Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Gene Mull                                                              Age: 78

Date of Death: September 2, 2015

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

Date of Birth: March 5, 1937 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Elmer Eugene, Sr. and Mildred Bertha (Werhahn) Mull

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Patsy Sue Smith April 5, 1958 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, Kansas.

He was a buyer for J & J Distributing Co.

Mr. Mull was a lifetime Barton County, Kansas resident.

He was a United States Army veteran.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, American Legion Argonne Post 180, and Lake Barton Golf Club, all of Great Bend.

 

SURVIVORS

wife: Patsy Mull, of the home

one son: Tobin Mull and his wife Jerrie Ann of Great Bend, KS

one daughter: Natalie Schommer and her husband Jeff of Wichita, KS

five grandchildren: Brett Dueser, Brandon Dueser, Madison Dueser, Michelle Elliott and Aaron Mull

one great-grandson: Elliott Tripp

 

He was preceded in death by one brother, William August “Bill” Mull.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Service: Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend

Officiant: The Reverend Mark P. Galbraith and Pastor Larry Schumacher

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  2:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 7, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Trinity Lutheran Church or St. Rose Health Center Endowment Fund for Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, 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, Kan.

Name of Deceased: Fern Boger                                                              Age: 91

Date of Death: September 2, 2015

Place of Death: Brookdale Senior Living, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Date of Birth: August 4, 1924 at Hoisington, Kansas

Parents Name: John and Lydia (Eichman) Lust

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Emanuel Boger January 2, 1946 at Hoisington, Kansas.  He died July 7, 2014.

She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Boger was a Great Bend resident since 1947 coming from Hoisington, Kansas.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend.

 

SURVIVORS

one daughter: Judy Belford and her husband Robert of Tulsa, OK

one sister: Wilma Demel of Hoisington, KS

two grandchildren: Heather Martin of Tulsa, OK; and Jeremy Belford of Tulsa, OK

six great-grandchildren: Molly Summers, Emma Summers, Parker Belford, Braden Martin, Madison Martin and Mia Martin

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin Lust and Roland Lust.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Time of Service: 3:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend

Officiant: The Reverend Mark P. Galbraith

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  2:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, September 7, 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

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Mary Gunn Age: 97
Date of Death: August 29, 2015
Place of Death: Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas
Date of Birth: February 24, 1918
Parents Name: Adrian & Elyse (Bendel) Goodman

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Richard J. Gunn October 23, 1939 at Los Angeles, CA. He died September 29, 1999.
Co-Owner of Gunn Clothing and Bridal
Mrs. Gunn was a resident of Great Bend.
She was an avid bridge player. She graduated from University of Southern California where she met her husband Richard.
She was a member of The First Congregational Church for seventy-five years. Mary was a member of PEO, Athenian, Panhellanic and EHU. Mary was a very upbeat person and loved by everyone she met.

SURVIVORS

Three sons: Bill (Kay) Gunn, Bob (Loretta) Gunn and Lyle (Cheryl) Gunn
Two daughters: Kathy (Bob) Lawrence, Rosemary (Chris) Clark
One brother: Adrian B. Goodman
Fourteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren
Preceded in death by son Joseph

SERVICE INFORMATION

Memorial service will be held11:00 AM Wednesday September 2, 2015 at the First Congregational Church. A private family inurnment will be held at the Great Bend Cemetery

A memorial has been established with the First Congregational Church. Contributions may be left 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

Patricia A. “Pat” Schmidt, 85, Hays, died Friday, August 28, 2015 at her home in Hays.

She was born August 30, 1929 in Oklahoma City the daughter of Charles and Sylvia (Winters) Everton.  At age 6, Pat’s family moved to Kinsley, KS where she lived until graduating from high school in 1947.  In the fall of 1947 she enrolled in college at Fort Hays State, where she met Bob.  They were married in LaCrosse, KS on December 28, 1949.  Pat’s interests and activities have centered on family, community, and the arts.  She has twice served as President of the Hays Arts Council and was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Board of Directors of the Association of Arts Councils of Kansas.  She was a graduate of Leadership Hays Class of 1995.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, was President of local school PTA’s, served on the Hays Beautification Committee, and for several years was Chairman of the Crafters Group of volunteer workers at Hays Medical Center.

Pat received the “Point of Life” award from Thomas More Prep – Marian High School in 2008.  With a special interest in the development of downtown Hays, she gave generously to the Downtown Hays Development Association, The Hays Arts Council, Ellis County Historical Society, Fort Hays State University, Hays Medical Center, St. Joseph Catholic Church, TMP – Marian, and other related entities in neighboring communities.

Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Schmidt of their home, a son Anthony Schmidt and wife Loreta of Lawrence, KS and their four children Andrew, Lexie, Zach, and Olivia, two daughters; Ann Onymous of Lewiston, ID and Sue K. Schmidt of Boynton Beach, FL, an Aunt, Mrs. Kenneth Dupree of Kinsley, KS, a niece Kim Brown and a nephew Scott Everton.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Jack Everton.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, 215 W. 13th. Private family burial will take place at their Sweetwater Ranch in Ellis County at a later date.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 pm on Tuesday and from 9:30 am until 10:15 on Wednesday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine.  A parish vigil service will be at 7:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral home.  Memorials are suggested to The Hays Arts Council, TMP – Marian High School, or to Hospice of Hays Medical Center, in care of the funeral home.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Neal Carpenter                                                    Age: 91

Date of Death: August 24, 2015

Place of Death: Cherry Village, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: August 18, 1924 at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas

Parents Name: Earnest and Rose (LaLodge) Carpenter

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

He graduated from Chase County High School and went to Radio School in Kansas City, where he later taught Army pilots how to operate radios during World War II. He later worked as a postal clerk at Oskaloosa, Kan., and had a radio repair shop there. Neal moved to Albuquerque, N.M., and worked as a research technician for Sandia National Laboratory until he retired and returned to his home state of Kansas. He enjoyed traveling, puttering and tinkering, science, watching football and studying financial trends.

During radio school, he met and married Thelma R. Noble January 30, 1943 at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

Survivors include his wife: Thelma R. Carpenter; two daughters, Joyce Hetu Hagan and her husband Everett of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Billie Bonomo of Odin, Kan.; one son: Donald Carpenter and his wife Cheryl of Annabella, Utah; one brother, Richard Carpenter of Salina, Kan.; two sisters, Lillian Davis and her husband Larry of Shawnee, Kan., and Hazel Everett of Strong City, Kan.; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons-in-law, Robert Hetu and Robert Bonomo; four brothers, Hank, William, Kenneth and Arnold; and three sisters, Ruth, Myrtle and Alice.

It was his wish to donate his body to the University of Kansas Medical Center. There are no services planned. Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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

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