Carl H. Breidenstein, Jr.
Jan 29, 2013
ARLINGTON - Carl H. Breidenstein, 91, died at his home in Arlington on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. He was born on Nov. 18, 1921, to Carl Breidenstein Sr. and Rose Catte Breidenstein. After his mother died when he was a junior in high school, he later welcomed Mary Hole Breidenstein as his stepmother. He was the third generation to farm...
Marie Ann Helus
Jan 28, 2013
Marie Ann Helus, 82, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. She was born at Wilson on Aug. 2, 1930, the daughter of Fred and Theresa Freibus Galliardt. She was a member of New Life Church of the Nazarene and had worked for Leech Products for 12 years. On Nov. 16, 1950, she married Roy Helus in Clovis, NM. He died Dec....
Mildred Irene Porter
Jan 28, 2013
Mildred Irene Porter, 90, died Jan. 28, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Hanston, Kan., to David "Todd" and Matilda E. (Hubin) Miller. She married Earl W. Porter on Sept. 29, 1940, in St. John. He died Sept. 6, 1986. Mildred earned the title of Mother of the Year in 1969. She was...
Clifford "Buddy" Earl Barnes, Sr.
Jan 27, 2013
Clifford Earl "Buddy" Barnes Sr., 77, died Jan. 27, 2013, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 29, 1935, to Clarence Arthur and Cora Leal Smith Barnes in Hutchinson, Kan. He owned and operated Barnes Tree Service for over 50 years, was a fireman and attended Christian Full Gospel Chapel of Prayer. Clifford served in the Army and...
Grace Ferguson
Jan 26, 2013
Grace Ferguson, 81, died Jan. 26, 2013, at her home. She was born Nov. 29, 1931, in Wellsford, Kan., the daughter of Anfred Lloyde Leland and Pearl Mae Fankhouser Johnson. She graduated from Haviland Friends Academy in 1949, from Friends Bible College in 1951, and received her B.A. from Friends University in 1988. Grace married Delmar Ferguson Jan. 18, 1951,...
Dolores Marie Gullickson
Jan 25, 2013
Dolores Marie Gullickson, 87, died January 25, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born July 2, 1925, in Larchwood, IA, to John Thomas and Elizabeth (Kramer) Meyers. A member of the Church of the Holy Cross, she was also a member of the Altar Society and Veronica Circle. On November 15, 1946, she married Leon Edward Gullickson in Sioux Falls,...
Maxine Snow
Jan 25, 2013
Maxine Snow, 90, died Friday January 25, 2013. She was born in Arlington September 5, 1922, the daughter of John and Effie Reed Witte. She was a 1940, graduate of Amorita High School, Amorita, Oklahoma, was a dedicated Hutchinson Community College basketball fan and had been a cashier for Dillons for 39 years retiring in 1986. Maxine had worked at...
Evelyn L. Mckinney
Jan 25, 2013
Evelyn L. McKinney, 94, died Jan. 25, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Center. She was born Nov. 9, 1918, in Riverdale, Calif., the daughter of Joseph and Effie Braddy Smiley. Evelyn married Russell C. McKinney on Nov. 23, 1956, in Howard, Kan. They were residents of Wichita, Fredonia, and Chetopa, Kan., before moving to Hutchinson. She is survived by: her...
Debbie Anderson
Jan 25, 2013
Debbie Anderson, 45, passed away January 25, 2013, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center on St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born March 30, 1967, in Ft. Scott. Debbie graduated from Burlington High School in Burlington, Ks, then attended Emporia State University. She married Scott Anderson in 1990, in Emporia, then moved to Hutchinson in 1991. Debbie worked at...
Doyle Eugene Symonds
Jan 24, 2013
Doyle Eugene Symonds, 54, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. He was born Dec. 16, 1958, in Hutchinson, the son of Jimmie and Jackie Symonds. He was a lifetime Hutchinson resident, graduating from Hutchinson High School. Doyle was a self-employed painter. He is survived by: his children, Shannon, Tyler and Jimmie; his parents; a sister, Dorthea and her husband Eddie Wooten;...
Opal Leah Kerwood
Jan 24, 2013
Opal Leah Kerwood, 87, died January 24, 2013, at her home in Moundridge, Kan. She was born January 17, 1926, in Miami, Oklahoma to James Albert and Willie May (Swepston) Tadlock. She graduated from Herington High School in 1944, attended LPN training and two years at JUCO. Opal was an LPN and a bus attendant. She was a member of...
Maxine Mildred Jenkins
Jan 24, 2013
Maxine Mildred Jenkins, 82, died January 24, 2013, in Nickerson. She was born May 28, 1930, in Hutchinson to John and Hazel Sparks Socha. She was a 1948, graduate of Hutchinson High School. On June 4, 1949, she married Charles "Buck" Lawrence Jenkins in Hutchinson. He died January 19, 2007. Other survivors include: son, Charles Jenkins and wife Jane, Nickerson;...
Marian Joyce Heaton
Jan 23, 2013
Marian J. Heaton, 92, died Jan. 23, 2013, at Golden Plains Health Care Center. She was born May 10, 1920, to Alpha Wallace and Iva Althea Sample Stephenson. She married Orville Keith Heaton. He died June 5, 1990. She was a homemaker. There will be a private graveside service at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson. Friends may sign the memorial...
Gerald "Gee" F. Raymond
Jan 23, 2013
Gerald F. "Gee" Raymond, 89, died Jan. 23, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born Feb. 6, 1923, in Haven, to Gabriel F. and Minnie (Stade) Raymond. Gerald was an insurance agent, real-estate broker, and retired as a correctional officer for KSIR. He was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and American Legion. He was a...
Ralph R. Goering
Jan 23, 2013
Ralph R. Goering, 87, died Jan. 23, 2013, at Wesley Towers, Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 2, 1925, in Seattle, Wash., the son of Elmer P. and Elma (Sherwood) Goering. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and was a World War II Army veteran receiving the bronze star and purple heart. Ralph was a retired Reno County...
Mary L. Conboy
Jan 22, 2013
Mary L. Conboy, 60, died on Jan. 22, 2013, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 20, 1952, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Alvin Orral Beery and Joan Corrine (Dole) Cully. Mary graduated from St. Teresa's Catholic High School and Hutchinson Community College. Survivors include: three children, Krista Smalley and husband Raymond of Wichita, Michelle Bonilla and fiance...
Lena A. Barker
Jan 21, 2013
Lena A. Barker, 88, died Jan. 21, 2013, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 2, 1924, in Hutchinson, to Rolley L. and Mable J. (Houghton) Dale. Lena graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a seamstress for Wiley's for 19 years. She married Joseph B. Barker...
Viola May Oakley
Jan 21, 2013
Viola May Oakley, 88, died Jan. 21, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 7, 1924, in Newton to Leonard and Anna (Block) Danner. Viola was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, American Legion Auxiliary, and volunteered at the Cosmosphere. She married Donald R. Oakley on August 6, 1950, in Wichita. Survivors include: husband, Donald Oakley of...
Joyce R Hobart
Jan 21, 2013
Joyce R. Hobart, 83, died Jan. 21, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born June 20, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of William Lawrence Rock and Harriet McGregor Rock. Joyce was a graduate of the University of Kansas and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority while at KU. She married Harold Nelson Hobart Jr. on Aug....
Robert "Bob" R. Ross, Sr.
Jan 18, 2013
Robert R. Ross, Sr., (Bob), 87, died peacefully Friday morning, January 18, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was born in Plymouth, Ohio, to the late Willard and Eva Ross. Robert celebrated 66 years of marriage to his bride Doneta. He was a graduate of Heidelburg College, served in World War II, and was a veteran of the US Navy...
