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

arrangements provided by Schmitt Funeral Home 901 S. Main Quinter, KS 67752 785-743-6751 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb.
18, 2004
Daniel L. Dennis 1913-2004
BURDEN — Daniel L. Dennis, 90, died Feb. 14 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice - The Vyne, in Wichita. He was born Nov. 14,
1913, at Purcell, Okla., the son of Dan and Mary Olive Deville Dennis. He married Gladys Loraine Graham April 3, 1918, in
Shidler, Okla. A resident of Burden, coming from Illinois, Oklahoma and Kansas, he was employed by Texaco, retiring in 1978
after 41 years of service. Dennis was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Weleetka, Okla. Survivors include his wife of the home;
one son, Daniel Joe Dennis of Burden; three daughters, Frances Jaurene Lauppe of Burden, Jacqueline Kay Myers of Great
Bend and Pamela Sue Dennis of Mount Hope; one brother, Joe Dennis of Raton, N.M.; three sisters, Mary Moyer of Garland,
Texas, Thelma Himelic of Omaha, Neb., and Fleta Martin of Franklin, Mich.; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Matthews and Johnnie Johnson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Miles
Funeral Home in Winfield. Burial will be at Burden Cemetery in Burden. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral
home. Memorials are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or Burden Baptist Church, both in care of the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements provided by Miles Funeral Service 4001 E. Ninth St. Winfield, KS 67156 620-221-1111 Great Bend (Kan.)
Tribune, Feb. 18, 2004
February 17, 2004
Edward C. Miller 1919-2004
Edward C. Miller, 84, of Great Bend, died Feb. 15 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 7, 1919, at
Albert, the son of Conrad and Anna Rients Miller. He married Lenora Ellen Schultz Sept. 26, 1945, in Albert. A resident of Great
Bend since 1992, coming from Albert, he was a farmer and a stockman. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Elks
Lodge, both of Great Bend, American Legion and a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a U.S. Army veteran,
having served with the 186th Field Artillery Battalion and V Corps Artillery during World War II. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-
Day and was involved in the Battle of the Bulge. He received the Bronze Star, Bronze Arrowhead and five battle stars. Survivors
include his wife of the home; one son, Leland Edward Miller of Great Bend; one daughter, Lela Jean Howerton of Lyons; four
brothers, Louis Miller of Bloomington, Ill., Eilt Miller of Great Bend, Carl Miller of Ellinwood and John Miller of Albert; four
grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church with the Rev. James
A. Strasen officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today with the family
receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m., all at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to the church or Great
Bend Senior Center, all in care of the funeral home. Funeral arrangements provided by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Rd.
Great Bend, KS 67530 620-793-3525 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 17, 2004
Kellan Thomas Soukup 2004-2004
Kellan Thomas Soukup, infant, was stillborn Feb. 13 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend. He was the son of Richard
T. and Nicole “Nikki” R. Roberts Soukup of Great Bend. Survivors include the parents of the home; two sisters, Addie Soukup
and Sydney Soukup, both of the home; grandparents, Ken and Diana Roberts of Great Bend and Ernest and Patricia Soukup of
Wilson; great-grandparents, Ann Cole, Don Schamaun and Lila Bowman, all of Great Bend, Calvin Roberts of Woodward, Okla.,
and Mary Soukup of Wilson. He was preceded in death by step grandparents, Jack K. Cole and Delma Roberts; grandparents,
Adeline and Leonard Soukup; and great-grandfather, Edward Soukup. A private family service is scheduled with the Rev. Ken
Hathaway officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Soukup Children’s Education Fund in
care of the funeral home. Funeral arrangements provided by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Rd. Great Bend, KS 67530 620-
793-3525 Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb 17, 2004
Hazel Jean Krekel 1936-2004
MANHATTAN — Hazel Jean Krekel, 67, of Manhattan, died peacefully on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 14, at Meadowlark Hills
Honstead House in Manhattan. She had been battling a malignant brain tumor that was diagnosed Aug. 15, 2003. She was born
April 3, 1936, in Agnos, Ark., the daughter of John Henry and Virginia Frances Mills Smith. She was the youngest of seven
children. Mrs. Krekel was a life-long member of the Church of Christ and for the last 30 years worshiped with the Dickens Avenue
Congregation in Manhattan. Her passion for her faith was shown not only through her church life by being involved in many
benevolent activities through the past several years, but also in her daily life. She was a spiritual mentor and a wonderful
Christian example to many people with whom she came in contact with throughout her life. She found great enjoyment in helping
others and was a faithful friend to many. Hazel had four children of her own but many more “adopted children” too numerous to
name. Hazel was also a loving and dedicated homemaker and mother to her children and grandchildren. Later in life after her
children were grown she worked for J.C. Penney for eight years until retiring in 1999. Hazel was united in marriage to Robert
Wesley Krekel on Oct. 1, 1955, in Kansas City, Mo. They were married for 48 years and he still lives in their home in Manhattan.
Other survivors include: one son, David Krekel and his wife Y-Vonna of Buhler; and three daughters: Judy Wendland and her
husband Mark of Topeka, Mary Blake and her husband Marco of Kansas City, Mo; and Debbie Kuhlman and her husband James
of Great Bend; her brother: William Clifton Smith of Shawnee Mission; and eleven grandchildren; Katherine Anne Krekel,
Benjamin David Krekel, Clarissa Jean Krekel, Christian Taylor Wendland, Jarrett Thomas Wendland, Marissa Lynne Blake, Aric
Bradley Blake, Jaime Michelle Kuhlman, Jacob Wesley Kuhlman, Jessica Lyn Kuhlman and Justin Donald Kuhlman. Mrs. Krekel
was preceded in death by five sisters; Mary Bell Smith, Annie Bell Smith, Orbree Lee Smith, Nova Earline Smith and Eletha
Euleen Taylor and by one grandchild; Daniel Lee Krekel. Friends may call anytime beginning this afternoon and all day