Annie Ruth 'Ann' Harms
Jan 2, 2021
Annie Ruth 'Ann' Harms, 92, most recently of Little River, died January 2, 2021, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 9, 1928, in Shafter, CA, to Bernard and Katherine (Buhler) Wiebe.
Ann was an established homemaker all her life, as well as a cashier at IDEAL'S Food Store in Ulysses for 14 years, retiring...
Josephine 'Jo' Caldwell
Jan 2, 2021
Josephine 'Jo' Anne Caldwell, 95, passed away January 2, 2021, in Hutchinson. She was born November 11, 1925, in Woodward, OK, to Robert E. and Nelle Rose (Woolf) Freeto.
Jo was a 1944 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended the University of Kansas. On November 18, 1945, she married G. Merl Caldwell, in Hutchinson. They shared...
Cheryl Jean Shelton
Jan 2, 2021
Cheryl Jean Shelton, 65, died Saturday, January 2, 2021, at her home. She was born April 19, 1955, in Topeka, KS to Walter A. and Janice May (Hudson) Shelton.
She was a graduate of Prairie View High School and attended Fort Scott Community College and Washburn University.
Cheryl had been a CMA, and receptionist at...
Larry L. Etter
Jan 2, 2021
Larry Laverne Etter, 84, died January 2, 2021, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born August 9, 1936, in Superior, NE, to Joseph and Crystle (Ahrens) Etter.
Larry graduated from Freemont High School, Freemont, NE, and retired from the United States Air Force after 21 years of service. He later worked at Martinez & Sons, and the...
Phyllis Roseanne Balzer
Jan 1, 2021
Phyllis Roseanne Balzer, 64, died January 1, 2021, at Hutchinson Hospice House. She was born December 30, 1956, in Hutchinson, to Ben and Arlie (Taylor) Hiebert.
A nearly life-time resident of Reno County, Phyllis grew up in South Hutchinson and attended Nickerson High School. She was baptized in the South Hutchinson Christian Church.
Phyllis was...
Kenneth P. Winkley
Jan 1, 2021
Kenneth P. Winkley, 86, formerly of Hutchinson, died January 1, 2021, at St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, from COVID-19 complications. He was born June 14, 1934, in Aulne, KS, to Leon Christopher and Laura Ella (Wait) Winkley.
Ken graduated from Marion High School in 1952. After serving in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957...
Hazel Fry
Jan 1, 2021
Hazel Margaret Fry, 89, of Ellinwood, died January 1, 2021, at her home. She was born March 18, 1931, in Hutchinson, to Orville and Alice (Barnes) Preston.
Hazel graduated from Great Bend High School in 1949. She worked as a drug and alcohol counselor for Larned State Hospital, eventually becoming the director of the program. Hazel loved...
Dennis L. Davis
Dec 31, 2020
Dennis L. Davis, 70, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020, at his home, surrounded by the people he loved, after a short battle with cancer. He was born April 7, 1950, in Hutchinson, to Donald and Betty Davis.
Dennis was a loving husband and father. On September 21, 1973, he married the love of his life, Patricia. ...
Carol Ann Kempke
Dec 31, 2020
Carol Ann Kempke, 80, of Hutchinson, passed away December 31, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born April 11, 1940, in Lyons, the daughter of Victor Delbert and Beulah Mae (Bennett) Frohreich.
Carol graduated from Holyrood High School in 1957 and Hutchinson Business College in 1959. She worked at numerous financial institutions throughout her life,...
James 'Jim' Lewis Mcguire
Dec 31, 2020
James 'Jim' Lewis McGuire, 95, passed away December 31, 2020, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 15, 1925, in Luray, to Willis Chester and Eunice Belle (Galley) McGuire.
Jim was a 1943 graduate of Keats-Hoyt Rural High School, Hoyt, KS. After graduation, he served in the United States Air Force as a bombardier/navigator from...
Ruth Bronson
Dec 30, 2020
Ruth Ann Bronson, 79, of Hutchinson, died December 30, 2020, at her home. She was born December 26, 1941, in Manhattan, KS, to Clarence and Lillian (Cole) Scott.
Ruth graduated from Manhattan High School and went on to vocational school to become a licensed practical nurse. She worked as a nurse in geriatric care. Ruth loved to...
Daniel 'Danny' J. Roberts
Dec 30, 2020
Daniel 'Danny' J. Roberts, 81, of Hutchinson, died December 30, 2020, at his home. The youngest of five children, he was born December 16, 1939, in Lyons, to Rollie and Elizabeth (Lusk) Roberts.
Danny graduated from Lyons High School in 1960. He was the owner of Super Siding in Hutchinson. Danny was recognized numerous times for his...
John Richard Paulson
Dec 30, 2020
John Richard Paulson, 90, of Hutchinson, died December 30, 2020, at Hospice House. He was born July 11, 1930, on the family homestead near Lindsborg, to Nils George and Ellen Amalia (Karlsson) Paulson.
John graduated from Lindsborg High School in 1948 while also working on the family farm after losing his father at the age of 8....
Robert 'Rob' Ralph Mitzner
Dec 28, 2020
Robert Ralph 'Rob' Mitzner, 61, died December 28, 2020. He was born July 23, 1959, in Hutchinson, to William Wayne and Ellen Ruby (Rush) Mitzner.
He was a 1977 graduate of Fairfield High School, attended Ft. Scott Community College, and a member of Abbyville Community Church. Rob was a Kansas High School Rodeo Association 1976-77 bareback rider...
Orlando "Lanny" J. Wagoner
Dec 28, 2020
Orlando J. "Lanny" Wagoner, 87, died December 28, 2020, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 30, 1933, in Park, KS, to Sephronius and Helen (Depperschmidt) Wagoner.
Lanny attended St. Teresa High School, and served in the United States Army for two years. He owned Wagoner Auto Repair (formerly located at 928 S. Main), with his...
Richard "Dick" Lee Owens
Dec 27, 2020
Richard Lee 'Dick' Owens, 72, of Hutchinson, died December 27, 2020, at Hospice House. He was born August 27, 1948, in Jacksonville, FL, the son of John and Pauline (Billings) Owens.
Dick graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1966. He served in the United States Army. Dick worked as a fabricator in aircraft manufacturing for Cessna and...
Charles R. Wagler
Dec 27, 2020
Charles Roland "Charlie" Wagler, 91, went home to glory December 27, 2020, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born December 19, 1929, on the family farm near Plevna, to John and Esther (Krenzin) Wagler.
He was a 1948 graduate of Abbyville High School. Charles was lifelong farmer and stockman, and an...
Barbara Yoder
Dec 27, 2020
Barbara Nisly Yoder, 99, of Partridge, KS died in her home on December 27, 2020. She was born on February 12, 1921, to Levi and Mary Bontrager Nisly.
On November 25, 1948 she married Alvin Chriss Yoder. Survivors include a brother Raymond Nisly, her six children and spouses: Emma Lois Yoder, Oren and (Joanna) Yoder, Ernest and...
Rose M. Armstrong
Dec 26, 2020
Rose Marie Armstrong, 93, died December 26, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society- Hutchinson Village. She was born January 9, 1927, in Key West, FL, to John William and Rose Lee (Barza) Sawyer.
Rose was a homemaker and self-employed artist. She enjoyed painting, especially watercolors, and she loved jewelry. In years past, Rose owned a craft consignment store...
Diane Owens
Dec 26, 2020
Diane Rose Snook Owens ( nee Pumphrey ) , 77, Â was born October 9, 1943, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away December 26, 2020, following a long illness.
Diane was a 1961 graduate of Parkview High School, Springfield, MO. She was 1966 graduate of Trinity Lutheran Nursing School, and received her Bachelors of Nursing from SMSU (Southwest...
