Beth Holl
Jul 6, 2017
Beth Holl, 95, died July 6, 2017, at her home in Great Bend. She was born June 1, 1922, at Stafford, the daughter of Everett Clare and Zona Priscilla (Reese) Newell. She married Ottomer Lawrence Holl May 3, 1953, at Russell. He died February 23, 1966. A longtime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Holl was a seamstress and upholsterer.
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Wayne F. Schneider
Jul 3, 2017
Wayne F. Schneider, 50, died July 3, 2017, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park after being struck by a vehicle while riding his motorcycle. He was born Sept. 11, 1966, at Great Bend, the son of Francis L. and Lois Marie (Casey) Schneider. Mr. Schneider graduated from Great Bend High School in 1985 and attended Kansas State...
Rev. Robert Lee Morris
Jul 3, 2017
The Rev. Robert Lee Morris, 80, died July 3, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. Born Sept. 16, 1936, at Morris County, he was the son of Allen D. and Agnes M. (Fones) Morris.
Robert married Mary Waterman in 1959, and later divorced. Robert was involved in insurance sales in the Denver area, and...
Ethel I. Williamson Glass
Jul 2, 2017
Ethel Steele Williamson Glass, 102, died July 2, 2017, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born September 11, 1914, at Belvue, Kansas, the daughter of Harry N. and Florence M. (Duerstein) Steele.
Ethel graduated from Wamego High School in 1932. She attended Emporia State College for...
Margaret M. Miller
Jun 29, 2017
Margaret M. Miller, 97, died June 29, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. She was born Dec. 27, 1919, at Great Bend, the daughter of Edward James and Mary Marie (Mallory) Kirkman. She married Harry Hewitt Baker Feb. 26, 1944, at Tucson, Ariz. He died March 17, 1969. She then married Eldon Gene Miller Aug. 3, 1973, at...
Sister Petrona Stockemer
Jun 25, 2017
Sister Petrona Stockemer, 98, died Sunday, June 25, 2017, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. Born Sept. 22, 1918, in Cunningham, as Dolores Katherine Stockemer, Sister Petrona was the daughter of the late Peter and Katherine (Fischer) Stockemer. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community Aug. 21, 1933, and pronounced her first vows Aug....
Danelda Sarah St. Aubyn
Jun 22, 2017
Danelda Sarah St. Aubyn, 84, died June 22, 2017, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born Oct. 9, 1932, at Russell County, the daughter of Guy Edgar and Lydia (DeWald) St. Aubyn. A Great Bend resident for 60 years, Miss St. Aubyn was a first grade teacher at Riley Elementary School, retiring in 1992.
Miss St....
Jayne Kay Wapelhorst
Jun 21, 2017
Jayne Kay Wapelhorst, 60, died June 21, 2017, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Sept. 18, 1956, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Arthur Wilson and Frankie Lea (Watkins) Keffer. She was a 1975 graduate of Great Bend High School. She was married to Frank Wapelhorst from 1985 to 2000. She was a CNA for Dominican Sisters of...
Oscar Leyva
Jun 17, 2017
Oscar Leyva, 68, died June 17, 2017 at Ellinwood. He was born April 7, 1949 at la Sienda de Orientales, Mexico, the son of Jesus Leyva and Maria Natividad. He married Anna Maria Renteria. She died February 9, 1990. Services will be at 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, 2017 and at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Bryant Funeral...
Natha Gay Julian
Jun 14, 2017
Natha Gay Julian, 80, died June 14, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born March 2, 1937, at Great Bend, the daughter of Clarence Thomas and Lillie Anna (Meyer) White. She married Manford Wayne "Sonny" Julian July 6, 1954, at Tucumcari, N.M. He died Jan. 4, 2007. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Julian was...
Alice Marie Dundas
Jun 6, 2017
Alice Marie Dundas, 87, died June 6, 2017, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. She was born Aug. 23, 1929, at Moundridge, the daughter of Edwin A. and Frances (Graber) Wedel. She married Gerald Duane "Jerry" Dundas Oct. 10, 1954, at Moundridge. He died July 9, 2009. A Great Bend resident since 1959, coming from McPherson,...
Jose Raul Pacheco
Jun 4, 2017
Jose Raul Pacheco, 44, died June 4, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Dec. 7, 1972, in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Jose Raul Pacheco and Maria Antonia Monge. He worked in construction. Survivors include his wife, Rocio Tabullo; son, Joseph Raul Pacheco; and daughters, Cristal Pacheco, Estrella Pacheco, and Crystell Pacheco. Services...
Adam Bernard Kramer
May 29, 2017
Adam Bernard Kramer, 39, died May 29, 2017, at his home in Seward. He was born Aug. 29, 1977, at Garden City, the son of Norman P. and Jean A. (Scheer) Kramer. A Seward resident for six years, he was a hot oil operator for Damm Pipe Testing.
He was a mechanic and carpenter and enjoyed working...
Sister Mary Martin Weaver
May 28, 2017
Sister Mary Martin Weaver, 92, died May 28, 2017, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. Born Jan. 26, 1925, in Grainfield, as Genevieve Weaver, Sister Mary Martin was the daughter of the late Jacob and Cristina Stremel Weaver. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community Jan. 3, 1942, and pronounced her first vows Aug. 13, 1944....
Vera Irene Burfield
May 24, 2017
Vera Irene Burfield, 94, died May 24, 2017, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood. She was born May 24, 1923, at Matheson, Colo., the daughter of Ernest Jennings and Margaret Maye (Bolton) Irvin. She married Marvel V. Burfield Dec. 27, 1942, at Lyons. He died Sept. 17, 1992. She attended school in Lyons and then Salt City Business College, Hutchinson....
Coleen A. Murphy
May 23, 2017
Coleen A. Murphy, 78, died May 23, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born Oct. 20, 1938, at Great Bend, the daughter of Ralph and Selenah (Clements) Murphy. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Miss Murphy was employed by Barton County from 1958 until her retirement as County Clerk in 1995. She was a 1956 graduate...
Darrell Edward Keener
May 23, 2017
Darrell Edward Keener, 81, died May 23, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born January 17, 1936, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Orville and Ruby (Dillingham) Keener.
Darrell graduated from Great Bend High School in 1954. He then went to Kansas State...
Mildred Lorraine Harders
May 21, 2017
Mildred Lorraine Harders, 94, died May 21, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born Dec. 30, 1922, in Barton County, the daughter of Harry A. and Ruby I. (Travis) LeRoy. She married Robert Vernon Harders Nov. 7, 1944, at Wichita. He died July 3, 2013. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Harders was a homemaker and...
Eleanor Mary "Ellie" Pearson
May 21, 2017
Eleanor Mary "Ellie" Pearson, 82, died May 21, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born Aug. 22, 1934, at Clyde, N.Y., the daughter of Elmer and Helen (Schnabel) Barnes. She married Charles David "Chuck" Pearson June 27, 1959, at Lock Berlin, N.Y. He died Sept. 7, 2002. A Great Bend resident since 1959, Mrs. Pearson...
Charles Robert Brown
May 20, 2017
Charles Robert Brown, 82, May 20, 2017, at Comanche County Medical Center, Coldwater. He was born July 9, 1934, at Great Bend, the son of Iva (Clawson) Brown. Charles married Mary Lou (Dickey) Wilburn, April 1, 1977, at Pratt. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, he was a retired truck driver for C.O. Mammel.
He was a...
