Obituaries

Leslie A. Pedersen

Apr 23, 2026

Leslie A. Pedersen, 57, of Hutchinson, died April 22, 2026, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. She was born April 17, 1969, in Kingman, to Richard and Claudia (Flourney) Greever.

Leslie graduated from Buhler High School and was a nurse before having children. She worked as a nutrition assistant for the Hutchinson Schools for 12 years. Leslie enjoyed building relationships with...

Jerrie Ann Pitts

Apr 20, 2026

Jerrie Ann Pitts, 79, of Hutchinson, died April 20, 2026, at her home. She was born September 12, 1946, in Hutchinson, to Granville C. “Red” and DeEtta L. (Gilliland) Davis.

Jerrie graduated from Buhler High School in 1964 and attended college in Salina. She was the owner of B & J’s Smoke Shop for 14 years before selling it to her...

Vicki Jo Smith

Apr 19, 2026

Vicki Jo Smith, 76, died April 19, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society – Hutchinson Village. She was born April 23, 1949, in Hutchinson, to Luther Truman and Vera Nell (Smith) Osborne.

Vicki graduated from Nickerson High School in 1967 and University of Kansas in 1973. Vicki married Roger A. Smith on April 29,1978 in Hutchinson. Roger died July 10, 2022. She...

Mildred Idora "Millie" Stoughton Maskil

Apr 18, 2026

Mildred Idora “Millie” Stoughton Maskil, 80, died April 18, 2026, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. She was born April 21, 1945, in Lindsborg, to Don Iral and Ada Mae (Reynolds) Peterson.

Millie graduated from Marquette High School in 1963. She provided in home daycare services for many years in Hutchinson. Millie loved dancing and going to Kanopolis Lake to fish...

Steven "Steve" E. Locke

Apr 18, 2026

Steven Eugene "Steve" Locke, 82, died April 18, 2026.  He was born March 12, 1944, in Hutchinson, to Gene Delbert and Lois P. (Garrison) Locke.

Steve graduated from Arlington High School in 1962 and attended Kansas State University.  He was a farmer and previously a member of the Kansas Livestock Association, Reno County Cattleman's Association, and a...

Russell J. Taylor

Apr 14, 2026

Russell J. Taylor, 76, died April 14, 2026, at Sterling Village, Sterling. He was born September 28, 1949, in Pawtucket, RI, to John and Christina McDonald (McCreadie) Taylor.

Russell graduated from William E. Tolman High School, Pawtucket, RI. He began working on engines and cars at 10 years old, this passion turned into a lifelong career as...

Jeanne A. Newburn Mackay

Apr 14, 2026

Jeanne A. Newburn MacKay, 81, of Hutchinson entered eternal rest April 14, 2026, at Legend of Hutchinson. She was born July 13, 1944, in Pratt, to Wayne and Mary (Hockett) Clark.

Jeanne worked as a talented self-taught dog groomer for 47 years. She had a deep love and passion for her canine friends. Jeanne enjoyed the company...

Norma J. Heide

Apr 14, 2026

Norma Jean Heide, 90, died peacefully surrounded by family on April 14, 2026, at Pleasant Hills, Hutchinson.  She was born June 12, 1935, in Dalhart, TX, to Jacob E. and Agnes (Friesen) Harder.

Norma graduated from Inman High School in 1953 and Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, NE, in 1957.  She retired from Commerce Bank as an account...

Earl W. Ediger

Apr 13, 2026

Earl W. Ediger passed away April 13, 2026, in Hutchinson.

Earl attended Buhler High School graduating in 1961. He then attended Hutchinson Community College graduating after 2 years.

He worked at Cessna and Eaton Corp. and retired after being there for 39 years.

Earl's interests and hobbies included: fishing, finding a good garage...

Linda Sue (Engweiler) Luyster

Apr 10, 2026

Linda Sue (Engweiler) Luyster, 77, of Sterling, passed away April 10, 2026, at her home. She was born, December 7, 1948, in Hutchinson, to Jim and Joan Engweiler.

Linda graduated from Haven High School in 1966, going on to beauty school at Sydney's in Hutchinson. After years of styling hair in Wichita, she worked for Cessna, a...

Gary L. King

Apr 9, 2026

Gary L. King, 80, died April 9, 2026, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born August 25, 1945, in Hutchinson, to Walter Leo and Floretta May (Lugenbeel) King.

Gary graduated from Nickerson High School in 1963 and Hutchinson Community College in 1967. He earned his bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Friend's University in 1987....

Janet Marie Hopkins

Apr 9, 2026

Janet Marie Hopkins was born on July 2, 1941. She was born to Chester and Mildred Short in Wichita, KS. She died on April 9th, 2026 peacefully surrounded by her family. Janet was a dedicated wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother. Janet married Jarold Hopkins on January 20, 1962. They had 64 years of marriage together and have two...

Donna J. Borntrager

Apr 9, 2026

Donna Jean Borntrager went to be with the Lord April 9, 2026. She was born April 7, 1931, in Lawrence, KS, to Paul Leroy and Bertha (Dillon) Holmes.

Donna graduated from Independence High School with the class of 1949.

In 1949, she married Darrell Hadley in Independence, out of this marriage came five children, Steven,...

Kaeden Scott Crank

Apr 8, 2026

Kaeden Scott Crank, 18, of Hutchinson, passed away Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. He was born on July 6th, 2007, in Wichita, Kansas.

Kaeden graduated from Nickerson High School in May 2025. During his time at Nickerson High, he was a part of the cross-country and baseball teams. Recently, Kaeden had...

Carol Ehling

Apr 8, 2026

Carol Lavon Ehling, 98, of Abbyville, died Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born on November 13, 1927, in Roanoke, Illinois, to Rudy Clay Bachman and Beulah June Wagner.

Carol graduated as an Honor Student in May 1945 from Roanoke High School. Following graduation, she tasseled corn and then took a job in...

Eldena Jean Stevens

Apr 7, 2026

Eldena Jean Stevens, 93, of Harlingen, Texas, formerly of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away April 7, 2026, in Harlingen, Texas. She was born April 30, 1931, to Eldon and Gracy Lee Compton in Tyrone, Oklahoma.

In 1958, Eldena began her lifelong journey selling Tupperware. She quickly became known as the "Tupperware Lady" in the Hutchinson and Yoder areas....

Reg Jones

Apr 7, 2026

Reginald Dean "Reg" Jones, 72, of Hutchinson, passed away on April 7, 2026, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. He was born June 3, 1953, in Pratt, KS, to Carl V. and Norma J. (Kendall) Jones.

Reg graduated from Great Bend High School in 1971. He received an Associate of Arts Degree from Barton County Community...