Obituaries

Feb 13, 2014

Edna Farren, born Aug. 3, 1910, at her parent's home in Lane, Kansas, entered her Heavenly home on Feb. 13, 2014. She graduated from Garnett High School with a Normal Training Certificate. This allowed her to teach in the rural school system. Her first school was outside of Richmond, Kan. She went on to study on weekends and summers and...

Feb 13, 2014

Vincent C. Hardwick, 87, died Feb. 13, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 3, 1926, in Chase, to Charles and Minnie E. (Rodaman) Hardwick. Vincent worked in maintenance for Rainbow Bakery. On Oct. 13, 1950, he married G. Arlene Barb in Hutchinson. She died Jan. 20, 2002. Survivors include: two sons, John Hardwick and wife Linda of...

Feb 13, 2014

Isabel Castor, 91, died Feb. 13, 2014, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Hutchinson, to Delfino and Patrocina Juarez Raya. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and The Altar Society at Our Lady of Guadalupe. On Oct. 2, 1948, she married Marvin Castor in Hutchinson. He died April 29,...

Feb 11, 2014

Juanita Kay Lewis, 69, died Feb. 11, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1944, to Joseph C. and Viola M. Swilley Jamison in Hutchinson, Kan. She is survived by: sons, Shawn Belt and wife Aubrey of Wichita, Kan., Paul and Donald Jaynes of Washington, Joseph Jamison of Hutchinson; daughter, Sheila Richert of Washington; and a...

Feb 10, 2014

Reta K. Graber, 73, died Feb. 10, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 3, 1941, in Sterling, Kan., the daughter of Robert and Leota (Gossman) Harrison. Reta graduated from Nickerson High School in 1959. She then received her Bachelors from McPherson College and her Masters Degree in Library Science from Emporia State University. Reta retired from the...

Feb 10, 2014

ARLINGTON - Dorothy June Call, 95, died Feb. 10, 2014, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford. She was born June 19, 1918, in Barton County, to Remert and Albina Barbara (Phillips) Janssen.

She married Floyd "Buster" Clinton Call in Nov. of 1941, in Great Bend. Dorothy was a homemaker. Survivors include: two sons, Jimmie Call and wife Susan of...

Feb 10, 2014

Claude Sharp, 90, died Feb 10, 2014. He was born Aug. 19, 1923, to Clyde and Jessie Sharp in Hutchinson, Kan. He served in the Navy during WWII. After the war he used the GI bill and graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Business, and was an avid KU fan. On July 18, 1948, he married...

Feb 9, 2014

Dale Williams Lewis was born Aug. 15, 1922, in Lane County, Kan., the son of Estella Williams and Charles Wesley Lewis. He grew up on a farm attending Prairie Home Country School and graduated from Dighton High School in 1941. He entered the U.S. Navy in Jan. of 1943. He was a member of the 88th Construction Battalion with the...

Feb 8, 2014

Dorothy Ruth (Short) Mackey, 97, beloved wife of the late Bill Mackey and dear mother of Michael, died Feb. 8, 2014, in Hester Care at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. The eldest of three children, she was born April 5, 1916, in Chicago, to Charles Edward Short and Dorothy Green Short and was raised in Hutchinson. She is survived by her son,...

Feb 7, 2014

Mary Ellen Moore, 56, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 7, 2014. She was born Dec. 13, 1957, to Gerald and Georgia Sutton Metz in Hutchinson, Kan. She is survived by her husband, Larry Moore of Hutchinson; daughter, Andrea Thadison and husband Ron of Topeka, Kan.; son, James McDaniel and wife Clarissa of Hutchinson; five grandchildren; three...

Feb 7, 2014

Doris "Jeanne" Corkins, 82, went to be with her Lord Jesus, Feb. 7, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Jeanne is now in a glorified body and has a fully renewed mind. She was born Oct. 11, 1931, in Hutchinson, the daughter of John A. and Verna A. Tope Jenkins. She was a faithful, loving wife and mother. Jeanne loved her...

Feb 6, 2014

Robert E. "Bob" Watkins, 65, died Feb. 6, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 4, 1948, in Hutchinson, the son of Sherman and Yvonne Redgate Watkins. Bob graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1966. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired from Lowen Corporation after 20 plus years of service. Bob...

Feb 6, 2014

John E. McFall, 67, died Feb. 6, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 31, 1947, in Muskogee, Okla., the son of Max and Mary E. Kiser Gideon.

He was a driver for United Parcel Service. After his retirement in 2002, John spent time enjoying his family and friends. He had projects and hobbies...

Feb 5, 2014

Raymon B. "Ray" Current, 81, died Feb. 5, 2014, at his home. He was born July 8, 1932, in Trego County, Kan., to John and Ella (Corey) Current. Ray was owner and operator of the Captain's Lounge. On May 1, 1959, he married Esther Marie Twombly in Clayton, N.M . She died March 30, 2012. Ray is survived by: grandchildren,...

Feb 5, 2014

William Thomas "Tom" Richey, Sr., 77, died Feb. 5, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Pittsburg, Ill., the son of Frank and Caral D. (Dickerson) Richey. He graduated in 1954 from Marion H.S., Marion, Illinois, and then enlisted in the United States Navy, in which he served for 27 years as a gunner's mate....

Feb 4, 2014

Duane "Gunner" Goering, 86, died Feb. 4, 2014, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 18, 1927, to Earnest E. and Bertha E. Unruh Goering, in Pretty Prairie, Kan. He graduated from Pretty Prairie High School and attended Kansas State University. Gunner was a Corporal in the United States Army and a retired Captain from the Hutchinson Police...

Feb 3, 2014

Gwennie was born in Hutchinson, Kansas to John and Ruth Hovious. In 1970, she graduated from North Salinas High School in California then relocated to Bend, Ore., in 1973. She recently retired from the Bi-Mart Pharmacy in Bend after working there for 35 years, then moved back to Hutchinson in 2012. Gwennie's hobbies were exploring old homesteads and ghost towns,...

Feb 2, 2014

Garry D. Bonham, 73, died Feb. 2, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 5, 1940, in Harper, to Wayne D. and Lois (Smith) Bonham. He graduated from Anthony High School, and then attended Oklahoma Christian College in Oklahoma City and York College in York, Neb. Garry graduated from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1964. He was...

Feb 2, 2014

Robert "Bob" Gene Rietveld, 83, died Feb. 2, 2014, at Hospice House. He was born Sept. 26, 1930, in rural Pella, Iowa, to Dick and Clara DeGoey Rietveld. He married Geraldine "Gerry" VanDerLeest in Prairie City, Iowa, on Aug. 18, 1952. They moved from Newton, Iowa, in 1963. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955....

Jan 31, 2014

Esther Elizabeth "Toni" Achilles, 90, went home to be with our Lord on January 31, 2014, in South Hutchinson. She was born December 7, 1923, to Peter and Elizabeth Goossen Nikkel, in Inman, KS. She moved to California in 1933, where she attended schools in the San Joaquin Valley, graduating from Turlock High School in 1942. She attended San Jose...