Scott Behrle
Jan 17, 2019
Willard "Scott" the "Mountain Man" Behrle, 58, passed away January 17, 2019, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born April 22, 1960, at Anthony, to Wilburt and Hazel (Bemis) Behrle.
Scott, a resident of Hoisington since 2012 coming from Kinsley, was a self-employed arborist, previously working at Scholfield Millwright, Dodge City. He was a member of...
Lana Marlene Bretz
Jan 11, 2019
Lana Marlene (Sawyer) Bretz, 84, died January 11, 2019, at Keepsake Cottage, Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 17, 1934, in Goodman, Missouri, the daughter of L.E. and Eula J. (Steitz) Harris.
Lana was a resident of Hoisington from 1970 until 2004 when she moved to Russell. She then moved to Wichita in 2010.
On...
Jayne Anne Boese
Jan 11, 2019
Jayne Anne (Klug) Boese, 55, died January 11, 2019. She was born January 10, 1964, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Leo L. and Anna M. (Werner) Klug.
Jayne graduated from Claflin H.S. in 1982. She was a resident of Hoisington, but Odin was always her home. Jayne was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. She...
Mary Ellen Stueder
Jan 9, 2019
Mary Ellen Stueder, 86, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Almost Home, Great Bend. She was born May 15, 1932 in Herington, Kansas. She was the daughter of John T. Johnson and Ruth (Milleson) Johnson. She was an area resident, having lived in Bushton, Claflin and Great Bend. She graduated from Bushton High School in 1950.
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Helen M. Kaiser
Jan 7, 2019
Helen M. Kaiser, 88, died January 7, 2019, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. She was born December 19, 1930, in Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Alois F. and Regina (Hermann) Prosser.
On October 10, 1950, she married Frank S. Kaiser in Odin, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 30, 2001.
A longtime resident of...
Frances Ann Prosser
Jan 7, 2019
Frances Ann Prosser, 89, passed away January 7, 2019, at Brookdale Assisted Living, Great Bend. She was born on May 13, 1929 at Odin to John B. and Regina (Schmidt) Werner. She married Norbert J. "Bones" Prosser, September 8, 1955 at Odin. He died January 18, 2016.
A long time Odin resident, Frances was a homemaker, farmer...
Laverne Eugene Nettleingham
Dec 31, 2018
LaVerne Eugene Nettleingham, 95, died December 31, 2018, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born February 12, 1923, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Guy LaVerne and Amelia Lucille (Nuss) Nettleingham.
On May 17, 1948, he married Gladys Ehrlich at the Emmaus Lutheran Church in Hoisington.
A lifetime resident of rural Galatia, LaVerne was...
John B. Riedel
Dec 30, 2018
John B. Riedel, 80, died December 30, 2018, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born July 8, 1938, on the family farm near Olmitz, Kansas, the son of Bernard J. and Anna V. (Budig) Riedel. John was a graduate of Otis High School and served in the Army Reserves.
A lifetime resident of Olmitz, John drove...
Kenneth Herbert Bieker
Dec 26, 2018
Kenneth Herbert Bieker, 81, of Hoisington, Kansas, former Wallace, KS resident, passed away at his home Wednesday, December 26, 2018.
He was born October 26, 1937, in Hays, KS to Herbert Leo and Amelia Josephine (Staab) Bieker. He was the second born child out of six and the only son. He attended school thru 1 st grade...
Herbert A. Hoff
Dec 24, 2018
Herbert A. Hoff, died December 24, 2018, at Clara Barton Hospital. He was born January 16, 1937, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Herbert W. and Rose Marie (Leiker) Hoff. Herbert graduated from Claflin High School in 1956.
A resident of Claflin since 1953, he was a bulk tank agent for Standard Oil for over 40 years....
Carolyn R. Martin
Dec 22, 2018
Carolyn R. Martin, 73, passed away Saturday December 22, 2018, at her home in Hoisington. She was born April 22, 1945 in Tribune, the daughter of Raymond and Goldie (Jones) Kuder. She married Dwight Martin February 8, 1964, and they later divorced.
A lifetime resident of Hoisington, Carolyn was a jacket operator for Superior Essex for many...
Elsie Mae Dreher
Dec 12, 2018
Elsie Mae Dreher, 75, died December 12, 2018, at her home in Hoisington. She was born March 22, 1943, in Munjor, Kansas, the daughter of Nicholas and Louise (Befort) Klaus. Elsie graduated from Hays High School.
She was a longtime Hoisington resident moving from Salina in 1964. Elsie worked for Fuller Brush for 36 years retiring in...
Alvin E. Lichter
Dec 6, 2018
Alvin E. Lichter, 90, died December 6, 2018, at Locust Grove Village, LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born December 3, 1928, in Olmitz, Kansas, the son of John A. and Lillian (Mauler) Lichter.  He was a Korean War veteran serving on the front lines with the United States Army as a sergeant, receiving the Bronze Star and Korean War Service...
Coleen I. Bilyew
Dec 4, 2018
Coleen I. Bilyew, 66, died December 4, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 10, 1952, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of LaVerne and Gladys (Ehrlich) Nettleingham. Coleen graduated from Hoisington High School in 1970. She then received her AA in Secretarial Science from Barton County Community College.
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Clara Marie Seyfert
Nov 27, 2018
Clara Marie Seyfert, 89, passed away on Nov. 27, 2018, at Kenwood Plaza, St. John. She was born on Dec. 6, 1928, in Russell County, to Carl and Emma (Galliart) Friebus. Clara married Alvin Seyfert on March 24, 1953 at Wilson. He died Nov. 25, 1998.
Growing up in Wilson, Clara had been a long-time resident of...
Delores E. Rous
Nov 25, 2018
Delores E. Rous died November 25, 2018, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born August 14, 1934, in Cootie's Bluff, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Victor "W.V." and Goldia Ula (Adamson) Coker. Delores was in the 1952 class of Claflin High School.
She was a lifetime resident of Claflin, until moving to Great Bend in 2010...
Curtis David Nelson
Nov 25, 2018
Curtis David Nelson, 67, died November 25, 2018, at his home in Ellsworth. He was born August 12, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of John A. and Virginia L. (Wickert) Nelson.
Curtis graduated in 1969 from Shawnee Mission South High School and then received his Associate Degree from Barton County Community College in 1991.
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Bernice Teresa Christopher
Nov 17, 2018
Bernice Teresa Christopher, 86, died November 17, 2018, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born February 18, 1932, on the family farm near Beaver, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Marie (Klug) Beck. Bernice graduated from Odin High School in 1950.
A lifetime Hoisington resident, she was a bank teller at First Kansas Bank retiring after...
John A. Mann
Nov 7, 2018
John A. Mann, 73, passed away November 7, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. He was born June 29, 1945, at Hutchinson, KS, to Sylvester Edwin and Isabelle (Maskrid) Mann. John married Keta Quint March 15, 1994 at Las Vegas, NV.
John was a 1963 graduate of Hoisington High School, and served his country in the...
Bradley Dean Leiker
Nov 6, 2018
Bradley Dean Leiker, 61, passed away November 6, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 4, 1957, in Aurora, Colorado.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Esther (Denning) Stimmel; his only brother, William Leiker and a nephew, Ryan Leiker.
Bradley is survived by his wife Theresa Leiker...
