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,...
Edna Jean Baker
Dec 9, 2014
Edna Baker, 77, passed away Dec. 9, 2014 at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born in Hutchinson on Nov. 24, 1937 to William and Katie (Schroeder) Cochren. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister and friend. Survived by her two daughters; LuAnne and Leilani Baker, sister, Sarah Sabin. She is preceded in death by: her parents, husband, Daniel Baker,...
Fannie J. Yoder
Dec 9, 2014
PARTRIDGE – Fannie J. Yoder, 81, died Dec. 9, 2014, at her home in Partridge. She was born Feb. 10, 1933, to Jerry J. and Amanda (Mullet) Yoder in Weatherford, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and volunteer clerical assistant for Dr. Torrence at Hutchinson Correctional Facility for 20 years. Fannie later went to work at Mennonite Friendship Communities as the...
Wayne "Cw" Devena
Dec 5, 2014
Wayne "CW" Devena, 76, passed away Dec. 5, 2014, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. At the time of his passing he was surrounded by his loving family. Wayne was born to Ernest Edward and Mary Marie (Daniels) Devena in Weir, KS on June 24, 1938. He was raised around the Hutchinson area most of his life. Wayne and his wife,...
Lenora Green
Dec 5, 2014
Lenora Green, 97, passed away on Dec. 5, 2014, at the Dillon Living Center. She was born in Wichita, to Goldie and Chester Harris, on Nov. 15, 1917. She lived in Hutchinson most of her life and attended Hutchinson High School. Lenora was an exceptional mother, homemaker, Avon representative and assistant to her husband in his photography business. They were...
Timothy "Tim" L. Parsons
Dec 5, 2014
Timothy L. "Tim" Parsons, 43, died Dec. 5, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 29, 1971, in Hutchinson, to Richard and Linda Sue (Cole) Parsons. Tim graduated from Nickerson High School in 1989. He was a plumber and pipefitter and a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union 441. Tim is survived by: his children, Tyler...
Carl Louie Strandberg
Dec 4, 2014
Carl Louie Strandberg, 78, died Dec. 4, 2014, at his home. He was born March 9, 1936, to Clifford and Kate Rayl Strandberg in Hutchinson. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church and was a farmer. On Sept. 5, 1959, Louie married Cleda Irene Head. She died May 5, 2011. Survivors include: son, Mickey Strandberg of Hutchinson; brother, Gene...
Ruth "Sweetie" Anne Swanson
Dec 3, 2014
Ruth Anne "Sweetie" Swanson, 75, passed away Dec. 3, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 6, 1939, in Hutchinson, to Harold R. and Eva Mella (Baldauf) Swanson. Ruth worked for Winchester Packing Company for many years and McDonald's for 13 years. On Oct. 12, 1970, she married Floyd Logan Jr., in Hutchinson. He passed away Oct....
Delbert "Del" Dean Knauer
Dec 2, 2014
Del Knauer, 91, died December 2, 2014, at his home. He was born May 24, 1923, in Barnard, KS the son of William F. and Leitha (Eddy) Knauer. He was a graduate of KSU and KU, and taught at Hutchinson High School for thirty-seven years. After retiring in 1987 he was for eleven years the volunteer Director of the Hutchinson...
Leonard "Bob" Robert Boyd Jr.
Dec 2, 2014
Leonard Robert Boyd Jr., of Willowbrook, KS, known as Bob to most, Boydo to many, and Bob-O to his two grandchildren, passed away on Dec. 2, 2014. Nothing about his life was ordinary. His great-uncle developed Beverly Hills, CA. His father would give Dean Smith, the future legendary basketball coach, his first job at the family's grocery store in Topeka....
Billie Jean Sallee
Dec 2, 2014
Jean Sallee, 89, died Dec. 2, 2014, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born Nov. 24, 1925, in Hutchinson, to Arthur and Grace (Post) Blair. She was a bookkeeper for the Stafford County Highway Department Office until her retirement. Jean married Russell M. Sallee on Sept. 26, 1944, in Hutchinson. He died Oct. 25, 2001. Survivors include: daughter, Linda...
Terry F. Messing
Nov 30, 2014
Terry F. Messing, 90, was born on Dec. 10, 1923, son of Ed and Esther Messing, on a farm near Shelby, Neb. On Nov. 30, 2014, Terry passed at Hospice House of Hutchinson. In January 1943, he volunteered for the Army Air Corp. He went to England with the 305th bomb group as a navigator. In the fall of 1944,...
Paul Mckinley Smith
Nov 30, 2014
Paul M. Smith, 84, passed away on Nov. 30, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 22, 1930, in Staffordsville, Kan., to John and Rhoda (Gosser) Smith. On March 6, 1955, he married Elizabeth Anderson in Emporia. Paul retired from the paint department at Krause Plow Corporation. Survivors include: wife, Elizabeth L. Smith of Hutchinson; sons,...
Ollie Fae Nelson
Nov 29, 2014
Ollie Fae Nelson, 88, died Nov. 29, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born April 27, 1926, in Langdon, to Wilford Samuel and Anna Pearl (Davis) Pratt. She was the valedictorian of her 1944 Langdon High School class. Ollie was a member of First Congregational Church and a continuous supporter of the Salvation Army, Indian Schools, March of...
Duane Dean Kaufman
Nov 29, 2014
Duane Dean Kaufman, 84, passed away to be with our Lord and his loving wife, Doris, on Nov. 29, 2014. He was born Dec. 18, 1929, in McPherson, to Phil Bert and Alice (Krehbiel) Kaufman. He graduated from McPherson High School, Bethel College and Emporia State University, where he played basketball and football. Duane enjoyed golf and was a master...
