Archive By Section - Obituaries
Janice Schneck
LARNED - Janice Schneck, 81, died July 3, 2012 at the Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire.
Viola Marie Schwindt
TIMKEN - Viola Marie Schwindt Horyna Roland, 87, died July 2, 2012 at her home in Timken.
Ryan 'Pat' Lynch 1957 - 2012
HOISINGTON - Ryan "Pat" Lynch, 54, joined our Heavenly Father on June 25, 2012.
Helen A. Barraclough 1929 - 1912
GREAT BEND -- Helen A. Barraclough, 83, died July 2, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Jan. 24, 1929, at Birdsboro, Pa., she was the daughter of George and Anna Marie (Swarmer) Fisher. On May 18, 1957, she married Richard Barraclough at Purcell, Okla. He died Feb. 2, 1994. The couple lived in National City, Calif., before moving to Great Bend in 1968, where she held positions as a waitress for Starlite Supper Club, a clerk at K-Mart, and owned Barraclough Liquor Store.
Morgan Ruth Roark, infant
GARDEN CITY - Morgan Ruth Roark, infant, was stillborn on June 30, 2012, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.
Howard K. Sorensen 1918-2012
WICHITA - Howard K. Sorensen died June 28, 2012. Born in Westbrook, Minn., on April 4, 1918, he was the son of Jim and Janet Sorensen (Rhodes). He was raised by his father and his stepmother, Mable Sorensen, nee Nelsen, his mother having died when he was an infant. In 1941 he married Claire Willis. With Howard's seminary training in Fort Worth, Texas, Memphis, Tenn., and Kansas City, he and Claire served in Baptist churches in Velma, Okla., Basehor, Pawnee City, Neb., Sterling, Hugoton, Pleasant Valley (Wichita), Meade, and Tribune; and in the area ministry for the Kansas Baptist Convention ...
Opal L. (Koeller) Stahl 1930 - 2010
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. - Opal L. (Koeller) Stahl, 79, of Sheboygan Falls, Wis, passed away Sept. 21, 2010, at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.
Reinhold A. Herrman, Jr. 1951-2012
SALINA - Reinhold A. Herrman, Jr., 60, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012 at Salina Regional Health Center.
Clarence R. Chestnut 1924-2012
GREAT BEND - Clarence R. Chestnut, 87, died June 30, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital.
Lucy H. Rohling 1915 - 2012
CUNNINGHAM - Lucy H. Rohling, 97, died June 28, 2012.
Mary JoAnn Hill 1930-2012
GREAT BEND - Mary JoAnn Hill, 82, died June 28, 2012 at her home in Great Bend.
LuVera Rohr 1929 - 2012
GREAT BEND - LuVera Rohr, 83, passed away June 27, 2012 at her home in the Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Andrew M. ‘Andy’ Luebbers 1958 - 2012
CLAFLIN - Andrew M. "Andy" Luebbers, 53, died June 27, 2012 at his home in Claflin.
Andy Luebbers
CLAFLIN - Andy Luebbers, 53, died June 27 at his home in Claflin. Services are pending with Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington.
​Magdalene Josephine Bartonek 1917 - 2012
OLMITZ - Magdalene Josephine Bartonek, 95, died June 28 at Galichia Heart Hospital, Wichita. Born March 18, 1917, at Olmitz, she was the daughter of Joseph J. & Anna (Priesnitz) Nemlowill. She married Abe Bartonek Nov. 26, 1940, at Hoisington. He died 1984. A lifelong Olmitz resident, she was a homemaker.
Articles by Section - Obituaries
Ramoma Mae Durbin 1930-2015
GREAT BEND - Ramona Mae Durbin, 84, died Feb. 26, 2015 at her home in Great Bend.
Kaye Sanders
ROUND ROCK, Texas - Kaye Sanders, 65, passed away Feb. 24, 2015 at Seton Medical Center Williamson in Round Rock. She recently began dialysis and died from an unknown illness.
Kyle Ann Lichter 1963 - 2015
TOPEKA - Kyle Ann Lichter, 51, Topeka, passed away Feb. 24, 2015.
Eugene Bitter 1931-2015
HOISINGTON - Eugene H. Bitter, 83, died Feb. 22, 2015, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. Born March 30, 1931, on the family farm near Susank, he was the son of Julius and Emilie (Schmidt) Bitter. A lifetime resident of Hoisington, Eugene was a farmer, stockman and fisherman.
Delpha Irene Freeman Douglas 1905 - 2015
OREM, Utah - Delpha Irene Freeman Douglas died Feb. 20th. Born July 11, 1905, at Bogard, Carrollton County, Mo., she was the daughter of John Franklin Freeman and Alice Virginia Smith Freeman. On Aug. 2, 1924, she married Charlie Nelson Douglas in Anthony. He died on Sept. 17, 1981.
Eugene Bitter 1930-2015
HOISINGTON - Eugene H. Bitter, 84, died Feb. 22, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. Born March 30, 1930, on the family farm near Susank, he was the son of Julius and Emilie (Schmidt) Bitter. A lifetime resident of Hoisington, Eugene was a farmer, stockman and fisherman.
LoRay D. George 1931 - 2015
ALBERT - LoRay D. George, 83, died Feb. 21, at Rush County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in La Crosse. Born Sept. 1, 1931, in rural Albert he was the son of Herman "H. D." and Hilda "A. C." (Tammen) George. On Aug. 21, 1959, he married Anna Mae Wheeler at Peace Lutheran Church in Albert. She preceded him in death Feb. 3, 2002. A lifelong resident of Rush County he was a farmer.
Larry L. Fleske 1959 - 2015
LARNED - Larry L. Fleske, 55, passed away Feb. 20, at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. Born Oct. 9, 1959, in Great Bend, he was the son of Walter W. and Rena J. Eveleigh Fleske. On Jan. 14, 1989, he married Sharon L. Horne in Great Bend. She survives. A lifetime area resident of Larned he was farmer/stockman.
Gerald P. (Short) Penka 1952-2015
LARNED - Gerald P. (Short) Penka, 62, passed away Jan. 11, 2015, at his home in Norwood, Mass., following a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family.
Lloyd Earl Donham 1933-2015
GREAT BEND – Lloyd Earl Donham, 81, died Feb. 18, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.
Calvin (Bud) Jennings 1942-2015
AMARILLO, TEXAS ‑ Calvin (Bud) Jennings, 72, died Feb. 7 at Amarillo, Texas. Born July 23 1942 at Larned, he was the son of Calvin and Eunice (Pool) Jennings.
Lloyd Earl Donham
Lloyd Earl Donham, 81, died Feb. 18 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend, Kansas.
Mary Beth Herrmann 1955 - 2015
LARNED - Mary Beth Herrmann, 59, died on Feb. 18, at Diversicare of Larned. Born Feb. 23, 1955, in Kinsley, she was the daughter of Quentin J. and Lucy W. Tholen Herrmann. She graduated from Barton County Community College with an A.A. in Nursing and from Barclay College with a B.S. in Business Administration. A lifetime area resident, she was a Registered Nurse and Administrator at the Pawnee County Health Department.
