Bruce L. King
Jan 10, 2014
Bruce L. King, 55, died January 10, 2014, at Golden Plains Health Care Center. He was born August 19, 1958, in Hutchinson to Raymond and G. Elaine (Haxton) King. Bruce graduated from Nickerson High School in 1976, and was a residential trainer at TECH, Inc. for 26 years. He is survived by: brother, Brent King and fiancee Sandy Robinson; sister,...
Marilyn Ruth Farney
Jan 9, 2014
Marilyn Ruth Farney, 75, died January 9, 2014, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. She was born January 31, 1938, on the Plevna farm, the daughter of Alvin and Lola Emma (Haas) Farney. She was raised in the Sterling Evangelical Mennonite Church. Survivors include: sister, Alvina M. (Farney) Rayl of Hutchinson; brother, Carl S. Farney of Las Vegas, Nevada; and...
Anna M Bowman
Jan 8, 2014
Anna M. Bowman, 80, died Jan. 8, 2014, at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 19, 1933, in Innsbruck, Austria, the daughter of Josef and Josefine Katrina (Boes) Ainhirn. She was of the catholic faith. On April 19, 1951, she married Gee Jay Bowman in Innsbruck, Austria. He died Dec. 23, 2003. She loved to attend the...
Mary M. Rohr
Jan 7, 2014
Mary M. Rohr, 91, died Jan. 7, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 18, 1922, the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Weiss. On Aug. 28, 1942, she married Isadore Frank Rohr in Los Angeles, Calif. He died Oct. 24, 2001. She is survived by three children, Patty Redenbaugh and husband Duane, Dorothy Ann Wheeler and husband...
Vinita Evelyn Hoffman
Jan 7, 2014
Vinita Evelyn Hoffman, 85, died January 7, 2014, at her home in Sun City, Arizona. She was born March 28, 1928, in Wichita, the daughter of Howard and Garnett (Evans) Hood. She was a resident of Sun City, Arizona, formerly of Hutchinson and Wichita. Vinita graduated from Wichita East High School in 1946, undergraduate from Wichita State University in 1950,...
J. Wesley Nunemaker
Jan 7, 2014
J. Wesley Nunemaker, 94, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at University Village, Tulsa, Okla. He was born July 9, 1919, at Langdon, the son of Joseph Jr. and Gladys Mary Kabler Nunemaker. He was a graduate of Langdon High School, attended Southwestern College and Kansas State University, a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and was a farmer and stockman...
Odessa M. Cooper
Jan 6, 2014
Odessa M. Cooper, 103, a long time resident of Hutchinson, died Jan. 6, 2014, at Hospice House. She was born July 10, 1910, in Coleman, Texas, to George K. and Dora N. Taylor Jay. On Jan. 31, 1935, she married Silas J. Cooper in Ottawa, Kan. He died May 26, 1986. She was a homemaker most of her life and...
Walter H. Hunt
Jan 6, 2014
Walter H. Hunt, 93, died Jan. 6, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 23, 1920, in Claude, Texas, to John Kelcy and Ruby (Lill) Hunt. He graduated from Claude High School in 1939. He attended Texas Tech University. Walter retired as District Manager for Dekalb Agriculture Association. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hutchinson....
Marcella"Auntie" Clara Cecilia Mccloskey
Jan 6, 2014
Marcella Clara Cecilia "Auntie" McCloskey, 91, died Jan. 6, 2014, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 1, 1922, to Theodore John and Henrietta Ada Duddey McCloskey in St. Louis, Mo. In 1972, Marcella and her mother moved to Kansas from St. Louis. They lived with Marcella's sister, Mary M. Suter, whose home was near Cheney...
Lael L. Chronister
Jan 5, 2014
Lael L. Chronister, 69, died Jan. 5, 2014, at her home. She was born Jan. 10, 1944, in Wichita, to Thomas and Alice Joanne (Griffith) Cordingley. She was a retired LPN. Lael was a member of Maranatha Mennonite Church. On May 5, 1962, she married Albert Lee Chronister. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Donald Chronister and wife Debbee...
Donald "Don" E. Butts
Jan 4, 2014
Donald E. "Don" Butts, 80, died January 4, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 10, 1933, in Topeka, to Clark D. and Desda Mona (Peel) Butts. Don graduated from Topeka High School in 1951. He was owner and operator of Awards Plus in Hutchinson. Don was an ASA Umpire. He played for the Dodgers and in...
Christine Mae Bradley
Jan 3, 2014
Christine Mae Bradley, 60, died January 3, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born December 13, 1953, to Richard L. and Norma L. Ireland Bradley Sr. in Meade, KS. After graduating from KU in Lawrence, KS, Chris taught in Dodge City at Lincoln School for five years, teaching 3rd and 5th grades. After her stint in the classroom, she...
Cynda Rae Cawley
Jan 3, 2014
Cynda Rae Cawley, 28, died January 3, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born February 22, 1985, in Hobbs, New Mexico, the daughter of Ray and Tammy Harris Cawley. She graduated from Hobbs High School in 2003 and had a degree in child development. She was very artistic, which was evident in her love of tattoos, and the...
Jeannette E. Venable
Jan 1, 2014
Jeannette E. Venable, 70, died Jan. 1, 2014, at her home. She was born Sept. 24, 1943, in El Dorado, to Charles and Bonnie (Harper) Ritchey. She was a retired accounting manager, having worked at Deluxe Manufacturing and Kingman Hospital. Jeannette was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors include: fiance,...
Gwen M. Lingenfelter
Dec 31, 2013
Gwen M. Lingenfelter, 45, passed away Dec. 31, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1968, in Emporia, to Mike and Patricia (Aufleger) Brown. Gwen graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1986 and from Sidney's Hairdressing College in 1987. She was a dedicated cosmetology instructor at Sidney's. She loved her dogs, Lilly and Teddy, very much....
Robert Young Jones Iii
Dec 31, 2013
GENOA, Ill. - Robert Young Jones III, 62, died December 31, 2013, in Genoa, Ill. He was born October 13, 1953, to Robert Young Jones Jr. and Ruth Bernece O'Byrne in Hutchinson. He was a graduate of Emporia State University and was a manager of Hampton and Holiday Inn. He married Shelby Hill on March 18, 2008, in Branson, Mo....
Mary Margaret Mccurdy
Dec 30, 2013
Mary Margaret McCurdy, 86, passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2013, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born Jan. 18, 1927, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the daughter of Howard and Frances Brentlinger. She married Delbert L. "Doc" McCurdy on June 13, 1942. He passed away Aug. 16, 2006. She leaves behind children: Lonny (Annette) McCurdy of Wichita, Carol (Darrel)...
Marjorie Eleanor Lentz
Dec 28, 2013
Marjorie Eleanor Lentz passed away on December 28, 2013, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born April 10, 1923, in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, she was the youngest daughter of Percy Blackburn and Edith Frances Field. While working at a bike rental shop in 1942, she met a "yank," Robert Leroy Lentz, stationed in the Pacific during World War II....
Brenda Kay Mccurdy
Dec 28, 2013
Brenda K. McCurdy, 58, died December 28, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born September 29, 1955, in Salina, KS, to Robert H. and Marcia J. Meek Kurfiss. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1974, and then later from Sterling College in 1995, with her teaching degree. Brenda was an elementary school teacher and also taught special education in...
Fred G. Blick
Dec 26, 2013
Fred G. Blick, 77, died Dec. 26, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 20, 1936, in Hutchinson, to John and Grace Blick. He graduated from St. Teresa's High School in 1954. After serving in the United States Army he went to work for the family business. He then became owner of Janitorial Supply, Inc. in 1981...
