Marian Alice Youmans
Apr 29, 2022
Marian Alice Youmans, 97, formerly of Hays, died April 29, 2022, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 18, 1925, in Kansas City, KS, to William and Adalia (Winters) Schoenfeld.
Marian graduated from Wyandotte High School, Baker University, Bethany Hospital nursing program and completed her Master's Degree in Nursing from Wichita State University. She worked as...
Donald Richardson
Apr 29, 2022
Donald Richardson, 87, passed from this earth on April 29, 2022. He was born March 13, 1935, in Alma, Nebraska, to Clive and Nellie Richardson.
Donald married Marlene Armstrong on December 25, 1953, in Burlington. He was employed by Cessna-Eaton for 43 years. After retirement Donald enjoyed working at First National Bank of Hutchinson for 15 years....
Harold 'Mike' Michael Alfers
Apr 29, 2022
Harold Michael 'Mike' Alfers, 69, owner-publisher of the Rural Messenger and a longtime Kansas newspaper executive, died Friday, April 29, 2022, at his home in Haven, KS. He had battled pancreatic cancer. Mike, who established the Rural Messenger in August 2004, had been a strong, but quiet presence in the Kansas newspaper industry for more than 40 years.
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Alicia Kristein Harris
Apr 29, 2022
Alicia K. Harris, 37, passed away April 29, 2022, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born September 2, 1984, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Paul H. and Carolyn L. (Prozialeck) Harris.
Alicia attended Hutchinson High School and later transferred to Buhler High School. She enjoyed being a member of the Disability Supports of the Great Plains family...
Penny R. Leblue
Apr 27, 2022
Penny Rachel LeBlue, 58, passed away April 27, 2022, at her home, in Hutchinson. She was born October 18, 1963, in Church Point, LA, to Audrey Blanchard and Jerry LeBlue.
Penny graduated from Deer Park High School, Deer Park, Texas, in 1982. Penny worked as a custodian supervisor at Hutchinson Community College. She enjoyed all things Harley...
Mary Glenn
Apr 27, 2022
Mary Cutting Glenn, 93, died April 27, 2022, at Legends Assisted Living. She was born August 11, 1928, in Hutchinson, to James and Rosa (Van Deusen) Clune.
On June 1, 1947, Mary married Charles E. Cutting. He died in 1989. On September 1, 1990, she married Alva Glenn. He died in 2013.
Mary was a...
Colleen Oller
Apr 27, 2022
Alma "Colleen" Oller, 76, of Langdon, died April 27, 2022, at her home. She was born May 5, 1945, in Pratt, to William A. and Alma L. (Thornton) King.
Colleen graduated from Preston High School in 1962. She owned her own beauty shop, Oller's Beauty Shop, in Partridge and then in Langdon, since 1974. Colleen was also...
Marie "Jo" Hedrick
Apr 26, 2022
Marie Joanne 'Jo' Hedrick, 90, died April 26, 2022, at Pleasant Hills in Hutchinson, KS. Jo was born May 7, 1931, in Ft. Dodge, IA, to Marie and Robert Lowrey.
She spent most of her childhood in Gowrie, IA, until moving to Kansas to attend KU School of Nursing. Jo became a registered nurse and met Ken...
Patricia Jean Kerns
Apr 26, 2022
Patricia Jean Kerns, 84, died April 26, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson. She was born January 1, 1938, in Hutchinson, to Clarence and Lois (Tracy) Shuman.
Patty graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1956, and later from Salt City Business College. She worked as an office administrator for Rainbow Bakery. Patty was a member of First...
Katherine M. Brown
Apr 25, 2022
Katherine Marie Brown, 83, died April 25, 2022, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born January 21, 1939, in Sharon, KS, the oldest daughter of Lester Eugene and Troye Frances (Hensley) Rose.
Katherine graduated from Whitewater High School in 1956, and Wichita Business College. She enjoyed volunteering in the community, and served on the Hutchinson Regional...
George Alfred Ross
Apr 24, 2022
George Alfred Ross, 92, of Hutchinson, died April 24, 2022. He was born March 21, 1930, on the family farm in Jewell County, to Gustav A. and Atta E. (Quick) Ross.
George graduated from Mankato High School in 1947 and attended Hutchinson Community College and Pittsburg State University. He served in the United States Navy from 1948-1952. ...
Orva Jean Wolfe
Apr 23, 2022
Orva Jean Wolfe, 96, died April 23, 2022, at Wesley Towers. She was born February 24, 1926, in Otis, KS,  the daughter of Ben and Dena (Hergert) Scheuerman.
Orva Jean graduated from La Crosse High School and went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts degree from Fort Hays State, in 1948. Â While at Fort Hays, she...
Virginia E Roman
Apr 23, 2022
Virginia E. Roman, 95, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Hospice House. She was born March 17, 1927, in Hutchinson, to Mauro and Pauline Garcia.
Virginia attended schools in Hutchinson, graduating from Hutchinson High School in 1945, and later graduated from Salt City Business College. She worked for various attorney's in the Hutchinson area before working...
Garrick D. Foulk
Apr 23, 2022
Garrick Donald Foulk, 55, died April 23, 2022, at his home in Hutchinson. Garrick was born January 26, 1967 in Hutchinson, to Gordon Foulk and Edith Kaiser.
Garrick was a 1985 graduate of Nickerson High School and worked as a grain elevator operator for ADM in Hutchinson. On October 27, 2017, he married Teresa Anzo, in Hutchinson,...
Barbara Noreen Fraser
Apr 22, 2022
Barbara Noreen Fraser, 78, died April 22, 2022, at Hospice House. She was born June 15, 1943, in Tacoma, Washington, to Clinton C. and Verna L. (Schroll) Glover.
Barbara graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College and Salt City Business College. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked as a sales clerk at...
Tom Tucker
Apr 22, 2022
Thomas 'Tom' Warren Tucker, 77, passed away April 22, 2022, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. He was born June 14, 1944, in Garnett, KS, to Royal Ralph and Eleanor Louise (Jones) Tucker.
Tom was a graduate of Nickerson High School, Nickerson, KS. He was employed as an equipment operator by the Kansas Department of Transportation, retiring with over...
Carol E Lambert
Apr 22, 2022
Carol E Lambert, 83, of Hutchinson, passed April 22, 2022, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler. She was born July 13, 1938, to Arthur and Thelma (Byron) Wipf.
Carol graduated from Nickerson High School in 1956, Hutchinson Community College in 1958, and Sterling College in 1966. She was a teacher at Burrton for three years and at...
Dean John Getting
Apr 22, 2022
Dean John Getting, 84, of Haviland, died April 22, 2022, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. He was born November 5, 1937, in Marshalltown, IA, to George G. and Charlotte S. (Harms) Getting. Dean grew up on a farm near Wellsburg, in north central Iowa. He served in the United States Army from 1956-1958, in the Iowa National...
Ruth Isabel Cramer
Apr 22, 2022
Ruth Isabel Cramer, 96, passed away April 22, 2022, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler, KS. She was born June 27, 1925, in Kansas City, MO, to Frank David and Esther Nellie (Stude) King, Sr.
Ruth was a 1943 graduate of Sylvia High School, Sylvia, KS, and later graduated from Salt City Business College, Hutchinson, KS. She...
Larry D. Doskocil
Apr 21, 2022
Larry Dean Doskocil, 90, died April 21, 2022, at Hospice House. He was born May 2, 1931, in Pratt, to Frank and Mary (Pierpoint) Doskocil.
Larry graduated from Pratt High School in 1949, and received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK, after a two-year enlistment in the Army. Larry's interests were many...
