Ruth N. Stephens
Aug 3, 2017
Ruth N. Stephens, 86, died August 3, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born March 15, 1931, on the family farm in rural Coyle, Oklahoma, the daughter of Harry and Josephine (Hoover) Stanbrough.
A longtime resident of Claflin she was a homemaker.
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Craig Allen "Bud" Morrison
Aug 2, 2017
Craig Allen "Bud" Morrison, Sr., 59, died Aug. 2, 2017, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 18, 1957, at Great Bend, the son of George M. and Faye (Miller) Morrison, Sr. He was a 1976 graduate of Great Bend High School. The same year he joined the United States Navy, serving four years of active duty...
Bernard "Ben" William Kirmer
Aug 1, 2017
Bernard William "Ben" Kirmer, 85, died August 1, 2017, at Ellsworth County Medical Center, Ellsworth, Kansas.
He was born November 5, 1931, on the farm in rural Odin, Kansas, the son of Andrew A. "Andy" and Stephanie J. "Fannie" (Zorn) Kirmer.
Jane F. Henderson
Jul 31, 2017
Jane F. Henderson, 86, died July 31, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born June 24, 1931, at Hanston, the daughter of Wenzel and Anna (Hipp) Boor. She married Clare John Henderson Jan. 3, 1953, at Dodge City. He died Oct. 8, 2002. A Dundee resident since 1955, coming from Larned, Mrs. Henderson was a...
Andres Ramon Rodriguez
Jul 29, 2017
Andres Ramon Rodriguez, 42, died July 29, 2017, at Dundy County Hospital, Benkelman, Neb. He was born Nov. 20, 1974, at Nayarit, Mexico, the son of Gaspar and Maria Jesus (Topete) Rodriguez. He married Wendy Mancia Jan. 17, 2012, at Great Bend. He was a custodian at Barton Community College worked for Murray Casing Crews and previously for USD...
Donald Dean Engstrom
Jul 28, 2017
Donald Dean Engstrom, 67, died July 28, 2017, at his home, Great Bend. He was born July 11, 1950, at Fredonia, the son of Gus and Betty (Tarter) Engstrom. He was a foreman for Union Pacific. He was a United States Navy veteran.
Survivors include two sons, Matthew Engstrom of Great Bend, and Corey Engstrom of Hoisington;...
Nancy L. Mortimer
Jul 28, 2017
Nancy L. Mortimer, 83, died July 28, 2017, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita.
She was born September 8, 1933, in rural Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Karl F. and Alta Mae (Smith) Sette. Nancy was a graduate of...
Stanley Dean Mai
Jul 26, 2017
Stanley Dean Mai, 86, died July 26, 2017, at his home in Great Bend, Kan. He was born Oct. 6, 1930, at Russell County, Kan., the son of Adam and Pauline (Peil) Mai. He married Bonnie Lorene Higgins Jan. 28, 1951, at St. John Lutheran Church, Russell, Kan. She died Aug. 29, 1999. He was a Great Bend resident...
Glenn Wayne Morgan
Jul 20, 2017
Glenn Wayne Morgan, 66, died July 20, 2017, at his home in Galatia. He was born October 24, 1950, the son of Arthur Glenn and Mary Teresa (Rahall) Morgan.
Glenn graduated from Doyle High School, Kernersville, North Carolina. He then attended school at University of Kansas....
Robert Dean Leon
Jul 18, 2017
Robert Dean Leon, 66, died July 18, 2017, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. He was born Jan. 1, 1951, at Great Bend, the son of Sextos G. and Irene (Weiss) Leon. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Leon worked in the laundry at Central Kansas Medical Center and was a dishwasher at the Golden Belt...
Dorothy Mae Schuetz
Jul 17, 2017
Dorothy Mae Newell Schuetz, 98, died July 17, 2017, at her home in Great Bend. She was born April 28, 1919, at Great Bend, the daughter of Traver Perry and Nellie (Christner) Newell. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1937 and was Rhorea Queen her senior year. That fall she enrolled at the University of Kansas and...
Pearl Irene White
Jul 16, 2017
Pearl Irene White, 89, died July 16, 2017, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born May 31, 1928, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Joseph A. and Wilhelmine "Minnie" (Rose) Hershey. She married Clifford Eugene White Oct. 30, 1946, at Great Bend. He died Jan. 20, 1993. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. White was a bookkeeper for Wagner...
Palmera L. "Paule" Brack
Jul 13, 2017
Palmera L. "Paule" Brack, 81, died July 13, 2017, at Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend. She was born Feb. 2, 1936, at Russell, the daughter of David and Pauline (Ehrlich) Keil. She married J. Dean "Butch" Brack Oct. 21, 1956, at Russell. He died April 11, 1993. A Great Bend resident since 1956, coming from Russell, Mrs....
Robin Lee Armstrong
Jul 11, 2017
Robin Lee Armstrong, 57, died July 11, 2017, in Barton County, as the result of an automobile accident. She was born March 14, 1960, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Betty Gillenwater. She married Steven Armstrong July 1, 2000, at Des Moines, Iowa. An Ellinwood resident since 2013 coming from Des Moines, Iowa.
She was a...
Thelma R. Carpenter
Jul 11, 2017
Thelma R. Carpenter, 93, died July 11, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. She was born Nov. 24, 1923, at Ozawkie, the daughter of Levi Church and Rachael Ruth (Hurt) Noble. She graduated from Rock Creek High School and attended radio school in Topeka. She married Neal Russell Carpenter Jan. 30, 1943, at Cottonwood Falls. He died August...
Andra Kay Alderson-Bird
Jul 10, 2017
Andra Kay Alderson-Bird, 74, passed away July 10, 2017, at Larned. She was born Oct. 14, 1942, at Wichita, the daughter of Albert and Edna (Baxter) Cooper. She married Paul Alderson June 18, 1960, at Aurora, Colo. She married Gary Bird March 16, 1999, at McPherson. He passed away March 6, 2017. She was a Registered Nurse, practicing nursing...
Norma Lee Kinzel
Jul 9, 2017
Norma Lee Kinzel, 85, passed away July 9, 2017, at Pikes Peak Hospice, Colorado Springs, Col. She was born May 14, 1932, at Great Bend, Kan., to Clarence T. and Lillie A. (Meyer) White.
Norma married August Lawrence Kinzel February 25, 1949. She was a resident of Colorado Springs, residing previously in McPherson, San Antonio,...
Diana Elizabeth Sanders
Jul 8, 2017
Diana Elizabeth Sanders, 73, died unexpectedly July 8, 2017, at her rural Great Bend residence. She was born Aug. 29, 1943, at Great Bend, the daughter of George Joseph and Luella Pauline (Burhenn) Schwager. She married Robert LeRoy Sanders July 7, 1962, at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Sanders was a homemaker, property manager and sales...
Mary Brown
Jul 7, 2017
Mary E Brown died Friday, July 7, 2017 in her sunlit room at County Place Senior Living. She was born in Hoisington on June 5, 1924 the daughter of William M. and Agnes A. Johnston Nagle.
On October 15, 1947 Mary and Earl (Brownie) were married in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Church which was...
Marylin Kay Ramsey
Jul 6, 2017
Marylin Kay Ramsey, 79, went to be with her savior on July 6, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born Sept. 19, 1937, at Greeley, Colo., the daughter of Clyde and Kathryn (Zieber) Mackey. She married William Dean "Bill" Ramsey June 19, 1958, at Las Vegas, Nev. He died Dec. 2, 1991. A Great Bend resident since...
