Tomasine "Tommie" Loretta Farnsworth
Mar 31, 2015
Thomasine Loretta "Tommie" Farnsworth, 86, died March 31, 2015, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 1, 1928, in Austin, Minn., to Stephen and Catherine (Cassady) Lickteig. Tommie was a Christian woman of great faith who spent her life spreading His word. She was involved in foreign missionary work for over 40 years, with so many brought to...
Evelyn C. Openshaw
Mar 31, 2015
Evelyn C. Openshaw, 88, died March 31, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1926, in Kinsley, to William and Ida (Eatinger) Miller. After high school, she attended technical school to become a medical secretary. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and P.E.O. Ch. D. Evelyn was a very accomplished folk artist, a...
Ernest "Ernie" A. Stohr
Mar 30, 2015
Ernest A. "Ernie" Stohr, 60, died March 30, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 20, 1954, in Wichita, to Leon M. and Lois (Gilchrist) Stohr. Ernie graduated from Trinity High School and earned his Bachelor of Science in business from McPherson College. He retired from the United States Postal Service. Ernie was a member of Paralyzed...
Virginia Ruth Ratzlaff
Mar 30, 2015
Virginia Ruth Ratzlaff, 83, died March 30, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 6, 1931, in Kinsley, Kan., to Bruce Stacy and Ollie May (Work) Martin. She graduated from Kinsley High School in 1949 and went on to Halsted Nursing School where she became a registered nurse. On Jan. 7, 1956, she married Donald Eugene Ratzlaff...
Viola Elain Blevins
Mar 29, 2015
Viola Elain Blevins, 65, died March 29, 2015, at Hutchinson Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 19, 1949, to Everett T. and Viola Mae Cape in Hutchinson. Viola graduated from Fairfield High School and attended Adela Hale Business College. She was a homemaker. On Feb. 8, 1976, she married Ben Raymond Blevins in Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include:...
Marianne Elizabeth Anderson-Deal
Mar 28, 2015
Marianne E. Anderson-Deal, 83, passed away March 28, 2015, at AMG Specialty Hospital in Wichita. She was born July 4, 1931, in Galva to Herbert and Gertrude (Davis) Aelmore. On Aug. 4, 1947, she married Robert W. Anderson Sr. in Oklahoma City, Okla. He passed away July 26, 1990. She then married Charles Deal on Sept. 20, 1991, in Salina....
William "Earl" King
Mar 28, 2015
William "Earl" King, 50, died March 28, 2015, at his home in Careyville. He was born July 4, 1964, in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Richard and Patricia (Wise) King. He served in the United States Army for five years and was known as "Wild Bill." For the last seven years he worked for Morton Salt Company. Earl loved his family and...
Bobby "Bob" G. Curry
Mar 27, 2015
Bobby Glen "Bob" Curry, 87, died March 27, 2015, at the Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. He was born June 14, 1927, in Hutchinson, the son of Marvin and Mahala (Osburn) Curry. He married Verna Mae Cox, Aug. 5, 1946, in Hutchinson. Bob retired in 1988, as a general foreman with KPL/Westar Energy, working there 40 years. A veteran of...
Joan Elizabeth Davis
Mar 27, 2015
Joan Elizabeth Davis, 85, died March 27, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born November 7, 1929, in McCune, to Chester and Pauline (Dyer) Baker. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and a great-grandmother who loved being with family whenever she could. As her kids were growing up she often chose jobs that involved being around them and other...
Freddie "Fred" L. Bailey Sr.
Mar 27, 2015
Freddie L. Bailey Sr. "Fred," 69, passed away on March 27, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1945, in Hutchinson, to Fred E. and Thelma Q. (Shuman) Bailey. Fred graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1963. He served in the United States Army until 1965. On April 1, 1977, he married Pansey "Pat" Drake in...
Valyne J. Elliott
Mar 26, 2015
Valyne J. Elliott, 91, passed away on March 26, 2015, at Golden Living Center in El Dorado. She was born May 12, 1923, in Smith Center to Alvin J. and Mildred F. (Nason) Gordanier. Valyne graduated from Goodland High School in 1941. She received her Certified Nurse's Aide training. On February 7, 1942, in Goodland she married Lorren D. Elliott....
Agnes Darlene Nachtigal
Mar 26, 2015
Agnes Darlene Nachtigal, 85, died March 26, 2015, at her home in Sterling. She was born Sept. 10, 1929, in Hutchinson, to Ansel and Agnes (Link) Revel. She was a homemaker for many years as she raised five children. Darlene later was a teacher's assistant, a clerk at Amy's Hallmark, antique collector, and loved playing bridge and mah jongg. She...
Bobby Lee Megli
Mar 26, 2015
Bobby Lee Megli, 88, of Hutchinson, died March 26, 2015, at Asbury Park Assisted Living Facility, Newton, Kan. He was born Dec. 7, 1926, in rural Woodson County, Kan., to William and Katie (Schwalm) Megli, the last of 12 children. He was a career Non Commission Officer in the United States Air Force, retiring in 1975. Bob also served in...
Viola Mae Huffman
Mar 25, 2015
Viola Mae Huffman, 91, died March 25, 2015, at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born Dec. 4, 1923, in Isabel, KS, the daughter of John and Orpha May (Moore) Banks. She married Robert L. Huffman on July 3, 1939. Viola is survived by: her husband Robert, of the home; daughters, Rachel Hornbeck and husband Wayne of Hutchinson,...
Leona G. Boyer
Mar 25, 2015
Leona G. Boyer, 93, died March 25, 2015, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Dorrance, Kan., to Paul W. Sr. and Ida M. (Bachman) Petty. Leona graduated from Natoma High School and Salt City Business College. She worked for the Civil Service in Washington, D.C., and Sears, Roebuck and Company in Salina. On Aug. 14,...
John Walton Stephens
Mar 25, 2015
John Walton Stephens, 89, died March 25, 2015, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born September 17, 1925, to Frank Christopher and Lucille (Smulling) Stephens in Keokuk, IA. He was a 1943 graduate of Hamilton High School and attended college in Newberry, South Carolina. John was a World War II veteran; he flew Mustangs off of the Saratoga aircraft...
John Walton Stephens
Mar 25, 2015
John Walton Stephens, 89, died March 25, 2015, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 17, 1925, to Frank Christopher and Lucille (Smulling) Stephens in Keokuk, Iowa. He was a 1943 graduate of Hamilton High School and attended college in Newberry, South Carolina. John was a World War II veteran; he flew Mustangs off of the Saratoga aircraft...
Calvin Jacob Troyer
Mar 25, 2015
Calvin Jacob Troyer, 89, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015. He was born May 18, 1925, at Darlow, the son of JS and Sarah (Schrock) Troyer. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, and a farmer and stockman. Calvin and his son Clinton belonged to the Great Plains Antique Tractor Club and enjoyed his first place tractor pulling...
Roseanne Baldwin
Mar 24, 2015
Roseanne Baldwin, 79, died March 24, 2015, at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. She was born July 5, 1935, at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, the daughter of Lewis Anderson Thompson and Viola Irene (Adams) Thompson. A lifetime Kansas resident, she lived as a child on a farm near Raymond. On September 6, 1953, she married John L. Baldwin...
Wilma Eylene Taylor
Mar 23, 2015
Wilma Taylor, 94, of Hutchinson, died March 23, 2015, at Good Samaritan Center. Wilma was born March 1, 1921, to Fredrick A. and Theressa M. Oetting in Sylvan Grove. On Aug. 29, 1941, she married LeRoy E. Taylor in Wichita. The couple lived on his father's dairy farm in Illinois until 1960 when they moved to Mulvane. LeRoy passed in...
