Obituaries

Aug 18, 2020

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Jacqueline Ann "Jackie" Walter, 94, died August 18, 2020, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born June 12, 1926, in McCook, Nebraska, the daughter of John B. and Marie B. "Mabelle" (Amen) King. Jackie attended the Universtiy of Nebraska and received her bachelor degree in the college of music education. It...

Aug 15, 2020

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Leo Frederick Frenzl, 96, died August 15, 2020, at Riverbend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 11, 1924, on the family farm near Odin, the son of Hugo and Mathilda (Hoeffner) Frenzl.

Lee was a lifetime resident of the Odin area. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic...

Aug 12, 2020

Mary Ellen "Jill" Herres, 94, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020, in Hoisington. She was born in White Hall, Illinois, to Dr. Hans William and Marian (Winn) Broberg. Jill was a resident of Hoisington, Kansas.

Jill was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority at Kansas State University where she met her future husband, James Edward "Eddie"...

Aug 9, 2020

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Frances Helen "Fran" Best, 83, died August 9, 2020, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River, Kansas. She was born September 25, 1936, in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Alexander and Enid L. (Lambert) McKenna.

Fran graduated from Palco Rural High School in 1955, and took many courses throughout her lifetime at...

Aug 4, 2020

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Wilbur Perry Cotten, 99, died August 4, 2020, at Medicalodges, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 3, 1921, in Woodston, Kansas, the son of Perry J. and Blanche A. (Dibble) Cotten. Wilbur graduated from Woodston High School in 1938. He was a WWII veteran, serving as a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air...

Jul 30, 2020

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Harold Eugene Lueker, 84, died July 30, 2020, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born September 11, 1935, in Lost Springs, Kansas, the son of Gustav and Elsie (Lewerenz) Lueker. Harold was just 5 months old when his mother passed away so his Uncle Mike and Aunt Verna Lewerenz took him into their...

Jul 30, 2020

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Yvonne Mary Palmer, 81, passed away July 30, 2020, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood.  She was born August 21, 1938, in Dodge City, the adopted daughter of Joseph Vincent and Dessa (Mayer) Closen.  Yvonne married Gerald Wyant, and later divorced.  She then married John Davis Palmer Aug. 21, 1992, in Great Bend.  He survives....

Jul 24, 2020

Bernard Adolph Demel, 84, passed away July 24, 2020, in Norman, Oklahoma.

He was born February 9, 1936, on a farm near Odin, Kansas, the fourth of nine children born to Alois and Christina (Schneweis) Demel.

He met Joyce Kathleen (Kathy) Lane in 1957 and they were married October 17, 1959.

While a...

Jul 21, 2020

Carol Mills, 82, of Hoisington, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020.  She was born on August 9, 1937, to Albert and Edna Bruce.  She married Robert Mills in 1963 in Hoisington, Kansas. She worked as a nurse aide and retired from Clara Barton Hospital.

Carol is survived by her children; Terri Roberts of Wichita, Kansas, Donna Richards...

Jul 12, 2020

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Roberta Joan Haley, 87, died July 12, 2020, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born January 19, 1933, in Gypsum, Kansas, the daughter of Robert J. and Mayola Fae (Beatty) Haley.

A longtime Claflin resident, Roberta cleaned houses and was a babysitter to many of the children in the community. She...

Jul 5, 2020

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Marcella Marie Maneth, 91, passed away July 5, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  She was born April 12, 1929, in Great Bend to Edward Aloysius and Charlotte (Schneider) Riedel. Marcella married Leonard E. Maneth Sept. 29, 1948 in Olmitz.  He died Feb. 9, 2002.

Marcella, a lifetime resident of Olmitz living...

Jul 4, 2020

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Alan Douglas Ochs, 72, passed away July 4, 2020, at his home in rural Hoisington.  Alan was born July 10, 1947, in Ransom, to Henry and Gwenola (Bagley) Ochs, Jr.  On August 6, 1966, Alan married Jeannie Siefkes, and were later divorced.  On August 5, 1975, he met Leta (Jackson) in Hoisington, and they...

Jun 27, 2020

Frederick Dean Kempke, 83, of Claflin, Kansas, died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 18, 1936, at Ellsworth, Kansas, the son of George Oakland and Rose Pauline (Schneider) Kempke.

Dean graduated from Holyrood High School in 1955. On October 29, 1955, he married Janice I. Swalley...

Jun 27, 2020

Jason Leroy Hood, 70, died June 27, 2020, at Hickory Pointe, Oskaloosa, Kansas. He was born November 8, 1949, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Melvin and Reta (Decker) Hood.

He is survived by; sisters, Janet Hood of Hoisington, Jolene Helmick of Wichita; brothers, Jeffrey Hood and wife Betty Lou of Great Bend, and Jerry Hood...

Jun 22, 2020

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Richard R. "Dick" Connell, 89, died June 22, 2020, at Medicalodges, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 1, 1931, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Charles and Josephine (Wilson) Connell. Dick graduated from Keya Paha County High School in Springview, Nebraska. He then went to college at the John Brown University in Shilom...

Jun 21, 2020

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Ervin C. Schneider, 92, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020, at Country Place Senior Living, in Hoisington. He was born April 1, 1928, in Great Bend, the son of Erwin A. and Mary (Schugart) Schneider. He married Monica Moeder on November 25, 1952, at Odin, Kansas. She preceded him in death on August 8,...

Jun 8, 2020

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David A. Nelson, 44, died June 8, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi – St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 2, 1975, in Great Bend, Kansas. David was the son of Curtis and Jan (Lupton) Nelson. He graduated from Claflin High School in 1995 and then later from North Central Kansas Technical...