Archive By Section - Obituaries
Billy G. Owen
SEWARD -Billy G. Owen, 71, died July 3 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born July 8, 1939 at Great Bend, the son of William and Alberta (McNett) Owen.
Billy G. Owen
Billy G. Owen died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Via Christi/St. Francis in Wichita. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend.
Arthur J. “Art” Maneth 1944-2011
OLMITZ – Arthur J. "Art" Maneth, 66, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. Born July 13, 1944 at Hoisington, he was the son of Arthur F. and Mary (Busch) Maneth.
Fred William Meyer 1946-2011
Fred William Meyer 1946-2011 YUMA, Ariz. - Fred William Meyer, 87, passed on to his heavenly reward, June 7, 2011, at his home in Yuma, Ariz., surrounded by family. He was born May 28, 1924 on the family farm south of Ellinwood, the oldest child of Fred and Dena (Siefkes) Meyer. He married E. Louise Grow May 8, 1946, and later married Wanda Keys Hejny, January 8, 1977. Fred graduated from Ellinwood High School in ...
Curtis Lee “Curt’ Delgado 1967-2011
Curtis Lee "Curt' Delgado 1967-2011 PAWNEE ROCK - Curtis Lee "Curt" Delgado died June 16, 2011, at his companion's home in Pawnee Rock. He was born January 30, 1967, at the Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend. A Great Bend resident nearly all his life, Curtis was not one who punched a time clock. He was born and died a free spirit. He worked where and when he wanted to. He was never married, ...
Louise M. Gruber Woodruff Reed 1926-2011
Louise M. Gruber Woodruff Reed 1926-2011 HOISINGTON - Louise M. Gruber Woodruff Reed, age 84, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at Clermont, Fla. She was born October 14, 1926 in Hoisington, the daughter of William G. and Nellie B. (Westover) Gruber. Louise graduated from Hoisington High School. She married Robert "Bob" Woodruff, her high school sweetheart, after graduation. She later married William "Bill" Reed. He preceded her in death on May 17, 1997. She worked ...
Racine J. Birdow 1957-2011
Racine J. Birdow 1957-2011 WALTON, Neb. - Racine Birdow went home to be with her Lord on June 29, 2011 at her home. She was born March 9, 1957 in Hoisington, the daughter of Otis and Rachel (Perez) Wood. She was a graduate of Hoisington High School and Barton County Community College. On March 31, 1984, she married Larkin Birdow Jr. in Palestine, Texas. She was a CNA for Waverly Care Center and a foster ...
Elizabeth (Betsy) Knapp 1912-2011
Elizabeth (Betsy) Knapp 1912-2011 CASPER, Wyo, - Memorial services for Elizabeth (Betsy) Knapp were held June 29, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Debra Cato officiating. She was born in Buffalo, New York on October 17, 1912, the daughter of Dr. John Oppie and Irene T. McCall. On September 2, 1937, she married Dr. George M. Knapp in Larchmont, N.Y. The family moved to Casper in 1947. She was a member of the ...
Etta “Jane” Akings 1926 - 2011
Etta "Jane" Akings, 84, died June 28 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born Aug. 9, 1926 at Barnsdall, Okla., the daughter of John Oliver and Julia Ava Anthony. Jane married Landon Fletcher Akings July 29, 1944. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Akings was a resident of Great Bend since 2003, coming from Olathe. She and Landon owned the Oxford Place Steak House in Olathe for 30 years. She was also a cook for the Galatia school district from 1955 to 1964.
Roger N. Berry 1949 - 2011
Roger N. Berry, 61, died June 29 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born Sept. 3, 1949 at Hoisington, the son of Everette and Daisy (Million) Berry.
Magdaline G. Reif 1921 - 2011
CLAFLIN - Magdaline G. Reif, 89, died June 28 at Larned Health Care Center. Born July 15, 1921 in Ellinwood, she was the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Wurm) Hirsh. On July 18, 1939 she married Frank J. Reif in Ellinwood. He died on Aug. 17, 1989. A longtime resident of Claflin, coming from Ellinwood, she was employed by Ell-Kan in Ellsworth and Fuller Brush in Great Bend.
Jerry R. Reames
SALINA - Jerry R. Reames, 62, died June 28 in Salina. Services are pending with Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home in Salina.
Magdaline G. Reif 1921-2011
CLAFLIN - Magdaline G. Reif, 89, died June 28 at Larned Health Care Center. She was born July 15, 1921 in Ellinwood, the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Wurm) Hirsh. On July 18, 1939 she married Frank J. Reif in Ellinwood. He died on Aug. 17, 1989. A longtime resident of Claflin, coming from Ellinwood, she was employed by Ell-Kan in Ellsworth and Fuller Brush in Great Bend. Mrs. Reif was a member of Immaculate ...
Laura Harrell Arbuckle memorial service
LARNED - A memorial service for former Larned resident Laura Harrell Arbuckle will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday by the duck pond at Schnack Park in Larned. Mrs. Arbuckle died April 23 at Aurora, Colo.
Margaret Iola Tammen 1918 - 2011
Margaret Iola Tammen, 92, died June 27 at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born July 15, 1918 in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Charles Leslie and Helen Irene (Mayes) Naylor. On Aug. 24, 1941 she married August Herman "Gus" Tammen in Great Bend. He died July 2, 2001. A lifetime resident of Barton County, she was a homemaker and farm wife. She was very active in and committed to her ...
Articles by Section - Obituaries
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.
