Obituaries - January 2004 January 30, 2004 Selma Eubank-Smith ...

RUSSELL — Natalie “Dollie” Strecker, 95, died Feb. 25 at Cheyenne Meadows Living Center in Hoisington. She was born Nov.
15, 1908, in Barton County, the daughter of Fred and Anna Herdt Schneider. She married Luther B. Strecker Nov. 20, 1927, at
Milberger. He died Feb. 6, 1995. A resident of Russell since 1946, coming from a farm in the Bender Hill area, she was a
homemaker. Mrs. Strecker was a member of St. John Lutheran Church of Russell, Extension Homemakers Unit of Milberger, and
Russell County Farm Bureau. Survivors include one son, Dennis Strecker of Great Bend; one daughter, Norma Jurgensen of
Wichita; one sister, Viola Schwein of Russell; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Ferdinand Schneider, Alvin Schneider, Victor Schneider and Harold Schneider.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Henry Hartman officiating. Burial will be at St. John Lutheran
Cemetery in Russell. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington and from 11 a.m. to
service time Saturday at the church. Memorials are suggested to St. John Lutheran Church Organ Fund, in care of the funeral
home. Funeral arrangements provided by Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home P.O. Box 146 415 North Main Hoisington, KS 67544
620-653-4165 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 27, 2004
Kathleen V. Yeager
LARNED — Kathleen V. Yeager, 92, died Feb. 26 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Larned. Survivors and funeral arrangements
will be announced by Morell Funeral Home in Larned. Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 27, 2004
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Darren Wornkey, 24, who died Feb. 21 in Great Bend, is also survived by a half-brother, Shawn Michael Wornkey of Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla.
February 26, 2004
Nyla Fae Dinsmoor 1925-2004
WICHITA — Nyla Fae Dinsmoor, 79, died Feb. 23 at Wichita. She was born Jan. 29, 1925, in Lucas, the daughter of Walter O.
and Blanch B. Barr Nichols. She was a retired payroll supervisor for Gates Learjet. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law,
Bobbie Harris of Wichita, Jo and Mike Twidwell of Shell Knob, Mo., Debbie and John Krasowski of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one
brother, Loren Nichols of Hutchinson; one sister, Theo Bear of Great Bend; and grandchildren, Julie and Greg Krasowski of
Colorado Springs. She was preceded in death in 1976 by her husband, Donald Dean. Funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at West
Heights United Methodist Church in Wichita. Memorials are suggested to the church and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
youth program, both in care of Resthaven Mortuary, 11800 W. Highway 54, Wichita, KS 67209. Funeral arrangements provided
by Resthaven Mortuary* 11800 W. Highway 54 Wichita, KS 67209 316-722-2100 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 26, 2004
Burt ‘Sonny’ Kiewert 1932-2004
LARNED — Burt “Sonny” Kiewert, 71, died Feb. 23 at his home in Larned. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Larned
Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Augmon officiating. Beckwith Mortuary of Larned is in charge of arrangements. Great Bend (Kan)
Tribune Feb. 26, 2004
Harold J. Cheney 1921-2004
HOISINGTON — Harold J. Cheney, 82, died Feb. 25 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend. Survivors and funeral
arrangements will be announced by Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington. Great Bend (Kan) Tribune Feb. 26, 2004
Mark A. Harmony 1957-2004
LYONS — Mark A. Harmony, 46, died Feb. 21 at Great Bend. He was born Oct. 8, 1957, at Great Bend, the son of Karl and
Virginia Nuss Harmony. He married Vicki A. Lindenfelser Aug. 29, 1989, at Phoenix, Ariz. A resident of Lyons since 2002, coming
from Great Bend where he had lived most his life, he was a general contractor for Harmony Specialty Equipment Co. in Lyons.
Harmony was a member of Faith Bible Church in Lyons. Survivors include his wife of the home; four sons, Justin Doucet of
Spokane, Wash., Brandon A. Harmony, Jared A. Harmony and Elijah A. Harmony, all of the home; two daughters, Brianna
Doucet of Spokane and Elisabeth A. Harmony of the home; his parents of Great Bend; one brother, David Harmony of
Hutchinson; and four sisters, Pam Smith of Buhler, Glenna Achatz and Brenda Friess, both of Great Bend, and Susanne Radke
of Lyons. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Southern Baptist Church in Great Bend, with the Revs. Curtis Fitzgerald
and Doyle Smith officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Family will
receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Mark Harmony
Children’s Fund, in care of the funeral home. Funeral arrangements provided by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great
Bend, KS 67565 620-793-3525 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 26, 2004