A two-vehicle accident injured an Alexander woman in Barton County on Friday evening. 41-year-old Janice Showalter of Alexander was driving a Chrysler passenger car westbound on K-96 approaching Main Street in Albert. A Dodge 2500 truck driven by 19-year-old Alex Roth of Ellinwood was northbound on Main Street in Albert. Roth pulled out in front of Showalter’s vehicle, causing Showalter’s vehicle to hit the right side of Roth’s vehicle. Showalter was transported to Great Bend Regional Hospital where she was treated and released. Roth was not injured during the accident. Both subjects were wearing their seatbelts. Roth was issued a citation for failing to yield at a stop sign.
Month: February 2012
Irene June (Curtis) Remmert
Name of Deceased: Irene June (Curtis) Remmert
Date of Death: February 6, 2012
Place of Death: Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: May 30, 1927 at Hopewell, Kansas
Parents Name: Bryant W. & Marie Anne (Ernst) Curtis
OBITUARY INFORMATION
She was a graduate of Byers High School, Byers, Kansas and St. Rose School of Nursing, Great Bend. She was a Cadet Nurse from 1945 to 1948.
Married Robert Charles “Bob” Remmert February 20, 1949 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died September 20, 1997.
She was a Registered Nurse for Drs. Don Kendall, Charles Replogle, Wendale McAllaster, William R. Evans, and David Shivel.
Mrs. Remmert was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1945.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, VFW Auxiliary, St. Rose Alumnae Association, Volunteer for Reach to Recovery Organization for American Cancer Society, Cub Scout leader and scouting mom.
Irene was a nurturer and loved traveling. She shepherded her children on many family adventures across the United States. The farm girl learned to cook at an early age and could feed an army over a camp fire, but relished fine-dining experiences everywhere she went. Irene was the “travel” grandma who made sure her grandchildren played in the fields of her beloved Pratt County sand hills.
SURVIVORS
Two Sons: Rick Remmert and his wife Connie of Great Bend, KS
John Remmert of Great Bend, KS
One Daughter: Judy Foley of Lincoln, NE
Seven Grandchildren: Tyler Remmert and his wife Ashley; Jenna Remmert Wornkey and her husband Blake; Michelle Remmert, Michael Remmert, Kelsi Remmert, Katherine Foley Stafford and her husband Jason, and Elizabeth Foley
Three Great-grandchildren
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Hillard Curtis, Wayne Curtis, and Glen Curtis; and one sister, Lucille Curtis Garrison.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Time of Service: 10:30 a.m.
Place of Service: First United Methodist Church in Great Bend
Officiant: The Reverend Tom Sheldon
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: Great Bend City Parks or Great Bend Public Library or American Cancer Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas
Calvin D. Showalter
Name of Deceased: Calvin D. Showalter
Date of Death: February 2, 2012
Place of Death: At home in Albert, Kansas
Date of Birth: June 30, 1943 at Hutchinson, Kansas
Parents Name: Paul M. & M. Catherine (Miller) Showalter
OBITUARY INFORMATION
He was a Kansas State University graduate with an engineering degree.
Married Susan Boroughs May 7, 1994 at Great Bend, Kansas.
He was an engineer for Kansas Department of Transportation Great Bend Office, retiring in 2010.
Mr. Showalter was an Albert, Kansas resident since 1994 coming from Hutchinson, Kansas.
He loved fishing and reading.
SURVIVORS
Wife: Susan Showalter, of the home
Two Sons: Paul Showalter and his wife Sandra of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Travis Showalter of Albert, KS
One Daughter: Maggie Lewis Daisy of Salina, KS
One Brother: Jim Showalter and his wife Bobbie of Topeka, KS
Two Sisters: Paula Hinshaw and her husband Rex of Springfield, MO
Barbara Watkins and her husband Dr. Steven of Topeka, KS
Three Grandchildren: Skylar Lewis, Rebecca Lewis, and Luke Showalter
SERVICE INFORMATION
Memorial Graveside Service: Friday, February 10, 2012
Time of Service: 2:00 p.m.
Place of Service: Pleasant View Cemetery, Darlow, (From Crupper’s Corner, south of Hutchinson, 3 miles south on Highway 17, and 2 miles west on Greenfield Rd.)
Inurnment: Pleasant View Cemetery, Darlow, Kansas
Friends may sign the register book: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: American Cancer Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530
Dean Edwin Wiziarde
Name of Deceased: Dean Edwin Wiziarde
Date of Death: February 5, 2012
Place of Death: Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: December 9, 1925 at Kansas City, Kansas
Parents Name: Clarence August & Fleeta Grace (Faulconer) Wiziarde
OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Betty Jean Popp January 5, 1947 at Larned, Kansas.
He was an oilfield pumper for ARCO Oil Co.
Mr. Wiziarde lived in Little River and Great Bend most of his life.
He was a United States Army veteran of World War II.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend; Grace Lutheran Church, Lyons; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Little River
SURVIVORS
Wife: Betty Jean Wiziarde, of the home
Four Sons: Kenneth Dean Wiziarde and his wife Laurie of McPherson, KS
Daniel K. Wiziarde and his wife D’Ann of Independence, KS
James J. Wiziarde of McPherson, KS
Pastor Jon M. Wiziarde and his wife Sue of Zion, IL
One Daughter: Ginger Christeson and her husband James of Plano, TX
Grandchildren: Eight
Great-grandchildren: Nine
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Time of Service: 2:00 p.m.
Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home
Officiant: The Reverend James A. Strasen
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas with military honors by Fort Riley Honor Guard
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2012 and 9:00 a.m. to service time Wednesday at Bryant Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial Fund: Dean E. Wiziarde Funeral Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530
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O’Connoradioland for February 6, 2012
Happy February to you and welcome to Week 38 of our little semi-literary effort here, brought to you by the Institute for Creative Utilization of Spare Time. Oh, speaking of Feb, on Feb 2nd we were going to ask our resident groundhog Claflin Clyde at KVGB about his weather predictions for the rest of the winter, but we found a note outside his burrow saying “Gone to Florida until May. Find me on Facebook.” So I don’t know what to tell you. At least we sure got some good moisture over the last few days.
With all the political activity already this year, I got to thinking about the Presidents in my lifetime and how I would rate them. I wanted to be totally non-partisan about this, because they all had some good points (and plenty of bad). After I give you my little summation here, I would love to hear about your favorite President and maybe a reason or two why. And don’t worry, you’re not going to hurt my feelings if you call my choices crazy.
I think the best one in my memory would be Eisenhower. He was a good manager, and having been through the horrors of World War II, he knew better than to get us into another war. Yes, he had to carry on the Korean War, which began during the Truman administration, but he did the best he could with the resources he had available. He got the Interstate highway system going, which contributed greatly to economic growth. He also kick-started a renewed emphasis on science and technology education after Sputnik was launched by the Russians in 1957.
Who else was good? Hmmm, a tough one. Lyndon Johnson got civil rights legislation and social programs passed, but he also got us bogged down in Vietnam. Jimmy Carter turned out to be a better ex-President than an office-holder. Remember those 20 percent interest rates on home loans in the late 70s? Carter will be better remembered for all the good he did after he was out of office. George H.W. Bush was pretty successful; the jury is still out on his son. Nixon opened communication with China, then got himself into big trouble with Watergate. Reagan was a nice calming influence, but he raised taxes several times after promising he wouldn’t. Which actually was not all that bad, because sometimes you just gotta face facts and realize that you need more revenue. Gerald Ford did a basically good job and certainly provided a lot of material for Chevy Chase on Saturday Night Live. As for Bill Clinton? A competent administrator, but lots of problems ‘behind the scenes.’
As for people who never got to be President, I would have liked to have seen Bob Dole in office. Like Lyndon Johnson he was a great legislator and compromiser, and given his own wartime experiences, he probably would have kept us out of any other foreign ‘adventures.’
Well, that’s enough for now. Who is your top-rated Prez? Tell me.
Okay, before we get to Trivia, here’s my latest Five Tunes from my all-time favorites list:
1. ‘Basin Street Blues’ by Jack Teagarden. This is an old New Orleans classic that’s been recorded by just about everyone. I like Teagarden’s version for its authentic old-timey feel. Teagarden was a great trombone ace who occasionally took a shot at singing, which he does on this version. Smoky nightclub stuff at its best. Listen, and you too might feel like you’re “livin’ in the land of dreams.”
2. ‘The Streak’ by Ray Stevens. Man, that’s a whiplash turnaround from the song above, huh? Oh well, I’ve never been accused of being too consistent. Stevens had a funny mind and recorded dozens of novelty songs over 30 or more years, and I LOVE my novelty songs. Everything from ‘Gitarzan’ to “It’s Me Again, Margaret” to ‘The Streak’ (Don’t look, Ethel!) was always perfectly in tune with American pop culture. Get a copy of his Greatest Hits and smile awhile.
3. ‘Wipeout’ by The Surfaris. This monster hit from ’63 by the cleverly named Surfaris has been a staple of wedding bands and DJs ever since. It’s also one of those songs that inspires young men out on the town to think they can do just as good (or better) a drum solo on the table top at their favorite watering hole. It’s amazing how much talent you think you have after a few beers. I hasten to add that I know this only by observation of others. Ahem.
4. ‘Land of 1000 Dances’ by Chris Kenner, also Cannibal and the Headhunters, and of course, the best version, by the great Wilson Pickett. Kenner had the first release, but Pickett’s crazed over-the-top version is the best. The man nearly had smoke comin’ out of his ears when he performed. Lots of energy. Pickett also had success with ‘Mustang Sally’ and ‘(In The) Midnight Hour.’ Funny thing about those two songs: neither of ‘em made it into Billboards Top 20 when they were released in the 60s, but they’re the ones you always hear on the oldies stations. Maybe they think ‘1000 Dances’ is just too strenuous for people ‘our age.’
5. ‘You’re No Good’ by Linda Ronstadt. Linda took a medium-size hit by Betty Everett from the 60s and took it to the top in the 70s. She uses her big ‘flamethrower’ voice to good advantage on this song. The woman sounds MAD. Ronstadt was really versatile and could do everything from big rockers to soft romantic songs like the old classic ‘I’ve Got A Crush on You.’ Most of her hits, except for her first one ‘Different Drum,’ were remakes of earlier hits.
Alright, who’s got the winning hand in Trivia this week? Congratulations go out to Vince B who got the music question: The Association with their big hit ‘Windy.’ Terry Keenan answered the sports question: the guy who had the funny comment about catching a knuckleball was Bob Uecker, former catcher, Brewers’ broadcaster and sitcom star. I used to hear him doing Brewers games when we would travel to Wisconsin, and he was always interesting and funny. And thanks to Joe Boley for his comments on the Babe Ruth ‘head-cooler’ system.
No answer yet on the Great Bend question, so let me re-state it here: This business started out in the 1600 block of Main, right across from what is now Landmark Bank. It is now located on the courthouse square, but not on the north, east or west side. Hope that helps.
Here’s a new sportie question: Since the Giants just won the Super Bowl, what Giants quarterback had one of the most unusual names in sports history?
As for music, in the early 80s this ‘one-hit wonder’ group had a big number one song with the name of a jungle creature in the title. Name the song or the group.
Have a mighty fine week. See you here next Monday.
John
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Basilia Vieyra
Basilia Vieyra, 103, formerly from Larned, died February 3, 2012 at Medicalodge Nursing Home in Kinsley.
She was born to Ricardo and Sanjuana Hernandez Chavez on September 10, 1908 in La Aldea, Gjto., Mexico. She married Pasqual Vieyra on May 1, 1926 at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Hutchinson, KS. He died October 7, 1971. They had 7 sons and 5 daughters.
She is survived by five sons; Alex and wife Sally, Hutchinson, Frank and wife Alice, Hutchinson, Joe and wife Sandy, Larned, Benny and wife Ardis, La Crosse, and Ricardo and wife Mary Ann, Junction City; three daughters; Sandy Castor and husband Joe, Schmaumberg, IL, Julia Castaneda and husband Pete, Lewis, Frances Earegood and companion Elmer, Larned. Basilia has forty nine grandchildren, one hundred eight great grandchildren and fifty two great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pasqual, two sons, Luz and Robert and two daughters, Bernadine Rickman and Adelaida Perez and a sister, McKayla Calvillo.
Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned with father Warren Stecklein presiding. Rosary will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned. Mass of Christian Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery.
Memorial may be given to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned or the Medicalodge Nursing Home, Kinsley; both in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at
www.beckwithmortuary.com.
Flora Virginia Moore
Larned – Flora Virginia Moore, 90, died February 2, 2012, at the Larned Healthcare Center, Larned.
She was born January 20, 1922, in Larned, the daughter of Everett Thomas and Edith Mae Beebe Nicholson, a lifetime area resident she was a homemaker.
She was a member of the First Christian Church and Christian Women Fellowship both of Larned.
On December 8, 1947, she married Paul Heaton Moore at Dodge City. He survives. Other survivors include: 2 sons, Allan Wayne Moore and companion Robyn, Wendell, North Carolina and Wayne Allan and wife Christie Moore, Frederick, Maryland; a daughter, Catherine and husband Chuck Rapp, Salina; THREE grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Francis Everett, John Wesley, Floyd Thomas and Melvin Arthur Nicholson; a sister, Ethel Mae Taylor and a grandson, Troy Rapp. Funeral will be at 10:30a.m. Tuesday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, with Pastor Dan Lundgren presiding. Visitation will be from 1p.m. to 8p.m. Sunday and from 9a.m. to 8p.m. Monday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned.
Memorials may be sent to the Pawnee County Humane Society or the First Christian Church both in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, Box 477 Larned, KS 67550. Condolences may be left for the family at www.beckwithmortuary.com.