Obituaries

Mar 23, 2014

Alice Opal (Kling) Schwartzkopf, 91, died March 23, 2014, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson, Kan., surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 29, 1923, to Adam Henry and Marie May Clark Kling in Howard, Kan.

She was a 1941 graduate of Howard High School and a 1944 graduate of Wesley School of Nursing. She was a...

Mar 21, 2014

SANFORD, Fla. – Connie Jean Moyer, 63, died March 21, 2014, at Central Florida Regional Hospital, Sanford, Fla. She was born May 30, 1950, in Hutchinson, to Bobby and Dorothy (Whittle) Staib.

Connie graduated from Partridge High School in 1968 and attended Ozark Bible College. She was a licensed insurance agent. Everybody that met Connie liked or...

Mar 20, 2014

Barbara Ann Cox left this earth to reunite with her Lord on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Hospice House in Hutchinson, KS. She was born July 3, 1931, in Dodge City, KS, the daughter of Adam Jr. and Helen Amerine Eakes.

She was raised on a farm north of Plains, KS. Her father died when she was...

Mar 20, 2014

Dr. LaVern I. "Vern" Powers, 89, died March 20, 2014, at Hester Care Center. He was born July 21, 1924, in Bellefont, KS, to Grant and Alice Margarett (Henning) Powers. Vern graduated from Bucklin High School in 1942 and Dodge City Community College in 1947. He then graduated from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tenn. He was a...

Mar 19, 2014

Susan C. Bossemeyer, 70, went peacefully on March 19, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 18, 1943, in Wichita, to Berl and Freda (Ebel) Lee.

Susan graduated from Wichita East High School. She was a very involved member of Park Place Christian Church. On Aug. 29, 1997, she married Dennis E. Bossemeyer in...

Mar 18, 2014

John W. Allen, 85, died March 18, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 20, 1928, in Moline, Ill., to Wayne and Grace (Cummings) Allen.

John graduated from Burlington High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. John worked at Morton Salt for 33 years and was a...

Mar 18, 2014

Carl R. Johnson, 79, died March 18, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born April 3, 1934, in Hutchinson, to Henry A. and Elsie B. Hoskinson Johnson.

He married Mary Jo Sargent on April 5, 1953, in Wichita Falls, Texas. She survives. Carl was in the Kansas Air National Guard for 29 years and spent...

Mar 17, 2014

Zola A. Leikam, 92, died Monday, March 17, 2014, at Dillon Living Center. She was born Nov. 28, 1921, at Horton, the daughter of Dick and Nellie Kerby Henderson.

She was a 1941 graduate of Mindenmines High School, Mindenmines, Mo. a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church, had been a sales clerk at Ward's, Hart's, Ben Franklin's...

Mar 16, 2014

Marietta B. Goering, 85, died March 16, 2014, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born Dec. 5, 1928, in Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of Lyle C. and Ruth A. (Galley) Noffsinger. She graduated from Osborne High School and then Adela Hale Business College. Marietta retired as the manager for Carey Salt Employees Credit Union. She was a...

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...