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Major Gosser 80th

Major Gosser will celebrate his 80th birthday on April 30 with a card shower.

April 13, 2012 | | Birthdays

Alberta Ledesma celebrated her 80th birthday with a reception/dinner on April 7 in Hoisington. Hosts for the event were her son Herman and wife Nancy and her sister, Gina Zamarripa, all of Great Bend.

April 08, 2012 | | Birthdays

Gladys Apel 80th

Gladys Apel will celebrate her 80th birthday with a Come-and-Go reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 7 at the Great Bend Recreation Center, 1214 Stone. Hosts for the event will be her husband Norman; her children Mike Price from Haysville, Eddie and Terry Price from Great Bend, Bob Price from Cushing, Okla., and Sherri Cox of Derby; and her step-children Gerilyn Hoard and David Apel, both of Salina, Briana Ernst of Henderson, Nev., and Amy Astrab of Derby.

April 01, 2012 | | Birthdays

Wilbur Cotten 91st

Wilbur Cotten will celebrate his 91st birthday with a family dinner.

April 01, 2012 | | Birthdays

Maxine Rogers 101st

Maxine Rogers will celebrate her 101st birthday on March 27 with a card shower.

March 25, 2012 | | Birthdays

Vivian Grossardt 90th

Vivian Grossardt will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at the Claflin United Methodist Church, Third and Hamilton in Claflin. Hosts for the reception will be her children, Jim and Linda Grossardt of Minden, Neb., Joan and Stan Sutton of Topeka, Ted and Gretchen Grossardt of Paris, Ky., and Marie and Dan Bachman of Susank. She has two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

March 18, 2012 | | Birthdays

Bernice Koch 98th

Bernice Koch will celebrate her 98th birthday on March 16 with a card shower.

March 11, 2012 | | Birthdays

Helen Jonas 80th

Helen Jonas will celebrate her 80th birthday on Feb. 29 with a card shower.

February 26, 2012 | | Birthdays

Patricia (Pat) Thorson 90th

Patricia (Pat) Thorson will celebrate her 90th birthday with an Open House from 1 to 3 p.m. on Feb. 26 at Grove Park Club in Ellinwood. Hosts for the event will be her five children, Patty (Rick) Kirkpatrick, Jim Thorson and John Thorson all of Ellinwood, Greg Thorson of Great Bend, and Jeff (Dori) Thorson of Omaha, Neb. She has four grandchildren, Andy (Jen) Kirkpatrick of Ellinwood, Ashley (Derek) Ohl of Manhattan, and TJ LaRocca and Lindsey (AJ) Campbell, all of Omaha, Neb.; and two great-grandchildren Madison Kirkpatrick of Ellinwood, and Oliver Campbell of Omaha, Neb.

February 19, 2012 | | Birthdays

John Detmer 80th

John Detmer will celebrate his 80th birthday on Feb. 21 with a card shower. Born on Feb. 21, 1932 in the Willowdale area, he is a retired farmer and past owner of EQ Muffler. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. On Sept. 5, 1964 he married Helen Debes. He has four children and three grandchildren, Angela and David Maneth and their daughter Mary of Wichita, Connie and Mark Wagner of Danville, Ind., Cheryl and Wayne Kohl and their children, Jessica and John, of Greeley, Colo., and Al Detmer of Greeley, Colo.

February 19, 2012 | | Birthdays

Charles Gustin 80th

Charles Gustin will celebrate his 80th birthday with a card shower. Cards may be sent to 1976 N.W. 100th Ave., Olmitz, Ks. 67564

February 19, 2012 | | Birthdays

Norma Tunks 85th

Norma Tunks of Great Bend will celebrate her 85th birthday with a card shower. Norma was born on Feb. 20, 1927, in Concordia. She is married to Delbert Tunks. They have three children, Gene Tunks of Commerce, Okla., Karen and Don Magill of Kansas City, and Kathy and Tim Miller of Great Bend; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

February 12, 2012 | | Birthdays

Alan K. Oeser 70th

Alan K. Oeser of Claflin will celebrate his 70 birthday on Feb. 19 with a family dinner. Helping him celebrate will be his wife of 49 years Sheila (Heinz) Oeser; two sisters Kathey and husband Lee Carlisle of Holyrood and Sherry Oeser and daughter Meianna of Portland, Ore.; four children, Allison Layne of Stafford, Chris and Debbie Oeser, Phil and Raylette and Jon and Jane Oeser, all of Claflin; his seven grandchildren, PFC Jordan Keenan of Augusta, Ga., Chandler Keenan of Sterling, Bethany and Taylor Oeser and Lawson, Lexi and Lauren, all of Claflin; his four step-granddaughters, Kristi and husband ...

February 12, 2012 | | Birthdays

Harold (Doc) Stone 90th

Harold (Doc) Stone of Ellinwood will celebrate his 90th birthday with a card shower. He was born on Feb. 19, 1922, to Joshua and Georgia Stone in Cedar Vale. He served during World War II as a captain in the 7th Station Hospital as a dental officer. In August 1949 he came to Ellinwood to begin his dental practice. On June 22, 1953, he married Mary Lois Malone in Ellinwood. He retired from his dental practice in 1988. His children are Taylor and Yvonne Stone of Wichita, and Carol and Tim of Aurora, Colo. He has three grandchildren, Jessalyn, Garrett ...

February 12, 2012 | | Birthdays