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Floyd Elmer Seachris
Nov 11, 2021
Floyd Elmer Seachris, 69, of Hutchinson, died November 11, 2021, at his home. He was born December 24, 1951, in San Francisco, CA, to Alvin and Dorothy (Nelson) Seachris.
Floyd worked at Cessna and Farmland for many years. He also served in the Kansas Army National Guard for 17 years before he was medically discharged. Floyd was...
Marlo Dean Oltman
Nov 10, 2021
Marlo Dean Oltman passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Hospice House in Hutchinson, KS.
Marlo was born in Enders, NE, to George and Lois (Wine) Oltman on July 30, 1933. After graduating from Chase County High School in 1951, Imperial, NE, he attended McPherson College, McPherson, KS. After a 3-year break to serve his alternative service...
Dallas L. Jones
Nov 9, 2021
Dallas Lee Jones, 90, died November 9, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson Village. He was born August 31, 1931, in Hutchinson, to James W. and Daisy (Tomlin) Jones.
Dallas served four years in the United States Army during the Korean War, where he earned both a Silver Star and a Purple Heart. He became a fireman...
Susan Marie Watson
Nov 9, 2021
Susan Marie Watson, 77, died November 9, 2021, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born January 4, 1944, in Colby, to Harry O. and Novella (Jenkins) Thompson.
Susan graduated from Buhler High School in 1962. She worked in financial institutions for many years, starting as a teller and retiring as a loan officer. Susan was an...
Louwanna Bastin
Nov 8, 2021
Louwanna Bastin, 70, passed away November 8, 2021, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born January 31, 1951, in Harlan, KY.
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever." Revelation 21:4
On July...
V. Ruth Petering
Nov 7, 2021
V. Ruth Petering, 94, died November 7, 2021, at Haven House. She was born November 10, 1926, in Hutchinson, to Arthur Harvey and Ruth Alice (Getz) Chambers.
Ruth enjoyed being a homemaker. She was also an accomplished seamstress, making many of her children and grandchildren's clothes, including wedding and bridesmaid dresses. Ruth was a member of TOPS...
Wanda Jones
Nov 7, 2021
Wanda Mae Jones went home to Jesus on November 7, 2021. She was born Wanda Mae Fesler, on December 13, 1930, to William and Gertrude Fesler, in Hutchinson. Wanda was their only child. She married Bobbie Ray Jones, on December 17, 1948, in Lyons. They raised five children together.
Wanda was a hard worker all of her...
Lupe Mendoza
Nov 7, 2021
Guadalupe "Lupe" Mendoza, 83, died November 7, 2021, at Hutchinson Health and Rehab. He was born October 12, 1938, in Sylvia, to Federico and Rafaela (Flores) Mendoza.
Lupe worked at the Reno County yard for many years. He loved music and dancing. Lupe enjoyed fishing and gigging for frogs and doing yard work. He was a member...
Lois Mae Moeckel
Nov 6, 2021
Lois Mae Moeckel, 93, passed away November 6, 2021, at her home. She was born July 14, 1928, on a farm near Garfield, KS, to Wayne and Ada (Gibson) Vinson. Lois was the youngest of their four children.
Lois was a graduate of Garfield High School, Garfield. She attended Fort Hays State University where she met her...
Robert Lee Campbell
Nov 6, 2021
Robert Lee Campbell, 75, a life-long resident of Plevna, went home to Heaven on November 6, 2021, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 10, 1946, in Stafford, to Howard and Dorothy (Herriman) Campbell.
Lee was a 1964 graduate of Fairfield High School, Langdon. On November 14, 1964, he married Kathy Ford. Together they had...
Frances L. Hess
Nov 5, 2021
Frances Louise Hess, 98, of Hutchinson, died November 5, 2021, at Hospice House. She was born October 15, 1923, near Langdon, one of nine children of Clifford and Agnes (McAtee) Gadbury.
Frances was a homemaker. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, cooking, and raising flowers – especially irises. Frances was a member of Sylvia United Methodist Church and United...
Darrell Leon Johnson
Nov 4, 2021
Darrell Leon Johnson, 67, died Thursday, November 4, 2021, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born January 12, 1954, in Childress, TX, to Leon and Mellissa Mae (Stroud) Johnson.
As owner and operator of Spears Gun Shop, he was a self-employed gunsmith, and tool and die maker. Darrell was also a builder of release triggers for professional...
Robert G. "Bob" Schrag
Nov 4, 2021
Robert G. "Bob" Schrag, 75, died November 4, 2021, surrounded by his family, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born April 19, 1946, in Halstead, to Paul Andrew and Alvina Bertha (Krehbiel) Schrag.
Bob graduated from Burrton High School. He worked for Cessna for 10 years, before opening his own business, Shooters Supply & Tackle, which...
Virginia 'Ginny' Lee Stephenson
Nov 3, 2021
Ginny Stephenson, 93, passed away on November 3, 2021, at Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kansas, after a brief illness. She was born April 5, 1928, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Willis Hoagland and Hilda (Graber) Hoagland.
Ginny was a graduate of Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Community College. She married B.L. Stephenson on July 19, 1948, in Hutchinson. ...
Mary Ann Marx
Nov 2, 2021
Mary Ann Marx, 93, of Hutchinson, died November 2, 2021, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born, March 10, 1928, in Hoisington, to Paul and Doris (Smith) Winslow.
Mary Ann belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star Silver Leaf Chapter #464 and Moose Lodge #982. She was a member of the Women of the Moose...
Alan 'Pete' Ray Maxfield
Oct 31, 2021
Alan Ray 'Pete' Maxfield, 72, of Hutchinson, passed away peacefully October 31, 2021, at Hospice House. He was born June 22, 1949, in Hutchinson, to LeRoy V. 'Bus' and Dorothy F. 'Dot' (Renner) Maxfield.
Pete graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968. He served in the United States Navy from 1969 to 1973 and was deployed to...
Jodi Welch
Oct 31, 2021
Jodi Suzanne Welch, 56, of Great Bend, died October 31, 2021, at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City. She was born May 14, 1965, in Hutchinson, to Gary and Nancy (Riggins) Witham.
Jodi graduated from Hutchinson High School and completed a nursing program at Hutchinson Community College.
She is survived by: sons, Nicholas Welch (Christina),...
Rose Pianalto
Oct 30, 2021
Rose Ann, "Rosie" to her family and friends, 91, was welcomed to her heavenly home on October 30, 2021. "Welcome Home good and faithful servant ".
She was born September 11, 1930, in the family farmhouse in Stratton, NE to Mary (Hulbl) and Bohumel Faimon. She had a strong bond with her twin brother Rich and they...
Roy Lavern Tracy Jr.
Oct 30, 2021
Roy Lavern Tracy Jr., 55, of Hutchinson, died October 30, 2021, at his home. He was born March 9, 1966, in Clinton, Oklahoma, to Roy and Billie (Seward) Tracy.
Roy is survived by his siblings: sister, Thelma Minium (Kenny), Hutch; brother, Jessee Tracy (Lucy), Hutchinson; sister, Roberta Osenbaugh (Melvin) Turon; and brother, Ed Howes (Linda), Hutchinson.
...Grace Marie Dahlke
Oct 29, 2021
Grace Marie Dahlke (Frankenstein), 94, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home on Friday, October 29, 2021 in Bixby, Oklahoma, in the presence of several family members. Following her passing, her family celebrated her with two hours of singing gospel songs and hymns, praying with her, talking to her, loving her, and wishing her a beautiful reunion in Heaven...
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