Ronald V. Woelk
May 19, 2012
Ronald V. Woelk, Cpt. U.S. Army Retired, 87, died peacefully May 19, 2012, while surrounded by family at Hospice House. He was born on Feb. 8, 1925, to Henry and Anna Schroeder Woelk, at Goessel, Kan. Ronald married the love of his life, Marcie Friesen, on Feb. 25, 1943, in Cottonwood Falls, Kan. They were married for 69 years. He...
Wilbur Bengston Neel, M.D.
May 19, 2012
Wilbur Bengston Neel, M.D., 87, died May 19, 2012, in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 22, 1924, in Windom, Ks. Dr. Neel was the fifth and youngest child of Walter and Edna Bengston Neel. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ailiff Neel; and wife, Virginia Wyman Neel. Dr. Neel graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942 and...
Stan Rodger Singleton
May 18, 2012
Stan R. Singleton, 58, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012, after complications from a heart attack on April 3. Born on August 5, 1953, Stan grew up in the Hutchinson area, and worked on the family farm in Plevna while attending school. After graduating from Buhler High School, he went on to earn a BA and then a law...
Curtis E. Goering
May 16, 2012
PRETTY PRAIRIE - Curtis E. Goering, 75, of Pretty Prairie, went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 16, 2012, at Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie. He was born April 27, 1937, to Edwin J. "Slim" and Hilda Schwartz Goering in Elyria, McPherson County, Kan. He moved with his family to Pretty Prairie at the age of five,...
Betty Jean Hans
May 15, 2012
Betty Jean Hans, 87, died May 15, 2012, at Delmar Gardens, Lenexa. She was born July 29, 1924, in Great Bend, to Herbert P. and Milly C. Campbell Hans. She was a lifetime member of Grace Episcopal Church, member of Altrusa Club, worked as a civilian in the Marine Corps, and retired Jan. 3, 1989, from J.H. Shears and Sons...
Edith F. Strange
May 13, 2012
Edith F. Strange, 89, died May 13, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 21, 1922, in Elko, Nev., to Frank P. and Edith (Landon) Batchelder. She attended the University of Vermont and the University of Nevada, where she studied painting and music. Edith was a librarian at the University of Nevada at Reno. She was a...
Marjorie Alice Loder Reed
May 11, 2012
Marjorie Alice Loder Reed, died May 11, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 13, 1914, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Winfield Ross and Daisy (Guinn) Loder. Marjorie graduated from Hutchinson High School and Salt City Business College. A homemaker, she had also worked in the office at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Marjorie was a member of...
Everett G. Inghram
May 11, 2012
Everett G. Inghram, 88, died May 11, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1924, in Newton, the son of Glenn and Nellie Kizer Inghram. He was a retired machinist with the former Master Machine Company and Lyons Machine Company. Everett belonged to the Bob Campbell VFW Post No. 1361. He served in the U.S. Navy...
Lowell E. Putter
May 8, 2012
Lowell E. Putter, 91, died May 8, 2012, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born March 4, 1921, in Garfield, Kansas, to Edward C. and Ina Rainbolt Putter. He was a retired oil field worker and jailer for the Reno County Sheriff's Department. He belonged to the F.O.P. #18 and the Mason's. On Sept. 30, 1972, he married Maxine...
Genevieve May Oden
May 8, 2012
Genevieve May Oden, 96, died May 8, 2012, at Hospice House. She was born Jan. 22, 1916, in Geneseo, to Edward and Mary (Peters) Asling. She married Roy Daniel Oden on April 21, 1935, in Hutchinson. She was a member of Mitchell United Methodist Chapel and United Methodist Women. A homemaker, Genevieve loved to bake and tend to her flower...
Jerry P. Matlack
May 8, 2012
Jerry P. Matlack, 68, of Hutchinson, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Good Samaritan Center in Hutchinson. Jerry was born May 31, 1943, in Hutchinson, the son of Raymond and Ruth Workman Matlack. He graduated from Burrton High School in 1961, and was a member of the Burrton United Methodist Church. He had attended Hutchinson Community College. Jerry worked at...
Wilma Jean Rohr
May 7, 2012
Wilma Jean Rohr, 83, died May 7, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born December 9, 1928, in WaKeeney, Ks, the daughter of William and Alma (Harger) Bell. Wilma was a graduate of WaKeeney High School. She was a member of Church of the Holy Cross, Hutchinson, and the Harvest House. On April 2, 1951, she married Aloysius...
Curtis Ray Blevins
May 6, 2012
Curtis "Curt" Ray Blevins, 51, died May 6, 2012 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born November 29, 1960 in Wichita to Floyd and Frances J. (Marlow) Blevins. Curt graduated from Southeast High School in 1978 and Hutchinson Community College in 1980. He was a truss designer, working at Stuckey Lumber and Central Kansas Truss. A member of Park...
Frederick Leo Henks
May 3, 2012
Frederick Leo "Fred" Henks, 83, died Thursday, May 3, 2012. He was born September 21, 1938 to Frederick and Anna Marie Schroeder Henks. Fred retired from Dillons in 1991, after serving the company for 26 years as a truck mechanic. He married Bernita Lee Kelley on August 4, 1951. She died January 16, 1984. He is survived by son Richard...
Lenora Laurene Wiens
May 2, 2012
Lenora Laurene Wiens, 94, died May 2, 2012, at Showalter Villa, Hesston. She was born March 16, 1918, in Inman, Kan., the daughter of Martin and Helen Lena (Ratzlaff) Dirksen. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1936. Lenora was a member of First Christian Church for over 50 years and was a Boy Scout leader. On April 6, 1940,...
Darleen Jean Hasler
May 1, 2012
Darleen Jean Hasler, 74, died May 1, 2012 at Hospice House. She was born August 6, 1937 in Inman to Frank E. and Ann Darlene (Regehr) Schierling. Darleen graduated from Inman Rural High School in 1955. She retired in 1997 from the former Hutchinson National Bank, after 21 years of service as a teller. A member of New Covenant Presbyterian...
Georgia Anne Smith
May 1, 2012
Georgia Anne Smith, 79, of Lawrence, and formerly of Hutchinson, died peacefully while surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence. She was born Sept. 17, 1932, in Hutchinson, the youngest daughter of Harold and Hazel House. She was a 1949 graduate of Partridge High School. Georgia married the love of her life,...
Margaret L. Hill
Apr 28, 2012
Margaret L. Hill, 97, died April 28, 2012. She was born Sept. 19, 1914, to John E. and Veronica Miller. She taught school before her marriage at Riverton Rural School and after her marriage at Fairmount Rural School and later substituted at Partridge Grade School. She was a member of Partridge Community Church since the 1940s and very active in...
Kristen E. Jacobs
Apr 27, 2012
Kristen E. Jacobs, 59, died April 27, 2012, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis, Wichita. She was born July 3, 1952, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of William and Vina (Springer) Rhule. She graduated from Holton High School in 1970 and attended Highland Community College and Washburn University. Kristen was a financial planning assistant with Ameriprise Financial,...
Dalton S. Hill
Apr 27, 2012
Dalton S. Hill, 92, died April 27, 2012, at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1920, in rural Reno County, the son of Fred B. and Grace Stanley Hill. He graduated from Haven High School in 1937, and then attended Kansas State University. Dalton was a farmer and longtime member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church....
