Doris L. Phillips
Jul 21, 2012
Doris Louise Phillips, 81, died July 21, 2012, at Heartland Haven, Inman. She was born Oct. 29, 1930, in Kansas City, Mo., to Herbert Enos and Blanche Ritcha Martin. Doris graduated from Nickerson High School in 1948. She was a retired secretary for International Homes. She was a member of Mitchell Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and she was a...
Cynthia Kaye "Cindy" Givens
Jul 21, 2012
Cynthia K. 'Cindy' Givens, 63, died Saturday. She was born Sept. 24, 1948, in Wichita, the daughter of Hershal 'Jack' and Aileen Imel Mettlen. She was a 1966 graduate of Partridge High School, a 1987 graduate of Hutchinson Community College and a member of South Hutchinson United Methodist Church. Cindy was a Mary Kay Consultant and had worked at Mennonite...
Joann "Jody" Von Ruden
Jul 21, 2012
Jo Ann "Jody" Von Ruden, passed away July 21, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Jo Ann "Jody" was born at Grace Hospital in Hutchinson on June 5, 1926. She was the daughter of Henry Raymond "Ray" McCrory and Ethel Kellogg McCrory. Jody was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1943. She attended...
Kenneth "Duke" Snyder
Jul 19, 2012
Kenneth "Duke" Snyder, of Hutchinson, died on Thursday, July 19, 2012. He was born Sept. 3, 1928, in Manchester, (Grant County), Okla., and lived in the Anthony-Waldron area in Harper County, Kan., where he worked on the family farm with three brothers and three sisters. He attended Spring Township schools and graduated from Anthony High School. He served in the...
Amy I Graber
Jul 19, 2012
Amy I. Graber, 88, died July 19, 2012, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 1, 1923, in Burrton, to Lyle Royce and Flota F. Parker Jones. Amy graduated from Burrton High School in 1941, worked as a Nurse's Assistant at Grace Hospital and retired from Hutchinson Hospital. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, United...
Marguerite "Maggie" Christine Dillon
Jul 17, 2012
Marguerite 'Maggie' Christine Dillon left this world on July 17, 2012. Born in Wichita, KS on November 1, 1987, Maggie was raised in Hutchinson, KS, the youngest of three children. Maggie was a creative soul with a passion for travel and all things artistic. Strong in heart and mind, she never refused a challenge, meeting every new situation with humor...
Richard W. "Dick" Schrock
Jul 16, 2012
Richard W. "Dick" Schrock, 85, of South Hutchinson, died July 16, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Dick was born April 13, 1927, in Reno County, Kan., the son of William E. and Bertha Stucky Schrock. He graduated from Plevna High School in 1945. Dick was a veteran of World War II in the U.S. Army, having served with the...
Amos Earl Chase, Sr.
Jul 16, 2012
Amos Earl Chase, Sr., 76, died July 16, 2012, in Pretty Prairie. He was born May 16, 1936, in Anthony to Walter and Wilma (Baughman) Chase. Survivors include: two sons, Amos E. Chase, Jr and wife Tracey, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Tony Chase, Hutchinson; sister-in-law, Roxie Chase, Wichita; and two grandchildren, Cameron Aquino, and Emmanuel Chase. He was preceded in...
Loventrice C. "Lovey" Hutter
Jul 16, 2012
Loventrice C. "Lovey" Hutter, 88, died July 16, 2012, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 16, 1923, in Quitman, Arkansas, to James Frank and Eva Lena Bevins Hooten. Lovey was always volunteering in numerous organizations and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by: children, Larry Phelps and wife Bonnie, Prophetstown, Illinois,...
Penny Rush
Jul 14, 2012
PENN HILLS, Penn. - Penny Rush, 81, died Saturday, July 14, 2012. She was born Oct. 27, 1930, in Waynoka, Okla., the daughter of Paul and Verla Woodson Case. She was the beloved wife of Don Rush; mother of, Tricia (Bobby) Menges, Sheila (Bob Lassiter) Wagner, Douglas Rush and Sharon (Frank) Peckman; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded...
William J. Murphy, Jr.
Jul 14, 2012
William J. "Bill" Murphy Jr., 85, of Hutchinson, died July 14, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis, Wichita. Bill was born Aug. 4, 1926, in Hutchinson, the son of William J. Sr. and Margarite Morris Murphy. Bill was a 1944 graduate of Hutchinson High School, and was active in music, winning several awards. He was a member of...
M. Bonnadee King
Jul 13, 2012
M. Bonnadee King, 92, died July 13, 2012, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 19, 1919, in Little River to William and Pansy Rhea (Arnold) Everett. Bonnadee attended Emporia State University and taught in a one-room schoolhouse. She was a member of Park Place Christian Church. Survivors include: a son, Jack King of Hutchinson; daughter, Gwen Valois...
Glenda L. Ensz
Jul 12, 2012
Glenda L. Ensz, 85, went to be with her Lord on July 12, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1927, on the family farm near Inman, to Henry E. and Mabel A. (Ball) Hassman. Glenda loved to sew and make things for others. She also enjoyed cooking, camping and bird watching, especially for cardinals. She...
Betty Dee Street
Jul 12, 2012
Betty Dee Street, 82, of Sunshine Home, Buhler, Kan., died July 12, 2012, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in 1930 in McPherson, Kan., to Dave and Rena Hites, Betty was raised in a musical household. She played the piano, violin, and the trombone. Upon graduating from St. John High School in 1948, she continued her study of...
Alfred Schweizer
Jul 12, 2012
Alfred Schweizer, 84, died Thursday, July 12, 2012. He was born at Sterling, KS, February 2, 1928, the son of William A. and Lillian M. Roth Schweizer. He was a 1946, graduate of Nickerson High School and a farmer stockman, moving from the Sterling community in 2004. On April 13, 1963, he married Dorothy M. Zimmerman in Salem, Oregon. She...
Helen Martin
Jul 11, 2012
Helen M. Martin, 94, died July 11, 2012, at Alta Ridge Alzheimer's Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born Aug. 10, 1917, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Lloyd Skinner and Ola Myrtle (Stevens) Skinner. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and worked at St. Elizabeth Hospital as a RN in surgery 1949 to 1965. She married the late Julian Wilbur Ragsdale...
Juanita R. Pina
Jul 11, 2012
Juanita Pina, 88, died July 11, 2012, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 16, 1923, in Steeple, Texas, to Margarito and Sanitga Rodriguez Castor. Juanita was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the G.I. Forum Auxiliary, Cursillo, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Ladies Auxiliary. She would crochet doll clothes and afghans. Juanita would donate...
Judith Ann "Judi" Fesler
Jul 9, 2012
PLEVNA - Judith "Judi" Ann Fesler, 66, died July 9, 2012, at her home. She was born Jan. 24, 1946, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Sam and Charlene G. Klatt Lee. She was a 1963 graduate of Hutchinson High School and was a pre-arrangement counselor at Elliott Mortuary. Judi was a wonderful wife, daughter, mother, sister and an amazing grandmother...
Maurice Herman "Nick" Nichols
Jul 9, 2012
Maurice H. "Nick" Nichols, 78, of South Hutchinson, died July 9, 2012, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. Nick was born Oct. 2, 1933, at Ratliff, Miss., the son of Dewey E. and Ruby Jewell Pierce Nichols. He graduated from Nickerson High School in 1951 and later from Grossmont College in San Diego, Calif. Nick was a veteran of the U.S....
Donna L. Raya
Jul 9, 2012
RUSSELL - Donna L. Raya, 78, died July 9, 2012, at her home in Russell, Kan. She was born Aug. 25, 1933, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Charles and Corrine L. Walborn Tillery. She is a 1952 graduate of Arlington High School, Arlington, Kan. She was a CNA and Home Health Aid for Hospice in Hutchinson. She belonged to Senior Companions....
