Judith "Judy" Miller
Jun 3, 2016
Judith "Judy" Miller, 94, of Hutchinson, went to her heavenly home on June 3, 2016. She was born Feb. 4, 1922, in Bremen, Ind., to Levi S. and Sarah (Yoder) Schrock. Judy was a homemaker with many interests. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, flowers, and sewing. Her love for sewing led Judy to her joy of quilting; she made all of...
Max Tyson Montgomery
Jun 2, 2016
Max Tyson Montgomery, 91, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 18, 1924, in Cedar Vale, Kan., the son of Max and Ethel (Hefner) Montgomery. He was a Navy veteran, serving in WWII from 1943 to 1946. Max was a retired carpenter and job superintendent of housing and commercial buildings in Hutchinson and surrounding...
Connie Sue Jamieson
May 31, 2016
Connie Sue Jamieson, 74, of Hutchinson, died May 31, 2016, at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. She was born Nov. 15, 1941, in Hutchinson, to Herman and Verna (Pauls) Colley. She was a hairdresser for Sid's Beauty Shop and an instructor for Sidney's Hairdressing College for many years. Connie retired from Good Samaritan Hutchinson Village after 20 years as a...
Howard "Mitt" M. Mcvay
May 31, 2016
Howard M. "Mitt" McVay, 79, died May 31, 2016. He was born Sept. 13, 1936, in Hutchinson, the son of Howard and Alta McVay. He was a 1954 graduate of Hutchinson High School, a member of First Church of the Nazarene, and former owner of McVay Brothers Inc., a company that was operated in Hutchinson for more than 107 years....
Gilbert B. Clouse
May 30, 2016
Gilbert B. Clouse, 80, died on May 30, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born June 8, 1935, to George Joseph and Elsie (Garnet) Clouse in Murdock, KS. Gilbert served in the United States Army, and was an avid lifetime farmer and stockman by trade, but was proud of the fact that he could feed over 150 families a...
Frances M. Keener
May 29, 2016
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – Frances M. Keener, died at her home in Sierra Vista, Arizona, on Sunday, May 29, 2016. She was born in Hutchinson, May 31, 1927, to Charles and Stella Little. Frances grew up in Hutchinson and graduated from Hutchinson High School. She loved learning and decided to go back to school and finish her college education in...
David Eugene Magerfleisch
May 29, 2016
David E. Magerfleisch, 68, died May 29, 2016, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 24, 1947, in Flagler, Colo., to Walter and Florence (Snodgrass) Magerfleisch. David graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968, and then entered the United States Navy, where he served for four years. He was a carpenter by trade. Survivors include: sons, Lucas Redman...
Richard Lee Hopkins
May 29, 2016
SYLVIA – Richard L. Hopkins, 81, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, died May 29, 2016, at his home in Sylvia. He was born July 14, 1934, in Iola, the son of Ted and Ruth (Robinson) Hopkins. Richard served in the United States Army. He served with The Big Red One at Fort Riley. He was a Specialist....
Joanna Kerschner
May 28, 2016
JoAnna Kerschner, 80, died May 28, 2016, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler. She was born Octo. 5, 1935, in Kirksville, Mo., to Dr. Robert and Elvera (Chindberg) Aelmore. She was an elementary teacher in Hutchinson and Haven for 35 years. JoAnna was also a field representative for the Bureau of Census, a therapist for DECCA, as well as a...
Charles Delmer Branson
May 25, 2016
Charles Delmer Branson, 90, died May 25, 2016, at Cox Medical Center, Branson, Mo. He was born July 29, 1925, at the Menefee home in Hoberg, Mo., to Samuel Edward and Lillian (Menefee) Branson. After birth, he returned to the family home in Branson. His family left the family farm during the Great Depression and moved to California, where they...
Charles Everett "Corky" Vest
May 23, 2016
Charles Everett "Corky" Vest, 74, died on May 23, 2016, at his home in Arlington. He was born May 10, 1942, in Norton, to Floyd and Mildred (Gates) Vest. Corky worked as a heavy equipment operator for Shears and as an excavator for Randy Packebush, for many years before his retirement. He married Melody Spaniol on June 4, 1979. She...
Margaret Lucille Swafford
May 22, 2016
Margaret Lucille Swafford, 93, died May 22, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 6, 1922, to Luther A. and Bonnie E. (Dew) Carden in Andersonville, Tenn. Margaret graduated from Spring City High School, Spring City, Tenn., in 1941. She was a homemaker, a member of the First Christian Church, and Christian Women's Fellowship. On Dec. 6, 1945,...
Wanda M Wiens
May 21, 2016
Wanda M. Wiens, 84, died May 21, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 25, 1931, in Hutchinson, to David and Katherine (Ewy) Friesen. Wanda was a lifetime homemaker and dedicated to the care of her family. She enjoyed many hobbies, including: cooking, crafting, gardening, camping and traveling. They so fondly enjoyed traveling that they visited all 50...
Ethel B Krug
May 18, 2016
Ethel B. Krug, 91, died May 18, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, with her family by her side. She was born June 14, 1924, at the family farm south of Partridge, the daughter of Henry and Millie Olga (Massoni) Koestel. Ethel graduated from Partridge High School in 1943. A South Hutchinson resident from 1949 to 2016, she worked for...
Narciss "Cecil" Marquez
May 17, 2016
Narciss "Cecil" Marquez, 79, died May 17, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 29, 1936, in Deerfield, to Eleuterio and Maria (Coronado) Marquez. Cecil served in the United States Air Force, was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, and had worked for Shears Construction, building highways and retired from the City Of Hutchinson in...
Betty June Haas
May 17, 2016
Betty June Haas, 82, of Hutchinson, died May 17, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 20, 1934, in Parrish, Fla., the daughter of Warren and Faye (Gillett) Keen. Betty was a resident of Hutchinson since 1954. She retired as secretary from North Reno School in 1995. Betty was a life member of the American Legion Lysle Rishel...
Eldon "Shelly" L. Shellito
May 17, 2016
Eldon L. "Shelly" Shellito, 94, died May 17, 2016, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford. He was born Dec. 19, 1921, in Bellaire, to Charles and Ferne (Swallow) Shellito. Shelly graduated from Smith Center High School in 1940. He worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation in road maintenance. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Church of the Nazarene, Sylvia. On...
D. Helen Crissman
May 16, 2016
Dorotha Helen Henry Crissman, 92, of Hutchinson passed away on May 16, 2016, at Buhler Sunshine Home. Helen was born to Marcus and D. Sophia Baldwin Henry in Minneapolis, where she grew up. Helen spent many years in California and Kansas. She is survived by: her children, Marc Crissman and daughter, Sherri Crissman Long; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; brother, Robert "Bob"...
Mary Beth (Friesen) Simpson
May 16, 2016
Mary Beth (Friesen) Simpson, 73, died May 16, 2016, at Brookdale of Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 28, 1942, in Hutchinson, to Charles R. and Opal O. (Matlack) Culver. Mary Beth graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1960 and Hutchinson Community College in 1963. She worked for 25 years at Hutchinson National Bank in the accounting department. She was a...
Marion "Sam" Butterfield
May 15, 2016
Marion "Sam" Butterfield, 96, died May 15, 2016, in Hutchinson. Sam was born March 8, 1920, on the family farm in Overbrook, Kan., the son of Bernard and Lila (Walker) Butterfield. Sam graduated from Overbrook High School and Emporia State University (B.S. in 1947, M.S. in 1962). While at Emporia, he was a member of the track/field team, past president...
