Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Isidro Rodriguez                                                 Age: 90

Date of Death: February 23, 2016

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

Date of Birth: January 15, 1926 at Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico

Parents Name: Angel Rodriguez and Concepcion Pina

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

He married Irma Renteria July 6, 1964 at Chihuahua, Mexico.

Mr. Rodriguez was a Great Bend, Kansas resident for 20 years.

 

SURVIVORS

Wife: Irma, of the home

three sons: Martin Rodriguez and his wife Ofelia, Raul Rodriguez and his wife Leticia and Aaron Rodriguez and his wife Guadelupe, all of Great Bend

two daughters:, Irma Galvan and her husband Eduardo and Mayra Contreras and her husband Aaron, both of Great Bend

Grandchildren: Twenty

Great-grandchildren: Six

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Guadelupe Lujan.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Prayer Service will be at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor David Dzul officiating. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 25, 2016 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend with Father Don Bedore celebrating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend. Friends may call from Noon to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 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

Liberal- Richard Lee Balman, 72, passed away February 17, 2016 at the Kansas Medical Center, Andover, KS.
He was born September 1, 1943 in Great Bend, KS. the son of Glenn E. and Viola L. Spreier Balman. Spending most of his life in Pawnee Co. and his later years in Liberal he was a Grain Elevator Manager.

He loved College Sports, gardening, cooking, playing golf and watching his grandchildren play sports.

On January 2, 1965 in Stratton, CO. he married Anita L. Conrardy. She passed away November 19, 1986. On January 9, 1988 in Larned, KS. he married Sylvia Jane Eckert. She survives.

Survivors include: two sons, Dan (Dixie) Balman, Hays, KS and Rich (Angie) Balman, Olathe, KS.; one daughter, Leslie (Rusty) Coker, Topeka, KS.; two step-sons, Marc Strait, Brooklyn, NY. And Michael Strait, Honolulu, HI.; two brothers, David E. Balman, Larned, KS. and Stanley Balman, Hutchinson, KS.; three sisters, Kay Dutton, Valley, NE., Patricia Watts, Rose Hill, KS., Glenda Gibson, St. James, MO. and twelve Grandchildren and seven Great Grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by, one son, Bradley B. Balman, and one brother, Clyde Balman.

Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Father Warren Stecklein presiding. Visitation will be Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with family present from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial will be at the Larned Cemetery following the service.

Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Association in care of Beckwith Mortuary, 916 Main St., Larned, KS. 67550. Personal Condolences may be left for the family at www.beckwithmortuary.com

Fern Ochs Axman, 94, died February 14, 2016, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born October 23, 1921, in LaCrosse, Kansas, the daughter of Chester Henry and Ollie V. (Butler) Crotinger. She graduated from Bison High School.

Fern was a homemaker and a seamstress. She loved to play bingo and cross-stich. Fern knitted and crocheted hundreds of scrubbers, dish rags, and baby blankets for family and friends. She was also a big fan of WWE Wrestling and Royals Baseball.

A longtime resident of Hoisington moving to Great Bend in 1998. She was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Hoisington and the V.F. W. Auxiliary #7428.

On October 5, 1941, she married Orland Ochs in Galatia, Kansas. He died April 23, 1959. She then married Sylvester Axman on July 18, 1970 in Hoisington, Kansas. He died July 26, 1970.

Survivors include; a son, Orland Ochs, Jr. of Hoisington; two daughters, Charlotte Schneider and husband Ron of Great Bend, and Linda Bartonek and husband Alan of Salina; six grandchildren, Scott Long and wife Sharron, Mike Long and wife Dana, Shannon Schneider and wife Orleny, Charla Peterman, Dan Bartonek, and Lynae Curtis and husband Greg; and 13 great grandchildren; and 11 great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, and a daughter, Margaret Long; four brothers, John, Clarence, Alvin, and Ned Crotinger; an infant sister, Maritta Crotinger, and two other sisters, Ruthette Hursch, and Beth Schneider.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, with The Reverend Canon Phyllis Flory and Father Ultan Murphy presiding. Burial will follow in the Otis Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home, with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or Hands of Hope Rescue, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net

Edna L. Gutowski, 95, died February 14, 2016, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, KS. She was born June 4, 1920, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Walter and Esther (Hamm) Barnes.
A longtime resident of Hoisington, Edna was a homemaker and a cook for Maude’s Colonial House Restaurant for many years where she was famous for her pies and bread rolls.

On April 14, 1937, she married Arthur Joseph Dyer. He died June 5, 1961. She then married
Siegfried O. Gutowski on July 8, 1975, at the Hoisington Bible Church parsonage. He died March 9, 2012.

She was a member of the Hoisington Bible Church. Edna was also an avid bowler and belonged to a local league.

She is survived by; five children, Donna Marcellus & husband William of Hoisington, Ernie Dyer and wife Jan of Lawrence, Ed Dyer and wife Nan of Healdton, OK, Marie Johnson and husband Perry of Wellington, CO, Cozetta Muth and husband Steve of Salina; three stepchildren, Angie Gutowski of Wichita, Ilona Caster and husband Mitchell G. of Wichita, Bridget Sanders and husband Frank of Little Rock, AR; 13 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren; 9 step grandchildren and 14 step great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands; a son, Gerald Dyer; three brothers, Harold, Walter, Jr., and Frank Barnes; and a sister, Mary Ellen.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 19, 2016, at the Hoisington Bible Church, with Pastor Gary Clark presiding. Burial will follow in Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home, with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Hoisington Bible Church or Kans for Kids, 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: Ida “Irene” Peak                                                 Age: 86

Date of Death: February 13, 2016

Place of Death: Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas

Date of Birth: February 2, 1930 at Neosho County, Kansas

Parents Name: Orace W. and Ruth A. (Mathes) Peercy

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Glenn D. Peak, Jr. September 1, 1947 at Parsons, Kansas.  He died May 23, 1997.

She was a senior inspector for Fuller Brush, retiring in 1983 to become the primary caregiver to her husband, Glenn.  Irene was also instrumental in raising funds to bring the first dialysis center to Great Bend, Kansas.

Mrs. Peak was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1966 coming from Chanute, Kansas.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church and AARP.

 

SURVIVORS

one son: Gerald Peak and wife Cathy of Winter Haven, FL

three daughters: Nancy Sargent and her husband Mike of Newton, KS, Glennda Drescher and her husband Joe of Great Bend, KS, and Donna K. Keil and her husband Kevin of Topeka, KS

one brother: Earl Baze of Kinsley, KS

eight grandchildren: Mark Sargent, Andrea Keil Thompson, Greg Sargent, Ashley Drescher Grooms, Jeremy Peak, Lindsey Drescher, David Peak, and Spencer Keil

four great-grandchildren

 

She was preceded in death by infant brother, Rudolph Peercy.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Time of Service: 2:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Pastor Adam Wutka

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 16, 2016 and from 9:00 a.m. to service time, Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorial Fund: Ronald McDonald House, 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