Jake Edward Euker
Aug 3, 2012
Jake Edward Euker, 50, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, of complications from pneumonia. The world will be less bright with the loss of this poet, film critic, music lover, trivia buff, expert bridge player, art history lecturer, and freelance editor and writer. He was born Jan. 31, 1962, in Hutchinson, Kan., and graduated from Goddard High School and attended the...
Betty Jo Garber
Aug 2, 2012
Betty J. Garber, 82, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. She was born May 15, 1930, at Oxford, the daughter of William McKinley and Lulabell Rue Lewis. She was a 1947 graduate of Hutchinson High School and was a social worker for the elderly at SRS. On Feb. 17, 1961, she married Dale E. Garber in Newton. He died Dec. 10,...
Calvin Walter "Lefty" Goertzen
Aug 1, 2012
Calvin Walter "Lefty" Goertzen, 86, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, at Good Samaritan Center in peaceful sleep with loving family beside him. He was born July 10, 1926, to Isaac Goertzen and Marjorie Lillian Chrisman. He grew up in Hutchinson and attended Hutchinson schools. He was called to the Korean War with the United States Army and served as Corporal...
Curtis D Fairbanks
Aug 1, 2012
Curtis D. Fairbanks, 82, went to be with the Lord on August 1, 2012, at his son's home in Hutchinson. He was born October 2, 1929, in Hutchinson, to Ivan Bailey and Violet May Lawrence Fairbanks. On July 3, 1958, he married Mary Ellen DeWeese in Newton. She went to be with the Lord on March 27, 1984. He is...
Martha "Jo" Longhofer
Jul 31, 2012
Martha "Jo" Longhofer, 85, of Hutchinson, died July 31, 2012, at Hester Care Center. Jo was born Aug. 3, 1926, at Abilene, the daughter of Harry and Arretta Haynes Easter. She attended schools in Abilene, and graduated from Abilene High School in 1944. She then attended and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1948 with a degree in Sociology....
Warren R. Wintamute
Jul 29, 2012
Warren R. Wintamute, 90, died Sunday, July 29, 2012. He was born in Dodge City May 25, 1922, the son of Russell D. and Evelyn Mae Reekie Wintamute. He was a 1940 graduate of Dodge City High School, a salesman for Rainbo Baking, Co. for 41 years retiring in 1985, then for 15 years worked part time at the Kansas...
Eleanor Ann Huddleston
Jul 29, 2012
Eleanor Ann Huddleston, 81, died July 29, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 21, 1930, to Frank and Anna K. Kultgen Penka in Beaver, Kan. Eleanor married Keith Allen Huddleston on Nov. 26, 1952, in Beaver, Kan. He survives. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Great Bend, Kan. and was a member...
Dale F Zwickl
Jul 29, 2012
Dale F. Zwickl, 81, a longtime resident of Hutchinson, Kan., died after a short battle with cancer on July 29, 2012, at Hutchinson Industrial Supply with his loving family. He was born Jan. 19, 1931, in Herndon, Kan., the son of Sebastian and Gertrude Schmitt Zwickl. He lived at the St. Joseph's Orphanage Academy, Abilene, and graduated from Herndon High...
Michael Kent "Big Mike" Preston
Jul 29, 2012
Michael K. 'Big Mike' Preston took to the heavenly highway on July 29, 2012. The self-proclaimed 'King of the Road' was born on April 11, 1947, in Stafford, Ks, to Edgar T. and Monica [DeBusk] Preston. Mike's formative years were spent in Macksville, Ks, where his one-of-a-kind personality began to take shape. After graduating from Macksville High School in 1965,...
Norman Henry Vogts
Jul 28, 2012
Norman H. Vogts, 81, of Hutchinson, died July 28, 2012, at Buhler Sunshine Home. Norman was born June 4, 1931, at Goessel, the son of Benjamin and Esther Hulda Osthoff Vogts. He graduated from Canton High School in 1949 and later attended Business College in Wichita. While he attended Business College, he delivered milk for Steffen's Dairy. Norman was a...
Suzanne Bleger
Jul 26, 2012
Suzanne Bleger, 85, died July 26, 2012, at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson, KS. She was born Oct. 24, 1926, in Council Grove, KS, the only daughter of Walter and Hortense Watkins Law. Mrs. Bleger attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., in 1945, then transferred to Kansas State University, where she graduated in 1948. She married Jack Bleger Oct. 17, 1948, in...
Everett Lowell Haldeman
Jul 26, 2012
Everett Lowell Haldeman, 96, died July 26, 2012. He was born Jan. 29, 1916, in Hope, Kan., the son of John Henry and Viola Catherine Haldeman. Lowell graduated from high school in 1934 and from Kansas University in 1938. Before transferring to KU, he spent two years at McPherson College, where he met Margaret Pearl Messamer, whom he married on...
Johnie Montgomery
Jul 26, 2012
Johnie Montgomery, 83, died July 26, 2012, at Good Samaritan Village, Hutchinson. He was born July 12, 1929, in Oskaloosa, Illinois, to Austin A. and Grace Logan Montgomery. Johnie was an electrician for Carey Salt for 43 years and a member of United Steel Workers. He was also a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church. On September 16, 1950, he...
Patsy "Pat" L. Betts
Jul 26, 2012
Patsy L. "Pat" Betts, 82, of Hutchinson, died July 26, 2012, at Dillon Living Center. Pat was born Oct. 3, 1929, in Miami, Okla., the daughter of William H. and Viola Mathis McClintic. She attended school in Miami, and graduated from Miami High School in 1946. She was a homemaker. Pat was a former member of Immanuel Baptist Church in...
Harlen F. Lingerfelt
Jul 24, 2012
Harlen F. Lingerfelt, 95, died July 24, 2012, at his home in South Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 26, 1916, in Reno County, to H. Frank and Eliza Della Edgmon Lingerfelt. Harlen graduated from Alden High School in 1934, attended Hutchinson Jr. College, and graduated from Coyne Electric and Radio School in 1936. He became a journeyman electrician and worked...
Theresa Marie Sallabedra
Jul 24, 2012
Theresa Marie Sallabedra, 81, died July 24, 2012, at her home. She was born Oct. 14, 1930, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Guadalupe and Ventura (Pia) Cabral. Theresa worked for Eaton Corp. and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. On Jan. 11, 1958, she married Robert Sallabedra in Hutchinson. He died Feb. 3, 2010. Survivors include:...
Lorrine Agnes Thompson
Jul 23, 2012
Lorrine Agnes Thompson, 82, died July 23, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 25, 1930, to Ralph and Agnes Watchoske Mann in Cedar Point, Kan. Lorrine married LaVon E. Thompson on June 25, 1955, in Hutchinson, Kan. He survives. She was a secretary at the Medical Center for Dr. Twito, Dr. Sheers and Dr. Chervan. She was...
Violet V. Ness
Jul 23, 2012
Violet V. Ness, 97, died July 23, 2012, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born July 13, 1915, in Kalfield, Saskatchewan, Canada to William Chancy and Inga Graves. She owned Ness Retail Liquor and the Dutch Mill Bar. Violet was a member of the V.F.W. Post 1361 Ladies Auxiliary and Women of the Moose Hutchinson Chapter #1371. On Sept. 1,...
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...
