Edith J. Mooney
Feb 1, 2012
Edith J. Mooney, 99, died February 1, 2012, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born September 16, 1912, to Clarence and Mabel James Dunham in Plevna, Kansas. On August 7, 1934, she married Melvin Leroy Mooney in Gage, Oklahoma. He died July 17, 1974. Survivors include: son, Gerald "Bud" Mooney and wife Charlotte, Milford, KS; daughters, Shirley Hill and...
Herb "Herbo" Freidenberger
Jan 31, 2012
OVERLAND PARK - Herb "Herbo" Freidenberger, 92, formerly of Hutchinson, Kan., and Dunedin, Fla., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Overland Park, Kan. He was born on July 3, 1919, in Otis, Kan., the son of Sophie (Kindsvater) and George Freidenberger. Herb retired in 1981, after a 43-year career from the Dillon Companies. He married Marguerite Mendenhall June...
Hanna Schimpf Wood
Jan 31, 2012
Hanna Schimpf Wood went to Heaven on Jan. 31, 2012, after spreading love and joy for 96 years. Hanna was born Sept. 19, 1915, in Marion, to Henry and Christina Hopp Schimpf. She graduated from Marion High School in 1934 and attended beauty school. Hanna married James Melvin Wood on Jan. 15, 1937, in Marion. He died Sept. 8, 1967....
Floyd Clayton "Stutz" Stutzman
Jan 31, 2012
HAVEN - Floyd Clayton "Stutz" Stutzman, 94, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. He was born at Burrton, Sept. 1, 1917, the son of Frank and Carrie Cadwell Stutzman. He was a 1937 graduate of Mt. Hope High School and Salt City Business College in 1953, an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater,...
Roy B. Roszel
Jan 30, 2012
Roy B. Roszel, 92, died Jan. 30, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 14, 1919, in rural Butler County, to George Edward and Mary Agnes Ioerger Roszel. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1938, was a state champion wrestler, and attended Hutchinson Jr. College. Roy was a charter member of First United Methodist Church, founded...
Loraine Christabel "Christie" Barnes
Jan 28, 2012
Loraine Christabel "Christie" Barnes, 95, died Jan. 28, 2012, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 5, 1916, in Ratcliff, Arkansas, the daughter of W.O. Dill and Clara (Ray) Dill. She graduated from Ratcliff High School. During the Depression, Christie moved to California, along with two brothers. After returning to Arkansas, she worked for 25 years for John...
Marie M. Mesh
Jan 28, 2012
Marie M. (Churchman) Mesh, 86, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 28, 2012, at Hospice House. She was born Sept. 7, 1925, in Guymon, Okla., the daughter of Henry and Mildred Busch Churchman. She attended St. Teresa's Grade School in Hutchinson and graduated from Mt. Carmel Academy in Wichita in 1945. She then attended Our Lady of The Lakes College in San...
Robert N. Avery
Jan 28, 2012
Robert N. "Bob" Avery, 79, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 28, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Bob was born Feb. 16, 1932, in Duncan, Okla., the son of Emitt and Bertha Splane Avery. He moved to Hutchinson with his family at a young age, and attended Hutchinson schools and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1951. He later graduated from...
Thomas "Tom" Earl Stafford
Jan 28, 2012
Thomas Earl "Tom" Stafford, 61, died Jan. 28, 2012, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi St. Francis Campus, Wichita, from a brain tumor. Tom was born May 6, 1950, in Neodesha, Kansas, the son of Bob and Margaret Wiley Stafford. He graduated from Nickerson High School in 1968 and attended the University of Kansas, where he was...
John Steward Of Jesus
Jan 27, 2012
John Steward of Jesus, 70, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. He was born at his family farm home outside Sioux Center, Iowa, the son of Dick and Hilda Kiel Addink. He lived in this area since 1989, had been a graduate of Western Christian High School, Hull, Iowa, a graduate of Calvin College in 1962, and Calvin Seminary in 1967,...
Ora Kendall Griggs
Jan 27, 2012
Ora Kendall Griggs, 74, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Navarro Regional Hospital at Corisicana, Texas. He was born in Hunter, Oklahoma, on Sept. 27, 1937, the son of Lloyd and Annabelle Anderson Griggs. He graduated from Hunter High School in 1955. Kendall graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma, and attended Oklahoma State University. He earned a Master's...
John Craig Oswald
Jan 26, 2012
John C. Oswald passed away Jan. 26, 2012, after being diagnosed with leukemia late last year. John was born Aug. 23, 1929, in Hutchinson, Kan. He married Elizabeth Mackintosh on Aug. 23, 1952. She survives. He is also survived by his four children and seven grandchildren: Andy and wife Jennifer and their sons Zach and Nick; Leslie Klein and her...
Marjorie Easter Ramsey
Jan 25, 2012
Marjorie Easter Ramsey, 87, died Jan. 25, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 11, 1925, in Abilene, Kan., the daughter of Harry L. and Arretta B. Haynes Easter. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1943 and attended the University of Kansas. On Sept. 1, 1946, she married Leon M. Ramsey Jr. in Abilene, Kan. Marjorie...
Albert "Jr." Buck
Jan 24, 2012
Albert "Jr." Buck, 76, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. He was born in Hutchinson, May 2, 1935, the son of Albert McKinley and Oleta Faye Hamblin Buck. He was a 1953 graduate of Partridge High School, a member of Loyal Order of Moose #982, a member of Sons of American Legion Post #68 and was a carpenter for many construction...
Robert G Laclair
Jan 24, 2012
Robert G. LaClair, 61, died Jan. 24, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 7, 1950, in Hutchinson, to Gene and Beverly (Beal) LaClair. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, Bob was a core purchaser at Consolidated Manufacturing from 1967-1992. He was a truck driver at Mid America Redi-Mix for 14...
Louie Marrs
Jan 22, 2012
Louie Marrs, Dec. 30, 1931-Jan. 22, 2012. Lifelong resident of Hutchinson, Korean War veteran and 1950 graduate of Hutchinson High. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold; mother, Mattie Belle; and sister, Haroldene. He is survived by a son, Marc; daughter, Brenda; grandchildren, Mitchell, Bryan and Mattie; nieces, Becky and Allison; nephew, Tyler; special friends, Patty, Dennis, Susan,...
William A. "Bill" Jones
Jan 21, 2012
William A. "Bill" Jones, 52, passed away at his home on Jan. 21, 2012. He was born Feb. 8, 1959, in Kansas City, Mo. He came to live with William V. Jones and Carol (Jones) Siefkes on March 9, 1959. He was a former member of North Minister Presbyterian Church and St. John Methodist Church. He was also a member...
John William Knightly
Jan 20, 2012
J. William Knightly, 83, died on Jan. 20, 2012, in Lenexa, Kansas. He is survived by his sons: Stephen (wife Melody) of Forest Grove, Ore., John (wife Mindi) of Lenexa, Kan., and Andrew (wife Cosette) of Colorado Springs, Colo.; grandchildren, Jakob Knightly, Paul Knightly, and Whitney Knightly; his brothers, Bob Knightly (wife Reva) of Omaha, Neb., and their families: daughters,...
Henry J. "Hank" Dumas
Jan 20, 2012
Henry J. "Hank" Dumas, 85, of Hutchinson, died January 20, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1926, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the son of Joseph Y. and Roseanna Theroux Dumas. He attended school and graduated from high school in Pawtucket in 1944. He joined the U.S. Navy right out of school and served for 20...
Marilee Sue Southworth
Jan 20, 2012
Marilee Sue Southworth, 53, died Jan. 20, 2012, in New Orleans. She was born Dec. 11, 1958, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Howard E. and Anita M. McPhee Southworth. She was a 1976 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She was a legal secretary, photographer and musician....
