Geraldine Lurie "Gerry" Wise
Apr 20, 2013
Geraldine Lurie "Gerry" Wise, 89, died April 20, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born April 21, 1923, in Benton County, Mo., to Albert Aai and Emma Lovyna (Patterson) Gemes. She graduated from Warsaw High School in 1940 and S.W. Baptist College in Bolivar, Mo. She taught elementary school for 10 years and was a lifelong Sunday school teacher and...
Barbara "Barb" Marie Harden
Apr 19, 2013
Barbara Marie "Barb" Harden, 71, died Friday, April 19, 2013. She was born at Plevna October 29, 1941, the daughter of Wayne and Glenda Marie Smith Wisby. She was a 1959 graduate of Hutchinson High School and had been owner of the Sunshine Cafe, Nickerson for 25 years retiring in 2007. On August 1, 1959, she married Wallace A. Harden...
Nellie Agnes Bostick
Apr 19, 2013
Nellie Agnes Bostick, 90, died Friday, April 19, 2013. She was born in Morton County, Kansas, June 12, 1922, the daughter of Wesley and Ada Mae Sullivan Dunigan. She was a 1940 graduate of Johnson High School and had been a bookkeeper-secretary for Morton Salt Company, Wilsco Products and retired from Underground Vaults and Storage. On December 22, 1941, she...
Barbara Marie "Barb" Harden
Apr 19, 2013
Barbara Marie "Barb" Harden, 71, died Friday, April 19, 2013. She was born at Plevna October 29, 1941, the daughter of Wayne and Glenda Marie Smith Wisby. She was a 1959 graduate of Hutchinson High School and had been owner of the Sunshine Café, Nickerson for 25 years retiring in 2007. On August 1, 1959, she married Wallace A. Harden...
George Davenport Martin, Jr.
Apr 17, 2013
George Davenport Martin Jr., 83, died April 17, 2013, in Houston, Texas. He was born Feb. 6, 1930, in Hutchinson, Kan., the son of George Sr. and Edith (Bradley) Martin. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and received his bachelor's from the University of Denver. George served in the Army and was stationed at Ft. Riley. On March 23, 1952,...
Melissa J. Klinkerman
Apr 16, 2013
Melissa J. Klinkerman, 33, died April 16, 2013, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Aug. 2, 1979, in Wichita, to Roger and Becky (Tucker) Pinkston. Melissa was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and was a caregiver. She married Ronald Klinkerman. He died in 2010. She is survived by: daughter, Cara Ann Klinkerman of Sterling; parents, Becky...
Dorothy J. Main
Apr 15, 2013
Dorothy J. Main, 85, died April 15, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born Sept. 13, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., to Roy O. and Etta M. (McNair) Meadors. On April 22, 1949, she married Robert Main Jr. in Chicago, Ill. He died Nov. 8, 2002. A member of the former Northminster Presbyterian Church, she was a church school teacher...
Ollie V. Williams
Apr 14, 2013
Ollie V. Williams, 95, died April 14, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 28, 1917, in Hutchinson, to Erick and Helga Johnson. She was a 1935 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended business school. She was a ten-year employee at Cessna, a homemaker, a member of Eastern Star and First Baptist Church. Ollie was...
Jack E. Delventhal
Apr 14, 2013
ARLINGTON - Jack E. Delventhal, 87, died April 14, 2013, at Kingman Community Hospital, Kingman. He was born May 22, 1925, in Arlington, Kan., to William H. and Clara D. Toms Delventhal. He was a graduate of Arlington High School and a member of Arlington Presbyterian Church. Jack was a WWII veteran, serving in the US Army Air Force as...
Mary Ann Flax
Apr 12, 2013
Mary Ann Flax, 81, died April 12, 2013, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor, Sterling. She was born Jan. 5, 1932, in Victoria, Kan., the daughter of Raymond and Anna Kuhn. Parish Rosary will be at 11 a.m., with Memorial Mass to follow at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Hutchinson. Friends may sign the book from...
Christine C Carter
Apr 12, 2013
Christine C. Carter, 92, died April 12, 2013, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 5, 1921, to Nicholas and Gertrude Hommertzheim Schoenecker in Sedgwick County, near Schulte. She moved with her family to Kingman County in 1926, south of St. Leo, Kan. Christine went to grade school in Andale, Kan., living with her Aunt Anna Hommertzheim for...
Faye S. Abildgaard
Apr 11, 2013
Faye S. Abildgaard, 86, died April 11, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 28, 1926, in Hutchinson, to Edward and Mary (Davis) Smith. A 1944 graduate of Hutchinson High School, she was a member of the Alumni Association. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. On Feb. 11, 1955, Faye married John K. Abildgaard in Hutchinson....
Freda J. Keesling
Apr 10, 2013
Freda J. Keesling, 85, died April 10, 2013, at her home. Born March 29, 1928, in Hutchinson, to Roy V. and Myrtle O. (Jordan) Staats, she graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1946. Along with being a loving mother and grandmother (and the world's best housekeeper), she worked at Pegues in Hutchinson and in the mail department of Boeing/Wichita. She...
Iola L Wright
Apr 9, 2013
Iola L. Wright, 76, of Hutchinson, Kan., was born April 15, 1936, in Summit, Okla. She was the daughter of Luther and Oetta Nelson Crawford. Iola graduated from Hutchinson High School. She worked for Pittsburg Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kan., and Hutchinson Community Junior College for many years. After retiring from Hutch Juco, she worked at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility from...
Delmar Daniel Schwartz
Apr 9, 2013
Delmar Daniel Schwartz, 86, died April 9, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 18, 1926, in Kingman, to Daniel and Virgie (Upchurch) Schwartz. On Dec. 14, 1946, he married Cleda Allene Wipf in Kingman. He has sorely missed her since her death on Dec. 18, 1998. Delmar was a member of First Church of the Nazarene since...
Mabyn Margaret Roberts
Apr 8, 2013
Mabyn Margaret Roberts, 100, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 21, 1913, in Brock, Neb., to Jesse L. and Kathryn Garber Haith. She married Harold Finley Roberts on June 9, 1935, in Hutchinson. He died March 3, 1984. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, was a Life Master...
Janis Lorene Nash Vincent
Apr 7, 2013
Janis Lorene Nash Vincent, 76, died April 7, 2013, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center, Wichita. She was born Oct. 7, 1936, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Ray and Melba Bradford. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident, moving from St. Joseph, Mo. Janis was a beautician in her early years and then retired as a central supply supervisor...
Dorothy May Ensz
Apr 6, 2013
Dorothy May Ensz, 84, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born at Newton November 28, 1928, the daughter of George T. and Marie Kroeker Schierling. She was a 1946 graduate of Newton High School and 1947 graduate of Adela Hale Business College. Dorothy had been a bank teller at First National Bank, Hutchinson, for...
Richard "Dick" D. Geis
Apr 5, 2013
Richard D. "Dick" Geis, 81, died April 5, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born August 23, 1931, in Durham, to Frederick and Esther O. (Herbel) Geis. Dick graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1950. He was retired from the United States Air Force, serving from 1948 to 1968. He later retired as a machine operator from Farmland Industries. On...
Frances L. Koop
Apr 3, 2013
Frances L. (Gould) Koop, 88, died April 3, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born April 2, 1925, to Eugene Charles and Ida Witte Gould in Ulysses, KS. She was a member of Eastwood Church of Christ and was involved with the Ladies Bible Class. Frances was also a member of the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68 and V.F.W....
