E. Emogene Thorne
Apr 12, 2019
E. Emogene Thorne, 96, died April 12, 2019, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 25, 1922, in Sedan, Kansas, to Hiram Milton and Elizabeth (Hooper) Williams.
Emogene graduated from Sedan High School in 1940 and College of Emporia in 1944. She worked as a TWA stewardess and was a housewife. Emogene was a member...
Phyllis J. Reade
Apr 12, 2019
Phyllis Joan Reade, 88, of Hutchinson, died April 12, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born July 10, 1930, in Guide Rock, NE, the daughter of Chester and Vivian (Duncan) Amack. Phyllis graduated from St. Francis High School in 1947. She started working at JC Penney in St. Francis and then the ASC office in Cheyenne county. After...
Gerald L. Blew
Apr 12, 2019
Gerald Lee 'Jerry' Blew, 56, of Hutchinson, died Friday, April 12, 2019. He was born October 13, 1962, in Hutchinson, the son of Frankie L. 'Bud' and Zoetta LoRee (Reid) Blew.
He was a 1980 graduate of Pretty Prairie High School and Hutchinson Community College in 1982. Jerry worked mechanical and electrical maintenance at Arconic for over...
Shirley Ann Wilt
Apr 9, 2019
Shirley A. Wilt, 78, died April 9, 2019, at her home. She was born October 3, 1940, on the family farm in Plevna, to Harold C. and Ruth M. (Rickett) Geist.
Shirley graduated from Plevna High School. She was a factory worker for various companies. Shirley loved watching and playing all sports, especially softball and basketball, and...
Lois Elizabeth Coleman
Apr 8, 2019
Lois E. Coleman, 92, of Hutchinson, died April 8, 2019, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born September 13, 1926, in Hutchinson, to Roy and Fannie (Masters) Sheppard.
Lois graduated from Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Community College and McPherson College with a degree in elementary education. She was co-owner, along with her husband, Max, of Engineering...
Sheryl Dalene "Nana" Bradley
Apr 7, 2019
Sheryl DaLene 'Nana' Bradley, 71, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, April 7, 2019. She was a lifelong Hutchinson resident, born May 26, 1947, to Dale and Clarice Hagg (Depperschmidt) Holeman.
She was a 1965 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. Sheryl was a member of Church of Christ Scientist, Hutchinson Iris Club, Red Hat...
Dr. Robert Newman Shears
Apr 7, 2019
Susan Hubbard, and Christopher and Carolyn Shears announce that their father, Dr. Robert Newman Shears, of Hutchinson, died on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
A philosopher once said that the formula for happiness is 'the exercise of vital powers along lines of excellence in a life offering them scope.' Indeed, for 98 years, Dr. Shears' life was one...
Henrietta Lee Jones
Apr 6, 2019
Henrietta Lee Jones, 93, of Hutchinson, died April 6, 2019, at her home. She was born August 1, 1925, in Hutchinson, to Wade H. and Mildred J. (Griffin) Jones.
Henrietta graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1943 and Hutchinson Community College in 1945. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Art Education from Bethany College,...
Emma Berniece Givan
Apr 5, 2019
Emma Berniece Givan, 88, of Hutchinson, died April 5, 2019, in Hutchinson, KS.
She is survived by: son, Timothy G. Givan, Hutchinson; daughters, Jane L. Schultes and Judith A. Debock; brother, Clarence Harms; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary, Centennial, Colorado. Memorial...
Georgia M. Sayers
Apr 5, 2019
Georgia Sayers, 81, formerly of Hutchinson, died April 5, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 25, 1938, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, to George Ross and Iva Evalea (Patterson) Bible.
Georgia graduated from Cherokee High School in 1956. She was a homemaker. Georgia enjoyed camping, hiking, sailing, crocheting, knitting, and sewing....
Elizabeth P. "Betty" Schrag
Apr 4, 2019
Elizabeth Priscilla 'Betty' Schrag, 90, of Hutchinson, died April 4, 2019, at her home. She was born June 9, 1928, in Lushton, NE, the daughter of Peter and Anna (Penner) Kroeker.
Betty received her high school diploma in Dallas, OR, and graduated from Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, NE, where she also spent 11 years on staff as...
William Frederick "Bill" Heer
Apr 3, 2019
William 'Bill' Fredrick Heer, 68, of Hutchinson, died April 3, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 29, 1950, in Akron, CO, the son of Conrad C. Jr. and Margaret E. (Bennett) Heer. Bill graduated from Sacred Heart High School, Sedalia, MO, received bachelors and masters degrees from Central Missouri State University, and earned his PhD in...
Fred D. And Diane K. Dugger
Apr 2, 2019
Fred D. Dugger, 72, and Diane K. 'Ane' Dugger, 70, died together on April 2, 2019, while traveling through Harrison, Arkansas in their RV. Fred was born January 14, 1947, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Bert Mansfield and Mary Maxine (Smith) Dugger. Diane was born December 15, 1948, in Hutchinson, to Leo Harold and Vera 'Pauline' (Alumbaugh) Sanders. After...
Loren E. "Gene" Mckee
Apr 1, 2019
Loren Eugene 'Gene' McKee, 97, died April 1, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born December 4, 1921, in Sterling, the son of Bodie Eugene and Ida Dell (Kohs) McKee. Gene graduated from Nickerson High School and was a cattleman, owning MerriMac Charolais Ranch. Over a 15-year period showing Charolais cattle, he showed 465 champions. Gene was a...
Lorena A. "Bert" Elliott
Mar 31, 2019
Lorena Alberta 'Bert' Elliott, 88, of Hutchinson, died March 31, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society- Hutchinson Village. She was born December 7, 1930, in Vera, Oklahoma, to Charles Edward and Leona Aretta (Kincaide) Rhodd.
Bert attended Hutchinson High School and retired as a forewoman for various mobile home companies. On July 22, 1948, she married Jack Elliott...
Linda Carol Sallee Rosas
Mar 31, 2019
Linda Carol Sallee Rosas, 73, of Hutchinson, died March 31, 2019, at her home. She was born January 5, 1946, in Hutchinson, to Russell Max and Billie Jean (Blair) Sallee.
She attended kindergarten in Hutchinson before moving with her family to St. John, where she graduated from St. John High School in 1964. Linda attended Wichita State...
Luther R. Brown
Mar 30, 2019
Luther R. Brown, 86, of Hutchinson, died March 30, 2019, at his home. He was born August 7, 1932, to Chester M. and Zora V. (Crisp) Brown. He graduated from Haven High School and attended college for six months and then joined the United States Army. Luther enjoyed fishing and hunting, and loved antique cars. He retired and was...
Janice Kay "Jan" Kinney
Mar 30, 2019
Janice Kay 'Jan' Kinney, 79, of Hutchinson, died March 30, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 23, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Roy and Phyllis (McQuiston) Corson.
Jan graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, IN, and attended Purdue University. She helped start Kappa Alpha Theta at K-State and was a lifetime member of...
Bonnie Willis (Mccaslin)
Mar 30, 2019
Bonnie Willis (McCaslin), 70, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, in her family home, surrounded by her two daughters and family. She was born July 20, 1948, in Fortuna, Missouri, the daughter of the late Claude and Elsie (Anderson) Crenshaw.
Bonnie met James Willis in 1969 and they soon married. They were together until his death in August...
Susan Colladay Perkins
Mar 30, 2019
God opened the door and set her free. Susan Colladay Perkins, 76, of Hutchinson, peacefully passed within the comforting care of Hutchinson's Hospice House on March 30, 2019, surrounded with love. Susan was blessed to have by her side three caring children: son, Ed and Cindy Barnes; daughters, Terri and Gregg Foulk and Janie Skinner; and her four beautiful...
