Monday, July 8, 2019

Pictures & Tribute







Henry & Mattie Story (Gwen's parents)



Five of the 9 Story Kids



Four of the nine siblings - Gwen is bottom left







The Three brothers, John, Jim & Chick 1948ish

The Six sisters, Elma, Inez, Coleen, Wilma, Gwen & Avis

Henry, Mattie, Elma, John, Inez, Coleen, Chick, Wilma, Gwen, Avis & Jim






Engagement Picture 1943




Gwen - Myra Mae - Alice Faye at Christian Church in Havelock - 1940


Gwen & sister Elma and her kids 1944 - Lincoln





Oakwood Lodge Summer Camp, Crete, NE






4/25/1943  Wedding Day - Grenada, MS (Easter Sunday)


Dude's nephew, Oscar & Gwen



Dude's nephew, Bill Wisbey, Gwen, Charlene (Oscar, Jr's wife), Dude's mom Signe & Dude's sister, Violet









Gwen & Brother, John Story



1943 Lincoln, NE newspaper












Barb & Gwen


Dude's brother, Wes, Dude, Gwen, Arlene & Howard Wagenblast in Las Vegas




Eight of the 9 Story Kids, 1970ish--Sister Wilma in picture far left


Howard & Arlene Wagenblast & Dude & Gwen - Las Vegas


Basil Fowler (Gwen's grandpa), Aunt Pearl, Mother Mattie & Aunt Effie

The Dude & Gwen Wisbey Family 1976ish - Dallas, TX (Preston Towers)




Friend, Tami's Wedding 1990

 Salina, KS 





Hotel Zoso, Palm Springs, CA


Gwen, Susie, Jodi, Barb - Salina CC 70's



Gwen, Jodi & Dude - Graduation 1978



Gwen & Jacob - Scottsdale


Gwen & Jenna 1999


Gwen & Jenna 1998





Susie, Jodi, Gwen, Uncle Wes, Dude - Las Vegas 1975









Susie, Dude & Gwen - Graduation 1976


Arlene W, George Wickstrom, Gwen, Dude (being silly), Irma Wickstrom & Howard - Las Vegas


Jodi, Barb, John, Dude & Gwen in front of $1M at Golden Nugget, Las Vegas





Brother John, Sister Avis, Gwen & Sister Elma (2003)


Brother Chick & Gwen


Brother John's kids: Max, Rex & Sherrill



Gwen & Jenna, Palm Springs 2003


Barb, Dude, Mel Haber (Melvyn's), Gwen - 60th Wedding anniversary dinner 2003


Dude & Gwen - Melvyn's 2003 (Palm Springs)


Dude, Barb & Gwen 2003


Myers/Wisbey/Hawkins 2003 Palm Springs



Denny, Susie, Barry Manilow, Gwen & Dude - AAP - O'Donnell CC - Palm Springs 2003


Dude, Nephew Jimmy Story, Gwen & Brother, Jim



Jodi, Jenna, Gwen


Gwen & Brother, Jim


Gwen, Niece Katy, Brother Jim


Gwen & Susie - Palm Springs - 2003


Gwen & Barb - Palm Springs - 2003


Denny, Gwen, Susie & Dude - Thanksgiving 2000's


Dave Wagenblast & Gwen - Thanksgiving - 2000's


Gwen & Dude - 67th Wedding Anniversary


Dude, Jenna, Gwen & Billy Wisbey (Dude's nephew)


Birthday celebration - The Range - Harrah's KC


Gwen, Susie & Joyce Wisbey (Billy's Wife)


Dude, Gwen & Denny - NYE - Ameristar (a few years ago)


Nephew Jimmy Story, Niece Betty Lou Hees, Sister Inez & Gwen (Jodi & John Myers on the right)











Dallas, TX around 1976


Gwen, Dude & Jacob 1995 Overland Park, KS



Susie & Gwen - Lake Quivira, KS  1995




Gwen & Jacob 1996 - Salina, KS




Gwen & Friend, Howard Wagenblast  1970's


Gwen & Governor Bill (Billy) Graves (Salina, KS) 1980's

Gwen - Palm Springs - 1980's


Susie, Lori Bergen & John, Dude & Gwen - Salina, KS 1980's


Gwen & Dude - Houston, TX with Brielle & Brandon MacDonald (great-great niece & nephew)


Maxine & Jim Story, Gwen & niece, Anne (Story) Usher - Dude's retirement party 1980's




The three amigos gambling in Las Vegas 1990's


Denny & Gwen - Harrah's Steakhouse - KC - Celebrating a birthday 2000's


Gwen, Dude & Susie - Harrah's 2016


Gwen & Dude - Harrah's 2016


Madison (great-great niece) & Gwen - Story Family Reunion - Havelock 2000's


Patty Mueller (niece) & Gwen - Story Family Reunion - Havelock 2000's


Price (great - nephew) & Marina (great-niece) Story Family Reunion - Havelock 2000's


Sailor (great-nephew) & Gwen - Story Family Reunion - Havelock - 2000's


Gwen with nieces and great-nieces - Story Family Reunion - Havelock - 2000's


Tammy Ready (Avis' daughter) & Gwen - Story Family Reunion - Havelock - 2000's


Susie & Rich Hawkins & Gwen - Story Family Reunion - Havelock - 2000's



Great Niece, Bobbette MacDonald & Gwen - Story Family Reunion - Havelock - 2000's


Betty Lou Hees (niece) & Gwen - Story Family Reunion - Havelock - 2000's



Gwen & Jenna - 2001 - Salina, KS



Gwen & Jenna - Lake Quivira, KS 


The Wisbey Family - Scottsdale - 2010


Wisbey-Myers-Hawkins celebrating Dude's birthday, Paulo & Bill's - Shawnee, KS - 2000's










2018 - Long lost cousin, Lisa Orem (Gwen's great uncle, Larkin Story is Lisa's great-grandfather)


















Jim Story's kids:  Sheila, Jimmy & Charlie Anne - 2003 - Lincoln






Dude & Gwen - Scottsdale








Dude, Nicole Sheeley & Gwen - Nov 2017 - Lake Quivira





Barb, Dude & Gwen - Scottsdale






70th Wedding Anniversary


Gwen with one of her favorite dishes, Nachos!! - Scottsdale


Dude, MacyClare Mertes (great-great niece) & Gwen - October 2017 - Havelock


Chick Story's girls & Gwen - October 2017 - Havelock




Dude, Randy Smith (nephew) & Gwen - Oct 2017 - Havelock




70th Wedding Anniversary Picture


Dude, Jatonia Ziegler & Gwen - 75th Wedding Anniversary Celebration - Harrah's 4/25/18


Dude, Dona Mandrell & Gwen - 75th Wedding Anniversary Celebration - Harrah's 4/25/18


Dude, Denny, Susie & Gwen - 75th Wedding Anniversary Celebration - Harrah's 4/25/18


Celebrating another birthday with Dave Wagenblast, a longtime friend of the family & Dona Mandrell, a good friend of the family



Celebrating a birthday with Dona Mandrell


Chick Story's daughters April 2019 (Diana, Bobbie, Nancy, Katy & Patti) & Gwen


Kissing goodnight on their 75th Wedding Anniversary, 4/25/2018


Carolyn & Greg Bolon, good friends of the family

Jan, good friend of the family







We four children are very blessed to have had the most wonderful parents in the world (in our opinions), and we will miss them terribly but feel so fortunate to have had them in our lives as long as we did.

Thank you to our friends and family who have supported us, prayed for us, sent cards, texts, phone calls, visits and brought food!!

Thanks to these dear friends who helped enriched our parents' lives over the past few years.  Your acts of kindness are greatly appreciated:

Laurie & Gerry Walker
Lauren & Phil White
Mary Ann & Dave White
Penny Jones
Dona Mandrell
Carolyn & Greg Bolon
Jan Marengo
Dave Wagenblast 

and thank you to their very special neighbors, Martha Engle & Judy Gensor. 

Gwen requested no services.  Suggested memorials can be made to Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care.  They did a wonderful job of helping us take care of her.

Donations in Memory of Gwen Wisbey can be sent by mail or made on line: 

Make check out to: Kansas City Hospice Foundation

Mail to:

KCHPC
1500 Meadow Lake Parkway
Suite 200
Kansas City, MO  64114

On line donations:


Cards to the family can be sent to:

PO Box 14545
Lenexa, KS  66285