Carole Kay Butler
May 16, 2017
Carole Kay Butler, 72, died May 16, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital in Great Bend. She was born Dec. 1, 1944, at Great Bend, the daughter of Otis Woodrow and Ruby (Henning) Hart. She was a 1962 graduate of Great Bend High School. She married Gary McArthur in 1964 and they divorced in 1973. She then married C.W....
Kenneth W. Piland
May 12, 2017
Kenneth Piland, 67, of Hoisington, Kansas, passed away on May 12, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Ken was born in Hoisington, Kansas, on April 2, 1950, the son of Clarence and Dolores Piland. He graduated from Hoisington High School in 1969 and worked on the railroad, in the oil...
Steve R. Engleman
May 9, 2017
Steve R. Engleman, 64, died, as he had lived, peacefully at his home in Lawrence, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. He was born Nov. 13, 1952, in Great Bend, the son of Dale and Jane (Fisher) Engleman. He attended Great Bend High School and Barton County Community College. Steve worked in his hometown for many years before moving to...
Eleanor Witchey
May 8, 2017
Eleanor Katherine Witchey, 85, died May 8, 2017, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend.
She was born Aug. 11, 1931, at Redwing, the daughter of William H. and Eleanor M. (Hickel) Linsner. She married Albert Witchey Feb. 14, 1970, at Las Vegas, Nev. They later divorced. A recent St. John...
Lester A. Lindsay
May 8, 2017
Lester A. Lindsay, 54, died May 8, 2017, at Hays Medical Center. He was born January 5, 1963, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Lester L. and Dolores (Brewer) Lindsay. He graduated Hoisington High School in 1981.
A lifetime Hoisington and Olmitz area resident, he was a farmer. Lester...
Harold D. Hudnall
May 8, 2017
Harold D. Hudnall, 82, died May 8, 2017, at his Great Bend residence. He was born Oct. 12, 1934 at Fairport, the son of Harry and Edra Mae (Brown) Hudnall. He married Velda Marie Steinle Oct. 6, 1957, at Russell.
He began working as bookkeeper and counter salesman for Scheufler Supply Company, Russell, in 1953 and became...
Edna Nuss
May 7, 2017
Edna Nuss, 91, died May 7, 2017, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born October 4, 1925, in Susank, Kansas, the daughter of George Jacob and Anna Marie (Daubert) Maier.
Edna was a lifetime resident of Barton County. For 25 years she worked as a...
Jack Lee Mcmahan
May 3, 2017
Jack Lee McMahan, 70, died, May 3, 2017, at Kaiser Hospital in Santa Clara, Calif. He was born March 3, 1947 in Great Bend, the son of Hubert Roy "H.R." and Sylvia (Brown) McMahan.
Jack graduated from Great Bend High School with the class of 1965. He attended Hutchinson Community College where he...
Marilyn Jane Kaiser
May 3, 2017
Marilyn Jane Kaiser, 91, died May 3, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born April 12, 1926, in Ellsworth County, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Marie (Pfeiffer) Breford. Marilyn graduated from Claflin High School in 1943.
She was a...
Donald G. "Don" Pitts
May 2, 2017
Donald G. "Don" Pitts, age 74, p assed away peacefully at his home in Great Bend, May 2, 2017. He was born May 5, 1942, in Hoisington, to Herbert Lindley and Myrtle Katherine (Christians) Pitts. A lifelong Great Bend resident, Don owned and operated KBK Oilfield Service, Inc. Don was passionate about his work, and had great pride in...
Hunter Stephen Allison
Apr 28, 2017
Hunter Stephen passed away Friday April 28, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Medical Hospital. Hunter was born in Great Bend on April 28, 2017, at 8 lbs 3oz and 21 inches long. He was the first born of Elizabeth C. Allison and Stephen C. Jaske. Hunter stayed to visit for 2 minutes before being called back home to our...
Laura K. "Kathy" Coyle
Apr 24, 2017
Laura K. "Kathy" Coyle, 62, died April 24, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center.
She was born Sept. 25, 1954 at Ellinwood , the daughter of Alvin M. and Mildred Faye (Lanning) Sweeden.
Ms. Coyle was a longtime Great Bend resident. Laura had a passion for reading and cooking, and was known to...
Bill Gray
Apr 24, 2017
William Lynn "Bill" Gray, 80, died April 24, 2017, at Kansas Medical Center in Andover. Born Oct. 6, 1936, in McCrory, Ark. he was the son of Richard and Pauline (Ramsey) Gray. On Oct. 11, 1958, he married Donna Smith at Chickasha, Okla. She survives. A long time Great Bend resident he was a Peterbilt and Kenworth truck salesman...
Katherine M. Demel
Apr 20, 2017
Katherine M. "Kate" Demel, 91, died April 20, 2017, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born November 1, 1925, on the family farm near Beaver, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Magdalena (Straub) Hickel.
On May 18, 1948, she married August J. "Gus" Demel at St....
Annetta Jo Schaub
Apr 20, 2017
Annetta Jo Schaub, 38, died April 20, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born Nov. 15, 1978, at Great Bend, the daughter of Steven Douglas and Denise Deann (Krom) Lamb. She married Kurtis Schaub Oct. 4, 2014, at Ellinwood. A Great Bend, resident since 2000, coming from Ellinwood, Annetta had previously worked for USD 428,...
Gabriel Amaru Sebastian Usoro
Apr 19, 2017
Gabriel Amaru Sebastian Usoro, 14 months, died April 19, 2017, at Wesley Children's Hospital, Wichita. He was born Feb. 17, 2016, at Salina, the son of Oscar Sebastian Usoro and Brandi Marie Niehoff.
Survivors include his father, Oscar Sebastian Usoro of Great Bend; his mother, Brandi Marie Niehoff of Russell; one brother, Ezekiel Jackson Usoro of Great...
Jo Ann Winkler
Apr 17, 2017
Jo Ann Winkler, 78, died April 17, 2017, at Trego Manor, WaKeeney. She was born March 19, 1939, at Great Bend, the daughter of Bernard and Laura (Doll) Oberle. She married Wilbur Winkler August 22, 1964 at Claflin. They later divorced. A Great Bend resident since 1987, coming from Dodge City, Mrs. Winkler was a teacher for more than...
Cleo F. Petz
Apr 16, 2017
Cleo F. Petz, 74, died April 16, 2017, at Wilson Care and Rehabilitation, Wilson. He was born Aug. 1, 1942, at Great Bend, the son of Frank N. and Vera G. (Holloway) Petz. He was a Sunflower Diversified Services client.
He was a fan of Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, NASCAR, puzzles, watching television and listening...
Dorothy Lucy Riddle
Apr 16, 2017
Dorothy Lucy Riddle, 85, died April 16, 2017, at Cedar Village Long Term Care, Ness City. She was born June 16, 1931, at Offerle, the daughter of William and Lucy (Demain) Wetzel. She married Clifford Barton Riddle Sept. 11, 1950, at Woodward, Okla. He died Nov. 14, 2000. A Pawnee Rock resident since 1964, Mrs. Riddle was a cook...
Robert P. "Bob" Olivier
Apr 15, 2017
Robert P. "Bob" Olivier, 93, died April 15, 2017, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. He was born March 31, 1924, at Danville, the son of Henry Joseph and Catherine (Clarahan) Olivier. He married Betty J. Campbell Nov. 18, 1944, at Danville. She died March 20, 2017. A Great Bend resident since 1956, coming from Harper,...
