Obituaries

Mar 15, 2014

Gladys Mosier, 90, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Thorne Care Center. She was born July 6, 1923, in Lawrence, the daughter of Henry and Gertrude (Young) Shirar. The family moved to the Nickerson area in 1926. She attended Eagle Grade School and Nickerson High School, graduating in the class of 1940. While attending HCC, she was a...

Mar 15, 2014

Larry L. Root, Sr., 76, passed away on March 15, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 1, 1937, in Whitewater, Kansas, the son of Clarence Leo and Birdene Willeta (Edwards) Root. Larry served in United States Navy during the Korean War. He was a resident of Hutchinson since 1992. Larry worked for Johnny Stamford as a...

Mar 14, 2014

Norman L. Radke was reunited with his wife in Heaven when he died Friday, March 14, 2014, at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas, where he had lived this past year. He was born in Hoisington, on June 30, 1928. His parents were Paul B. and Clara (Brack) Radke. They preceded him in death as did his brothers, Paul...

Mar 13, 2014

WICHITA – Dr. Robert "Bob" Brust, 67, died March 13, 2014, in Wichita, Kan. Bob was born on Oct. 21, 1946, to Rev. Emil and Martha Brust in Bückeburg, Germany.

He married Joan Catherine Edge on June 30, 1971, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Joan; a son, Eric and Katie Brust; grandsons,...

Mar 12, 2014

Eugenia Lucile Perkins, 92, died March 12, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 24, 1921, to Donald Eugene and Thelma Lucile Smith Putnam in Osborne County, Kan.

She graduated from Portis High School in Portis, Kan., and went on to teach grade school in a one room school house in Smith...

Mar 9, 2014

Roy L. Frost, Jr. (Larry), passed away March 9, 2014, at Circle of Life Hospice in Rogers, Arkansas. He was born in Hutchinson, Ks, January 6, 1946. His parents were Roy L. Frost, Sr. and Betty Scholes Frost.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Jeanne Frost and Joanne Frost.

Larry graduated...

Mar 9, 2014

Joyce E. "Jody" Snell, 78, died March 9, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born September 30, 1935, to Raymond and Mildred Strong Stroup, in Agra, Kansas. She graduated from Agra High School and then from Salt City Business College. She married Carroll M. Snell on September 11, 1954, in Hutchinson, KS. He survives. Family was very important and...

Mar 9, 2014

Bert P. Neufeld, 78, died March 9, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 1, 1935, in Inman, the son of Jacob and Katherine (Pauls) Neufeld. Bert graduated from Inman High School and then served in the United States Army for two years. He worked for Cessna for 24 years and then was the building and grounds...

Mar 9, 2014

Jan M. Gajewski, 83, died March 9, 2014, at Hospice House. She was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Emporia, to Kent and Cosette (Menery) Snedeger. Jan graduated from Grand Island High School, Grand Island, Nebraska, in 1948, and from Salt City Business College. She was in the Civil Air Patrol, a member of the Eagle's Lodge and Moose Lodge. Jan...

Mar 8, 2014

Phyllis Lenora Ross, 86, died March 8, 2014, at Hospice House. She was born May 14, 1927, in Milan, to Merton and Mary (Wilkins) Paisley.

Phyllis graduated from Milan High School. She was a member of New Covenant Presbyterian Church. On Jan. 16, 1948, she married Donald L. Ross in Milan. He died Dec. 14, 2013. She...

Mar 8, 2014

Wyatt Eaganlee Tracy, 6 months old, died March 8, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

Survivors include: parents, Brittany Newburn and Roy Lavern Tracy Jr.; brothers, Roy Tracy, Ezra Newburn; sister, Christina Thomas; grandparents, Robin and Pete MacNeil; aunt, Thelma Mendez; uncle, Daniel Newburn. He was preceded in death by a sister, Nevaeh Castleberry, and his other...

Mar 8, 2014

The Reverend Ralph A. Rosenblad, 92, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at his home. He was born June 8, 1921, at Boston, MA, the son of Gustav and Robina Alexander Rosenblad. He was a graduate of Baker University, Baldwin and Boston University School of Theology. He was ordained as an elder clergy member of the New England Conference of the...

Mar 6, 2014

C. Paul Schmidt, 59, died March 6, 2014, at his home in Pretty Prairie. He was born March 4, 1955, in Hays, to Alvin Joseph and Lioba (Windholz) Schmidt. Paul graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1973. He was an entrepreneur and had a fascination with computers. On September 11, 1992, he married Debra Fossier in Las Vegas. She survives....

Mar 5, 2014

Jan Wesley Overton, 59, died March 5, 2014, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 7, 1954, in Hutchinson, to Jack W. and Virginia Upton Overton. Jan was a forklift driver for 35 years at Eaton Corporation and then a custodian at Prosperity Grade School for five years. He was a strong force in the Equality Coalition of...

Mar 4, 2014

Douglas Dean "Doug" Wheaton, 70, died March 4, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born July 27, 1943, in Dodge City, the son of Ray and Sybil Delp Wheaton. He was a graduate of Lewis High School and Hutchinson Community College, a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Carey Salt Company. He is survived by his...

Mar 4, 2014

Mildred Louise Harper, 79, died March 4, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 6, 1934, in Sterling, to Lewis and Bertha Mathews Carris. She was a 1952 graduate of Sterling High School. Mildred retired from Eaton Corporation after thirty years. She was a member of Sterling Presbyterian Church, Salem Community Church of the Brethren of Nickerson, Sterling...

Mar 4, 2014

Ronald G. Hill, DVM, 63, died March 4, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born July 8, 1950, in Hutchinson, to Franklin H. and Viola L. Baldwin Hill. In May of 1976, Ronald graduated from Kansas State University School of Veterinary Medicine. He owned Westside Veterinary Clinic in Hutchinson and was previously also the veterinarian at Central Livestock...

Mar 3, 2014

NICKERSON – Mary Malvina Hodge, 78, died Monday, March 3, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 11, 1936, at Red Cloud, Neb., the daughter of Clyde and Ruby Carter Pitney. She had been a janitor for USD #309-Nickerson for 20 years, retiring in Jan. of 2013. She was married to George Franklin Hodge at Carson City, Nev....

Mar 3, 2014

William "Bill" Laney, 84, died March 3, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born April 21, 1929, to James Frank and Clare Lee Wells Laney, in Apache, OK. The family moved to Bushton and then to Lyons, where Bill graduated from Lyons High School. He attended Hutchinson Junior College, playing basketball, where the team played in the national...

Mar 2, 2014

Gene Richard Field, 90, died March 2, 2014, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 22, 1923, in Hutchinson, to Brice W. and Helen Lucille (Gibbs) Field. He was a 1943 graduate of Hutchinson High School. When he was 16, he played baseball for the Hutchinson Pirates, which was a farm team for the Pittsburgh Pirates....