Gloria Caudillo
Mar 28, 2018
Gloria Caudillo, 75, of Hutchinson, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Select Specialty Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas. She was born August 7, 1942, in Newton, Kansas, to Severo and Theresa (Grajeda) Rodriguez. She was the youngest of 10 children. Gloria graduated from Newton High School. She was a homemaker. For over 50 years, Gloria was a member of...
Esther L. Goheen
Mar 28, 2018
Esther L. Goheen, 94, died March 28, 2018, at Pleasant View Home in Inman. She was born October 20, 1923, to J. Henry and Alta (Long) Dawson; had a brother, Dale Dawson, who predeceased her. Esther was a lifelong resident of Hutchinson. Esther graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1941 and Hutchinson Junior College in 1943. Esther first married...
Frances Dutton Nichols
Mar 27, 2018
Frances Dutton Nichols, 95, of Hutchinson, died March 27, 2018, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born August 20, 1922, in Joplin, Missouri, to Earl and Velma (Hart) Handy. Frances graduated from Hutchinson High School, where she was an honors student and played the violin. On September 24, 1939, she married Bill Dutton. Together, they created a beautiful...
Joe Alfred "Dad" Martinez
Mar 25, 2018
Joe Alfred 'Dad' Martinez, 42, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, March 25, 2018. He was born October 18, 1975, in Carrizo Springs, TX, the son of Alfredo and Adelita (Ledesma) Martinez. Joe graduated from Carrizo Springs High School, and attended Southwest Texas Junior College. He is survived by: wife, Ashley Martinez; daughters, Tiffany Jade Martinez and Niyha Angelien Martinez, all of...
Esther Mae Hovious
Mar 24, 2018
Esther Mae Hovious, 92, of Hutchinson, died March 24, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 20, 1926, in Hutchinson, to John and Esther (Brower) Edie. She was a homemaker and mother until her children were a little bit older; then she worked seasonally as a gift wrapper at Pegues Department Store. Esther worked as a cook for...
Maryann Taylor
Mar 24, 2018
MaryAnn Taylor, 70, of South Hutchinson, died March 24, 2018, at her home. She was born February 29, 1948, in Hays, to Marvin Richard and Dora Catherina (Keetler) Schwein. MaryAnn graduated from Nickerson High School in 1966 and Sidney's Hairdressing College in 1968. She was a cosmetologist for almost 50 years. MaryAnn was past-president of the Kansas Cosmetology Association and...
Marion Lillian Cole
Mar 21, 2018
Marion Lillian Cole, 92, of Hutchinson, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at her home. She was born March 14, 1926, in Bangor, Maine, to William and Mildred (Lank) Warwick. Marion graduated from high school in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a preschool director and a homemaker. Marion was a member of Countryside Baptist Church, where she was involved in a women's...
Richard B. "Dick" Chinn
Mar 21, 2018
Richard Bethel 'Dick' Chinn, 77, of Hutchinson, died March 21, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born October 28, 1940, in Hutchinson County, Texas, to Jack and Mary Lee (Riley) Chinn. Dick is survived by siblings, Jack Chinn of Arizona, and Judith Chinn of Virginia. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Elliott Mortuary is in charge...
Louise E. Deaver
Mar 19, 2018
Louise Emily Deaver, 95, of Hutchinson, died March 19, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born February 9, 1923, in Decatur, Arkansas, the daughter of Herman C. and Levina E. (Bowen) Tucker. Louise was a homemaker and former clerk at Wiley's Department Store. She was a member of Park Place Christian Church, Sandhill Saddle Club, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Women's...
Marcketta Peak
Mar 18, 2018
Marcketta Peak, 94, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, March 18, 2018, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born January 24, 1924, in Alexander, Kansas, to Arthur Ransford and Mary Elizabeth (Jackson) Tomlinson. Marcketta graduated from Alexander High School in 1941. She retired from the Farmers CO-OP in Lyons. Marcketta loved to cook, and was famous for her cookies. She was...
William C. "Bill" Girard
Mar 18, 2018
William C. 'Bill' Girard, 71, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. He was born October 1, 1946, in Belleville, Kansas, to William J. and Ardys C. (Harsh) Girard. Bill was devoted to his family and to APAC-Kansas, Inc. Shears Division, where he worked for 45 years. He retired as the president in 2013. During...
Ruth Ina Ayres-Williams
Mar 17, 2018
Ruth Ina Ayres-Williams of Hutchinson, was born in Halstead on June 11, 1935. She grew up in Hutchinson, Kansas where she lived most of her life. She passed away peacefully with family members at her bedside at Hospice House in Hutchinson on March 17, 2018. Known as 'Ruthie' by her family members and close friends, she loved the Lord with...
Melody Ann Winter
Mar 17, 2018
Melody Ann Winter, 59, died March 17, 2018, at her home. She was born June 24, 1958, in Ulysses, the daughter of Dwaine and Gay (Hatton) Newton. Melody graduated from Nickerson High School in 1976 and attended Hutchinson Community College. She was co-owner of Winter Trucking. On December 27, 2003, Melody married Mike Winter in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He survives....
Robert G. "Bob" Hodgkinson
Mar 17, 2018
Robert G. 'Bob' Hodgkinson, age 83, of Hutchinson, died March 17, 2018, at Brookdale of Hutchinson. Bob was born January 20, 1935, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Robert R. and Bertha (Mettscher) Hodgkinson. He was a 1953 graduate of Pratt High School, then attended Garden City Community College and Wichita Business College, earning his business degree. He proudly served...
Julie Ann Tomlianovich
Mar 16, 2018
A Celebration of Life will be held in memory of Julie Ann Tomlianovich, of Hutchinson, who died March 16, 2018, from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018, in the Event Room at the Airport Steakhouse, 1100 Airport Road, Hutchinson. We will be gathering to share memories and stories of Julie with family and friends. Come and go as...
Clifford R. "Cliff" Bass
Mar 16, 2018
Clifford R. 'Cliff' Bass, 86, of South Hutchinson, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born November 19, 1931, in Hutchinson, to Clifford and Mamie (Burton) Bass. Cliff retired as a butcher for Winchester Packaging. He loved to fish and spend time with his beloved dog, Sassy. Cliff is survived by: children, Johnnie Bass (Sheryl),...
Julie Ann Tomlianovich
Mar 16, 2018
Julie Ann Tomlianovich, 64, of Hutchinson, died March 16, 2018, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born February 11, 1954, in Canton, IL, the daughter of George and Martha (Ellis) Tomlianovich. Julie was a graduate of Canton High School, did her undergraduate work at MacMurray College and Illinois State University, and received her Masters in Library Science from the...
Ira D. Bontrager
Mar 16, 2018
Ira D. Bontrager, 97, of Hutchinson, died Friday, March 16, 2018. He was born June 11, 1920, in Reno County, the son of D.Y. and Susan (Nissley) Bontrager. He was a carpenter for USD #308 Hutchinson Schools and later for Hutchinson Community College. During the summer months he enjoyed teaching carpentry to crews of young men who worked for him....
Norma Jean Darrah
Mar 15, 2018
Norma Jean Darrah, 85, of Hutchinson, died March 15, 2018, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 25, 1932, in Sterling, the daughter of William Allen and Vera Belle (Reynolds) Coonfer. Norma Jean graduated from Lyons High School in 1950. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked for Lyons Manufacturing and Lyons State Bank. After moving to...
Dr. Joyce Randolph Sumner
Mar 10, 2018
Dr. Joyce Randolph Sumner passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1926, Joyce Sumner was raised by her parents, Pearl and Gould Randolph. As she prepared to enter college, she was torn between becoming a clothing designer or a doctor. Because she hated sewing, she decided to go into medicine (choosing anesthesia over surgery for...
