Archive By Section - Obituaries
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 ...
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 ...
Alvin Joseph Wahl
Alvin Joseph Wahl, 91, of Gorham died Oct. 17 at St. John's Rest Home in Victoria. Alvin was born Jan. 1, 1919, on the family farm south of Gorham. He grew up in the Gorham and Hays area and graduated from Hays High School. Alvin served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a medic stationed in the Pacific. After the war, Alvin returned to Gorham ...
Bob Carr
WICHITA - Bob Carr, 63, of Wichita, died Oct. 18 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, Wichita. Born Feb. 26, 1947, at Great Bend, he was the son of Dean S. and Dolores B. (Foster) Carr. He was an auto wholesaler for Mid-America Auto Auction, Wichita. Mr. Carr was a Wichita resident since 1986, coming from Denver, Colo. He was a United States Army veteran. Survivors include ...
Robert Leo "Bob" McGlinn
LINDSAY, Okla. - Robert Leo "Bob" McGlinn, 75, of Lindsay, Okla., died Oct. 16 in Tulsa, Okla. He was born Aug. 14, 1935, in Chase, to Leo Robert and Frances Helena (Kiley) McGlinn. On Nov. 8, 1957, he married Verna Steinle in Chase. A resident of Lindsay, Okla., for more than 20 years, he was a senior production supervisor with BP Oil Company, retiring 17 years ago. Mr. McGlinn served in ...
Alan J. "Al" Wendler
HUTCHINSON - Alan J. "Al" Wendler, 60, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 17 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 10, 1950, in Hays, the son of Anthony "Tony" and Genevieve Stoecklein Wendler. He married Marietta Giessel on Aug. 25, 1972, in Ness City. She survives. He graduated from Ness City High School in 1968 and attended Emporia State University. He was parts manager at Midwest Superstore, Ford & Toyota in Hutchinson.
Harold Dale Reese
McPHERSON - Harold Dale Reese, 81, of McPherson, passed away at 8:10 a.m. Oct. 16 while in the company of family members at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. Mr. Reese was born in Roxbury on June 28, 1929, the son of Elmer Milo and Anna Marie (Erickson) Reese. Harold attended the Olive Springs Country School and graduated from Roxbury High School, Roxbury. Mr. Reese was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, McPherson, ...
Articles by Section - Obituaries
Arthur Lewis Mostrom 1925 - 2013
BURDETT - Arthur Lewis Mostrom, 88, died May 8 at Larned Healthcare Center. Born March 16, 1925, in Spearville, he was the son of Clarence H. and Merion E. North Mostrom. On Aug. 17, 1952, he married Faye Schadel in Alexander. She survives. A longtime resident of Burdett, he was a retired mechanic and custodian.
Norma Lea Curry Shafer-Yancey 1928 - 2013
LAWRENCE - Surrounded by her four children at her home, Norma Lea Curry Shafer-Yancey, 84, peacefully passed away on May 4th. Born on Christmas Day in 1928, to Leslie and Glenda Curry in Burlington, Wash., Norma Lea Curry and her family moved to Great Bend, before her second birthday. Shortly after her graduation from high school, Norma met Ted Shafer at a picnic dance. They were married in 1948, and had four children. Shafer's position ...
Sylvia M. Wagner 1927 - 2013
LAWRENCE - Sylvia M. Wagner, 86, died on May 2, at Brandon Woods in Lawrence. Born Feb. 24, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of John and Marie (Wollert) Schmidt. On Nov. 17, 1946, she married Duane Wagner in Ellinwood. He preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1991. She was a housewife and bank teller. She was an avid reader and enjoyed needlepoint.
Charles L. Curtiss 1951 - 2013
LAWRENCE - Charles L. Curtiss, 61, concluded his battle with cancer May 6, at his home. Born on July 30, 1951, in Lawrence, he was the son of Earl and Oma Lee (Coleman) Curtiss. In 1983, he married Debra Nichols. They divorced in 1994. He was an employee of Hallmark Cards in Lawrence for 38 years, retiring in 2007. Charles was intensely interested in genealogy tracing his own family back hundreds of years and also ...
Robert (Bob) Raymond Ewald 1931 - 2013
BILLINGS, Mo. - Robert (Bob) Raymond Ewald, 81, passed away on May 2, in Billings, Mo. He was born on July 30, 1931 in Great Bend. On June 4, 1954, he married Shirley Joan Ewald (Wolfe) in Ellinwood. He worked at Blount Industries for 20 years.
Dan Allen Noblitt 1934 - 2013
Dan Allen Noblitt, 78, died May 4 at his home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 16, 1934 in Great Bend, he was the son of George O. and Edith (Marsh) Noblitt. On April 18, 1958 he married Thelma Beebe in Norwalk, Calif. A long time resident of Great Bend, he was most recently employed as a regional manager for Super 8 Motels.
Helen R. Berscheidt 1918 - 2013
BELPRE - Helen R. Berscheidt, 94, died April 19, at the Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Nov. 22, 1918, she was the daughter of Matt and Martha Heinke Maes. On Feb. 4, 1941 she married John N. Berscheidt in Claflin. He passed away in 1974. A lifetime area resident she was a farmwife and an occupational therapist for the Larned State Hospital for 25 years.
