Irene Florence Nobles
Jul 4, 2012
Irene Florence Nobles, 95, died July 4, 2012, at Elm Grove Estates Emeritus, Hutchinson. She was born June 20, 1917, in rural Quinter, Kansas, the daughter of Phillip George and Myrtle (Bunker) Brown. Irene was a homemaker and had worked for JCPenny's doing alterations. She was a longtime member of South Hutchinson United Methodist Church. In 1939, she married Frank...
Donald J. Mcmurray
Jul 3, 2012
Donald J. McMurray, 90, of Hutchinson, died July 3, 2012, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. Don was born Mar. 7, 1922, at Frontenac, the son of Albert E. and Hazel Armstrong McMurray. He graduated from Madison High School in 1940, and later attended night classes at Wichita State University. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving for 6...
Norma Jean Farrens
Jul 3, 2012
Norma Jean Farrens, 85, died July 3, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 18, 1927, to Glen and Ruby Koon Mountford in Red Cloud, Neb. She married Duane Keen in Red Cloud, Neb. on June 24, 1951. He died Feb. 24, 1993. She was a schoolteacher. Survivors include: sons, Michael Keen and wife Patti and Kevin Keen;...
Mary Lea Wright
Jul 3, 2012
Mary Lea Wright, 92, died July 3, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 17, 1919, in Hutchinson, the daughter of George Alan and Cora Marie (Burtnett) Hunsley. Mary graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1938. She was an accomplished artist, working primarily in oil and watercolors, with paintings featured around the world. Mary was a member of...
Orville J. "Oj" Martens
Jun 30, 2012
Orville J. "OJ" Martens, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, June 30, 2012. He was born in Buhler, July 2, 1926, the son of Nick and Elizabeth Froese Martens. He was a graduate of Buhler High School, a lifetime member of Union Valley Bible Church, was an inductee into the Appaloosa Hall of Fame, was given a...
Kenneth W. Pauls
Jun 30, 2012
Kenneth W. Pauls, 75, died June 30, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Inman, the son of Henry and Olga (Schmidt) Pauls. He graduated from Inman High School where he played basketball. He earned an Associate's Degree from Garden City Community College. Kenny was a regular at Juco games and was a big fan of...
Ricky G. Elder
Jun 29, 2012
Ricky G. Elder, 27, died June 29, 2012, at Fort Bragg, NC. He was born March 18, 1985, in Louisville, Ky., the son of Todd and Rosa Elder. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 2004 and served in the US Army, stationed in Fort Bragg, NC. He married Erica B. Cone July 1, 2010, in Fayetteville, NC. Survivors include:...
Beverly Ann Paque
Jun 29, 2012
Beverly Ann Paque, 82, died Friday, June 29, 2012. She was born in Oklahoma May 27, 1930, the daughter of Carl and Marie Ann Wyler Dauber. Beverly was a member of New Life Church of the Nazarene and a member of American Legion Women's Auxiliary Unit #68. She was co-owner of Venture Industries and Mid America Wholesale, retiring in 1995....
Bertie E. Swepston
Jun 27, 2012
INMAN - Bertie E. Swepston, 77, died June 27, 2012, at Buhler Sunshine Home. She was born Sept. 10, 1934, in Welling, Okla., the daughter of Charles Edgar and Alice May (Latty) Vanderpool. Bertie graduated from Tahlequah High School, Tahlequah, Okla. She was an educational secretary, working for Winans, Lincoln and Morgan Schools in Hutchinson. Bertie was a charter member...
William J. "Bill" Garden
Jun 27, 2012
William J. 'Bill' Garden, 54, of Hutchinson, died June 27, 2012, at his home. Bill was born Oct. 2, 1957, in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Robert E., III and Clara M. McFarland Garden. He moved with his family to Kansas at a young age and graduated from Lyons High School in 1975. He graduated from Hutchinson Community College,...
Carl M. Harvey, Jr.
Jun 26, 2012
LITTLE RIVER - Carl M. Harvey Jr., 69, died June 26, 2012, at his home in Little River. He was born April 8, 1943, in Buffalo, to Carl M. and Treva L. (King) Harvey. He graduated from Midway High School in 1961 and from Emporia State University in 1966, and later from Fort Hays and Kansas State University. He was...
Paul James Wright
Jun 26, 2012
Paul James Wright, 76, died June 26, 2012, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 20, 1935, in Fort Scott, to George W. and Idona B. Schrock Wright. Paul graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1953, was in the United States Marines and was a member of the National Rifle Association. He is survived by: brother, Sam Wright...
Gertrude F Kilgore
Jun 25, 2012
Gertrude F. Kilgore, 91, our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt. went to be with the Lord on June 25, 2012. Gertrude was born in Delphos, Ks, and was raised in Hutchinson, where she met and married Delbert Kilgore, who preceded her in death in 1991. At the time of her death, she was a resident of the Golden...
Jeffrey R. Dauber
Jun 24, 2012
Jeffrey R. Dauber, 53, died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 1, 1959, in Hutchinson, the son of Richard and Adrienne Dauber. He was a member of South Hutchinson United Methodist Church, a 1977 graduate of Haven High School, and worked for his father for over 30 years as the maintenance repairman...
Johnnie William Nickel
Jun 22, 2012
INMAN - Johnnie William Nickel, 66, died June 22, 2012, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. He was born March 21, 1946, in Goessel, the son of John F. and Olga (Ratzloff) Nickel. In 1964 he graduated from Hillsboro High School. Johnnie retired as a welder from Moridge Inc. in Moundridge. He attended Grace Bible Church, in Hutchinson. On Sept....
Silas Elijah Winchester
Jun 21, 2012
Silas Elijah Winchester, 2, died June 21, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born January 13, 2010 in Anderson, Indiana. Survivors include his parents, Zachariah and Krystina Winchester, Hutchinson; brother, Garbriel James Winchester, of the home; grandparents: Rutha and Albert Thorne, St. John, Carol and Jim Robinson, Lancaster, CA, and Nancy Murphy, Muncie, IN; five uncles: Joshua Winchester,...
Ethel May Hoke
Jun 20, 2012
Ethel May Hoke, 93, died June 20, 2012, at her home. She was born June 23, 1918, in Dighton, Kan., the daughter of Hiram Edward and Cecil Gray (Carl) Wristen. She was a 1936 graduate of Garden City High School and a 1941 graduate of the University of Kansas. A longtime Prairie Village, Kansas resident, she moved to Hutchinson in...
Paul Gibson Webb
Jun 15, 2012
Paul Gibson Webb, 69, died peacefully in the early morning of June 15, 2012, in Hutchinson, Kan. He was born June 24, 1942, in Wichita, Kan., the son of William Gibson and Virginia (Aldridge) Webb. Paul graduated from Clearwater High School in 1960 and attended the University of Kansas. He served in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1965....
V. Jane Hildebrandt
Jun 15, 2012
V. Jane Hildebrandt, 88, died June 15, 2012, at Hospice House in Hutchinson, KS. She was born June 13, 1924, in Hutchinson to Robert Howard and Cleo Hanning McBride. Jane graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942, was a Girl Scout for more than 50 years, ran day camps for Scouts and was a Brownie leader, worked for the Morton...
Joyce L. Mccormick
Jun 15, 2012
Joyce L. McCormick, 85, of Hutchinson, died June 15, 2012, at Mennonite Manor. She was born May 30, 1927, in Hollis, Okla., the daughter of Rubin and Lola Campbell Mosier. She grew up in San Angelo, Texas, where she graduated from high school and beauty school. She was a hairdresser for 47 years, and was the former owner and operator...
