Alvin "Al" Lee Smith
Sep 24, 2014
Alvin L. "Al" Smith, 99, passed away Sept. 24, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 23, 1915, in Council Grove, Kan., the son of Arthur and Agnes (Rowland) Smith. When Alvin was 8, the family moved to Crystal River, Fla., as his father, an engineer, was engaged in the construction of a hotel. Following the divorce of...
Elinor "Ellie" M. Dumas
Sep 23, 2014
Elinor M. "Ellie" Dumas, 86, died Sept. 23, 2014, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born June 28, 1928, in Dodge City, to Charles E. and Marie A. (Keller) Bargdill. Ellie graduated from Sylvia High School in 1945 and from the Chicago School of Interior Design in 1970. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, United Methodist...
Wayne Leon Kasselman
Sep 23, 2014
Wayne Leon Kasselman, 75, died Sept. 23, 2014, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Hutchinson, to Charles and Anna (Malcolm) Kasselman. He married Mary Ann Spangler on Oct. 10, 1959, in Hutchinson. She died April 2, 2009. Wayne was a foreman and welder for Kansas Gas Service for 44 years before retiring in 2002....
Richard "Dick" W. Gantz
Sep 22, 2014
Richard W. "Dick" Gantz, 81, passed away Sept. 22, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 11, 1933, in Plevna, the son of Bryan and Sylvia (Moore) Gantz. Richard graduated from Nickerson High School in 1951. He worked for Cessna for 18 years and also as a truck driver for Dillon's for over 18 years. On Feb....
Allen Rouse
Sep 21, 2014
Allen Rouse, 67, died Sept. 21, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born July 11, 1947, in Trenton, Mo., the son of Robert Arthur and Kathryn Landers Rouse. Allen married Pamela Barkman Stanley on June 26, 1987, in Hutchinson. A longtime Hutchinson area resident, Allen was a professional horse trainer. Survivors include: his wife, Pamela of the home;...
Rae Jean Bigger
Sep 21, 2014
Rae Jean Bigger, 50, died Sept. 21, 2014, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born March 5, 1964, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Raymond Willis and Pearl Mae Rogers Bigger. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1982 and attended South Hutchinson Christian Church. She was the groundskeeper at Hutchinson Community College and loved by all the staff and will...
Robert "Bob Lee Klein
Sep 20, 2014
PLEVNA – Robert Lee "Bob" Klein of Plevna, formerly of Hutchinson, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 20, 2014, at home surrounded by his family. Bob fought a long, valiant battle with Parkinson's disease with grace and dignity. Bob was born Jan. 8, 1934, in Pittsburg. On July 2, 1961, he married Janice Kay Boggs at First Christian...
Shirley Ann Stewart
Sep 17, 2014
Shirley Ann Stewart died Sept. 17, 2014, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 23, 1936, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Cecil and Kathryn (Fleming) Mendenhall. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident and a retired bookkeeper. She was an avid bowler and had a real passion for quilting and had designed many patterns. On May 17, 1954, she...
Tytus "Tyty" Eugene Allen
Sep 14, 2014
Tytus Eugene "Tyty" Allen, 4, died Sept. 14, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 2, 2009, in Hutchinson, to Vincent Allen III and Alyse Caley. Tyty attended the Headstart preschool program at Union Valley School. Survivors include: his parents; sister, Madysin Allen; brother, Wyatt Allen; maternal grandparents, Larry and Joyce Caley; paternal grandparents, Vince and Carrie...
Aubrey Linus Schartz
Sep 14, 2014
Aubrey Linus Schartz, 82, died Sept. 14, 2014, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 20, 1932, in rural Ellinwood, to Edward and Frances Schartz. He retired from Marmie Motors in Great Bend and moved to Hutchinson. On Oct. 16, 1951, he married Bonnie Lou Harbaugh in Ellinwood. Survivors include: his wife, Bonnie Lou Schartz of the home;...
Ted Donald Schafer
Sep 12, 2014
Ted Schafer, 72, of Hutchinson passed away at home on Sept. 12, 2014. Ted was born in Sterling, Kan., to Don and Cleta Jeter Schafer on March 12, 1942. He graduated from Alden High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. On Nov. 12, 1961, he married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Harmon in Alden, Kan. They had three children, Todd,...
Stuart Eugene Kaegi
Sep 12, 2014
Stuart Eugene Kaegi, 85, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 24, 1929, in Newton to Clayton Christian and Erma Ina (Stuart) Kaegi. He was a 1948 graduate of Burrton High School. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from Carey Salt Company. On June 20, 1951, Stuart...
Dean A Deutsch
Sep 12, 2014
Dean A. Deutsch, 83, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 2, 1931, at Susank, Kan., the son of Fred and Emelia (Bitter) Deutsch. Dean was a graduate of Barton County Community College, a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, the Kansas Peace Officers Association and the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post 68. He...
Edith "Edie" Lenora Johnson
Sep 10, 2014
Edith Lenora "Edie" Johnson, 91, died Sept. 10, 2014, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. She was born April 3, 1923, to William and Lenora Kipp Davies in Bala, Kan. She was a member of Believers Tabernacle since 1970 and was an in-home caretaker. On Nov. 22, 1940, she married Richard Wayne Johnson in Baton Rouge, La. He died in...
Dr. Gary L. Milburn
Sep 10, 2014
FRISCO, Texas – Dr. Gary L. Milburn, 62, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 10, 2014, in Frisco, Texas. He was born July 28, 1952, in Hutchinson to Harold J. and Verna E. (Gorges) Milburn. Gary graduated from Buhler High School, received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Kansas and began his Post-Doctorate work at Washington University Medical...
Jimmie "Leroy" Harper
Sep 9, 2014
Leroy Harper, beloved son, brother, uncle, husband, dad and grandpa, passed away Sept. 9, 2014, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was the owner of Harper's IGA stores in Moundridge and Hutchinson and was retired from Amcon Distributing. Leroy and his wife, Janet, recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. In addition to his wife, Leroy is survived by eight children,...
Betty Lou Dillon
Sep 5, 2014
Betty Lou Dillon, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, whose life centered around her family, departed from this life to be with her Lord on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. She passed on at her home in Hutchinson at 90 years old. Born Aug. 6, 1924, in Wichita, Kan., Betty was the sole child of Ruth and Earl Lay. After graduating...
Max D. Snay
Sep 4, 2014
PLEVNA – Max D. Snay, 83, died Sept. 4, 2014, at Leisure Homestead in Stafford, Kan. He was born July 22, 1931, in Plevna, Kan., to Hadley and Gladys (Withroder) Snay. Max graduated from Plevna High School. He was active in the National Guard before enlisting in the United States Army, serving two years and later re-enlisted with the National...
Marion Earl "Hoot" Ellis
Sep 2, 2014
Marion Earl "Hoot" Ellis, 88 died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at Mennonite Friendship Communities. He was born Oct. 29, 1925, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Alfred and Effa Behm Ellis. He was a 1944 graduate of Newton High School, a member of Tenth Avenue United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, and McPherson Gem and Mineral Society, Quivira Council Boy Scouts,...
Cleo A. Werth
Aug 30, 2014
Cleo A. Werth, 83, died August 30, 2014, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born September 5, 1930, in Bazine, to Martin P. and Anna (Depperschmidt) Stoecklein. Cleo graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1949. She was a homemaker and worked as a PBX operator and did secretarial work at Hutchinson National Bank. Cleo was a member of...
