Baylee Marie Flynn
May 11, 2026
Baylee Marie Flynn, 19, passed away May 11, 2026, at Wesley Medical Center, due to injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Baylee was born on September 11, 2006, in Hutchinson, KS.
Baylee graduated from Hutchinson High School in 2025. She was a SPA PREP Attendant at Pfizer Inc., McPherson, KS. Everyone who knew Baylee knew her as a kind, gentle, beautiful...
Gary D. Hook
May 20, 2026
Gary D. Hook, 77, of Hutchinson, died May 20, 2026, at Lindsborg Community Hospital. He was born March 28, 1949, in Stafford, Kansas, to Ruben and Frances “Fern” (Bowers) Hook.
Gary served in the Vietnam War as a Sargent in the United States Airforce. He spent five years in active duty and received the National Defense Service Medal along with the...
Barbara J. Hobson
May 19, 2026
Barbara J. Hobson, 82, of Hutchinson, died May 19, 2026, surrounded by her sisters at Salina Regional Medical Center. She was born February 14, 1944 in Hutchinson, to William Sr. “Bill” and Elizabeth “Betty” (Costello) Hobson.
Barbara graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1962. She attended Hutchinson Junior College, then, attended the University of Kansas for one year.
Barbara was a charter...
Arley Ray Philbrick
May 19, 2026
Arley Ray Philbrick, 69, of Hutchinson, died May 19, 2026, at his home. He was born June 30, 1956, in Hutchinson, to Ellsworth Edward and Lorene Rose (Glenn) Philbrick.
Arley graduated from Nickerson High School in 1975 and attended Hutchinson Community College. He was a welder/fabricator for Marlen Research and then Jacam Petrochemicals for many years before retiring. Arley loved fishing,...
Jean "Rusty" Danewitz
May 17, 2026
Jean “Rusty” Danewitz, 78, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 17, 2026. She was born in Lyons, Kansas, on August 15, 1947, to William Clinton and Juanita (Beck) Anglin.
Rusty was a homemaker in the truest sense — keeper of family traditions, master of the perfectly folded fitted sheet, and creator of cleaning solutions that somehow always involved either...
Donald D. "Don" Adams
May 17, 2026
Donald D. “Don” Adams, 86, died May 17, 2026, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born November 7, 1939, in Clinton, MO, the only child of Dee Donald and Daryl (Davis) Adams.
Don graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1957; and earned his bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor degree from University of Kansas, graduating in 1964. He was a second-generation...
Sue Algrim
May 15, 2026
Mary Sue (Shann) Algrim passed away on May 15, 2026, at Mennonite Friendship Communities in South Hutchinson. Sue was born on December 23, 1942, in Pauls Valley, OK, to Clarence Edd and Daisy Mae (Richardson) Shann. On August 7, 1965, she married Eugene “Gene” Ernest Algrim at the United Methodist Church in Dodge City, KS.
After graduating from Central State College...
Dollie M. Dickey
May 15, 2026
Dollie M. Dickey, 86, of Hutchinson, died May 15, 2026, at Legend of Hutchinson. She was born July 4, 1939, to Morris “MV” and Mildred (Neibch) Heiderscheid.
Born on the 4th of July, Dollie was a true firecracker, full of spunk and joy. She loved to read and most of all enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Dollie was also a...
Donald Levi Barker
May 15, 2026
Donald Levi Barker, 83, of Hutchinson, died May 15, 2026, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. He was born October 13, 1942, in Sterling, to Kenneth T. and Ada I. (Newcomer) Barker.
Don graduated from Quinter High School and attended Hutchinson Community College and Wichita State University. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965. Don worked as...
Ron Gingerich
May 13, 2026
Ron Gingerich, 86, passed away on May 13, 2026, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born August 31, 1939, in Hutchinson, the son of Joe Gingerich and Katie Miller Gingerich.
Ron graduated from Partridge High School and Hutchinson Junior College. He attended DePaul University and Kansas State University. Ron was President of Real Estate and Investment Brokers, Inc. (REIB, Inc.) He...
Verna M. Smith
May 12, 2026
Verna M. Smith, 93, of South Hutchinson, died May 12, 2026, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born July 20, 1932, in Russell, Kansas, to Noah and Fila (Brown) Loftis.
On May 21, 1949, Verna married Paul E. Smith in Russell. They shared nearly 49 years of marriage before his death on April 23, 1998.
Verna was family centered and loved to...
Robert L. Farney
May 11, 2026
Robert L. Farney, 92, died May 11, 2026, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. He was born September 5, 1933, the son of Harvey and Viola (Kleck) Farney, in Rural Reno County.
Bob graduated from Nickerson High School in 1951. After high school he was drafted in the United States Army, serving in Korea as a medical aide. Upon returning, he...
Sonja K. Hayes
May 11, 2026
Sonja Kay Hayes, 87, died May 11, 2026, at Legend Senior Living, Hutchinson. She was born January 3, 1939, in Kiowa County, to Albert and Lillian Mae (Magnuson) Lewis.
Sonja graduated from Pretty Prairie High School, in 1956. Throughout her career, she worked for Sears in the clothing department, helped her mom cook at Central Livestock from the 1960’s to the...
Benjamin R. "Ben" Wallace
May 9, 2026
One could say it is not tragic to die doing what you love and Benjamin “Ben” Wallace, 38, died doing what he loved. He was camping with his family, his dog by his side, a pot of coffee was made, his boat in the water, and he was living his best life.
He was born in Hutchinson on December 18, 1987....
Sylvia Elaine Vesper
May 8, 2026
Sylvia Elaine Vesper, 78, of Hutchinson, died May 8, 2026, at Foundation Park Assisted Living, in Manhattan. She was born October 2, 1947, in Belleville, to Dean and Lois (Reed) Moore.
Sylvia graduated from Munden High School and received her degree in elementary education from Kansas State University. She was a homemaker until her children were raised and then worked as...
Donald Ray Tolbert
May 7, 2026
Donald R. “Don” Tolbert, 61, died unexpectedly May 7, 2026, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born December 3, 1964, in Hutchinson, to Paul “PJ” and Alfreda “Frieda” (Young) Tolbert.
Don graduated from Hutchinson High School and became certified in Masonry and Carpentry at Hutchinson Community College. He was well known as “Mr. Sidewalk”, due to his 30-year business in...
Alisha A. Mayberry
May 6, 2026
Alisha Mayberry was born on August 6, 1974, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Ray Rodriguez and Terri Lohmeyer. She passed away peacefully on May 6, surrounded by her family and an abundance of love in her home.
On November 29, 2002, Alisha was united in marriage to Henry Mayberry III in Alexandria, Louisiana. Together they built a life centered around love, family,...
Darlene Buck
May 6, 2026
Darlene Buck, 92 died May 6, 2026, at her home in South Hutchinson. She was born July 23, 1933, in Abbyville to Fred Sherman Waddle and Edna Pauline (Krauter) Waddle.
Darlene graduated from Abbyville High School in 1951 and later Adela Hale Business College. She worked at the Reno County Court house before working at Dillons Accounting Offices for 27 years...
Lillian Kay Pike
May 4, 2026
Lillian Kay “Lilly” Pike, 86, of Pretty Prairie, died May 4, 2026, at Thorne Care Center – The Wesley, in Hutchinson. She was born April 14, 1940, in Scott County, Kansas, to LeRoy and Mary (Kessler) Beeson.
Lillian graduated from Scott City High School. She owned Fred’s Bait Shop at Cheney Lake from 1993 until she retired in 2003. Lilly was...
Gladys Brown
May 3, 2026
Gladys Brown, 86, died May 3, 2026, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 31, 1940, in Hays, to Alois and Sophia (Pfannenstiel) Windholz.
Gladys graduated from Victoria High School, Victoria, KS in 1957. She married Robert Lee “Bob” Brown on November 21, 1981. They shared over 26 years of marriage, prior to him passing away on March...
