Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Connie Ann Johnson                                        Age: 61

Date of Death: July 4, 2016

Place of Death: At her home in Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: March 5, 1955 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Dean and Bobby Ann (Parish) Johnson

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She worked in shipping and receiving at Wal-mart.

Miss Johnson was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident.

She enjoyed playing softball and bowling, and spending time with family.

 

SURVIVORS

two sisters: Jill Johnson of Great Bend and Alethea Peschka and her husband Joseph, Sr., both of Great Bend

one brother: Lloyd “Chopper” and his wife Kathy Johnson of Great Bend

four nephews, Joseph Peschka, Jr. and his wife Dycie, Thomas Peschka and his wife Jamie, Shawn Johnson and Robert, and Scott Johnson

two nieces, Lottie Johnson Arnold and her husband Michael and Lisa Smith and her husband Kenneth

great nieces and nephews: Dayaneara, Persephenie and Liberty Peschka, Maleia and Zayden Johnson, Alex Snyder, Kimberly Rosenbahm, and Jacob, Logan and Madison Peschka

She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Kermit Johnson, great-nephew, Garin Dean Arnold and great niece, Rozlyn Faye.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Friday, July 8, 2016

Time of Service: 1:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Pastor Don Paden

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Muscular Dystrophy Association or Alzheimer’s Association, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net

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1425 Patton Road       Great Bend, Kansas         67530

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Jo Ann Novotny                                                  Age: 57

Date of Death: July 2, 2016

Place of Death: At her home in Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: March 9, 1959 at Larned, Kansas

Parents Name: Gerald and Winona (Seltmann) Smiley

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She married Rick Novotny July 8, 1978 at Larned, Kansas.

She was a Certified Medical Technologist for Central Kansas Medical Center for 20 years and Great Bend Regional Hospital for 5 years.

Jo was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1988 coming from Larned, Kansas.

 

SURVIVORS

Husband: Rick Novotny, of the home

one son: Ryan Novotny of Great Bend

one daughter: Amber Shattuck and her husband Nathan of Great Bend

 

She was preceded in death by two brothers, LeRoy Smiley and Gary Smiley, and one infant sister.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Memorial Service: Saturday, July 9, 2016

Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Pastor Josh Foster

Inurnment: Will be at a later date in Ash Valley Cemetery, Larned, Kansas

There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place.

Memorial Fund: Golden Belt Humane Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net

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1425 Patton Road       Great Bend, Kansas         67530

Dateline: Olmitz

Marietta Ann Lichter, 78, died June 29, 2016, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. She was born November 30, 1937, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Leo P. and Anna (Schreiber) Ohnmacht. Marietta graduated from Otis Rural High School in 1955.

On August 31, 1955, she married Alvin E. Lichter at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Olmitz, Kansas.

A lifetime Barton County resident, she worked for Fuller Brush, retiring after 36 years. Marietta was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church where she was active in the Altar Society. She was also a member of the D.A.V. Auxiliary of Great Bend.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Alvin E. Lichter; three children, Terry L. Lichter of Great Bend, Brenda A. Dreiling and husband Jerry of Pfeifer, KS, Lynn A. Lichter of Topeka, KS; a sister, Loretta Southard and husband Joe of Great Bend; sisters-in-law, Rosemary Linn and husband Harvey of Albert, KS, Mary Evelyn Linenberger of Great Bend; and six grandchildren, Andrew Lichter of Corpus Christi, TX, Erin Lichter of Lake Charles, LA, Brett Lichter of Topeka, KS, and Isaac, Noah, and Wyatt Dreiling all of Pfeifer, KS; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter-in-law, Kyle A. Lichter, a brother, Marion Ohnmacht and his wife Lillian, and brothers-in-law, John Raymond Lichter and his wife Christine, Joseph Marvin Lichter and his wife Irene, Henry Lichter, and Sylvester Linenberger.

Vigil with Altar Society Rosary will be at 7 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2016, with Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m., Saturday, all at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Olmitz, celebrated by Fathers Anselm Eke and Ultan Murphy. Friends may call 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Olmitz. Memorials may be made to St. Ann’s Catholic Church in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net

Dateline: Great Bend, Kan.

Name of Deceased: Kenneth Morris Warner Age: 90
Date of Death: June 16, 2016
Place of Death: Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend, Kan.
Date of Birth: September 21, 1925 at Alton, Ill.
Parents Name: Albert and Mabel (Renken) Warner

OBITUARY INFORMATION

He married Rubye Estes Young October 23, 1948 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, St. Louis, Mo. She died August 5, 2006.
He was an accountant and supervisor for Graybar Electric, retiring after 37 years of service.
Mr. Warner was a Great Bend, resident since April 2006 coming from Smyrna, Ga.
He was a United States Navy veteran, serving as a photographers mate during World War II.
He was a member of ROMEOs, and attended Trinity Lutheran Church where he was a Bible study leader. He enjoyed garage sales, playing BINGO, attending Senior Center activities and making costume jewelry. He was active in Orphan Grain Train.

Survivors include beloved companion, Elsena Bender, Great Bend; three sons, Gregory Albert Warner and his wife Trudy of St. Louis, Mo., Mark Kenneth Warner and his wife Linda of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Matthew Earl Warner and his wife Kathy of Toledo, Ohio; one daughter-in-law, Cindy Warner of Great Bend, Kan.; one brother, David Warner of Rochester, N.Y. two sisters, Shirley Wilson of Illinois, and Mabelle Osburn of Toledo, Ohio; nine grandchildren, Jennifer Skinner and her husband Brent, Rebecca Maczko and her husband Jeff, Anne Martin and her husband Nate, David Warner and his wife Heidi, Sara Chakour and her husband Kenneth, Kevin Warner and his wife Stephanie, Diane Guthrie and her husband Jeremy, and Jeremy Warner and his wife Megan, and Michael Wright and his wife Kelley; twelve great-grandchildren, Cameron Maczko, Rebecca Martin, Andrew Martin, James Martin, Emmaline Warner, Sophia Warner, Chase Warner, Zia Warner, Ainsley Warner, Jaci Guthrie, Addison Guthrie and Archer Wright; and the entire extended Bender and Brack families. He was preceded in death by one son, Steven Oliver Warner, two daughters-in-law, Patricia Warner and Laurie Warner, one brother, Norman Warner, and two sisters, Alberta Gaeth and Juanita Jungk.

Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 1 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend, with the Reverend Richard Monson officiating. Private family inurnment will be in Great Bend Cemetery North. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are requested to Trinity Lutheran Church or Great Bend Senior Center, 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

Dateline: Hoisington, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Ron V. Barlow                                                      Age: 69

Date of Death: June 26, 2016

Place of Death: Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: September 11, 1946 at Lawrence, Kansas

Parents Name: Ernest “Dusty” and Helen (Hildebrand) Barlow

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Laura Michaelis October 16, 1966 at Hoisington, Kansas.

He was a cable splicer for Sprint, Embarq, and United Telephone, retiring after 36 years of service.

Ron was a Hoisington resident since 1964 coming from Moundridge, Kansas.

He was a United States Army Reserve veteran.

He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, where she was a former church council member, former USD 431 school board member, and charter member of the Hoisington Jaycees. He was an EMT and a little league baseball coach.

 

SURVIVORS

Wife: Laura Barlow, of the home

one son: Brooke Barlow of Wichita, KS

one daughter: Jessica Campbell and her husband Justin of Hoisington, KS

two sisters: Pam Clark of Austin, Texas, and Cassie Barlow-Long, Texas

four grandchildren: Savannah Barlow, Taylor Barlow, Rylie Campbell and Peyton Campbell

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Time of Service: 11:00 a.m.

Place of Service: Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Hoisington

Officiant: Pastor Shelly Klingensmith

Visitation:    None as cremation has taken place.

Memorial Fund: Ron Barlow Funeral Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net

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1425 Patton Road        Great Bend, Kansas     67530

Dateline: Salina, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Georgia L. Fletcher Age: 25

Date of Death: June 25, 2016

Place of Death: Ellsworth County Medical Center, Ellsworth, Kansas

Date of Birth: December 5, 1990 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Robert Manka

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Jessey Fletcher April 26, 2014 at Ellinwood, Kansas.

She was a Registered Nurse.

Mrs. Fletcher was a Salina, Kansas resident.

Humble and open-hearted, Georgia loved animals and people, putting others before herself. She enjoyed cooking, reading, her career in health care and family time. She was her father’s girl.

SURVIVORS

Husband: Jessey Fletcher, of the home

Parents: Robert and Tauni Manka of Great Bend

two sisters: Shannon Manka of Hays, and Honey Keener of Hoisington

two brothers: Matt Manka of McPherson, and Rocky Summers and his wife Jennifer of Bushton

Paternal Grandfather, Robert Manka of Pawnee Rock

Paternal Grandmother, Barbara Manka of Larned

five nieces: Khendal, Natalie, Elizabeth, Katrina and Dorthy

one nephew: Caleb

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Time of Service: 10:30 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiants: Exi Barberand Shaun Miller

Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Sunflower Diversified Services or Golden Belt Humane Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net

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1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Patricia “Pat” Brabander                                 Age: 64

Date of Death: June 23, 2016

Place of Death: Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: September 8, 1951 at Newton, Kansas

Parents Name: Raymond and Darlene (Proffitt) Striat

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She married David W. Brabander April 1, 1991 at Great Bend, Kansas.

She worked in housekeeping at Central Kansas Medical Center.

Mrs. Brabander was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1989.

SURVIVORS

Husband: David Brabander, of the home

two sons: Tom Larkin and his wife Kerri of Onalaska, Texas, and Jason Brabander of Park City, Kan.

two daughters: Tamara Gardinier of Great Bend, and Jill Jackson and her husband Jesse of McPherson, Kan.

one sister: Kathy Elliott of Great Bend

one brother: Dennis Striat of Hutchinson

Grandchildren: Thirteen

Great-grandchildren: Nine

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Monday, June 27, 2016

Time of Service: 2:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Pastor Don Paden

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Patricia Brabander Funeral Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net

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1425 Patton Road       Great Bend, Kansas         67530

Dateline: Great Bend, Kan.

Name of Deceased: Jay Werth Age: 34
Date of Death: June 20, 2016
Place of Death: At his home in Great Bend, Kan.
Date of Birth: May 5, 1982 at Great Bend, Kan.
Parents Name: Arlen and Sheila (Barnes) Werth

OBITUARY INFORMATION

A lifetime Great Bend resident, Jay was a handyman and home renovator by trade, but an artist and a philosopher of permaculture at heart. He had a distinct passion in sharing, stimulating, and educating others, his true principles in regards to the beauty of natural ecosystems. Jay’s goal was to have them embrace those same ideals and love of nature and conservation.

SURVIVORS

father: Arlen Werth and his wife Gay, Great Bend, Kan.
mother: Sheila Werth, Lawrence, Kan.
companion and mother of his children: RaeGina Werth, Great Bend
two daughters: Sareal Werth
Sophie Werth of the home
step daughter: Kiley Heine, Victoria, Kan.
two brothers: Lance Werth of New York, N.Y.
Sean Werth and wife Jennifer of Lawrence, Kan.
one sister: Andrea Werth and husband Karl Decker of Golden, Colo.
Two nieces and nephew: Andrea Nicole (last name was omitted intentionally), Janice Werth, and Kendall Werth
SERVICE INFORMATION

Memorial Service: Saturday, June 25, 2016
Time of Service: 10:00 am
Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home
Officiant: Father Don Bedore
There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place.
Memorial Fund: Children’s Education Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
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1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530

Dateline: Great Bend, Kan.

Name of Deceased: Katherine Joan Bailey                                      Age: 95

Date of Death: June 21, 2016

Place of Death: Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kan.

Date of Birth: November 27, 1920 at Huerfano County, Colo.

Parents Name: Michael and Anna (Soltis) Hudran

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She married Arthur L. “Jack” Bailey November 27, 1943 at Pueblo, Colo.  He died May 2, 2007.

A homemaker, Mrs. Bailey was a Great Bend resident since 1946 coming from Pueblo, Colo.

She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Altar Society, St. Monica Sewing Circle, funeral dinner committee and a former member of St. Rose Music Mothers.

 

SURVIVORS

four sons: Lawrence Michael Bailey and his wife Toni of Fort Collins, Colo., Rod Raymond Bailey and his wife Martha of Simpsonville, S.C., Donald Lee Bailey and his wife Jackie of Giddings, Texas, and Kevin James Bailey and his wife Aileen of Leavenworth, Kan; three daughters: Marilyn A. Petty and her husband Steve of Great Bend, Alice Marie Neidhart and her husband Paul of Naperville, Ill., and Dianna Kay Allison and her husband Greg of Great Bend; one sister: Christine Bailey of Great Bend; brother-in-law, B. D. Bailey and his wife Carol of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one son, Anthony Wayne Bailey, four brothers, Michael Hudran, George Hudran, Harry Hudran, and infant Willie Hudran; five sisters, Mary Beres, Rose Kosarek, Sue Solomon, Annie McAllister and Helen Alberici, one grandson, Marc Neidhart, and one great-grandson, Fernando Perez.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Altar Society Rosary will be at 4 p.m., and Vigil Service will be at 7 p.m., Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2016 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend, with Father Ted Stoecklein. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery North, Great Bend. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m., Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Prince of Peace Parish, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

 

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net

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1425 Patton Road       Great Bend, Kansas         67530

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Dorthy Fletcher                                               Age: 82

Date of Death: June 21, 2016

Place of Death: Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: May 5, 1934 at Squires, Missouri

Parents Name: Arthur and Dollie (Morrison) McKnight

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She married Bernie Eldon “Jigs” Fletcher June 17, 1950 at Mountain Home, Arkansas.  He died October 16, 1996.

A long-time Great Bend resident, Mrs. Fletcher was a retired mail contractor.

She was a member of Barton Breakers C.B. Club and a former member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, both of Great Bend.

 

SURVIVORS

four sons: Richard Fletcher and his wife Martha of Great Bend, Danney Fletcher and his wife Glenda of Great Bend, Joe Fletcher of Great Bend, and Steve Fletcher and wife Alexis of Wichita; five daughters: Sharon Mitchell and her husband Norman of Tucumcari, N.M., Lois Kimberlin of Seneca, Mo., Betty Ward and her husband Ronnie of Great Bend, Candy Robison and her husband Rick of Great Bend, and Virginia “Lynnie” Bearce of Dallas, Texas; two sisters: Opal Ferguson of Great Bend and Juanita Mason of Great Bend; 38 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one son, Gary Wayne Fletcher, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Friday, June 24, 2016

Time of Service: 1:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Norman Mitchell

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 23, 2016 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