Loren William Arnold
Oct 15, 2012
Loren William Arnold, 71, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Golden Plains Health Care Center in Hutchinson, Kan. He was born Nov. 7, 1940, to Charles Monroe and Mary Christine Gum Arnold in Great Bend, Barton County, Kan. He graduated in 1959 from Rozel High School and attended Fort Hays State University. Loren was a dispatcher with a moving company...
Douglas M. Mitchell
Oct 15, 2012
Douglas M. Mitchell, 70, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 15, 2012, at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Douglas was born Mar. 14, 1942, in Lemmon, SD, the son of Edward and Irene Zimmerman Mitchell. His family moved to Hutchinson in 1944, and he graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1960, and Hutchinson Junior College in 1962. He went on...
Brian Joseph Henning
Oct 15, 2012
Brian Joseph Henning, 47, died Oct. 15, 2012, at his home. He was born May 15, 1965, in Garden City to Marvin W. and Shirley LuAnn (Boepple) Henning. On Aug. 25, 1990, he married Deanna Lyn Sorensen. Brian was a farmer and worked at Cargill Salt for 14 years and for Morton Salt for 10 years. He attended Sterling Evangelical...
Erma June Matzen Hirst
Oct 13, 2012
PARTRIDGE - Erna June Matzen Hirst, 83, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born June 29, 1929, at Buffalo, Wyo., the daughter of Christian and Florence McDaniel Matzen. She was a member of the VFW, St. Helen's, Oregon, Myrtle Rebekah Lodge #28, PNG and PDDP Reno #32, L.E.A., P.E.M. and P.T., Central Kansas #211...
Robert William Bob "Mac" Mcfadden
Oct 12, 2012
Robert William Bob "Mac" McFadden, 85, died October 12, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born October 14, 1926, in Nickerson, to William Joseph and Alice Mae Dodd McFadden. Bob graduated from Nickerson High School in 1944, and worked for Consolidated Manufacturing as a plant manager and consultant for 55 years. He was a Merchant Marine, a member of...
Rebecca Sue Shannon
Oct 10, 2012
Rebecca Sue Shannon, 19, died Oct. 10, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 6, 1992, in Hutchinson, the daughter of James Leland Shannon II and Heidi Elizabeth Shannon. Rebecca graduated from Hutchinson High School in 2011 and was currently a sophomore at Hutchinson Community College. She was a member of the Dragonlan Game Club at HCC,...
Marjorie R Cochran
Oct 10, 2012
Marjorie R. Cochran, 86, died Oct. 10, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 3, 1926, in Arkansas City, the daughter of Lester V. and Ruth J. (Wolfe) Foltz. On July 19, 1947, she married Adrian L. Cochran in Arkansas City. He died Nov. 29, 2001, in Hutchinson. Survivors include: a daughter, Sharon K. Hamilton; three grandchildren,...
Donald N. Wiese
Oct 7, 2012
Donald N. Wiese, 84, passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Don was raised in Ness City before joining the Merchant Marines and later the Air Force. He worked over 36 years at the Columbian Carbon Company outside of Satanta, Ks, before retiring in Hutchinson. He was preceded in death by his wife and two children,...
Thomas J. "Tom" Mcgraw
Oct 6, 2012
Thomas John "Tom" McGraw, 88, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 6, 2012, at Dillon Living Center. Tom was born Sept. 8, 1924, in Newton, Kan., to Benedict and Cecile Utterback McGraw. He graduated from Newton High School in May of 1943, served in the Army Air Corps from June of 1943 to Oct. of 1945. He attended the University of Kansas...
Earl "Mac" Mcvey
Oct 4, 2012
Earl E. "Mac" McVey, 83, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 4, 2012, in Hutchinson. He was born June 7, 1929, in La Harpe, Kan., to Clarence E. and Pauline (Davis) McVey. Over the years, Mac was an agriculture partsman, worked at several banks and owned Mac's Sharpening Service, all in Hutchinson. He was a member of Tenth...
Kenneth E. Zeek
Oct 3, 2012
Kenneth E. Zeek, 81, died Oct. 3, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1931, in Emporia, to Floyd and Alta Mae (Fann) Zeek. Kenneth graduated from Beloit High School in 1949 and attended Chillicothe College in Missouri. He was a machinist's union member for 45 years, a member of Eastwood Church of Christ, loved fishing...
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....
