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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...
Geneva Claire Geist Singleton
May 26, 2013
Geneva Claire Geist Singleton, 83, died May 26, 2013, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born April 25, 1930, the daughter of Clifford and Lou Anderson Geist, in Preston. She graduated from Preston High School in 1948. She then graduated from Sterling College. She married Calvin Singleton August 6, 1952, in Preston. Geneva taught in Olmitz, Plevna, Yoder, Arlington,...
Kathleen M. Daines
May 26, 2013
Kathleen M. "Nan" Daines, 80, died May 26, 2013, at her home. She was born Jan. 20, 1933, in Hutchinson, to James Thomas and Chloie Mae (Williams) Reed. She was a medication aide at Broadacres for over thirty years. On Sept. 25, 1945, she married Leon A. Daines in Hutchinson. He died April 21, 2008. Survivors include: two daughters, Patty...
Donald Ray "Don" Murphy
May 24, 2013
Donald Ray "Don" Murphy, 90, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born at Penalosa, December 7, 1922, the son of Pearl and Mary Lawson Murphy. He was a 1940, graduate of Langdon High School and a graduate of Coyne Electrical School in 1943. Don was a World War II Army veteran serving in the European...
Viva Kittle-Dunn
May 23, 2013
Viva Kittle-Dunn began celebrating in Heaven May 23, 2013. She was born at Stafford, March 14, 1911, the daughter of Bert and Sophia Wulfemeyer Chiles. She was a 1929 graduate of Abbyville High School, attended Bethel College, had taught Sunday School in both Langdon and Abbyville communities for nearly 50 years. Viva painted textile, china and ceramics, and taught china...
James "Jim" William Fowler
May 22, 2013
James "Jim" William Fowler, 68, died May 22, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born November 28, 1944, to John Cecil, Sr. and Lucile May Ringland Fowler in Wichita, KS. He was in the United States Navy stationed on the USS Ranger and was a member of the V.F.W. Post #6240 in Russell, KS. On May 4,...
Robert H. Stelter
May 20, 2013
Robert H. Stelter, 92, died May 20, 2013, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 5, 1920, the son of Carl W. and Pauline E. Dirks Stelter. Robert worked for Cessna for 27 1/2 years and also farmed for 50 years. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles...
James Elzia Ford
May 19, 2013
James Elzia Ford, 72, died May 19, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1940, to Elzia and Emma Edna Taylor Ford. He is a 1958 graduate of Parma High School, Parma, Mo. He was in the United States Air Force and United States Navy and was very proud that he served in both branches. On...
Amos H. Swepston, Sr.
May 19, 2013
Amos H. Swepston Sr., 71, died May 19, 2013, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 23, 1941, in Tahlequah, Okla., to Charles and Emma (Glenn) Swepston. He is survived by: companion, Gail Thomas; children, Amos Swepston Jr. and wife Natalie, Cathy McMillen, Tonya Conner and husband Ricky, Amber Klug and husband Shawn, and Charles Swepston; 16 grandchildren;...
Clare Elmer Davisson, Jr.
May 18, 2013
PLEVNA - Clare Elmer Davisson Jr., 88, was born near Sylvia, Kan., on Aug. 20, 1924, the son of Clare Sr. and Alice Irene Ritcha Davisson and died May 18, 2013. He was a graduate of Plevna High School - Class of '42, a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, rancher and carpenter living on the same farm near Plevna for 64 years....
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