Linda Kay Hunt
Jun 15, 2012
Linda Kay Hunt, 63, died Friday, June 15, 2012. She was born Sept. 5, 1948, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of John and Zola Henderson Leikam. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1966, Hutchinson Community College in 1968, and Sterling College in 1970, with her degree in secondary education. Linda was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church and...
Larry Keith Yaeger
Jun 13, 2012
WICHITA - Larry Keith Yaeger, 75, of Wichita, died June 13, 2012, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice after a two-year battle with cancer. He was born July 18, 1936, on a farm in Ness County, the only child of Fred and Elnora Yaeger. He graduated from Ness City High School. He met Mary Jane Britain, who was teaching in the...
Rita Jean Curiel
Jun 13, 2012
Rita J. Curiel, 53, passed away June 13, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born April 6, 1959, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Manuel and Beverly (Boshears) Curiel Jr. Rita graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1977. She later worked at Morton Salt. She is survived by: her father, Manuel Curiel Jr.; mother and stepfather, Beverly and Mahlon...
Bertha Virginia Roby
Jun 12, 2012
B. Virginia Roby died June 12, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 12, 1927, in Bonifay, Fla. She was the daughter of Burl and Mary Jenkins Dykes. They preceded her in death. She was a retired secretary and a member of the Eastwood Church of Christ. Survivors include: a daughter, Lana Hawkins. Graveside service will be...
Nyle D. Heller
Jun 10, 2012
Nyle D. Heller, 94, of Hutchinson, died June 10, 2012, at his daughter's home in Cassoday, Kan. He was born Aug. 18, 1917, at Bluff City, Kan., the son of Lloyd Percy and Mary Estes Heller. Nyle was retired and self-employed, he sold services and equipment to car dealers and service stations. He was a member of Park Place Christian...
Edward P. Kerens
Jun 9, 2012
Edward P. Kerens, 94, of Hutchinson, passed away June 9, 2012, at Hospice House. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, in Kansas City, Mo. He was the son of Dominic Kerens and Mary McClosky Kerens. Edward was in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He worked as a hairdresser and owned Ed's Sharolyn's Beauty Salon. Ed was...
Ava'Bella Love Soto
Jun 9, 2012
WICHITA - Ava'Bella Love Soto, 4 months, passed away June 9, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis, Wichita. Her heart was given to save another baby's life. She was born Jan. 24, 2012, in Hutchinson. Survivors include: her parents, Timothy Wayne Hetzel and Jessica Lynette Soto of Wichita; sister, Elianna Hetzel of Hutchinson; grandparents, Sabrena Soto of Phoenix,...
Robert L. "Bob" Stone
Jun 8, 2012
Robert L. "Bob" Stone, 79, passed away Friday, June 8, 2012, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. Bob was born in Rolla, Kan., on July 3, 1932, to William John and Ethel Day Stone. He graduated from Pretty Prairie High School, attended Hutchinson Community College and received a master's degree from Fort Hays State University. He was a teacher...
Donald E. "Don" Brown
Jun 8, 2012
Donald E. "Don" Brown, 84, died June 8, 2012, at his home in South Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 15, 1927, in Hutchinson, the son of Miles S. and Cleo Alice Mullins Brown. Don was a 1945 graduate of Hutchinson High School, a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Army, and an avid bowler. Working for Kansas Power and...
Ralph Clifton Hawkins
Jun 7, 2012
Ralph Clifton Hawkins, 92, passed away on June 7, 2012, at his home. Hawkins was born June 28, 1919, in Buncombe County, North Carolina and he was raised in Ozark County, Missouri. At the onset of World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy on Dec. 21, 1941. He met his wife Eileen Doris Aldino in New York,...
Patricia A Adams
Jun 7, 2012
Patricia A. Adams, 72, of Hutchinson, died June 7, 2012, at her home. Patricia was born Dec. 25, 1939, in Halstead, the daughter of Cecil W. and Frances I. Fast Thomas. Patricia attended Halstead schools and graduated from Adela Hale Business College. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. She had worked as a secretary at Wells Aircraft,...
J. Obie Griffith
Jun 6, 2012
NICKERSON - J. Obie Griffith, 93, died June 6, 2012. He was born Jan. 25, 1919, in Linn County, Kan., the son of William V. and Eva King Griffith. He was a member of Nickerson United Methodist Church, Nickerson Masonic Lodge #43, Wichita Consistory and the Order of Eastern Star, Silver Leaf Chaper #464. Obie was a retired farmer and...
Vinnita Mae Gilliland
Jun 5, 2012
Vinnita Mae Gilliland, 97, died June 5, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 1, 1915, in Fellsburg, Kan., to Andrew J. and Daisy Pearl Montandon Keener. Vinnita retired from Spangler Photo in 1980. In her later life, she could be found caring for and helping others, and volunteered for 20 years at the Hutchinson Hospital. On Jan....
Lucetta "Jayne" Tippie Yates
Jun 3, 2012
Lucetta "Jayne" Tippie Yates, 70, died June 3, 2012, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. She was born Feb. 5, 1942, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Dennis Fleet and Helen Ruth (King) Tippie. In 1960 she graduated from Hutchinson High School and later received her Nursing Degree from Hutchinson Community College. Jayne retired in April of 2008, as the director...
Marie E. Elliott
Jun 3, 2012
Marie E. Elliott, 94, died Sunday, June 3, 2012. She was born in Abbyville, Feb. 7, 1918, the daughter of Claude E. and Birtie Agness Duvall Bridgeman. She graduated valedictorian from her 1937 class at Abbyville High School, a graduate of Adela Hale Secretarial College, a member of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, was a member of Trinity United Methodist...
Lillian G. Coberly
Jun 3, 2012
Lillian G. Coberly, 94, of Hutchinson, died June 3, 2012, at Hester Care Center. She was born March 5, 1918, in Mount Vernon, Ill., the daughter of Leonard and Ora Mae Morgan Rhoads. She graduated from Edwardsville (Ill.) High School in 1935 and from Iowa State University in 1939, with a degree in Home Economics. She moved to Hutchinson after...
Harold E. "Toby" Roberts
Jun 1, 2012
Harold E. "Toby" Roberts, 85, died June 1, 2012. He was born in Parsons, Kansas December 9, 1926, the son of John Alexander and Cecile Irene Sailsbury Roberts. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and Salt City Business College, was a World War II veteran serving in the European Theater, belonged to First Christian Church, Hutchinson, and was with Western...
Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Peters
May 31, 2012
Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Peters, 65, died May 31, 2012, at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. She was born December 23, 1946, in Hutchinson, to Robert and Marguerite Clark Misner. Kathy graduated from Nickerson High School, was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and worked at Wal-Mart as a cashier for 22 years. Kathy is survived by: her sister, Eileen Neuman...
Billy Joe Hastings
May 30, 2012
Billy Joe Hastings was ushered by a multitude of angels into his heavenly home on May 30, 2012. He was born September 1, 1938, in Marysville, Ks, to Herman and Dimple Hastings. Billy was a master baker, a chef, a miner, and a talented man. He loved the Lord, serving as a devout Christian and had a great relationship with...
Betty Jane Carey
May 28, 2012
Betty J. Carey, 87, of Hutchinson, died May 28, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Betty was born Jan. 15, 1925, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Arthur A. and Violet Noll Kootz. Betty was a bookkeeper at Montgomery Ward Store in Hutchinson, and later worked as the bookkeeper at Central Electric Motor Repair. After retirement, she volunteered to do income taxes...
