All Obituaries

Bobbie M. Richardson, 92, passed away at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Born at home on December 12, 1925 in Broken Bow, OK, she was the daughter of Robert & Nell (Short) McFarland. She graduated from Great Bend High School and later married Lyle Richardson on October 20, 1946 in Great Bend, KS shortly after his return from WW2. Lyle passed in November of 1983. They were longtime residents of Ellinwood, KS moving to Las Vegas, NV in...

  David M. Sauber, 61, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital on October 19, 2018. Born on December 21, 1956 in Ellinwood, KS he was the son of Ambrose & Regina (Miller) Sauber. A lifetime Ellinwood area resident he graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1975.  David was a longtime employee at Great Bend Manufacturing. Memberships include St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ellinwood and the local Knights of Columbus. David loved the outdoors where he enjoyed...

     Mary “Loretta” Tedford DeWerff, 87, died October 18,2018 at Brookdale Senior Living in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 2, 1930 to Walter and Lelia Tedford in Minneola, Kansas where she spent her childhood.  Loretta married Jack DeWerff April 8, 1953 and they lived their married life in Ellinwood, Ks. and then in Mesa, Arizona.  Jack passed away September 17, 2015.      Loretta was a proud graduate of Sterling...

Rosie Evelyn (Stubby) Reiser Martens, 99, passed away at Family Health & Rehab in Wichita, KS on October 10, 2018. Born on April 30, 1919 in Lustre, Montana, she was the daughter of Otto & Sarah Alice (Funk) Stubby. She married Henry Martens on August 15, 1937 in Lehigh, KS. He passed away on September 24, 1992. Rosie married Junior Reiser November 21, 1997 in Ellinwood, KS. He passed away in August 27, 2007.   Rosie was a 62 year resident of Ellinwood but lived in Wichita...

Ellinwood, KS   Patricia “Pat” Thorson, 96, passed away at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood, KS on October 6, 2018. Born in Great Bend, KS on February 28, 1922 she was the daughter of Walter & Hazel (Clark) Healzer. She married Clarence Thorson on November 29, 1952. He passed away on June 1st, 1994. A lifetime area resident of Barton County “Pat” worked at Fashion Corner in Ellinwood, & Conrad’s in...

Rosalyn Borchers, 75, was sainted into heaven on September 27, 2018. Born in Great Bend, KS on April 3, 1943, she was the first of three children born to Charles and LaVon (Soeken) Sessler. Rosalyn, known to many as “Aunt Rosie”, was a proud 1961 graduate of Ellinwood Rural High School. She attended St. John Lutheran Junior College in Winfield, KS. She received a degree in Elementary Deaf Education from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD. Rosie later earned a Master’s...

Howard Wallace, 81, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital on September 26, 2018 in Ellinwood, KS. Howard was born April 1, 1937 in Kingman, KS to James & Opal Wallace Helbert (Nunnemaker). He graduated from Kingman H.S. and later Kansas State University with a Master of Science in Agriculture.  He married Margie Buckbee on July 12, 1981 in Ellinwood, KS. She survives. Howard was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ in Ellinwood, the EHS School Board, and Lions Club. He...

Judith Ann (Jones) Sateren, 74, passed away at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS on September 16, 2018. Born in Concordia, KS on April 29, 1944 to parents Vern & Mary Jones. She graduated from LaCrosse high school in 1962.  She married Dean Sateren on November 9, 1963 in McVille, ND. Mrs. Sateren was a longtime Ellinwood resident formerly of LaCrosse. She enjoyed time with family and friends, quilting, and gardening. Survivors include husband, Dean Sateren, Ellinwood,...

Loren Don Haddon, 83, passed away at Country Place Senior Living in Ellinwood, KS on September 10, 2018.  He was born in Great Bend, KS on February 16, 1935 to Dewey Clifford & Ethel Viola (Flanders) Haddon. He graduated from Stafford High School and later enlisted in the Army during the Korean War where he worked as a bookkeeper. He married Maxine Batchman on June 13, 1954 in Great Bend, KS. She passed away November 6, 2016.  Don was a lifetime Farmer, Rancher, and Oil...

Irene (Boger) Kimpler, 96, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood, KS on September 10, 2018. She was born North of Hoisington, KS on the family farm to parents Jacob and Salamena (Radke) Boger on March 2, 1922. Irene later graduated from Hoisington High School and then attended Salt City Business School in Hutchinson, KS. She married George Norman Kimpler on April 7, 1947 in Ellinwood, KS. He passed away July 7, 1996. Many will remember Irene working concessions at Kimbo....