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Mary Rosalie Hunt
Jan 7, 2020
Mary Rosalie Hunt, 88, passed away January 7, 2020, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born on October 20, 1931, at Claflin to James and Fannie (Newkirk) Hunt. She married Homer Philpott and he later passed away.
A Kansas City resident since 1969, Mary moved to Hoisington in November 2019 to be closer to family due...
Anthony A. Beran
Jan 3, 2020
Anthony A. "Tony" Beran, Jr., 83, died January 3, 2020, at his home in Aurora, Colorado. He was born August 14, 1936, in the Great Bend Hospital, the son of Anton and Hattie (Prosser) Beran. Tony attended Odin schools and graduated in 1954. He attended St. Mary of the Plains, where he played baseball and football his freshman year....
Edith Luella Crossland
Jan 2, 2020
Edith Luella Crossland, 98, died January 2, 2020, at Medicalodges, Great Bend, Kansas.
She was born August 20, 1921, on the family farm in Union Township, Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Evangeline (Nattaford) Stoskopf.
She married Robert L. Crossland on February 14, 1948, in Hoisington, Kansas. Together they moved to Oklahoma where...
Loretta A. Steiner
Dec 29, 2019
Loretta A. Steiner, 91, died December 29, 2019, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington. She was born April 24, 1928, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Bernard J. and Helen V. (Schreiber) Schneider.
A lifetime Barton County resident, Loretta graduated from Olmitz High School in 1945.
On September 14, 1948, she married Hubert J....
Karen Marie Hicks
Dec 26, 2019
Karen Marie Hicks, 56, died December 26, 2019, at her home in Versailles, Missouri. She was born February 4, 1963, in La Crosse, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Rita Mae (Kisner) Legleiter.
Karen spent her childhood in Hoisington, Kansas. She married Garry Kyle Hicks
on July 5, 1983, in McKenzie, Tennessee, where they spent...
Billy Wayne Kimble, Sr.
Dec 21, 2019
Billy Wayne Kimble, Sr., 73, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019, in Larned. Billy was born on July 13, 1946, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the son of Donnie and Willie Mae (Turner) Kimble. He married Beverly Powell on July 1, 1994, in Larned.
Billy was a Larned resident since 1973, coming from Great Bend. He was formerly...
David A. Eaves
Dec 14, 2019
David A. Eaves, 34, died December 14, 2019, at his home in Wichita. He was born September 28, 1985, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Clyde and Karen (Thomas) Eaves.
He was baptized and confirmed in the First United Methodist Church of Hoisington.
David graduated from Hoisington High School in 2004 and later from Barton...
William "Bill" Marcellus
Nov 29, 2019
William Jacob "Bill" Marcellus, 72, passed away November 29, 2019, at Salina Regional Medical Center, Salina. He was born November 28, 1947, in Emporia, to William and Florina June (Davidson) Marcellus, Sr. Bill married Donna Mearl (Dyer) Dec. 17, 1977, at Hoisington. She survives.
Bill, a resident of Hoisington since 1977, was an accountant for APS and...
Patricia "Pat" Patton
Nov 27, 2019
Patricia "Pat" Patton, 87, passed away November 27, 2019, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 4, 1932, at Wilson, Okla. to Duane "D.M." and Elizabeth (McKinnon) McCown.
Pat graduated from Healdton High School in Healdton, Okla., in 1949. On June 16, 1951, she married the love of her...
Sgm Retired Robert K. "Bob" Glynn
Nov 19, 2019
SGM Retired Robert K. "Bob" Glynn, 92, died November 19, 2019, at his home in Hoisington. He was born October 2, 1927, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Thomas Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Fitts) Glynn.
He worked for the US Postal Service and then the Department of Defense where he retired as a Sergeant Major.
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Helen M. Stos
Nov 14, 2019
Helen M. Stos, 95, died November 14, 2019, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born January 26, 1924, the daughter of Antone and Eleanor (Mauler) Budig.
On May 18, 1943, she married Leonard Valentine Stos in Great Bend, Kansas.
Helen was a farmer's wife, helping on the family farm alongside her husband until his...
Barbara Jean Nolte
Nov 10, 2019
Barbara Jean Nolte, 76, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. She was born July 31, 1943, in Great Bend, the daughter of Armin F. and Isabelle (Karst) Deutsch. She was united in marriage to Roy Nolte on November 21, 1965, in Hoisington.
Barbara was a lifetime resident of the Hoisington and...
Karla J. Neiman
Nov 6, 2019
Karla J. Neiman, 56, died November 6, 2019, at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born May 22, 1963, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Sylvester and Shirley Ann (Smith) Straub.
A lifetime Barton County resident, Karla worked in her early years at Great Bend Packing, and Fuller Brush for several years. She also managed her...
Corlyss Kay Rowe
Oct 29, 2019
Corlyss Kay "Corky" Rowe
Graveside services for Corlyss Rowe will be held on Friday, November 1, 2019, at 3:30 p.m., at the Great Bend Cemetery.
Corlyss died on October 29, 2019, in Hays, Kansas.
She was born on January 14, 1940 to V.C. and Amelia Rowe.
...Joyce Elaine White
Oct 27, 2019
Joyce Elaine White, 78, died October 27, 2019, at Morton County Senior Living, Elkhart, Kansas. She was born September 10, 1941, in Great Bend, the daughter of Joe T. and Emma J. (Reif) Prosser. She graduated from Hoisington High School, received her bachelor's from Marymount College in Salina and later earned her masters from Fort Hays State University.
...Rita Mildred Doll
Oct 25, 2019
Rita Mildred Doll, 95, passed away Oct. 25, 2019, at Holiday Resort Health and Rehabilitation, Salina. She was born Oct. 10, 1924, at Claflin, to Frank and Louise (Zecha) Miller. Rita married Gerald Doll June 18, 1951, at Claflin. He died Nov. 2, 1981.
Rita, a long-time resident of Claflin, was a homemaker and child care provider....
Melvin Joseph Polzin
Oct 20, 2019
Melvin Joseph "Mep" Polzin, 71, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019 at his home. He was born December 16, 1947, in Dubuque, Kansas, to Joseph and Dorothy (Schremmer) Polzin. Melvin married Barbara Newhall on May 18, 1974 in Hoisington.
A resident of Hoisington since 1971, moving from Dubuque. He was a member of the St. John the...
Karen Lee Ganoung
Oct 18, 2019
Karen Lee Ganoung (Dickinson) died peacefully on October 18, 2019 in Salina, KS, surrounded by her children.
Karen was born October 27, 1936 in Russell, KS to Robert Leland and Shirley Margaret (Beller) Dickinson of Gorham, KS. She attended Natoma High School and graduated from Park College, Parkville, MO with a BA in Music. She married Raymond...
Elma Mae Stricker
Oct 3, 2019
Elma Mae Stricker, 76, died October 3, 2019 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born January 31, 1943, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Marie (Klug) Beck. Elma graduated from Hoisington High School in 1961.
On October 24, 1964, she married Ron D. Stricker at the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington....
Lois Louise Klug
Oct 2, 2019
Lois Louise (Schremmer) Klug, 81, died October 2, 2019, in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 6, 1938, in Russell, Kansas, to Gus and Dale Schremmer. She spent her youth on a farm near Hoisington with her parents and seven siblings. She graduated from Hoisington High School in 1956 and married Leon J. Klug on October 3, 1956....
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