Frank E Winter, Jr.
Jul 22, 2017
Frank E. Winter Jr., 71, of Hutchinson, died July 22, 2017, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born February 7, 1946, in Chicago, IL, to Frank E. Sr. and Betty Ann (Shuler) Winter. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. Frank enjoyed gardening and fishing. On December 27, 1980, he married Bernice J. Michael in Hutchinson....
Joyce Mccoy
Jul 22, 2017
Joyce Nadine McCoy, 91, of Hutchinson, died Saturday, July 22, 2017. She was born October 18, 1925, at Darlow, the daughter of Edward Joseph and Ethel Amy (Chase) Barnes. She was a 1944 graduate of Buhler High School. Joyce was a member of Partridge Community Church and had been attending Tenth Avenue United Methodist Church, Hutchinson. Â She played in the...
Orville Eugene Scantlin
Jul 21, 2017
Orville Eugene Scantlin, 89, died Friday, July 21, 2017. He was born March 16, 1928, in Gravette, Arkansas, the son of Leo Jason and Emily Gertrude (Cox) Scantlin. He was a Korean War Navy veteran. He had been a motor mechanic for Barton Salt Company, and then a foreman for Adams Construction, Nickerson. On October 11, 1953, he married Katherine...
Kenneth "Ken" R Hoover
Jul 19, 2017
Kenneth R. 'Ken' Hoover, 71, formerly of Hutchinson, died July 19, 2017, at his home in Denton, Texas. He was born September 11, 1945, in Oxnard, California, to George and Violet Rosella (Atwood) Hoover. Ken graduated from Stafford High School in 1963. He worked as an engineer for Far-Mar-Co in Hutchinson, before retiring from management with the FDIC in Texas....
Maudine French
Jul 17, 2017
Maudine French, 89, died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Brookdale, Hutchinson. She was born September 2, 1927, in Kingston, Oklahoma, to George W. and Cleo Dora (Justice) Norris. Maudine graduated from Kingston High School. Following high school, she worked in civil service for a colonel in the United States Air Force in Fort Worth, Texas. When the war was over...
Donald Earl Caldwell
Jul 16, 2017
Donald Earl Caldwell, 91, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Brookdale of Hutchinson. He was born June 28, 1926, in Hutchinson, to Lester M. and Florence M. (Smith) Caldwell. Don graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1944 and served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He was a former co-owner of Caldwell Greenhouse in Hutchinson....
Laverna "Lee" Banks
Jul 14, 2017
LaVerna 'Lee' Banks, 88, of Hutchinson, died Friday, July 14, 2017, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born December 5, 1928, in Canton, the daughter of Sol and Mary (Goertz) Janzen. Lee moved from Canton in 1945 and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1946. She worked at Producers Dairy Foods as the office manager for 26 years, and then...
Harland W. "Harley" Wedel
Jul 13, 2017
Harland W. 'Harley' Wedel, 80, of South Hutchinson, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. He was born July 29, 1936, in Kingman to Lloyd A. and Anna (Graber) Wedel. He was raised in Pretty Prairie and was a graduate of Pretty Prairie High School and Wichita Technical Institute. Following a high school courtship, Harland married Donna...
Marjorie J. Smith
Jul 12, 2017
Marjorie J. Smith, 98, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson Village. She was born April 6, 1919, in Pittsburg, Kansas, the youngest child of Wilbur Marion and Gertie Eugenie (Plymate) Wise. Marjorie graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1937 and Pittsburg State Teacher's College in 1941. She taught home economics, math, typing, and girl's physical education...
Lois Ann Johnson
Jul 12, 2017
NICKERSON - Lois Ann Johnson, 85, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1932, in Arkansas City, the daughter of Ralph and Flossie White. Lois graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1948. On September 4, 1948, she married Avory Johnson Jr. in Wellington. He died August 22, 2013. Lois and Avory...
Nancy Frances Hudson
Jul 11, 2017
HALSTEAD - Nancy Frances Hudson, 70, of Halstead, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born January 30, 1947, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to Francis and Mary (Ferguson) Hudson. Nancy grew up not far from Long Island Sound at Hawk's Nest Beach in Old Lyme, Connecticut. When Nancy was 13, she attended dog-grooming school and her...
Joyce Mae Vansickle
Jul 10, 2017
Joyce Mae VanSickle, 96, of Hutchinson, died July 10, 2017, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born June 20, 1921, in Mountain View, Arkansas, the daughter of John Granville and Mary (Burrows) Cross. Joyce was a seamstress for 38 years for HubCo and attended First Christian Church of South Hutchinson. On October 13, 1951, Joyce married Vester Von VanSickle in...
Ruth Powell
Jul 9, 2017
Ruth Powell, 81, died July 9, 2017, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born January 18, 1936, in Arlington to Stephen 'Pierce' and Elsie L. (Fountain) Starks. Ruth graduated from Arlington High School in 1953 and attended Sterling College. She was a bookkeeper for Stuckey Lumber and H&R Block. Ruth was an actively involved member of First Southern Baptist Church,...
Janice Eileen Lee
Jul 8, 2017
Janice Eileen Lee, 76, of Hutchinson, died July 8, 2017. She was born May 24, 1941, in Newton, the daughter of Arnold and Eileen (Unruh) Spore. Janice grew up in Newton and on a farm in rural Halstead. She was a graduate of both Halstead High School and Wichita Business College. Following her marriage to Robert, she worked in the...
Mary Kathryn Lundstrom Hopkins
Jul 8, 2017
Mary Kathryn Lundstrom Hopkins, 83, died July 8, 2017, at Springfield Rehabilitation & HealthCare Center, Springfield, Missouri. She was born October 3, 1933, in Hutchinson, to Morrell Ellsworth and Nola Iona (Edwards) Chambers. Kathryn graduated from Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Community College, and McPherson College with a degree in Education. She taught school in Ellsworth, McPherson, and Rice Counties for...
Viola "Pug" Downing
Jul 7, 2017
Viola 'Pug' Downing, 85, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born February 13, 1932, at Inman, the daughter of Cornelius and Anna (Schmidt) Willems. She attended Inman High School. She was a retail clerk at Duckwall's on East 4th Street and had been a meat market wrapper for 30 years at the 5th Street...
Ashley Lynn Koch
Jul 7, 2017
Ashley Lynn Koch, 24, and in utero baby girl, Amara Grace Lynn, died July 7, 2017, in Nashville, TN. She was born December 16, 1992, in Hutchinson, to Timothy L. and Mindy L. (Bennett) Koch. Ashley graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, AL. Ashley was a server at Red Robin in Columbia, TN. Ashley is survived by:...
Julia "Judy" Elizabeth Olsen
Jul 6, 2017
Julia Elizabeth 'Judy' Olsen, 88, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Collier Assisted Living, Hutchinson. She was born August 25, 1928, in Great Bend, the daughter of Eula E. (Brown) and Llewellyn T. Child. She lived in Chicago, Chappaqua, NY, and Redding, Conn., before moving to Hutchinson with her three children. Survivors include two daughters, Julie Olsen...
Darrell "Corky" Leslie Corkins
Jul 5, 2017
Darrell L. Corkins, 85, went home to the loving arms of Jesus his Savior. He died July 5, 2017, at his son's home in Lecompton. Darrell was born November 7, 1931, in Liberal , the son of Fred Harvey and Velma (McCullough) Corkins. Darrell graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1949. He retired after 42 years at Cessna, where he...
Jan Pauls
Jul 5, 2017
Jan Pauls, 64, of Hutchinson, former Kansas State Representative, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital on St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born September 26, 1952, in Hugoton, to Paul F. and Lois (Duncan) Long. Jan graduated from Sterling College and the University of Kansas School of Law where she received her Juris Doctorate. She worked as...
