Marjorie J. Beery
Aug 29, 2014
Marjorie J. (Welch) Beery, 87, passed away at her home in Rogers, Ark., with her loving family by her side. She was born June 16, 1927, in Great Bend, Kan., to George and Margaret (Brewington) Welch. Marjorie graduated in 1945, from Hutchinson High School. She retired after 10 years at Doskocil, holding several different positions. Her last position was a...
Opal L Wilson
Aug 27, 2014
Opal L. Wilson, 101, died Aug. 27, 2014, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 3, 1913, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of John and Iona (Easton) Ross. She married William C."Bill" Wilson on Feb. 7, 1934, in Neosho, Mo. They relocated to Lyons, where Opal gave birth to two sons: Ron, who was born in 1935 and...
John Dennis "Jack" Coleman
Aug 25, 2014
John Dennis "Jack" Coleman, 88, died Aug. 25, 2014, at the Dillon Living Center in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 4, 1925, in Boston, Mass., to John Coleman Sr. and Agnes (Sullivan) Coleman. He lived in Boston and New York City before serving the country in WWII as an Air Force bombardier, having achieved the rank of lieutenant. After the...
Robert E. "Bob" Love
Aug 25, 2014
Robert E. "Bob" Love, 82, died Monday, August 25, 2014. He was born June 18, 1932 in Hutchinson, the son of Edgar Clyde and Etta Hannah Ringer Love. He was a 1950 graduate of Partridge High School and a graduate of Hutchinson Community College, a member of Partridge Community Church, served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, had served...
Azariah Joseph Liptow
Aug 25, 2014
Azariah Joseph Liptow, 2½ months, died Aug. 25, 2014, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born June 10, 2014, in Hutchinson, to Anthony and Rosie (Beltran) Liptow. Survivors include: his parents; sisters, Ariel Liptow, Alyah Glass, Cadence Halamar, and Kali Liptow; maternal grandparents, Maria Beltran and Jeffrey Beltran of Hutchinson; paternal grandparents, Wayne Williams (Ruth) and Ann Liptow of...
Mildred Laurine Neufeld
Aug 24, 2014
Mildred Laurine Neufeld, 95, died Aug. 24, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 19, 1918, in Miles City, Mont., the daughter of James O. and Nellie B. (Bishop) Gitchell. She was a 1936 graduate of Hutchinson High School. Mildred attended and taught Sunday school at Arlington United Methodist Church, was a member of EHU and Good...
Earl V. Burris
Aug 24, 2014
Earl V. Burris Sr., 83, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. He was born Jan. 3, 1931, Wenatchee, Wash., the son of Vern and Helen Main Burris. He was a 1951, graduate of Larned High School, had served in the Army National Guard, a former member of the Hutchinson Optimist Club, American Lysle Rishel Post #68...
Mary Jane Frederick
Aug 24, 2014
Mary Jane Frederick, 85, died Aug. 24, 2014, at Newton Presbyterian Manor, Newton. She was born on Jan. 24, 1929, to William and Irene (Forsyth) Coon in Castleton, Kan. She was a lifetime resident of Hutchinson. On March 21, 1946, she married Bill Frederick in Pretty Prairie. He died March 2, 2003. Survivors include: son, Victor Frederick and wife Vicky...
Lynn Buell
Aug 23, 2014
Lynn Buell, 59, passed away Aug. 23, 2014, in Columbus, Neb. He was born Dec. 2, 1954, in Atchison, Kan., the son of Vernon and Iris (McLeod) Buell. He was a 1973 graduate of Hutchinson High School. He worked at Collins Bus Corp. for 38 years. The last several years he was in the engineering department. Lynn was inducted into...
Earlene Marie Stewart
Aug 22, 2014
Earlene Marie Stewart, 92, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. She was born Jan. 26, 1922, at Bucklin, Kan., the daughter of Earl H. and Julia M. Hendrickson Van Voorhis. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, Tri-Misses at the church, a volunteer at the Hutchinson Public Library and had...
Harold E. Swanson
Aug 22, 2014
Harold E. Swanson, 86, passed away on Aug. 22, 2014, on his family farm. Harold was born April 8, 1928, in Hutchinson, the son of Eskel Herbert and Hannah (Anderson) Swanson. Harold, the consummate farmer, was doing what he loved out on his tractor when he made his transition. We should all be so lucky. Harold was born and raised...
Ted William Mccoy
Aug 21, 2014
Ted W. McCoy, 55, died Aug. 21, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 18, 1958, in Hutchinson, the son of Everett Lee and Lyla Marie (Pitts) McCoy. Ted was a 1977 graduate of Nickerson High School. He is survived by: his brothers, Tom of Hutchinson, Robert of Texas and Michael of Washington, Kan.; sisters, Judy Gonzales...
Ralph Eugene Gresham
Aug 20, 2014
Ralph E. Gresham, 78, died Aug. 20, 2014, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born April 25, 1936, in Hutchinson, to Gerald C. and Delores D. (Duncan) Gresham. Ralph was a foundry man at Hutchinson Foundry and later started his own business, Ralph's Mechanic Repair. He helped start the Salt City Car Group and enjoyed playing bunco and bingo...
Robert "Bob" Lee Wall
Aug 20, 2014
Robert Lee "Bob" Wall, 87, died Aug. 20, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 30, 1927, in Hutchinson, to Lloyd R. and Bessie E. (Curry) Wall. He was a 1947 graduate of Hutchinson High School and enlisted in the United States Navy. He retired from Cessna Fluid Power Division, Hutchinson. Bob attended Westside Baptist Church. He was...
Phyllis G. Fletchall
Aug 20, 2014
Phyllis G. Fletchall, 89, died Aug. 20, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1925, in Fairfax, Mo., the daughter of Benjamin and Faye (Fischer) Gubser. She graduated from Tarkio, Missouri High School. Phyllis was a Pastor's wife and a homemaker. Phyllis devoted her life to her family and her church. She loved beautiful flowers, beautiful...
Fern Hazel (Pierson) Healzer
Aug 18, 2014
Fern Hazel (Pierson) Healzer, 81, of Partridge, Kan., went to sleep in the arms of Jesus on Aug. 18, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with an unknown neurological disease. She was a resident of Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson, Kan. She was born on Nov. 26, 1932, in Goshen County, Wyo., the daughter of William Vincent Allen Pierson and...
Luther "Bronc" E. Beshears
Aug 17, 2014
NICKERSON – Luther E. "Bronc" Beshears, 62, died Aug. 17, 2014, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born March 26, 1952, in Larned, Kan., to Luther A. and Dorothy L. (Miller) Beshears. He enlisted with the United States Army in 1970, where he was an expert rifleman, earning a National Defense Service Medal. Luther was a trackman for the...
Elaine Mcentire
Aug 17, 2014
Elaine McEntire, 64, died Aug. 17, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 28, 1950, in Monticello, Utah, to Jack T. and Joyce McKibben McEntire. She married Stephen Jefferson in 1969 in Durango, Colo. Elaine graduated from Pueblo Community College with a certificate of nursing and was a registered nurse for Hutchinson Correctional Facility. Survivors include:...
Ralph Wayne Albright
Aug 16, 2014
Ralph "Wayne" Albright, 97, died Aug. 16, 2014, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. He was born Nov. 10, 1916, in Pretty Prairie, to Peter G. and Ida Edna (Kaufman) Albright. Wayne graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1934. He farmed until he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1941. He was in the United States for three...
Cornelius "Kurt" L. Gaeddert
Aug 16, 2014
ABBYVILLE – Cornelius L. "Kurt" Gaeddert, 100, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. He was born Nov. 19, 1913, near Buhler, the son of Dietrick and Katharina Franz Gaeddert. He was a farmer and stockman in the Abbyville and Plevna communities. He attended Medora Community Bible Church. On Nov. 22, 1936, he married Luella Mae Oyer at Sterling Missionary Church. She...
