Archive By Section - Obituaries
Ron L. Broadnax 1971-2013
BUSHTON – Ron L. Broadnax, 41, died March 7, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born Oct. 28, 1971 at Kansas City, Kan., the son of Mary Broadnax. He married Rachel Thalmann. He then married Tonya Mills. He is currently married to Michelle Arnold April 7, 2012 at Haysville. He worked for JACAM Chemicals as an account manager. Mr. Broadnax was a Bushton, resident since 2011 coming from Hoisington. He was a member ...
Susan K. Tomrdle 1944 - 2013
HAYS - Susan K. Tomrdle, 68, died March 4, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center. Born July 6, 1944, in Hays, she was the daughter of Richard O. and Rose (Altman) Tomrdle. In 1944, she graduated from Hays High School and received her bachelor of science degree in Education from Fort Hays State College in January, 1966. She taught second grade in Great Bend for many years and also taught in Goodland. Survivors include her ...
Ted Lewis Brown
SUN LAKES, Ariz. - Ted Lewis Brown, 83, died peacefully at home March 7, 2013. He was born in Greenwich and moved to Sun Lakes, Ariz. in 1990 after retiring from a successful career in oil production and banking. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Marguerite; two daughters, Debra and Teresa (Mark); and granddaughter Ashley. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven. A private service will be held. Memorial donations may be ...
Glenn F. Morrison 1929 - 2013
LACROSSE - Glenn F. Morrison, 83, died March 4, 2013 at Rush County Memorial Hospital in LaCrosse.Born July 13, 1929 in Baileyville, he was the son of Lee Dennis and Avis Lee (Mann) Morrison. He was married to Joyce Barker in Great Bend. The couple had four children. A resident of Barton and Rush Counties most of his life, as a young man, he worked at Thies Packing and Meadowgold Dairy. He later owned several ...
Marshall William Mumford, 1921-2013
GREAT BEND - Marshall William Mumford, 91, died March 8, 2013, at the Cherry Village, Great Bend. He was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Atlanta, Kan., the son of James M. and Bonnie Goldie Robinson Mumford. Moving from McPherson in 1950, he was an automotive mechanic at O'Connell Motors, Great Bend. He was of the Methodist faith and served in the United States Army Air Corps. He married Leona Maxine Soft and she preceded him ...
Anna Louise Hejny 1923-2013
OLMITZ – Anna Louise Hejny, 89, died March 6, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe. She was born April 5, 1923 at rural Olmitz, the daughter of Alois & Theresa (Zoth) Schmid. She married Murval L. Hejny Sept. 10, 1947 at Olmitz. He died May 17, 2001. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Hejny was a Gardner, Kansas, resident since 2009, coming from Great Bend, where she had resided since 1998 when they retired. She enjoyed ...
Henry Andrew Kurtz Jr. 1925 - 2013
LARNED - Henry Andrew Kurtz Jr., 87, died March 6, 2013 at his daughter's home in Dodge City. Born Nov. 26, 1925, in Buck Lake District, Iron County, Mich., he was the son of Henry Andrew Sr., and Sophia (Stobie) Kurtz. In 1950 he married Lucille B. Bryant in Chicago, Ill. A longtime resident of Barton and Pawnee Counties, he was an iron ore miner in Michigan, the salt mine at Pawnee Rock, an electrician ...
Frieda M. Weber
LIBERTY, Mo. - Frieda M. Weber, 88, of Liberty passed away March 3, 2013. Frieda was a longtime member of St. James Parish at Liberty. She was also a member of the Railway Women Business Association and volunteered at Liberty Hospital Survivors include sons, Douglas Weber of St. Louis, Mo. and Geoffrey Weber of Liberty; two grandchildren, Kimberly Weber of St. Louis and Elizabeth Weber of Columbia, Mo.; and daughter-in-law, Lynnette Weber. She was preceded ...
Glenn F. Morrison
LA CROSSE - Glenn F. Morrison, 83, died March 4, 2013 at Rush County Memorial Hospital in LaCrosse. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend.
Clarence Richard Horyna 1958-2013
ERIE - Clarence Richard Horyna, 54, died March 4, 2013 at Labette Health, Parsons. He was born Sept. 12, 1958 at Great Bend, the son of Clarence E. and Grace Lucille (Alexander) Horyna.
Raven Ranell Schwindt Dale, 1963-2013
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Raven Ranell Schwindt Dale, 49, did March 2 at home in South Hutchinson. Born March 5, 1963 at Larned, she was the daughter of Keith and Judy (Williams) Schwindt.
Bette M. Billinger 1916 - 2013
HOISINGTON - Bette M. Billinger, 96, died Feb. 28 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. She was born July 30, 1916, the daughter of Fred and Alice Alt. She married the love of her life, Edmund Raymond Billinger, on April 11, 1942, at Tacoma, Wash. He died Oct. 23, 2011. She was a Registered Nurse, working both in hospitals and private practices in the Denver area, until her retirement. Mrs. Billinger had been a Hoisington ...
William “Bill” Schoenhofer 1927 - 2013
LYONS - Surrounded by the love of his family, Bill Schoenhofer, Lyons, 85, returned to God on Feb. 28, 2013. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m. Monday, March 4, at Birzer Funeral Home in Lyons. Parish rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Lyons. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Catholic Church with Father Thomas Leland officiating. Interment will ...
Leroy “Lee” Heikkila 1945 - 2013
Leroy "Lee" Heikkila, 67, died Feb. 28 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born May 8, 1945, at Superior, Wis., to Eino and Alice (Humann) Heikkila. He married Cecilia Ross Sept. 1, 1996, at Great Bend. He was a drug and alcohol addictions counselor at Dream Inc. and worked in construction and painting. Mr. Heikkila had been a Great Bend resident since 1980, coming from Billings, Mont. Lee enjoyed fishing with his grandsons, playing ...
Bill Schoenhofer
LYONS - Bill Schoenhofer, 85, Lyons, died Feb. 28. Birzer Funeral Home in Lyons is in charge of arrangements.
Articles by Section - Obituaries
William “Bill” Berryman 1944-2013
William "Bill" Berryman, 68, died May 12 at his home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 31, 1944, he was the son of William Golden "Bo" and Molly Nelvina (Hill) Berryman. On March 9, 1965, he married Victoria Kay Shoemaker at Newton,
James E. “Jim” Giebler 1927 - 2013
HAYS - James E. "Jim" Giebler, 85, died May 10, at home with family present in Hays. Born June 26, 1927 in Severin, he was the son of James F. and Virginia (Koerner) Giebler. On Sept. 4, 1950, he married Theresa Marie Dinkel in Emmeram.
Christine M. Suchy 1920 - 2013
WICHITA - Christine M. Suchy, 93, died May 9th. A former resident of Great Bend, she was a retired Assistant Manager for Payless Shoes. Christine was an avid gardener and crafter. Her true love was Iris. In 2006 she had an Iris introduced in her honor. Her tenacity for getting through any struggle was her finest quality.
Nettie Alverna (Kittle) Ochs Deines Humburg 1920 - 2013
CALDWELL - Nettie Alverna (Kittle) Ochs Deines Humburg, 92, Caldwell, passed away May 11, at Anthony Community Care Center, after a brief battle with cancer. Born May 23, 1920, in rural Alexander, she was the daughter of John R. and Olive (Buzzard) Kittle. Alverna was a 1939 graduate of Alexander High School. On Sept. 1, 1940 she married Floyd Edward Ochs in Otis. They made their home northwest of Otis. He preceded her in death ...
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.
