Archive By Section - Obituaries
Raymond "Bud" Duane Wamsley
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Raymond "Bud" Duane Wamsley passed away Oct. 24 in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 78. Raymond was born Feb. 16, 1932, in Wichita to the late Robert and Isadore Wamsley of Conway Springs. Upon graduation from Conway Springs High School he attended and received degrees from Friends University and Wichita State University, both in Wichita, and later the University of Kansas, where he received his doctorate in Education in 1968. Raymond ...
Edward L. Koopman
Edward L. Koopman, 83, of Great Bend, died Oct. 22, He was born in Great Bend on Dec. 30, 1926, to Edward C. and Myrtle Pettit Koopman. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1944 and attended Kansas State University, where he played basketball. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army, receiving a medical discharge in 1945.
Kevin L. Cook
EDMOND, Okla. - Kevin L. Cook, 36, of Edmond, Okla., died Oct. 22 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Matthews Funeral Home Chapel in Edmond. Kevin was born March 27, 1974, in Great Bend, to Gary and Lorene Cook. He resided in Perryton, Texas, from 1974-1985, when the family moved to Cushing, Okla. Kevin was a 1993 graduate of Cushing High School. He received his ...
Darrell Dee (Sonny) Knight
WICHITA/LARNED - Darrell Dee (Sonny) Knight, 85, passed away Oct. 22 at the Veterans Administration Hospice in Wichita. Born in Garden City, Aug. 21, 1925, to Harold H. Knight, Sr. and Wanda (Holmes) Knight, He graduated from Pawnee Rock High School where he grew up spending considerable time with his special grandmother Maude Holmes. Mr. Knight was a member of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Galveston, Texas, and a Navy veteran ...
Martha Ann Redetzke
HOISINGTON - Martha Ann Redetzke, 77, died Oct. 22 at Hospice of Reno County. She was born Oct. 29, 1932, at Altadena, Calif., the daughter of Harry and Nora (Auten) Hawes. She married Clarence Redetzke on Nov. 3, 1951, at Fort Smith, Ark. She worked as an accounting clerk for Essex for 23 years. She was a Hoisington resident. Mrs. Redetzke was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, ...
Odessa Mills
AMARILLO, Texas - Odessa Mills, 93, died Oct. 20 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood. She was born Sept. 16, 1917, at Lockney, Texas, the daughter of Richard Warren and Girlie Hewett Thomas. She married Vernon Mills on Dec. 23, 1951, at Boise City, Okla. He died Aug. 15, 1988. She was an Ellinwood resident since 2006, formerly of Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, and Pueblo and Denver, Colo. She managed the camera department ...
Odessa Mills
ELLINWOOD - Odessa Mills, 93, a resident of Ellinwood for the past four years, died Oct. 20 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood. Survivors and arrangements are pending with Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood, and will be announced.
Rena Lynn (Staley) Dolezal
STAFFORD - Rena Lynn (Staley) Dolezal, 50, died Oct. 19 in Wichita. She was born May 28, 1960, in Russell. She was a grocery store manager. Survivors include her father, Donald Staley, of Enid, Okla.; two brothers, Nathan Staley of Wichita and Keith Staley of Enid, Okla.; two sisters, Lillian Parks and Holly Harrison, both of Woodward, Okla.; five nieces, two nephews and two great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her ...
Verlin M. Rogers
LARNED - Verlin M. Rogers, 97, died Oct. 20 at Larned Healthcare Center. Born Sept. 28, 1913, in southern Osborne County near Luray, he was the son of Alfred and Minnie Langley Rogers. He graduated from Fort Hays State University, where he received a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Administration and Mathematics. He then attended Emporia State University and received his Master's in Psychology. A resident of Larned since 1968, he ...
Verlin M. Rogers
Verlin M. Rogers, 97, died Oct. 20 at Larned Healthcare Center, Larned. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Morell Funeral Home, Larned.
Janet S. Brack
Janet S. Brack, 59, of Great Bend, died Oct. 20 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born Feb. 15, 1951, at Maryville, Mo., the daughter of Rolla and Helen (Blacketer) Rankin. She married Greg Brack on July 29, 1992, at Great Bend, after sharing their lives since 1984. She worked for BMI as a claim processor and was a social worker and elementary schoolteacher for many years. Mrs. Brack was a ...
Patricia Rutherford Keil
Patricia Rutherford Keil, 86, of Great Bend, died Oct. 19 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born May 17, 1924, at Gardner, Mass., the daughter of Howard and Mary (Rutherford) Browne. She married Luther Calvin Keil on April 21, 1947, at Folkston, Ga. She attended Eastern Nazarene College in Wollaston, Mass., and was on the editing staff. She then attended San Jose State College, receiving honors as a member of Key ...
Marvella J. Radenberg
CLAFLIN - Marvella J. Radenberg, 75, died Oct. 19 at Rice County District Hospital, Lyons. She was born Dec. 26, 1934, at Great Bend, the daughter of Alfred B. and Edith S. (Lebbin) Rusco. Marvella married Glenn Radenberg April 20, 1958, at Great Bend. She retired as a nurse practitioner and RN. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1953, then graduating from the Dominican Sisters' school of nursing as an ...
Marjorie Ann Garrett
Marjorie Ann Garrett, 80, of Great Bend, passed away Oct. 18. She was born Jan. 3, 1930, in Clarks, Neb., the daughter of Loyd and Lillie Peck. She married W. Mark Garrett Nov. 28, 1948, at Archer, Neb. She moved from Lincoln, Neb., to Great Bend in 1959 and became an active member of the First United Methodist Church and enjoyed many years teaching Sunday School. She was honored by the United ...
Mildred Ruth Spreier
LARNED - Mildred Ruth Spreier, 83, died Oct. 18 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born Jan. 13, 1927, in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Theodore and Ellen Virginia Lupfer Berger. A lifetime area resident of Jetmore and Larned, she taught school for three years in Hodgeman County, and worked at Larned State Hospital for 22 years as an Activity Therapist Aide II, and also as the canteen ...
Articles by Section - Obituaries
LaVon Charlotte (Soeken) Sessler 1918 - 2013
ELLINWOOD - LaVon Charlotte (Soeken) Sessler, 94, died May 22 at the Ellinwood District Hospital. Born June 13, 1918, at Great Bend, she was the daughter of Otto G. and Lydia S. Frerichs Soeken. On Jan. 21, 1940, she married Charles W. Sessler in Ellinwood. He died on June 25, 2002. A lifetime resident of Ellinwood, she was a farm wife. Mrs. Sessler was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and LWML, and was ...
Franklin Leonard Feist 1945 - 2013
Franklin Leonard Feist, 67, died May 23 at his home in Great Bend, following a battle with renal cell carcinoma. He was born Nov. 4, 1945, at Great Bend, the son of Leon and Anna (Bieberle) Feist. He attended Sts. Peter and Paul Elementary School and was a 1963 graduate of Claflin High School. He married Linda Jennings on Feb. 13, 1971, at Lebanon. A lifetime Barton County resident, he was an oilfield supply salesman ...
LaVon Sessler
ELLINWOOD - LaVon Sessler died May 22, 2013 at Ellinwood District Hospital. Services are pending with Kimple Funeral Home in Ellinwood.
Opal R. West Andrews 1923-2013
LACROSSE - Opal R. West Andrews, 89, died May 21, 2013 at Blue Valley Lutheran Homes in Hebron, Neb. Born June 10, 1923, in Rozel, she was the daughter of John and Louise (Josefiak) Seba. She attended school in Rozel and graduated from Rozel High School in May of 1941. On July 31, 1941, she married Marven Harry West in La Crosse. Mrs. West Andrews was a member of the Hope Lutheran Church of Rush ...
Paul Joseph Linenberger 1923-2013
GREAT BEND – Paul Joseph Linenberger, 90, died May 21, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born May 19, 1923 at Liebenthal, Kansas, the son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Randa) Linenberger. He married Bernadine Schneider May 12, 1948 at Olmitz. Mr. Linenberger was a Great Bend resident since 1946 who worked as an auto mechanic for Spruill's and retired from Marmie's in 1975. He was a United States Army veteran of World War ...
Virginia Manning 1921 - 2013
ELLINWOOD - Virginia Manning, 91, died May 20, 2013 at her home in Ellinwood. Born Dec. 16, 1921 in Ellinwood, she was the daughter of E. Aubrey Smith and Hazel Converse Smith. In 1939, she graduated from Ellinwood High School. On May 17, 1940 she married Delmar Manning in Ellinwood. He died on Oct. 11, 2005. A lifetime resident of Ellinwood, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Manning was a member of the Immanuel United Church ...
Virginia Manning 1921 - 2013
ELLINWOOD - Virginia Manning, 91, died May 20 at her home in Ellinwood. Born Dec. 16, 1921 in Ellinwood, she was the daughter of E. Aubrey Smith and Hazel Converse Smith. In 1939, she graduated from Ellinwood High School. On May 17, 1940 she married Delmar Manning in Ellinwood. He died on Oct. 11, 2005. A lifetime resident of Ellinwood, she was a homemaker.
Sienna Michelle Meeks 2013 - 2013
Sienna Michelle Meeks, 3 months, died on May 21 at her home in Great Bend. Born Feb. 22, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Nolan and Collette (King) Meeks.
Paul J. Linenberger
Paul J. Linenberger, 90, died May 21 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend.
Virginia Manning
ELLINWOOD - Virginia Manning died May 20 at her home in Ellinwood. Services and survivors are pending with Kimple Funeral Home in Ellinwood.
Martin “Marty” C. Smith 1954 - 2013
HOISINGTON - Martin "Marty" C. Smith, 58, passed away Sunday May 19, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. Born October 7, 1954 in Denver, Colo., he was the son of Robert E. and Evelyn (Collins) Smith. On Jan. 16, 1998 he married Karen King in Springfield, Mo. Marty moved to Hoisington in 2008 coming from Lovington, New Mexico. He served his country in the United States Army and worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator until he was disabled.
Edna I. (Craig) Logan Francis, 1913-2013
Edna I. (Craig) Logan Francis, 99, formerly of Claflin, died Friday, May 17 at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood. Born Nov. 5, 1913 near Caldwell, she was the daughter of Homer Francis and Katie Elmira (Siebenthaler) Craig.
Dorothy Mae Carver 1937-2013
TOPEKA - Dorothy Mae Carver, 75, Topeka, passed away May 17 at Midland Hospice House.
Dorothy Mae Carver 1937-2013
TOPEKA -- Dorothy Mae Carver, 75, Topeka, passed away May 17, 2013 at Midland Hospice House.
Dorothy D. Fox 1924 - 2013
LARNED - Dorothy D. Fox, 88, died May 16 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. Born Oct. 12, 1924, in Muskegon, Mich., she was the daughter of Ernest W. Goldsmith. On Dec. 15, 1946, she married Walter Mac Fox in Wichita. A longtime area resident of Larned, she was a farmer's wife, a Rosie Riveter for Boeing during World War II and worked in the Dietary Department at Larned State Hospital.
