Archive By Section - Birthdays
Warren “Swanee” Johnson 90th
Warren "Swanee" Johnson will celebrate his 90th birthday with a reception/open house from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the Immanuel United Church of Christ, 701 N. Fritz Ave., in Ellinwood.
LaRaine Whelan McLeland 90th
LaRaine Whelan McLeland, of Great Bend, celebrated her 90th birthday last weekend in Wichita with a family dinner.
Fred Meyer 87th
Fred W. Meyer, of Ellinwood, celebrated his 87th birthday on May 28. His family requests a card shower.
Helen Mayers Blado 90th
Helen Mayers Blado of Great Bend, will celebrate her 90th birthday on June 5 with a card shower.
Mary Jo Schenk 80th
Mary Jo Schenk will celebrate her 80th birthday from 1 to 4 p.m. today with a surprise "Come and Go" reception at 3801 McKinney Dr. in Great Bend.
Edward Hearn 80th
Edward Hearn will celebrate his 80th birthday with a family dinner hosted by his family in Emporia. He was born on May 25, 1931 in Kingman. He graduated from Kingman High School in 1949 and served in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1954. In 1955, he married Wilhelmia Roedel in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was the owner and operator of Hearn's Tree Service. He has four children, John Hearn of El Dorado, Jeanette ...
O C McCrary 80th
O C McCrary will celebrate his 80th birthday on May 31. O C was born in a log cabin on Sugar Hill near Lincoln, Ark. to Doc and Zella McCrary. On Oct. 16, 1951, he married Wanza Lou Willis. The couple has six children, 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A career with Halliburton took them to McPherson and Great Bend, where they raised their family. Since retiring to the Ozarks, he is devoted to his passionate love of the great outdoors and the catch of his life, his wife.
Loretta Morgenstern 90th
Loretta Morgenstern will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 31 with a card shower. A long-time resident of Hoisington, she was married to LeRoy Morgenstern on Feb.14, 1942. He died on Oct. 3, 1993. She has six children, 16 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Lenora Margaret Hutton (Budig) 80th
Lenora Margaret Hutton (Budig), will celebrate her 80th birthday from 1 to 4 p.m. today with a surprise "Come and Go" reception at 608 E. Lakeview Drive in Barton Hills.
Lewis baby girl
Jeremy and Melanie Lewis announce the birth of their daughter, Delaney Piper Pace Lewis, on April 24 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She weighed 5 lbs. 6 oz., and was 18 1/2 in. long. She has a big brother, Declan Thomas Tripp Lewis, who is 21 months old.
Lenora Margaret Hutton (Budig) 80th
Lenora Margaret Hutton (Budig), will celebrate her 80th birthday from 1 to 4 p.m. on May 22 with a surprise "Come and Go" reception at 608 E. Lakeview Drive in Barton Hills.
Eleanor Tammen 90th
Eleanor Tammen will celebrate her 90th birthday with a family dinner in McPherson. Eleanor was born on May 10, 1921 near Albert to Fred and Mattie Folkerts Hemken. A resident of Albert, Larned, and Colorado Springs, Colo., she was a nurse's aide and homemaker. On Aug. 27, 1941 she married Leonard Tammen near Albert. He died March 12, 2009. She enjoys music and playing the organ, church activities, traveling, gardening and children. She has two ...
Seyfert 90th
Harold W. Seyfert will celebrate his 90th birthday on May 12 with a card shower. Harold Seyfert was born on May 12 in Barton County. He married Evadine Thorne. She died Dec. 11, 2007. A resident of the Claflin community until relocating to Kidron Bethel Retirement community in 2005, he was a farmer and custodian at Claflin Public Schools. He has three children, Karen DeGrazio of Newton, Dennis Seyfert of McPherson and Cindy Sheffield of ...
Betty Wondra 80th
Betty Wondra will celebrate her 80th birthday on April 29 with a card shower. A long-time resident of rural Great Bend, she was born on April 29, 1931 to Henry and Lena Maneth. On May 15, 1950 she married Robert J. Wondra. He died on Dec. 19, 2009. She has seven children; 22 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Esther Riedl (Gaudreault) Phillips 90th
Esther Riedl (Gaudreault) Phillips will celebrate her 90th birthday with a card shower. A resident of Columbus, formerly of Larned, she was born on May 6, 1921 in Rosell. She has three children, Nancy Evans, Marie Nepple, and James Phillips; and four grandchildren, Phil Evans, Paul Evans, Kelli Brandt, and Julie Frampton.
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Ruth (Shook Pound) Hoard 85th
Ruth (Shook Pound) Hoard will celebrate her 85th birthday with a surprise birthday party from 2 to 4 p.m. on May 26 at the First Presbyterian Church at 24th and Washington in Great Bend. No gifts are requested.
Earl Burroughs 80th
Earl Burroughs of Aurora, Colo. will celebrate his 80th birthday with a surprise Open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on May 25 at the Front Door in Great Bend. Hosts for the event will be his daughter, Anita Burroughs, granddaughter, Erica St. James and grandson Andrew St. James, all of Aurora, Colo. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Vera Burfield 90th
Vera Burfield will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 24 with a card shower.
Violet Kasselman 90th
Violet Kasselman will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on May 25 at the American Legion, 117 E Santa Fe Blvd in Ellinwood. Hosts for the event will be her children, grandchildren and their families.
Louise Gunn 90th
Louise Gunn will celebrate her 90th birthday with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. on May 18 at the First Christian Church, 5230 Broadway in Great Bend. Hosts for the event will be her children, grandchildren and their families. No gifts are requested.
Richard L. Ahlvers 80th
Richard L. Ahlvers will celebrate his 80th birthday with an Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. on May 19 at 37 NW 48 Road in Great Bend. Hosts for the event will be his children, Alicia Ahlvers and Richelle Ahlvers Dolphin and husband Wade.
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