Archive By Section - Obituaries
Stacey Dawn Martin 1961 - 2011
Stacey Dawn Martin, 50, died Sept. 8 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. She was born Aug. 3, 1961, at Dodge City, the daughter of Don and Cherie (Nickell) Martin. A Great Bend resident for 30 years, coming from Dodge City, she worked for Central Kansas Medical Center as a phlebotomist. Ms. Martin was of the Christian faith. She was an avid hunter and fisherman, and loved all animals. She was ...
Eula Illene Smith 1922 - 2011
COPELAND - Eula Illene Smith was born April 5, 1922. She died Sept. 7 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Sept. 9, 2011#
Megan E. Escalante 1981 - 2011
HOISINGTON - Megan E. Escalante, 30, died Sept. 6 in Reno County. She was born Jan. 13, 1981, at Russell, the daughter of John M. and Catherine R. (Munk) Debes. She married Chris Escalante on July 19, 2008, at Topeka. She worked for Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington as a Medical Lab Scientist. She grew up in Hoisington, lived in Topeka for 11 years, and moved back to Hoisington in 2010. <p ...
John G. Adams 1927 - 2011
CHASE - John G. Adams, 84, died Sept. 7 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 29, 1927, at Lathem, the son of Roy J. and Gladys Goldie McCarty Adams. He married Vera M. Pfannenstiel on Sept. 10, 1957, at Great Bend. A former oil field pumper, he was a longtime Chase resident, and he moved to Lyons in 2010. Mr. Adams was a member of the former ...
Joseph Meier 1932 - 2011
LARNED - Joseph Meier, 79, died Sept. 6, 2011 at Larned Healthcare Center. He was born Jan. 24, 1932 in Hays, the son of Edward and Pauline Leiker Meier. A resident of Larned since 1966, he was a retired custodian at Phinney Elementary School in Larned. On Sept. 13, 1961, he married Coletta M. Ostrander. Mr. Meier was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Larned. Survivors include a son, Dennis Meier and ...
Megan E. Escalante 1981-2011
HOISINGTON - Megan E. Escalante, 30, died Sept. 6, 2011 in Reno County. She was born Jan. 13, 1981 at Russell, the daughter of John M. and Catherine R. (Munk) Debes. She married Chris Escalante July 19, 2008 at Topeka. She worked for Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington as a medical lab scientist. Megan grew up in Hoisington and lived in Topeka for 11 years before returning to to Hoisington in 2010. She was a ...
Kevin Damein Gilbert 1992 - 2011
Kevin Damein Gilbert, 18, died Sept. 5 at his home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 18, 1992 in Wichita, he was the son of Scott Gilbert and Betsy Murphy. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, he lived with his grandparents. He was employed recently for Hendrick's Exotic Animal Farm. His passions included golfing, fishing, chess, four-wheeling, and target shooting.
Lou Ann (Weeks) Hinze 1954 - 2011
CLARKSTON, Mich. - Lou Ann (Weeks) Hinze, 56, died Sept. 3 at her residence. Born Oct. 15, 1954 in Hoisington, she was the daughter of Glenn E. Weeks and Beulah (Woodyard) Weeks. On June 15, 1984, she married Charles Hinze in Troy, Mich. He survives. A Clarkston, Mich. resident since 1984, she was formerly of Russell County.
Jerome Joseph Younger 1933 - 2011
EMPORIA - Jerome Joseph Younger, 77, died Sept. 4 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Born on Sept. 30, 1933, in Hoisington, he was the son of Martin and Anna (Lauber) Younger. On Sept. 15, 1962, he married Barbara Redman at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia. She survives at the home. He attended high school at Hoisington High. In 1960, he graduated from the Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, where he received ...
Gary J. Christiansen 1947 - 2011
Gary J. Christiansen, 63, died Sept. 3 at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita. Born Oct. 1, 1947 in Vallejo, Calif., he was the son of Gerald and Nadine (Amerine) Christiansen. On Dec. 1, 1992 he married Judy L. Green in Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Barton County, he was a self-employed carpet layer.
Jared David Axman 1990 - 2011
EUDORA - Jared David Axman, 21, died Sept. 3 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 14, 1990, in Great Bend, he was the son of David A. and Cynthia K. Stricker Axman. In 2011, he graduated from Lawrence Free State High School. Jared had recently become involved with Cottonwood, Inc.
Jerry L. Kaiser 1950-2011
ELLINWOOD – Jerry L. Kaiser, 61, died Sept. 3, 2011, at Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood.
Linda Marqueling 1943-2011
Linda Marqueling, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 4, at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. Born Aug. 26, 1943, at Fort Scott, she was the daughter of Ralph and Edna (Talbot) Whiteside.
Wendell Wayne Fertig 1925-2011
GARFIELD – Wendell Wayne Fertig, 86, died Sept. 3, 2011, at the Medicalodge, Kinsley. He was born June 10, 1925 in Garfield; the son of Frank Abraham and Freda Blume Fertig. A lifetime area resident he was a farmer. He was of the Christian Faith. On April 3, 1955, he married Patty Jane Blackburn at Larned. She died June 30, 1998. Survivors include: A cousin, Jeff Fertig, Larned; a nephew, Chad Blackburn, Wichita; his companion, ...
Louise Marie Besperat 1932-2011
TIMKIN – Louise Marie Besperat, 79, of Timken died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was born Jan. 11, 1932, in rural Bison, the daughter of Casper and Mary (Schmidt) Jacobs. She was a lifelong resident of Rush County.
Articles by Section - Obituaries
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, ...
Charles A. "Jack" Wesley 1949 - 2013
Charles A. "Jack" Wesley, 63, died April 30 at Great Bend Regional Hospital.
