Name of Deceased: Adell Johnson                                                       Age: 100

Date of Death: July 17, 2012

Place of Death: At home in Great Bend, Kansas

Date of Birth: January 17, 1912 at Coweta, Oklahoma

Parents Name: Henry & Savanna (Pearson) Scroggins

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

 

Married William Leslie Johnson June 18, 1941 at Great Bend, Kansas.  He died June 2, 1978.

She was a housekeeper and cook for Dr. Marion F. Russell, Sr. and Jr. families and Tom and Clu Taylor.

Mrs. Johnson was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1939 coming from Coweta, Oklahoma.

She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she was an active member and involved in church functions. She loved to cook and entertain, her family, and God. She was passionate about helping others and was a wonderful friend to many.

 

SURVIVORS

 

One Son: Jack Johnson of Pueblo, CO

Friend: Beth Chilcott of Great Bend, KS

Woody Johnson Family of Great Bend, KS; Jean Johnson Family of Great Bend, KS; Dink Garner Family of Great Bend, KS; and the Bowser Family of Minnesota, Baltimore, Maryland, Augusta, KS, and South Carolina.

 

She was preceded in death by one brother, Floyd Scroggins.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 

Funeral Service: Friday, July 20, 2012

Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: The Reverend Leroy Keith

Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas

Visitation:  Noon to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Adell Johnson Expense 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

GWEN  N.  HIPP

 

            Gwen N. Hipp, age 64 years, of Hoisington, Kansas, passed away as a result of an automobile accident north of Great Bend, Kansas on Wednesday, July 11, 2012.  Gwen was born on August 17, 1947 at Hutchinson, Kansas to Byron Ray and M. Gladys (Brown) Glaze.  She moved with her family to Dodge City, Wichita, and Larned, Kansas, and graduated from Larned High School in 1966.  She then attended college at Fort Hays State College in Hays, Kansas for one year.  Gwen was united in marriage to Ernest L. Hipp on October 10, 1981 at Great Bend, Kansas, and lived in Great Bend and Pawnee Rock before moving to Hoisington about a year ago.  She was involved in 4-H with her children in their younger years, and enjoyed crafting, collecting frogs, driving, and spending time with her grandchildren.  Gwen was a member of the First Street Church of God in Hoisington, Kansas.

            Survivors include three sons:  W. Ray (and his wife, Kelly) Lang of N. Las Vegas, Nevada, Brian C. (and his wife, Brandy) Lang of Great Bend, Kansas and Joseph W. (and his wife, Melissa) Hipp of Hoisington, Kansas; one daughter, Mara K. (and her husband, Dustin) Mattheyer of Ellis, Kansas; nineteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; two brothers:  Eldon W. (and his wife, Kathy) Glaze of Larned, Kansas and Errol R. Glaze of Mirando City, Texas; nieces & nephews.  Gwen was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Ernest L. Hipp on July 31, 1990.

            Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the First Street Church of God in Hoisington, Kansas with Rev. Dick Ogle officiating.  Interment will be at 1:30 PM on Monday at the Great Bend City Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Charter Funerals in Great Bend, and then at the church from 9:30 to 10:20 AM on Monday.  Memorials may be directed to the Gwen Hipp Memorial Fund.  Online condolences may be left and a full obituary notice may be viewed at https://www.charterfunerals.com/obituary/chgb.

 

Arrangements By

CHARTER FUNERALS

2115 Washington St.

Great Bend, KS  67530

Larned – Janice Helene Schneck, 81, passed away July 3, 2012 at the Catholic Care Center, Bel Aire.

 She was born March 13, 1931 in Great Bend, Kansas; the daughter of Donald J. and Ellen Quigley Younkin. A lifetime area resident; she was a Homemaker.

 She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Extension Homemakers Unit, all of Larned. She collected rocking horses, enjoyed painting and Genealogy.

 On August 18, 1949 she married Lawrence Schneck Jr. in Larned. He survives.

 Other survivors include; two sons; Gary Schneck and wife Patrice, Borger, Texas, David Schneck & wife Julie, Bettendorf, Iowa, a daughter; Cheryl Daniels and husband Robert, Wichita, a sister; Donna Atkeson and husband Dale, Haysville, ten grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

 She was preceded in death by; a sister, Carolee Vinson and a granddaughter.

 Memorial Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, Larned with Rev. Bethann Black presiding. Friends may sign the register from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Mortuary.

 Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church, Alzheimers Association or American Diabetes Association 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: Terry Raymond Kowalsky                             Age: 69

Date of Death: July 7, 2012

Place of Death: At his home in Kanopolis, Kansas

Date of Birth: November 15, 1942 at Great Bend, Kansas

Parents Name: Leo Joseph & Hilda Margaret (Heinz) Kowalsky

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

 

He operated a machine shop in Redding, California, and also farmed and raised cattle.

Mr. Kowalsky was a Kanopolis, Kansas resident since 2009 coming from Redding, California, where he had been a longtime resident.

He served in the National Guard. 

He was involved in area dirt track racing in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

 

SURVIVORS

 

Two Sons: Shawn Kowalsky of TX

                    Stacy Kowalsky and his wife Meredith of Winfield, KS

Two Sisters: Jane Komarek Richardson and her husband Jack of Great Bend, KS

                      Glenda Heinz and her husband Mark of Ellinwood, KS

Two Brothers: Kenny Kowalsky of Ellinwood, KS

                            Alan Kowalsky of Ellinwood, KS

Two Grandchildren:  Kyle Kowalsky and Austin Kowalsky

Many nieces and nephews

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 

Memorial Service: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home

Officiant: Father Don Bedore

Inurnment: Private family at a later date

Visitation:  The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 13, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home

Memorial Fund: Golden Belt Humane Society or 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

Larned – Bruce Douglas Weisensee, 61, died July 8, 2012, in Kinsley. 

He was born May 1, 1951, in Larned, the son of J.B. and Evelyn Elizabeth Gore Weisensee. He was a farmer. 

He was of the Christian Faith. 

Survivors include: a son, Todd Weisensee, Wichita; three daughters, Tina Stacey, Great Bend, Kandi Weisensee, Kansas City, Ks., Amber Gilliand, Poplar Bluff, Missouori; Step sons, Conrad Bates, Alden, Jay Bates, Macksville; a step daughter, Kali Bates, Kansas City, Ks.; a brother, Charles Weisensee, Rehoboth, Delaware; a sister, Judy Becker, Rehoboth, Delaware; twenty-two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. 

Graveside memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Larned Cemetery, with Father Mark Cowell presiding. Cremation has taken place and friends may sign the book from 9a.m. to 8p.m. Thursday with a Wake Service at 6 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. until service time Friday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned Inurnment will be at the Larned Cemetery, Larned, with Military Graveside Rites provided by Fort Riley. 

Memorials may be sent to the Bruce D. Weisensee Memorial Fund, in care of Beckwith Mortuary, Box 477 Larned, Ks 67550. Condolences may be left for the family at www.beckwithmortuary.com

Name of Deceased: Leonard E. Miller, Jr.                       Age: 61

Date of Death: July 7, 2012

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

 

 

Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend, Kansas.