Carol "Lavon" Glenn
Jul 11, 2019
Carol "LaVon" Glenn, 78, died July 11, 2019, at her home in Ellinwood. She was born June 24, 1941, in St. John, Kansas.
On August 11, 1958, she married John O. Glenn, in Ellinwood. He survives.
A longtime Ellinwood resident, LaVon was a LPN working for both Home Health and Woodhaven Care Center.
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Joan Louise Michaelis
Jul 4, 2019
Joan Louise Michaelis, 84, went to be with the Lord on July 4, 2019, at Via Christi St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita. She was born July 15, 1934 at Dorrance, the daughter of Dan and Marie (Dick) Herbel.
Joan has been a resident of Hoisington since 1971, when they moved to the family farm. She was...
Robert Wm. Bruce, Sr.
Jul 2, 2019
Robert Wm. Bruce, Sr., 83, of Hoisington, Kansas, died July 2, 2019, at home with his family by his side.
He was born January 4, 1936, in Richmond, California, to William and Henrietta (Hokemeyer) Bruce. He married Kathleen M. Kennedy on November 1, 1974, in Ness City, Kansas.
He enjoyed visiting , going to the...
Gerald "Jerry" Lockwood
Jul 1, 2019
Gerald "Jerry" Lockwood passed away on July 1, 2019 at the age of 84. He was born at King Hill, Idaho on February 23, 1935 to George and Ruth (Dobbins) Lockwood.
Jerry was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the cold war (1956 – 1958). He was assigned to both the 3 rd and then the 2...
Janice Larue Coker
Jun 22, 2019
Janice LaRue Coker, 88, died June 22, 2019, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born April 16, 1931, in rural Rice County, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel Franklin and Lucy Mathilda (Allinger) Stackhouse. Janice graduated from Bushton High School in 1949.
On September 4, 1949, she married Kenneth Victor Coker in Bushton. He preceded her in...
Norman Lee Kimber
Jun 20, 2019
Norman Lee Kimber, 82, passed away June 20, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born October 16, 1936, at Great Bend to Howard and Genevie (Yahne) Kimber. He married Norma Jean Schmidt June 23, 1956, at Hoisington.
After living in Larned, Pratt and Great Bend, Norman and Jean had resided in Hoisington since 1960. He...
Joann Katherine Bieberle
Jun 20, 2019
JoAnn Katherine Bieberle, 82, died June 20, 2019, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington. She was born October 13, 1936, in Ellinwood, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Josephine (Straub) Luebbers. JoAnn graduated from Claflin High School in 1954.
On June 9, 1958, she married Clarence Bieberle at the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hoisington....
Clayton D. Williamson
Jun 17, 2019
Clayton D. Williamson, 84, died June 17, 2019, at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 24, 1935, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Ivan Gilbert and Edith Blanche (Hanson) Williamson.
Clayton graduated from Hoisington High School in 1953. He then served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
On March...
Basil Fern Jantz
Jun 14, 2019
Basil Jantz, 91, passed away June 14, 2019 at Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, Kansas. She was born November 13, 1927, in Poynor, Missouri to H.C. (Cordrey) and Maudie (Anglin) Spires.
A Salina resident since 2000 coming from Hoisington, Basil was a member of the Hoisington Bible Church and resided at McCall Manor, Salina.
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Dorothy "Darlene" Swalley
Jun 12, 2019
Dorothy Darlene (Shinn) Sleezer Swalley, 86, died June 12, 2019, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born June 8, 1933, in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Bennie R. and Opal Neoma (Hogg) Shinn.
Darlene attended grade school in Silica and Lindsborg. She started High School in Wichita but then graduated from Claflin High School in...
Bennidetta Lea "Bennie" Krier
May 30, 2019
Bennidetta Lea "Bennie" Krier, 67, died May 30, 2019, at her home in rural Claflin, Kansas. She was born December 12, 1951, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Dr. Kenneth and Juanita (Hamilton) Jeffrey. Bennie graduated from Claflin High School in 1969.
Bennie was a homemaker and had worked for Bailey's Food Bin in Claflin. She was...
Mary Ann Davidson
May 27, 2019
Mary Ann Davidson, 71, died May 27, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. She was born June 12, 1947, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Lester and Viola (Krier) Kahler.
A 1965 graduate of Holyrood High School in Kansas, she later attended Fort Hays State College.
On July 30, 1967, she married...
Kenneth Dean Ummel
May 5, 2019
Kenneth Dean Ummel, 88, died May 5, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born October 15, 1930, on the farm by Arnold, Kansas, the son of Henry and Catherine (Sargent) Ummel. He graduated from Arnold High School in 1948, and attended one year at Kansas State University, and then went on the National Railroad School in...
Christopher Gotts
May 2, 2019
Christopher Gotts, 57, died May 2, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born September 27, 1961, at Northrepps, Norfolk, United Kingdom, the son of Rodney and Brenda (Coates) Gotts.
A resident of Great Bend since 2008, moving from Hays, Christopher had worked as a health tech for Larned State Hospital.
Married Amanda...
Laurel Jacob Hergert
Apr 30, 2019
Laurel Jacob Hergert, 84, died April 30, 2019, at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse. He was born December 12, 1934, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Jacob and Frieda (Ochs) Hergert.
Laurel grew up on a farm west of Albert, Kansas, and graduated from Otis Rural High School. On October 9, 1955, he married his high...
Dwight "Lee" Blair
Apr 20, 2019
Dwight "Lee" Blair, 76, died April 20, 2019, at his home in Claflin after struggling with several health issues. He was born May 11, 1942, in Halfway, Missouri, the son of Samuel Dwight and Naomia May (Goldsberry) Blair. Lee served as a drill sergeant in the United States Army Reserve from 1966 to 1972.
Lee was a...
Frances "Jean" Flagor
Apr 19, 2019
Frances Jean Flagor, 82, died April 19, 2019, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born
January 27, 1937, in Barton County, the daughter of Robert E. and Aurelia (Schugart) Connor. Jean graduated from Hoisington High School in 1955.
She married Jackie Edward Shreve in 1955, he preceded her in death on November 16, 1960....
Mary Theresa Morgan
Apr 18, 2019
Mary Theresa Morgan, 93, died April 18, 2019, at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse, Kansas. She was born April 24, 1925 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the daughter of Charles & Matilda (George) Rahall.
On December 27, 1947 she married Arthur Glenn "Art" Morgan at Mansfield, Ohio. He died July 31, 2018.
She raised the family...
Michael E. Ney
Apr 11, 2019
Michael E. "Mike" Ney, 66, passed away on April 11, 2019, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born on March 4, 1953, in Hoisington, to Francis and Margaret (Koeller) Ney. Mike married Debra Kay Bennett on October 22, 1976, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington. She died on December 10, 2008.
Mike, a life...
Laverne Georgina Davidson
Mar 31, 2019
LaVerne Georgina Davidson, 97, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. She was born April 8, 1921, in rural Barton County the daughter of Fred and Alice (Bochow) Kraft. She was united in marriage to Charles F. Davidson September 8, 1943, in Claflin. He passed away January 6, 2011.
LaVerne was a...
