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.

Survivors include her husband, Charles, of the home; two sons, Ryan Hinze and Evan Hinze, both of the home; a daughter, Kristen Hinze, of the home; a sister, Ruth Weeks Lanterman and husband Robert, of Great Bend; and two aunts, Iva May Whiteman of Atlanta and Doris Liggett of Lincoln. She was preceded in death by her parents, Glenn and Beulah Weeks; and an infant sister, Sylvia Sue Weeks.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Gramer Funeral Home in Clawson, Mich. Burial will be at the White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Mich. Memorials are suggested to Cross Plains Cemetery in Russell County in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.GramerFuneralHome.com or www.nicholsonrickeflh.com.

Great Bend (Kan) Tribune, Sept. 7, 2011*