Carolyn "Sue" Richardson
Jun 5, 2013
Carolyn "Sue" Richardson, 62, passed away June 5, 2013, at her home in Sterling. She was born Sept. 14, 1950, in Eureka, Kan., the daughter of Charles "Floyd" Benton and Ida Angeline Townsend. She delivered flowers for many years for Hutchinson Floral and was a homemaker and mother. She married Randy Travis Richardson Dec. 30, 1976, in Hutchinson, Kan. He...
Robert Luther Breidenstein
Jun 5, 2013
Robert Luther Breidenstein, 102, died June 5, 2013, in Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 1, 1911, to Julius and Emma Maphet Breidenstein in Arlington, Kan. He was a 1930 graduate of Arlington High School. He retired from Cessna as a machinist and was a farmer and belonged to Arlington United Methodist Church. On July 23, 1933, he married Hazel E....
Kenneth F. Brungardt
Jun 5, 2013
Kenneth F. Brungardt, 83, died June 5, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. He was born Jan. 9, 1930, in Morland. He attended high school at Maur Hill Prep in Atchison and college at Kansas State University. In April of 1951, Kenneth enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served his country as a Second Lieutenant during the Korean Conflict....
Elsie Mae Jenkins
Jun 4, 2013
Elsie Mae Jenkins, 93, died June 4, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born April 9, 1920, in Salem, Texas, to Joe and Bessie Dunn Graham. Elsie had been a Hutchinson resident since 1935, except four years near Hot Springs, Ark. She was a mother, grandmother, and homemaker. She married Vernie Jenkins Jan 15, 1938 in Wichita. He...
Roy "Phil" Phillip Christensen
Jun 4, 2013
Roy Phillip "Phil" Christensen, 89, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013, after a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 13, 1924, in Hutchinson, the son of Roy Abry and Sophia Ann Walters Christensen. He was a 1941 graduate of Hutchinson High School, a member of First Baptist Church, a veteran of the 450th Army Air Force, a member of Scottish Rite...
Kenneth "Ken" Keith Keener
Jun 3, 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Kenneth Keith "Ken" Keener, former resident of Hutchinson, passed away on June 3, 2013, in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the age of 88. Kenneth was born March 8, 1925, in Hutchinson, and was a 1943 graduate of Hutchinson High School. On Aug. 29, 1947, he married Frances May Little in Hutchinson. She survives. Kenneth was born...
Virginia L. Fesler
Jun 3, 2013
Virginia L. Fesler, 82, died June 3, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born Sept. 15, 1930, in Hutchinson, to George W. and Audrey G. (Brown) Ebeling. She owned Fesler Investment Rentals and was a member of First Christian Church. On Aug. 9, 1971, she married Delton R. Fesler in Great Bend. He survives. Other survivors include: son, Tim Christopher...
Ronald Leroy Kerwood
Jun 3, 2013
Ronald LeRoy Kerwood, 73, died June 3, 2013, at Pleasant View Home in Inman. He was born Dec. 6, 1939, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Lloyd Archie Ray and Mildred Maxine Coon Kerwood. Ronald was a 1958 graduate of Hutchinson High School. He was in the Air Force National Guard and was a printer for Dillons Grocery Stores. Survivors include: son,...
Karen Kay Evans
Jun 2, 2013
Karen Kay Evans, 72, died June 2, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 9, 1941, to Frank and Maxine Cross Holland, in Tulsa, Okla. Karen graduated from Sterling High School and Wichita State University. She was a retired social worker for the Salvation Army. She is survived by: her three sons, Jeff Zimmerman of Santa Cruz,...
Ronald D. "Ron" Schrag
Jun 1, 2013
Ronald D. "Ron" Schrag, 74, died June 1, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, following a heart attack. He was born Sept. 10, 1938, at Newton, Kan., the son of Paul G. and Mae E. Stucky Schrag. Ron was raised on a farm in Harvey County, near Moundridge, Kan., and was baptized at Eden Mennonite Church. He attended school at...
Robert Duane Brunk
May 31, 2013
Robert Duane Brunk, 68, died Friday May 31, 2013. He was born in Hutchinson, January 8, 1945, the son of Ivan E. and Evelyn Grace Ely Brunk. He graduated from Inman High School in 1943, and then from Hutchinson Community College. He was an Army National Guard veteran. Robert's career was in trucking. He drove and worked for Friesen Truck...
Eula W. Fry
May 31, 2013
Eula W. Fry, 93, died May 31, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born September 20, 1919, to William and Mary Sites Watkins in Hutchinson. She was a 1937 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Salt City Business College. She was a retired secretary for Equitable Life Insurance Co. She was preceded in death by her parents and a...
Donald E. Hudson
May 31, 2013
Donald E. Hudson, 79, passed away May 31, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Retirement Communities. He was born July 19, 1933, in Macksville, KS, the second child of Lee and Helen (Stromet) Hudson. He attended Livingston Grade School and Macksville High School. Donald was a member of First United Methodist Church and was a building host for 4 1/2 years. He...
Carolyn Kay Dooley
May 31, 2013
Carolyn Kay Dooley, age 71, passed away on May 31, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born September 12, 1941, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Glen and Ann Waterman Trapp. Carolyn was a graduate of Wichita East High School, Wichita, Kansas then graduated from McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas in 1963, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in...
Eleanor M. Vancampen
May 30, 2013
Eleanor M. VanCampen, 85, died May 30, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born May 2, 1928, in Holyrood, to Felix Z. and Emma B. (Heesch) Lanzl. A 1945 graduate of Holyrood High School, she attended Adela Hale Business School in Hutchinson. She was a clerk in the Reno County Treasurer's Office Tag Department for 12 years and a...
Ida F. Laudani
May 29, 2013
Ida F. Laudani, 76, died May 29, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 19, 1936, in Catania, Sicily, Italy, to Joseph and Mary Defilippo Laudani. She is survived by: nieces and nephews, Freeman Sands of Massachusetts, Maria Whitcomb of Colorado, Carla Wood of Massachusetts, Rosanna Sands of Massachusetts, Paula Sands of South Hutchinson, Christopher Sands of...
Joann Lee
May 28, 2013
JoAnn Lee, 87, died May 28, 2013, in Lawton, Okla. She was born June 17, 1925, in Kremlin, Okla., the daughter of James and Stella Brown Herbison. She was a homemaker and had worked for Barkley's Kwik Wash. On Jan. 21, 1946, she married Edward Silas Lee Sr. in Newton, Kan. He died Feb. 20, 1995. Survivors include: daughter, Reba...
Agnes Locke
May 27, 2013
Agnes Locke, 94, died May 27, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born May 18, 1919, in the family home west of Kingman, the daughter of John and Vivian Cox Nunemaker. A graduate of Langdon High school, she attended Hutchinson Community College, Kansas State University in Manhattan, Emporia State College and Sterling College, earning a degree in social work. She...
Roy Dean Adamson
May 27, 2013
ANDOVER - Roy Dean Adamson, 77, passed away on May 27, 2013, at Victoria Falls Nursing Home, Andover, Kan. He was born Nov. 8, 1935, to Kenneth C. and Ruby Lee Himes Adamson in Toronto, Kan. He was a 1953 graduate of Bushton High School and attended New Hope Baptist Church. A strong, smart "Man Among Men" Roy mastered several...
Lenora Jean "Jeannie" Moore
May 27, 2013
Lenora Jean "Jeannie" Moore, 71, went to be with her Lord, May 27, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 6, 1941, in Newton, Kan., the daughter of Frederick Amos and Martha Lucille Zarnowski Shultz. Jeannie graduated from Mount Carmel in 1959. On June 10, 1967, she married her sweetheart, Jay Leon Moore in Newton, Kan. They...
