Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Jake E. Radke                                                        Age: 66

Date of Death: March 3, 2016

Place of Death: Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas

Date of Birth: September 26, 1949 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Rollie and Dorothy (Sellens) Radke

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

He married Shari Lynn Ochs December 28, 1973 at Hoisington, Kansas.  She died July 13, 2003.

He was a self-employed truck driver.

Jake was a long-time Great Bend resident living in Cushing, Okla., from 1988 to 2000.

He was a United States Navy veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, serving aboard the USS Halsey from 1968 to 1972.

He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3111, Great Bend and a former member and past commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1118, Cushing, Okla.

 

SURVIVORS

companion, Elke Andrasek of Great Bend, KS

three sons: Chadd Radke of Great Bend, KS, Craig Radke and his wife Wendy of Spring Hill, KS, and Kristopher Radke and his wife Angie of Scott City, KS

one daughter: Keri Durham of Oklahoma City, OK

one sister: Rose Willard and her husband Lonnie of Great Bend, KS

one brother: Warren Radke and his wife Lorea of Wichita, KS

Seventeen Grandchildren: Nichole, Cherokee, Heather, Allie, Ahston, Gavin, Max, Mia, Avery, Aaren, Shalyn, Colton, Jadisyn, Jaizley, Izyan, Jonathan, and Shelby

Three Great-grandchildren: Neveah, Kelson, and Trevin

 

He was preceded in death by one son-in-law, Dale Durham, one brother, Donald Radke, and one sister, Laura Sekavec.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Saturday, March 5, 2016

Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Pastor Don Paden

Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  4:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: VFW Post #3111, 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: Olmitz, Kansas

Betty Mae Axman, 89, died February 29, 2016, at Clara Barton Hospital, in Hoisington, Kansas. She was born December 3, 1926, in Timken, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Agnes (Rudolph) Smolik. Betty graduated from Great Bend High School in 1945.

A longtime resident of the Olmitz area, she was a mother and farmer’s wife first, but she also worked outside the home. At Cherry Village Nursing Home, she worked as a cook’s assistant. She later worked for Suburban Laundry, in Hoisington, until they closed due to a fire. From there she went to work for the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, again as a cook’s assistant.
She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Olmitz, Kansas, the Altar Society, and was a 50 year member of the Daughters of Isabella.

On May 18, 1953, she married Jerome T. “Jack” Axman, in Timken, Kansas. He died April 8, 2003.

Survivors include; five children, Lillian Palsmeier and husband Ted of Conway Springs, Barbara Boldt and husband Dick of Oakley, Paul Axman and wife Brenda of Hoisington, Joe Axman and wife Kathryn of Olmitz, Rita Hickel and husband Thomas of Hoisington; two brothers, Richard Smolik of Timken, and Robert Smolik of Great Bend; 13 grandchildren, Chad Axman, Travis Boldt, Douglas Axman, Kira Ptacek, Greg Axman, John Palsmeier, Lisa Axman, Mark Palsmeier, Carl Hickel, Justin Axman, Reba Kohn, Jenifer Axman, and Tana Hickel; and six great grandchildren, C.J. Muth, Nick Axman, Kaelynn Axman, Jillian Axman, E.J. Ptacek, and Charlee Yellowolf.

She was preceded in death by a son, Mike Axman; a daughter, Judy Axman; a brother, Matthew Smolik; and a grandson, Joseph Jerome Axman.

Vigil service with Altar Society Rosary will be 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 4, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Olmitz, celebrated by Father Anselm Eke, and concelebrated by Father Ultan Murphy and Father Charles Mazouch. Burial will follow in St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Daughters of Isabella or St. Ann’s Catholic Church Window Restoration 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, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Lance E. Stevens                                                  Age: 41

Date of Death: February 26, 2016

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

Date of Birth: May 10, 1974 at Dodge City, Kansas

Parents Name: Roy & Frances (Ede) Stevens

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

He was a cook at StoneRidge Country Club and a Wal-mart Associate.

Mr. Stevens was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1996 coming from Dighton, Kansas.

 

SURVIVORS

companion: Julie Goddard of the home

two sons: Tanner Stevens of Larned, KS and Dakota Stevens of the home

one daughter: Sydney Stevens of Larned, KS

step son: Kyle Goertz of the home and two other siblings of Owatonna, Minnesota

two sisters: Dawn Drescher of Canyon Lake, TX, and Terri Crecelius of Ingalls, KS

two brothers: Eddie Hoyle of Wichita, KS, and Michael Crecelius of Lake Stevens, WA

several nieces and nephews

He was preceded in death by his parents.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Memorial Service: Saturday, March 5, 2016

Time of Service: 1:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Pastor Mike Joiner

There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place.

Memorial Fund: Lance Stevens 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

ELFRIEDA ADDIE CECILIA LANG WOYDZIAK
1917-2016

Elfrieda Addie Cecilia Lang Woydziak passed away February 25, 2016 in Boulder, Colorado. She was born April, 1917 south of Beaver, Kansas, daughter of Robert and Anna (Reif) Lang. She was a Barton County Resident all her life until July of 2014 when she moved to Boulder. On October 11, 1938, she married Edwin Woydziak at St. Joseph’s Church in Beaver, Kansas. He preceded her in death on March 19, 1970. After living in Hitschmann for 31 years after his death, she moved to Claflin in 1978, where she resided for 13 years.

She was a member of Dubuque and Claflin Altar Societies, Christian Mothers, D of I for over 50 years, and a 4-H Leader. Elfrieda was a kind, generous, gracious, high-spirited, devout, and loving Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great Great Grandmother. She will be deeply missed by all her family and many, many friends. She enjoyed playing cards, bingo, crocheting afghans, and making quilts for all of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She took pride in cooking for the senior citizens of Claflin for many years. She travelled in every state in the United States, enjoyed several Caribbean and Hawaiian cruises, and travelled throughout many countries in Europe.

Her oldest daughter, Betty Woydziak Thompson, passed away on December 10, 2003, and her son, Alan Woydziak, passed away June 28, 2014. Her son-in-law, Harold (Tom) Thompson passed away on September 19, 2009. Survivors include daughter, Bonnie Woydziak Burkhart, and her husband, Jerry, of Boulder Colorado; daughter-in-law, Beth Woydziak, of Morrison, Colorado; brother Marvin (Spank} Lang and wife, Sue of Hays, Kansas; six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and three great, great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by six brothers: Albert, William, August, Ernest, Vernon, and Edwin Lang, and three sisters: Susanna Redetzke, Viola Weber, and Frances Lang.

Wake Services will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Claflin from 4 to 6 pm on Friday, March 4th, followed by a 7 pm Rosary at the Church. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am on March 5th at Immaculate Conception Church, celebrated by Father Terrance Klein. Burial will be 2 p.m. Saturday, at the St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Dubuque, Kansas, following the meal at Claflin. Memorials suggested are masses, donations to the Claflin Ambulance Fund, or Immaculate Conception Parish, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

Dateline: Otis, Kansas

Sara Adaline Deines, 97, died February 25, 2016, at River Bend Assisted Living in Great Bend, Kansas.

She was born June 25, 1918, in Stuart, Nebraska, the daughter of Jason R. and Sadie A. (Patch) Arter. Sara lived in Rock County, Nebraska, as a child and moved to Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 9. She graduated from High School in Boulder, Colorado, and then attended the University of Colorado Boulder until her junior year when she met and married Herman F. Deines. They were married September 22, 1938, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They moved to Barton County and later Rush County, where they farmed for many years. Sara also worked for the Galatia CO-OP for 11 ½ years and retired in 1985. Herman died November 25, 1999.

She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Galatia, and later Trinity Lutheran Church in Otis, where she worked as the church secretary from 2004 until 2014. Sara was also a 4-H leader for the Fairview Scouts 4-H Club for 14 years.

Survivors include: four children, Kathy Ahlvers and husband Richard of Great Bend, Marcia Brewer and husband Lee of Edwardsville, Illinois, Vickie Sara Riedl and husband Martin of Woodward, Oklahoma, and Jim Deines and wife Marsha of Derby; 16 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman F. Deines; two sons, Herman F. “Frank” Deines and Robert Deines; a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Deines; a brother, Jason R. Arter, Jr.; and a sister, Nellie O. Larsen.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, February, 29, 2016, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Galatia, Kansas, with Rev. Bruce Adamson presiding. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Galatia. Friends may call 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. Memorials may be made to Fort Hays University Art Department or St. Paul Lutheran 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