Obituaries

Jul 27, 2018

Margaret F. 'Maggie' Ward, 87, of Hutchinson, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Hester Care Center, located at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born January 26, 1931, in Hutchinson, to Samuel V. and Mary (Jeffries) Westrick. Maggie graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College and San Diego State University. She worked at State Farm Insurance, Cushing, Hanson,...

Jul 27, 2018

Curt Parker, 53, formerly of Hutchinson, passed away suddenly on July 27, 2018, in Nash, OK. Curt was born December 21, 1964, in Billings MT to Gene and Kathryn Parker. He is survived by: wife, Sarah; and her son, Joshua; children, Brody and Sidney of Hutchinson; his mother, Kathy of Hutchinson; a brother, Ed of Cody, WY; a sister, Valerie...

Jul 27, 2018

Alva 'Al' Miller, 75, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at his home. He was born May 5, 1943, in Hutchinson, the son of Enos and Mary (Bontrager) Miller .

He was a farmer and pastor of Prairie Chapel Mennonite, Hutchinson.

On October 17, 1965, he married Dorothy Jane Nisly in Hutchinson. She survives. Al is...

Jul 27, 2018

Patty Kelman, 82, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.  She was born March 11, 1936, in Arlington, to Francis 'Curly' and Genevieve 'Tiny' (Feese) Sickmon.

Patty graduated from Arlington High School in 1954.  She was a farmer's wife and dairy woman.  Patty enjoyed quilting, knitting, and crocheting. She was a lifelong member...

Jul 24, 2018

H. William 'Bill' Powell, 90, of Hutchinson, died July 24, 2018, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born December 14, 1927, in Hutchinson, to Harold Benjamin and Ollie (Ricksecker) Powell. Bill graduated from Reno County High School, Nickerson. He was a farmer and an airplane pilot for various local companies. On April 17, 1948, he married Barbara Vetter in...

Jul 22, 2018

Dixie M. Van Etten, 81, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born August 22, 1936, in Hutchinson, to Emery R. and Esther (Young) Weiser. Dixie graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1954. She was an Avon representative for over 30 years and worked as a certified nursing aide at Mennonite Friendship Communities. Dixie...

Jul 21, 2018

Robert Charles 'Bob' Samms, of Hutchinson, died Saturday, July 21, 2018. He was born May 24, 1954, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Loren Albert and Helen Gertrude (Martin) Samms. He was a 1972 graduate of Fairfield High School and attended Kansas State University. Bob was a retired veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Postal Service. Memberships include: a...

Jul 20, 2018

Maxine Hutton, 98, formerly of Mount Hope, Kansas, and Shell Knob, Missouri, died Friday, July 20, 2018, at Medicalodge, Arkansas City, Kansas. She was born July 1, 1920, in Hutchinson, to Frank R. and Alpha G. (Reese) Blew. She married Kenneth G. Hutton on December 25, 1940. She was preceded in death by: her husband; parents; brothers, Frankie Lee Blew,...

Jul 20, 2018

Charles Duane Halpain, 83, of Hutchinson, went to be with his Lord on Friday, July 20, 2018. He was born December 25, 1934, in the home of his parents, Charles C. and Lorraine V. (Beers) Halpain, in Healdton, OK. Duane's parents were transferred to Kansas by his father's employer, Gulf Oil Co., when he was 8. After living in Burrton,...

Jul 20, 2018

William John 'Bill' 'Doc' Dougherty, 85, died Friday, July 20, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born August 26, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of William A. and Hilda (Kalnetts) Dougherty. Bill served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1956. A Nickerson resident since the 1960′s, he was a self-employed welder. Bill loved carving and...

Jul 19, 2018

Mary Ellen Fullmer, 103, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born February 6, 1915, in Kingman, to B.A. and Murphy (Port) Welch. Mary Ellen graduated from Kingman High School in 1933. She graduated from Christian College in Columbia, Missouri (now Columbia College) and from Kansas University in 1937, with a Bachelor of...

Jul 16, 2018

Raymond LeRoy 'Ray' Porting, 78, of Hutchinson, died Monday July 16, 2018. He was born May 2, 1940, in Hutchinson, the son of August Rudolf and Goldie Mae (Ray) Porting. He was a 1958 graduate of Hutchinson High School and a United States Air Force veteran. Ray was an electrician with IBEW Electrician Union, Local #661.  He was married to...

Jul 14, 2018

Mattie Joan Wambsganss, 86, of Hutchinson, went to be with her Lord on July 14, 2018, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 22, 1932, in Marion County, the daughter of Leon and Laura (Wait) Winkley. Joan graduated from Marion High School in 1950. A resident of Hutchinson since 1950, she was a homemaker except for a brief...

Jul 13, 2018

E. Joan Wicks, 80, of Hutchinson, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson Village. She was born February 4, 1938, in Hutchinson, to Frank E. and Ethel L. (McQueen) Brown. Joan graduated from Buhler High School in 1956. She worked for over 30 years at various medical establishments in accounts receivable. Joan was a lifelong member of...

Jul 11, 2018

Garrett Frederick Reihl, 90, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.  He was born February 3, 1928, in New Jersey, to Alfred Henry and Mary (Ott) Reihl.

Garrett graduated from mechanics school and served in the United States Army.  He was a house mover for over 40 years.

On April 1, 1966,...

Jul 10, 2018

Forest 'Dick' Foster, 78, of Hutchinson, died July 10, 2018, at his home. He was born March 7, 1940, in Hutchinson, to Forest L. and Hazel E. (Fall) Foster. Dick graduated from Langdon High School and Hutchinson Community College. He worked at Cessna/Eaton for over 42 years, retiring as a Grade 1 Tool and Die Machinist. Dick had excellent skills...

Jul 10, 2018

Donna L. Suiter, 84, of Hutchinson, died July 10, 2018, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler. She was born February 24, 1934, the daughter of Clive and Hazel (Cool) DeBusk. She was a graduate of Macksville High School and a member of Park Place Christian Church. Donna had been a clerk for Sears Catalog Department. On July 23, 1952, she...

Jul 8, 2018

Gloria Ann (Surber) Snyder, 78, passed away on July 8, 2018, at her home after nearly a two year battle with ovarian cancer. On May 20, 1940, Gloria was born to Marion and Velma Surber in Madison, Kansas. She grew up in Madison and graduated from Madison High School in 1958. Following high school, she attended Susan B. Allen Memorial...

Jul 7, 2018

James Edward 'Jim' Stahl Jr., 63, of Hutchinson, died July 7, 2018, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. He was born November 1, 1954, in Edmond, Oklahoma, the son of James Edward Sr. and Carol Joan (Pike) Miller. He was a 1974 graduate of Topeka High School. Jim was the maintenance man for Eastside Cemetery of Hutchinson for 30 years, retiring...

Jul 7, 2018

Loretta T. Forshee, 98, of Great Bend, formerly of Hutchinson, died Saturday, July 7, 2018, surrounded by her family and the loving staff at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. Loretta was the eighth out of 11 children, born September 23, 1919, in Chase, on the family farm, to Matthew H. and Mary P. (Barry) Malone. Loretta attended first through...