Obituaries

Mar 20, 2019

Maria Magdalena (Väth) Davis, 88, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2019, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Junction City, KS.  She was born May 3, 1930, in Neubrunn, Germany, to Johann and Agnes (Dengel) Väth. Despite growing up in WWII Germany, she had many happy childhood memories growing up on a farm as the youngest of six siblings.

Mar 19, 2019

Will Lucas 'Bill' Green Jr., 79, died March 19, 2019, at his home. He was born August 25, 1939, in Osceola, Missouri, the son of Will L. Sr. and Vivien L. (Simpson) Green. Bill graduated from Burdett High School, where he was a star athlete. He attended Hutchinson Community College on a football scholarship and majored in Liberal Arts....

Mar 19, 2019

Noel L. 'Cubbie' McCubbin, 83, of Hutchinson, died March 19, 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born October 14, 1935, to L. C. and Maurine (Willis) McCubbin.

Noel graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1954. He was a retired agricultural salesman in feed and pharmaceuticals. Noel was a member of the Hutchinson-Reno Masonic Lodge...

Mar 18, 2019

Vera O'Neal, 89, of Hutchinson, died March 18, 2019, with her family by her side, at her daughter's home in Wichita. She was born August 3, 1929, in Bucklin, to Willie A and Rosa Jane (Fulton) Squire.

Vera graduated from Syracuse High School, Hutchinson Community College, and Wichita State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education....

Mar 15, 2019

Bretley Hunter Owens, 61, of Hutchinson, peacefully passed away March 15, 2019, in Wichita, encircled by his beloved family and friends. He was born November 26, 1957, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hutchinson, the son of Leslie and Constance Owens. Bret graduated from high school in Aurora, NE, in 1976. He was a member of the Methodist church and...

Mar 15, 2019

Fontella L. Hunt, 98, of Hutchinson, died March 15, 2019, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born November 1, 1920, at the family home, in Tulia, TX, to Burley Burton 'B. B.' and Amanda (Sanders) Burrow.

Fontella graduated from Tulia High School and Texas Tech with a Bachelor's Degree in Home Economics. She was a fifth...

Mar 14, 2019

Charles 'Charlie' Sader, of Hutchinson, died March 14, 2019, surrounded by his family at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born December 29, 1936, in Leoti, to Daniel and Molly Sader.

Charlie graduated from Leoti High School. He retired as an electronic technician with the Federal Aviation Administration. Charlie was a member of the Central Kansas Gun Club...

Mar 14, 2019

Larry David Howes, Sr., of Hutchinson, died Thursday, March 14, 2019. He was born September 9, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, the son of Howard and Billie Mae (Seward) Howes. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran, serving in Desert Storm as a bomb expert. Larry was a warehouse foreman for Showalter and Stellar Fireworks, an avid Denver Bronco's...

Mar 13, 2019

Dwayne James 'D.J.' Depperschmidt, 20, of Hutchinson, died March 13, 2019, as a result of a traffic accident. He was born July 30, 1998, in Kirksville, MO, the son of Thomas J. Depperschmidt and Dorthy V. Flint. D.J. graduated from Fairfield High School in 2016 and was a student at Hutchinson Community College.

He is survived by:...

Mar 13, 2019

John Marion Greer, 98, of Langdon, died on March 13, 2019, at Homestead Leisure in Stafford. He was born September 5, 1920, to Fred and Matilda (Raines) Greer near Langdon.

He married Virginia Cunningham Wells on September 4, 1948, at Langdon. She proceeded him in death on April 28, 2018.

John attended school in Langdon...

Mar 12, 2019

Louis Beryl Richardson, 91, of Hutchinson, died March 12, 2019, at his home. He was born April 9, 1927, in Long Island, KS, the son of Lloyd B. and Edna L. (Kincaid) Richardson.

Louis graduated from Long Island High School in 1944 and enlisted in the United States Navy and served two years until his honorable discharge...

Mar 11, 2019

Delmar Ray Crawford, 92, of Hutchinson, formerly of Greenleaf, Kansas, died March 11, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson Village.  He was born July 9, 1926, in Clifton, Kansas, to Walter and Jessie (Parker) Crawford.

Delmar attended Clifton High School, but was drafted his junior year of high school into the United States Army, where he served...

Mar 9, 2019

Paul Fredrick Knoble, 96, of South Hutchinson, passed away March 9, 2019. He was born January 31, 1923, in Oregon, Missouri, the son of Fredrick and Bertha (Smith) Knoble. Paul was a graduate of Council Bluffs (Nebraska) High School. His degree in Construction Science was from Iowa Western University. After college, Paul served in World War II with the...

Mar 8, 2019

Patricia L. 'Pat' (Swanson) Starr, 73, died March 8, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.  She was born June 20, 1945, in Salina, to Robert Lee and Lois Evelyn (Volak) Swanson and lovingly raised by Glen and Irene Carol Swanson.

Pat graduated from Council Grove High School.  She retired as the Director of Elmdale 50+ Center and was...

Mar 7, 2019

Charolette Lynne 'Duck' Alley, two years old, died March 7, 2019. She was born June 9, 2016, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Hannah Perry and Dustin Alley.

Charolette enjoyed dressing up, and enjoyed wearing dresses, but she was also a tomboy. She had her dad's attitude and her mom's sass. Her favorite character was Moana.

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Mar 6, 2019

Clifford Conway Shipley, 84, died March 6, 2019, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. He was born June 19, 1934, in Hutchinson, to Wesley Roy Shipley and Catherine Lee (Cornelson) Shipley. Cliff served four years with the United States Navy from 1953 to 1957, in the Naval Construction Force, better known as Seabees. He was proud of his service and of...

Mar 6, 2019

Melvina 'Mel' Miller, 65, died March 6, 2019.  She was married to Don I. Miller, Jr.  Cremation has taken place. Celebration of Life will be at a later date.  Memorials may be made to Hospice House, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS  67501.

Mar 5, 2019

Freddie Herschel 'Fred' Clough, 90, died March 5, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.  He was born June 17, 1928, in Coffeyville, to Erwin and Sylvia Mildred (Barnard) Clough.

Fred graduated from Coffeyville High School in 1946 and Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia.  He served in the United States Army as a Sergeant First Class from 1950...

Mar 5, 2019

Judy Kay Alley, 70, died March 5, 2019, at her residence. She was born October 15, 1948, in Sedan, Kansas, to William 'Bill' and Inez (Brown) Collins.

Judy graduated from Sedan High School. She owned 'Judy's Dust Dolls'. Judy volunteered and supported Amvets of Hutchinson. She had many interests, including painting ceramics, working in her flower beds,...

Mar 4, 2019

John E. 'Johnny' Rush, 60, died at his home in Stafford. He was born July 6, 1958, in Winchester, to Marvin Ray and Janice (Coots) Rush.

He was a 1976 graduate of Davenport (Oklahoma) High School. Johnny was always working around printing presses, managing a crew when he last was able to work.

He is...