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,...
Jerri Len Horner
Aug 25, 2017
Jerri Len Horner, 59, died Aug. 25, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born May 30, 1958, at Great Bend, the daughter of Richard Gene and Nadine (Krom) Thoren. She married Jerry Horner June 24, 1977, at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident most of her life, Mrs. Horner was a registered nurse...
John R. "Jack" Miller
Aug 23, 2017
John R. "Jack" Miller, Sr., 96, died Aug. 23, 2017 at River Bend Assisted Living in Great Bend. He was born Aug. 7, 1921, at Claflin, the son of J. W. and Frances (Linsner) Miller. He married Ruth I. Brackeen on Oct. 12, 1941, at Great Bend. She died Aug. 23, 2013. Mr. Miller worked for Phillips Petroleum and...
Edwin R. "Ed" Johnson
Aug 22, 2017
Edwin R. "Ed" Johnson died on Aug. 22, 2017, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born July 4, 1944, in Hugoton. He was the son of Edwin Reed and Louise C. Johnson. Following graduation from Hugoton High School, Ed earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education at Fort Hays State University. During his undergraduate years...
John Duane Kepka
Aug 20, 2017
John Duane "J.D." Kepka, 54, died Aug. 20, 2017, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. He was born Aug. 4, 1963, at Ellsworth, the son of John H. and Fern (Davidson) Kepka. A Great Bend, Kansas resident since 2007 coming from Hays, Mr. Kepka was a housekeeper for the Baltzell Motel.
He enjoyed rock and roll music,...
Gail Marie Miller
Aug 18, 2017
Gail Marie Miller passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 at the age of 67, at Oschner Medical Center surrounded by the loving support of her family. She was born December 15, 1949, at Great Bend, Kan., the daughter of Myron Mayse "Pete" and Nyla Jeanne (Shauers) Miller, and graduated from Great Bend High School in 1967. She...
Sister Irene Hartman
Aug 17, 2017
Sister Irene Hartman, 95, died Aug. 17, 2017, in the Dominican Sisters' Convent Infirmary, Great Bend. Born Dec. 17, 1921, in Clonmel, as Germaine Hartman, Sister Irene was the daughter of the late Emil and Eva (Bull) Hartman. She was one of fourteen children. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community in Great Bend Sept. 9,...
Leonard A. Funk
Aug 17, 2017
Leonard A. Funk, 88, died Aug. 17, 2017, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Great Bend. Born Aug. 2, 1929, in Barton County, he was the son of William and Lydia (Litzenberger) Funk. On July 19, 1951, he married Mary Ann Younger in Galatia. A farmer and cattleman, Mr. Funk was a lifelong Barton County resident,...
Mary Louise Garrigues
Aug 15, 2017
Mary Louise Garrigues, 86, of Great Bend, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. She was surrounded by family as Heaven gained an angel. Mary was a passionate woman that was steadfast in her faith and commitment to the Church. She served in various roles with her time spent serving youth giving her...
Lt. Col. Donald James Komarek
Aug 15, 2017
Donald James Komarek, 86, died Aug. 15, 2017, at Great Bend, following a brief illness. He was born June 3, 1931, at Ellinwood, the son of Frank and Emilie (Peschka) Komarek. He graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1949 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in History and Government (American/Russian) from Kansas State University in 1954. Donald and Beverly...
Celesa May Preston
Aug 15, 2017
Celesa May Preston, 51, died Aug. 15, 2017, at her rural Great Bend home. She was born May 31, 1966, at Great Bend, the daughter of Richard Allen, Sr. and Betty Jean (Bridges) Hawthorne. She married Jay R. Preston Sept. 18, 1993, at Great Bend. He died Aug. 20, 2006. A lifetime resident, Mrs. Preston worked as a CNA...
Philip C. Mossberg
Aug 14, 2017
Philip C. Mossberg, 78, died Aug. 14, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. He was born May 10, 1939, at Willmar, Minn., the son of John and Cora (Mattson) Mossberg. He married Coleen Olsen Nov. 29, 1982, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend. A Great Bend resident since 1980, coming from Sioux City, Iowa, Mr. Mossberg owned...
Patricia Ann Schumacher
Aug 13, 2017
Patricia Ann Schumacher, 88, died Aug. 13, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born Oct. 25, 1928, at Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Charles R. and Edie (Peck) Luger. She married Duke Burt in September 1950. They later divorced. She then married Clifford L. Schumacher in March 1975, at Kansas City, Mo. He died...
Donna Jean Evans
Aug 12, 2017
Donna Jean (Boyd) Evans, 88, went to be with the Lord and her husband, Richard Lee Evans, on August 12, 2017, at Cherry Village Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas.
She was born May 23, 1929, in Wahansa, Kansas, the only daughter of Oliver W....
Allan F. Martin
Aug 10, 2017
Allan F. Martin, 77, died Aug. 10, 2017, in Great Bend. He was born Nov. 19, 1939, at Elkhart, Ind., the son of Ellis M. and Clydia I. (Geiser) Martin. He married Earline Morland Nov. 17, 1984, at McPherson. Mr. Martin was a pastor in the Mennonite Church at Elkhart, Ind., led a men's prayer group and enjoyed farming...
Charlotte Grace "Chic" Bolding
Aug 9, 2017
Charlotte Grace "Chic" Bolding, 86, died Aug. 9, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. She was born Oct. 31, 1930, at Smackover, Ark., the daughter of Edward C. and Grace Beatrice (Thornton) Matson. She married Grady Palmer Bolding, Jr., May 25, 1950, at Smackover, Ark. A Great Bend resident since 1957, coming from Magnolia, Ark., Mrs. Bolding was...
Keith Edward Bell
Aug 8, 2017
Keith Edward Bell, 87, died Aug. 8, 2017, at Valley Baptist Hospital, Brownsville, Texas. He was born March 4, 1930, at Oil Hill, Kan., the son of Wade and Bernice (Shockley) Bell. He married Sharon Sloan at Great Bend. They were blessed with four children. They later divorced. He then married Pat (Crockett) Ravenstien March 14, 1980, at Cimarron....
Samuel Maurice Roach
Aug 6, 2017
Samuel Maurice Roach, 54, died Aug. 6, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born April 11, 1963, at Great Bend, the son of Allan Maurice and Sharon K. (Foos) Roach. He married Sharolyn Reddick and they later divorced. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he was a farmer and worked in the oilfield.
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Margaret Ann Ehrlich
Aug 5, 2017
Margaret Ann Ehrlich, 84, died August 5, 2017, at her home in Great Bend. She was born July 6, 1933 in Barton County, the daughter of Robert and Aurelia (Schugart) Connor. She graduated from Hoisington High School with the class of 1952. She was united in marriage to Leonard Dale Ehrlich on June 6, 1952 at St....
Viola Regina Leach
Aug 4, 2017
Viola Regina (Beran) Dice Leach, died August 4, 2017, in Carlsbad, California. Viola was born February 26, 1924, to Anton Beran and Hattie Prosser Beran in a farmhouse east of the small town of Odin, Kansas. At around age 2 she had a devastating illness that nearly cost her life. She suffered permanent partial hearing...
