George Voth
Oct 2, 2012
George Voth, 90, of Hutchinson and formerly of Garden City, died Oct. 2, 2012, in Hutchinson. He was born July 24, 1922, in McPherson, Kan., growing up in Elyria, son of Emma (Flickinger) Voth and George Cornelius Voth. George was recently preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Marilynn. He is survived by: four sons, Scott of St....
Lawrence Edward "Ed" Hoffman
Sep 30, 2012
Lawrence Edward "Ed" Hoffman, 87, died Sept. 30, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 29, 1925, at Nickerson, the son of Lawrence Elmer and Irene Hatfield Hoffman. He served in the Navy Seebees in World War II and in the Navy LSMR in the Korean Conflict. After 35 years of working his way through the ranks he...
Leroy A. Martens
Sep 29, 2012
LeRoy A. Martens, 71, died Sept. 29, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Hutchinson, to Clarence and Olga Friesen Martens. LeRoy enjoyed playing the harmonica and was a member of the Millwright and Carpenter's Union #201. On June 12, 1963, LeRoy married Melba Brower. She preceded him in death on Feb. 28, 1991....
Lloyd Duane Keller
Sep 29, 2012
Lloyd Duane Keller, 92, died Sept. 29, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 27, 1920, in rural Haven, Kan., the son of Tommy Day and Jessie Belle Ray Keller. He graduated from Burrton High School and Salt City Business College. Lloyd served with the Coast Guard from 1942 to 1944, as a lighthouse keeper in Pensacola, Fla.,...
Kathryn Elizabeth Havens
Sep 29, 2012
Kathryn Elizabeth Havens, 88, of Hutchinson, died Sept. 29, 2012, at Emeritus at Elm Grove Estates. She was born Aug. 12, 1924, in Cherokee County, Okla., the daughter of William A. and Martha A. Taylor Trapp. Kathryn married Weldon J. Havens on April 11, 1979, in Huntsville, Texas. He died Feb. 6, 1992. She was a retired grocery clerk and...
William K. "Bill" Erickson
Sep 27, 2012
William K. "Bill" Erickson, Jr, 65, died September 27, 2012, at his home. He was born December 22, 1946, in Kansas City, MO, the son of William K. Erickson, Sr. and Edna Mae Erickson. Bill graduated from Buhler High School in 1965 and attended Hutchinson Community College. He was a Vietnam veteran serving with the United States Navy aboard the...
Janice E. Wiens
Sep 26, 2012
Janice E. Wiens, 58, died Sept. 26, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 13, 1953, in Hutchinson, to John and Gladys Olson Shook. Janice graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1971, graduated cosmetology school, and was an acquisitions manager at the public library. She married Larry Alvin Wiens on June 1, 1975, in Hutchinson. He survives. Other...
Jerald L. Way
Sep 26, 2012
Jerald L. Way, 84, of Hutchinson, died Sept. 26, 2012, at Mennonite Manor in South Hutchinson. Jerald was born Oct. 18, 1927, at Pratt, the son of Seth and Viola Wolfe Way. He was a graduate of Pratt High School and attended Pratt Junior College. Jerald was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked nine years for Rock Island...
Brian James Chapman
Sep 26, 2012
Brian James Chapman, beloved Son, Brother, Grandson, Nephew, Cousin and Friend, 37, went to be with our Lord, September 26, 2012, after a brief illness. He was born June 27, 1975, to James Edward and Terese "Terry" Mesh Chapman in Hutchinson, KS. Brian attended Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Class of 1994, in Wichita, KS, and three years at WSU....
Mildred Elizabeth Thompson
Sep 25, 2012
Mildred Elizabeth Thompson, 97, died Sept. 25, 2012, at her home in Andover, Kan. She was born Dec. 12, 1914, in rural Sumner County, Alton, Kan., to James Thomas and Elpha Ladore Denison Howard. She graduated in 1932 from Alton Rural High School. Mildred married Oran "Bud" Robley Thompson on June 25, 1939, in Plainville, Kan. He died Aug. 19,...
Leslie Roy Jantzen
Sep 25, 2012
Leslie Roy Jantzen, 92, died Sept. 25, 2012, at his apartment at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson. He was born June 12, 1920, in Kismet, Kan., to Henry Louis and Minnie Deckert Jantzen. He graduated from Enterprise Academy in 1939 and was a lifetime member of Seventh Day Adventist. He worked in lumberyard receiving and shipping, Master Machines receiving and delivery,...
Bennie Ray Mcfall
Sep 25, 2012
Bennie Ray McFall, 92, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born at Clayton, New Mexico, Jan. 18, 1920, the son of Charles and Elzora Kear McFall and foster mother, Emma McRevey. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, a World War II Army veteran serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations, a member of...
Donald J. Scott
Sep 24, 2012
Don Scott, 70, departed this earthly life to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sept. 24, 2012. He left peacefully from his recliner at home, his long battle with cancer having ended in victory. He was born Dec. 3, 1941, at home in Cherokee, Kan. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1959. He served in the...
Margery Ann Briscoe
Sep 24, 2012
Margery Ann Briscoe, 84, passed away Sept. 24, 2012, in Hutchinson, Kan. She was born, March 4, 1928, to Clay and Clara Riggs in Winfield, Kan. She was the youngest of eight children and was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; three sisters; and a son, Kim. Margery grew up in Winfield and became an accomplished violinist. She...
Helen Mary (Blythe) Kingsley
Sep 23, 2012
Helen Mary (Blythe) Kingsley, of Hutchinson Kansas, passed away peacefully holding her beloved husband's hand at Thorne Care Center on Sept. 23, 2012. She was born on Feb. 26, 1915, in White City, Kan., the daughter of Mary (Garner) Blythe and George W. Blythe. She graduated from Kansas State College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics in...
Zachary J Farmer
Sep 21, 2012
Zachary J. Farmer, 23, of Haven, died Sept. 21, 2012, at his home. He was born Nov. 22, 1988, in Hutchinson, the son of Robert and Karen Crafford Farmer. He was a 2008 graduate of Haven High School. Zach was a production worker at Haven Steel Products. He attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in South Hutchinson. Survivors include: his...
Donald R. Horton
Sep 19, 2012
Donald R. Horton, 68, died Sept. 19, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Oct. 25, 1943, in Wichita, to Glen Reazy and Ann Louise Clarner Horton. Donald retired from Eaton Corp. as a machinist, was a member of the United Machinist Union, Assistant Fire Chief in 1976 and former volunteer fire fighter for Partridge,...
Willis Orville Hopper, Jr.
Sep 19, 2012
Willis Orville Hopper Jr. was born May 27, 1923, in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas and lived nearly all his life in Hutchinson. His parents were Willis Orville and Goldie Cecil (Hegarty) Hopper. He attended Hutchinson elementary schools and Hutchinson High School. During World War II he spent two years and ten months in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and received...
Sharon Irene Gronwick
Sep 17, 2012
NICKERSON - Sharon Irene Gronwick, 48, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on July 21, 1964, the daughter of James Powell and Donna King. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Nickerson. Sharon was a homemaker. On Nov. 29, 1986, she married Richard Gronwick in Vicktorville , Calif. They divorced....
Frances I. White
Sep 17, 2012
Fran White, born Feb. 14, 1918, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., died Sept. 17, 2012, in Hutchinson, Kan. She was the daughter of Logan and Adele Mayfield. She was preceded in death by her three sisters, Harriet, Margaret, and June. She married Ross E. Stewart Jan. 29, 1939. He died in 1968. She married Dale W. White on Dec. 29, 1979....
