Obituaries

Feb 25, 2024

R. Allen Klein, 86, passed away February 25, 2024 at Country Living, Home Plus of Larned.

He was born April 19, 1937 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Charles Roy and Gertrude Louise (Saxton) Klein.

Allen was raised on the family home place west of Burdett and graduated from Burdett High School in 1956...

Feb 22, 2024

Mary Elizabeth Stinemetz, 95, passed away February 22, 2024 in Inman, Kansas.

She was born February 18, 1929 in Palmer, Kansas; the daughter of Marsh P. and Helen Stine Anderson. She was a farmwife and homemaker.

She was a member of Maranatha Church, Hutchinson and a former member of Hodgeman Community Church and Faith Fellowship...

Feb 19, 2024

Larned – Betty Lou Twitchell, 93, passed away February 19, 2024 in Goddard, Kansas.

She was born May 25, 1930 in Larned, the daughter of Herbert R. and Lauretta Deighton Milhouse.  A lifetime area resident, she was a music teacher in Pawnee Rock and Larned.

She was a member of the First Christian Church and...

Feb 15, 2024

Janice Ellen Fisher, 69, passed away February 15, 2024 after a long battle of cancer at her brother's house in Wichita, Kansas.

She was born January 15th, 1955 in Larned, Kansas to Thaine and Ruby Beamer. She was the baby of the family.

She attended Larned schools graduating in 1973. She attended Hutchinson Juco for...

Feb 14, 2024

Great Bend - Karen Faye Bronson, 65, passed away February 14, 2024 at her home in Great Bend.

She was born May 9, 1958 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the daughter of Byron and Annabell McKenna Kraft.

Moving from Oklahoma in 1970, she was a longtime area resident. She was a cook and food service supervisor at...

Feb 13, 2024

Linda Lou Poyner, 67, passed away February 13, 2024 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

She was born October 9, 1956 in Larned the daughter of Mantford Edwin and Mary Helena Robbins Dellinger.  A longtime area resident; she was a Cook at the Don Do restaurant in Larned.

Linda was of the Christian faith and...

Feb 7, 2024

Kathryn Sue Murray, 66, passed away February 7, 2024 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.

She was born June 29, 1957 in Fort Polk, Louisiana, the daughter of Virgil A. Murray and Setsu Segawa Rodriguez.

Aside from living  ten years in California, and seven years in Oregon, she was a lifetime Larned resident.  She was graduate...

Feb 5, 2024

Beverly J. Cornelison, 83, passed away February 5, 2024 at Country Place Senior Living, Larned.

She was born March 27, 1940 in Larned, the daughter of C. Kenneth and Luella Maxine Givens Murray.

A lifetime Larned resident, she owned and operated Murray Grain Trucking. She was a member of First Christian Church, Pawnee County Humane...

Feb 3, 2024

Lois Burr Combs born August 23, 1928 to Frank and Jessie Burr, passed away February 3, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Lois graduated from Bird City High School, Bird City, Kansas in 1946 and attended Ft. Hays State University where she met Lee Combs and married November 26, 1948. They had two daughters Lisa and Laurel and...

Feb 2, 2024

Lorainna Kay Hurde-Holzmeister (63), passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of February 2, 2024, at the University of Colorado Health Center in Denver, Colorado.

Lorainna (Kay) was born on July 24, 1960 to parents Lorenzo and Wanda Hurde Sr., in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.

After graduating from Larned Senior High School in 1978, Lorainna...

Feb 2, 2024

Maurice Lee Hall, 83, died Feb 2, 2024 at Legacy in Salina.

He was born Nov 17, 1940 in Larned to Earl and Louise (King) Hall.

A lifetime resident, he was the director of EMS before retiring in 2002. He served in the United States Navy.

On June 25, 1962 he married Judy...

Jan 29, 2024

Harlan Ray Vinson, 73, passed away January 28, 2024 at his daughter's home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

He was born January 22, 1951 in Great Bend, the son of Clyde and Madeline Hall Vinson.

A former area resident, he lived in Wichita where he was a machinist for Boeing; he also drove semi-trucks for many...

Jan 28, 2024

Donna Ailene Schlereth, 64, passed away January 28, 2024 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

She was born April 1, 1959, Dodge City, Kansas. The daughter of Cecil Duaine and Doris A. Phillips Denton. She worked in the Health Care field until she retired at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She attended the United Presbyterian...

Jan 27, 2024

Burdett– Martha V. Nuckolls, 92, passed away January 27, 2024 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned.

She was born July 22, 1931 in Burdett, the daughter of Kenneth and Lena Blackwell Friend.

A lifetime area resident, she was a secretary and farmwife. She was a member of the Burdett United Methodist Women, Burdett United...

Jan 26, 2024

Nita Constant, 62, passed away January 26, 2024 at her home in Larned.

She was born October 9, 1961 in Liberal, the daughter of Charles Ray and Juanita Mathews Norton.

A longtime area resident, she was of the Christian faith. She was a cook at Country Living of Larned and liked to sew.

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Jan 25, 2024

E. Lee Musil Burdett and Great Bend, KS

Elmer Lee Musil, 74, died Jan. 25, 2024, at Azria Health in Great Bend. He was born Sept. 22, 1949, in Marysville, Kan., to Elmer Ray and Ellen Berniece Brownlee Musil. He was a farmer, cattleman, seedsman, journalist, community leader, husband and father.

Lee was president of...

Jan 14, 2024

Marcialee B. Lawrence-McDonald, 86, passed away January 14, 2024 at her home in Great Bend.

She was born November 23, 1937 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Dail Isaac and Ella Jane Mooney Lawrence.

A longtime area resident, she was a cosmetologist and a Licensed Mental Health Technician at Larned State Hospital. She attended First Southern...

Jan 13, 2024

Helen D. Haberman, 89, passed away January 13, 2024 at her home in Larned.

She was born August 31, 1934 in Kinsley, the daughter of Alphonsus J. and Helena Hahn Danler.

A lifetime area resident, she was a Licensed Mental Health Technician at Larned State Hospital. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church,...

Jan 11, 2024

Norma Jean Hooton, 70, passed away January 11, 2024 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was born July 27, 1953 in Larned, the daughter of Shirley Ann Jackson Clark.

She was a lifetime area resident and worked as the Communications Supervisor at Larned Police Department. She was member of APCO International, and a past...

Jan 3, 2024

Great Bend – Carla Cleone Bowman, 80, passed away January 3, 2024 at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend.

She was born September 3, 1943 in Great Bend, the daughter of Guy DeLos and Glennis Eleanor (Schultz) Carr.

Carla grew up in the Larned area and graduated from Larned High School in 1961. Following graduation, she...