Archive By Section - Obituaries
Eugene (Gene) R. Starnes 1930 - 2011
ELLINWOOD - Eugene (Gene) R. Starnes, 80, died Aug. 27, 2011, at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood. He was born Sept. 30, 1930, at Kansas City, Kan., to Walter Johnson Starnes and Julia Catherine Bush Starnes. He married Edna Kathryn LeManske on Feb. 18, 1952, at Stony Point. A longtime resident of Ellinwood and Chase, he had been a policeman in Ellinwood and retired from Fuller Brush in Great Bend. ...
Rebecca Lynn “Bec” Boyd 1975 - 2011
STERLING - Rebecca Lynn "Bec" Boyd, 36, died August 23, 2011 in rural Sterling as a result of an automobile accident. She was born March 31, 1975 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles and Barbara Scanlon Boyd. In 1993, she graduated from Sterling High School. A lifetime resident of Sterling, she was employed for 15 years as a warehouse employee at Dillons. Ms. Boyd was a member of the St. Paul Catholic Church in ...
Frances Ann Minyen 1941 2011
GARDNER - Frances Ann "The Wop" Minyen, 70, of Gardner, passed away August 23, 2011 at Olathe Medical Center surrounded by her family.
Gary Krien 1948 - 2011
GREAT BEND -- Gary Krien, 62, died Aug. 10 at his home, the result of a heart attack. He was born Dec. 7, 1948. Great Bend (Kan) Tribune, Aug. 25, 2011#
Donna Belle Burns 1936-2011
Donna Belle Burns, 76, died Aug. 23, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born Sept. 13, 1934 at Larned, the daughter of Merne F. and Lola Belle (Hager) Robinson.
Martin T. Reimer 1938 - 2011
FOWLER - Martin T. Reimer, 73, died Aug. 22 at Wesley Medical Center. He was born June 14, 1938 in rural Meade County.
Bradley Allan Roach 1967-2011
radley Allan Roach, 44, died Aug. 24 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born July 7, 1967 at Great Bend, the son of Allan Maurice and Sharon Kay (Foos) Roach.
Donna B. Burns
Donna B. Burns ELLINWOOD - Donna B. Burns, 76, died August 23, 2011 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend.
Gaile Holland Zelenka 1915 - 2011
ELLINWOOD - Gaile Holland Zelenka, 95, died Aug. 20, 2011 at her home in rural Ellinwood. She was born Sept. 13, 1915 on the Island of Borneo, South China Sea, the daughter of the Rev. Charles E. and Delle M. (Holland) Davis. Her parents were the first missionaries to the Iban head-hunter tribes in the interior jungles of Borneo, where they set up a church and school. Her parents were forced to return to the ...
Willie V. Bowman 1938 - 2011
KINGMAN - Willie V. Bowman, 73, died Aug. 19, 2011. Born April 10, 1938, at Pauls Valley, Okla., he was the son Ervin and Mattie Mumford Bowman. A longtime resident of Great Bend, he was a retired oil field shop foreman. On Aug. 15, 1959, he married Leona Ingram. She died Nov. 1, 1997. On Oct. 24, 2003, he married Lou Allen-Redd. She survives. Mr. Bowman was a member of the ...
Edward J. Miller 1938 - 2011
ELLINWOOD – Edward J. Miller, 72, died Aug. 21, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. Born Sept. 26, 1938, in Harper County, he was the son of Walter and Alice Trentman Miller. He graduated from Zenda High School in 1957. A longtime resident of Ellinwood, Edward was an electrician and owned Miller Electric for many years. Mr. Miller was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Great Bend. ...
Chris Alan Smolik 1978 - 2011
HEIZER - Chris Alan Smolik, 33, died Aug. 20 at his home in Heizer. Born Feb. 12, 1978, in Great Bend, he was the son of Tom and Sherry (Biles) Smolik. A resident of Heizer since 2001, coming from Spring, Texas, he was a welder for Great Bend Manufacturing. Mr. Smolik was a member of the First Church of God. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Tom and Tina Smolik, ...
Sandra June (Burroughs) Wamsley
AURORA, Colo. - Sandra June (Burroughs) Wamsley passed away Aug.19, 2011. Survivors include her husband Dino D'Angelo; children Jeniffer Tirrell and Ryan Wamsley; grandchildren Brittany Tirrell, Elisebeth Wamsley and Owen Wamsley; father Earl Burroughs; sister Anita Burroughs; niece Erica St. James; nephew Andrew St. James; and several aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by a daughter Nicole Wamsley; mother Betty Burroughs; and brother Merel (Scott) Burroughs. Memorial service ...
Gaile Holland Zelenka
ELLINWOOD - Gaile Holland Zelenka, 95, died Aug. 20, 2011, at her home in rural Ellinwood. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend.
Mark A. Goodwin 1958 - 2011
Mark A. Goodwin, 53, of Wichita, died Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born Feb. 20, 1958 in Great Bend, the son of Jerry and Mary Currie Goodwin.
Articles by Section - Obituaries
Wanda Lee Funk 1938 - 2013
SALINA - Wanda Lee Funk, 75, passed away on Dec. 1, at Kenwood View Rehabilitation & Health Care. Born on Feb. 8, 1938, in WaKeeney, she was the daughter of Hannah and Horrace Hobbick. She worked as a housekeeper.
Nina Mae Hale
LINDSAY, Okla. - Nina Mae Hale, 82, from Great Bend, died Nov. 30, 2013 at Lindsay, Okla. Memorial information will be announced at a later date.
John William (Bill) Eudaley 1925 - 2013
MEADE - John William (Bill) Eudaley, 88, died early Sunday morning Dec. 1, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade. Born March 16, 1925 in Marlow, Okla., he was the son of Oscar W. and Anna M. (Dawson) Eudaley. He graduated from Carnegie High School in Carnegie, Okla. John was a veteran serving from 1943-1946, in the United States Navy Seabees. He later received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Emporia State University. ...
Gladys Ruth Gardner 1933 - 2013
AMARILLO, Texas - Gladys Ruth Gardner, 80, died Nov. 28 at Bluebonnet Assisted Living in Amarillo, Texas. Born April 2, 1933, in Elbing, she was the daughter of Paul and Helen (Hawks) Binder. On June 12, 1954, she married Louis Edward Gardner in Hoisington. He died on July 19, 1995. A resident of Amarillo, Texas, since 2005, coming from Hoisington, she was a nurse technician for Clara Barton Hospital and Central Kansas Medical Center.
Phyllis E. Ankerholz Fimple 1922-2013
HUTCHINSON – Phyllis E. Ankerholz Fimple, went to be with her Lord and loved ones Wednesday, Nov. 27, at Hospice and Homecare of Reno County, Hutchinson. Born Aug. 11, 1922, at Augusta, she was the daughter of Bertram H. and Flora E. (Fitzwilliam) St. Clair. She married Lawrence H. Ankerholz Nov. 20, 1941, at Salem, Ill. He died Dec. 7, 1983. She then married Rufus P. Fimple Jan. 15, 1994, at Great Bend.
Lelia A. Thompson 1919 - 2013
Lelia A. Thompson, 94 died Wednesday, Nov. 27 at Sterling Presbyterian Manor, Sterling. Born Aug. 5, 1919, at Arpelar, Okla., she was the daughter of Boone and Virgie Mae (Ezell) Turner. She married Norman Thompson March, 26, 1938, at McAlester, Okla. He died March 18, 2002.
Mark Samuel Albert Stice 1977-2013
ARVADA, Colo. - Mark Samuel Albert Stice, 36, set out in mid-September to climb the Crestones, in Custer County, Colo., and never returned and has not yet been found. More than 800 hours of volunteer time was spent trying to find him, but the search was hampered by snow, ice and high winds at altitudes over 13,000 feet. While we believe he will someday be found, the time has now come to remember him and ...
Verla L. Hipp 1931-2013
SALINA - Verla L. Hipp, 82, died on Nov. 26, 2013 at Sterling House of Salina. Born Jan. 6, 1931, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Frank Ernest and Helen (Schwartz) Ruble. On July 15, 1953 she married Robert F. Hipp in Great Bend. He died on Oct. 12, 1989. A lifelong resident of Great Bend, moving to Salina in 2009, she was employed for U.S.D. 428 as a Certified Food Service worker for 15 years, retiring in 1994. She was a gifted seamtress.
Rita Houdeshell 1941-2013
QUINTER - Rita Houdeshell, 72, of Quinter, died on Nov. 23, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. Born June 7, 1941, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Harley J. and Helen (Strobel) Everett. She was a graduate of Radium High School. On March 4, 1963, Rita was united in marriage to Larry W. Houdeshell in Dodge City. She worked for many years and retired as a certified nurse's assistant at Gove County Hospital in Quinter.
JoAnn Simmons Selzer 1931-2013
LARNED - JoAnn (Bruntzel) Simmons Selzer, 82, passed away peacefully Nov. 22 at the Linnwood Park Senior Care home in Meriden. She was born Oct. 21, 1931 in Rozel, the daughter of Alfred and Mildred Ellis Bruntzel. JoAnn was a Pawnee County resident until 1985, when she and her husband, Clyde, sold their beloved Melody Ranch southeast of Larned and moved to Paola to be closer to their children and grandchildren living in the Kansas ...
Evelyn F, DeYoe 1930-2013
WELLINGTON - Evelyn Fairy DeYoe, 83, died Sunday, Nov. 24, at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehab Center in Wichita. Born Jan. 31, 1930, in Wichita, she was the daughter of William and Evalena (Fields) Gasswint.
Sidney J. Hughes
WICHITA - Sidney J. Hughes, died on Nov. 23. He was a retired police officer with 28 years of service.
Opal Marie McCullough 1917 - 2013
Opal Marie McCullough, 95, died Nov. 21, 2013, at 10 a.m., at her home in Great Bend. She was born Nov. 27, 1917, in Wilmore, the daughter of Ather and Ella Burnett. She had two brothers, Carl and Orbia Burnett, who preceded her in death. She had lived in Great Bend since November, 1961, coming from Wichita. She married Paul W. McCullough on July 16, 1939. He was a partner of the former Self-Service Drug stores and preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 1975.
Sonja Dee Ritter 1964 - 2013
HOISINGTON - Sonja Dee Ritter, 49, died Nov. 21, 2013, at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. She was born May 4, 1964, at Larned, the daughter of Raymond Lee and Patricia J. (Freeburg) Hanken.
