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Wilmer "Bill" Lee Avery

Wilmer "Bill" Lee Avery

May 2, 2022

Wilmer "Bill" Lee Avery, 89, died May 2, 2022, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.

Graveside service will be 10:30 am Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Fairlawn Burial Park. Military honors will be conducted by McConnell Air Force Base Honor Guard. Friends may call from 9 am to 8pm Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers,...

Linda Sue Simmons

Linda Sue Simmons

May 1, 2022

Linda Sue Simmons, 73, of Hutchinson, died May 1, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society – Hutchinson Village. She was born March 26, 1949, in East St. Louis, IL, to Ralph and Louise (Pappas) Graves.

Linda was a member of Full Gospel Church and was a faithful Christ-follower who never ran out of love for others. In addition...

Howard "Warren" Boman

Howard "Warren" Boman

May 1, 2022

Howard "Warren" Boman, 79, of Hutchinson, died May 1. 2022, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born November 17, 1942, in Great Bend to Ross and Hildegarde (Gales) Boman.

Warren graduated from Garfield High School in 1961 and later from St. Mary of the Plains College. He was the office manager for the Clark County FSA....

Avandre Alexander Jones

Avandre Alexander Jones

May 1, 2022

Avandre Alexander Jones, 21, formerly of Hutchinson, died all too soon on May 1, 2022, at his home in Wichita.  He was born July 19, 2000, in Hutchinson, to Eric Lamonte and Heather Anne (Ochs) Jones.

Avandre graduated from Hutchinson High School in 2018.  For almost three years, he worked as a machinist for Mid-Kansas Machine, Inc.,...

Christine "Chris" May Seefeldt

Christine "Chris" May Seefeldt

Apr 30, 2022

Christine May "Chris" Seefeldt, 74, died April 30, 2022, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.  She was born May 25, 1947, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, to Edward Rupert and Louisa May (Parry) Hayman.

Chris graduated high school in England.  She was the former Pretty Prairie EMS Director, and retired after over 30 years of service as...

Joyce "Joan" Barrett

Joyce "Joan" Barrett

Apr 30, 2022

Joyce "Joan" Barrett, 86, died April 30, 2022, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 8, 1936, in Mason City, IL. to Henry and Mary Louise (Dennis) Lockenhour.

Joan graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1954. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone, Tucson Gas and Electric Co and home care for several years. She was an...

Marian Alice Youmans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.  While at Fort Hays, she...

Virginia E Roman

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

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,...

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