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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,...
George C. Madelen Jr.
Jan 15, 2014
George C. Madelen Jr., 88, died Jan. 15, 2014, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born May 6, 1925, in Midvale, Ohio, to Dorothy and George C. Madelen Sr. He graduated from Colorado University, where he played football. He received his Masters Degree from Kansas State University. He served in the United States Marine Corp until his honorable discharge...
Lee "Bob" E. Goering
Jan 14, 2014
Lee E. "Bob" Goering, 88, died Jan. 14, 2014, at Dillon Living Center. He was born March 4, 1925, in Pretty Prairie, to Ernest E. and Bertha E. (Unruh) Goering. In 1944, he graduated from Pretty Prairie High School. He served in the United States Army from 1944-1946. He was a farmer, and he worked at the Co-Op Exchange in...
Shelia D. Ramriez
Jan 14, 2014
Shelia D. Ramriez, 68, died Jan. 14, 2014, at Golden Plains Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 5, 1945, in McKinney, Texas, to Chester and Leona Chaffen Shannon. She is survived by her husband, Raymond; sons, Donnie and Terry of Texas; sisters, Johnnie Bounds and Nancy Tucker of Texas; brother, Rusty Shannon of Texas. She was preceded in death...
Robert "Rabbit" Nelson Cunday
Jan 14, 2014
Robert Nelson "Rabbit" Cunday, 62, died Jan. 14, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 13, 1951, in Hutchinson, to Clive Nelson and Merla LaVern Gregg Cunday. Robert graduated from Nickerson High School in 1969. He had served in the National Guard and was a member of First Christian Church of Nickerson. He was owner and operator of...
Robert "Bob" P. Hinson, Jr.
Jan 13, 2014
INMAN - Robert P. "Bob" Hinson Jr., 56, passed away Jan. 13, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born April 29, 1957, in Colorado Springs, Colo., the son of Robert Sr. and Jean (Ellifritz) Hinson. An Inman resident since 1983, formerly of Hutchinson, he attended Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Community College. He was the former Chief of...
Irena Fulton Kuhns
Jan 12, 2014
Irena Fulton Kuhns, 85, died Sunday, January 12, 2014, at Pleasant View Home in Inman, KS. She was born in Kingman, KS, to Clarence and Esther (Peterson) Fulton on August 27, 1928. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1945, and attended Adela Hale Business College in Hutchinson. She married Robert Laurence Kuhns on May 24, 1946. He died December...
Roy "Brent" Gardner
Jan 11, 2014
Brent Gardner, 50, died January 11, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born November 25, 1963, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Roy L. and Jessie L. Riley Gardner. He married Mary Griffin on April 24, 2010, in Hutchinson, KS. She survives along with their sons "Baby Braydon" and Matt. Brent was a wonderful provider and father to his...
Roy "Butch" Achilles
Jan 11, 2014
Roy "Butch" Achilles, 86, died Saturday, January 11, 2014. He was born June 8, 1927 at Inman, the son of Herman and Susana Gooson Achilles. He was a 1948 graduate of McPherson High School, a Merchant Marine veteran during World War II and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Butch had worked in the construction business for 22 years and...
Elsie Mae Graber
Jan 11, 2014
Elsie Mae Graber, 97, died January 11, 2014, at Hospice House. She was born August 9, 1916, in Elyria, KS to Ernest and Alvina (Kaufman) Juhnke. She graduated from McPherson High School in 1935. Elsie was a member of First Mennonite Church in Pretty Prairie. She married Lawrence E. Graber on November 23, 1941, in Pretty Prairie. He died November...
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