Name of Deceased: Betty Freeman

Date of Death: August 31, 2012
Place of Death: Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: November 2, 1927 at Hutchinson, Kansas
Parents Name: Russell C. & Thelma L. (Lehr) Eastes

OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married: Ivan Stanley Freeman January 4, 1948 at Pratt, Kansas. He survives.
She was a homemaker
Mrs. Freeman was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1960 coming from Pratt, Kansas.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Great Bend, KS
She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother and treasured her time with her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.

SURVIVORS
Husband: Ivan Stanley Freeman, of the home
1 daughter: Shelly Shelton and husband Doug of Great Bend, KS
2 sisters: Dixie Mills of Wichita, KS
Suellen Epp of Pratt, KS
two brothers: Jack A. Eastes of Pratt, KS, Bob Eastes of Pratt, KS
2 Grandchildren, Jason Shelton and wife Jenny, Wilson, KS
Tasha DiLoreto and husband Dan, Wichita, KS
7 Great-grandchildren: Jarod Shelton; Jena Shelton; Trista Shelton; Austin McGinnes; McKenzie King; Lexus King and
Danny DiLoreto.

She was preceded in death by brother, Russell J. Eastes and sister, Wanda Reed.

SERVICE INFORMATION
Graveside Service: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Time of Service: 1:30 p.m.
Place of Service: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, KS
Officiant: Rev. John Grummon
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, with family receiving friends 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and
9:00 a.m. until noon Wednesday, September 5 all at Bryant Funeral Home.
Memorial Fund: Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

Age: 84

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Great Bend, Kansas 67530

Name of Deceased: Glenn Earl Hill

Date of Death: August 31, 2012
Place of Death: At his home
Date of Birth: December 25, 1922 at Indianapolis, Indiana
Parents Name: Walter & Vera (Meier) Hill

OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Lois May Bryant June 2, 1946 at Great Bend, KS. She survives.
He worked for Western Power & Centel as an Office Products Controller
Mr. Hill was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1945 coming from St. Louis, MO.
He served during World War II in the Army Air Corps.
He was a member the First Bible Baptist Church and recently attended the Heritage Baptist Church, both of Great Bend,
KS.

SURVIVORS
Wife: Lois May Hill, of the home
1 son: Dennis W. Hill and his wife Mildred of Great Bend, KS
4 Grandchildren: Jennifer Elkins and her husband Troy
Allan Hill and his wife Donna
Brian Hill
Matthew Hill and his wife Jeannette
1 Great Grandchild, Kalen Joe Hill
He was preceded in death by 1 Great-grandchild, Kody Glenn Hill.

SERVICE INFORMATION
Graveside Service: Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Time of Service: 9:00 a.m.
Place of Service: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, KS
Officiant: Rev. Robert Morris
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Monday, September 3, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home with family receiving friends
from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Memorial Fund: First Bible Baptist Church, Heritage Baptist Church, or Hospice Care of Kansas, in care of Bryant
Funeral Home

Age: 89

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Name of Deceased: Kenneth “Kenny” Brummer                         Age: 66

Date of Death: August 25, 2012

Place of Death: Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas

Date of Birth: September 25, 1945 at Beloit, Kansas

Parents Name: Joseph I. & Kathryn (Thomas) Brummer

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Mr. Brummer married Beth Melton October 28, 1967 at Beloit, KS.  She survives.

He retired from Barton Community College in 2007, working in the maintenance department and also drove the bus.  Previous to that, he worked at Great Bend Auto as a machinist.  After retirement, he worked for the Sterling House and Prince of Peace Parish.

Mr. Brummer was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1981 coming from Beloit, KS.

He served in the National Guard. 

Mr. Brummer was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish.  He was an avid Kansas City Royals baseball fan, Kansas City Chiefs fan and fisherman. He was a regular Red Cross blood donor.

SURVIVORS

Wife: Beth Brummer, of the home

One Son: Tony Brummer and wife Sarah of Paola, KS

Two Daughters: Kendis Brummer and Clint Johnson of Hutchinson, KS

                              Angie Hicks and Eric Stevenson of Great Bend, KS

Four Sisters: Loretta Krone of McPherson, KS

                      Dorlan Kersh of Tyler, TX

                      Elaine Donahoo of Aurora, CO

                      Joan Laraby of Great Bend, KS

Four Brothers: Gerald Brummer of Beloit, KS

                           Virgil Brummer of Concordia, KS

                           Roland Brummert of Beloit, KS

                           Clarence Brummer of Beloit, KS

6 grandchildren:  Adalyn Brummer, Brett Brummer, Malcolm Deason, Ivy Williams, Fain Johnson, Hailey Hicks

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Arlene Fischer.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home

Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 31, 2012 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Great Bend

Celebrant:  Father Reginald A. Urban

Visitation:  9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Prince of Peace Parish, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

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Name of Deceased: Max Nelson Reed                                                Age: 72

Date of Death: August 25, 2012

Place of Death: Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas

Date of Birth: April 1, 1940 at McPherson, Kansas

Parents Name: Clarence Harley & Anna Ellen (Ebaugh) Reed

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Max was a wonderful son, husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, teacher, and coach. He married Judith Ann Birkholz on May 23, 1965 at Argonia, KS.  She survives

He obtained his Masters of Science in Education from Emporia State University, and took additional courses at University of Kansas and University of Wisconsin- LaCrosse.  He taught in the Meade Middle School, Meade, KS, where he also coached football and basketball.  In 1968, he moved to Great Bend, where he continued his teaching career at Great Bend High School, teaching American History, Constitution, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, and coaching football.

He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, KNEA, and the University of Kansas Alumni Association.  He loved to travel and hunt rocks and artifacts.  After his retirement, he often submitted articles to the Rock and Gem Magazine.

Date of Death: August 25, 2012

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

Date of Birth: December 18, 1925 at McLouth, Kansas

Parents Name: Albert & Mabel (Bradford) Wray

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Mr. Wray was an auto transporter, working for Wood’s Industries, Auto Transport, and retiring from Jack Cooper.

Mr. Wray was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 2006 coming from Midwest City, OK, Amarillo, TX, Clearfield, UT, and Kansas City, KS.

He served during World War II in the Merchant Marines.

Mr. Wray had been formerly active in the 32 degree Masons, Shriners International, and the American Legion.

SURVIVORS

one son: Thomas Wray and wife Jana of Great Bend, KS

one daughter: Rochelle Giles of Great Bend, KS

one sister: Sandra Haar of Kansas City, KS

two brothers: Joe Wray of Las Vegas, NV

Tim Wray of Rosebud, AR

Four grandchildren

Five great-grandchildren

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Eloise Gail Wray, and three sisters, Eloise Carter, Erma Irwin, Mary White.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Graveside Service:   Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Time of Service:  1:00 p.m.

Place of Service: Johnson County Memorial Cemetery, Overland Park, KS

Interment: Johnson County Memorial Cemetery, Overland Park, Kansas

Memorial Fund: Shrine Travel Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

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

Larned – Roberta Jane Grant, 78, dearly loved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Roberta passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2012 in Larned surrounded by family members. On October 12, 1954 she married John Richard Grant in White Lake, South Dakota. She will be deeply missed by her husband of 57 years, and her children, Rita O’Gwin and husband David of Larned, KS, John Grant and wife Monica of Adams, OK, Leonard Grant and wife Cindy of Larned, KS, Evelyn Grant and husband Rick Morse of Portland, OR, Pauline Hampton and husband David of Larned, KS, Margaret Grant of Larned, KS, Lisa Grant and husband Tom Magliery of Vancouver, BC, Doris Grant of Orem, UT, Marlene Lira and husband Joe of Kansas City, KS and Shannon Nichol and husband Eric of Topeka, KS and her 21 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She will also be missed by her siblings Margaret Bruns of White Lake, SD, Cletus Mohnen and wife Elma of White Lake, SD, Eloise Young of Elgin, MN, Lola Mae Bruns and husband Terrance of Plainview, NE. 

Roberta was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ida Leibrick Mohnen and Mathias Mohnen, her siblings Norbert Mohnen, Marie Bruns, and Genevieve Mohnen and her grandson John Zachary Grant. 

Roberta was a strong woman whose pride and joy was always her family. She enjoyed teaching her children useful skills when they were younger and visiting them when they were older. She especially enjoyed beating them at pitch and other card and board games. Roberta enjoyed home-making activities such as embroidering, canning, gardening, and made the most of what she had even when she had very little. Roberta was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Larned, and for many years was involved in church activities. She was a member of the altar society, cleaned the sanctuary, delivered communion to the homebound and helped with funeral dinners. Roberta worked at the Larned State Hospital as a Psychiatric Aide. Later she worked at the Welcome Inn Senior Center in Larned. She loved this job because she enjoyed meeting people. 

The family sincerely appreciates the excellent care provided to Roberta by Dr. Sanger, Dr. Estephan, and the staff at Heartland Cancer Center in Great Bend, Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson, Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned, Angels Care Home Health and Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice of Great Bend. 

Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned with Father Warren Stecklein presiding. Vigil service will be 7:00 p.m. Friday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday with the family present from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned. 

Memorials may be given to the Welcome Inn Senior Center or the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, both of Larned in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.

Name of Deceased: Laurine Brown                                                      Age: 88

Date of Death: August 20, 2012

Place of Death: Rush County Nursing Home, La Crosse, Kansas

Date of Birth: September 2, 1923 at Ransom, Kansas

Parents Name: Adolph & Anna (Roediger) Schweitzer

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

 

Married Walter Leo Brown February 14, 1942 at McCracken, Kansas.  He died November 28, 1991.

She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Brown was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1981 coming from Ransom, Brownell and McCracken, Kansas.

She was a member of First Assembly of God and Barton County Historical Society, Great Bend

 

SURVIVORS

 

Four Sons: Walter Duane Brown and wife Diane of Fowler, IL

     Jim L. Brown of Loveland, CO

    Timothy E. Brown and wife Hazel of Leavenworth, KS

    Kent C. Brown and wife Kristy of Wichita, KS

Two Daughters: Judy Schwindt and husband Barry of La Crosse, KS

               Lori Crane and husband Bill of Lyons, KS

One Sister: Virginia Conkright of Ransom, KS

Grandchildren: Eighteen

Great-grandchildren: Thirty-four

Great-great-grandchildren: Five

 

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Raymond Schweitzer, Garland Schweitzer, Harvey Schweitzer, and Wally Schweitzer; six sisters, Selma Walters, Dora Brown, Helen Zumbrain, Ruth Chapman, Lena Chapman, and Sylvia Wasinger; and one grandson, Monty Burk.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 

Private Family funeral services will be held.

Private Family Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Memorial Fund: Barton County Historical Society or Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

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

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Name of Deceased: Marjorie Doreen Harrington                         Age: 91

Date of Death: August 20, 2012                                             Place of Death: River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: January 10, 1921 at London, England        Parents Name: Herbert  & Victoria  (Forman) Hudspith

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

After attending Harrow Art School and Kilburn Polytechnical College, where she actively sought to be a women’s clothing designer, she married the Reverend Norman McCallum in 1939. After World War II, the McCallums immigrated to the United States with their daughter, Brenda, and spent several years serving churches in Iowa, Rhode Island, Wyoming and Illinois, before coming to Kansas.  They later divorced and she married the Reverend Roy W. Harrington July 4, 1980 at Great Bend, Kansas.  He died March 13, 1996.

Marge, as she was nicknamed, became a stringer for the Great Bend Tribune which led to full-time employment as Women’s Editor. Prior to coming to Kansas, Marge had written and published several short stories in a British Magazine for women, and had been a reporter for the Woonsocket (R. I.) Call.  She also produced crossword puzzles for Dell Magazine. While raising her family as a single parent, Marge began taking wedding photographs which led to the opening of her studio, Marge’s Photography, Inc.Among the many jobs she had, writing brought her the greatest satisfaction. While working full-time at the Tribune, she began a weekly column “It Seems to Me.” Later, after her marriage, she wrote biographical pieces about people who had helped Barton County get on the map. This weekly series was called “Autographs of Barton County” and was eventually published in two books. The column was later begun again, continuing until the well-read pieces stopped in 2004.

Mrs. Harrington was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1965, eventually moving into River Bend Assisted Living where she continued producing word search puzzles for the monthly newsletter.

She had been a member of Central Baptist Church and First Congregational United Church of Christ, and was also a member of the Kansas Authors Club. Marge was a lay preacher and preached in a number of area churches, her love of church work becoming an integral part of her life.

 

SURVIVORS

One son: Peter McCallum of Topeka, KS

Two daughters: Brenda Kelley and her husband Thomas of Grand Junction, CO

                             Rosalind Neeland and her husband Dennis of Great Bend, KS

Four Grandchildren:  Suzanne Smith and her husband Chris, Denver, CO; Maj. Sean Kelley, Dover, DE; Hillary Emerson and her husband Aaron, Lawrence, KS; and Graham Neeland, Kansas City

Three Great-grandchildren: Sarah Smith, Joshua Smith, and Elaine Emerson

One step son: Gerald Harrington of Hays, KS

Two step daughters: Joy Carpenter of Dallas, Texas; Dr. Joan Harrington of Great Bend, KS; and Norma Hodges of Kelseyville, California

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Stanley Hudspith and Herbert Hudspith; and one sister, Winifred Rowse, all of England.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Central Baptist Church in Great Bend, KS

Officiants: Pastor John Grummon and The Reverend Dr. Joan Harrington

Inurnment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, KS

Visitation:  The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice or Arthritis Foundation, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

 

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Name of Deceased: Theresa Schartz

Date of Death: August 19, 2012
Date of Birth: May 15, 1939 at Great Bend, Kansas

OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married LeRoy G. Schartz December 31, 1955 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died May 26, 2010.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Schartz was an Ellinwood, Kansas resident since 1995 coming from rural Great Bend.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ellinwood, the Altar Society, attended the Prince of Peace Parish,
Great Bend, and was an long term active member of Curves.
SURVIVORS
Three Sons: LeRoy George Schartz, Jr. and daughter-in-law Sharon (Holcomb)
Kevin L. Schartz and his wife Rhea (Applegate) of Ellinwood, KS
Kyle D. Schartz and his wife Bonny (McLeland) of Great Bend, KS
Two Daughters: Betty Riggs and her husband Dale of Great Bend, KS
Lana R. Schartz-Brown and her husband Greg of Great Bend, KS
Daughter-in-law: Carol D. (Salmans) Schartz of Great Bend, KS
One Sister: Rosaline Herren
Three Brothers: Hilbert Herrman, Linus Herrman, Leo LeRoy Herrman
Nineteen Grandchildren: Brent Riggs, Brian Riggs, Dr. Breanne Riggs, Joseph Schartz, Christy Schartz, Shannon
Schartz, Leslie Schartz, Aaron Schartz, Seth Schartz, Bailey Schartz, Kaleb Schartz, Tanner Brown, Kaycee Brown,
Marcus Brown, Layton Brown, Justin Schartz, Derek Schartz, Andrea Schartz, and Nicole Schartz
Great-grandchildren: Fourteen
Great-Great-Grandchild: One

She was preceded in death by one son, Dale Eugene Schartz; two brothers, Wendelin Herrman, Jr., and Thomas
Herrman; and three sisters, Leona Yarmer, Leoata Sittingdown, and Viola Marie Schartz.

SERVICE INFORMATION
Altar Society Rosary: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 24, 2012 at St. Rose Catholic Church in Great Bend
Celebrants: Father Reginald A. Urban
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: St. Joseph Catholic Church or St. Rose Foundation to benefit the Heartland Cancer Center, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

Age: 73
Place of Death: At her home in Ellinwood, Kansas
Parents Name: Wendelin & Dorothy (Herl) Herrman

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