Robert Luman Singer
Dec 29, 2014
Robert L. Singer, 75, passed away December 29, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 24, 1939, to Kenneth and Peggy (Hamilton) Singer in Wichita. Robert graduated from Medicine Lodge High School at which time he received the Barber County Soil Conservation Award. He retired after 37 years from Consolidated Rebuilders as a Master Machinist. Robert loved...
Flora "Shorty" Mae Dawson
Dec 29, 2014
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. – Flora Mae "Shorty" Dawson, 86, died Dec. 29, 2014, at Lakeside Meadows Retirement Center. She was born Dec. 6, 1928, in Spearville, to Melvin and Nora (Trainer) Luther. She was a member of First Congregational Church. Flora was a hairdresser. On Dec. 25, 1949, she married David W. "Dave" Dawson Sr. in Hutchinson. He died Oct....
Merlin Clayton Bowles
Dec 29, 2014
Merlin Clayton Bowles, 88, died Dec. 29, 2014, at Sunshine Meadows Nursing Home, Buhler. He was born July 23, 1926, in Walnut Bend, Texas, to Nathon Orlando and Della Mae Arrington Bowles. He was a World War II veteran. He retired as a general superintendent for Borton Inc. and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Doers Sunday School...
Mary Josephine Birzer
Dec 28, 2014
Mary J. Birzer, 98, passed away on Dec. 28, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 4, 1916, to Alois F. and Regina (Hermann) Prosser in Odin. Mary attended school at Holy Family School in Odin. On May 17, 1938, she married Martin Birzer in Odin. He passed away on Dec. 3, 2003. Mary retired in 1980 after...
Vernon M. Beachy
Dec 27, 2014
Vernon M. Beachy, 94, died Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born December 27, 1920, at Yoder, the son of David and Susie Bontrager Beachy. He attended Haven High School, then graduated from Hesston Academy, and was a member of Journey Mennonite Church. He owned and operated Beachy Store, Yoder, and was general secretary for Mennonite...
Nicholas W. Hutchinson
Dec 24, 2014
Nicholas W. Hutchinson, 90, passed away on Dec. 24, 2014, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born July 9, 1924, to Nicholas and Margaret (Snowden) Hutchinson, in Ryhope, County Durham, England. On February 3, 1949, he married Margaret Johnstone in Bedford, England. Nicholas retired after 29 years as a bindry foreman with R.L. Polk. He is survived by: his...
Virginia A Dean
Dec 23, 2014
Virginia A. Dean, 88, died December 23, 2014, at Hospice House. She was born August 4, 1926, in Hutchinson, to Robert A. and Amy (Houston) Pells. Virginia graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1944, and attended Hutchinson Junior College. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Virginia was a farm wife and worked at Dillons in the meat...
Ethelda "Cookie" Gordon Beer
Dec 22, 2014
Ethelda Gordon "Cookie" Beer, 94, died December 22, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 29, 1920, to Charles and Margaret (Purcell) Gough in Owensboro, Ky. She was a member of First Baptist Church. In 1985, she retired as a Clerk for the Reno County Treasurers office. On every Tuesday you would find "Cookie" at Delos V....
Katherine Black
Dec 22, 2014
Katherine Black, 91, died December 22, 2014, at Thorne Care Center. She was born December 6, 1923, in Hutchinson, to James and Esther (Howard) Southworth. She married Kenneth G. Black on August 5, 1940, in Hutchinson, KS. He died November 1, 2008. Katherine was an avid bowler, playing on many leagues and in tournaments. Survivors include: her daughters, Evelyn Wilhite...
Elsie L Roddy
Dec 19, 2014
Elsie L. Roddy, 82, died Dec. 19, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Palco. She was a homemaker and a Kansas State Fair employee. Elsie was an avid embroiderer, gardener, and loved cooking. On Nov. 28, 1952, she married Steve Roddy in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He died May 3, 2004. Elsie is survived by:...
Sherri L Kirmer-Stringer
Dec 18, 2014
Sherri L. Kirmer-Stringer, 59, passed away Dec. 18, 2014, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1955, in Hutchinson, to Carl and Lila (Dickerson) Stelter. Sherri graduated from Haven High School in 1973. She worked in the insurance and admissions office for Hutchinson Hospital. On Aug. 27, 2010, she married Tom Stringer in Las Vegas, Nev. He survives. Sherri...
Robert A. "Bob" Hendershot
Dec 17, 2014
Robert A. "Bob" Hendershot, 87, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at Hester Care Center. He was born June 6, 1927, in Hutchinson, the son of Chester and Helen Lyman Hendershot. He was a 1945 graduate of Partridge High School, attended 10th Avenue United Methodist Church, U.S. Army veteran, 507th ORD SV Detachment, serving in the Pacific Theater. Bob had been...
David William Ross
Dec 15, 2014
David William Ross, 69, succumbed to cancer, December 15, 2014, in Wichita. He was born August 29, 1945, in Springfield, Mo., to Ralph and Freda (Williams) Ross. David grew up in Springfield, Mo., later in Partridge and then Hutchinson. He was a 1963 graduate of Hutchinson High School, where he was involved in many activities, and also became an Eagle...
Paul Jackson "Pappy" Powell
Dec 14, 2014
Paul Jackson "Pappy" Powell, 90, died Dec. 14, 2014, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born April 14, 1924, in Omega, Ga., to Charles S. and Cora E. (Baker) Powell. Paul graduated from Omega High School in 1942. He enlisted in the United States Navy in Georgia, and to his disbelief he was stationed at the U.S. Naval Base...
Jane M. Savage
Dec 13, 2014
Jane Morgan Savage, 90, died Dec. 13, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. She was born Sept. 6, 1924, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Daniel Eugene and Sarah Elizabeth (Jones) Phillips. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she moved to San Antonio in 2011. Jane graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942 and from Kansas State University in 1946 with a degree in...
Steven Lyle Warkentin
Dec 13, 2014
Steven L. Warkentin, 59, passed away on Dec. 13, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 21, 1955, to Darwin and Betty (Wiens) Warkentin in Hutchinson. Steven graduated from Buhler High School in 1973. In 1975, he started being a plumber for Hendrickson Plumbing in 2001, he purchased the business. On June 23, 1991, he married...
Nancy Teed Shears
Dec 13, 2014
Nancy Teed Shears, 82, died Dec. 13, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1932, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Albert Schermerhorn and Lillian (Slavens) Teed. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, Nancy graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1950, attended Smith College, Northampton, Mass., from 1950-1952, graduated from the University of Kansas in 1954, and was a...
Joan Margaret Dinitto
Dec 12, 2014
HAVEN – Joan Margaret (Halfmann) DiNitto, 82, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend passed away on Dec. 12, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, after a long struggle with Vascular Dementia. She was born to Martin and Martha (Berndsen) Halfmann on Nov. 10, 1932, at the family farm near Castleton, Kansas. She attended elementary and high school in Castleton, Hutchinson...
Edith Mae Kestler
Dec 11, 2014
Edith Mae Kestler, 86, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. She was born April 5, 1928, at Alhambra, Calif., the daughter of Willard and Ruby Winters Story. She was a 1946, graduate of Turon High School, a 1965 Sterling College graduate, and a 1967 Emporia State University masters degree graduate in special education. She also was a beautician, a volunteer at...
Darin Lee Johnson
Dec 9, 2014
Darin Lee Johnson, 51, died Dec. 9, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 24, 1963, in Hutchinson, to Leroy and Doreen (Shuck) Johnson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1981. Darin worked for DCI as an item processor for 16 years. Survivors include: his father, Leroy Johnson (Mary) of Woodward, Oklahoma; brothers, Gordon Johnson of Manhattan,...
