William "Tom" Thomas Richey, Sr.
Feb 5, 2014
William Thomas "Tom" Richey, Sr., 77, died Feb. 5, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Pittsburg, Ill., the son of Frank and Caral D. (Dickerson) Richey. He graduated in 1954 from Marion H.S., Marion, Illinois, and then enlisted in the United States Navy, in which he served for 27 years as a gunner's mate....
Duane "Gunner" Marlo Goering
Feb 4, 2014
Duane "Gunner" Goering, 86, died Feb. 4, 2014, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 18, 1927, to Earnest E. and Bertha E. Unruh Goering, in Pretty Prairie, Kan. He graduated from Pretty Prairie High School and attended Kansas State University. Gunner was a Corporal in the United States Army and a retired Captain from the Hutchinson Police...
Gwen Malee Woehlert
Feb 3, 2014
Gwennie was born in Hutchinson, Kansas to John and Ruth Hovious. In 1970, she graduated from North Salinas High School in California then relocated to Bend, Ore., in 1973. She recently retired from the Bi-Mart Pharmacy in Bend after working there for 35 years, then moved back to Hutchinson in 2012. Gwennie's hobbies were exploring old homesteads and ghost towns,...
Garry D. Bonham
Feb 2, 2014
Garry D. Bonham, 73, died Feb. 2, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 5, 1940, in Harper, to Wayne D. and Lois (Smith) Bonham. He graduated from Anthony High School, and then attended Oklahoma Christian College in Oklahoma City and York College in York, Neb. Garry graduated from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1964. He was...
Robert "Bob" Gene Rietveld
Feb 2, 2014
Robert "Bob" Gene Rietveld, 83, died Feb. 2, 2014, at Hospice House. He was born Sept. 26, 1930, in rural Pella, Iowa, to Dick and Clara DeGoey Rietveld. He married Geraldine "Gerry" VanDerLeest in Prairie City, Iowa, on Aug. 18, 1952. They moved from Newton, Iowa, in 1963. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955....
Esther Elizabeth "Toni" Achilles
Jan 31, 2014
Esther Elizabeth "Toni" Achilles, 90, went home to be with our Lord on January 31, 2014, in South Hutchinson. She was born December 7, 1923, to Peter and Elizabeth Goossen Nikkel, in Inman, KS. She moved to California in 1933, where she attended schools in the San Joaquin Valley, graduating from Turlock High School in 1942. She attended San Jose...
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...
