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....
Earl Dean Britain
Jul 8, 2012
Earl D. Britain, 91, died July 8, 2012, at his home. He was born Dec. 9, 1920, to Lawson and Elfie Worth Britain. He was a truck driver. He was in the United States Air Force. On Oct. 6, 1941, he married Alvinia M. Thiessen. She died in 1988. He is survived by: a son, Ronny Britain; daughters, Mary Mumford...
Jerry Dale Polk, Sr.
Jul 7, 2012
Jerry Dale Polk, Sr., 62, died July 7, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 12, 1949, in Hutchinson, the son of Calvin A. and Earlene E. (Stoughton) Polk. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968, and then attended college on a baseball scholarship, playing first for McPherson College and then Kansas State University. After college...
Sharen K. Gossett
Jul 7, 2012
Sharen K. 'Sherry' Gossett, 57, died July 7, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 6, 1955, in Wichita, to Eldon Leon and Letha Jean Blew Wood. Sherry attended the Venue, enjoyed music (especially rock'n'roll), was a social butterfly, and had a deep love for her dog, Maggie. She is survived by: her daughter, Angie Byard; a grandson,...
Robert J. "Bob" Ratley
Jul 6, 2012
Robert J. "Bob" Ratley, 58, died Friday, July 6, 2012. He was born in Ft. Monroe, VA, on November 7, 1953, the son of DeWayne and Arlene Pankratz Ratley. He was a 1971 graduate of Newton High School, a mechanic graduate of Kansas Vo Tech, Newton, a member of CASA of Reno County - Child Advocate, a member of NRA,...
Linda A. Graham
Jul 5, 2012
Linda A. Graham, 62, of Hutchinson, died July 5, 2012, at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. Linda was born Sept. 14, 1949, at Anthony, the daughter of Frank C. and Gladys Courtney Stover. Linda graduated from Anthony High School in 1967. She was a member of the South Hutchinson Christian Church. Linda worked as a Warrant Clerk at the Reno...
Mary Gillis
Jul 5, 2012
Mary Gillis, 72, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 5, 2012, in Hutchinson, KS. She was born April 17, 1940, in Cambridge, Mass., to Archibald and Katherine MacLeod Gillis. As a child, Mary attended Camp Cherith in Alfred, Maine, a Pioneer Clubs Camp for Girls. She later served there for several summers as a camp counselor,...
Jay C. Hovious
Jul 4, 2012
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Jay C. Hovious, 88, died July 4, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 3, 1924, in Hutchinson, to Joseph C. and Dorothy M. Fisher Hovious. Jay had a great passion for gardening vegetables and flowers, especially roses. He loaded bombs on B-29s during WWII serving in the Army Air Corps, a member of...
Myrtle "Alice" French Perkins
Jul 4, 2012
Myrtle "Alice" French Perkins died July 4, 2012 at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 7, 1917, in Partridge to Richard and Martha Elizabeth (Love) French. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She farmed alongside her husband of 68 years and was a school cook for the Partridge Grade School. She was a member of...
Rosalie Ann Spaniol
Jul 4, 2012
Rosalie Ann Spaniol, 68, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012. She was born March 18, 1944, in Florence, the daughter of Albert and Alice Stamp Uphoff. She was a member of New Life Christian Church, Esther Rebekah Lodge #458, LAPM #21, LEA #32, all of Hutchinson, IOOF #248 and LEA #98 both of Pratt. Rosalie was a cashier at Target for...
