Robert Harry Warrington
Jun 4, 2014
Robert Harry Warrington, 75, died June 4, 2014, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born March 25, 1939, on the Donavan Ranch in Barber County, KS to Harry and Elinor Pauline (Coggins) Warrington. He was baptized at Kiowa United Methodist Church. He graduated from Kiowa High School in 1958. Robert worked at Cessna and retired from TSW in Hutchinson....
Ruth Powell
May 30, 2014
OVERLAND PARK – Ruth Powell, 100, died May 30, 2014, at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. She was born April 2, 1914, in Hutchinson to Thomas and Clara Miller. She was a homemaker. She was married to Kenneth Chappel who preceded her in death in 1965. She later married Ralph Powell who preceded her in death in 1991. Survivors include:...
Mildred Louise Canfield
May 28, 2014
Mildred Louise Canfield, 91, died May 28, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 30, 1922, in Hutchinson, to Charles and Alice Wampler Cornwell. She married Wilbur Carr Canfield Sr. in 1941, in Hutchinson, Kan. He died in November of 1949. She is survived by her daughter, Beth Babb and husband Mike of Wichita, Kan.; daughter-in-law, Anita...
Geraldine Ann "Gerry" Mock
May 28, 2014
Geraldine Ann "Gerry" Mock, 81, died May 28, 2014, at Presbyterian Manor in Sterling, Kan. She was born Oct. 10, 1932, in Iola, Kan., to Burnham Taylor and Sarah Rachel Hedges English. She was a 1950 graduate of Iola High School. She married Marion Leland "Shorty" Mock on June 10, 1950, in Iola, Kan. He died Aug. 20, 2008. Survivors...
John Samuel Nisly
May 27, 2014
John Samuel Nisly, 81, went to be with Jesus May 27, 2014, at Mennonite Friendship Communities after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 25, 1933, in Hutchinson, the son of Samuel and Delila (Beiler) Nisly. John was a Singer sewing machine sales and repairman. On June 7, 1953, he married Sylvia Nisly, of Hutchinson. She survives. Other...
Viola Margaret Davenport
May 26, 2014
Viola Margaret Davenport, 91, died May 26, 2014, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. She was born Jan. 22, 1923, in Castleton, to Claude N. and Maude E. (Givens) Van Hoozen. She attended McPherson College. Viola taught in one-room schools in the Pretty Prairie area. She was a longtime member of Tenth Avenue United Methodist Church in Hutchinson and...
Catherine "Cathy" M. Mcgonigle
May 26, 2014
Catherine M. "Cathy" McGonigle, 75, died May 26, 2014, at her home. She was born April 6, 1939 to Lawrence and Jean McLean Silva in Oxnard, California. She married Charles W. "Mac" McGonigle on December 30, 1959, in Hutchinson. He died October 12, 2008. Cathy worked on the window for the Postal Service in California for 28 years, retiring in...
Colleen Marie Webster
May 25, 2014
Colleen Marie Webster, 85, went home to be with the Lord on May 25, 2014. She was born March 13, 1929, in McCracken, Kan., to John and Ruby R. Peters McGrath Shay. Colleen married Fred O. Webster on Aug. 13, 1950, in McCracken. He died Nov. 3, 1998. Survivors include: daughters, Celesta Martinez and Linda Sisler both of Hutchinson, Kan.;...
Mary C. Roberson
May 24, 2014
Mary C. Roberson, 91, died May 24, 2014, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 1, 1923, in Sterling, the daughter of William Thomas and Amanda (Kirkbride) Berry. Mary was a former member of the First Assembly of God and a current member of First Church of the Nazarene. On Oct. 23, 1943, she married Thomas F....
Joe H Krehbiel
May 24, 2014
Joe H. Krehbiel, 88, went to be with the Lord, May 24, 2014, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. He was born April 28, 1926, on the farm in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, the son of Peter J. and Rosa (Graber) Krehbiel. Joe graduated from Pretty Prairie High School. He was a farmer and a dairyman. Joe was a longtime member...
Vaden Lynn Daugherty
May 23, 2014
Vaden Lynn Daugherty, 68, died Friday, May 23, 2014. He was born December 12, 1945, in Hutchinson, the son of C. Francis "Frank" and Rettie Martin "Retta" Daugherty. He was a 1963, graduate of Hutchinson High School, a 1965, graduate of Hutchinson Community College, served in the U.S. Army Reserve was a member of Crosspoint Church and a member of...
Beverly L Way
May 22, 2014
Beverly L. Way, 82, died May 22, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born February 14, 1932, in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Louis William and Lena Edna (Truitt) Hartman. Beverly graduated from Pratt High School and then Columbia College in 1951. She later graduated Adela Hale and Salt City Business College. Beverly was a homemaker and had worked...
Lavona B Senko
May 22, 2014
LaVona B. Senko, 83, died May 22, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born October 30, 1930, to Aaron B. and Lucille Marie Lee Watt in Montezuma, KS. She was a homemaker and a parish member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson. On November 19, 1951, she married James C. Senko in Great Bend, KS. He died October...
Sheldon Oren Higgins
May 21, 2014
Sheldon Oren Higgins, 72, died May 21, 2014, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Sept. 24, 1941, the son of Robert and Jan Higgins and Reinnie Harrington Higgins. He had lived in Hutchinson since 1988, retiring from Jackson's Ice Cream with 12 years of service and was the owner of Truecolor Handyman. On April 13, 1981, he married...
Janet K Bishop
May 20, 2014
Janet K. Bishop, 67, died May 20, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center. She was born August 31, 1946, in Hutchinson, to Marvin W. and Lucille D. (Smith) Hemphill. Janet graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1964, and attended Hutchinson Community College. She had a real-estate company in the 1980's and owned a business in the 1990's that made specialty baskets....
Douglas K. Sands
May 19, 2014
Douglas K. Sands, 76, passed away May 19, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 4, 1938, in Maryville, Tenn., the son of John and Pearl Sands. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957-1963 as a radar control operator. As a longtime resident of the Hutchinson community, he was employed in several industries including auto...
Clarence H. Forrester Jr.
May 18, 2014
Clarence H. Forrester Jr., died May 18, 2014, at Via Christi on St. Francis, Wichita. He was born Feb. 22, 1944, in Mongul, Pa., the son of Clarence H. Forrester Sr. and Eva Esther (Clever) Forrester. Clarence was a self-employed farmer and truck driver. He was married to Linda (Miller) Forrester for 43 years and then divorced. To this union...
Allen D. Hill
May 17, 2014
Allen D. Hill, 67, passed away peacefully at his home on May 17, 2014, in Palm Coast, Florida. Allen was born June 4, 1946, to Allen Merle and Lucy (Simmons) Hill, and grew up in Hutchinson, where he attended Hutchinson High School. He proudly served his country in the Army Reserves. Allen worked as an aerial patrolman substation supervisor for...
Juanita Mae Austin
May 17, 2014
Juanita Mae Austin, 76, passed away May 17, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Laverne, Okla., to Virgil Ray and Gertrude (Smoot) McGowen. Juanita was a proud mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, and will be sorely missed. In 1958, she graduated with a Diploma of Nursing from Grace Hospital...
Clara M. Linden
May 16, 2014
Clara M. Linden, 84, Sterling, Kan., went home to be with our Lord on May 16, 2014, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family. Born Feb. 20, 1930, in rural Sedgwick County to Ausby and Alice Fry, she was the youngest of 4 siblings, Edward, Helen, Ruth and Clara. Married in 1948, after graduating Hamilton High School,...
