Name of Deceased: Dorothy R. O’Connell
Date of Death: September 8, 2012
Place of Death: Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: March 10, 1914 at Bison, Kansas
Parents Name: Harvey Robert & Grace Maude (Crotinger) Timken
OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Earl Ronald O’Connell June 4, 1936 at Bison, Kansas. He died August 12, 2001.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. O’Connell was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church and Great Bend Garden Club. She was an avid bridge player, a sixty-year breast cancer survivor, and was active in the Reach for Recovery organization.
SURVIVORS
Two Daughters: Kay Durheim and her husband Harold of Overland Park, KS
Janet Schremmer and her husband Alan of Great Bend, KS,
Four Grandchildren: Michael Durheim, Katherine Durheim, Lori Schremmer, and Denise Schremmer
Two Great-grandchildren: Melissa Terryberry and Finnley Schremmer
Two great-great-grandchildren: Austin Terryberry and Zoe Terryberry
She was preceded in death by one sister, Louise Elizabeth Steinert.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Time of Service: 2:30 p.m.
Place of Service: First United Methodist Church in Great Bend
Officiant: The Reverend Lennie Maxwell
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: First United Methodist Church or Hospice Care of Kansas, 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