Name of Deceased: Mae Weaver                                                          Age: 91

Date of Death: April 4, 2013

Place of Death: River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: February 3, 1922 at Burlington, Kansas

Parents Name: Elmer Edward & Ellen Marie (Walkling) Kepler

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She had graduated from K.S.U. with a B.S. degree in Home Economics.

Mae married Robert John Weaver September 20, 1942 at Burlington, KS.  He died July 12, 2012.

A longtime Barton County Home Economist, Mrs. Weaver was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1950 coming from Manhattan, KS and Burlington, KS.

Mrs. Weaver was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Central Kansas Threadbenders Quilt Club, League of Women Voters, Great Bend Garden Club, H.R. Chapter of P.E.O., Bungalow F.C.E., and the Barton County Historical Society, all of Great Bend.  She was also active with the Coffey County Historical Society and the K.S.U. Alumni Board.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Robert John Weaver, D.V.M., brother, Edward Lee Kepler, and sister, Mary Emma Muscolino.

 

SURVIVORS

One niece and eleven nephews

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 

Funeral Service: Monday, April 8, 2013

Time of Service: 2:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, KS

Officiant: Rev. James A. Strasen

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  2:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home, with family receiving friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.

Memorial Fund: Trinity Lutheran Church or Golden Belt Humane Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

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

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Name of Deceased: Rhonda R. Klug                                                   Age: 49

Date of Death: April 3, 2013

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

Date of Birth: May 2, 1963 at Oakley, Kansas

Parents Name: Dennis A. & Wilma Doreen (Chaney) Arnberger

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Married Tom Klug October 13, 1984 at Great Bend, Kansas. 

She was bakery manager for Dillon’s for twenty-six years and after her retirement, she enjoyed cleaning houses for friends.

Mrs. Klug was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1976 coming from Osborne, Kansas.

She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the Altar Society.  She was a Great Bend High School volleyball coach and Volleytech coach.

 

SURVIVORS

Husband: Tom Klug, of the home

Father: Dennis A. Arnberger and his wife Gloria, Great Bend, KS

One Son: Austin Klug and his wife Marci of Great Bend, KS

One Daughter: Kelsie Ruble and her husband Tim of Wichita, KS

One Brother: Kevin Arnberger and his wife Shelley of Great Bend, KS

Two Sisters: Tami Crook and husband Doug of Great Bend, KS

                       Kimberly Corkill and husband David of Hutchinson, KS

1 Step-Brother: Todd Kaiser of Great Bend, KS

2 Step-Sisters:  Shelly Kaiser of Salina, KS

                              Kim Geelan & husband Joe of Olathe, KS

One Grandson: Parker Bradley Ruble

 

She was preceded in death by her mother, Wilma Arnberger

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m., and Vigil Service will be at 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 6, 2013 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend.  Father Don Bedore will be celebrant.  Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery North, Great Bend, Kan.  Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home.  Memorials are requested to St. Rose Foundation for the Benefit of the Heartland Cancer Center or Grandchildren’s Education Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

 

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

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Name of Deceased: David Juergensen                                               Age: 62

Date of Death: April 2, 2013

Place of Death: At home in Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: April 12, 1950 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Emil & Alverta (Steinert) Juergensen

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

He married Dorothy Lewis at Great Bend, Kansas. This union was blessed with two daughters; Jennifer and Tracee.  They were later divorced

He worked in the oilfield, being employed by Petro Log, Baker Line, Murray Casing Crews, and Allied Cementing.

Mr. Juergensen was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, and loved to bowl, play cards, visit casinos, paint, do yard work or any other outdoor activity.

 

SURVIVORS

Two Daughters: Jennifer Pfiester and husband Daniel of Great Bend, KS

                              Tracee Juergensen of Great Bend, KS

Three Sisters: Marilyn Keller of San Antonio, TX

                          Vera Bortolotti and husband Louie of Council Bluffs, IA

                          Carma Tinkel and husband Darrell of Great Bend, KS

Three Brothers: Lyle Juergensen and wife Beverly of Great Bend, KS

                             Fred Juergensen and wife Darla of Smithville, MO

                             Louis Juergensen and companion Karen Kozisek of Omaha, NE

Two Grandchildren: Alan Adams and Ashley Juergensen

Several nieces and nephews

He was preceded in passing by his parents and a brother-in-law Marion Keller

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Memorial Service: Saturday, April 6, 2013

Time of Service: 10:30 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: The Reverend James A. Strasen

Visitation:  None as cremation has taken place 

Memorial Fund: David Juergensen Funeral Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

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

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Name of Deceased: Jennifer Ann Riedl                                             Age: 38

Date of Death: She left the sufferings on Earth to be with her heavenly Father March 27, 2013

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

Date of Birth: May 11, 1974 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: John and Darlene (Booth) Riedl

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

A lifetime resident of Great Bend and Hoisington, Jennifer did secretarial work and enjoyed computers.

She attended the First Assembly of God, and First Church of the Nazarene in Great Bend, Kansas.

 

SURVIVORS

Father: John Riedl, Hoisington, KS

Mother: Darlene Nulton and husband Rick, Hoisington, KS

Two daughters: Morgan Kelty and husband Joel of Larned, KS

                            Kaylin Riedl of Hoisington, KS

One sister: Sarah DeRango and husband Blake of Salt Lake City, UT

One brother: Bruce Riedl of Ellinwood, KS

Grandfather:  Tom Nulton, Hoisington, KS

Two Grandchildren:  Caden Kelty and Brennan Kelty

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Saturday, March 30, 2013

Time of Service: 2:30 p.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Pastor Dwight Dozier

Inurnment: Will be a private service at St. John Catholic Cemetery, Hoisington, Kansas at a later date.

Visitation:  1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Memorial Fund:  In Lieu of flowers Kaylin Riedl Education Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

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

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Name of Deceased: Mary Jane Dickens                                             Age: 86

Date of Death: March 28, 2013

Place of Death: Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: October 29, 1926 at Ozark, Missouri

Parents Name: Luther Alexander & Ruby Mildred (Nix) Young

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

 

Married Preston Maynard Dickens, Jr. October 12, 1946 at Pratt, Kansas.  He died January 28, 2002.

She owned and operated Mary Jane’s Sewing Center for thirty years, retiring in 2004.  She loved reading her Bible daily, working find-a-word puzzles, playing Bingo at Cherry Village and watching KU basketball.

Mrs. Dickens was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1953 coming from Pratt, Kansas, and Ozark, Missouri.

She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church and CKMC Auxiliary, both of Great Bend.

 

SURVIVORS

 

Two Sons: Dale Dickens of Great Bend, KS

                    Ron Dickens and his wife Merry of Adel, IA

One Daughter: Cindy Dolechek and her husband Don of Albert, KS

Two Sisters: Irma Ruth Stockstill of Bolivar, MO

                       Ella Mae Young of Lee’s Summit, MO

One Brother: Luther Young of Springfield, MO

Grandchildren: Seven

Great-grandchildren: Eleven

Many nieces and nephews

 

She was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth Young; and one sister, Betty Lou Royal.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 

Funeral Service: Saturday, March 30, 2013

Time of Service: 10:30 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: The Reverend Dr. Doyle Smith

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: First Southern Baptist Church, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

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

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JEANETTE AILEEN OLIPHANT

CLAFLIN, Kan. — Jeanette Aileen Oliphant, 96, died March 24 2013, at Leawood, Kan. She was born November 28, 1916 at Claflin, Kan., to Walter L. and Emma (Schreiner) Larson. A lifelong Claflin resident, she was a 1934 graduate of Claflin High School. She married Charles E. Oliphant on March 9, 1950 in Salina, Kan. He preceded her in death on May 4, 1973.

Jeanette worked as a cashier for the Kansas Power Company in Great Bend, a bookkeeper and payroll clerk for the Claflin Flour Mills and attended air traffic controller school during World War II. She was a secretary in the Education Department at Barton County Community College from 1975 to 1986 and touched many lives teaching piano lessons for 46 years in Claflin.

She was a longtime member of the Claflin United Methodist Church, Celebration Community Church in Hays and attended Church of the Resurrection in Leawood. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Claflin, and was a past member of the Barton County Piano Teachers League. She loved music and playing the piano. She was an avid reader of Christian literature. She enjoyed gardening, quilting and serving and celebrating others, especially her grandchildren.

She is survived by two daughters, Charlotte Walker (Don Rosemann), Shawnee, Kan., and Debbie Ermoian (Kyle), Hays, Kan.; two granddaughters, Jessica Baum McGee (Matt), Marietta, Ga., and Lindsey Walker Rosemann (Scott), Prairie Village, Kan.; five grandsons, Jacob Baum, Portland, Ore., Lucas Walker, Lawrence, Kan., Joshua Baum, Tacoma, Wash., Devin Ermoian, Hays, Kan., and Taylor Ermoian, Hesston, Kan.; two great-granddaughters; and four great-grandsons.

Funeral services and Order of Eastern Star Service will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday March 27, 2013 at Claflin United Methodist Church.  The Reverend Claudia Ricks Hubbard and Pastor Kyle Ermoian will officiate.  Burial will be in Claflin Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday at the church. Memorials are requested to Claflin United Methodist Church, in care of Bryant Funeral Home. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.bryantfh.net.

Name of Deceased: Ralph A. Fink                                                        Age: 83

Date of Death: March 24, 2013

Place of Death: Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas

Date of Birth: September 22, 1929 at Codell, Kansas

Parents Name: Ezekiel and Ethel  (Stout) Fink

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

He married Lillian L. Allen May 29, 1955 at Stafford, KS.  She died November 24, 2000.

He was employed as an aide at Larned State Hospital, previously working on a section gang for the railroad and in the oilfield.

Ralph served in the U.S. Air Force.

A member of the First Bible Baptist Church, Great Bend, and N.R.A., Ralph was a resident of Great Bend since 2010, coming from Larned.

 

 

SURVIVORS

One daughter: Rita K. Hayes and husband Jerry of Great Bend, KS

2 grandchildren,  4 great-grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, and 8 step-great grandchildren

 

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Floyd and Marion Fink; three sisters, Marthanna Roberts, Frances McCune, and Florence Bloom; and by one granddaughter, Jennifer Nicole.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Funeral Service: Thursday, March 28, 2013

Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Rev. Kevin Franklin

Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas with military rites by the United States Air Force Honor Guard

Visitation:  9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Memorial Fund: First Bible Baptist 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