Peggy Ann Raymer
Sep 19, 2017
Peggy Ann Raymer, 83, passed away at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson Sept. 19, 2017. She was born Sept. 13, 1934 at Arlington, the daughter of Irvan and Elizabeth Catherine (Jamieson) Bunyan.
Peggy married the love of her life, Harvey Milton "Milt" Raymer Sept. 1, 1950 at the First Church of the Nazarene, Pratt. They...
David Duane Mccullum
Sep 17, 2017
David Duane McCullum, 43, died Sept. 17, 2017, in Medford, Okla. He was born April 20, 1974, in Great Bend, the son of Robert and Joyce (Clawson) McCullum. A resident of Woodward, Okla., David worked as a fumigator for Central States Enterprises. He loved to his children dearly, loved to travel, find the best Mexican food, was...
Mildred Meitner
Sep 16, 2017
Mildred E. Meitner, 105, just 14 days before her 106th birthday, passed away Sept. 16, 2017, at River Bend Assisted Living. She was born in Friend, Neb. on Sept. 30, 1911, the daughter of Louis G. and Christine (Steffensen) Andersen. Graduating from Lincoln General School of Nursing in 1938, she worked 40 years as a nurse in...
Ronald Laudick
Sep 15, 2017
Ronald Eugene Laudick passed away the morning of September 15th 2017. Ron was born January 20th 1955 of Lyons KS. Ron's early childhood was spent in Lyons, KS, surrounded by his extended family along with his parents and six siblings. His family moved to Great Bend, KS, during his early schoolboy years, two doors down from who...
Timothy Wayne Collier
Sep 15, 2017
Timothy Wayne Collier, 68, died Sept. 15, 2017, at University Of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. Born July 28, 1949 at Great Bend, he was the son of Maryleen (Meier) Collier. A lifelong Barton County resident, Tim was a farmer, an engineer for Fuller Brush Industries, owner and operator of Chet Brown Logging Co., and an appraiser for Stafford...
Aleen Elizabeth Eichman
Sep 13, 2017
Aleen Elizabeth Eichman, 95, died September 13, 2017, at her home in El Dorado, Kansas. She was born May 2, 1922, on the farm near Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Ray and Louise (Deutsch) Ochs.
On August 3, 1942, she married Henry "Ed" Eichman in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Gerald W. Mcallister
Sep 13, 2017
Gerald W. McAllister, 73, died Sept. 13, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. Born May 28, 1944 at Gillette, Wyo., he was the son of William Charles and Eloise (Robinson) McAllister. Mr. He was a Hays resident since 2005, coming from Great Bend. Gerald worked in the oilfield and later retired from STI, as a...
Virginia Ann Kaiser
Sep 12, 2017
Virginia Ann Kaiser, died September 12, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born September 13, 1932, on the farm near Redwing, Kansas, the daughter of William A. & Ida H. (Goscha) Proksch.
On September 14, 1954, she married Edward "Ed" Kaiser in...
Esther Elaine Grogan
Sep 12, 2017
Esther Elaine Grogan, 85, went home to be with Jesus on Sept. 12, 2017, from the Beautiful Savior nursing facility in Belton, Mo. She was born Aug. 29, 1932, at Larned, the daughter of John William and Florence Juanita (Bartlett) Merkel. A Kansas City area resident since 1964, coming from Kinsley and Larned, Mrs. Grogan was an LPN and...
Joe J. Rocha
Sep 11, 2017
Joe J. Rocha, 88, died Sept. 11, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. He was born June 16, 1929, at Ellinwood, the son of Antonio and Margaret (Sanchez) Rocha. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Rocha was a retired maintenance supervisor for U.S.D. 428. Mr. Rocha was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.
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Betty J. Unruh
Sep 9, 2017
Betty J. Unruh, 91, died Sept. 9, 2017, at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. She was born June 1, 1926, at Lyons, the daughter of Lawrence and Naomi Ruth (Ashcraft) Evans. She was a Great Bend High School graduate. She married Ray Brittain in 1941. She later married Elgie Larey Unruh July 18, 1987, at Great Bend. He...
Sue Parmer
Sep 9, 2017
Sue Parmer, 78, died Sept. 9, 2017, at Country Place Senior Living, Ellinwood. She was born May 7, 1939, at Scott City, the daughter of Alva Martin and Maude (Briggs Hines) Hopper. She married Charles Parmer April 23, 1959, at Scott City. Mrs. Parmer was a registered nurse for USD 489, Hays. She was a Great Bend resident since 1997...
Morris "Mo" Vsetecka
Sep 8, 2017
Morris E. "Mo" Vsetecka, 64, died Sept. 8, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Nov. 11, 1952, in Great Bend, the son of William Havel and Dolores (Suchy) Vsetecka.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mo worked for Great Bend Manufacturing from 1972-1999, then worked for Chism Trash Service from 2000 until his...
Ula Agnes Ewing
Sep 5, 2017
Ula Agnes Ewing, 101, died Sept. 5, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born March 12, 1916, at Soldier, the daughter of Bert and Grace (Thompson) Anderson. She married Galen Harvey Ewing April 16, 1938, at Lawrence. He died Sept. 6, 2004. A long-time Great Bend resident, Mrs. Ewing was a homemaker.
Mrs....
Robert N. Henning
Sep 5, 2017
Robert N. "Bob" Henning, 86, died Sept. 5, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born Dec. 5, 1930, at Willowdale, the son of Anthony "Pop" and Emma (Mertens) Henning. He married Elvira "Vera" Elsen Jan. 21, 1956, at St. Patrick Catholic Church Chapel, Great Bend. A Great Bend area resident for 60 years, Mr. Henning worked for...
Alfred John Hammeke
Sep 1, 2017
Alfred John Hammeke, 86, died Sept. 1, 2017, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood. He was born March 21, 1931, at Claflin, the son of Joseph and Mary (Heinz) Hammeke.
Alfred married Linda Sue Simpson April 23, 1957, at Kansas City, Mo. A lifetime Claflin resident, Alfred was a longtime Barton County farmer. He served in...
Karl Leroy Allen
Aug 28, 2017
Karl LeRoy Allen, 77, died Aug. 28, 2017, at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 22, 1940, at Manhattan, the son of Andy S. and Anna (Wiens) Allen. He married Mary E. Allen Sept. 2, 1960, at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident most of his life, he was a carpenter and truck driver.
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Evelene Marie Knox
Aug 27, 2017
Evelene Marie Knox, 86, died Aug. 27, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born Jan. 2, 1931, at the family home in Pawnee County, the daughter of Edward C. and Marie R. (Krmela) Horyna. She attended Great Bend public schools. She married Ramon Leroy Knox Aug. 2, 1953, at Great Bend. He died March 6,...
Marcia Ann Kimbley
Aug 27, 2017
Marcia Ann Allen Kimbley passed away in her sleep at Leisure Homestead in Stafford, KS on Aug. 27, 2017. Marcia was the second of three children born to Robert W. "Bud" and Betty (Clement) Allen. She was a graduate of Great Bend High School and Sterling College. Marcia has worked caring for people in nursing...
Michael Edward Zeretzke
Aug 27, 2017
Michael Edward Zeretzke, 33, died Aug. 27, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. He was born April 27, 1984, at Great Bend, the son of Brian Ewen and Dianna (Swanson) Zeretzke. He was a 2002 graduate of Great Bend High School. He married Kristia Renee Lohmann July 2, 2010, at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he...
