Kelly Dean Willis
Jan 31, 2014
Kelly Dean Willis, 51, died January 31, 2014, at Hospice House. He was born September 1, 1962, in Hutchinson, to Edwin L. and Florence (Smith) Willis. Kelly graduated from Buhler High School in 1981, and from Frontier School of the Bible. He worked in the produce department at Wal-Mart and was a member of Calvary Chapel. On July 14, 1990,...
Helen Dean Van Sickle
Jan 30, 2014
Helen Dean Van Sickle, 91, died January 30, 2014, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born September 9, 1922, at the family homestead 16 miles north of Haswell, Colorado, the daughter of Arthur Frederick and Lillian (Fitch) Bailor. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1937, at the age of 15, and then received her teacher's certificate from Emporia...
Philip L. "Doc" Zongker
Jan 30, 2014
Philip L. "Doc" Zongker, 62, died January 30, 2014, at his home in South Hutchinson. He was born September 27, 1951, in San Rafael, CA, to Dwight Eldon and Helen Joan (Brosius) Zongker. He served in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1979. He was a diesel mechanic. Doc loved doing things outdoors including fishing, hunting and camping. He...
Hazel Lee Hinkle
Jan 29, 2014
Hazel Hinkle, 85, died Jan. 29, 2014, in Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 5, 1928, in Cheraw, Colo., the daughter of Frank and Emma States. A Hutchinson resident since 1994, moving from Sublette, Hazel provided care for children for more than 50 years. She was a member of the Eastwood Church of Christ. On April 21, 1943, she married Verne...
Lynnetta "Lynne" W. Guy
Jan 28, 2014
Lynnetta W. "Lynne" Guy, 62, died January 28, 2014, at Hutchison Regional Medical Center. She was born November 9, 1951, in Hutchinson, to Forest and Dorla (Smith) Barton. Lynne was a cook at Golden Plains Health Care Center. On December 14, 2001, she married Maurice Guy. He survives. Other survivors include: son, Jerry Gustafson and wife Melissa; grandchildren, Gabriel, Tarissa,...
Vera E. Mcdermott
Jan 26, 2014
Vera E. McDermott, 94, died Jan. 26, 2014, at the Hester Care Center of Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 8, 1919, in Sitka, Kan., the daughter of Floyd and Nona Gaskill. Vera graduated from Dodge City High School in 1938 and attended Dodge City Junior College. She worked for Dr. Owen "Bud" Taylor as a dental assistant and...
Richard R. Kaufman
Jan 26, 2014
Richard R. "Dick" Kaufman, 71, died Jan. 26, 2014, at Pine Village, Moundridge, Kan. He was born Sept. 29, 1942, to Dick and Lizzie Yutzy Kaufman in Hutchinson, Kan. He graduated from Central Christian High School, Bethel College, University of Wyoming and Wichita State University. He was a teacher and coach for Northridge High School in Middlebury, Ind., Nickerson High...
Barbara Jean Wilson
Jan 24, 2014
Barbara Jean Wilson, 60, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. She was born July 28, 1953, at Ft. Bragg, NC, the daughter of James and Mavis Hastings Kennedy. She was a 1972 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. Prior to being disabled, she was a finish carpenter working for Architectural Millwork and KIT Mobile Homes, McPherson. Some...
Earlene Lavern Neuway
Jan 21, 2014
Earlene LaVern Neuway, 89, passed away Jan. 21, 2014, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 14, 1925, in Abilene, the daughter of Earl V. Findley and Rocelia Mae "Dollie" Dodds Findley. She was a business executive and one of the founders of Pipeline Testing Consortium, Inc. of Hutchinson. She was a member of the United...
Iris "Idee" Delight Mcleod Buell
Jan 19, 2014
Iris Delight "Idee" McLeod Buell, 87, died Jan. 19, 2014, at Dillon Living Center. She was born May 21, 1926, to William Maxwell and Gertrude Sarah Symmonds McLeod in Manhattan, Kan. She graduated from Manhattan High and attended Kansas State University. She was a member of First Baptist and a secretary and accountant for T&E Oil. On May 26, 1946,...
Deloris "Dee" Irene Nicklaus
Jan 19, 2014
Deloris Irene "Dee" Nicklaus, 75, died Jan. 19, 2014, at Thorne Care Center Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 8, 1938, in Altamont, Kan., the daughter of Paul Claud and Nellie Mae (Thompson) Wood. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1959. Dee was a member of Eastwood Church of Christ. She was also a Girl Scout leader for...
Michael "Mike" Kretzer
Jan 19, 2014
DERBY - Michael "Mike" Kretzer, 61, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He was born June 25, 1952, in Hutchinson, the son of Donald and Evelyn Luna Kretzer. He was a 1972 graduate of Nickerson High School, a graduate of Hutchinson Community College and the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science and Master's degree in education. Mike was a...
Judith "Judy" A. Cabral
Jan 18, 2014
Judith A. "Judy" Cabral, 71, died Jan. 18, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 14, 1942, in Hutchinson, to C.C. and Lucy (Turner) Johnson. Judy attended Hutchinson High School. She was an avid bingo player and enjoyed gardening. Judy was a caring and loving mother and grandmother. On May 27, 1960, she married Paul Cabral in Hutchinson....
Autymn Jean Givens-Scott
Jan 18, 2014
Autymn Jean Givens-Scott, age 12, died Jan. 18, 2014, in Hutchinson. Autymn was born in Hutchinson on March 11, 2001, the daughter of Nicholas Givens and Lacey Scott. Battling cerebral palsy since she was an infant, Autymn was a 7th grader this year at South Hutchinson Elementary School. Survivors include: her father, Nicholas of South Hutchinson; her mother, Lacey Scott...
Dr. Ward L. Sims
Jan 18, 2014
Dr. Ward L. Sims, 95, died January 18, 2014, at Thorne Care Center. He was born July 7, 1918, in Stafford, to Ward P. and Leona C. (Anderson) Sims. On April 6, 1942, he married Edna M. Beard in Minneola. She died December 12, 2002. Cremation has taken place. A private family service will be held at a later date....
James Eugene Floyd
Jan 18, 2014
James Floyd, 83, passed away Jan. 18, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Jim was born in Salina in 1930, graduated from Kansas University, and served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. Jim and his wife Mary (Meam) have lived in Hutchinson since they were married in 1961. No services are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers,...
Robert Bruce Wilson
Jan 18, 2014
R. Bruce Wilson "Bruce", 97, went to be with the Lord, Jan. 18, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson, Kan. He was born April 18, 1916, to James Glenn and Bernice Ely Phillips Wilson in their farm home between Nickerson and Hutchinson, Kan. He graduated from Nickerson High School in 1934, where he played on the football team. For...
Dorothy A. Browning
Jan 17, 2014
Dorothy A. Browning, 93, died January 17, 2014, at Hester Care Center. She was born April 16, 1920, in Hutchinson, to Fred and Naomi (Nelson) Creech. Dorothy worked at Winchester Packing Company and Fitzgerald's Grocery Store. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. Dorothy was volunteer of the year at Good Samaritan, and volunteered at church and...
Dora Mignon Scott
Jan 17, 2014
Dora Mignon Scott, 82, died January 17, 2014, at Thorne Care Center. She was born September 14, 1931, in Arlington, KS, the daughter of Guy and Isma Borders Thrasher. She married Graydon L. Scott in 1949. He died March 30, 2008. Mignon graduated from Arlington High School and later from Sidney's Hairdressing College. She was a hair stylist and co-owner...
Gloria Ann Grubbs
Jan 15, 2014
Gloria Ann Grubbs, 75, died Jan. 15, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1938, in Hutchinson, to Charles D. and Martha (Ross) Inkanish. Gloria graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1956, from Emporia State Teachers College in 1960, and attended Sterling College. She was a retired elementary school teacher, having taught in Newton, South Hutchinson,...
