Toss "Tk" Bachus
Mar 23, 2015
Toss "TK" Bachus, 90, died Monday, March 23, 2015. He was born Oct. 5, 1924, at Abbyville, the son of Perry and Eva (Benson) Bachus. He was a 1942 graduate of Abbyville High School, a member of Abbyville Community Church, a Westminister Township trustee for many years and a farmer in the Abbyville/Plevna community. On Jan. 31, 1951, he married...
Russell "Russ" David Borchert
Mar 16, 2015
Russell David "Russ" Borchert, 67, died March 16, 2015, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. He was born March 20, 1947 in Hays, to Earnest and Vera (Hugley) Borchert. He graduated from Plainville High School in 1965 and graduated from barber school in 1966. He worked in the USD 308 school district for many years as well as a barber...
John Harvey Quick
Mar 16, 2015
John Harvey Quick, 89, died Monday, March 16, 2015. He was born Jan. 14, 1926, at Mankato, the son of Roy and Anna (Robinette) Quick. He worked at South-western Bell Telephone for 41 years, retiring in 1987 as supervisor of the Central Toll Office. John was drafted out of Haviland High School in 1944 to serve in World War II,...
Lola Fern Palma
Mar 15, 2015
Lola Fern Palma, 72, died March 15, 2015, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 20, 1942, in Hutchinson, to Deo and Irene (Wenzel) Frager. She was a Surgical Tech at Grace Hospital and Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Lola married Duke Palma. They later divorced. Survivors include: son, John Palma and wife Cheryl of Concord, NH; daughters, Angela...
Sara "Sally" Mae Gantz
Mar 14, 2015
Sara Mae "Sally" Gantz, 94, died March 14, 2015, at Mennonite Friendship Comm-unities, South Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 4, 1920, in Osklaloosa, Iowa, to Michael and Jesse (Brennaman) Griffin. She graduated Salina High School in 1938. Sally attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., and later Kansas State University and was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority. She married...
Patricia Lyle Bauer
Mar 14, 2015
Patricia L. Bauer, 67, passed away March 14, 2015, at Hospice House. She was born Aug. 28, 1947, in Spearville to Jeter W. and Elizabeth L. (McMillan) Hagan. Patricia graduated from Spearville High School in 1965. She graduated in 1979, from Hairdressing College in Modesto, CA. Patricia received her Associate Degree in Journalism from Dodge City Community College. On March...
Dale E Martin
Mar 12, 2015
Dale E. Martin, 83, died March 12, 2015, at his home, South Hutchinson. He was born March 18, 1931, in Manson, Iowa, to Owen M. and Hazel I. (Peltz) Martin. Dale graduated from Manson High School, Hesston College, Bethel College and Wichita State University, earning a Master's Degree in Music Education. He taught music in Henderson, Nebraska, Attica, and Haven,...
Arlene Jane Schraeder
Mar 11, 2015
Arlene Jane Schraeder, 84, died March 11, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 19, 1930, in Kanopolis, Kan., to John and Minnie (Reeves) McCall. She married Floyd Schraeder on Oct. 14, 1951, in Kanopolis. He died Aug. 4, 2007. Prior to his death, Arlene and Floyd were very involved in the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church...
Betty Mae Larsen
Mar 11, 2015
Betty M. Larsen, 93, died March 11, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 17, 1922, in Newton, to Theodore and Pansy (Jones) Stryker. She was a homemaker most of her life, doting on her children and grandchildren whom she dearly loved. Betty worked at Kansas Brace and Limb for 10 years. She thoroughly enjoyed her card groups...
Donna L Hill
Mar 11, 2015
Donna L. Hill, 86, passed away March 11, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born January 31, 1929, in Hutchinson, to Thomas and Leota (O' Laughin) Webber. Donna graduated from Buhler High School in 1946. She retired in 2001, after 14 years with Dillon's as a cashier. Survivors include: grandson, Patrick Hill and wife Tabitha, of Hutchinson; granddaughter,...
Ed Myers
Mar 10, 2015
Ed Myers, 95, passed away March 10, 2015, at Hospice House. Ed was born Oct. 17, 1919, in Bristol, Colo., to Champ E. and Mary L. (Thompson) Myers. On Aug. 12, 1940, he married Lois Hudson in Sylvia. She passed away Nov. 5, 2011. He graduated from Sterling High School in 1937 and was a self- employed contractor in Sylvia...
Loretta L. Saunders
Mar 9, 2015
Loretta L. Saunders, 84, died March 9, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born July 20, 1930, in Claudell, Kan., the daughter of Glen A. and Helen M. (Schalansky) McDowell. She was a 1949 graduate of Claudell, Kansas High School. On Sept. 3, 1970, she married John W. Saunders in Hutchinson. Loretta was a retired waitress, working at the...
Rebecca "Becky" Nisly
Mar 9, 2015
Rebecca "Becky" Nisly, 80, went home to be with her Lord March 9, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 24, 1934, in Hutchinson, to Jacob and Barbara Edna (Nisly) Yoder. Becky went to East Eureka, a small country school, rural Hutchinson. Becky was a housewife and an amazing gardener who loved her flowers. On May 10,...
Robert "Bob Walker" H Middleton Jr.
Mar 9, 2015
Robert Henry Middleton Jr., died March 9, 2015, at his home in Hutchinson after a recent illness. He was 64, and was known by many as Bob Walker on KHMY-FM. Bob was born July 9, 1950, in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Upon graduation from Atlanta's Georgia State University in 1973, Bob worked for radio stations in the Atlanta area. They...
Grace Edna Sloan
Mar 8, 2015
Grace Edna Sloan, 102, died March 8, 2015, at Pleasant View Home in Inman, where she resided for nearly ten years. She was born January 7, 1913, in rural Pawnee County near Macksville, KS, the daughter of John and Edna (Wood) Nauert. Grace married Wayne Sloan on February 28, 1933. They moved to Garfield where they owned and operated a...
Joan Tedford
Mar 8, 2015
M. Joan Tedford, 92, died March 8, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 19, 1922, in Hutchinson, to Joseph C. "Joe" and Dorothy M. (Fisher) Hovious. Joan graduated from Hutchinson High School, worked for Weeks Drug Store and then became a homemaker. Joan enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. On Oct. 11, 1943, she married...
Edward Christians, Jr.
Mar 7, 2015
Edward Christians, Jr., 83, died March 7, 2015, at his home. He was born Aug. 20, 1931, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, to Edward Sr. and Fannie (Kruger) Christians. Edward graduated from Rock Rapids High School, Rock Rapids, Iowa in 1950. He retired from both Champlin Petroleum and Buhler USD 313. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Edward...
Joel David Goering
Mar 7, 2015
Joel David Goering, 66, died March 7, 2015, at his home in Burrton. He was born Aug. 16, 1948, in Wichita, to John D. and Martha F. (Friesen) Goering. Joel was a 1966 graduate of Burrton High School and a member of Faith Community Bible Church in Burrton. He was enlisted in the United States Army, serving from 1969 to...
Ben Graber, Jr.
Mar 7, 2015
HAVEN – Ben Graber Jr., 85, died Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was born June 29, 1929, in Pretty Prairie, the son of Ben Sr. and Martha (Schwartz) Graber. He was a 1945 graduate of Pretty Prairie High School, a member of Countryside Baptist Church, a farmer/stockman and a businessman and salesman in many areas of business. He also had...
Kitty Colleen Brandt
Mar 6, 2015
Kitty Colleen Brandt, 65, died Friday March 6, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born September 21, 1949, at Concordia, the daughter of Lloyd Thomas and Veda Cyr Murphy. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, had been a co-owner of Singleton-Joyce Optical and an administrative assistant at Horizons Mental Health Center for 15 years, retiring in...
