Obituaries

Mar 13, 2013

Karen Rae McIntosh Karen Rae McIntosh, 77, died March 13, 2013, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Feb. 23, 1936, in Hutchinson, to Victor Warren and Thelma Rita Baker Keckler. She received her master's degree in 1972 from Wichita State University, Wichita. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, a lifetime member of NEA, belonged...

Mar 13, 2013

Glen E. Galliart, 78, passed away March 13, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born July 5, 1934, in Claflin, Kan., the son of Henry and Anna Grosshardt Galliart. Glen graduated from Claflin High School in 1952, and came to Hutchinson to attend Salt City Business College, where he met and married Eileen Arnold on July 9, 1954. Glen...

Mar 12, 2013

NEWARK, Del. - William H. "Bill" Morgan, 88, of Newark, Del., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, due to complications from hip fracture surgery two weeks prior to his death. He was born in Hutchinson, Kan., the son of the late John Albert and Elinor (Martin) Morgan. He served his country in the Merchant Marines during World War...

Mar 11, 2013

Nadine I. (Land) Wilch, 94, died March 11, 2013, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born April 10, 1918, on a farm six miles from Richland, Kan., to Edgar and Mary Land. She graduated from Berryton High School in 1936. She was a lifetime Topeka resident moving to Hutchinson in 2006. Nadine had a deep commitment to God and...

Mar 11, 2013

Hazel Fae Doherty, 90, died March 11, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 12, 1922, in Sylvan Grove, Kan., the daughter of Norman F. and Ida Wendling Hurlbut. She graduated from Sylvan Grove High School in 1940 and Kansas Wesleyan University in 1945. She completed additional graduate work at Wichita State University. She lived in Hutchinson...

Mar 11, 2013

Gary J. Banz, 83, died March 11, 2023, in Hutchinson.  Gary was born August 11, 1939, in Hutchinson, to Gerald G. & Mary Margaret (Ryan) Banz, who precede him in death.

He was a 1957 graduate of Haven High School, attended Hutchinson Junior College and then served two years in the United States Naval Reserve.  He married...

Mar 10, 2013

Margaret E. Dillon, 93, died Saturday, March 10, 2013, at Lexington Park Nursing Home, Topeka, Kan. She was born on Oct. 2, 1919, to Willie and Lillian Rahricht Camey at the family farm near Humansville, Mo. Margaret attended Weableau Grade School and graduated from Humansville High School in 1937. She attended Business College in Sedalia, Mo. Her first job was...

Mar 9, 2013

Nickerson - Mary Patricia "Pat" Wooledge, 91, died March 9, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born February 10, 1922, in Abbyville to Guy Emry and Mary A. (Coons) Thompson. She graduated from Partridge High School in 1941. Pat retired as Office Manager for JCPenney in 1985, after 25 years of service. She was a member of Nickerson...

Mar 9, 2013

Marsha Kay Vines Pederson, 64, died March 9, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 7, 1948, in Great Bend, Kan., to Chester Daniel and Gladys Mae Hollaway Vines Zumalt. She was a lifetime resident of Hutchinson and Lifelong member of Amvets and Auxillary of Amvets. She was a member of Full Gospel Church. On Aug. 31, 1968,...

Mar 9, 2013

Barbara Louise Park, 90, died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham. She was born in Grinnell November 17, 1922, the daughter of Leo and Lillian Gookins Brown. She was a 1939, graduate of Grinnell High School, attended Colorado Women's College, a member of Mitchell Chapel United Methodist Church, a member of Order of Eastern Star, Silver Leaf Chapter...

Mar 8, 2013

Blanche Showalter, 89, died Friday, March 8, 2013. She was born near Haven, September 4, 1923, the daughter of Joseph J. and Fannie Schrock Yoder. She was a lifetime Reno County resident, a member of Journey Mennonite Church and had been a homemaker and a teller at Yoder Bank. On December 15, 1940, she married Russell Dale Showalter in Hesston....

Mar 8, 2013

George I. Hindle, 83, died March 8, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born December 20, 1929, in Gashatay, Mongolia to missionary parents, Thomas and Louise (Siegrist) Hindle. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired piano tuner and repairman. Survivors include: a friend and caretaker, Lorrie Forbes, Hutchinson; two sons, David Hindle and wife Deb, Kansas City, MO, and...

Mar 4, 2013

S. Janel Marshall, 77, passed away March 4, 2013. She was born August 28, 1935, to A.T. and Bernadean Moore in Corpus Christi, Texas. On June 3, 1954, she married Brent Marshall in Denver, Colorado. He survives. Other survivors include: daughter, Sherri (Darrell) Riley of Hutchinson; and two sons, Regan (Crystal) Marshall, also of Hutchinson, and Michael (Angela) Marshall of...

Mar 4, 2013

Joyce Virginia Beard, 61, died March 4, 2013, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 12, 1952, in Dodge City, to Cloyce J. and Mary V. (Myers) Beard. Joyce graduated from Minneola High School in 1970, and graduated from Central College and Sidney's Hairdressing College. She is survived by: son, Christopher Beard of Hutchinson; mother, Mary V. Beard...

Mar 4, 2013

Delpha P. Whale, 98, died March 4, 2013, at Elm Grove Estates, Hutchinson. She was born April 14, 1914, in Stamford, Neb., the daughter of Claude Roy and Ethel Rebecca Woodruff Pittman. She graduated from Stamford High School in 1931 and then attended Kearney Teachers College. She taught school in Harlan County, Neb. and in Decatur County, Kan., was a...

Mar 1, 2013

Wes Mohr, 79, died Friday March 1, 2013. He was born in Sandford, August 29, 1933, the son of David and Anna Bair Mohr. He was a member of Park Place Christian Church and had owned and operated Mohr Auto Service since 1969. Wes was an avid HCC basketball fan. On April 19, 1998, he married Karen R. Althaus in...

Feb 28, 2013

Roy B. Long, 88, died February 28, 2013, at his home. He was born April 5, 1924, at Rice, Texas, the son of Roy L. and Jimmie (Moore) Long. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, he was retired President of Singleton-Joyce Optical Service of Hutchinson. He served as a Naval Aviator during World War II and the Korean Conflict. On December...

Feb 27, 2013

Tonya Rae Ward, 40, died Feb. 27, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 22, 1972, in Davenport, Iowa, to Bob and Vicki (Cothrell) Cox. Tonya was a driven perfectionist who was always busy. Tonya lived by values such as integrity, honesty, respectfulness, compassion, acceptance of others, and forgiveness and instilled those values in her children. She...

Feb 26, 2013

Trudy passed away Feb. 26, 2013, at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born in Hutchinson to John D. and Edith Truesdell. Trudy was a lifelong Hutchinson resident, a graduate of Hutchinson High School, and learned to weld at Hutchinson Junior College to become a certified welder, assembling aircraft at Cessna. Many will remember Trudy from her local civic activities. She...

Feb 26, 2013

Carolyn R. Whalen, 70, died Feb. 26, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 26, 1942, in Great Bend, Kan., the daughter of Raymond and Melvadean Panting Polson. Carolyn graduated from Rozel High School in 1961 and then from Sydney's Hairdressing College, Hutchinson, in 1962. She married Pat Whalen Feb. 1, 1975, in Hutchinson. As a "forever...