Archived Marriage Records
Opal G. Cronn 1912-2000
PARADISE - Opal G. Cronn, 88, died Dec. 6 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. She was born Feb. 23, 1912, in Luray, the daughter of Alex and Mary Edna Pattin Whitman. She married
George Cronn Nov. 25, 1928, in Russell. A resident of Paradise, she was a homemaker and postal assistant for 25 years. Mrs. Cronn was a member of Paradise United Methodist Church. Survivors include one son, Duane Cronn of Paradise; one daughter, Loretta Baum of Hoisington; one brother, Elbert "Spud" Whitman of Paradise; one sister, Florence McCurry of Liberal; 12 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; and 10 step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Leota Harrall and Shirley Nelson; two grandchildren, Leota Hekele and Curtis Nelson; and three brothers, Henry Whitman, Charley Whitman and Fred Whitman. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pohlman's Memorial Chapel in Russell with the Rev. Don Fisher officiating. Burial will be at Mount Herman cemetery in Paradise. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to the church or the Nazarene Church in Hoisington, in care of the mortuary. Dec. 7, 2000
Konrad Herschel Benford 1926-2000
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Konrad Hershel Benford, 73, died Nov. 8 at his home in Palm Springs. He was born Dec. 22, 1926, in St. John. He married
Lorraine Doris Hess. She died May 9, 1999. He was a graduate of St. John High School and the University of Chicago with a PhD in liberal arts and a bachelor of science degree in physics. A resident of Palm Springs for 40 years, he was an electronic designer. Survivors include his aunt, Melba Bigham of Derby. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fairview Park in St. John with the Rev. Carl Feril officiating. Minnis Chapel of St. John is in charge of arrangements. Dec, 7, 2000
Myrtle Russell 1916-2000
PUEBLO, Colo. - Myrtle Russell, 84, died Nov. 29 in Pueblo. She was born March 1, 1916, in Anderson County, the daughter of Samuel C. and Helen Mae Crawford Holmes. She married
Harry Russell Dec. 26, 1939, in Garnett. He preceded her in death. A resident of Pueblo, she was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Harry Owen Russell of Pueblo and Robert E. Russell of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Helen Carpenter of Chino Valley, Ariz., and Eileen Cervanyk of LaPorte, Colo.; two brothers, Francis Holmes and Jim Holmes, both of Garnett; two sisters, Anna Steiger of Silver Springs, Md., and Louise Hunt of Prescott, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fairview Park cemetery in St. John with the Rev. David A. Ford officiating. Minnis Chapel of St. John is in charge of arrangements. Dec. 7, 2000
Bettie Keating 1936-2000
Bettie Keating, 64, died Dec. 7 at Integrated Health Services in Great Bend. She was born Feb. 25, 1936. Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced by Bryant-Christians Funeral Home in Great Bend. Dec. 7, 2000
Leo Wayne Setser 1912-2000
HUDSON - Leo Wayne Setser, 88, died Dec. 4 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus in Great Bend. He was born May 9, 1912, at Sulpher Springs, Ark., the son of Todd and Veda Gatton Setser. He married
Velma Hewitt April 22, 1934, in Stafford County. A resident of rural Hudson since 1930, he was a farmer, stockman and clerk of Byron Township for 38 years. Setser was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Don Setser of Manhattan; one daughter, Vivian Evers of Loveland, Colo.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Alvin Ray Setser; two brothers, Woodrow Setser and James Setser; two sisters, Buelah Loughry and Mary Skaggs. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Minnis Chapel in Stafford. Burial will be at the Stafford Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. today at the chapel. Memorials are suggested to Great Bend Integrated Health Services Alzheimers Unit or the church, both in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Sarah Belle Bowles 1912-2000
WICHITA - Sarah Belle Bowles, 88, died Dec. 4 in Wichita. She was born Feb. 27, 1912, in Peck, the daughter of Ray Trevor and Eva Alice Overlev Phipps. She married
Joseph Bernard Bowles Nov. 15, 1941, in Hutchinson. He preceded her in death. A resident of Wichita, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Bowles was a member of O.E.S. Survivors include two sisters, Audine Bowers of Belle Plaine and Evelyn Bradley of Arp, Texas. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Belle Plaine cemetery in Belle Plaine. Friends may call until 8 tonight and from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. Memorials are suggested to the Hospice Inc. of Wichita, in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Hilda Ruby Schober 1908-2000
Hilda Ruby Schober, 92, died Dec. 5 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus in Great Bend. She was born Feb. 1, 1908, in Russell County, the daughter of Jacob Jr. and Katie Steinert. She married
David M. Schober Aug. 19, 1932, in Hutchinson. He died Jan. 22, 1994. A resident of Great Bend, she was a retired school teacher. Mrs. Schober was a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, local, state and national teachers associations, Silver and Gold Club, Barton County Historical Society and Golden Belt Gem and Mineral Society. Survivors include one son, Robert L. Schober of Wichita; one sister, Helen Pember of Ness City; two step-brothers, Earl Schwartzkopf of WaKeeney and D.B. Schwartzkopf of Ulysses; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and five step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Elmer Steinert; and one sister, Harriet "Hattie" Schober. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Bryant-Christians Chapel in Great Bend with the Rev. Jana Baxter officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church or the American Diabetes Association, both in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Ramona Zamarripa 1939-2000
Ramona Zamarripa, 61, died Dec. 5 at her home in Great Bend. She was born Aug. 31, 1939, in Hartshorne, Okla., the daughter of Catarino and Felipa Briones Zamarripa. A resident of Great Bend, she was a homemaker and care giver. Survivors include three brothers, Paul Zamarripa of Great Bend, Richard Joel Zamarripa of Lansing and Steve Zamarripa of Duncan, Okla.; eight sisters, Carmen Skelly of Tulsa, Okla., Mary Ingram, Josie Morrison, Isabel Earegood, Angie Ingram and Vivian Bahr, all of Great Bend, Rose Sands of Dodge City and Rebecca Morrison of Hutchinson. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Pantaleon Zamarripa, Richard Zamarripa, Pete Zamarripa and Frank Zamarripa. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bryant-Christians Chapel in Great Bend with the Rev. Dick Ogle officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday, both at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Ramona Zamarripa Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Harold Betz 1921-2000
Harold Betz, 79, died Dec. 5 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus in Great Bend. He was born Nov. 16, 1921, in Bison, to Jacob and Anna Betz. He married
Alma Funk Feb. 7, 1942, in Larned. A resident of Great Bend, coming from Ness County, he was a farmer. Betz was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of the home; three brothers, Edward Betz of El Dorado, Don Betz of Jetmore and Merle Betz of Liberal; three sisters, Marthella Stegman and Marjory Thomas, both of Loveland, Colo., and Marcheta Hogsett of Ness City. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bazine Cemetery, with the Rev. Bill Anderson officiating and military graveside rites by American Legion Post 392. Friends may call until 9 tonight, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and until noon Friday, all at Fitzgerald Funeral Home in Ness City. Memorials are suggested to donor's choice, in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Leo Wayne Setser 1912-2000
HUDSON - Leo Wayne Setser, 88, died Dec. 4 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus in Great Bend. He was born May 9, 1912, at Sulpher Springs, Ark., the son of Todd and Veda Gatton Setser. He married
Velma Hewitt April 22, 1934, in Stafford County. A resident of rural Hudson since 1930, he was a farmer, stockman and clerk of Byron Township for 38 years. Setser was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Don Setser of Manhattan; one daughter, Vivian Evers of Loveland, Colo.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Alvin Ray Setser; two brothers, Woodrow Setser and James Setser; two sisters, Buelah Loughry and Mary Skaggs. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Minnis Chapel in Stafford. Burial will be at the Stafford Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. today at the chapel. Memorials are suggested to Great Bend Integrated Health Services Alzheimers Unit or the church, both in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Sarah Belle Bowles 1912-2000
WICHITA - Sarah Belle Bowles, 88, died Dec. 4 in Wichita. She was born Feb. 27, 1912, in Peck, the daughter of Ray Trevor and Eva Alice Overlev Phipps. She married
Joseph Bernard Bowles Nov. 15, 1941, in Hutchinson. He preceded her in death. A resident of Wichita, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Bowles was a member of O.E.S.
Survivors include two sisters, Audine Bowers of Belle Plaine and Evelyn Bradley of Arp, Texas. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Belle Plaine cemetery in Belle Plaine. Friends may call until 8 tonight and from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. Memorials are suggested to the Hospice Inc. of Wichita, in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Hilda Ruby Schober 1908-2000
Hilda Ruby Schober, 92, died Dec. 5 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus in Great Bend. She was born Feb. 1, 1908, in Russell County, the daughter of Jacob Jr. and Katie Steinert. She married
David M. Schober Aug. 19, 1932, in Hutchinson. He died Jan. 22, 1994. A resident of Great Bend, she was a retired school teacher. Mrs. Schober was a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, local, state and national teachers associations, Silver and Gold Club, Barton County Historical Society and Golden Belt Gem and Mineral Society.
Survivors include one son, Robert L. Schober of Wichita; one sister, Helen Pember of Ness City; two step-brothers, Earl Schwartzkopf of WaKeeney and D.B. Schwartzkopf of Ulysses; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and five step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Elmer Steinert; and one sister, Harriet "Hattie" Schober.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Bryant-Christians Chapel in Great Bend with the Rev. Jana Baxter officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church or the American Diabetes Association, both in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Ramona Zamarripa 1939-2000
Ramona Zamarripa, 61, died Dec. 5 at her home in Great Bend. She was born Aug. 31, 1939, in Hartshorne, Okla., the daughter of Catarino and Felipa Briones Zamarripa. A resident of Great Bend, she was a homemaker and care giver.
Survivors include three brothers, Paul Zamarripa of Great Bend, Richard Joel Zamarripa of Lansing and Steve Zamarripa of Duncan, Okla.; eight sisters, Carmen Skelly of Tulsa, Okla., Mary Ingram, Josie Morrison, Isabel Earegood, Angie Ingram and Vivian Bahr, all of Great Bend, Rose Sands of Dodge City and Rebecca Morrison of Hutchinson. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Pantaleon Zamarripa, Richard Zamarripa, Pete Zamarripa and Frank Zamarripa.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bryant-Christians Chapel in Great Bend with the Rev. Dick Ogle officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday, both at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Ramona Zamarripa Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Harold Betz 1921-2000
Harold Betz, 79, died Dec. 5 at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus in Great Bend. He was born Nov. 16, 1921, in Bison, to Jacob and Anna Betz. He married
Alma Funk Feb. 7, 1942, in Larned. A resident of Great Bend, coming from Ness County, he was a farmer. Betz was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of the home; three brothers, Edward Betz of El Dorado, Don Betz of Jetmore and Merle Betz of Liberal; three sisters, Marthella Stegman and Marjory Thomas, both of Loveland, Colo., and Marcheta Hogsett of Ness City. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bazine Cemetery, with the Rev. Bill Anderson officiating and military graveside rites by American Legion Post 392. Friends may call until 9 tonight, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and until noon Friday, all at Fitzgerald Funeral Home in Ness City. Memorials are suggested to donor's choice, in care of the funeral home. Dec. 6, 2000
Carl M. Meitner 1918-2000
OLMITZ - Carl M. Meitner, 82, died Dec. 1. Rosary will be at 7 tonight at St. Anne Catholic Church in Wichita. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church in Wichita. Dec. 4, 2000
