Victor Gene "Vic" Zerger
Oct 24, 2016
Victor G. "Vic" Zerger, 87, died Oct. 24, 2016, at Mennonite Friendship Communities in South Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 14, 1928, in rural Reno County, the son of Henry and Anna (Vogt) Zerger. Vic attended Pretty Prairie schools and then settled into a life of farming in southern Reno County. He served in the United States Army during the...
Doris E. Kennedy
Oct 24, 2016
Doris E. Kennedy, 102, died Oct. 24, 2016, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born Jan. 27, 1914, in Chase, to Roy O. and Viola N. (Haxton) Sharpe. Doris graduated from Chase High School in 1932 and Sterling College in 1938. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Doris was an elementary school teacher for...
Morris Fowler
Oct 22, 2016
Morris Fowler, 88, passed away Oct. 22, 2016, at Brookdale of Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 7, 1927, in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, the son of Milton and Gladys (Baucom) Fowler. Morris entered the United States Navy in Jan. 1946 and was honorably discharged Nov. 1947. His career was spent as a maintenance supervisor at Carey Salt, Doskocil, and Winchester Packing Company....
Larry Joe Whitley
Oct 22, 2016
Larry Joe Whitley, 76, died Oct. 22, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 7, 1940, in Hutchinson, to Clarence and Doris Haines. Larry was a member of Eastwood Church of Christ, Hutchinson, and was the facilities manager for 34 years at Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson. Larry married Brooksie Leigh Vaughn on Jan. 26, 1974, in Los...
Richard "Dick" Fors
Oct 20, 2016
Richard "Dick" Lee Stacey Fors, 81, died Oct. 20, 2016, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. He was born July 25, 1935, in Hutchinson, to Kenneth Lawrence and Anita Jean (McDaniel) Fors. He attended Hutchinson High School, graduating in 1953, and was in the National Guard. Richard was the parts manager for Laird Noller Dealership, Hutchinson. On Oct. 9,...
Connie Lee Nicholls
Oct 19, 2016
Connie Lee Nicholls, 75, of Hutchinson, passed away Oct. 19, 2016, at South Central Kansas Medical Center, Arkansas City. She was born Sept. 21, 1941, in Fairbury, Nebraska, to Bernard L. and Verna Mae (Strohm) Smith. Connie was a 1959 graduate of Little River High School and a 1962 graduate of Mercy School of Nursing in Fort Scott as a...
Rev. A. Mark Conard
Oct 18, 2016
Reverend A. Mark Conard, 68, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 18, 2016, at Via Christi on St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born June 22, 1948, in Ashland, the son of Reverend Arlyn E. and Mary L. (Mast) Conard. Mark grew up in a variety of Methodist parsonages in Ashland, Sylvia, Coats, Arlington, and St. John. He graduated from St. John...
William Leroy Black
Oct 17, 2016
William Leroy Black, 94, of South Hutchinson, died Oct. 17, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 28, 1922, in Lewis, to Harold Frank and Syvilla (Strawn) Black. William was a 1941 graduate of Cimarron High School. William enlisted and served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He worked for Boeing, retiring after 21 years....
John Arthur Engstrom
Oct 15, 2016
John Arthur Engstrom was born October 12, 1930, at Rock Island, IL, the son of John M. and Dorothy A. Crosby Engstrom. He went to be with his Lord, October 15, 2016. He was a graduate of Rock Island High School and a 1996 graduate of Sterling College. John was an Army Veteran and was an active member of New...
Donna Lee Allen
Oct 15, 2016
Donna Lee Allen, 84, died October 15, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born January 4, 1932, in Winfield, to Elmore Wiley and Elva (Berry) Johnson. Donna graduated from Winfield High School, Sterling College (with a bachelor's degree in education), and received her master's degree in reading from Wichita State University. She taught reading at the elementary and middle...
Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Carlson
Oct 15, 2016
Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Carlson, 80, died Oct. 15, 2016, at Schowalter Villa, Hesston. She was born Sept. 18, 1936, in Little River, to Charley and Iris (Downing) Wilson. Mary Lou graduated from Little River High School in 1954. She was a homemaker, dairy farmer and real estate agent. Mary Lou was an active member of Andover Lutheran Church, Stephen...
Wendell C Peterson
Oct 13, 2016
Wendell C. Peterson, 81, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. He was born Oct. 4, 1935, at Salina, the son of Wallace and Fern (Dukes) Peterson. He was a graduate of Lindsborg High School, Bethany College and Emporia State University, and served in the Army National Guard. Wendell was a teacher at Hutchinson High School for 32 years, retiring...
Richard G. Hattesohl
Oct 13, 2016
Richard G. Hattesohl, 75, of Hutchinson, peacefully went to meet his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. He was surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born Nov. 9, 1940, to the late Hermann and Marga Hattesohl. He was baptized Nov. 24, 1940, and confirmed his Lutheran faith April 11, 1954, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Greenleaf. He graduated...
Reverend Robert "Bob" L. Albin
Oct 13, 2016
The Reverend Robert L. "Bob" Albin, 84, died Oct. 13, 2016, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 20, 1932, in Burdick, to Albin C. and Amy A. (VanLoon) Anderson. Bob graduated from Lindsborg High School in 1950, Bethany College in 1954, and Augustana Theological Seminary, Rock Island, Illinois, in 1959. He pastored churches in Texas, Indiana, and...
Ruby N. Schmidt
Oct 12, 2016
Ruby N. Schmidt, 96, died Oct. 12, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 24, 1919, in Boyd, Okla., to Isaac and Emma (Neufeld) Harms. Ruby attended Grant County Public School through 1935; in 1940 she attended one year of Junior College in Reedley, Calif. She was a member of the New Life Church of Ulysses also known...
Billie Badgley
Oct 11, 2016
WillaBeth "Billie" Badgley, 90, died Oct. 11, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 14, 1926, in Eskridge, Kan., to Hershel William and Jessica (Day) Hay. Billie graduated from Eskridge High School in 1944 and attended Kansas State University, where she met her husband, Bill. She was a homemaker and of the Presbyterian faith. Billie was a...
Kathryn Leona Mitchell
Oct 11, 2016
Kathryn Leona "Katie" Mitchell, 91, died Oct. 11, 2016, at Mennonite Friendship Com-munities, South Hutchinson. She was born May 30, 1925, in Inman, to Heinrich D. and Katrina (Regehr) Wiens. She was a member of 10th Ave. United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, worked as a Dillons Delicatessen for 18 years, and a homemaker. On Feb. 22, 1948, Katie married Delbert Marlin...
Janet K. Ragland
Oct 8, 2016
Janet K. Ragland, 64, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 8, 2016, at her son's home in Gardner. She was born Oct. 11, 1951, in Hutchinson, to Marvin and Wanda (Kienzle) Ragland. Janet graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1969. She was a dedicated in-home daycare provider for many years. After retiring from her in-home daycare, she worked for Meals on Wheels,...
Sarah Elizabeth (Beth) Young
Oct 6, 2016
Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Young, 99, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 6, 2016. She was born Nov. 17, 1916, to Joseph and Frankie (Lunsford) Hemphill, their second youngest. Beth lived on a farm near Partridge until she was 16 when her family moved near Pretty Prairie, where she graduated from high school in 1934. Beth moved to Hutchinson at the age of...
Robert Eugene Talbot
Oct 6, 2016
Robert Eugene Talbot, 80, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 9, 1935, in Hutchinson, the son of Lorin and Anna Mary (Raymond) Talbot. He was raised in Haven and was a 1953 graduate of the high school. Robert had worked for Cessna/Eaton Corp. for 31 years, retiring as supervisor in 1992. On Oct....
