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Michael Max Mcbride, Sr.

Michael Max Mcbride, Sr.

Dec 7, 2015

Michael Max McBride Sr., 69, died Dec. 7, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 8, 1946, in Great Bend, to Robert L. and Beverly J. (Edwards) McBride. Michael was a member of Mt. Olivet Worship Center. He enjoyed collecting eagle memorabilia, fishing, and listening to country music. On Feb. 26, 1973, he married Nancy K. Willmert in...

Mary E. Beasley

Mary E. Beasley

Dec 6, 2015

Mary E. Beasley, 70, died Dec. 6, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 30, 1945, in Metropolis, Ill. Mary was the Supervisor of Housekeeping and Laundry for Pleasant View Home, Inman. Survivors include: son, Jerry Erickson (Allie) of Norfolk, Va.; daughters, Rosa Jean Patten (Danny) of Hutchinson, Rene Holdren (Bill) of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Malynda...

Edwin L Miller

Edwin L Miller

Dec 4, 2015

Edwin L. Miller, 94, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Mennonite Friendship Comm-unities, South Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 25, 1921, the son of Levi D. and Clara (Nisly) Miller. He was a lifetime dairy farmer and also sold Smith-Roles products. On April 25, 1946, he married Nellie Irene Miller at Middlebury, Ind. She died Sept. 27, 2009. He is...

Deanna "Dink" Kay Teter

Deanna "Dink" Kay Teter

Dec 4, 2015

Deanna Kay "Dink" Teter, 56, died Dec. 4, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 9, 1959, in Ellinwood, to Chuck and Jean (Kuhn) Blevins. Deanna attended Hutchinson High School and St. Teresa's Catholic Church. She had worked at Target, Ineeda Cleaners and was the Supervisor at the Pantry Shelf. Deanna married Kevin R. Teter in Oct. of...

Harry B Burton

Harry B Burton

Dec 3, 2015

Harry B. Burton, 82, died Dec. 3, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1933, in Matfield Green, Kan., to Glen and Jacquita (Russell) Burton. He was a 1951 graduate of Chase County High School. Harry was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. After 40 years of service, Harry retired from Dillons Bakery in 1995....

Billy Lee Roy Walden

Billy Lee Roy Walden

Dec 3, 2015

Billy Lee Roy Walden, 67, died Dec. 3, 2015, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 24, 1948, in Springdale, Ark., to Don David and Amy Marie (McQuiston) Walden. He was a self-employed car mechanic and retired inspector of grain elevators. On May 3, 1996, he married Roberta Henson in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: sons, Jimmy Ray...

Paul Dean Geist

Paul Dean Geist

Dec 2, 2015

Paul Dean Geist, 92, passed away on Dec. 2, 2015, in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 22, 1923, in Topeka, to William F. and Mae (Hardisty) Geist. Paul, known as Dean in high school, graduated in 1941 from Hutchinson High School. On March 26, 1943, he enlisted in the United States Army. Paul was with the 66th Infantry Division 871st...

Letha Audrey Roper

Letha Audrey Roper

Dec 1, 2015

Letha Audrey Roper, 93, died Monday, December 1, 2015. She was born June 29, 1922, in Huggins, Missouri, the daughter of Leroy Oscar and Nellie (Tate) Black. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident and a 1940 graduate of Hutchinson High School. Letha worked as a switchboard operator for the telephone company, Gage Hall Clinic, and as a clerk for Coberly...

Donald Lee Gantz

Donald Lee Gantz

Dec 1, 2015

Donald Lee Gantz, 90, formerly of Pratt, died December 1, 2015, at Heritage Ridge Retirement Community, Bellevue, Nebraska. He was born June 27, 1925, to Frank and Sylvia (Moore) Gantz in the Huntsville community in Reno County, Kansas. He attended Huntsville Country Grade School and graduated from Plevna High School in 1943. Don was drafted into the Navy and served...

Margaret Jane Hayes

Margaret Jane Hayes

Dec 1, 2015

Margaret Jane Hayes, 91, died Dec. 1, 2015, at Hester Care, Wesley Towers. She was born Aug. 18, 1924, in Yates Center, to William Thomas and Clara (Baldwin) Mathews. Margaret graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942, and then Hutchinson Community College in 1944. She was a member of First United Methodist Church since 1947, Kansas Writers Club, and was...

William "Bill" R. Cornett

William "Bill" R. Cornett

Dec 1, 2015

William R. "Bill" Cornett, 86, died December 1, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born September 16, 1929, in Cherryvale, to John "J.A." and Gladys (Truster) Cornett. Bill graduated from Burrton High School in 1949. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952 and served as a corporal. After the Army, he worked as an oilfield production supervisor....

Lois May Stull

Lois May Stull

Nov 30, 2015

Lois May Stull, 79, died Nov. 30, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 27, 1936, in Albert, to Alex and Elizabeth (Wilhelm) Litzenberger. She was a longtime teacher in the USD 308 school system and also taught at Hutchinson Community College. Lois is survived by several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place and no services...

Ruth Maxine Murphy

Ruth Maxine Murphy

Nov 28, 2015

Ruth Maxine Murphy, 89, died Nov. 28, 2015. She was born June 30, 1926, in Langdon, the daughter of Chester and Viola (Pike) Applegate. She was a 1944 graduate of Langdon High School and Adela Hale Business College, attended United Methodist Churches in Penalosa and Hutchinson, and was a member of the UMW of Penalosa. Ruth was a farm wife....

Dorothy A. Broom

Dorothy A. Broom

Nov 27, 2015

Dorothy A. Broom, 83, died November 27, 2015, at Dillon Living Center. She was born July 8, 1932, in Battle Creek, Iowa, to Fred J. and Dorothy A. Bies. On January 22, 1961, she married James Alvah Broom in Hutchinson. He died January 24, 1998. Dorothy was a homemaker. Survivors include: son, Tom Halbrook, Houston, Texas; daughters, Sidney Alexander (Pat),...

Norman Jess Feldman

Norman Jess Feldman

Nov 26, 2015

Norman Jess Feldman, 85, died November 26, 2015, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. He was born June 2, 1930, in Lyons, to Jess H. and Ida S. (Lippoldt) Feldman. Norman graduated from Lyons High School, and attended technical college. He joined the United States Navy in 1951 and served until 1955. Norman worked for Hartman and Mega Manufacturing as a...

Oliver Leslie "Ollie" Nye

Oliver Leslie "Ollie" Nye

Nov 25, 2015

Oliver Leslie "Ollie" Nye, 93, died Nov. 25, 2015, at Mennonite Friendship Comm-unities, South Hutchinson. He was born May 10, 1922, in Hutchinson, to George Mortimore and Cordelia Winifred (Kershner) Nye. Oliver served in the United States Army during WWII, was vice president for Salt City Federal and retired from Reno County Abstract. On March 6, 1942, Oliver married Rosemary...

Loray "Ray" W. Wilhelm

Loray "Ray" W. Wilhelm

Nov 25, 2015

Loray W. "Ray" Wilhelm was born January 14, 1925, in Rush County to Carl and Jennie Pearson Wilhelm. On May 10, 1959 he married Kathryn Lee Andrews in St. John, Kansas. She survives. He was a farmer. Other survivors include: daughters, Connie Seymour and husband Roger of Manhattan and Cindy Krehbiel and husband Loren of Pretty Prairie; son, Jerry Wilhelm...

Kathryn N. Becker

Kathryn N. Becker

Nov 23, 2015

MIAMI, Fla. – Kathryn N. Becker, 50, passed away peacefully on Nov. 23, 2015, in Miami, Fla. She was born in Arizona, but was a Kansas native, the daughter of Richard G. and Johannah (Johnson) Becker. Kathryn attended Hutchinson High School and Stephens College, Columbia, Mo. She had a passion for travel and lived abroad and throughout the U.S., eventually...

Lawrence Eugene Fetter

Lawrence Eugene Fetter

Nov 23, 2015

Lawrence Eugene Fetter, 84, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at Hester Care Center. He was born Jan. 10, 1931, at Bucklin, the son of Frank and Jennie Lee (Lyon) Fetter. Lawrence was a 1949 graduate of Bucklin High School, a 40-year member of the national association ARRL, an Air Force veteran serving during the Korean War and a member of...

Lyudmila Bartholomew

Lyudmila Bartholomew

Nov 22, 2015

Lyudmila Bartholomew, beloved infant daughter, lovingly passed away in her parents' arms on Nov. 22, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Nov. 22, 2015, to Tom and Alina Aldatova Bartholomew. She is survived by: her parents; sister, Audriana Bartholomew, of the home; grandmother, Donna Bartholomew, all of Hutchinson; grandfather, Taymuraz Aldotov, Russia; great-grandmother, Galina Budus, Ukraine; and...

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