Obituaries

Leona M. Burnett, 89, of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose, Great Bend, died Jan. 14, 2008. She was a homemaker and assistant manager of TG&Y. She belonged to the Altar Society. Survivors include a son, Donald L. Herl; a daughter, Almeda Jurgensen; a brother, Wendlin “Buddy” Dinges; two sisters, Henrietta Houser and Elizabeth Wolf; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Father Reginald A. Urban presided.

Luiz Ramon “Blackie” Orozco, 65, of St. Mary Parish, Garden City, died Jan. 15, 2008. He was a maintenance mechanic for Northern Natural Gas Co. He was also a member of the Patriot Guard. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis E. King; three sons, Scot, Luiz R. Jr., and Felip S.; four daughters, Celestia Delinda Orozco, Lea Orozco, Selyna Brown, and Ana Patricia Cordoba; a brother, Vincente Orozco; three sisters, Sister Teresa Orozco, Susana Stegman, and Denise Estep; and 16 grandchildren. Father Floyd McKinney presided.

Rose S. Herrera, 93, of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, died Jan. 15, 2008. She was born July 14, 1914, in the Mexican Village in Dodge City. She worked as a maid at the Lora-Locke and the O’Neill Hotels. She also worked during the war in a sewing and tent-making shop. Survivors include many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Father Ted Skalsky presided.

Clara Mary Lobmeyer Lampe, 97, of St. Raphael Parish, Syracuse, died Jan. 12, 2008. She worked as a sales clerk for Eller’s Department Store until 1931. She was a member of St. Raphael’s Altar Society. Survivors include two sons, Jerome Henry and Robert Thomas; two daughters, Mary Catherine Gleason and Loraine Philomena Durler; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Heriberto Ramirez Jr., four months, of Garden City, died Jan. 13, 2008. Survivors include his parents, Heriberto and Kimberly Cruz Ramirez Sr.; two brothers, Isaac Enrique Ramirez and Isaiah Ivan Ramirez; grandparents, Estevan and Bernice Maldonado, and Salvador and Rebeca Ramirez Jr.; and great-grandparents, Salvador and Angela Ramirez Sr. Father Trong Tran presided.

Vernon L. Kaiser, 69, of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose, Great Bend, died Jan. 21, 2008. He owned and operated Kaiser Insurance Agency and was a machinist for Great Bend Industries and an assistant manager for Buff’s Car Wash. Survivors include a son, Douglas Lee; a daughter, Lori Diane Crowther; stepfather, Virgil Stadelman; two brothers, Ben and Ken; two sisters, JaNelda Butler and LaVeda Heider; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Father Wesley Schawe presided.

Angelita Haas Bahr, 86, formerly of Great Bend, died Jan. 14, 2008 in Illinois. She was the wife of the late Colonel (retired) Herman J. Bahr. She is survived by her sons, William, Robert and Thomas; as well as grandsons Jonathan, and Christopher (LT), who is stationed at Ft. Riley. Bahr is also survived by her sisters, Regina Tarpey and Bernice Dreiling, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Chapel of the Veterans in Leavenworth, with burial at Leavenworth National Cemetery Jan. 25.

Charles David Helfrich, 20, of St. Stanislaus Parish, Ingalls, died Jan. 21, 2008 after a lifetime battle with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He was a 2006 graduate of Cimarron High School and was a student at Garden City Community College. Survivors include his parents, David and Beth Helfrich; a sister, Janae Helfrich; and grandparents, Stanley and Janet Kliesen. Fathers Robert A. Schremmer and Floyd McKinney presided.

Catherine Helfrich, 100, of St. Andrew Parish, Wright, died Jan. 22, 2008. She was a homemaker and an active member of the Altar Society. Survivors include five children, Jovita Shean, MaryIda Heskamp, Wilfred Helfrich, Willetta Samuels, and Jeannine Gemmill; 27 grandchildren; and 49 great-grandchildren. Father Robert A. Schremmer presided.

Angel Martial, 66, of St. Dominic Parish, Garden City, died Jan. 19, 2008. He was well known as a musician in Guatemala and a world renowned martial arts master. He was owner of Martial’s Kenpo Karate School in Garden City. In June 2007, he was inducted into the International Kenpo Hall of Fame in Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Laya; two sons, Jesus Ruben and Juan Angel; and eight grandchildren. Father Floyd McKinney presided.