Joyce Elaine Heller
Dec 18, 2016
Joyce E. Heller, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. Joyce was born Dec. 24, 1933, in Dayton, Ohio. In 1955, she married Bill Heller. In 1973, Joyce, Bill and their children moved to Derby. Joyce was an administrative assistant at Boeing. She was an amazing seamstress and loved doing crafts, but her special gift was...
Patricia Sue "Pat" Lemmon
Dec 17, 2016
Patricia "Pat" Sue Lemmon, 86, died Dec. 17, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Nov. 19, 1930, in Tulsa, Okla., to Ray William and Ruble (Bryant) Lemmon. Pat graduated from Oxford High School in 1948. She went on to attend Southwestern College in Winfield and received a four-year degree. At the age of 17, she began her...
Gordon L. Willems
Dec 17, 2016
Gordon L. Willems, 66, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 11, 1950, in Hutchinson, to Pete and Esther (Loepp) Willems. Gordon graduated from Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Community College and the University of Kansas, with a degree in accounting. He worked at Pierce Faris, Kansas Oxygen, Dillon Employees Credit Union and...
Jerry Hill
Dec 15, 2016
Gerald L. "Jerry" Hill, 78, died December 15, 2016, in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born February 18, 1938, in Emporia, to Ernie and Mildred (Smith) Hill. Jerry had an ideal childhood in Virgil, Kansas on the banks of the Verdigris River. At the age of 12, his family moved to Halstead, Kansas. He graduated from Halstead High School in 1956...
Peggy Lee (Pierson) Webb
Dec 15, 2016
Peggy Lee (Pierson) Webb, 52, died December 15, 2016, at Newton Medical Center, Newton. She was born December 14, 1964, in Hutchinson, to Clyde and Maurine (Buggeln) Pierson. Peggy graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1983. She was a paraprofessional for Pretty Prairie Grade School and a homemaker. Peggy was a member of Church of the Holy Cross. On September...
Jerie Ann Kahmeyer
Dec 15, 2016
Jerie Ann (Walker) Kahmeyer, 68, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. She was born March 21, 1948, at Yates Center, the daughter of Robert and Leona (Yardley) Walker. She was a 1966 graduate of Medicine Lodge High School and attended Cosmetology College in Wichita. She was the owner of Jerie's Beauty Salon for more than 40 years and then worked at...
Margaret Frances Grilliot
Dec 13, 2016
Margaret Frances (White) Grilliot, 77, passed away Dec. 13, 2016, at Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie. She was born in Hutchinson, on July 6, 1939, to Thomas and Amelia (Gerard) White. Francie graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1957 and attended Hutchinson Community College, Emporia State Teacher's College, and eventually moved back to Hutchinson. In 1961, she married...
Kristina Jolene Hewitt
Dec 13, 2016
Kristina Jolene "Kris" Hewitt, 54, died Dec. 13, 2016, in Newton. She was born Aug. 7, 1962, in Salina, to Donnie and Mary (Jones) Knox. Kris attended Salina Central High School and graduated from Hutchinson Community College with a degree in medical coding. She worked for Collins Ambulance, Wheeled Coach, and Siemens Wind Power. Kris was of the Methodist faith....
Rex Taylor Garnett
Dec 13, 2016
Rex Taylor Garnett, 51, died Dec. 13, 2016, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 24, 1965, in Winfield, to George Bain and Zora Mable (Lewis) Garnett. Rex graduated from Winfield High School and attended Cowley County Community College, Winfield. He was a member of BCA Pool. On Oct. 3, 1993, Rex married Mary Davis in Winfield. They...
Vivian Anne Phelps
Dec 12, 2016
Vivian Anne Lane Phelps, 98, died Dec. 12, 2016, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 11, 1918, in Wichita, the daughter of William and Helen (Steiver) Schroeder. Vivian graduated from Wellington High School and Wichita Business College. She had been a Hutchinson resident since 1958. Vivian was a retired oil and legal secretary, having worked for Standard...
John W. Warner
Dec 10, 2016
John W. Warner, 81, died Dec. 10, 2016, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. He was born July 28, 1935, in Hutchinson, to Ralph and Bessie (Stewart) Warner. John graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1953 and from Hutchinson Junior College in 1955. John was a 44-year employee with Dillons, retiring in 2004. During his tenure with Dillons, John worked in the...
Linda Sue Osner
Dec 8, 2016
Linda Sue (Dick) Osner, 66, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 8, 2016. She was born October 16, 1950, in Grand Island, Neb., the daughter of August and Hazel (Wall) Dick. She grew up in Greensburg, KS, running the Kansan Inn Motel and Restaurant with her family until moving to Hutchinson, in 1988. Linda was a 1968 graduate...
Gerald Bruce Wickliffe
Dec 8, 2016
Gerald Bruce Wickliffe, 81, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 8, 2016, at Graber House, South Hutchinson. He was born April 28, 1935, in Hutchinson, to Paul Gerald and Dorothy Mae (Coleman) Wickliffe. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1953, and later from Hutchinson Community College. Gerald was enlisted in the United States Army from June 1957 through March 1960. He...
Harold "Nebs" R. Nevius
Dec 7, 2016
Harold R. "Nebs" Nevius, 91, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 7, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 20, 1925, in Rolla, Kansas, to Chester and Beulah (Smith) Nevius. Harold graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1943. He then served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, where he was a gunner onboard a Liberty ship. After...
Beverly J. Miller
Dec 7, 2016
Beverly Jean Miller, 79, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 7, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born April 1, 1937, in Lyons, to Raymond A. and Dorothy L. (Mitchell) Withrow. Beverly graduated from Partridge Rural High School in 1955 and attended Ozark Christian College. She was a dental assistant for Dr. Wayne Perrin D.D.S., a homemaker, owner and operator...
Nola L, Schott
Dec 7, 2016
Nola L. Schott, 93, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 7, 2016, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 3, 1923, in Sheridan County, KS, to John L. and Almyra J. (Johnson) Frye. Nola graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1940 and attended Adela Hale Business College. She was an office manager for National Life and Accident Insurance. Nola was...
Robert "Bob" H. Peel
Dec 6, 2016
Robert Henry "Bob" Peel, 89, of Hutchinson, passed away peacefully at his home, on Dec. 6, 2016. Bob was born Jan. 14, 1927, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Robert Henry and Lillie Mae (Garbett) Peel. Bob spent most of his life in Hutchinson, graduating from Hutchinson High School in 1944, attending Hutchinson Community College for one semester, and then joining the...
Mary Jo Vecchiarelli
Dec 5, 2016
Mary Jo Vecchiarelli, 86, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 5, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 16, 1930, to Charles and Claire (Smith) Cooney in Fort Scott. Mary Jo was a nurse aid for St. Elizabeth's Hospital and for Reno County Health Department. She was a parish member of Church of the Holy Cross and was attending...
Alice W. Duft
Dec 3, 2016
Alice W. Duft, 93, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson Village. She was born July 8, 1923, in Arlington, to Laben Moody and Jessie Frances (Bowen) Elliott. Alice was a baker for Hub Cafeteria and retired from Jackson Frozen Food Center as a meat processor after nineteen years of service. She enjoyed baking and cooking for...
Peggy J Long
Dec 3, 2016
Peggy J. Long, 87, died Dec. 3, 2016, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson, of complications due to 40 years of Parkinson's Disease. She was born June 10, 1929, in Wilburton, Oklahoma, to William O. and Maude A. (Detty) Harris. Peggy graduated from Sylvia High School in 1947. She was a homemaker and member of Sylvia United Methodist Church. On...
