Lester Lee Paul
Jun 7, 2015
Lester Lee Paul, 93, died June 7, 2015, at his home. He was born Jan. 30, 1922, to Thomas and Rosa (Howerton) Paul, in Granby, Mo. On Aug. 6, 1952, he married Veda Mae Johnson, in Burrton. She survives. Lester graduated from Granby High School, Granby, Mo., in 1939, Pittsburg State University in 1948, with a Bachelor's degree and later...
Terry Sue Kropf
Jun 7, 2015
Terry Sue Kropf, 68, died June 7, 2015, at her home in South Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 7, 1947, in Hardtner, to Emanuel and Edith (Kindsvater) Huck. She was a bank teller at the Bank of Kansas and Farmer's National Bank. On June 12, 1965, Terry married Victor "Vic" Kropf in Coldwater. He survives. Other survivors include: her daughter,...
Reverend Judy Ann Williams
Jun 7, 2015
Reverend Judy Ann Williams, 70, died June 7, 2015, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born May 30, 1945, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., the daughter of Charles R. and Christine May (Bell) Haynes. Judy Ann was married to Wesley Williams Jr. She was a graduate of UCLA and a psychic. She is survived by: her husband, Wesley; sons, Jimmy...
Alice Louise Green
Jun 7, 2015
Alice Louise Green, 83, died June 7, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 13, 1931, in Wichita, to Jim and Elsie (Benton) Bell. Alice was a secretary for the Nickerson school district. She enjoyed quilting, cross-stitch, painting, crocheting, and ceramics. On Dec. 20, 1951, she married Kenneth William Hamilton Green in Hutchinson. He died July 23,...
Eileen Hermes
Jun 6, 2015
Eileen entered Eternal Life on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Her conviction taught us that our Lord's desires will bring peace in this life and lead us to a place of infinite joy with our Creator. Born May 22, 1936, to Charley and Esther Fuhrman, she was named Opal Eileen. She was the youngest child in the state of Kansas to...
Mary Etta Caywood
Jun 5, 2015
Mary Etta Caywood, 95, died June 5, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 14, 1919, in rural Selden, to Harley Mirl and Nannie Sue (Vaughn) Schrock. She was a 1938 graduate of Selden High School, a 1942 graduate of Wichita School of Nursing and was a Registered Nurse for Wichita Hospital during World War II. She was...
Jerry Patton
Jun 5, 2015
Jerry Patton, 68, died June 5, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born March 31, 1947, in St. Louis, Mo., to George and Gladys Patton. He was a teacher for USD 308 for 17 years, teaching various ages throughout his career. Jerry was a member of CrossPoint Church, CrossPoint Riders, and the Christian Motorcycle Association. Survivors...
Anita Grace Bennett
Jun 4, 2015
Anita Grace Bennett, 68, died Thursday, June 4, 2015. She was born Jan. 11, 1947, in Stillwell, Okla., the daughter of Clarence Ludwig and Opal Loretta (Caughman) Nolte. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church, an exceptional seamstress and had many different clerk positions in retail sales. On Nov. 2, 1963, she married Larry Alfred Bennett in Hutchinson. He...
Mildred E. Lewis
Jun 3, 2015
Mildred Evelyn Lewis, 88, died June 3, 2015, at Good Samaritan Village in Hutchinson. She was born May 24, 1927, in Dighton, to Charles Wesley Monroe Sr. and Lena (Scott) Monroe. Mildred was valedictorian of the Dighton High School, class of 1945. She was a telegrapher for the Santa Fe Railroad before marrying. After the children left home, she began...
Etta Marie Miller
Jun 3, 2015
Etta Marie Miller, 90, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born Aug. 29, 1924, in Wichita, the daughter of Joseph Merle and Emerette (Schamp) Yates. She was a 1943 graduate of Hutchinson High School, a retired clerk for the former T & E Oil Co. and a member of South Hutchinson Christian Church. She married...
Gary Wayne Powell
Jun 2, 2015
Gary Wayne Powell, 64, died June 2, 2015. He was born Dec. 27, 1950, in Wichita, the son of Robert K. and Myreta L. Hastings Powell. Gary was a retired welder, steel fabricator and served in the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Duane Powell. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday,...
Janice Kay Shultz
Jun 1, 2015
ARLINGTON – Janice Kay Shultz, 72, died Monday, June 1, 2015, at her daughter's home in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born May 24, 1943, in Wichita, to Leo and Mary Bridgeman. Janice married Bruce F. Shultz on March 8, 1963, in Haven. They made their home on a farm near Arlington. She enjoyed gardening, raising flowers, quilting, and in...
Ruthanna Darlene Daines
Jun 1, 2015
Darlene Daines, 79, died June 1, 2015, at Hester Care, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born July 2, 1935, in Kansas City, Kan., to George Dewey and Maggie Lucille (Barnes) O'Neal. Darlene was a former member of Bible Baptist Church and attended New Hope Baptist Church. She had worked for Underground Vaults and Storage. On Feb. 10, 1951, she married...
Glenis Lorene Heldenbrand
Jun 1, 2015
Glenis Lorene Heldenbrand, 89, passed away June 1, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born May 20, 1926, in Langdon, the daughter of Claude and Edna (McCain) Banks. On Oct. 12, 1946, she married her high school sweetheart, Eugene Heldenbrand, in Great Bend. She was a lifetime resident of Reno County, moving to Hutchinson in 1947. During her career,...
Mary Virginia (Walker Norton) Whitford
May 31, 2015
Mary Virginia (Walker Norton) Whitford, 78, died May 31, 2015, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born April 13, 1937, in Pratt, to John A. and E. Elvira (Gaddis) Walker. Virginia graduated from Sun City High School, Sun City in 1955, and attended Business College in Wichita. She worked as a bank teller, secretary, on the 1960's U.S. Draft...
Randy Lee Kelly
May 31, 2015
Randy Lee Kelly, 62, died May 31, 2015, at Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. He was born Dec. 27, 1952, in Oil City, Pa., to Fred and Freda (Coburn) Kelly. He was in the United States Army and attended Bethany Church of the Nazarene. He was the custodian for Hutchinson Community College for 10 years. On Sept. 11, 1981, Randy married...
J.B. Stuckey
May 30, 2015
J.B. Stuckey, 79, died May 30, 2015, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 14, 1935, in Sterling, the son of Joel N. and Reka E. (Sheel) Stuckey. Following his graduation from Nickerson High School in 1953, J.B. began working for Hutchinson Foundry and Steel in 1955. He married Louise Cain on Nov. 14, 1954, in Nickerson. He began...
John J. Steierl
May 29, 2015
John J. Steierl, 80, died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born on the family farm in Rice County, the son of John C. and Vesta G. (Hawver) Steierl. He attended Rice County schools and worked at Dillons Bakery for 27 years, retiring in 1994. He married Viva Jean Urban. She survives. Other survivors include: a...
Joanne Marie Hoefer
May 28, 2015
Joanne Marie (Weiss) Hoefer, 79, of Hutchinson, passed away May 28, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born March 25, 1936, in Hutchinson, the daughter of the late Joseph Sr. and Eveleen Weiss. She was a graduate of the Class of 1954 from Esbon Rural High School, and Fort Hays School of Nursing Class of 1958. She was...
Scott David Saunders
May 26, 2015
INMAN – Scott David Saunders, 42, surrounded by his loving mother and stepfather, went to join his dad and brother in Heaven on May 26, 2015. Scott lost a many-year battle with OPCA – a debilitating, degenerative neurological disease that also took the life of his dad and brother. Scott was born June 6, 1972, in Kansas City, Kan., to...
