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Marcia Ann Schremmer

Marcia Ann Schremmer

Jan 15, 2022

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Marcia Ann Schremmer, 68, passed away January 15, 2022, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington.  She was born May 23, 1953, in Great Bend, to Oswald "Ossie" and Hazeltene "Hazel" (Driscoll) Schremmer.

A life time resident of Hoisington, Marcia was a graduate of Hoisington High School and Barton Community College and retired from...

Kathryn Marie Scott

Kathryn Marie Scott

Jan 11, 2022

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Kathryn Marie Scott, 63, passed away January 11, 2022, at Azria Health of Great Bend. She was born on July 1, 1958, at Hoisington, to Herman & Henrietta (Tauscher) Farmer. She married Don Scott and they later divorced. She then was with her long-time companion, Dale Ferguson until his death.

A lifetime...

Roland "Rush" Home Blaz

Roland "Rush" Home Blaz

Jan 9, 2022

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Roland "Rush" Blaz, 82, died January 9, 2022, at Medicalodges, Great Bend, Kansas.  He was born July 23, 1939, in San Mateo, California. He served in the United States Army as a SP5.

Rush received his Bachelor of Science in organic chemistry.  He worked for the BASF and other companies as a...

Marie "Lavern" Sovereign

Marie "Lavern" Sovereign

Jan 7, 2022

Marie "Lavern" Sovereign, 101, died January 7, 2022, at her home in Claflin, Kansas.  She was born November 23, 1920, on the family farm north of Claflin, the daughter of Max F. and Mary (Kafka) Schlessinger.

On July 31, 1937, she married Fred M. Sovereign in Claflin, Kansas.  He preceded her in death on March 25, 1997....

Raymond Allen Cates

Raymond Allen Cates

Jan 5, 2022

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Raymond Allen Cates, 71, died January 5, 2022, at his home in Haslet, Texas.  He was born August 12, 1950, in Cushing, Oklahoma, the son of Vivan E. Cates and Thelma J. (Gower) Cates.  Mr. Cates was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam Conflict.

On April 11, 1970, he...

Ronald Francis Kaiser

Ronald Francis Kaiser

Jan 5, 2022

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Ronald Francis Kaiser, 77, died January 5, 2022, at his home in Redwing.  He was born July 8, 1944, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Joseph L. and Regina M. (Debes) Kaiser.  Ron graduated from Odin High School in 1962.  He then served in the the United States Army and later transferred into...

Elisabeth "Anne" Mcginley

Elisabeth "Anne" Mcginley

Jan 1, 2022

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Elisabeth Anne (White) Brinlee, McGinley, age 84, passed away January 1 st , 2022, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas.

Mother, known to all of us as "Annie" was born August 21, 1937, in Biggleswade, England to her parents Cecil & Sylvia (Thynne) White.

She was the youngest of their...

Aleen Loraine Bitter

Aleen Loraine Bitter

Dec 29, 2021

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Aleen Loraine Bitter, 88, died December 29, 2021, in her husband's loving arms, at her home in Great Bend. She was born March 9, 1933, in Hoisington, the daughter of Theobald "Ted" and Martha (Radke) Nuss.  Aleen graduated from Hoisington High School in 1951.

On June 15, 1952, she married Elmer E....

Pamela Jane Dugan

Pamela Jane Dugan

Dec 27, 2021

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Pamela Jane "Pam" Dugan "Ma Dugan", 61, died December 27, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.  She was born September 17, 1960, in WaKeeney, the daughter of Chester F. and Rose Ann (Friedel) Strickland.  She graduated from Hoisington High School in 1978. She served in the United States Army Reserves.

Pam worked...

Jerry D. Deines

Jerry D. Deines

Dec 23, 2021

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Jerry D. Deines, 82, died December 23, 2021, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Kansas.  He was born August 5, 1939, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Lawrence and Evelyn (Brack) Deines.  He graduated from Otis High School in 1957 and later from barber school in Wichita.  He also served in the Army Reserves....

Sue Jacobs

Sue Jacobs

Dec 23, 2021

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Sue Jacobs, 69, died December 23, 2021, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas.  She was born June 5, 1952, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Bernard and Marjorie (Stukey) Beck.  Sue graduated in 1970 from Hoisington High School and attended Barton County Community College.

On April 21, 1972, she married Edgar...

Viola Rosetta Wagner

Viola Rosetta Wagner

Dec 20, 2021

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Viola Rosetta Wagner, 93, died December 20, 2021, at Legend Senior Living, Hutchinson, Kansas.  She was born April 10, 1928, on the family farm in Russell County, Kansas, the daughter of Solomon and Lydia (Bitter) Wegele.

On August 15, 1948, she married Raymond O. Wagner at Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas.  He...

Lillian Lorene Feldt

Lillian Lorene Feldt

Dec 20, 2021

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Lillian Lorene Feldt, 67, died December 20, 2021, at her home in Hoisington.  She was born December 6, 1954, in Pontiac, Michigan, the daughter of Frank S. and Lorene C. (Jacobson) Horton.  Lillian was a 1972 graduate of Hoisington High School.

She married Joe Feldt and they were together for 25 years....

Karlene Kay Schenk

Karlene Kay Schenk

Dec 19, 2021

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Karlene Kay Schenk, 83, died December 19, 2021, at Azria Health of Great Bend, Kansas.  She was born October 21, 1938, on the family farm south of Dorrance, Kansas, the daughter of Edwin and Donalda (Ivie) Kraus.

On February 12, 1958, she married Donald D. "Shorty" Schenk, in Olmitz, Kansas.  He preceded...

Ron L. Vanness

Ron L. Vanness

Dec 17, 2021

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Ron L. VanNess, 58, passed away December 17, 2021, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.  He was born November 1, 1963, in Abilene, Kan. to Danny and Betty (Machulda) VanNess.

Ron, a long-time resident of Hoisington, was a fabricator for KMW and was a member and current president of the Sons...

Keith R. Wilborn

Keith R. Wilborn

Dec 16, 2021

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Keith R. Wilborn, 73, passed away December 16, 2021, surrounded by his family.  He was born February 4, 1948, in Hoisington, to Emerett and Vera (Harzman) Wilborn.  Keith married Miriam Schremmer July 20, 1968, in Hoisington.  They shared over 50 years of marriage before Miriam passed away on Nov. 4, 2018.

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Dorothy M. Polzin

Dorothy M. Polzin

Dec 15, 2021

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Dorothy M. Polzin, 99, died December 15, 2021, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas.  She was born August 3, 1922, in Redwing, Kansas, the daughter of August L. and Louise (Tinkel) Schremmer.

A lifetime Barton County resident, Dorothy worked for Suburban Laundry retiring in 1985.  She was a member of St....

Donald Eugene Fordyce

Donald Eugene Fordyce

Dec 14, 2021

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Donald Eugene Fordyce, 93, passed away on December 14, 2021, at Azria Health of Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on November 24, 1928 at Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Glenn G. and Oreta N. (Plummer) Fordyce. Donald served as a private in the Colorado National Guard from 1948 to 1949.  He then graduated...

Roberta June Keil

Roberta June Keil

Dec 13, 2021

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Roberta June Keil, 92, died December 13, 2021, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas.  She was born December 13, 1929, in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of  Hiram R. and Dilla M. (Mulvaney) Ramsey. She had one sister, Allene and two brothers, Francis and Maurice. The family moved to Russell, Kansas, when Roberta...

Carole J. Boor

Carole J. Boor

Dec 8, 2021

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Carole J. Boor, 81, passed away December 8, 2021, at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kansas.  She was born June 7, 1940, in Ellsworth, Kansas, to Stephen and Blanche Jiricek. She grew up in the Black Wolf Kansas area, attended South Exselsior country grade school and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1958.

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