Leona Cooper Wiens-Friesen
Aug 21, 2013
Leona Cooper Wiens-Friesen, 100, passed away on Aug. 21, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after a two week illness with her family at her bedside. She was born on Nov. 7, 1912, in rural Reno County, to Charles Levitt and Lillian May Stuart Cooper and lived in the Nickerson and Hutchinson area her entire life. Leona graduated from Reno...
Myka Estel Roddy
Aug 19, 2013
Myka Estel Roddy was born on August 19, 2013, at 12:23 p.m., and passed away at 2:03 p.m. in the arms of her parents, Justin and Jessica Roddy, at Via Christi Hospital, Wichita. She is survived by: two brothers, Dakota Bryan Roddy, and Anzen James Roddy; grandparents, Pam Roddy, Estella and Rafe Davis, and John and Sharla Rich; great-grandparents, Al...
Claudette Kay Payne
Aug 18, 2013
Claudette Kay Payne, 50, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. She was born June 2, 1963, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Claude Dwayne and Carolyn Kay Spencer Herbison. She was a 1981 graduate of Central Christian High School, a 1998 graduate of Wichita Technical College and a member of the Association of Nutrition and Food Service Professionals. Claudette was an assistant...
Mary Ann Fast
Aug 17, 2013
Mary Ann Fast, 51, died Aug. 17, 2013, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born July 28, 1962, in Hutchinson, to Ezra Sylvan "Bill" and Beulah N. (Sturgeon) Fast. She graduated from Buhler High School in 1980, then attended Hutchinson Community College, Fort Hays State University and Grace Bible College. She was a member of Union Valley Bible Church....
Alice V Blew Willems
Aug 16, 2013
Alice V. Blew Willems, 84, died Friday, August 16, 2013. She was born March 3, 1929, at Moundridge, the daughter of Rienold J. and Emeila Fischer Borth. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School and a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Alice was a drapery seamstress and a homemaker. On October 6, 1946, she married Charles Leon Blew...
Judith Ann Gabel
Aug 16, 2013
Judith Ann Gabel, 70, died Aug. 16, 2013, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kan. She was born Dec. 10, 1942, to Harry and Alice Schooler Mooney in Hutchinson, Kan. She was a 1960 graduate of Hutchinson High School. Judith moved to Wichita in 1974 and worked for Cessna as a key punch operator. Then in 1996 she moved to...
Rosa Mary Fuson
Aug 14, 2013
Rosa Mary Moore Fuson, 88, died Aug. 14, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born Feb. 11, 1925, in Hutchinson, to George Sr. and Clara (Ziegler) Foster. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Soroptimist International. On June 27, 1948, she married Robert A. Moore in Hutchinson. He died Dec. 13, 1979. On Dec. 27, 1986, she married...
Alberta J. Spaeny
Aug 13, 2013
Alberta J. Spaeny, 84, died Aug. 13, 2013, in Wichita. She was born Feb. 2, 1929, in Hoisington, to Wilbur and Emma (Sherrill) Humphrey. Alberta graduated from Hoisington High School in 1947. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and Hutchinson Hospital Auxiliary. She worked for Hutch National Bank for 40 years. On Jan....
Moretha Miller Lyman
Aug 12, 2013
HAVEN - Moretha Miller-Lyman, 97, passed away Aug. 12, 2013, at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson, Kan. She was born Nov. 4, 1915, to Walter and Edna Neel, in Windom, and grew up in Hutchinson. In 1937, she married Clark C. Miller at her parents home in Hutchinson. The couple lived on their farm until his death in 1983. She married...
Robert Stanley "Bob" Williams
Aug 10, 2013
Robert Stanley "Bob" Williams, 86, died Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Hospice House. He was born at Stafford, June 7, 1927, the son of Robert Joel and Fannie Ella Marie Dickson Williams. He was a 1945 graduate of Stafford High School, a member of Journey at South Hutchinson Mennonite, had been a volunteer at Elmdale Senior Center, Reno County Food...
David S. Miller
Aug 10, 2013
David S. Miller Jr., 74, loving father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on Aug. 10, 2013, at Avita Health and Rehab at Reed's Cove, Wichita, Kan. He was born April 14, 1939, to David Sr. and Elsie Mast Miller in Berlin, Ohio. He was a graduate of Berlin High School in 1957 and attended Goshen College. After Goshen, David...
Ted Lee Cunningham
Aug 8, 2013
BUHLER - Ted L. Cunningham, 82, died Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was born at Farlington, October 7, 1930, the son of Joseph and Nellie Johnson Cunningham. He was a 1949, graduate of Girard High School, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manhattan, and served in the Army Reserve from 1950 to 1962. Ted had been the...
Wayne Lawson
Aug 7, 2013
Alfred Wayne Lawson, 88, died August 7, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. He was born May 9, 1925, in Hutchinson, the youngest son of Dwight and Florence Lawson. He attended Hutchinson schools, graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942, and attended KU. He was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1943, and served as an infantry soldier in...
Mary Elizabeth Hazen Ward
Aug 6, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Hazen Ward, 93, died Aug. 6, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Stark, Kan., to Ray and Dicy (Williamson) Inman. She married Forrest Hazen in 1938. He died in July 1992. She then married Charles Ward Jr. in 1995. He died in June 1998. Mary was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church...
Ryan Buhrle
Aug 4, 2013
Ryan Buhrle, age 98, died Aug. 4, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1915, in Kiowa County, near Haviland, Kan., the son of Shelton G. and Allie Elnora Ryan Buhrle. He graduated from Pierceville, Kan. High School in 1933, and farmed for a short time. Later moving to Great Bend, he started working for Nash...
Steven "Chives" James Fairbanks
Aug 3, 2013
Steven James "Chives" Fairbanks, 61, died Aug. 3, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born June 25, 1952, in Hutchinson, the son of Philip H. and Teresa K. (Panetta) Fairbanks. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1971. Steven recently retired from the City of Hutchinson. Survivors include: father, Philip H. Fairbanks and wife Rita of South Hutchinson; mother,...
George G. Moss
Aug 2, 2013
George G. Moss, 83, died August 2, 2013, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born April 20, 1930, in Hutchinson, to Garold and Anna (Shugar) Moss. George graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1948 and retired as an independent contractor for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He met Betty Ann Bender...
Janice Jean Withington
Aug 2, 2013
Janice J. Withington, 76, died August 2, 2013 at her home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. She was born April 27, 1937, in Norwich, New York, the daughter of Lewis and Ona (Martin) Withington. A beloved sister and aunt, Jan will always be remembered by her family and held in their hearts. Janice graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1955. She...
John B. Robl
Aug 1, 2013
John B. Robl, 70, died August 1, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 26, 1943, to Alvin Andrew and Martha Irene (Link) Robl in Hutchinson. John worked as a parts manager for John Deere for many years and later retired from Lowe's. He married Linda Brown on Dec. 14, 1971, in Salina, Kan. She survives. Other...
Grant Raymond Colby, Jr.
Aug 1, 2013
Grant Raymond Colby Jr., 72, died Aug. 1, 2013, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. He was born March 16, 1941, in Hutchinson, the son of Grant Raymond Sr. and Freda Henrietta (Sly) Colby. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1959 and attended Hutchinson Community College. He served in the United States Army as a PFC from 1959 -...
