Floyd Charles 'Chuck' Kelley
Jul 15, 2021
Floyd Charles 'Chuck' 'Cork' Kelley, 84, of South Hutchinson, died July 15, 2021, at his home. He was born June 4, 1937, in Beloit, to Warren D. and Ava M. (Broadbent) Kelley.
Chuck graduated from Jewell High School. He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958. A Hutchinson resident since 1960, Chuck worked briefly...
Lois Faye Cline
Jul 13, 2021
Lois Faye (Goering) Cline, 79, of South Hutchinson, died July 13, 2021, at her home. She was born November 12, 1941, in Hutchinson, to Edward and Lorena (Schwartz) Goering.
Lois graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1959, and then attended HCC to study music. She was a homemaker and also worked as a family support specialist...
Robert "Bob" T. Hart
Jul 12, 2021
Robert Timothy "Bob" Hart, 78, died July 12, 2021, at his daughter's home, in Hutchinson, KS. He was born January 6, 1943, in Brownwood, TX, to Lloyd and Ruby (Hagen) Hart.
Bob retired as a meat cutter for Bayless Market, Ojai, CA. He enjoyed basketball, writing songs, and comic and joke books. Bob was passionate to share...
Jacob "Jake" E. Gehring
Jul 12, 2021
Jacob Emil "Jake" Gehring, 90, died July 12, 2021, at Salina Regional Medical Center. He was born June 13, 1931, in Moundridge, to Emil J. C. and Goldie (Schwartz) Gehring.
Jake graduated from Moundridge High School. He retired as a heavy equipment operator for the Reno County Landfill.   Jake enjoyed fishing and was a member of First...
Elizabeth 'Betty' Ellen (Crotts) Kee
Jul 12, 2021
Elizabeth 'Betty' Ellen (Crotts) Kee, 86, passed away July 12, 2021, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born February 10, 1935, at Grace Hospital, Hutchinson, to Russell Lawrence and Elizabeth (Burke) Crotts.
Betty worked various office positions for 20 years and retired from Civil Service, after working 25 years for the United States Department of Air...
Donna Mae Lackey
Jul 10, 2021
Donna Mae Lackey, 93, died July 10, 2021, at Pleasant Hills, Hutchinson. She was born May 22, 1928, in McPherson County, to Frank and Ella (Stecher) Wittorff.
Donna Mae attended Wolf Creek Grade School and graduated from Inman Rural High School in 1946. She grew up on a farm, and continued living the farm life after she...
Lawrence 'Larry' Earl Legge
Jul 9, 2021
Lawrence 'Larry' Earl Legge, passed away July 9, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. He was born September 21, 1955, in Chanute, to Lawrence William and Ruth Ann (Johnson) Legge.
Larry served in the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division from 1972-1975. He worked as a welder at Agco Corporation, Hesston, retiring with many years...
Evelyn Emma Ogle
Jul 9, 2021
Evelyn Emma Ogle, 87, of Hutchinson, died July 9, 2021, at her home. She was born December 28, 1933, on the family farm near Basil, to C.P. and Anna (Albrecht) Loewen.
Evelyn graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1951. She worked as a sales clerk at JC Penney for a short while before pausing her work career...
Rex Mcnish
Jul 9, 2021
Rex Earl McNish, 60, of Galva, died July 9, 2021, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born April 16, 1961, in Olympia, Washington to Raymond and Carol (Baker) McNish.
Rex was a very talented welder. He worked for PEM in McPherson. Rex loved tattooing and motorcycles. He belonged to the Iron Order Infidels motorcycle club in...
Jennifer Walton
Jul 8, 2021
Jennifer Walton, 50, of Hutchinson, died July 8, 2021, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born September 27, 1970, in Louisville, KY, to Melvin J. and Mary K. (Buehler) Walton.
Jennifer graduated from Buhler High School in 1991. She loved Jesus, her family, and animals. Jennifer was very active in TECH's Adult Life Skills program, where...
Earldean 'Dean' Hamilton
Jul 7, 2021
Earldean "Dean" Hamilton, 95 years young, a resident of Sylvia for the past 34 years, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. She was born August 21, 1925, in Stafford County, to Earl J. and Mildred (Fuson) Richardson. As a young girl, Dean lived and attended schools in Stafford County.
On June 9, 1943, Dean married Jack...
Earl Polk
Jul 7, 2021
Earl Polk, 76, died suddenly Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at the Farmer's Market. He was born May 6, 1945, in Hutchinson, to Calvin Arnold and Earline Estell (Stoughton) Polk.
During his childhood, Earl lived at Castleton and helped his grandfather, Earl Stoughton at Riverbanks Orchard. In 1963, he graduated from Pretty Prairie High School. Earl then attended...
Christine Schoenfeld
Jul 6, 2021
Christine Schoenfeld, 57, of Hutchinson, died July 6, 2021, while sleeping peacefully at home. She was born October 23, 1963, in Bayshore, NY, to Arnold A. and Frances C. (Lucarello) Bardoneschi.
Christine received her bachelors and master's degrees from the University of Hawaii. A Hutchinson resident since 2004, she was a devoted wife and mother. An avid...
Harold John Gossman
Jul 5, 2021
Harold John Gossman, 78, of Hutchinson, died July 5, 2021, at his home. He was born February 13, 1943, in Decorah, IA, to Francis and Mae (Ryan) Gossman.
Harold graduated from high school in 1961 and served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965. After his honorable discharge, Harold went to work for IBM...
Darlene Schrock
Jul 4, 2021
Darlene Schrock, 88, died July 4, 2021, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 20, 1933, in Sterling, to Oscar Emery and Ova Catherine (Owen) Frye.
Darlene worked at Lehr's, before staying home with her children. In 1979, she began working for Graber Furniture, making their draperies. After Graber Furniture closed their drapery business, Darlene opened...
Robert Matthew Allbright
Jul 4, 2021
Robert Matthew Allbright, 79, of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, died July 4, 2021, at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Florida. He was born April 24, 1942, in Seattle, Washington to Richard and Gladys (Ellingwood) Allbright.
Robert graduated high school in Omaha Nebraska and went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska in Omaha. In 1962 he joined the...
Bevo Gilbert Saiz
Jul 3, 2021
Bevo Gilbert Saiz, 79, passed away July 3, 2021, at his residence. He was born July 15, 1941, in Las Vegas, NM. Bevo was the son of Rita (Cole) Saiz.
He was employed as an expeditor at Krause Plow, retiring with 41 years of service. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard from 1960 to 1965. ...
Janice Laree Conner
Jun 29, 2021
Janice LaRee Conner, 88, passed away June 29, 2021, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. She was born January 11, 1933, in Pratt, to Walter Edwin and Elvira Belle (Meredith) Northrop.
Janice was a 1951 graduate of Pratt High School, Pratt. She worked many years at Mennonite Friendship Communities in the housekeeping/laundry department and as a nurse...
Jerald Leon Major
Jun 29, 2021
Jerald Leon 'Jerry' Major, 77, of Hutchinson, died June 29, 2021, at Hospice House. He was born December 3, 1943, in Tyler, TX, to Leon L. and Velma E. (Crank) Major.
Ronald D. Simmons
Jun 29, 2021
Ronald D. "Ron" Simmons was born in 1947, son of Dorothy (Mock) and Earl Simmons. Preceded in death by his parents and wife: Dixie (Cochran) Simmons. Survived by: sons Bradley Simmons/Jasmin Gartland and Ron Simmons/Angie Simmons, daughters Kristen Lepping/Shane Lepping and Trisha Rick/Kevin Rick, 14 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and 2 sisters.
Raised in Hutchinson, Ron moved...
