Obituaries

Mar 4, 2019

Verna Lee Lantz, 86, of Hutchinson, died March 4, 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born March 25, 1932, in Hutchinson, to Seth C. and Fern A. (Roush) Jones. Verna graduated from Buhler High School in 1950 and from Adela Hale Business College. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked as a bookkeeper for Sunflower Electric...

Mar 4, 2019

Walter Roland McIver, died March 4, 2019, of cancer at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born November 15, 1943, in Hutchinson, to Roland and Dorothy (Fesler) McIver. Walter spent all but nine years of his life farming near Abbyville. He graduated from Arlington High School and earned a degree in psychology from Fort Hays State University before enlisting in...

Mar 2, 2019

Phyllis W. Cline, 86, died March 2, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.  She was born June 5, 1932, in a boxcar, in Missler, Kansas, to John W. and Artie (Coy) Steele.  Phyllis' father, John, was a railroader.

Phyllis retired after 35 years of service as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell AT&T. She was active in the...

Mar 2, 2019

Edward Francis 'Bud' Stephenson, 89, of Hutchinson, died March 2, 2019, at his home. He was born March 18, 1929, in Hutchinson, to Milford and Clara (LaForge) Stephenson. Bud graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1947.

He served in the United States Army. Bud was the owner of Stephenson's Paint & Wallpaper for 42 years. He was...

Mar 1, 2019

Billy 'Bill' Ray Franklin, 83, passed away at his home on March 21, 2019. He was born to Alonzo and Alma (Hahn) Franklin, in Hutchinson, on January 20, 1936.  Bill graduated from Partridge High School in 1954, helping to earn the Quails a state championship in basketball during that time.

On August 27, 1955, he married his...

Feb 27, 2019

Norma Lorraine Ebert Vickers, 96, of Hutchinson, died February 27, 2019, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 28, 1922, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Edison B. and Flossie M. (Shook) Ebert.

Norma graduated from Blackwell High School in 1940 and Wichita Business College in August 1941. She was a secretary for an insurance company and...

Feb 25, 2019

Harold Eugene Washburn, 73, of Hutchinson, died February 25, 2019, at his home. He was born June 20, 1945, in Hutchinson, to Robert G. and Bertha L. (King) Washburn.

Harold graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1963 and attended Fort Hays State University, Hutchinson Community College, and Kansas State University. He served in the United States Army...

Feb 24, 2019

Joseph Alan 'Joe' Milburn, of Hutchinson, 66, died Sunday February 24, 2019. He was born January 16, 1953, in Hutchinson, to Merle E. Sr. and Frances (Rank) Milburn.

He graduated high school in Denver, Colorado. Joe was a sheet rocker by trade. Favorites past times were hunting and fishing.

He is survived by: significant other,...

Feb 23, 2019

Christopher David Taylor, 47, of Hutchinson, died February 23, 2019, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born February 10, 1972, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Russell J. and Carla S. (Wilson) Taylor. Chris graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1990 and worked at Walmart .

On January 24, 1993, he married Jayne Ann Scott...

Feb 23, 2019

NEWTON - Karen Lyn (Werner) Tommer, 45, passed away February 23, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born in Attica to Karl and Donna (Bridgeman) Werner, and educated at Cunningham High School, Kansas State University-Salina, and later Wichita State University in business administration. She shared 21 years of marriage with her husband, Wayne.

Karen was diagnosed...

Feb 23, 2019

George Angell Andrews III, of Hutchinson, passed away earlier this year on February 23rd, 2019.

His family and friends will be holding a celebration of the full and adventurous life he lived on Sunday, May 26th at the Dillon Nature Center Visitor's Room, 3002 E. 30th, from 1-3:30 p.m. A time for sharing will be held at...

Feb 23, 2019

George Angell Andrews III, 67, passed away at his home on Saturday, February 23, 2019.

George was born March 25, 1951, at Stanford Medical Center near his childhood home of Menlo Park, California, to George A. Andrews Jr. and Jane Long Andrews. Born and raised in the heart of Silicon Valley, a short drive from Monterey Bay,...

Feb 22, 2019

Michael 'Mike' Alonzo, 91, of Hutchinson, died February 22, 2019, at his home with his loving wife by his side.  He was born May 8, 1927, in Hutchinson, to Dario and Teofila (Castor) Alonzo.

Mike graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1945.  He served in the United States Army for 26 years, retiring April 30, 1976, as...

Feb 22, 2019

Ray L. Kauffman, 78, died February 22, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born December 24, 1940, in Belleville, PA, to Roy S. and Katie (Yoder) Kauffman Sr.

Ray worked as a truck driver for Zimmerman Trucking, C.C. Boring Trucking, T & E Oil and Groendyke Transport, and part-time for Central Prairie Co-op. He enjoyed antique...

Feb 21, 2019

June Berniece (Kasselman) Schwartz, 92, died February 21, 2019, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. Family and friends will celebrate her life, and that of her late daughter, Jill Sharkey (Cunetto), at a joint memorial service, 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Journey@South Hutchinson, 808 S. Poplar, South Hutchinson. Jill Schwartz Sharkey (Cunetto), 61, died January 8, 2019, in St....

Feb 19, 2019

Steven L. 'Steve' Rice, 69, of Hutchinson, KS, passed away at home after a long struggle with cancer on February 19, 2019. He was born May 18, 1949, in Hutchinson, to C. Ray and M. Frances (Metcalf) Rice.

Steve was a lifelong resident of Reno County, residing in Nickerson and Hutchinson. He graduated from Nickerson High School...

Feb 19, 2019

Harold 'Duane' Childs, 88, died February 19, 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.  He was born May 7, 1930, in Plevna, to William Denver 'W.D.' and Gladys Lucille (Smith) Childs.

Duane graduated from Plevna High School in 1948.  After graduating high school, he served in the Army National Guard from 1948-1957, working as a Sergeant First Class...

Feb 18, 2019

Beverly Jane Williams, 91, of Hutchinson, died February 18, 2019, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 12, 1927, in Iowa City, Iowa. Beverly graduated from Beeler High School in 1945 and attended Hutchinson Community College. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked as a sales clerk at Alco for 30 years. Beverly loved gardening, quilting,...

Feb 17, 2019

Viola A. 'Vi' Hoffman, 97, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 17, 2019, at Hospice House. She was born Sept. 12, 1921, in Lindsborg, the daughter of John & Johanna (Lorenzen) Johnson.

Vi was a 1939 graduate of Lindsborg High School and attended business college in Salina. She married Ed Hoffman Feb. 14, 1944, in Oakland, CA. Ed's death...

Feb 17, 2019

Janet E. Boroughs, 64, died February 17, 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born January 24, 1955, in Lindsborg, to the Rev. Robert B. 'Bob' and Maxine Leonora (Harris) Brooks.

Janet graduated from Abilene High School in 1973. She attended Tabor College and Kansas Wesleyan College and graduated with a double bachelor's degree in psychology...