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February 29, 2004
Kathleen V. Yeager 1911-2004
Obituaries - February 2004
LARNED — Kathleen V. Yeager, 92, died Feb. 26 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Larned. She was born July 15, 1911, at
Macksville, the daughter of John and Ella Bryan McMorran. She was a graduate of the University of Kansas. She married Robert
Reed Yeager Sept. 28, 1933, at Sedgwick. A longtime resident of Larned, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Yeager was a member of
First Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women and PEO, all of Larned. Survivors include Her husband of the home, one son,
Richard Allen of Portland, Ore.; one daughter, Ann Stanton of Larned; one sister, Helen Adams of Larned; six grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Don McMorran. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the
church with the Rev. Jim Hawthorne officiating. Burial will be at Larned Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Morell Funeral Home in Larned. Memorials are suggested to the church in care of the funeral home. Funeral arrangements
provided by Morell Funeral Home P.O. Box 124 Larned, KS 67550 620-285-2177 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 29, 2004
Eynour ‘Eva’ Keller 1935-2004
Eynour “Eva” Keller, 68, of Great Bend, died Feb. 23 at Great Bend. She was born June 1, 1935, at Eastland, Texas, the
daughter of Charles W. “Pappy” and Jenovia Catlin James. She was a resident of Great Bend. Survivors include her father of
Great Bend. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the dining room area, 12th Floor, of Great Bend High Rise, 1101
Kansas, Great Bend, with the Rev. Dwight Dozier officiating. Funeral arrangements provided by Charter Funerals 2115
Washington Great Bend, KS 67530 620-793-6161 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 29, 2004
Gilbert J. Sander 1927-2004
Gilbert J. Sander, 76, of Great Bend, died Feb. 26 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was
born Nov. 19, 1927, the son of Joseph J. and Adeline Meis Sander. As a young boy, his mother taught him to polka and he loved
both dancing the polka and polka music. He married Joyce M. Burkhart June 25, 1947, in Hays. She died Nov. 27, 1990. He
married Crystal Lietner Taylor May 12, 1995, in Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend since 1968, coming from Hoisington, he
was an oil field pumper for Lasmo Energy of Great Bend. Sander was a faithful member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, a lifetime
member of Great Bend American Legion and Eagles Lodge and a lifetime member of Hoisington Veterans of Foreign Wars. His
hobby was cooking German food and fishing. He served as a seaman in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife of the home;
six daughters, Sharon M. Fox of St. Louis, Mo., Becky S. Wornkey and Shirley A. Tomlin, both of Great Bend, Debbie K. Shank of
Hays, Patty L. Michael of Otis and Connie J. Sander of Denver, Colo.; one daughter-in-law, Marcia K. Sander of Irving, Texas;
two stepsons, Larry Taylor of Lenora and Tracy Taylor of Kansas City; two brothers, Wilmer Sander of Great Bend and Frank
Sander of Jacksonville, Ark.; two sisters, Arla Johnson of Lewisberg, W.Va., and Wanita “Sandy” Basgall of Great Bend; 13
grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Jim Sander; two
brothers, Melvin and Alvin Sander; two sisters, Leona Vonfeldt and Cecelia Dreiling; and one grandson, Darren Wornkey. Vigil
service will be at 7 tonight at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church, with the
Revs. Ted Stoecklein and Dermot Tighe officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today
at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Hoisington VFW, in care of the funeral home. Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home* 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, KS 67530 620-793-3525 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 29, 2004
Joyce A. Loreg 1936-2004
Joyce A. Loreg, 67, of Great Bend, died Feb. 26 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend. She was born Oct. 13, 1936, at
Zurich, the daughter of William and Victoria DesMarteau Benoit. She married Melvin D. Loreg Nov. 26, 1955, at Phillipsburg. A
resident of Great Bend, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Loreg was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend.
Survivors include her husband of the home; two sons, Clifford L. Loreg of Great Bend and Melvin “Junior” Loreg of Wichita; one
daughter, Jeanette Sanders of Great Bend; one sister, Edna Bedard of Thornton, Colo.; and 6 grandchildren and 2 step
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ted Benoit and Henry Benoit; and one sister, Shirley Miller. Altar
Society rosary will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral
home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Ted Stoecklein officiating. Burial will be at Great
Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, all at the funeral home. Memorials
are suggested to the church, in care of the funeral home. Funeral arrangements provided by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton
Road Great Bend, KS 67530 620-793-3525 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 29, 2004
Richard Lee Steffen 1931-2004
Richard Lee Steffen, 72, of Great Bend, died Feb. 26 at Great Bend. He was born June 27, 1931, at Great Bend, the son of Dr.
M.O. and Irene E. Thacker Steffen. A resident of Great Bend since 1984, coming from New Orleans, La., he was a chemical
engineer for Dowell. Survivors include three sons, Richard R. Steffen of Kansas City, Mo., Doug Steffen of Lees Summit, Mo.,