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Mildred Elizabeth Thompson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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....

Luella "Lu" T. Steele

Luella "Lu" T. Steele

Sep 16, 2012

Luella "Lu" T. Steele, 93, died Sept. 16, 2012, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 30, 1919, in Winfield, Kan., the daughter of Harold John and Helen Lucille Hensley Thorp. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1936. Lu had worked for Wiley Department Store and retired as a bookkeeper for KP&L after 20 years. She was...

Fern Maxine Schrock

Fern Maxine Schrock

Sep 15, 2012

Fern Maxine Schrock, 86, died September 15, 2012, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born September 20, 1925, in rural Sterling, to Frank Ezra and Mary Martha Mosier Schrock. Fern graduated from Sterling High School in 1943, was a lifetime Reno County resident, worked at the restaurant at the South Hutchinson Sale Barn and the North Main Dairy Queen....

Edith L. Corn

Edith L. Corn

Sep 15, 2012

BUSHTON - Edith L. Corn, 94, died September 15, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 18, 1918, in Exeter, Mo., to Frank and Effie Weston Meador. She moved from Missouri to Oklahoma in a covered wagon. On Nov. 2, 1946, she married Fred L. Corn in Independence, KS. He died April 1, 1995. Edith was a...

Michael "Mike" L. Morris

Michael "Mike" L. Morris

Sep 14, 2012

Michael L. "Mike" Morris,77, went to be with the Lord September 14, 2012. He was born August 20, 1935, in Hutchinson, to Erle C. Morris and Melba L. Lynn Morris. Mike graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1953. He enjoyed fellowshipping at the First Christian Church, collected postmarks and was a Lion's Club member. Mike also had a passion for...

John P. Anderson

John P. Anderson

Sep 13, 2012

BURRTON - John P. Anderson, 94, died Thursday morning, Sept. 13, 2012, after a short illness at Hospice House. He was born June 13, 1918, in Scammon, Kan., the son of James and Edith (Harrison) Anderson. He graduated from West Mineral High School, Weir City, Kan. in 1936. John served in the Army from 1942-1945. He worked for eight years...

Regina Mae Pritchard

Regina Mae Pritchard

Sep 13, 2012

Regina Mae Pritchard, 79, peacefully passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 25, 1932, at Garfield, Okla., the daughter of Emil and Olive Tolman Brown. She was a 1950 graduate of Hitchcock High School, Hitchcock, Okla., had lived in the Watonga and Tulsa, Okla., communities before moving to Hutchinson in 1999. Regina was...

Cindy Ann Basore Mcfeeters

Cindy Ann Basore Mcfeeters

Sep 12, 2012

Cindy Ann Basore McFeeters, 50, died Tuesday, September 12, 2012, from pancreatic cancer at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born in Portage, Wisconsin September 18, 1961, the daughter of Jerry and Louise Holloway Basore. She was a 1979 graduate of Aurora High School, Aurora, Nebraska, a graduate of Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Hastings, Nebraska, a member of...

Aline M. Kline

Aline M. Kline

Sep 12, 2012

Aline Maureau Kline, 93, of Lawrence, KS (formerly of Sun City, Ariz., and Hutchinson, KS) passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Center, Lawrence, KS. Aline was born to Paul and Elizabeth Maureau in New Orleans, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Kline, and her grandson, John H.K. Priddle. Aline met...

Clarice W. Sheffler

Clarice W. Sheffler

Sep 11, 2012

Clarice Sheffler, 74, of Hutchinson, died Sept. 11, 2012, at Elm Grove Estates. She was born May 3, 1938, in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was a 1956 graduate of Hutchinson High School, and attended Hutchinson Junior College. Clarice worked at Dillons for 33 years, and retired as manager of the Advertising Dept. She was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church,...

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