017
Robert Ray Best, 81, died September 22, 2017, at Sandstone Heights, Little River. He was born December 13, 1935, in Bushong, Kansas, the son of James Ray and Ruth Thelma (Sharp) Best.
Robert graduated from Burrton High School in 1953. He then entered the Army as...
Connie Jean Grossardt
Sep 20, 2017
Connie Jean Grossardt, 61, died Sept. 20, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Nov. 10, 1955, at Great Bend, the daughter of Malvern P. and Evelyn E. (Burhenn) Schartz. She married Roger W. Grossardt July 23, 1976, at Claflin. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Grossardt worked at north Dillons in Great...
