Obituaries

James “Jim” D. Steiner, 70, passed away March 3, 2020, at Great Bend Health & Rehab, Great Bend. He was born March 18, 1949, at Ellsworth, to Clayton C. & Barbara J. (Foote) Steiner. He lived the first five years of his life in Black Wolf, Kan.  A lifetime Great Bend resident, James was a salesman.

Dola Nelson died Nov. 8, 2019, at the age of 89 at Iris Memory Care Facility in Edmond, Okla. She was born Feb. 4, 1930, the third of six children, in Sedan, Kan. to Ruth and Louis Bruner. Dola was preceded in death by her parents, four siblings and her husband.

David Arnold Lyne, 61, passed away March 1, 2020 in Lincoln. He was born Jan. 26, 1959 in Ellsworth to Virgil and Nancy (Wrench) Lyne. David is survived by his sons, Josh Lyne (Shay) of Barnard and Cody Lyne (Sarah) of Salina; daughter, Amber Rich (Corey Inman) of Atkins, Ark.

Evelyn Lena Pflughoeft, 95, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 in Ellsworth. She was born Nov. 11, 1924 in Ellsworth County to Gustave and Dorothy (Peterman) Schneider.  Evelyn was a long time resident of Ellsworth where she married Lester Pflughoeft on March 10, 1946.

Alan K. Oeser, 78, died Feb. 27, 2020, at Glen Carr House Memory Care, Derby, Kan. He was born Feb. 22, 1942, in Great Bend, Kan., the son of D.A. and Edith (Mog) Oeser. Alan attended grade school in Hitschmann, and later graduated from Claflin High School.

Colleen Hand Powell, 83, of Littleton,Colo. passed away Feb. 8, 2020 at her home. She was born June 3, 1936 in Kanopolis Kan. She married Edward Powell in 1959. Colleen is survived by her husband who was faithfully taking care of Colleen at the time of her passing.

Constance Louise “Connie” Appel, 84, passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Ellsworth. She was born March 1, 1935 in Madison, Kan. to Glenn I. and Waneta F. (King) Redding. Connie married Albert “Popeye” Appel Feb. 26, 1955 in Bushton.

Betty Mattas, age 87 of Wilson, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Tipton, Kan. surrounded by her loved ones. Betty was born to Henry J. Kepka and Charlotte (Lilak) Kepka Dec. 17, 1932, in rural Dorrance, Kan. She had five siblings; Raymond, Harold, Leonard, Alice, and Adeline.

Shirley R. Cox-Schroeder, 66, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at her home in Ellsworth, Kan. Shirley was born Feb. 9, 1954 in Richmond, Va. to Richard R. and Glennis H. Cox at Grace Hospital. As a child, she was baptized and received her bible from Westover Hills Methodist Church, Richmond.

Robert Dean Kubick, 60, passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at his home in rural Ellsworth County. He was born Nov. 13, 1959 in Ellsworth to Lester Dale and Patricia Lee (Homolka) Kubick.