May 16 , 2008
Winifred Victoria Jessie (Hudspith) Rouse 1913 - 2008
SUSSEX, England — Winifred Victoria Jessie (Hudspith) Rouse, 94, died following a severe stroke in Worthing Hospital, Sussex, England, on May 11. The daughter of Herbert and Victoria Hudspith, Auntie Winnie, as she was known by her nieces and nephews, was born Sept. 7, l913, in London, England.
The Hudspiths’ third child, her two brothers, Stanley and Herbert predeceased her, as did her parents, and her husband, the Rev. Harold Rouse. The couple was married later in life and there were no children. Before World War II, Winnie worked as a nanny and at a large London crèche, among the very poor. During the war, she was a secretary in London.
Later, she owned and operated a small hotel in Surrey, serving teas and her own delicious homemade cakes for morning coffees and afternoon teas.
As all the Hudspith family, she was raised as a member of the Congregational Church.
She was also predeceased by one nephew, John Hudspith.
Winnie is survived by her caretaker and friend for many years, Ruth Fisher; one sister, Marjorie Harrington of Great Bend; one nephew, Peter McCallum of Wichita; and five nieces, Brenda Kelley (Tom) of Grand Junction, Colo., Rosalind Neeland (Dennis) of Great Bend, and Angela Atkins (Gerald), Vickie Ward (Brian), and Laurie Sandercock (Conrad), all of England.
Cremation and a memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 20.
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 16, 2008*
May 15 , 2008
Truman Lee “T.L.” McFann 1930 - 2008
CLAFLIN — Truman Lee “T.L.” McFann, 77, died May 13 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. Born Sept. 21, 1930, at Virgil, he was the son of Leo Leslie and Bertha (Proehl) McFann. He worked as a meter technician in Pawnee Rock for K-N Energy Gas Company. He was a lifetime resident of Barton County. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the Army Signal Corps.
Mr. McFann was a member of the United Methodist Church, Claflin.
Survivors include three daughters, Marcia Bouker and Susan Brown, both of Hays, and Julie Lange of Baraboo, Wis.; four sons, Dean McFann of Scott City, Clay McFann and Glen McFann, both of Rozel, and Hoyt McFann of Great Bend; a special friend, Doris Smith, of Claflin; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Rachel Kerschner.
A special prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Claflin Cemetery, with the Rev. Gene Langhofer officiating. Military graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post 7428 and American Legion Post 248. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial donations for the United Methodist Church or for the charity or organization of the donor’s choice may be made in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home*
415 North Main/Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 15, 2008
Robert R. Smith 1914 - 2008
Robert R. Smith, 93, of Great Bend, died May 14 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. Born Dec. 11, 1914, at Hoisington, he was the son of Herbert and Mayme (Tromer) Smith. He married Margaret Murphy on Oct. 11, 1946, at Great Bend. She survives. He was a retired brakeman/conductor for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. A lifetime resident of the Hoisington and Great Bend area, he was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Coast Guard.
Mr. Smith was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend; a former member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and VFW Post 7428, both of Hoisington. He was a former chairman of the board of the Great Bend Commission on Aging; active in the Barton County Historical Society, and in Friends of the Library, Great Bend; he served for 13 years on the Hoisington City Council; was local and assistant general chairman for the United Transportation Union and served as a representative for Barton County in the Silver Haired Legislature for six years.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, of Great Bend, include three sons, Dennis Smith of Gainesville, Fla., Terry Smith of Salina and Mark Smith of Shadyside, Md.; four daughters, Sharon Schremmer of Wichita, Linda Whitt of Hutchinson, and Jan Morgenstern and Mary Dumler, both of Hoisington; 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tremor Smith, and a great-grandchild, Kirsten Ochs.
A special vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington, with Father Dwight Birket and Father Ultan Murphy officiating. Burial will be at the St. John Church Cemetery, Hoisington, with military rites conducted by VFW Post 7428 and American Legion Post 286. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Foundation in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home*
415 North Main/Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 15, 2008
Alice M. Harris 1921 - 2008
LARNED — Alice M. Harris, 87, died May 9 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. Born May 8, 1921, in Burdett, she was the daughter of Curtis D. and Blanche Hayward Smith. She married Orbin G. Harris in Hutchinson on April 18, 1954. He died June 27, 1977. A longtime resident of Larned, she was a homemaker.
Mrs. Harris was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Larned.
Survivors include three brothers, Dwight L. Smith of Larned, Clarence R. Smith of San Diego, Calif., and Maurice R. Smith of Cloudcroft, N.M.; two sisters, Eleanor M. Adams of Larned and Lola Shannon of Springfield, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Bernard D. Smith, Harold W. Smith and Clyde E. Smith, and a sister, Helen E. Halling.
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Chapel in Larned with Pastor Bill Fitzgerrel presiding. Inurnment will be in the Larned Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday to sign a register at Morell Funeral Home in Larned. Memorials may be sent to the First United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left at www.morellfuneralhomellc.com.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Morell Funeral Home*
P.O. Box 124
Larned, KS 67550-0124
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 15, 2008
May 14 , 2008
Robert Lee (Bob) Schroeder 1928 - 2008
BOULDER, Colo. — Bob Schroeder of Boulder, Colo., died (or as he wanted his obituary to read, “kicked the bucket”) on May 11, of metastatic prostate cancer at the HospiceCare Center in Louisville, Colo. He was 80 years old. He never lost his irreverent sense of humor or his zest for life. He was born March 19, 1928, during a spring snowstorm on a ranch near Albert, to William Lester and Maisie May Schroeder. He married Joan Conover in Great Bend on Nov. 21, 1953.
He graduated from high school in Great Bend and earned a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Tennessee, where he enjoyed the fellowship of his brothers in the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He received a graduate degree in Spanish and international management from the American Institute for Foreign Trade in Glendale, Ariz.
At the end of World War II he served for two years in the U.S. Navy Construction Battalion, known as Seabees, in the Philippines. Bob had a lengthy career in sales and management, living overseas with Armco International, a steel company. His first assignment was in Maracaibo, Venezuela; followed by Caracas, Venezuela; Barcelona, Spain; Puerto Rico; Bogota, Colombia; and Sydney, Australia.
He retired early to Boulder, and learned to ski. He enjoyed hiking in the mountains and bicycling on the Boulder bike paths. Also, after retirement he continued traveling and keeping in touch with the friends he had made in many places.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, of Boulder; a daughter, Lauren Carpenter, of Philadelphia, Pa.; and a son, Kurt Schroeder, of San Francisco. He was very proud of his grandchildren, Meredith Carpenter, studying at Stanford, and Russell Carpenter at SUNY (State University of New York), Binghamton, N.Y.
Respecting his wishes, no services will be held. Cremation has occurred and the family will dispose of his ashes at a later date. Memorial gifts may be made to HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties, 2594 Trailridge Drive East, Lafayette, CO 80026. Please share thoughts, memories and condolences at dailycamera.com/legacy.
Funeral arrangements provided by
M.P. Murphy & Associates*
Funeral Directors
4984 Idylwild Trail
Boulder, CO 80301
303-530-4111
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 14, 2008
Truman Lee McFann 1930 - 2008
CLAFLIN — Truman Lee McFann, 77, died May 13 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 21, 1930. Service arrangements are pending with Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, and will be announced.
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 14, 2008
May 13 , 2008
David G. Imler 1944 - 2008
On Saturday evening, May 10, our Heavenly Father called David G. Imler, 63, of Great Bend, home. He passed away at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. David Galen Imler was born at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, 1944, in Nuckolls County, near Superior, Neb. He was welcomed by not only his parents Galen and Marcile Earnestine Imler but an older sister Sharlene and big brother Ernie. In all, the Imlers had 12 siblings. David grew up around Superior. In 1962 he left school and joined the U.S. Navy. Boot camp was in San Diego, Calif. He completed his education in the Navy. While serving his country he met and married Carolyn “Elaine” Estrada on May 28, 1964, in Chula Vista, Calif. She survives. He was a retired truck driver for Koch Industries. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1981, coming from Lincoln, Kan.
Mr. Imler was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, a life member of VFW Post 7428, Hoisington, and of Eagles Lodge No. 646 and American Legion Argonne Post 180, both of Great Bend. He loved his family, life and camping with family and friends. He didn’t know any strangers, only knew them as friends.
He leaves behind his wife, Elaine, of the home; four sons, Jerry Imler and wife Treasa of Olmitz, Dan Imler and wife Barbara, and Roy Imler, all of Lawton, Okla., and Glenn Imler of Great Bend; two daughters, Angelina Langen of Great Bend and Tuesday Noonan of Pawnee Rock; his mother, Marcile Imler of Hardy, Neb.; two brothers, Gary Imler and wife Judy of Pittsfield, Mass., and Kirk Imler of Cuba, Kan.; three sisters, Sharlene Taylor of Ajo, Ariz., Mary Gruszka and husband Joseph of Mankato and Teresa Dyke and husband Terry of Cuba, Kan.; two brothers-in-law, Gene Estrada of Stroud, Okla., and Robert Estrada of San Diego; a sister-in-law, Ramona Jones and husband Dennis of Shafner, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Bill, Kasi, Alysia and Matthew of Lawton, Okla., and Taylor, Paige and Jessica of Great Bend; one stepgrandchild, Derrick; and one stepgreat-grandchild, Devan. He was preceded in death by four infant children, his father, five brothers, Sherman Dean Imler, Edwin Ray Imler, Lonn Boyd Imler, Ernie Imler and Dennis Dale Imler; and a sister, Janet Mae Schnopp.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend, with the Rev. Dick Ogle officiant. Interment will be at the Golden Belt Cemetery, Great Bend, with military honors conducted by a U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Donations to the David G. Imler Memorial Fund may be made in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 13, 2008
Velda Foster Pfister 1906 - 2008
LARNED — Velda Foster Pfister, 101, died May 10 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. She was born Oct. 26, 1906, in Pawnee Rock, the daughter of Melvin B. and Ella Cooper Foster. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker and a registered nurse.
Mrs. Pfister was a member of the United Methodist Church of Pawnee Rock, Daughters of the American Revolution and 20th Century Club. She graduated from the Halstead School of Nursing in 1928. On Oct. 28, 1929, she married Cecil A. Pfister of Pawnee Rock. He died Oct. 18, 1969.
Survivors include a granddaughter, Kim Murrison, and two great-grandchildren, Alicia Murrison and Cody Murrison, both of Louisville, Ky.; a son-in-law, Jim Oliverson, Louisville, Ky.; a sister-in-law, Maxine Foster, Pawnee Rock; a nephew, Bob Foster, Larned; and a niece, Kathleen Foster, Hutchinson. She was preceded in death by a daughter, C. Verdell Oliverson, a brother, Doyle Foster, and twin sisters.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with the Rev. Bill Fitzgerrel presiding. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Pawnee Rock Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association in care of the mortuary. Condolences may be left and this notice viewed at www. beckwithmortuary.com.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Beckwith Mortuary*
916 Main
P.O. Box 477
Larned, KS 67550
620-285-2121
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 13, 2008
Dr. Stanford D. Splitter 1919 - 2007
OAKLAND, Calif. — Dr. Stanford D. Splitter, 88, died Oct. 20 in Oakland. He was born Jan. 19, 1919, near Lorraine, to Louis B. and Anna Kroesch Splitter. On Dec. 11, 1943, he married Janet Stoltenberg in Kansas City. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1940 and from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1944. A physician, he started a medical practice in Berkeley, Calif., in 1950, retiring in 1991. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, serving in Panama.
Survivors include his wife, Dr. Janet Splitter of Oakland, Calif.; a brother, Earl Splitter of Plantation, Fla.; three nephews, Dr. Gary Splitter, Melvin Splitter and Wayne Mehl; and three nieces, Rosalie Splitter, Marianne Splitter and Eleanor Splitter. He was preceded in death by brothers Karl and Vernon, a sister, Ethel Mehl, and nieces Clarissa Splitter Pound and Ann Marie Mehl Thomas.
A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Lorraine, with the Rev. George Redington presiding. Inurnment will be in the First Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 426 17th St., Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94612.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Parsons Funeral Home*
P.O. Box 45
Ellsworth, KS 67439
785-472-3861
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 13, 2008
May 11 , 2008
Bernice Whelan 1928 – 2008
NEWTON — Bernice Whelan, 79, died May 8 at the Village Shalom in Overland Park. She was born Nov. 13, 1928, at Dodge City to Albert and Edna (Buhrle) Kregar. On Aug. 2, 1948, she married Cecil Whelan. He preceded her in death on June 6, 1984. Bernice moved to Newton in 1967 from Great Bend. Bernice was a homemaker and also worked as a legal secretary and food demonstrator at Dillons. She tole painted for many years and also loved to be outside gardening and doing yard work with her husband. Bernice greatly looked forward to spending time with her loving family and many friends.
Mrs. Whelan was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Newton.
She is survived by her daughter, Yvette Stark of Overland Park; a son, Michael Whelan of Great Bend; two sisters, Lucille Hendrickson of Liberal and Ruth Pittel of Hollister, Calif.; Three grandchildren, Machaela Whelan, Kinnat Whelan and Kyra Stark.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Newton with the Rev. Dean Von Stroh presiding. The casket will be open prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made out to Kansas City Hospice or The American Cancer Society in Care of Petersen Funeral Home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Petersen Funeral Home*
215 North Main
Newton, KS 67114
316 283-2525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 11, 2008
Carl Soden 1915 – 2008
Carl Soden, 92, of Great Bend, died May 8 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. He was born May 21, 1915, at Hardy, Ark., the son of James Walter and Mahala Elizabeth Brummit Soden. He married Dorothy O. Brueggaman Dec. 21, 1946, in Mission. She survives. He was a schoolteacher and also started the Great Bend Recreation Center here, retiring in 1981. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1949, moving here from Coffeyville. He was a World War II Army/Navy veteran, attaining the rank of lieutenant.
Mr. Soden was a member of St. John Episcopal Church, Rotary, The American Legion and VFW in Great Bend. He was a charter member of Kansas Parks and Recreation, and was a past president and a member of the Hall of Fame. He was a graduate of Caney High School and is a member of that school’s Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Emporia State University Alumni and of Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity. Survivors, in addition to his wife, of the home, include a daughter, Doris Butler, M.D., Wichita, and four grandchildren, Erika, Karen Beth, Kirsten and Derek. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sara “Sally” Johann Soden, one brother, Cecil Soden, and two sisters, Helen Eagle and Ann Emerson.
A graveside memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Great Bend Cemetery, with Father Mark Cowell officiant. Inurnment will take place at that time, with military rites conducted by a Fort Riley Honor Guard. There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Donations to memorial funds for the Great Bend Recreation Commission or for Barton County Community College Foundation for the benefit of the History Department may be made in care of Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 11, 2008
May 9 , 2008
Erma V. Moore 1926 - 2008
Erma V. Moore, 81, of Great Bend, died May 7 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born June 4, 1926, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of William F. and Gladys Myers Willard. She married Luther Moore, Jr., on March 12, 1950, at Great Bend. He died March 16, 1981. A homemaker, she was a lifetime resident of Great Bend. She was a member of the Great Bend High School graduating Class of 1944.
Mrs. Moore was a member of First Christian Church, Great Bend, where she served as an elder, deacon, Sunday school teacher and on various other committees, and she was a board member of the Great Bend Boys Home. Erma loved the Lord and loved her family. Her greatest joy was watching her grandchildren grow up.
Survivors include a son, Lane Moore, and wife LaDonna, of Great Bend; two daughters, Leesa Butler and husband Roger, of Great Bend, and Libbie Moore of Leawood; six grandchildren, Aubree Moore and fiancé David Miller, of Nashville, Tenn., Jesse Moore and wife Meghan of Bartlesville, Okla., Lacey Moore of Dallas, Texas, Breanna Ramirez and husband Fernando, and Skyler Butler, all of Kansas City, Mo., and Cade Butler of Lawrence; and one great-grandson, Elian Ramirez. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Lloyd Wilhite, Neil Willard, Harold Willard and Jack Willard.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church, Great Bend, with the Rev. William F. Johnson officiant. Interment will be at the Great Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday with the family to receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend. Memorial donations to First Christian Church for its Building Fund or Scholarship Fund may be made in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 9, 2008
Alan Weber 1938 - 2008
COLDWATER — Alan Weber, 69, died May 7 at his home in Coldwater. He was born Nov. 3, 1938, in Protection, the son of Frank and Laurine (Schesser) Weber. He married Lovella Cusick on Oct. 14, 1977, at WaKeeney. He was the head mechanic and co-owner of Coldwater Motor Company in Coldwater for 42 years. He was a lifetime resident of Comanche County. He attended Coldwater Grade School and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1956. He was trained as a technical specialist by the Ford Motor Co.
Mr. Weber was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Coldwater Lions Club, both of Coldwater.
Survivors include his wife, of Coldwater; one brother, Charles A. Weber of Marion, Iowa; two sisters, Gena “Kathy” Hoover of Emporia and Jane Hoff of Claflin; four stepchildren, Darrell Cusick of Newton, Diana Gordon of Ashland, Terry Cusick of San Antonio, Texas, and Ramon Cusick of Danville, Ind.; nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater, with the Rev. Dennis Carter presiding. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery, Coldwater. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to South Wind Hospice in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home
Box 417
Coldwater, KS 67029
620-582-2154
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 9, 2008
May 8 , 2008
Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Gilpin 1926 - 2008
EUFAULA, Okla. — Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Gilpin, 81, of Eufaula, Okla., passed away quietly surrounded by family on May 1, at Jordan’s Nursing Home, Bridgman, Mich. She was born in Scandia on Dec. 19, 1926, to Archie B. and Ida E. Carpenter. She married Robert L. Gilpin on Oct. 6, 1946, in Claflin. Mary Lou was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She loved to read, knit, crochet and quilt. Up until her stroke, she was very active in her quilting club. Mary Lou made quilts for armed service soldiers, travel bags for foster children and fabric books for Alzheimer’s patients.
Mary Lou is survived by her husband of 61 years, Robert “Bob” Gilpin; their daughter, Bobbe Lou Gilpin of Baroda, Mich.; their son, Bruce L. (Diana) Gilpin of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; their granddaughters, Jennifer Gilpin of Newton Grove, N.C., Stephanie (Hal) Hillcher of Mooresville, N.C., and Michelle (George) Worthington of Fort Mill, S.C.; great-granddaughter, Elyse Worthington; and sister, Lorraine (L.B.) Hammer.
Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Home or the Humane Society. Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan, is handling arrangements for the family.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Hoven Funeral Home*
414 E. Front
Buchanan, MI 49107
269-695-2363
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 8, 2008
Erma V. Moore 1926 - 2008
Erma V. Moore, 81, of Great Bend, died May 7 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. She was born June 4, 1926. Service arrangements are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend, and will be announced.
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 8, 2008
Christina M. Gerritzen 1919 - 2008
ODIN — Christina M. Gerritzen, 88, died May 7 at Cherry Village Residential Care in Great Bend. Born July 17, 1919, in Gloensvdralk, Holland, she was the daughter of John and Christina Derks Langenweld. When she came to the United States she was a housekeeper for Father Cornelius Leunissen in Odin. She married Albert H. Gerritzen on Aug. 23, 1953, in Odin. He died Nov. 23, 1987. A longtime resident of Odin, coming from Holland, she became a U.S. citizen on Jan. 15, 1957.
Mrs. Gerritzen was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church and Altar Society, both in Odin.
Survivors include a brother, William Langenweld of Holland; two sisters, Lies Brands and Gertrude Nauts, both of Holland; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Odin with Father Dwight Birket officiating. Burial will be at the Holy Family Cemetery in Odin. Friends may visit from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday with a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. followed by an Altar Society rosary at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Holy Family Cemetery Fund. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home*
415 N. Main
P.O. Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 8, 2008
May 7 , 2008
Eleanor Marie Hickel 1923 - 2008
Eleanor Marie Hickel, 85, of Great Bend, died May 6 at Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. She was born April 28, 1923, at Odin, the daughter of Fred and Anna Kirmer Zorn. She married William Hickel on Sept. 28, 1941, at Odin. He died Nov. 30, 1986. She had worked for Suburban Cleaners for more than 20 years, and was a lifetime resident of Barton County.
Mrs. Hickel was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Altar Society and formerly a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church of Hoisington.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Teichmann of Great Bend and Karen Hatfield of Manhattan; five brothers, Leonard Zorn of Claflin, Elmer Zorn of Hoisington, Alvin Zorn of Smith Center, Edwin Zorn of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Gerald Zorn of Great Bend; four sisters, Matilda Schremmer and Ann Schremmer, both of Hoisington, Marion Schroeder of Newton and Helen Holliday of Inman; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Frank Zorn, Bernard Zorn and Richard Zorn, and one sister, Margaret Steiner.
An Altar Society Rosary will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend. A vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, with Father Floyd McKinney officiant. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at the St. John Catholic Cemetery, Hoisington. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Donations to a memorial fund for the Holy Family School Endowment Fund may be made in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 7, 2008
Louise Mace Vice 1915 - 2008
ST. JOHN — Louise Mace Vice, 93, of St. John, died May 5 at Leisure Homestead, St. John. Born Feb. 16, 1915, at Macksville, she was the daughter of Frank Olin and Elisabeth (Hendrickson) Mace. A lifelong resident of Stafford County, she was a homemaker and a graduate of St. John High School in 1934. On Dec. 12, 1933, she married Cecil Eldon Vice at Lyons. He preceded her in death.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star and Daughters of the American Revolution, all of St. John.
Survivors include three daughters, Carmen Sue Gard, Wichita, Karen Irey, Norman, Okla., and JoAnne Massey, St. John; a brother, Lloyd Eldon Mace, Spokane, Wash.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a son, Keith.
Graveside Service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John, with Pastor Ron Moser presiding. Visitation will be on from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Memorials are to South Wind Hospice or First United Methodist Church in care of Minnis Chapel.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Minnis Chapel, Inc.
P.O. Box 34
St. John, KS 67576
1-620-786-9440
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 7, 2008
Jim L. Hogan 1938 - 2008
GARDNER — Jim L. Hogan, 69, died April 18 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe. Born Sept. 13, 1938, at Great Bend, he was the son of Marvin J. and Elsie M. Hickel Hogan. He married Jane A. Brunner on Aug. 1, 1987, at Topeka. She survives. He was in sales for the banking industry. He was a veteran.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, of the home, include his mother, Elsie Hogan of Great Bend; a son, Kelly Hogan of Broken Arrow, Okla.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and by a son, Scott Hogan.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, with Father Reginald A. Urban officiant. Inurnment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Donations to a memorial fund for Golden Belt Humane Society may be made in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 7, 2008
Juanita Ruth (Hensley) Myers 1924 - 2008
BELLA VISTA, Ark. — Juanita Ruth (Hensley) Myers, 83, of Bella Vista, died May 4 at her home. She was born June 17, 1924, in Cowley County, to Lee R. Hensley and Ruth (Pack) Hensley. She moved to Bella Vista from Great Bend in 2003.
Mrs. Myers was a member of the Judson American Baptist Church of Bella Vista.
Survivors include her husband, Roy L. Myers of Bella Vista; two sons, Roy Lynn Myers and wife, Jackie, of Great Bend, and David L. Myers of Portsmouth, N.H.; three brothers, Edward Hensley and wife, Arlene, of Ocala, Fla., Danny Hensley and wife, Marilyn, of Liberty, Texas, and Bill Hensley of Lombard, Ill.; one sister, Shirley Bradford and husband, Wendell, of Harriman, Tenn.; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, a sister, a niece and a daughter-in-law.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Judson American Baptist Church, 1702 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark., with the Rev. Harry Hensley officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church, at P.O. Box 3029, Bella Vista, AR 72715. On-line condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory*
2258 Forest Hills Blvd.
Bella Vista, AR 72715
479-855-1611
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 7, 2008
Duane L. Deutsch 1945 - 2008
HOISINGTON — Duane L. Deutsch, 63, died May 2 at his residence in Hoisington. Born March 31, 1945, in Hoisington, he was the son of Otto and Alvina (Niedens) Deutsch. He was a graduate of Hoisington High School and Kansas State University. A farmer, he was a lifetime Hoisington-area resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Velda Deutsch.
A graveside memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Hoisington Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the charity or organization of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home*
415 North Main
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 7, 2008
May 6 , 2008
Agnes Mabel Mittendorf 1916 - 2008
Agnes Mabel Mittendorf, 91, of Great Bend, died May 3 at River Bend Assisted Living in Great Bend. She was born Sept. 14, 1916, at Ipswich, England, the daughter of Walter James Rose and Ellen Drane Rose. She married Reginald George Jay in 1940. He died in 1944. She married Herbert Robert Mittendorf on March 27, 1944, at Ipswich, England. She had been a Great Bend resident for the past six months, and was formerly of Largo, Fla., and Little Rock, Ark. She retired in 1982 from Food Service at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Jay of Ellinwood and Darrell Wayne Mittendorf of Everett, Wash.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Kimple Funeral Chapel, Ellinwood, with the Rev. John Grummon officiant. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Barton County Humane Society.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Kimple Funeral Home
113 North Main
Ellinwood, KS 67526
620-564-2300
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 6, 2008
Sharon Kay Werth 1947 - 2008
NESS CITY — Sharon Kay Werth, 60, died May 4 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. Born Dec. 7, 1947, in Hays, she was the daughter of Henry and Leah Wittig Schneidewind. A lifetime resident of Ness County, she was a homemaker. She married Richard Gabel in Ness City. He died Sept. 17, 1974. She married Richard Werth on June 3, 1978, in Ness City.
Mrs. Werth was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar Society, both of Ness City.
Other survivors include her son, Darren Werth; a brother, Harold Schneidewind of Great Bend; a sister, Gloria Vogel of Hays; and two grandchildren.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Fitzgerald Funeral Home in Ness City. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Henry Hildebrandt presiding. Burial will be at the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association and the Sacred Heart School.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Inc.
207 N. Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 96
Ness City, KS 67560
785-798-3243
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 6, 2008
Bessie Dueser French 1914 - 2008
Bessie Dueser French, 93, of Great Bend, died May 3 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Sept. 30, 1914, in Lyons, she was the daughter of Carey A. and Myrtle Chewning Griffin. She married Andrew J. Dueser on Nov. 23, 1936, in Ellinwood. He died April 2, 1973. She married Floyd “Bud” K. French on Feb. 18, 1980, in Miami, Okla. He died Oct. 26, 1987. A resident of Great Bend since 1992, coming from Pawnee Rock, she was a homemaker.
Mrs. French was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women in Pawnee Rock, the Elks Auxiliary and a half-century charter member of EHU.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan “Jo” Rosenbaum of Great Bend; a brother, Alison Griffin of Lyons; two sisters, Alline Casteel, Landcaster, Mo., and Loleta Schill of Geneseo; four grandchildren, Terry Dueser, Shelly Herring and husband Paul, Shawnda Heimerman and husband Jim and Brent Rosenbaum; eight great-grandchildren, Brett, Brandon and Madison Dueser, Rachel and Jack Herring, and Colyn, Kirstyn and Taitlyn Heimerman; and one great-great-grandson, Elliott Trip. She was preceded in death by a son, Russell Dueser; a brother, David Griffin; and two sisters, Opal Ford Evers and Rena Amend.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend with the Rev. Gary Brooks officiating. Interment will be at the Great Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 6, 2008
May 4 , 2008
Mable Evelyn Hewitt 1918 – 2008
ELLINWOOD — Mable Evelyn Hewitt, 90, died May 2 at the Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center in Great Bend. Born April 27, 1918, at Guild, Mo., she was the daughter of Charles and Eva Tyrell Crank. She married Wayne Hewitt on Dec. 28, 1946. He died Feb. 24, 1989. She received her teaching certificate from Southwest Missouri College in Bolivar, Mo., and taught eight years in one-room classrooms before becoming a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Gary Hewitt and Kerry “Butch” Hewitt, both of Ellinwood; five daughters, Kathryn Bohling of Auburn, Neb., Gwen Deal of Liberal, Barbara Penka of Alma, Judy Gregg of Newark, Del., and Janis Hewitt of Oklahoma City, Okla.; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Brown, two brothers, a sister and a granddaughter, Jessica Hewitt. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Monday at Minnis Chapel in Stafford with Mark Tomlin presiding. Burial will be in the Stafford Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the chapel. Memorials are suggested to Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church or Golden Belt Hospice in care of the chapel.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Minnis Chapel
125 N. Main
Stafford, KS 67578
620-234-5261
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 4, 2008
Dorothy C. Welsch 1915 – 2008
Dorothy C. Welsch, 92, of Great Bend, died May 2 at Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center in Great Bend. She was born Nov. 4, 1915, in Edwards County, the daughter of Thomas and Mabel May Monoghan. She married Monroe Welsch on April 20, 1936, at Radium. He died in 1980. A homemaker, she was a resident of Great Bend since 2000, coming from Trousdale. She was of the Christian faith.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Nutting and husband Larry of Great Bend; a daughter-in-law, Beverly Welsch of Osage City; a niece, Areminta Starkey of Valley, Wash.; three grandchildren, Troy Welsch of Larned, Mark Welsch of Pratt and Lori Katz of Wichita; two step-grandchildren, Debra Keller and Lori Dishman both of Osage City; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Thomas Welsch and Darrell Welsch and a grandson Brian Welsch.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Monday at Fellsburg Cemetery in Fellsburg.Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon on Monday at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Gideon’s International in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 4, 2008
Lavina E. Bender 1924 – 2008
RUSSELL — Lavina E. Bender, 84, of Russell, died April 29 at the St. Joseph Village in Manhattan, while being cared for by her family. Lavina was born Jan. 8, 1924 on the family farm in rural Barton County, the daughter of Floyd and Elma E. (Keil) Brack. She grew up on the family farm near Galatia in the Barton County area. She attended school in the Haig School District No. 81 and graduated from the eighth grade on May 24, 1938. She was very active in the Lutheran Church and was baptized on March 2, 1924, in Otis and later confirmed in the Lutheran faith on June 20, 1937. On Nov. 9, 1947, she married Ruben Bender at the Bender Hill Lutheran Church south of Russell. They made their home on the Bender family farm located in the Bender Hill Community. From this union they were blessed with three children, Dianna, Duane and Ramona. Ruben preceded Lavina in death on Jan. 15, 2006.
Lavina was a hard-working homemaker and assisted Ruben in taking care of the farm. She enjoyed cooking, baking, quilting, tatting, knitting and sewing. She enjoyed gardening and also enjoyed canning her own fruits and vegetables that she had grown in her garden. She was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and was very involved in Martha’s Circle. She was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Russell Regional Hospital Auxiliary, and a past honorary member of the Zeta Mu Sorority. In Lavina and Ruben’s later years they enjoyed traveling the U.S. together on various bus tours and with their family.
Those she leaves behind are a son, Duane L. Bender and wife Margaret of McPherson; two daughters, Dianna Michaelis and husband Richard of Sioux City, Iowa, and Ramona Kramer and husband Vincent of Manhattan; a sister, Darlene Bender of Bella Vista, Ark.; and one granddaughter, Catherine E. Bender of Shawnee. She was also preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Marvin and LaVern Brack.
A celebration of Lavina’s life is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Russell. Burial will follow at the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Russell. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell with family present from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to St. John’s Lutheran Church of Russell and may be sent to the mortuary at 610 N. Maple, Russell, KS 67665. Condolences may be sent via mail or by e-mail by going to www.pvpmortuary.com.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary*
610 N. Maple
Russell, KS 67665
785-483-2212
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 4, 2008
William Duane Abel 1937 – 2008
CADIZ, Ky. — William Duane Abel, 70, died April 27 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tenn. Born Dec. 16, 1937, in Great Bend, he was the son of William and Evelyn (Fredrick) Abel. He married Nadine Ochs on Sept. 21, 1958, in Hoisington. She survives. A resident of Cadiz since 1999, coming from Illinois, he was retired from retail sales in the food business.
Mr. Abel was a United States Army veteran. He was a member of the Cadiz United Methodist Church where he served on the board of trustees, administrative board, building committee and was a member of the choir and Methodist men’s group, the Lions Club where he served a term as president and had received two distinguished Lions awards for dedicated humanitarian services, all of Cadiz, and a past member of the Elgin, Ill., Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.
Survivors include his wife, Nadine Abel of Cadiz, and a sister, Connie L. Johnson of Wichita.
Memorial graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Hoisington Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Flanders officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Cadiz United Methodist Church. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home*
415 N. Main
P.O. Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 4, 2008
Arlene L. Disney 1929 – 2008
Arlene L. Disney, 78, of Great Bend and formerly of Salina, died May 2. Born Sept. 9, 1929, in Topeka, she was the daughter of Alvin and Mabel Burkhardt and moved to Salina in 1942. On Jan, 25, 1948, she married Howard Disney at the First United Methodist Church in Salina. After her husband’s death in 2003, she moved to Great Bend.
She worked for First Bank & Trust in Salina and later worked for the Saline County Clerk’s Office until her retirement in 1994.
She was a member of the First United Church, Salina; Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 311; American Legion Auxiliary; Barton County Silver Cougar Club; Barton County Historical Society; was past-secretary of the Saline County Democratic Central Committee; and was past-precinct committeewoman for Saline County.
Survivors include two sons, Guy Disney of Great Bend and Gary Disney and his wife, Diana of Topeka; a sister Betty Harris of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday at Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. 8th, Salina. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. today and until the hour of the service on Monday at the mortuary. The family suggests memorials to the First United Methodist Church, Salina or Hospice.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Ryan Mortuary Inc.
137 N. 8th St.
Salina, KS 67401
785-825-4242
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 4, 2008
William F. “Bill” Werhahn 1921 – 2008
William F. “Bill” Werhahn, 87, died May 2 at Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center in Great Bend. Born April 12, 1921, in Great Bend, he was the son of C.H. Will and Bertha Fleske Werhahn. He attended Great Bend schools. He married Darlenne Thompson on Oct. 26, 1952, in Alexander. A farmer and stockman and past president of the Kansas Polled Shorthorn Association, he served on the National Polled Shorthorn Board of Directors.
Mr. Werhahn was a decorated serviceman of World War II, serving with the United States Army. He was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Great Bend, the Masonic Lodge No. 15, the American Legion Argonne Post 180 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3111 in Great Bend, the Isis Shrine in Salina and several Co-op’s in the area.
Survivors include his wife, Darlenne “Dot” Werhahn of the home; a son, Randall Werhahn of Pawnee Rock; a daughter, Jan Hannah and husband Tom of Florissant, Colo.; and five grandchildren, McKinna Werhahan, Collin Werhahn, Nicholas Werhahn, Alicia Hannah and Kalee Hannah. He was preceded in death by six sisters, Bertha Donovan, Hilda Peckham, Louise Haxton, Martha Drehle, Erna Dyer and Selma Unruh. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Great Bend Cemetery with the Rev. Adam Wutka officiating. Friends may visit from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the St. Mark Lutheran Church in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Roadv
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 4, 2008
Lucy Anna Heinz 1911 – 2008
ELLINWOOD — Lucy Anna Heinz, 96, died May 2 at Ellinwood District Hospital. Born Aug. 12, 1911, in rural Ellinwood, she was the daughter of Jacob and Josephine Bieberle Heinz. A lifetime Barton County resident, she was a farmer and homemaker.
She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Claflin.
Survivors include her cousins. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Leo Heinz and Jacob Heinz, and a sister, Anna Heinz.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Claflin, with the Rev. Charles Mazouch officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Kimple Funeral Home in Ellinwood. Altar Society Rosary will be at 3 p.m., and a Vigil at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, north of Ellinwood. Memorials are suggested to the Ellinwood Hospital Auxiliary or Sts. Peter and Paul restoration in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Kimple, Inc. Funeral Home
113 N. Main
Ellinwood, KS 67526
620-564-2300
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 4, 2008
Patsy D. Muller 1934 – 2008
ELLINWOOD — Patsy D. Muller, 73, died May 2 at Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born May 14, 1934, she was the daughter of Vernon and Clara M. (Scott) Barry. A lifetime resident of Ellinwood, she was a helper at Barton County Farm Bureau, a farm wife and operator at the Ellinwood Telephone Company. She married Harold Muller on June 5, 1955, in Ellinwood.
Mrs. Muller was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ, Altar Guild and Women’s Fellowship and the Order of the Eastern Star, all in Ellinwood.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Muller, of Ellinwood; a son, David and Kala Muller of Ellinwood; a daughter, Diane and Mark Hockensmith of Inola, Okla.; and four grandchildren, Jessica and Derek Muller and Kirby and Abby Hockensmith. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Vernon Barry Jr.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Immanuel UCC in Ellinwood with the Rev. Larry Young officiating. Burial will be at the Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Kimple Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the church.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Kimple, Inc. Funeral Home*
113 N. Main
Ellinwood, KS 67526
620-564-2300
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 4, 2008
May 2, 2008
Glenn Dean Koci 1930 - 2008
Glenn Dean Koci, 77, of Great Bend, died April 30 at his residence. Born June 4, 1930, at La Crosse, he was the son of Emil and Antoinette (Oliverius) Koci. He married Marilyn Alger on Jan. 30, 1954, at La Crosse. She died May 11, 2006. He was a farmer and a rural postal carrier for 34 years, retiring in 1995. He was a Signal Corps Army veteran overseas.
Mr. Koci was a member of VFW Post 3147, La Crosse, and ZCBJ Lodge, Timken.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Koci, and her husband, Steve Ball, of Bison; two sons, Donald Koci, and his wife, Laurie, of Wichita, and Lyle Koci of Great Bend; a brother, Dennis Koci, of Martinez, Calif.; and two grandchildren, Sarah and Ryan Glenn Koci.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, with Father Ultan Murphy officiating. Inurnment will be on a later date, in the La Crosse Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the charity or organization of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home*
415 North Main
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 2, 2008
Billy Gene Stanka 1928 - 2008
NESS CITY — Billy Gene Stanka, 79, went to meet his Lord on April 30 at the Trego-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. Born Aug. 16, 1928, in Hammon, Okla., he was the son of William H. and Tressa Morgan Stanka. He married Bety Rogers at Altus, Okla., on April 22, 1946. Then on Feb. 7, 1976, he married Nancy Wheatcroft at Great Bend. She survives. He was a seismograph surveyor and had been a resident of Ness City since 1976, coming from Barton County.
Mr. Stanka was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Walnut Valley Masonic Lodge, both of Ness City, and the Isis Shrine, Salina.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two daughters, Sharla Schremmer and husband Jerry of Hoisington, and Cindy Hoffman of Broken Arrow, Okla.; a brother, Joe Stanka and his wife Jean of Fulshear, Texas; two grandsons, Aaron and Christopher Little; two granddaughters, Erica Havenstein and Stacy Schremmer; three great-grandsons, Alex, Taylor and Ty; and three great-granddaughters, Lauren, Payton and Brea.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Utica Cemetery, Utica, presided by the Rev. Darlene Nonhoff. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City. Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Fitzgerald Funeral Home*
207 N. Pennsylvania
Ness City, KS 67560
785-798-3243
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 2, 2008
Ella Marie Boese 1920 - 2008
ROZEL — Ella Marie Boese, 88, died April 30 at Medicalodge, Kinsley. She was born Feb. 8, 1920, near Rush Center, the daughter of Willie A. and Christina K. Josefiak Eilts. A homemaker, she was a longtime resident of the Burdett and Rozel communities. She married Vernon Glenn Boese on July 11, 1937, at La Crosse. He died May 22, 1977.
Mrs. Boese was baptized in the Lutheran faith.
Survivors include four sons, Lavern of Great Bend, and Robert, Rodney and Brent, all of Rozel; three daughters, Glenna Belcher and Marva McDonald, both of Kinsley, and Sandra Sauer of Rozel; two sisters, Ruby Trout of Rush Center and Elaine Horacek of Helena, Mont.; 20 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchilden and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Shank, two brothers, Martin and Glenn Eilts, a sister, Buelah Ellis, and two grandsons, Robin Belcher and Joshua A. Boese.
A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Browns Grove Cemetery, Burdett, with Pastor Richard Zimmerman presiding. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday at Morell Funeral Home, Larned. Memorials are suggested to the Burdett Emergency Medical Service in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left at www.morellfuneralhomellc.com.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Morell Funeral Home*
1021 Broadway/P.O. Box 124
Larned, KS 67550-0124
620-285-2177
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 2, 2008
May 1, 2008
Patrick O’Bryan Gilpin 1977 - 2008
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Patrick O’Bryan Gilpin, 30, passed away April 26 in Manteo, N.C., as a result of a two-car collision. Patrick was born May 2, 1977, in Liberal. He graduated from Larned High School in 1995. He then went into the Navy for 4 1/2 years, doing search and rescue and special ops. He continued on to Old Dominion University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in history with a double minor in political science and education. After achieving his degree he was hired by Vitamin Water as an area sales manager.
Patrick was an amazing soul who always strived to be better and accomplish more despite the many hardships he endured throughout his life. He still achieved and excelled at everything he did. He was an MMA fighter and boxer, never losing a fight. He also enjoyed working out every chance he got and always prided himself in his appearance.
Patrick had a huge heart for those that he loved and would do anything for them. He always had a strong desire for a family of his own, to be able to do things the way he always wished they had been done for him during his childhood. Regardless of all the negative that was presented to him, he always overcame it and turned it into a positive.
Patrick’s resilient character gave him the strength to overcome all his tragedies with love and laughter.
Left to cherish his loving memories are his girlfriend, Elizabeth Casella, his best friend and brother, Don Bailey, and many, many other friends whom he considered and loved like family. Patrick was a strong person who finally got what he always wanted, a family and being loved like he always deserved. Patrick died in peace and is now in a better place looking down over us all.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. today in his honor at Twiford Colonial Chapel, Chesapeake, Va. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the family in Patrick’s memory, in care of Twiford Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.twifordfh.com.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Twiford Funeral Home*
929 S. Battlefield Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23322
757-482-3311
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 1, 2008
