Wayne E. Euker
Apr 23, 2013
Wayne E. Euker, 85, died April 23, 2013, at Hutchinson Care Center. He was born March 29, 1928, in Graham, Okla., to William Edward and Ella (Frost) Euker. Wayne graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1947. He worked for Sellers Equipment Inc. as Executive Vice President and General Sales Manager. Wayne was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. He...
Dr. James Edward Downey
Apr 22, 2013
Dr. James Edward Downey, 70, died April 22. 2013, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born May 4, 1942, to Edward T. and Neva Loraine Brown Downey in Wright, KS. He attended St. Mary's of The Plains in Dodge City, KS and Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA. He was in the National Guard and was an accountant,...
Leon J. Rump
Apr 22, 2013
Leon J. Rump, 80, died April 22, 2013, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 5, 1932, in McPherson, the son of Ernest John and Alma (Mattson) Rump. He joined the Army in 1952 and served as a corporal in the Korean War. Leon farmed north of Hutchinson and also worked at Cessna for 15 years. He was...
Betty Jean Alford
Apr 20, 2013
Betty Jean Alford, 80, passed away April 20, 2013, at Golden Plains Nursing Home. She was born July 12, 1932, in Trinidad, Colo., to Hammond H. and Mattie L. (Lester) Grice. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and later from Washington University. She taught college courses in Los Angeles, Calif., taught women how to build houses and wrote two children's...
Marilyn C. Etzler
Apr 20, 2013
Marilyn C. Etzler, 88, died April 20, 2013, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born Jan. 25, 1925, in Lawrence, the daughter of John and Virgie Child Hughes. A Hutchinson resident since 1928, she graduated from HHS in 1942, attended Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Mo., graduated from the University of Kansas in 1946, and completed her Masters...
Merrill Blaine Davis
Apr 20, 2013
Merrill Blaine Davis, 84, passed away April 20, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born October 11, 1928, on a farm west of La Crosse, Kansas, the son of Walter and Olive Vera Davis. He graduated from La Crosse High School in 1946. On May 2, 1948, he married Elsie Schraeder. She died in May 1987. Merrill worked for Kingsley-Wagner...
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...
