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Dale William White, Sr.
Feb 16, 2013
Dale White, 92, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, in Hutchinson. Dale was born in Castleton and lived most of his life in Hutchinson. He was a veteran and served in the Navy in World War II. He was an upholsterer by trade and used to joke that he wanted on his tombstone,...
Evelyn Hungerford
Feb 16, 2013
Evelyn Hungerford, 93, died Feb. 16, 2013, at Elm Grove Estates. She was born June 21, 1919, in Hutchinson, to William and Olive (Ansel) Errett. Evelyn attended Hutchinson High School and Salt City Business College in Hutchinson. She worked for Wolf Mills in Ellinwood and Bell Telephone (Engineer Division) in Hutchinson. She married Clinton Hungerford on March 2, 1951, in...
Phyllis J. England
Feb 16, 2013
Phyllis J. England, 89, died February 16, 2013, at Council Grove Health Care Center. She was born in Zenith, Kansas, to Roy and Pearl (Heggy) Sturgeon. Phyllis graduated from Stafford High School in 1942. On January 29, 1943, she married Glenn England in Hutchinson. While living in Hutchinson, she was a member of Forest Park Presbyterian Church and worked for...
Sharon "Sherry" R. Moran
Feb 14, 2013
WICHITA - Sharon R. "Sherry" Moran, 58, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her parents' home in Hutchinson. She was born July 26, 1954, in Daytona Beach, Fla., the daughter of Ernest and Joanne Hess Emery. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Community College School of Nursing and Friends University, Wichita. Sherry had been nurse at Wesley...
Warren Hugh Mcelroy
Feb 14, 2013
Warren Hugh McElroy, 93, died February 14, 2013, at Collier Assisted Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 12, 1919, to Irving and Mina Forgy McElroy in Palco, KS. He was a Fort Hays State University graduate. He retired from the United States Air Force. He belonged to Optimus Club, NARFE, Mason's, and was on the board of Wesley Towers...
Phyllis Dee Sneed Roberts
Feb 14, 2013
Phyllis Dee Sneed Roberts, 74, died Thursday, February 14, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 24, 1938, in Ashland, KS, the daughter of Lloyd and Eva Baker Sneed. She graduated from Ashland High School in 1956, and graduated from Hutchinson Community College. She married Bob Roberts on March 29, 1958, in Hutchinson. He survives. Other...
Sharon Diane Taylor
Feb 13, 2013
Sharon Diane Taylor, 66, died February 13, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, KS. She was born January 18, 1947 to Ted Kent and Emma Jean Jenkins Zimmerman in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. She was the owner and operator of Deadlazlo's Bar and Grill for ten years and for over thirty years operated Sharon's Upholstery. On May 25, 1984, she...
Eanos "Earl" Kee
Feb 13, 2013
Eanos "Earl" Kee, 84, passed away Feb. 13, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born March 21, 1928, in Tamms, Ill., the son of Jesse Eugene and Donnetta Marie Kee. He was retired military, with nine years in the U.S. Navy and 11 years in the U.S. Air Force. After retiring from the service, he worked in construction until 1989....
Donald R. Elliott
Feb 12, 2013
Donald R. Elliott, retired President of Elliott Mortuary, age 83, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 at his home in Hutchinson. Don was born March 27, 1929, in Hutchinson, the son of James V. and Josephine Hyde Elliott. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1947 and Hutchinson Community College in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Rayma M. Duren
Feb 12, 2013
Rayma M. Duren, 86, died Feb. 12, 2013, at Thorne Care Center. She was born July 29, 1926, in Pierce, Mo., to James Allen and Rebecca Amanda (Schockey) Cogzill. Rayma attended Sherman High School. She worked for Bond Bakery, Meridian Creamery, and Monarch Egg Plant. She was a member of CrossPoint Church Westbrook Campus. On June 2, 1946, she married...
Lyle Lester Field
Feb 12, 2013
WICHITA - Lyle Lester Field, 90, died Feb. 12, 2013, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born April 3, 1922, to Lee Charles and Hattie Ruth Hoag Field in Rural Reno County. He served in the Army during World War II and was a self-employed electrician. Survivors include: son, Edward Field and wife Katy of Topeka, Kan.; daughter, Lorena...
Floyd A. Osgood
Feb 11, 2013
Floyd A. Osgood, 88, died Feb. 11, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born Dec. 22, 1924, in Hale, Mo., to Frank and Zelpha (Wurster) Osgood. Floyd was a member of the Teamsters Union, Son's of the American Legion, and American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68. On Jan. 11, 1969, he married Virginia "Ginger" Ann Waggoner in Hutchinson. She survives....
Harold Leroy Emrie
Feb 10, 2013
ARLINGTON - Harold LeRoy Emrie, 74, died February 10, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born August 21, 1938, in Stafford, the son of Earl and Berta Mae (Holmes) Emrie. Harold graduated from Stafford High School. He married Mahala Ann Hall on August 28, 1956, in Larned. She died Sept. 25, 1991. He married Mary Marie Jones on...
Donald Orville Stafford
Feb 8, 2013
Donald Orville "Don" Stafford, 99, died February 8, 2013, at Elm Grove Estates, Hutchinson. He was born October 13, 1913, to William Henry and Martha Caroline Heffner Stafford in Hutchinson. Don married Ruth N. Schrader on October 28, 1934, in Hutchinson. She died April 7, 2004. He was a service manager for International Harvesters in Great Bend, Ks and retired...
Gabriella Marcine Carter
Feb 7, 2013
Gabriella Marcine Carter, 8 days old, passed away Feb. 7, 2013, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Jan. 29, 2013, to Aaron and Amanda (Friedrichs) Carter. Gabriella is survived by: parents; twin brother, Gideon Carter; brothers, Nathean and Alex Carter; grandparents, Phil and Lana Friedrichs, Marcine Carter; and aunts and uncles. Private family services will take place. Memorials...
Marna A. Kornelson
Feb 6, 2013
Marna A. Kornelson, 81, died Feb. 6, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Feb. 26, 1931, in Stafford to Virgil and Gladys Ward. Marna worked as a manager for the Kansas State Fair dairy barn and L&D laundry. On April 23, 1948, she married Waymen Kornelson. He died April 20, 2002. She is survived by: children, Toby...
Jama D. Carlton
Feb 4, 2013
NICKERSON - Jama D Carlton, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Feb. 4, 2013, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born on June 14, 1965, in Hays, Kan., the daughter of James Archie and JoD (Steele) Hartzell. She graduated from Fairfield High School in 1983. She later graduated from Colby Community College as an animal hospital...
Lawanda Carrol Lower
Feb 3, 2013
LaWanda Carrol Lower, 75, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. She was born in Hutchinson on Nov. 25, 1937, the daughter of Howard and Minnie Nixon Krauter. She was a telegrapher for Western Union and also did a lot of volunteer work for Helping Hands and The Boy Scouts Last Frontier Council in Oklahoma. She volunteered for the Hutchinson Public Library,...
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....
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