Archived Marriage Records
Anna Merle Curtis 1903-2004
ST. JOHN — Anna Merle Curtis, 101, died Oct. 7 at Stafford District Hospital. She was born July 20, 1903, in rural St. John, the daughter of Charles and Bertrude Burnett Curtis. She received a teacher’s degree from Emporia State Teachers College. A resident of Stafford, she was a school teacher for several country schools in Stafford County.
She was a member of Antrim United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one brother, Raymond Curtis of Great Bend; two sisters, Maxine Brehm of Pratt and Margie Burke of Dodge City; and 14 nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Randall Curtis and Ronald Curtis.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Minnis Chapel of St. John, with the Rev. Michael Schotte officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Park cemetery in St. John. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel. Memorials are suggested to Antrim United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral chapel.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Minnis Chapel Inc.
526 E. 4th Ave./ P.O. Box 34
St. John, KS 67576
620-549-3556
Oct. 10, 2004
Carrie Alma Paulsen Rowe 1906-2004
BAZINE — Carrie Alma Paulsen Rowe, 98, of Bazine, died Oct. 7 at Ness County Hospital in Ness City after a brief illness. She was born Sept. 6, 1906, on a farm near Stafford to Hans Christian and Kate Morford Paulsen. She received her early education in a rural school and graduated from Stafford High School in 1925. She continued her education at then Kansas State Agricultural College, now Kansas State University, receiving a degree in vocational home economics in 1929. Her teaching career began that fall at Bazine High School.
She met and married
a local farmer, Harry Everett Rowe, June 9, 1932, at Bazine. To this union three daughters were born — twins Jane and Joan and later a third daughter, Carol.
She lived a long and active life up until the last month, living on her own, loving to cook and bake, trying out new recipes, enjoying gardening, sewing and taking part in activities at the church and Golden Years Center. She was known for her dinner and cinnamon rolls and was often asked to provide them at various functions.
Carrie was a 75-year member of Bazine United Methodist Church, teaching a Sunday school class for over 60 years. Serving in various offices in the church, she also had been a sponsor for the Methodist Youth Fellowship. A faithful member, she seldom missed church services. She was a community 4-H leader for over 10 years. A member of Delta Kappa Gamma, a teacher’s organization.
As a breast cancer survivor, she volunteered for the American Cancer Society, counseling women in Ness County who had undergone similar surgery. Many people were touched by Carrie’s love and concern.
In May 2004, when Bazine High School held its last graduation ceremonies before closing its doors, she was invited to speak as the oldest living teacher. Her presentation drew a standing ovation. Again, in August, she was honored to be a co-marshall in the parade preceding the Bazine Picnic.
She is survived by her three daughters, Jane Schwartzkopf Blount and husband Joel of Surprize, Ariz., Joan Kendrick and husband Joe of Edmond, Okla., and Carol Park and husband Dick of Overland Park; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry, in 1990; a son-in-law, Alvin Schwartzkopf in 1993; her parents; two brothers, Fred and his twin Harry; and a sister, Clara Woodden.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church in Bazine, with the Rev. Deb Harvey officiating. Burial will be at Bazine Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Fitzgerald Funeral Home in Ness City. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Bazine United Methodist Church, the Golden Years Center or Hospice of the Prairie of Dodge City, all in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Fitzgerald Funeral Home Inc.*
P.O. Box 96/ 207 N. Pennsylvania
Ness City, KS 67560
785-798-3243
Oct. 10, 2004
Bertha Grandclair 1907-2004
HOISINGTON — Bertha Grandclair, 96, died Oct. 6 at her home in Hoisington. She was born Oct. 27, 1907, in Lockwood, Mo, , the daughter of John and Henretta Wilhelm Bollinger. She married
Ira M. “Joe” Grandclair on March 7, 1927, in Newkirk, Okla. He died Nov. 2, 1989. A resident of Hoisington, coming from Lyons, she was a homemaker.
She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Hoisington.
Survivors include two half-brothers, Frank Stolting of Golden City, Mo., and Paul Stolting of St. Peters, Mo., one sister, Margaret M. Houston of Kingman, Ariz.; one grandson; three great-grandsons; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Leon J. Grandclair; and two sisters, Joanna Bishop and Jospehine Stepson.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington, with the Rev. Wayne Flanders officiating. Burial will be at Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday, all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home
415 N. Main / P.O. Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165
Oct. 8, 2004
Carolyn Kirkman Hanes 1934-2004
Carolyn Kirkman Hanes, 70, of Great Bend, died Oct. 6 at Vyne Hospice in Wichita. She was born Jan. 15, 1934, in Shawnee, Okla., the daughter of Edward Sparks and Pearl Balleu Nowles. A resident of Great Bend for 50 years, coming from Oklahoma, she was a clerk for Kitchen Cupboard for 11 years and a paraprofessional for USD 428 for three years.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Ladies Guild and Bridge Club, all of Great Bend.
Survivors include one son, Michael Wayne Kirkman of Great Bend; two daughters, Kristie Peacock and Kathy Herman, both of Great Bend; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara Thayer.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend, with the Rev. William F. Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time today at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Shrine Travel Fund, in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Rd.
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3625
Oct. 8, 2004
Arthur N. Hickel 1919-2004
HOISINGTON — Arthur N. Hickel, 85, died Oct. 7 at Cheyenne Meadows Living Center in Hoisington. He was born Jan. 22, 1919, in Odin, the son of Joseph and Catherine Courange Hickel. He graduated from Hoisington High School in 1938. He married
LaVerne Carman on March 28, 1990, in Hays. A resident of Hoisington for 14 years, coming from Great Bend, he was a prominent business man in Great Bend and former president of Kansas Trucking Association.
He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both of Great Bend. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons, Steven Hickel of Shawnee and Clifford Hickel of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Sharon Atkinson of McPherson and Janis Bunker of Lawrence; one sister, Elsie Hogan of Great Bend; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, with the Rev. Pascal Klein officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday, all at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to American Heart Association or St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church, both in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home
415 N. Main / P.O. Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165
Oct. 8, 2004
Lori Suzanne Shuck 1971-2004
Lori Suzanne Shuck, 33, born March 15, 1971, in Wichita, died Oct. 2 in San Antonio, Texas. Survivors include her parents Gary and Cheryl Shuck of San Antonio; uncles and aunts Brian and Schela Carlton and family of Manhattan, and Terry and Shirley Robl and family of Ellsworth; and grandmother, Mrs. Pauline Sheeks of Ellinwood. Graveside services are at 1 p.m. today at Claflin cemetery in Claflin. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Oct. 8, 2004
Wilmer Otte 1910-2004
LARNED — Wilmer Otte, 93, died Oct. 5 at Larned Healthcare Center. He was born Dec. 22, 1910, in Great Bend, the son of Will C. and Georgia Miller Otte. He married
Leah A. Dorfshaffer on Jan. 1, 1935, in Great Bend. A resident of Larned since 2000, coming from Great Bend, he was a retired farmer and stockman.
Otte was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ and was a past member of the Elks Club, both of Great Bend.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Dale and wife Karen Otte of Larned; one daughter, Lois and husband Vernon Schimmels of Clinton, Okla.; two brothers, Orville Otte and Loyal Otte, both of Great Bend; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, Walter Otte; and one granddaughter, Jennifer Otte Finger.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Morell Funeral Home in Larned, with Pastor Jan Brooks officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday, both at the funeral home. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park cemetery in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Larned Healthcare Center or Santa Fe Trail Center, both in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Morell Funeral Home*
1021 Broadway
Larned, KS 67550
620-285-2177
Oct. 7, 2004
Mary Louise Guesnier 1928-2004
Mary Louise Guesnier, 76, of Great Bend, died Oct. 5 at her home. She was born May 6, 1928, in Topeka, the daughter of Granville T. and Mary Potter McCubbin. She married
Joseph Willard Guesnier on Sept. 3, 1948, in Topeka. He died Aug. 28, 2001. A resident of Great Bend since 1952, coming from Topeka, she was a retired book keeper for Santa Fe Pipe and Supply.
She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and Altar Society, both of Great Bend.
Survivors include three sons, Daniel Guesnier, Shawn Guesnier, both of Great Bend, and Tracy Guesnier of Pawnee Rock; three daughters, Kaleha Jones of Boise, Idaho, Renee Nelson of Grandview, Wash., and Kelly Guesnier of Great Bend; one sister, Berniece Miller of Platt City, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara Miles.
Altar Society Rosary will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend with a vigil at 7 p.m. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Revs. Rene Guesnier and Reginald A. Urban officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery, with a private family service at a later date. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Catholic Community of Great Bend or Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice, both in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-3525
Oct. 6, 2004
Kathryn M. Jackson 1911-2004
EUREKA — Kathryn Margaret Palmer Jackson, 93, died Sept. 25, 2004, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka.
She was born May 8, 1911, at home on Eighth Street in Kansas City, Mo., to Edgar Homer and Ida Lucina Wickersham Palmer. Kathryn was a member of the Upper Fall River Lutheran Church. She was raised in Fall River, and later attended Pittsburg State University. After receiving her certification in education, Kathryn taught school in rural Greenwood County for four years.
On June 1, 1932, she was united in marriage to Harry “Hap” E. Jackson of rural Greenwood County, in Marion. He died on June 13, 2001. She is survived by two daughters, Kathy Drake of Wichita, and her husband, Raymond; and Margie Swisher of Independence, and her husband, Brian; one son, Edd Jackson of Great Bend, and his wife, Pam; seven grandchildren, Scott and Troy Drake, Brianna and Russell Swisher, Chris and Daylin Short, Jeff Jackson; and one sister, Ida Grace Armor of Chico, Calif.
Kathryn was a 4-H member, and youth leader serving on the Ivanpah School Board for 19 years and a community leader for the Upper Fall River Jayhawkers 4-H club. She also served on the Greenwood County Extension Board, Farm Bureau, and was president of the Lutheran Church Women.
An active partner in the ranching operation, Kathryn and Hap shared many awards including Kansas Bankers Conservation Award, National Wildlife Conservation Award, Lutheran Service Award, and Kansas Master Farmer and Homemaker Award.
Kathryn and her family served as hosts to over 80 foreign visitors and exchange students. She was involved in the Ag in the Classroom program for 20 years and hosted many school groups. The past several years she has been coordinating the “Historic storytelling” covering Greenwood County and items of interest.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and one daughter. Aside from her children, she is survived by one sister, seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services was held Friday, Oct. 1, at Christ Lutheran Church in Eureka, with Pastor Roger Dennis of Christ Lutheran Church officiating. Cremation has been effected.
A memorial has been established in her name with Ag in the Classroom. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Koup Family Funeral Home Inc.*
121 N. Oak St. / P.O. Box 595
Eureka, KS 67045
620-583-5575
Oct. 5, 2004
October 3, 2004
