Archived Marriage Records
Rita Marie Decker 1940-2002
Rita Marie Decker, 62, died May 25 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend. She was born May 10, 1940, in La Crosse, the daughter of Martin and Irene Meier Knoll. She married
Fred Decker June 14, 1958. A resident of Great Bend for 40 years, coming from La Crosse, she was a waitress at the Holiday Inn Restaurant of Great Bend. Mrs. Decker was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church of Great Bend. Survivors include two sons, Fred L. Decker of Roosevelt, Utah, and Melvin J. Decker of Great Bend; three daughters, Delores Gates of Salida, Colo., Maxine Wilkinson of Great Bend and Pauline A. Greene of Pawnee Rock; two brothers, Richard Knoll and Donald Knoll, both of Great Bend; one sister, Mary Kingston of Odessa, Texas; and 13 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Cecilia Ann Schneider. Altar Society rosary will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church with the Rev. Jun Mangulabnan officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park cemetery north of Great Bend. Friends may call from noon until 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of the funeral home. May 27, 2002
Brett Robert Bowman 1979-2002
MACKSVILLE - Brett Robert Bowman, 22, died May 23 as a result of an automobile accident near Macksville. He was born Aug. 9, 1979, at Attica, the son of Gerald D. and Kay Jean Eck Bowman. He was a graduate of North Central Kansas Technical College of Beloit, where he studied carpentry and brick-laying. A resident of Larned for one year, coming from Macksville, he worked for Hopper Construction of Goddard for one year and was an assembler for Cross Mfg. of Lewis. Bowman was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church of Belpre. Survivors include his parents of Macksville; one brother, Craig S. Bowman of Wichita; two sisters, Amy L. McGuire of Goddard and Kari L. Bowman of Macksville; and his grandparents, Steve and Helen Eck of Sharon. Funeral Mass will be at 1:30 today at the church with the Rev. Dennis L. Reed officiating. Burial will be at 4:30 today at St. Boniface cemetery in Sharon. Memorials are suggested to Brett R. Bowman Playground Equipment Fund or the church, both in care of Minnis Chapel Inc., of Macksville. May 26, 2002
Milton 'Stubby' Anthony Gabel 1933-2002
NESS CITY - Milton "Stubby" Anthony Gabel, 68, died May 23 at Ness County Hospital in Ness City. He was born Nov. 14, 1933 at Ness City, the son of Pete and Martina Meis Gabel. A lifetime resident of Ness City, he was a retired Mail Carrier for the Postal Service. Gabel was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Ness City. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors include his companion, Albina Besperat of La Crosse; six sons, Ronnie Gabel, Donnie Gabel, and Terry Gabel all of Ness City, Gary Gabel of Great Bend, Kelly Gabel of Oakley, and Tim Gabel of Garden City; two daughters, Debbie Overocker of Garden City, and Sherry Castor of Ness City; four brothers, Pete Gabel of Portsmith, R.I., "Cactus" Gabel of Abilene, Leo T. Gabel of Forsyth, Mo. and Gene Gabel of Ness City; and four sisters, Nita Brackney of Ness City, Marge Leiker of Aurora, Colo., Patti Weigle of Lakewood, Colo., and Bonnie Rebel of Ness City. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Theresa Gabel, and Brenda Zeller; four brothers, Chuck Gabel, Rusty Gabel, Delbert Gabel, and Hubert Gabel; one infant brother, and one infant sister. Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church in Ness City. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Gregory LeBlanc officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Monday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, all at Fitzgerald Funeral Home in Ness City. Memorials are suggested to the church or to the Sacred Heart School both in care of the funeral home. May 26, 2002
Viola Dorothy Weber 1922-2002
GREAT BEND Viola Dorothy Weber, 80, of Great Bend, died May 23 at her residence. She was born Jan. 18, 1922 at Beaver, the daughter of Robert A. and Anna M. Reif Lang. She married
Nicholas Mathias Weber, Oct. 22, 1946 at Beaver. He died Sept. 3, 2001. A resident of Great Bend for 15 years, coming from Dubuque, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Weber was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and St. Rose Altar Society both of Great Bend, she was a former member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Dubuque and the St. Catherine Christian Mothers and Daughters of Isabella. Survivors include two sons, Nicholas "N.R." Weber and Roy J. Weber both of Dubuque; two daughters, Karen K. Weber of Great Bend, and Shirley Zink of Newton; three brothers, August Lang of Hoisington, Vernon Lang of Derby, and Marvin "Spank" Lang of Hays; two sisters, Susanna Redetzke and Elfrieda Woydziak both of Claflin; and six grandchildren. Vigil service will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the St. Catherine Catholic Church in Dubuque, with the Rev. Angel Dy officiating. Burial will be at St. Catherine cemetery in Dubuque. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Dubuque Heritage Association, Dubuque Catholic cemetery Trust or Sunflower Diversified Services all in care of the funeral home. May 26, 2002
Thomas 'Edwin' Karst 1911-2002
GALATIA - Thomas "Edwin" Karst, 91, died May 22 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, in Great Bend. He was born Feb. 13, 1911, in Winnipeg, Canada, the son of Benjamin and Mary E. Uffelman Karst. He married
Nora Viola Manke Feb. 18, 1931, in Barton County. A lifetime resident of Barton County, he was a farmer, car dealer and retired owner of Karst Oil Company. Mr. Karst was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Galatia; former president of Galatia State Bank; Mayor of Galatia and Galatia city councilman, former board member of Hoisington Lutheran Hospital and served on the forming committee of Golden Belt Home Health. Survivors include his wife of the home; two daughters, Merrily Kathleen Collins of Great Bend and Winona Grace Thomas of Salina; four grandchildren, six step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; 15 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Alex Karst, Ben Karst, Edd Karst and Ted Karst; five sisters, Millie Karst, Molly Clayton, Lydia Ohman, Marie Funk and Pauline Becker. Prayer service will be 7:30 tonight at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Shannon Tiller officiating. Burial will be at Fairview cemetery in Galatia. Friends may call until 9 tonight at the funeral home and from 11:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the church, Fairview Cemetery, Integrated Health Services of Great Bend, or the residential unit of hospice in Salina, all in care of the funeral home. May 24, 2002
Ruth E. Hagelgantz 1917-2002
BAZINE-Ruth E. Hagelgantz, 85, died May 22 at Lane County Long Term Care Center in Dighton. She was born Feb. 8, 1917, at LaCrosse, the daughter of John E. and Mollie Ruger Miller. She married
Wesley H. Hagelgantz May 3, 1937, at Bison. He died June 18, 1997. A resident of Bazine since 1994, coming from Great Bend, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Hagelgantz was a member of Bazine Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Survivors include two sons, Robert Hagelgantz of Bazine and Calvin Hagelgantz of Garden City; one daughter, Elaine Johnson of Bazine; one brother, Samuel A. Miller of LaCrosse; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Alex Miller and David Miller; one sister, Martha Smith; one infant daughter, Luanne Hagelgantz; and one granddaughter, Paula Hagelgantz. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Ed Jumper officiating. Burial will be at Bazine Cemetery. Friends may call until 9 tonight and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, all at Fitzgerald Funeral Home in Ness City. Memorials are suggested to Three Angels Broadcasting Network. May 24, 2002
Elnora Dupont 1934-2002
CHASE-Elnora Dupont, 68, died May 23 at her home in Chase. She was born March 26, 1934, at rural Chase, the daughter of Henry and Lavera Tedford Dupont. A lifetime resident of Chase, she was a homemaker. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Ellinwood and VFW Auxiliary of Lyons. Survivors include one son, Larry Dupont of Chase; three brothers, Merle Dupont of Chase, Delbert Dupont of Wazola, Mo., and Harold Dupont of Granite City, Ill.; and two sisters, Marilyn Allman of Denver, Colo., and Arlene Coffman of Elko, Nev.; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Andy Keltner officiating. Burial will be at Lutheran cemetery in Silica. Friends may call until 8 tonight and 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, all at Kimple Funeral Home in Ellinwood. Memorials are suggested to the church or the Hospice of Reno County, in care of the funeral home. Great Bend (Kan.), May 24, 2002
Beulah Lee King 1908-2002
LARNED - Beulah Lee King, 93, died May 20 at Crestview Nursing Home in Waco, Texas. She was born Nov. 19, 1908, at Larned, the daughter of Walter C. and Florine Hullet Pinkstaff. She married
Richard A. King on Dec. 30, 1928. He died Feb. 13, 1978. A longtime resident of Larned, she was a homemaker. Mrs. King was a member of First United Methodist Church, a past Worthy Matron, past district aide of White Cross Chapter and Order of the Eastern Star, all of Larned. Survivors include one son, Richard King and his wife Marcia of Larned; one daughter, Virginia Helms of Waco; one brother, Kenneth Pinkstaff and his wife Alberta of Wichita; eight grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel in Larned with the Rev. Ronald J. Fontenot officiating. Burial will be at Larned Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to the church, in care of the mortuary. May 22, 2002
Anna Mildred Salmans 1917-2002
HANSTON-Anna Mildred Salmans, 85, died May 21 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center in Jetmore. She was born May 13, 1917, at Hanston, the daughter of Walter and WaNeta Heimer Hickman. She married
Loren W. Salmans May 9, 1934, at Cimarron. He died June 4, 1980. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Salmans was a member of United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women of Hanston and Rebekah Lodge of Jetmore. Survivors include three sons, Gary L. Salmans of Wright, Nolan D. Salmans of Hanston and Arlyn K. Salmans of Cimarron; four daughters, Joyce Boor of Great Bend, Barbara C. Rohr and Janine K. Clark, both of Hutchinson and Margery F. Kirby of Larned; one sister, Myrna Overton of El Cajon, Calif.; 34 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Virgil F. Hickman and one sister, Maxine Phillips. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. Mitch Reece officiating. Burial will be at Hanston Cemetery. Friends may call until 8 tonight and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, all at Beckwith Funeral Home in Jetmore. The casket will be closed. Memorials are suggested to the church or Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center in Jetmore, both in care of the funeral home. May 22, 2002
Letha Zed Canon 1926-2002
Letha Zed Canon, 76, of Great Bend, died May 21 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus in Great Bend. She was born March 9, 1926, at Okemah, Okla., the daughter of Jed and Grace Fox Wilson. She married
Albert Canon in 1964 at Wichita. He died in 1991. She was a resident of Great Bend for eight years, coming from Wichita. Survivors include two sons, Robert Deschino of Highlands Ranch, Colo. and Richard Deschino of Overgaard, Ariz.; three daughters, Gracanna Wilson of Harrah, Wash., Marie Fleming of Dodge City and Paula Canon of Wichita.; and 11 grandchildren. Memorial service was held at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend with the Rev. Warren Stecklein officiating. Memorials are suggested to the High Rise of Great Bend, in care of the funeral home. May 22, 2002
Virginia Powell Schmidt 1919-2002
STAFFORD-Virginia Powell Schmidt, 83, died May 20 at Stafford District Hospital. She was born April 25, 1919, at Meade, the daughter of Loren Burton and Edith Virginia Steele Sutherland. She married
Clifford L. Powell on Dec. 11, 1937, at Riverside, Calif. He died June 15, 1982. She married
Emery Schmidt on Dec. 8, 1990, at Stafford. He died Sept. 6, 2001. A longtime resident of Stafford, she was a homemaker and dietician for the Stafford District Hospital and Leisure Homestead. Mrs. Schmidt was a member of the Nazarene Church and Friends Church, both at Stafford, and the Ladies Missionary Society. Survivors include two sons, Jerry L. Powell and James R. Powell, both of Topeka; three daughters, Mary Ellen Moore of Great Bend, Edith Ann Lance of Davenport, Iowa, and Nancy Jean Anton of Plains.; two stepsons, Gerald Schmidt and Larry Schmidt, both of Sylvia; one stepdaughter, Nadine Fuller of McPherson; one sister, Ruth E. Timmons of Coldwater; 23 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Minnis Chapel in Stafford. Burial will be at Stafford Cemetery. Friends may call from 1-8 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Nazarene Church Mission Fund, in care of the chapel. May 22, 2002
Pauline Unrein 1907-2002
Pauline Unrein, 94, of Great Bend, died May 21 at Dodge City Manor of the Plains. She was born Oct. 2, 1907, in rural Antonino, the daughter of Fidelis and Rosa Wasinger Sauer. She married
Anthony P. "Tony" Unrein on Sept. 7, 1932, at Schoenchen. He died May 6, 1991. A resident of Dodge City for five years, coming from Great Bend and La Crosse, she was a homemaker and housekeeper for St. Rose Rectory. Mrs. Unrein was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and Altar Society, both of Great Bend. Survivors include two sons, Lee Unrein of Edmond, Okla., and Jerry Unrein of Gravois Mills, Mo.; one daughter, LaVada Gjerstad of Dodge City; one brother, Fred R. Sauer of Wichita; six sisters, Sister Anna Sauer of Concordia, Germaine Barker of Calif., Regina Bartlett of Mo., Florine Giessler of Ore., Eleanor Crowell of Cheyenne Wells, Colo., and Philomena Sims of Wichita; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Anthony Unrein Jr.; three brothers, Frank Sauer, Edward Sauer and Virgilius Sauer; and three sisters Anna M. Dreher, Mary Eve Wolf and Seraphine Depperschmidt. Altar Society Rosary will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home. Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. Warren Stecklein officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-9 tonight and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church or Dodge City Manor of the Plains Good Samaritan Fund, both in care of the funeral home. May 22, 2002
