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Trina Irene Trussell
May 17, 2020
Trina Irene Trussell, 60, of South Hutchinson, died May 17, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born September 2, 1959, in Fort Riley, to Jack and Dorothy (Sutton) Trussell.
Trina graduated from high school in Arvada, CO. She worked as a cook for Furr's Cafeteria, Hutchinson, and then for Nickerson USD309 since 2001. Trina loved...
Marian Louise Snyder
May 14, 2020
Marian Louise Snyder, 90, of Hutchinson, died May 14, 2020, at Hospice House Hutchinson. She was born November 26, 1929, in Hutchinson, to Allen and Anna (Goertzen) Teter.
Marian was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to be around family and cared for them well. Marian enjoyed flower gardening, yard work, birds, and serving at...
Arnie J. Neufeld
May 12, 2020
Arnie J. Neufeld of Inman, KS, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in Hutchinson, KS. Arnie was born November 4, 1943, to Jacob B. Neufeld and Katherine (Pauls) Neufeld of Inman, KS. He was the youngest of eight siblings, who all enjoyed life and adventures on the family farm near Inman.
Arnie graduated from Inman High School...
Brian J. Hill
May 11, 2020
Brian Jeffrey Hill, 69, died May 11, 2020, at Saint Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. He was born September 11, 1950, in Malone, NY, to Alan Casper and Louva Louise (Dudley) Hill.
Brian retired as a data architect from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was an avid baseball fan, enjoyed playing golf, and loved to...
Paul Wilfred Knapp
May 11, 2020
Paul Wilfred Knapp, 84, of Hutchinson, died May 11, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born November 18, 1935, in Wichita, the son of Herman B. and Anna M. (Edwards) Knapp.
Paul worked as a Service Manager for Ryder Truck Rental for 25 years and as a truck driver for Alumax for 35 years. He...
Charles 'Charlie' E. Zinn
May 8, 2020
Charles 'Charlie' E. Zinn, 75, of South Hutchinson, died May 8, 2020, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. He was born September 22, 1944, in Lamar, CO, to Leo and Genevieve (Caffrey) Zinn.
Charlie was a 1962 graduate of Liberal High School. He worked various jobs and retired as an insurance agent from Town and Country Insurance...
Kenneth B. Oswald
May 3, 2020
Kenneth B. Oswald, 93, of Hutchinson, died May 3, 2020, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. He was born September 10, 1926, in Beemer, NE, to Daniel and Kate Oswald.
Kenneth worked as a farmer and stockman and owned and operated a feed, seed, and produce store in Nebraska. He was a friend to all and loved spending time...
James A. Isaac, M.D., F.A.A.N.
May 3, 2020
James A. Isaac, M.D., F.A.A.N., died May 3, 2020, at home surrounded by family. He was born September 3, 1953, in Kansas City, KS, to Dr. Charles Arnold and Dr. Anita Mae (Landrum) Isaac.
Dr. Isaac graduated from Newton High School in 1971, Kansas University in 1976, and the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1983. ...
William 'Bill' A. Pulliam
May 2, 2020
William 'Bill' A. Pulliam, 77, of Hutchinson, died May 2, 2020, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born February 8, 1943, in Kansas City, Missouri, to William and Mildred (Decker) Pulliam.
Bill graduated from Larned High School in 1961 and attended Hutchinson Community College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict. Bill loved to...
John William Davis
Apr 30, 2020
John William Davis, 92, of Hutchinson, died April 30, 2020, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. He was born December 13, 1927, in Altus, Arkansas, to Samuel and Mary (Buck) Davis.
John graduated from Altus High School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Army for 23 years, including time in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.  After the...
Linda F Phipps
Apr 30, 2020
Linda Faye Phipps, 72, joined her Lord and Savior on April 30, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 29, 1947, in Russell, to Henry Warren and Wilma Faye (Keller) Mitchell.
Linda graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1965. She worked in sales at Sears from 1983-2003, for the electronics department. Linda was a...
Virginia 'Ginger' Leigh Werth
Apr 28, 2020
Virginia 'Ginger' L. Werth, 68, of South Hutchinson, died April 28, 2020, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born May 30, 1951, in Hutchinson. Ginger was the middle child of seven children, born to Keith and Barbara Lou (Skellenger) Hobbick.
She was a 1969 graduate of Hutchinson High School. Ginger was employed by the South Hutchinson Housing...
Juanita Mae Ketchum
Apr 28, 2020
Juanita Mae Ketchum, 80, died April 28, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born December 7, 1939, in Munjor, the daughter of Aegidius and Clara (Gross) Pfannenstiel.
Juanita graduated from St. Teresa Catholic High School. She was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. After raising her 5 boys, Juanita spent 31 years as a...
Carol Ann Bichet
Apr 27, 2020
Carol Ann Bichet, 80, died April 27, 2020, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. She was born March 22, 1940, in Greeley, CO, the daughter of Ronald S. and Evelyn M. (Decker) Smith.
Carol graduated from Hutchinson High School, the University of Central Arkansas, and received her master's degree from Emporia State University. She was a grade school teacher...
Martha Jane Nickels
Apr 24, 2020
Martha Jane Althaus Nickels, 92, of Plevna, died April 24, 2020, at Waldron Place Assisted Living, Hutchinson. On September 3, 1927, she was the seventh child born to Arthur A. and Arnie V. (Nelson) Althaus, in Turon.
Jane attended the Preston and Turon public schools. She graduated from Turon High School in 1945, attended Kansas State Teachers...
Iris Jean Tuxhorn
Apr 23, 2020
Iris Jean Tuxhorn, 91, of Hutchinson, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 23, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born January 8, 1929, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Leonidas and Nettie (Morgan) Robbins.
On November 1, 1947, Iris married Harold Richard Tuxhorn, Sr., in Byers, Colorado. They shared over 72 years...
Robert 'Bob' Beltz
Apr 22, 2020
Robert Dean (Bob) Beltz, died the evening of April 22, 2020. He was born January 19, 1928, outside Bazine, KS, the son of John and Daisy Beltz. Bob was a 1946 graduate of Haven High School. In 1949, he graduated from Hutchinson Junior College, which is where he met, and was totally smitten by Nancy McElhinney, who became his...
Kent E. Stiggins
Apr 22, 2020
Kent Stiggins, 60, formerly of Hutchinson, died April 22, 2020, at Heritage Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born November 22, 1959, in Hutchinson, to Norval Wightman and LaVerna 'Beryl' (Carson) Stiggins.
Kent graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1978. He worked at TECH in the sorting and recyclables. Kent was a member of Eastwood Church...
Deanna Mitchell
Apr 21, 2020
Deanna A. Mitchell, 78, of Belton, Mo., passed away April 21, 2020.
Deanna was born May 8, 1941, in Hutchinson, Kan., to C. Lloyd and Ida Murphy. She graduated from Hutchinson High in 1960 and married her high school sweetheart, Douglas M. Mitchell, on March 29, 1961. They were married for 51 years.
Deanna worked...
Wayne E. Wilson
Apr 21, 2020
Wayne E. Wilson, 90, died April 21, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born August 23, 1929, in Hutchinson, to Earl and Faith (Chambers) Wilson.
Wayne worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 40 years as a signal maintainer and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. He served in the United States...
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