Archive By Section - Obituaries
Linda S. Gleason 1955 - 2011
ST. JOHN - Linda S. Gleason, 56, died May 24 in rural Stafford County. Born March 24, 1955, in Belleville, she was the daughter of Kenneth E. and Shirley J. (Kindler) Reynolds. A resident of St. John since 1985, she was a teacher for the USD 350 St. John-Hudson school system, a 1973 graduate of Galesburg High School in Galesburg, Ill., and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from Western Illinois ...
Harry S. Witterstaetter, III 1933 - 2011
HOISINGTON - Harry S. Witterstaetter, III, 78, died May 27 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 17, 1933 at Texarkana, Texas, the son of Harry S. and Hollis (Kegley) Witterstaetter, Jr.
Wayne Elden Hanna 1938 - 2011
ELLINWOOD - Wayne Elden Hanna, 73, died on May 7. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. on June 4 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Bentley with U.S. Army military honors with the Rev. Bill Johnson officiating.
Maxton Foster Burkey 2011
WICHITA - Maxton Foster Burkey, two months, died May 26 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born March 31, 2011 at Wichita. His parents are Kevin and Kelci (Boxberger) Burkey of Wichita. Although his life was cheated in time, he immensely impacted the lives of his loving family. Always squirming, he enjoyed baths, having his hair brushed, and snuggling with his mommy and daddy. He was a very happy, content baby of God.
Allison Dianne Hicks Owens 1971-2011
Allison Dianne Hicks Owens 1971-2011 TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Allison Dianne Hicks Owens, 40, passed away May 21, 2011 in a fatal car wreck. She was born March 25, 1971 in Great Bend, the daughter of Donald and Christy Hicks. She married Melvin (Butch) Owens in April 2001, and he preceded Allison in death on August 26, 2007, in Columbus, Miss. Survivors include three children, Cierrah, Matthew and Amber; parents, Donald and Christy Hicks, Branson, Mo.; ...
Bobby Gene Arnold 1933-2011
Bobby Gene Arnold 1933-2011 ANDERSON, Mo. - Bobby Gene Arnold, 78, died May 23, 2011 at his home. He was born January 26, 1933 in Hoisington, the son of the late Alfred Edward and Rosa Faye (Lacy) Arnold. He was a 1951 graduate of Anderson High School. He married Bettie Lou Johnson June 1, 1952. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army during the Korean War as a forward observer Staff Sergeant ...
Caroline A. Hoffman 1931-2011
Caroline A. Hoffman 1931-2011 CLAFLIN - Caroline A. Hoffman, 80, died May 24, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born January 10, 1931, at Great Bend, the daughter of Louis G. and Elizabeth (Johanning) Birzer. She married Anthony "Tony" A. Hoffman June 1, 1950 at Hoisingon. He died October 7, 2010. She was a lifetime Hoisington and Claflin area resident. She was a former member St. Catherine Catholic Church and Christian Mothers of ...
Jeffrey T. Gleason
Jeffrey T. Gleason ST. JOHN - Jeffrey T. Gleason, 17, died May 24 in rural Stafford County. Service are pending with Minnis Chapel, St. John
Linda S. Gleason
Linda S. Gleason ST. JOHN - Linda S. Gleason, 56, died May 24 in rural Stafford County. Service are pending with Minnis Chapel in St. John.
Raymond Joseph Berens 1938 - 2011
Raymond Joseph Berens 1938 - 2011 RUSSELL - Raymond Joseph Berens, 73, died May 23, at his home in Russell. He was born January 13, 1938, at Walker, Kansas, the son of Herman W. and Sophie (Windholz) Berens. On Nov. 24, 1962, he married Joan Marie (Pivonka), in Ellinwood. She died April 19, 1999. A lifetime resident of the Russell area, he was a farmer and dairyman until 1990. He moved into Russell in 1998. ...
Melba J. Helm Sunley, 1928-2011
GREAT BEND - Melba J. Helm Sunley, 82, died May 24 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend.
Caroline A. Hoffman
CLAFLIN - Caroline A. Hoffman, 80, died May 24 at Clara Barton Hospital. Services are pending with Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington.
Shirley Ann Peters 1928 - 2011
Shirley Ann Peters, 83, died May 23 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born April 1, 1928 in Ulysses, she was the daughter of Lamont and Marcella (Crebs) Rowland. On April 5, 1991 she married G. Darrell Peters in Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend since 1945, coming from Burrton, she was a secretary and bookkeeper for Peters Drilling Company.
Robert “Bob” K. Littrell 1928 - 2011
w/pic and flag Robert "Bob" K. Littrell 1928 - 2011 HOISINGTON - Robert "Bob" K. Littrell, 83, died May 22, at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. Born April 7, 1928 in Hoisington, he was the son of George D. and Gladys M. (Vandenberg) Littrell. On June 20, 1950 he married Betty Arlene Durand in Hoisington. She died on May 22, 2001. A lifetime resident of Hoisington, he was employed as ...
Melinda Thomas 1951-2011
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. - Melinda Thomas, 59, former Hays resident, died May 19, at Pikes Peak Hospice of Colorado Springs, Colo. Born Oct. 27, 1951, in Hays, she was the daughter of Severin S. and Marie (Riedel) Leiker. In 1969, she graduated from Marian High School in Hays. On June 4, 1976, she married Dale L. Thomas in Kansas. She was a homemaker. She made her home in Woodland Park, Colo. and spent a ...
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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.
Joyce Fae Nye
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Joyce Fae Nye, 86, joined her family in heaven on March 5, 2013, in Oklahoma City. Born in Oakley, she was the eldest of seven children born to Charles Verner Fechner and Thelma Irene Walker Fechner. Joyce loved to read and as a child spent many hours rocking a cradle with her foot while losing herself in the pages of her favorite books. She met her future husband, Harold R. Nye, ...
