Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

 

Name of Deceased: Elenora “Nora” Schmidt                                  Age: 83

Date of Death: August 11, 2014

Place of Death: Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas

Date of Birth: August 27, 1930 at Liebenthal, Kansas

Parents Name: Alex & Mary (Doerfler) Pfeifer

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

 

Married Harold J. Schmidt August 23, 1948 at Liebenthal, Kansas.

She was a fibreglass roller for Sfeld Engineering for nineteen years until her retirement.

Mrs. Schmidt was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1950 coming from Hays, Kansas.

She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the Altar Society, and the Apostolate of Our Lady of Fatima (Blue Army), all of Great Bend.

 

SURVIVORS

 

Husband: Harold J. Schmidt, of the home

one son: Richard H. Schmidt and his wife Kathy of Hays, Kan.

one daughter: Aileen F. Bailey and her husband Kevin of Leavenworth, Kan.

one brother: Joseph Pfeifer of Hays, KS

five grandchildren

nine great-grandchildren

 

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Janice Marie Schmidt Lang; two brothers, Celestine Pfeifer and Gerald Pfeifer, and four sisters, Caroline Steckline, Florence Matal, Armella Schmidt, and Marie Schwartz, and one great-grandson, Zachary Lang.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 

Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m., and Vigil Service with Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home.  Blue Army Rosary will be at 9:00 a.m., Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 14, 2014 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend

Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas.  Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2014 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

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

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

 

Name of Deceased: Ivan “Stanley” Freeman                                  Age: 94

Date of Death: August 9, 2014

Place of Death: Great Bend Health And Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: December 26, 1919 at Coats, Kansas

Parents Name: Ivan A. & Gertrude M. (Stimits) Freeman

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

 

Married Betty B. Eastes January 4, 1948 at Pratt, Kansas.  She died August 31, 2012.

Spending most of his life in the oil industry, Mr. Freeman began work for Lyons Oil Company in Pratt. A new opportunity with Tomlinson Oil Company moved the family to Great Bend in 1960. He was production superintendent for the state of Kansas until his retirement in 1991. After a few months of retirement, Stan returned to work as production superintendent for J. A. Allison Oil, retiring again in 2001.

Mr. Freeman was a Great Bend resident since 1960 coming from Pratt, Kansas.

He was a United States Navy airplane mechanic during World War II.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Great Bend; and Kilwinning A. F. & A. M. Lodge #265, Pratt. He was honored as a pioneer of the oil industry by the Kansas Oil and Gas Museum, Great Bend. He enjoyed his morning coffee group and spending the afternoon with the great-grandchildren, and was an avid fisherman.

 

SURVIVORS

 

one daughter: Shelly Shelton and husband Doug of Great Bend, KS

two grandchildren: Jason Shelton and his wife Jenny, Wilson, Kan. and Tasha DiLoreto and her husband Dan, Wichita, Kan.

seven great-grandchildren: Jarod Shelton, Jena Shelton, Trista Shelton, Austin McGinnes, McKenzie King, Lexus King, and Danny DiLoreto

 

He was preceded in death by one sister, Connie Carson.

 

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 

Graveside Service: 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Great Bend Cemetery in Great Bend

Officiant: The Reverend John Grummon

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas with military rites by the United States Navy Honor Guard

Visitation:  1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2014 and 9:00 a.m. to service time, Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: American Diabetes Association, 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: H. Gordon Jones                                                  Age: 88

Date of Death: August 10, 2014

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Gordon Jones, 88, a longtime resident of Great Bend, Kan., passed away August 10, 2014.  Born December 14, 1925 in Oxford, Miss., he was the son of Sanford Aaron and Minnie Lee Jones. Gordon was the Mississippi State Javelin Champion in 1943.  After his first year of college he enlisted in the United States Army, serving with distinction in the South Pacific theatre during World War II.  He returned to college after the war’s conclusion.

An engineering graduate of Mississippi State University, he participated in track, marching band and football.  He married Sallie Floris Gore in Marks, Miss. on June 17, 1950. He and Floris moved from Marks, Miss., to Lyons, Kan., in 1952, and then to Great Bend, Kan., in 1955. She died Sept. 10, 2002. He married Sharon Eyres Trost on February 15, 2004. He was a partner in Rice Engineering & Operating, Inc., from 1952 until his retirement in 1989 as Vice President and General Manager.

While living in Great Bend he was a former member and choir director of Central Baptist Church.  He was also a member of First United Methodist Church and chancel choir, Great Bend Noon Lions Club, American Petroleum Institute, National Rifle Association, ROMEOs Lunch Bunch, Ducks Unlimited, Quail Unlimited, and Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. Gordon was a cast member in many Community Theater productions: Fiddler on the Roof, Mame (twice), My Fair Lady (twice), The Music Man (twice), Guys & Dolls, 110 in the Shade, Oklahoma, Annie, CKMC Follies and High Fever Follies. Gordon was a dedicated hunter, fisherman, shooter of sporting clays, an avid bird watcher and renowned master of the one-liner.

Survivors include Sharon Jones, his wife of 10years; sister Bettie Sue Sullivan; son Harold Jones and wife Charlotta; step-children Heidi Paul, Keith Trost and wife Jamie, and Vickie Monnier and husband Tom; grandchildren Niki Barbour and husband Rex and Michael Ward; step-grandchildren Madi Trost, Nate Monnier, Stephanie Trost, Nolan Monnier and Maxwell Trost; great-granddaughter Story Ananda Barbour; nephews and nieces, JB Sullivan III and wife Marthalee, Geri Lea Sullivan, Gordon Ray Sullivan and wife Terry, Sue Ann Kalish and wife Penny, Tammy Sullivan, and Dianne Cruse; and many cousins, great-nieces and great-nephews. He is preceded in death by Floris Jones, his wife of 52 years; brother, T.R. Jones; parents, Sanford Aaron and Minnie Lee Jones; an infant daughter; and nephew Fred Cruse III.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 14, 2014 at First United Methodist Church, Great Bend. The Reverend Lennie Maxwell will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery with military rites by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to First United Methodist Church Choir or the American Cancer Society or the National Rifle Association.

 

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: Karen Kay Weber                                               Age: 57

Date of Death: August 5, 2014

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

Date of Birth: November 10, 1956 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Nicholas Mathias & Viola Dorothy (Lang) Weber

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

 

Miss Weber was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident and a client of Sunflower Diversified Services for thirty-seven years.

She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the Altar Society, both of Great Bend.

 

SURVIVORS

 

two brothers: Nicholas “N. R.” Weber and his wife Dana of Dubuque, KS; and Roy Weber and his wife Susan of Dubuque, KS

one sister: Shirley Zink of Salina, KS

three nieces and three nephews

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 

Altar Society Rosary:  4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home

Wake Service: 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home

Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 11, 2014 at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Dubuque

Celebrant: Father Pascal Klein

Interment: St. Catherine Cemetery, Dubuque, Kansas

Visitation:  1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, and 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, August 10, 2014 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

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Ruth Marie Opie Age: 97
Date of Death: August 2, 2014
Place of Death: Via Christi Manhattan, Manhattan, Kansas
Date of Birth: November 17, 1916 at Great Bend, Kansas
Parents Name: Robert and Helena (Otto) Essmiller

OBITUARY INFORMATION
Ruth married Ralph E. Opie January 30, 1938 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died January 19, 2005.
A lifelong homemaker and farm wife, Mrs. Opie had resided in Manhattan, Kansas, since 2008 coming from Great Bend, Kansas, where she had been a resident most of her life.
Ruth was member of the First United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Lakeside Club, EHU Liberty Unit, and the Busy Buzzers 4-H Club, all of the Great Bend area.

SURVIVORS
Two daughters: Roberta Bartlett of Great Bend, KS
Rae Jean Hunt and husband Melvin of Manhattan, KS
Two grandchildren: Paige Vande Giessen and Holly Tuma
Five Great Grandchildren: Dylan Payne, Drew Payne, Bailey Vande Giessen, Megan Vande Giessen, and Abby Tuma

She was preceded in death by three brothers; Robert, Ralph, and Otto Essmiller; and by two grandchildren, Eric and Todd Kintigh

SERVICE INFORMATION
Graveside Service: Thursday, August 7, 2014
Time of Service: 10:00 am
Place of Service: Great Bend Cemetery in Great Bend
Officiant: Rev. Lennie Maxwell
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: Sunflower Shrine Travel 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

Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Kenneth Harold Allen Age: 86
Date of Death: July 31, 2014
Place of Death: Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: July 4, 1928 at Great Bend, Kansas
Parents Name: James Martin & Bertha (Piel) Allen

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Maude Evalene Russell April 28, 1952 at Salem, Arkansas. She died August 8, 2007.
He was a carpenter for Marlette Homes.
Mr. Allen was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident.
He was a United States Army veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict.
He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Morris-McFadden Post #3111, Great Bend. He attended First Assembly of God.

SURVIVORS

one son: Barry Allen of Great Bend, KS
three daughters: Linda Nye and her husband Mike of Wichita, KS, Carol Dykes and her husband Jeff of Salina, KS, and Cheryl Mansheim and her husband Mark of Olathe, KS
Four Grandchildren: Janelle Krutzsch, Johnny Dykes, Michelle Routh, and Christina Bosworth
Six Great-grandchildren: Kaytlin, Haley, Maddie, Jonathan, Andrew, and Piper

He was preceded in death by one brother, Martin Allen, and one sister, Dorothy Chism.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Monday, August 4, 2014
Time of Service: 10:30 a.m.
Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home
Officiant: Pastor Don Paden
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery North, Great Bend, Kansas with military rites by Fort Riley Honor Guard
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: American Diabetes Association, 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