Marilyn J. Cleveland
Sep 24, 2015
Marilyn J. Cleveland, 80, died Sept. 24, 2015, at Wellington Health and Rehab. She was born Dec. 16, 1934, in Great Bend, to Elton and Dorthea (Gregg) Nickel. Marilyn graduated from Great Bend High School in 1952, and was a manager for Southwestern Bell and AT&T. Marilyn was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, Telephone Pioneers, Women's Auxiliary of the...
Kerri S Pellecchia
Sep 23, 2015
Kerri S. (Haag) Pellecchia, 47, died September 23, 2015, in Phila-delphia, Pa. She was born August 23, 1968, in Topeka. Kerri graduated from Buhler High School, Hutchinson Community College, and Kansas State University with a Business and Accounting degree. In 1991, she moved to Philadelphia, Pa., and worked for Delaware Group as Assistant Vice President of Marketing. Kerri loved animals,...
Lucio Gerard Garcia
Sep 23, 2015
Lucio Gerard Garcia, 36, died at his home Sept. 23, 2015, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 9, 1979, in Lyons, to Lucio Florez and Peggy Christine (Appleby) Garcia. He was a medical aide for Lindsborg Bethany Home, Lindsborg. Survivors include: children, Jeffery Adame, Melissa Garcia, Matthew Garcia and Salena Garcia; father, Lucio Garcia and wife Susan of Hutchinson; siblings, Angelita...
Viola G. Bontrager
Sep 23, 2015
Viola Bontrager died peacefully Sept. 23, 2015, at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born June 24, 1926, in Partridge, to Heinrich (Henry) and Milly Olga (Massoni) Koestel. She married Abe Bontrager on June 3, 1945, and they lived around and in Partridge until 2007, when they moved to Mennonite Manor. Abe died July 20, 2011, and Viola moved to Wesley...
C. Nadine Burton
Sep 22, 2015
C. Nadine Burton, 87, died Sept. 22, 2015, in Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 22, 1927, in Pratt, to Claude and Lena (Fitzsimmons) Sitton. Nadine graduated from Pratt High School in 1946, and then went to beauty school in Wichita. She began her career as a beautician at the Wolcott Building in Hutchinson before working at Nadine and Shorty's Beauty...
Richard "Dick" D. Trotter
Sep 22, 2015
Richard D."Dick" Trotter, 81, died Sept. 22, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 4, 1933, in Hutchinson, to Wesley Trotter and Dorothy (Search) Trotter Taylor. He was a firefighter for the Hutchinson Fire Department for 35 years before retiring in 1992. Dick enjoyed going to McDonald's almost every morning for coffee and seeing his friends he made...
Cecil U. Lundstrom
Sep 22, 2015
Cecil U. Lundstrom, 91, died Sept. 22, 2015, at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson, after a short illness. He was born in Little River, March 31, 1924, to Fred Niles and Agnes Elmira (Case) Lundstrom. Cecil was raised on the family farm with four siblings. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Cecil graduated from Kansas State University in 1949, and...
Lucille Heathcott
Sep 21, 2015
Lucille Heathcott, 75, died Sept. 21, 2015, at her home. She was born April 10, 1940, in Sylvia, to John and Carol (Green) Proctor. Lucille retired from Cessna and Eaton as a machinist. On Oct. 26, 1957, she married William Floyd Heathcott in Hutchinson. He died March 5, 1998. Survivors include: daughters, Robin French (Tim) of Inman, and Joyce Ragsdale...
Sarah Wyona Blevins
Sep 21, 2015
Wyona Blevins, 88, died Sept. 21, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born March 10, 1927, In Osage County, Ark., to Thomas M. and Ethel (Wyatt) West. She was a longtime resident of Hutchinson. Wyona retired from Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after 26 years as a CNA. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church and was a...
Ila M. Phillips
Sep 21, 2015
NICKERSON - Ila M. Phillips, 91, died Sept. 21, 2015, at Heartland Haven, rural Inman. She was born Sept. 27, 1923, in Hutchinson, to Clarence and Donna (Sterling) Hodges. Ila graduated from Hutchinson High School. She was a homemaker, a nanny, and was a Site Manager for Aging Projects. Ila was a member of Mitchell Chapel United Methodist Church and...
Kathy Mae Hargett
Sep 18, 2015
Kathy Mae Hargett, 68, died Sept. 18, 2015, at Via Christi at St. Francis, Wichita. She was born April 8, 1947, in Junction City, Kan., to Donald Sr. and Helen (Harrison) Lemen. She was an Administrative Assistant at Dillon Living Center before retiring in 2007. Kathy was a loving daughter, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with all her...
James Larue Allen
Sep 18, 2015
James LaRue Allen, 68, died Sept. 18, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis. He was born Sept. 25, 1946, in Ohio County, Ky., to Effron and Marjorie (Underhill) Allen. James LaRue graduated Horse Branch High School in Horse Branch, Kentucky, in 1964. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal from 1966-1968, during the Vietnam War....
Alvin Lee "Al" Deemer
Sep 17, 2015
Alvin Lee "Al" Deemer, 83, passed away on September 17, 2015, at Hilltop Manor, in Cunningham, KS. He was born November 14, 1931, in Hoisington, KS, to Andrew J. and Anna G. (Ernst) Deemer. After graduating from Sublette High School in 1950, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany with the 64th Field Artillery Battalion – 25th...
Robert J. "Bob" Jones
Sep 17, 2015
Robert J. "Bob" Jones, 86, went to be with Jesus in Heaven on September 17, 2015. He was born June 28, 1929, in Polo, MO, to Robert Forrest and Opal Lucille (Blackwell) Jones. Bob graduated from Polo High School in 1947, and then attended Phillips University in Enid, OK. He was a carpenter by trade while living in Oklahoma. On...
Lea Nell Moos
Sep 17, 2015
Lea Nell Moos, 88, a former longtime resident of Hutchinson, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, at Via Christi on Ridge, Wichita. Lea Nell Bieberle was born Oct. 9, 1926, in Bushton, the daughter of Anton C. and Mary (Hammeke) Bieberle. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Evelyn Klepper, and brother, Father Victor Bieberle. She is survived...
Bill E. Stofer
Sep 17, 2015
Bill E. Stofer, 63, died Sept. 17, 2015, in Seattle, Wash. He was born July 26, 1952, in Hutchinson, the son of Norman L. and Idanel Williams Stofer. Bill was a 1969 graduate of Buhler High School and a longtime Seattle resident. He owned and operated Complete Carpet and Flooring Company. He is survived by: his daughters and their children;...
Patricia "Pat" Lou Mans
Sep 15, 2015
Patricia "Pat" Lou Mans, 81, passed away Sept. 15, 2015, at her home. She was born Sept. 9, 1934, in Mount Hope, to Paul and Frances (Staggers) Saffle. She graduated from Mount Hope High School and Salt City Business College. A parish member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Women of the Moose #1371, and Hutchinson Women's Bowling Association, in which...
Clyde Judson Denslow
Sep 14, 2015
Clyde Judson Denslow, 98, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. He was born Dec. 20, 1916, at Meade, to Juddie Morton and Viola (Coon) Denslow. He was a member of the Church of God in Stratton, Colo., a Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and a member of the VFW...
Wilbur "Wilks" Graber
Sep 14, 2015
Wilbur "Wilks" Graber, 89, died Sept. 14, 2015, at his home in South Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 28, 1926, in rural Reno County, to Henry P. and Elizabeth S. Graber. Wilbur graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1944 and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He owned and operated the Dairy Queen on Main...
Cora Lou "Corky" Thayer Boyd
Sep 13, 2015
Cora Lou "Corky" Thayer Boyd, 90, died Sept. 13, 2015, at Larksfield Place in Wichita. She was born April 27, 1925, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Llewellyn T. and Eula E. (Brown) Child. She was a graduate of Great Bend High School and attended Smith College and the University of Kansas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma...
