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...
Clarence M. Mollett
Sep 29, 2013
Clarence Maier Mollett passed away Sept. 29, 2013, at Hester Care Center in Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 15, 1923, in St. Joseph, Mo., to C.M. and Henrietta Maier Mollett. Clarence was a lifelong resident of Hutchinson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1940, then attended Hutchinson Juco. After serving in the navy for four years during World War...
Florene Fay Goering
Sep 29, 2013
Florene Fay Goering, 76, died Sept. 29, 2013, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 19, 1937, to David J. and Lizzie Graber Flickner in Pretty Prairie, Kan. She was a 1955 graduate of Pretty Prairie High School and attended two years at Bethel College. Florene was an active member of First Mennonite Church of Hutchinson, Business Women's...
Burtice Jane Carson Layman
Sep 27, 2013
Burtice Jane Carson Layman, 95, died Friday, September 27, 2013. She was a resident at Dillon Living Center. She was born July 17, 1918, on a farm north of Zenith, Kansas, the daughter of Cephas and Minnie Swisher Carson. Burtice graduated from Sylvia High School in 1935. On July 24, 1940, she married Joy Layman. He died in 1952. She...
Billy "Pappy" G. Hartung
Sep 27, 2013
Billy G. "Pappy" Hartung, 80, went to be with our Lord and Savior on September 27, 2013. He was born September 30, 1932, in Junction City, to Henry C. and Mable K. (Witt) Hartung. He graduated from Junction City High School in 1952, and from Hutchinson Community College in 1994. Billy was a member of First Christian Church, S,A.L.T. Group,...
Lois R Wenzel
Sep 26, 2013
Lois R. Wenzel, 85, died Sept. 26, 2013, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born June 5, 1928, in South Hutchinson, the daughter of Ivan Charles and Barbara Arvilla (Byerley) Randles. Lois graduated from Hutchinson High School and later worked for Bell Telephone. She also worked as a secretary for Wenzel Construction Inc. and USD 308, all...
Phyllis May Southworth
Sep 26, 2013
Phyllis May Southworth, 80, died Sept. 26, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 20, 1932, in Harper County, Kan., to Charles Edgar and Olive Gertrude Collumber Cole. She was a 1950 graduate of Argonia High School, Ottawa University in 1955, and she received her Masters from Western State, Gunnison, Colo., in 1969. Phyllis was retired from...
Karla Jo Vonachen
Sep 26, 2013
Karla Jo Vonachen, 47, died September 26, 2013. She was born September 13, 1966, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Burman B. and Verna B. (Doerksen) Severtson. Karla graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1985. In 1989, she graduated from Kansas University and later received her Masters in Library Sciences from Emporia State University in 1997. Karla worked for...
Audrey Rose Vonachen
Sep 26, 2013
Audrey Rose Vonachen, 11, died September 26, 2013. She was born October 17, 2001, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Steve and Karla Jo (Severtson) Vonachen. Audrey was a 6th grader at Prosperity Grade School where she played the trombone in the band. She was also a member of the 56 Club at CrossPoint Church. She is survived by: her father,...
Janet Joy Doughty
Sep 25, 2013
Janet Joy Doughty, 70, died Sept. 25, 2013, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 22, 1943, to William Robert and Norma V. Rogers Snyder Norton in Smith Center, Kan. She graduated from Osborne High School in 1961 and then from the Asbury School of Nursing in Salina, Kan., in 1964. Janet was a geriatric Registered Nurse for...
James "Jim" R. Bearce
Sep 25, 2013
James R. "Jim" Bearce died Sept. 25, 2013, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born April 14, 1933, in LaJunta, Colo., to James and Alice (Gilkerson) Bearce. On Dec. 27, 1953, he married Harriet Hawley in Topeka. She survives. Jim graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University, where he was a charter member of the Kansas Delta...
Lloyd W. Deaver
Sep 25, 2013
Lloyd W. Deaver, loving father and grandfather, 93, died Sept. 25, 2013, at Buhler Sunshine Home. Lloyd was born Jan. 23, 1920, in Truesdale, Kan., the son of Ralph W. and Jennie Hinderliter Deaver. Raised in Truesdale and Belpre, he graduated from Belpre High School in 1937 and was captain of the football team his senior year. Lloyd was drafted...
Richard "Dick" D. Popp
Sep 25, 2013
Richard D. "Dick" Popp, formerly assistant publisher of The Hutchinson News, died Sept. 25, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born March 20, 1928, the son of Fred W. and Nora (Sell) Popp. He completed elementary education at Dighton, Kansas, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Denver University in 1950. He served two years in the Army...
Judy Brownell
Sep 24, 2013
Judy Brownell, 71, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. She was born Jan. 23, 1942, in Topeka, the daughter of William and Mildred Petty Hamilton. She was a graduate of Topeka High School, a member of Delta Gamma Sorority at Washburn University, Topeka, and had been attending Emanuel Lutheran Church. Judy was a passionate and...
Alvin Ehrlich
Sep 23, 2013
Alvin Ehrlich, 90, died Sept. 23, 2013, of natural causes at Mennonite Friendship Community, South Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 2, 1923, in Russell, Kan., the son of Gotfred and Ida (Strecker) Ehrlich. Alvin was a Word War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 as a Tech 4, where he received the World War II...
