Gerald Lee Doughty
Oct 16, 2013
Gerald Lee Doughty, 77, died Oct. 16, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 29, 1936, in Rural Rice County, Kan., to Henry Beryl and Dorothy Elizabeth (Beil) Doughty. He graduated from McPherson High School in 1954 and from McPherson College in 1958. He retired from the Data Center as a computer programmer in 1997. On...
Luann Hamel
Oct 16, 2013
Luann Hamel, 68, died Oct. 16, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born Jan. 14, 1945, in Beloit, to William Harrison and Della May (Allen) Henderson. On May 28, 1964, she married Wayne Roy Hamel in Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Cathy Brandyberry and Tammy Duvall (Ernie), all of Hutchinson; two sons, Douglas Hamel (Laura), Carl...
Lula Mae Alpers
Oct 15, 2013
Lula Mae Alpers, 75, died Oct. 15, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1938, in Buffalo, Okla., to Walker Clinton and Elma Mae (Harmon) Irion. Lula Mae graduated from Northwestern College in Alva, Okla., with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She was an elementary and substitute teacher for schools in Stafford County and was...
James Russell Hendrickson
Oct 15, 2013
James Russell Hendrickson, 75, died October 15, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born October 2, 1938, in Little River, to Lemuel Russell and Theresa Ruth Bates Hendrickson. He worked for Ewing Construction and twelve years with Reno County landfill, but was a farmer and mechanic at heart. On March 17, 1988, James married Peggy Jeanne Brace. She survives....
Donald Dale Derr
Oct 15, 2013
Donald Dale Derr, 83, died Oct. 15, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born July 18, 1930, in Hutchinson, to Glen Andrew and Alice Rosetta Shatto Derr. Donald graduated Hutchinson High School in 1948, Hutchinson Community College in 1956, and then from Kansas State University in 1959. He was an industrial engineer retiring in July of 1992, from Rockwell International....
Lloyd Gene Stofer
Oct 14, 2013
Lloyd Gene Stofer, 90, went to be with our Lord Monday Oct. 14, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 12, 1923, in Bucklin, Kan., the son of Elmer Lloyd Stofer and Lucy Luft Stofer. He was a 1941 graduate of Kingsdown High School and attended Dodge City Community College and Adele Hale Business College in Hutchinson....
Donald L. "Don" Friesen
Oct 13, 2013
Donald L. "Don" Friesen, 67, died Oct. 13, 2013, at Via Christi on St. Francis, Wichita. He was born Dec. 27, 1945, in Reedley, Calif., to Harvey H. and Lydia Friesen. Donald was Lydia's caregiver. Donald is survived by: his mother, Lydia Friesen; sisters, Delores Friesen, Darlene Ray, Flo Hughes and husband Dave, Dot Davis and husband Johnny; and numerous...
Lois Lackey Olson
Oct 13, 2013
KERRVILLE, Texas - Lois Lackey Olson, 92, passed away on Oct. 13, 2013, in Kerrville, Texas. She was born on Sept. 17, 1921, near Inman, Kan. She was the daughter of Glenn and Nettie Lackey of Hutchinson. Her early years were spent on a farm outside of Hutchinson. She married Frank Olson of Enid, Okla., during World War II. After...
Joanne Kinzie
Oct 12, 2013
MOLINE, Ill. - Joanne Kinzie, 82, died Oct. 12, 2013, at her home in Moline, Illinois. She was born Sept. 13, 1931, in Lawton, Okla., the daughter of L.Z. "Babe" and Stella May (Cornstubble) Stewart. Joanne graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1949 and Hutchinson Community College in 1961. She was a retired administrative assistant for the Oklahoma Department of...
Christine Lukens Buchanan
Oct 11, 2013
Christine Lukens Buchanan, 85, died October 11, 2013, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 17, 1928, at Beloit, to Lyle and Lois Tilton Lukens. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Sterling College in 1950, and a master's degree in journalism from Kansas State University in 1970. On June 4, 1951, she married Thomas S. "Buckshot"...
Mary Louise (Dellenbach) Krenzin
Oct 11, 2013
Mary Louise (Dellenbach) Krenzin finished her Earthly journey at the age of 99 on Friday, October 11, 2013. She was born December 7, 1913, to Alfred and Anna (Grove) Dellenbach, on the Dellenbach farm southeast of Abbyville. A 1932, graduate of Abbyville High School, Mary Louise went on to attend both Hutchinson Junior College and Bethel College, Newton. On May...
Lucile G. Cline
Oct 8, 2013
Lucile G. Cline, 86, died Oct. 8, 2013, at Via Christi, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Oct. 20, 1926, in Eureka, Kan., to Clarence James and Aldah Mabel Stevens Gilkison. She was a 1944 graduate of Hutchinson High School and a 1948 graduate of Kansas State University. Lucile taught home economics in Leon and Macksville. She later was...
Jeri Ann King
Oct 8, 2013
Jeri Ann King, 83, died Oct. 8, 2013, at her home in Nickerson. She was born April 2, 1930, to James Henry and Goldie Parrish King, in Miami, Okla. She married Wilbur E. "Bud" King on March 3, 1970, in Kansas. He died July 3, 1998. Jeri loved camping, reading, cooking, and most of all, spending time with her family....
John G. Sherwood
Oct 8, 2013
John G. "Big John" Sherwood, 78, died Oct. 8, 2013, at his home in Hutchinson, with his devoted caregivers Kathy and Mike with him. He was born June 25, 1935, in Lansing, Mich., to Franklin and Geraldine L. (Smith) Sherwood. John was a Chief Petty Officer and aviation machinist for the United States Navy. After retiring from the Navy he...
Raymond F. "Rocky" Ruckman
Oct 8, 2013
Raymond F. "Rocky" Ruckman, 88, died Oct. 8, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 10, 1925, in Ashton, Kansas, the son of James E. and Elsie A. (Strasser) Ruckman. Rocky graduated from Buhler High School and then served as a Seabee in WWII and the Korean War. He married Eula F. Hause Dec. 1, 1948, in Hutchinson....
Walter "Walt" C. Burnett
Oct 7, 2013
Walter C. "Walt" Burnett, 86, died Oct. 7, 2013, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 20, 1927, in Arlington, Kan., the son of James and Juanita Applegate Burnett. Walter was a 1945 graduate of Arlington High School, a 50-year member of Hutchinson Reno Masonic Lodge #124 A.F. & A. M., a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical...
Lenora F. (Mcjunkin) Trapp
Oct 2, 2013
Lenora F. (McJunkin) Trapp, 86, died Oct. 2, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 7, 1927, in Carl Junction, Mo., to George W. and Eva (Caldwell) Miller. Lenora graduated from Osage High School in 1944 and attended nursing school. She was a nurse for Dr. Neel and Dr. Stafford. Lenora was a member of The Corner Stone...
Patricia Ann Miller
Oct 2, 2013
Patricia Ann Miller, 81, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. She was born Feb. 9, 1932, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Edward and Charlene Holtzclaw Engler. She was a 1950 graduate of Hutchinson High School, had been a McCandless PTA President, a Sky Ryder booster, a member of Soroptimist, a longtime March of Dimes supporter and was a member of First...
Hazel Mae Bell Riney Jasper
Oct 2, 2013
Hazel Bell Riney Jasper, 97, died October 2, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born June 24, 1916, in Hooker, OK, to Guy Marcus and Eva Hazel Schriner Daniels. She graduated in 1932, from Hooker, OK, and attended Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. Hazel was a secretary for Winchesters in Hutchinson, and the City of Liberal. Hazel was a...
Geraldine "Gerry" A. Cowardin
Oct 2, 2013
Geraldine "Gerry" A. Cowardin, 104, left us Oct. 2, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born March 28, 1909, at Caney, Kan., to Edith and George W. Parker. She had six siblings; all are deceased. She grew up in Galena, Kan., attending schools in Galena and Riverton. She married Jewell Banning in 1928. He passed in 1938. She...
