Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Betty J. Sloan                                                        Age: 90

Date of Death: December 13, 2015

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

Date of Birth: November 3, 1925 at Herington, Kansas

Parents Name: Emil P. and Laura (Amerine) Nicolet

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She married Delbert A. Sloan April 4, 1953 at Great Bend, Kansas.  He died September 9, 2010.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Sloan was Assistant Vice President for Security State Bank, Great Bend.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, and American Legion Auxiliary, all of Great Bend. She was active with the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce, Great Bend Women’s Bowling Association, Great Bend Women’s Golf Association, Camp Fire Girls, Recreation Baseball and softball coach and Barton Community College Adoptive Parents program.

SURVIVORS

One son: Bruce Sloan of Great Bend, KS

Grandchildren: Six

She was preceded in death by daughter, Shirley Mueller; and one step-daughter, Dell Hayden.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Memorial Service: Friday, December 18, 2015

Time of Service: 10:30 am

Place of Service: First United Methodist Church in Great Bend

Officiating: The Reverend Lennie Maxwell and Matt Aycock

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place.

Memorial Fund: Alzheimer’s Association or First United Methodist Church, 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: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Kay Hallenbeck                                                   Age: 75

Date of Death: December 10, 2015

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

Date of Birth: August 12, 1940 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Leon A. and Elsie M. (Schartz) Roth

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She married Roger A. Hallenbeck August 5, 1972 at Great Bend, Kansas.

She was a Registered Nurse for Central Kansas Medical Center, Dr. David Shivel, Dr. Charles B. Replogle, We Care Clinic, and Sterling House. She also taught craft classes for the Great Bend Recreation Commission.

Mrs. Hallenbeck was a lifetime Barton County resident.

She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Altar Society, Daughters of Isabella, Great Bend Garden Club, American Eagle Club Board of Directors, and Bridge Club, all of Great Bend.

SURVIVORS

Husband: Roger A. Hallenbeck, of the home

one daughter: Paulette Couf and her husband John of New Jersey

one brother: John H. Roth and his wife Connie of Ellinwood

three sisters: Diana Kaiser and her husband Delmar of Grainfield, Jenny L. Kasselman and her husband Pat of Ellinwood, and Rosie Joiner and her husband Don of Ellinwood

a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews and friends.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m. and Vigil Service with Daughters of Isabella Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Monday, December 14, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Great Bend with Father Don Bedore celebrating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 in Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, December 14, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network or Donor’s Choice, 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: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Mary Helen Kummer-Maneth                     Age: 77

Date of Death: December 10, 2015

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

Date of Birth: January 20, 1938 at Cunningham, Kansas

Parents Name: Joseph B. and Lucy H. (Ebenkamp) Rohling

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She was a 1956 graduate of Cunningham High School and a 1959 graduate of the Dominican School of Nursing. She married Thomas Walter Kummer August 6, 1960 at Cunningham. He died March 22, 2010. She then married Paul E. Maneth July 24, 2015 at Great Bend.  A Great Bend resident since 1956, coming from Cunningham, Mary was a Registered Nurse for Russell Clinic, Central Kansas Medical Center and Dominican Sisters’ Convent Infirmary. She instructed classes in nursing for the Association for Continuing Education and Barton Community College.

She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish, Altar Society, Daughters of Isabella, Great Bend Cemetery Board, Great Bend Garden Club, Prince of Peace Hospitality Commission, Great Bend Beautification Committee, EHU and PEO, all of Great Bend.

SURVIVORS

Husband: Paul E. Maneth, of the home; three sons: Tony Kummer and his wife Margo of Winston-Salem, N.C., Terry Kummer and his wife Margaret of Colby, and Steve Kummer and his wife Kim of Great Bend; one step-daughter, Anne Higgins and her husband Lt. Col. Sean, ret., of Owensboro, Ky.; one step-son, Don Maneth and his wife Tatiane of San Diego, Calif.; one brother: Richard Rohling and his wife Diane of Pratt; three sisters: JoAnn Clouse and her husband Ken of Lawrence, Janet Schield and her husband Terry of Medicine Lodge, and Marlene Miller and her husband Larry of Garden City; twelve grandchildren, Ethan Kummer, Anna Kummer, Abbie Kummer, Brett Ellis and his wife Natasha, Preston Higgins, Ashlyn Higgins, Caitlin Higgins, Molly Higgins, Collin Higgins, Brendan Higgins, Isabel Higgins and Jack Higgins; two great-grandchildren, Charlotte Ellis and Benson Higgins; and 18 nieces and nephews.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m., and Vigil Service with Daughters of Isabella Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 14, 2015 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend, with Father Ted Stoecklein celebrating. Interment will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to BCC Foundation Kummer Family Scholarship or Great Bend Garden Club or Great Bend Beautification Committee, 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: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Robert L. Brittain                                                Age: 84

Robert L. “Bob” Brittain, 84, passed away Dec. 5 surrounded by family.  He was born Jan. 30, 1931 in Shamrock, Okla., the son of Robert and Anna (Ricks) Brittain.  Bob enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served his country from Oct. 1951 to Sept. 1953.  He was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska, at Ladd Field.  He married Velda L. McMahan Jan. 1, 1954 in Cushing, Okla.

Bob and Velda became residents of Great Bend in 1957, after relocating from Tulsa.  During his life, Bob worked for Phillips 66, and graduated from World Wide College of Auctioneering.  Bob and Velda owned and operated Brittains Western Wear for 31 years before retiring.

Survivors include one brother, Orvil Brittain of Griffin, Ga.; three sons, Leon Brittain and his wife Loretta of Great Bend, Randy Brittain of Great Bend, and Rick Brittain and his wife Heidi of Great Bend;  and two grandsons Austin Brittain and Adrian Brittain.  He was preceded in death by his wife Velda, his parents, three sisters and one brother.

A private family service will be held at a later time.

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

                      Arrangements by    Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road       Great Bend, Kansas         67530

BETTY  A.  ROSSMAN 

Betty A. Rossman, age 79 years, longtime Albert, Kansas resident, passed away on Sunday evening, December 6, 2015 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center in Great Bend, Kansas.  Betty was born on January 6, 1936 at La Crosse, Kansas to Henry and Mathilda (Heronema) Basgall. She was united in marriage to James J. “Jim” Rossman on June 22, 1953 at La Crosse, Kansas. Betty was a homemaker most of her life, and for 13 years worked outside her home as Custodian at Farmers Bank and Trust in Albert, Kansas. She was a longtime member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Olmitz, Kansas, where she was an active member of St. Ann’s Altar Society.  Betty loved to cook for others as well as loved taking care of others.

Survivors include her husband, James J. “Jim” Rossman of Great Bend, Kansas; one son, Verlyn (and his wife, Kathy) Rossman of Albert, Kansas; three daughters:  Dianna (and her husband, Rod) Cushenbery of Albert, Kansas, Tammy Rodie of Phoenix, Arizona, and Illeen Becker of Chandler, Arizona; six grandchildren: April Deines, Jason Rossman, Shawn Helie, Jeffrey Pivonka, and Evan and Cale Cushenbery; six great-grandchildren: Chyanne and Spencer Deines, Brody and Braylin Rossman, and Johanna and Vienna Helie; three brothers:  James (and his wife, Bernice) Basgall of Paradise, California, Edward (and his wife, Shalley) Basgall of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Charles Basgall of Phoenix, Arizona; two sisters:  Zita (and her husband, Walter) Zimmerman of Great Bend, Kansas and Leona Gumescheimer of Bazine, Kansas; several nieces and nephews.  Betty was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters (Kathryn Basgall in infancy, Twila Franzmathes, and Theresa Stanley).

            It was Betty’s wishes to be cremated following her death.  A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, December 11, 2015 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Olmitz, Kansas.  Inurnment will follow at St. Ann’s Cemetery at Olmitz, Kansas.  The family requests that Memorial Contributions be designated to St. Ann’s Altar Society, Olmitz, Kansas or the Albert Volunteer Fire Department, Albert, Kansas.  Online condolences may be left for the family and a complete obituary notice may be viewed at https://www.charterfunerals.com/locations/great-bend.php.

Arrangements Entrusted To

Charter Funerals

2115 Washington St.

Great Bend, KS  67530

(620) 793-6161

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Sylvia E. Calvert                                                 Age: 69

Date of Death: December 7, 2015

Place of Death: At home in Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: July 5, 1946 at Wild Cherry, Arkansas

Parents Name: O. O. “Bill” and Versie (Chism) Staggs

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Donald Lee Calvert May 7, 1965 at Larned, Kansas.  He died February 25, 2005.

She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Calvert was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1962, coming from Calico Rock, Arkansas.

She was a former Cub Scout and Sunflower Diversified Services volunteer.

SURVIVORS

two sons: Rickey A. Calvert and his wife Edy of Great Bend, KS, and Donald I. Calvert of Great Bend, KS

four sisters

four brothers

two grandchildren: Kyra L. Calvert and Rickey K. Calvert

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Thursday, December 10, 2015

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:  9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015 and 9:00 a.m. to service time, Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Sunflower Diversified Services, 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

Geneva Aurora Samora, 91, of Great Bend, formerly of Cherryvale, died Friday, December 4, 2015.
Geneva was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She provided outside of the home, however her love was first and foremost, for her family. She was a nurturer, loved to cook and always was a gracious soul to feed others, making sure everyone was comfortable. She loved plants, big band music and the Catholic religion.

She was born to Matiana and John Castorena, on May 15, 1924, in Buffalo, KS. Geneva was the sixth of seven children, born to Matiana and John.

Geneva grew up during the depression. As a young woman, she worked in the defense industry at Boeing, fulfilling her patriotic duties building ammunition for World War II. She married Arthur Perez in ­­­1945 and had three sons, Paul, Louis, and Phillip Perez. She was widowed in 1952.

She married Ruben Samora on September 5, 1953, and they had seven children. They were members of St. Francis Xavier Church, Cherryvale, KS, St James Parrish, Augusta, Kansas, St. Johns, Hoisington, KS, and All Saints, Wichita, KS.

Geneva raised her family in Augusta, KS from 1956 to 64, then moved to Hoisington, KS in 1968, where they resided until 1982. Her and Ruben lived in Wichita, KS and retired in Cherryvale, KS, where they lived until her husband’s, Ruben’s death in 2008. Geneva resided in Towanda, Ks, then in Great Bend Kansas since 2009.

Other survivors include three sons, Paul Perez, his wife, Cindy, and Louis Perez, his wife Dana of Augusta, Daughter-in law, Judy Samora, Wichita (wife to deceased son, Richard Samora), and Phillip Perez of Wichita; six daughters, Gloria Zorn, her husband, Ed, of Towanda, KS, Anna Pierce, her husband, Al of Hoisington, KS, Vicky Chambers, her husband, Larry of Hoisington, KS, Teresa Wadsworth of Wichita, KS, Mabel Adams, her husband, Nelson, of Hoisington, KS and Rita Burns, her husband, Chris, of Hoisington, KS; thirty grandchildren, forty-seven great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren children, and countless lifelong friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents Juan and Matiana Castorena, Five brothers; Frank Lopez, Octavio Castorena, Salvador Castorena , John Castorena, and Alfred Castorena, sisters; Phyllis Lopez and Mary Bernal, husband; Ruben Samora; son, Richard Samora, son-in-law; Brian Wadsworth, Great grand-daughter, Paula Perez, Great grandsons: Justin Wade Burns, and Donovon Riojas.
The Rosary/Viewing will be recited Monday, December 7, at 7PM at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, in Hoisington, KS. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, December 9, at 10:00 AM at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Cherryvale, KS, followed by the burial at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery, Cherryvale, KS.

The family suggests memorials to the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Cherryvale, Kansas in care of the Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, P.O. Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Edna Belle Gagelman                                       Age: 96

Date of Death: December 2, 2015

Place of Death: Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: January 3, 1919 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Walter H. and Jane (Sullivan) Doonan

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She married Norman Gustave Gagelman August 18, 1940 at Great Bend, Kansas.  He died June 9, 1985.

She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Gagelman was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1990, coming from rural Albert.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was a 4-H clothing leader, and enjoyed making stained glass and ceramics and gardening.

SURVIVORS

one daughter: Janelda Brumitt and her husband Bill of St. Louis, Mo.

one daughter-in-law: Rita Gagelman of rural Albert, Kan.

four grandchildren: Jerry Gagelman and his wife Yael, Lance Gagelman and his wife Belinda, Shelly Harders, and Richard Harders, Jr.

two great-grandchildren

two step-grandchildren: Tiffany Placke and her husband Ken and Jason Brumitt and his wife Wendy

step-great-grandchildren: 5

She was preceded in death by one son, Merlin Gagelman, one brother, Donald Walter Doonan, and one granddaughter, Krista Gagelman.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Saturday, December 5, 2015

Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: The Reverend Richard B. Monson and Rita Gagelman

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., Friday, December 4, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Trinity Lutheran Church, 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