prepared by Bill and Diana (Schremmer) Sowers for the Barton County ALHN page People included here were either born or lived part of their lives in and around Barton County, Kansas
ADAMS, Velma M. (HARTMAN), 1916-2001 -- Hutchinson News, August 24, 2001
ADOLPH, Orlie George, 1919-2001, of Great Bend, KS, born in Wabaunsee County, KS, died in Great Bend; spouses: Myrtle Pauline PETERSON -- Hutchinson News, June 7, 2001
ALTON, Catharine D. (SCHROTH), 1919-2000, of Elkhart, KS, born in Ellinwood, KS; spouses: 1st) Robert SOUPISET, 2nd) Gilbert ALTON -- Hutchinson News, May 30, 2000
ARNEL, Otis Meade, Sr., 1933-2001, of Great Bend, KS, born in Bunker Hill, KS; spouse: Shirley L. GABBERT -- Hutchinson News, June 10, 2001
ASH, Ruth LaVerne (MITCHELL), 1905-2000, of Ellinwood, KS, born in Winfield, KS; spouse: Arthur Ray ASH -- Hutchinson News, May 30, 2000
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BAILEY, Willie J. "Biddie", 1928-2001, of Great Bend Hutchinson News, August 27, 2001
BARNHART, Ruby Pearl, 1906-2001, of Great Bend Hutchinson News, September 28, 2001
BARTLETT, Vivian L. (McKENNA), 1944-2001, of Great Bend Hutchinson News, August 28, 2001
BEGGS, Elsie (BRADSHAW), 1915-2001, of Great Bend --- Hutchinson News, October 9, 2001
BILYEW, James L. "Jim", 1953-2001, of Great Bend --- Hutchinson News, August 18, 2001
BIRZER, Thomas "Tom", 1914-1998, of Odin, KS; parents: Alois and Barbara PROBST BIRZER -- Hutchinson News, April 21, 1998
BITTER, Clarence Leon, 1930-2001, of Hoisington, KS, born in rural Hoisington, died in Denver -- Hutchinson News, June 15, 2001
BOESE, Marguerite (UNRUH), 1908-2001, of Great Bend, KS, born in Dundee, KS; spouse: Louis S. BOESE -- Hutchinson News, May 19, 2000
BOESE, Wilbert W, 1934-2000, of Susank, KS; parents: William and Pearl Estella (ALLEN) BOESE; spouse: Gwendolyn May NORMAN -- Hutchinson News, April 12, 2000
BOXBERGER, Harold "Harvey", 1923-2000, of Hoisington, KS; parents: George and Anna (HERRMAN) BOXBERGER; spouse: Nadine WILHELM -- Hutchinson News, June 11, 2000
BOESE, Marguerite (UNRUH), 1908-2001, of Great Bend, KS, born in Dundee, KS; spouse: Louis S. BOESE -- Hutchinson News, May 19, 2001
BOWERS, Jean Frances (SPANGLER), 1928-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, August 28, 2001
BOYD, John Dwayne, 1955-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, August 12, 2001
BRACK, Lois L. (HARTSHORN), 1925-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, August 25, 2001
BRINSON, Anna Harriett (BAUGH), 1913-2001, of Hoisington -- Hutchinson News, August 10, 2001
BROUGH, Ruth (MIKELSHELL), 1908-2001, of Great Bend, KS, born in Neodesha, KS; spouses: Karl BAYER, Leroy BROUGH -- Hutchinson News, May 25, 2001
BROWN, B. Lenora, 1907-2000, of Pratt, KS, born in Great Bend, KS -- Hutchinson News, June 2, 2000
BRUNSON, George W. "Juddie", 1914-2001, of Claflin -- Hutchinson News, August 20, 2001
BUTTON, Bill H., 1936-2000, of Great Bend, KS, born in Great Bend, -- Hutchinson News, October 29, 2000
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CARAWAY, Robert Dicus "Bob", 1927-2000, of Great Bend, KS; born in Great Bend, KS; spouse: Constance "Connie" GAUNT -- Hutchinson News, Oct. 27, 2000
COX, Richard Gerald, 1908-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, August 23, 2001
CROOKS, Doreen A. (RUDIGER), 1926-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, September 25, 2001
CURRIE, James M., 1913-2001, of Great Bend, KS, born in Wellington, Texas -- Hutchinson News, May 29, 2001
CUTHRELL, Christabelle D. (KARST), 1928-2000, Otis, KS; spouse: Lawrence CUTHRELL -- Hutchinson News, Nov. 24, 2000
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DANNEBOHM, Irene (PARKER), 1911-2001, of Ellinwood -- Hutchinson News, August 25, 2001
DEGNER, Elizabeth Jeanne (BORTZ), 1921-2001, of Great Bend, KS, born in Great Bend, Kansas; spouse: Herman DEGNER -- Hutchinson News, May 29, 2001
DeHAVEN, Benjamin F. "Ben", 1913-2001, of Hoisington, KS, born in Abilene, Kansas -- Hutchinson News, May 30, 2001
DEMEK, Emilie (SCHMIDT), 1906-2000, of Hoisington, KS; parents: Ferdinand and Katherine KEIL SCHMIDT; spouse: (1) Julius BITTER, (2) Robert DUMLER, (3) Carl DEMEK -- Hutchinson News, June 19, 2000
DeWERFF, Kenneth L., 1928-2001, of Ellinwood -- Hutchinson News, October 8, 2001
DIRKS, Merlin John, 1923-2001, of Albert, KS, born in Albert, Kansas; spouse: Dolores HANHARDT -- Hutchinson News, June 1, 2001
DOLECHEK, Joseph F., 1922-2001, of Claflin, KS, born in Albert, Kansas; spouse: Dolores HANHARDT -- Hutchinson News, June 1, 2001
DOLECHEK, Monica M. (SCHAUF), 1904-1998; spouse: Veat DOLECHEK. parents: Peter and Josephine NEY SCHAUF -- Hutchinson News, April 28, 1998
DOLL, Florentine "Flo," 1918-2000, of Wichita, KS; parents: Joseph and Mary (HABIGER) DOLL -- Hutchinson News, June 6, 2000
DOLL, Louise Mary, 1917-1998; spouse: Albert John DOLL; parents: Louis and Katherine ROBL HICKEL -- Hutchinson News, March 23, 1998
DUESER, Russell Lee, 1937-2000, of Great Bend, born in Great Bend, KS -- Hutchinson News, July 14, 2000
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ENGEL, Florence Emma (COMBEST), of Great Bend, 1905-2000, born in Ness County, KS -- Hutchinson News, July 7, 2000
ESPINOZA, Jose H., Sr., 1905-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, August 26, 2001
EVERETT, Ella Woestman, of Great Bend, KS, 1911-2000, born in Great Bend, KS; maiden name: WOESTMAN; spouse: Frank Eldon EVERETT -- Hutchinson News, May 30, 2000
EVERS, Kenneth L., 1927-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, August 18, 2001
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FERCKING, Robert "Ray", of Great Bend, 1934-2001 -- Hutchinson News, October 6, 2001
FLOWERS, Bonnie Ruth, of Great Bend, KS, 1935-2000; parents: Daniel E. and Lydia M. (MUTH) BRACK; spouse: Richard R. FLOWERS -- Hutchinson News, June 12, 2000
FRADD, Ella A., of Great Bend, KS, 1900-2000; parents: Frank W. and Emma Christine (SPRINGER) CHAMBERS; spouse: Bert H. FRADD-- Hutchinson News, June 6, 2000
FREEBURG, Verne A., 1940-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, August 3, 2001
FRENZL, Mrs. Joseph [Josephine], [1859]-1927; parents: [Anton and Maria KNORR REIF] -- Claflin Clarion, March 17, 1927
FUNK, Elsie Irene (WILHELM), of Hoisington, 1917-2001 -- Hutchinson News, August 20, 2001
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GEIL, Merle Ada Nairn, of Edmond, OK, 1902-2000; parents: Perry Columbus and Maggie May (HALL) NAIRN; spouse: Earl GEIL -- Hutchinson News, June 14, 2000
GEORGE, LaVern Loren, of Larned, KS, 1934-2000; parents: Herman Henry Dick and Hilda Anna Chirstine (TAMMEN) GEORGE; spouse: Rose Marie DEBES -- Hutchinson News, April 13, 2000
GUESNIER, Joseph Willard, 1926-2001 -- Hutchinson News, August 29, 2001
GUNKEL, John E., of Spearville, KS, 1922-2000; born in Dubuque; spouse: Agatha VAN NAHMEN -- Hutchinson News, October 30, 2000
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HAASE, Cherline (CHRISTIANSEN), 1930-2000, of Great Bend, KS -- Hutchinson News, July 11, 2000
HAUSER, Norman K., 1913-1999, Overland Park, KS, formerly of Ellinwood, KS -- Hutchinson News, April 14, 1999
HECKMAN, Lawrence B., 1915-2000, of Liberal, KS; parents: John Louis and Katharine (MILLER) HECKMAN; spouse: Ruth Evelyn SKINNER -- Hutchinson News, April 13, 2000
HEINZ, Loretta A., 1909-2000, of Bushton, KS; parents: Peter and Mary (ROBL) HEINZ; spouse: Casper A. HEINZ -- Hutchinson News, April 11, 2000
HENRY, Amelia E. (HUGGINS), of Hoisington, 1907-2001 -- Hutchinson News, August 4, 2001
HICKEY, Irene E. (CARROLL), 1922-2000, of Hoisington, KS, died in Hoisington, KS; born in Barton County, Kansas; spouses: Paul F. HICKEY -- Hutchinson News, July 9, 2000
HUFFMAN, Charles William, 1905-2000, of Great Bend, KS; born in La Plata, Missouri (Great Bend resident for 54 years); spouses: Mayme B. WEST -- Hutchinson News, July 8, 2000
HUMPHREY, Hugh C., 1922-2000, of Chula Vista, CA, born in Hoisington, KS; spouses: Elvera STEINERT -- Hutchinson News, July 6, 2000
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JENISCH, Charles, of Lyons, KS, 1902-1940; spouse: Helen WINN; parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charles JENISCH -- Hoisington Dispatch, March 21, 1940
JENISCH, Edward A., of Ellinwood, KS, 1907-1995; spouse: Anna KOWALSKY; parents: Carl and Josephine FRENZEL [sic.... should read FRENZL] JENISCH -- Hutchinson News, May 22, 1995
JENISCH, Wally, of Great Bend, KS, 1941-1995; spouse: Audrey HOEME MIESSLER; parents: Joseph F. and Kathryn T. HEINZ JENISCH -- Hutchinson News, October 31, 2000
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KAISER, Walter E., of Hoisington, KS, 1933-1996; spouse: Shirley WALLACE; parents: Engelbert and Anna REIF KAISER -- Hutchinson News, Mar 4, 1996
KIRMER, Albina, of Dodge City, KS, 1900-1985; spouse: Frank KIRMER; maiden name: PENKA -- Hutchinson News, April 6, 1985
KLEIN, Larry E., of Hoisington, 1935-2001 -- Hutchinson News, October 31, 2000
KOONS, Fern V., Lyons, KS; 1909-2000; born in Ellinwood, KS; spouse: Marvin Grady KOONS; maiden name: CHRISTIANSEN -- Hutchinson News, November 3, 2000
KRAISINGER, Helen Louise, of Great Bend, KS, 1911-2000; spouse: Robert S. KRAISINGER; maiden name: KOCI -- Hutchinson News, December 3, 2000
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LANTERMAN, Milton H., 1911-2000, of Ellinwood, KS; born in Ellinwood, KS; spouses: Wilhelmina "Minnie" STRAUSS -- Hutchinson News, July 4, 2000
LEBBIN, Evelyn C. (MARTIN), 1917-2000, of Ellinwood, KS, died in Midland, Texas, where she'd been a resident the past three years, born in Wichita, Kansas; spouses: Milton LEBBIN -- Hutchinson News, July 9, 2000
LEIKER, Elizabeth "Lizzie", 1916-1995, of Great Bend; spouse: Isidore J. "Ike" LEIKER; parents: John J. and Anna Vonfeldt SCHECK -- Hutchinson News, Dec. 18, 1995
LINK, Mark A., of Great Bend, 1952-2000, born in Great Bend, KS, died in Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, July 10, 2000
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MARCHAND, Oretta Marie (FISCHER), of Ellinwood, 1905-1999 -- Hutchinson News, April 14, 1999
MAULER, Frances J. (RABENSEIFNER), of Russell, KS, 1900-2000, born in Olmitz, KS -- Hutchinson News, July 13, 2000
MEYERS, Dorothy Eleanor, of Ness City, 1934-1995; spouse: Norman J. MEYERES; parents: Walter and Anna KLUG SCHNEWEIS -- Hutchinson News, April 29, 1995
MILLER, Richard, of Kinsley, 1939-2000, born in Great Bend, KS -- Hutchinson News, July 10, 2000
MOSES, Kay Wesley, of Great Bend, 1941-2000, born in Great Bend, KS -- Hutchinson News, December 3, 2000
MUELLER, Shirley Anne, of Bennett CO, 1951-1996; spouse: Arden MUELLER; parents: Delbert and Betty NICOLET SLOAN -- Hutchinson News, March 11, 1996
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NETTLEINGHAM, Albert L., Spencer, OK, 1924-2000, born in Hoisington, KS; spouse: Gladys M. ROEHRICH -- Hutchinson News, Nov. 17, 2000
NETTLEINGHAM, Amelia, of Hoisington, KS, 1905-2000, born in rural Milberger, KS; maiden name: NUSS; spouse: Guy L. NETTLEINGHAM -- Hutchinson News, June 5, 2000
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O'CONNELL , Earl Ronald, of Great Bend, 1914-2001 -- Hutchinson News, August 14, 2001
OTTE, Alvin Henry, Great Bend, KS, 1911-2000; born in Great Bend, KS; spouse: Emma Louis HOMMON -- Hutchinson News, Nov. 22, 2000
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PABST, Marjorie A., of Appleton, Wisconsin; formerly of Great Bend, KS, 1912-2000, born in Great Bend, KS; spouses: Clarence SAPPINGTON, Fred PABST -- Hutchinson News, July 8, 2000
PEARSON, Doris B., of Galatia, KS, 1900-2000, born in Otis, KS; -- Hutchinson News, June 2, 2000
PENKA, Clem, of Pratt, KS, 1923-2000; parents: William W. and Ann (MEYERES) PENKA; spouse: Ursuline J. BIRZER -- Hutchinson News, April 14, 2000
PETTIT, Ervin James "Pete", of Hutchinson, 1911-2000, born in Barton County -- Hutchinson News, July 13, 2000
PIVONKA, Irene H., of Liberty MO, 1904-1996; spouse: Robert PIVONKA Hutchinson News, July 27, 1996
POPP, Esther M. (STEINERT), 1911-2001 -- Hutchinson News, September 25, 2001
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REIF, Alois F., [1888]-1965; spouse: Anna; parents: Anton and Josephine KNORR REIF -- Hoisington Dispatch, Sep 30, 1965
REYNOLDS, Doris Aline, of Great Bend, 1916-2000, died in Great Bend, born in Marshall County; maiden name: LONG -- Hoisington News, July 7, 2000
ROTHE, Wilbur W., Wichita Park, KS, 1912-2000, born in Otis, KS -- Hutchinson News, July 15, 2000
ROUTH, Eva Lea, Great Bend, KS, 1909-2000, born in Port Hudson, LA; maiden name: PICKENS; spouse: Benjamin I. ROUTH -- Hutchinson News, Dec. 4, 2000
ROWE, St. Claire, of Dighton, 1916-2000, born in Barton County, KS -- Hutchinson News, July 10, 2000
RUSSELL, Wilma P., 1916-2000, died in Tulsa, OK, born in Great Bend, KS; maiden name: ADAMS -- Hutchinson News, July 14, 2000
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SAMORA, Richard James, of Hoisington, 1956-2000, born in Independence, KS -- Hutchinson News, July 15, 2000
SCHARTZ, Arden E., of Larned, KS, 1926-2000, born in Barton County, KS; spouses: Lorene F. ROSE -- Hutchinson News, May 31, 2000
SCHENK, Emily E., 1892-1986; spouse: William SCHENK; maiden name: SPITZKA -- Hutchinson News, Jan. 31, 1986
SCHLICHT, Ralph Robert, of Prairie Village, 1921-2000, born in Claflin, KS -- Hutchinson News, May 28, 2000
SCHMIDT, Herbert I., of Hoisington, KS, 1911-1998; spouse: Beatrice B. WAGNER; parents: Henry W. and Mollie E. STEINERT -- Hutchinson News, April 23, 1998
SCHNEWEIS, Martha, 1903-1988; spouse: August A. SCHNEWEIS; maiden name: PENKA -- Hutchinson News, Jan. 23, 1988
SCOTT, H. L. "Scotty", of Hoisington, 1920-2000, KS, born in Wichita, KS; spouses: Louise F. HIGHFILL -- Hutchinson News, June 4, 2000
SELLE, Margaret Sarah "Babe", Great Bend, KS, 1907-2000; maiden name: HECKENS; spouse: Otto SELLE -- Hutchinson News, October 27, 2000
SHEIL, John J., of Great Bend, died in Wichita, born in Great Bend, KS, 1938-2000 -- Hutchinson News, July 7, 2000
STANLEY, Farrie Bell, Great Bend, KS, born in Healy, KS, 1906-2000; maiden name: FUNK; spouses: W. C. STANLEY -- Hutchinson News, Nov. 1, 2000
STEINER, Eleanor C., of Hoisington, 1909-1995; spouse: Julius H. STEINER; parents: Joseph J. and Louise R. FRENZL SCHREMMER -- Hutchinson News, April 13, 1995
STEINERT, Olinda Margaret, 1920-1969; spouse: Alvin H. STEINERT; maiden name: OCHS -- Hoisington Dispatch, Dec??, 1969
STETLER, John A., 1928-2001, of Hoisington -- Hutchinson News, September 2, 2001
STOS, Leo A., of Great Bend, KS, 1921-1995; spouse: Melba J. NORDMAN; parents: Joseph F. and Julia T. AXMAN STOS -- Hutchinson News, Dec. 17, 1995
STOUT, Harold Lee, of Hoisington, born in Forbes, MO, 1910-2000 -- Hutchinson News, December 3, 2000
STRECK, Vera E. (STEINERT), of Galatia, died in Great Bend, born in Russell County, KS, 1903-2000 -- Hutchinson News, July 7, 2000
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WARNER, Viola H., of Hoisington, KS, born in Hoisington, KS, 1913-2000; maiden name: MARGHEIM; spouses: Harold WARNER -- Hutchinson News, July 6, 2000
WELCH, James A., 1915-2001, of Great Bend -- Hutchinson News, August 30, 2001
WERNER, Erwin H., 1910-1980; spouse: Clara BIEBERLE; -- Great Bend Tribune, Dec. 28, 1980
WERNER, John B., 1894-1974; spouse: Regina SCHMIDT; [parents: Carl and Anna WERNER] -- Great Bend Tribune, May 5, 1974
WILLIAMS, Virginia Darlene (KEENAN), of Great Bend, 1926-2000 -- Hutchinson News, July 15, 2000
WIRTH, Bonita Marie Walter (SALTER), of Great Bend, born in Hoisington, 1925-2000 -- Hutchinson News, July 14, 2000
WONDRA, Eleanor J. "Ella", of Hoisington, KS, 1906-1998; spouse: Fred A. WONDRA; parents: Anton and Frances MILLER LINSNER -- Hutchinson Daily News, April 23, 1998
WONDRA, Joseph R., of Odin, 1917-2001 -- Hutchinson News, August 26, 2001
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ZECHA, Margaret J., of Great Bend, 1925-1996; spouse: Robert A. ZECHA; parents: Stephan and Rosa HOFFMAN REIF -- Hutchinson News, July 16, 1996
