Brian David Fritzemeier
Jan 19, 2012
Brian David Fritzemeier, 36, died Jan. 19, 2012. He was born March 20, 1975, in Hutchinson, Kan. In 1993, he graduated from Haven High School. Brian was the owner of Chester's Plumbing and attended Partridge Community Church. He is survived by: three children, Sabrina Fritzemeier Johnson and husband Trae of Hutchinson, Sam Fritzemeier and Cora Fritzemeier, both of Hutchinson; his...
Carol Weston Smith
Jan 19, 2012
Carol Weston Smith, 83, died January 19, 2012, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born June 11, 1928, in Hutchinson, to Reed Q. and Ida Maye Coberly Smith. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1945, and later from Salt City Business School. He served as Corporal in the United States Army Air Corps from 1946 to 1947. Carol...
Robert E. "Bud" Partridge
Jan 18, 2012
Robert E. "Bud" Partridge, 67, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012. He was born in Hutchinson, June 7, 1944, the son of Richard "Pappy" and Irene Moore Partridge. He graduated from Nickerson High School, Dodge City Community College, and Ft. Hays State University with a Secondary Teaching Degree. He was a member of Crossroads Christian Church and Sigma Phi Epsilom...
Reverend Leroy David Guyett
Jan 18, 2012
We have all been touched by the life of Leroy Guyett, husband, father, grandfather and friend. His life was an example of prayer as he earnestly prayed for his family, friends and neighbors everyday. He loved tennis, oil painting, fishing and telling a good joke. Most of all, he loved his Savior and left a legacy of this love through...
Thelma Armstrong
Jan 17, 2012
ARLINGTON - Thelma Armstrong, 87, died Jan. 17, 2012, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 23, 1924, in Chateau, Okla., to John Avery and Mary Edith (Davis) Smith. Thelma was the former owner of Motel 61 and Pastime Cafe in Arlington, and was a member of the Arlington United Methodist Church. She belonged to Women of the...
Blanche I. Treaster
Jan 16, 2012
Blanche I. Treaster, 89, died Jan. 16, 2012, at Mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 4, 1922, in Greensboro, N.C., to Lula Hasseltine Cates. On June 6, 1942, she married Clifford Carson Treaster Sr. in Hannibal, Mo. He died Nov. 8, 2011. Survivors include: granddaughter, Anne Marie Raigosa and husband Jonnie; grandsons, Anthony Treaster and Adam Treaster;...
Mark J Mooney
Jan 16, 2012
Mark J. Mooney, 47, died Jan. 16, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 1, 1964, in Hutchinson, Kan., the son of Michael J. Mooney Jr. and Patricia A. Barry Mooney. Mark was a longtime Hutchinson resident. He was a 1983 graduate of O'Dea Prep School in Seattle, Wash., and a 1987 graduate of the University of...
Eugene O. Bolles
Jan 15, 2012
Eugene O. Bolles, 83, formerly of Moberly, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. He was born in Tekamah, Nebraska, Jan. 2, 1929, the son of Vernie and Virginia Gibson Bolles. He was a retired corrections officer for the Missouri Department of Corrections. Eugene created beautiful paintings, wrote wonderful poetry and his favorite pastime was working on family genealogy. On...
Donna May Pyle
Jan 15, 2012
Donna May Pyle, 82, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. She was born at Kingston, Mo., Nov. 10, 1929, the daughter of Raymond and Gladys Robertson Bower. She was a 1947 graduate of Stanley Rural High School and a 1951 graduate of the University of Kansas. Upon graduating from KU, she worked as a Spanish, Portuguese and English translator for Butler...
Helen R. Field
Jan 15, 2012
Helen R. Field, 72, died Jan. 15, 2012, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee, Kansas. She was born Jan. 6, 1940, on the farm in Jewell County, Kansas, the daughter of Dewey and Irene Rice Seems. Helen was a caregiver for TECH and also worked as a CNA and Rehab Aide for several nursing homes in the area. She was...
Rolan Lee Cobb
Jan 15, 2012
STERLING - Rolan Lee Cobb, 74, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. He was born in Oklahoma City, Jan. 18, 1937, the son of D. Monroe and Zona Susan Hufford Cobb. He was a graduate of Partridge High School, he had been attending Partridge Community Church, was a communications engineer and previous owner of KLOQ radio station. On Dec. 31, 1977,...
Walter Dean Snow
Jan 14, 2012
Walter "Dean" Snow, 83, died Jan. 14, 2012. He was born Sept. 15, 1928, the son of Dillard and Lois Bauchman Snow. On June 17, 1951, he married Letha Lee Waters. She survives. Other survivors include: sons, Ron Snow and Tony Snow; a brother, Dale Snow; a sister, Beverly Cornejo; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at...
Tawana L. Shumpert
Jan 13, 2012
Tawana L. (Reed) Shumpert, 46, passed away Jan. 13, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 5, 1965, in Hutchinson, to Leroy Jr. and Linda Reed. Tawana was a member of St. John CME Church, was a CNA for 28 years, and worked for Mennonite Manor for the last four years. On May 17, 2000, she married...
Joseph "Joe" E. Mascorro
Jan 11, 2012
PARTRIDGE - Joseph E. "Joe" Mascorro, 72, died Jan. 11, 2012, at his home in Partridge. He was born Jan. 16, 1939, in Arlington, Texas, the son of Mercurio Jr. and Evelyne (Moore) Mascorro. A US Navy veteran, he left active duty in 1963 for service in the Reserves for another 20 years. He was a member of the Partridge...
James Joseph "Joe" Kumorowski
Jan 11, 2012
James Joseph "Joe" Kumorowski, 88, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. He was born Aug. 3, 1923, in Chicago, Ill., the son of John and Louie Henderson Kumorowski. He was a baker for over 55 years, retiring from Dillons Bakery in 1988 with 30 years of service. On Sept. 21, 1942, he married Margaret E. Helm in Hutchinson. She died Aug....
Dale F. Killian
Jan 10, 2012
Dale F. Killian, 79, died Jan. 10, 2012, at his home in Arlington. He was born June 29, 1932, in Galena, Kan., the son of Otis and Winnie Elliott Killian. He was a farmer and later retired from PMS Foods of Hutchinson. He moved to Reno County in 1950, and later lived in Kinsley for 10 years. He was a...
Keith Alan Peters
Jan 10, 2012
Keith A. Peters, 65, died January 10, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. He was born January 3, 1947 to Tillman and Beulah Christine Barr Peters in Ransom, Ks. He was a 1965 graduate of Utica High School and attended Greer Automotive Technical School. He was a lifetime farmer and avid gardener retired U.S. Postal Service and...
John R. Roberts
Jan 9, 2012
John R. Roberts, 66, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 9, 2012, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born Nov. 15, 1945, in Hutchinson, Kan., the son of Eldon and Tressie Cummings Roberts. A resident of Hutchinson, he was a 1965 graduate of Hutchinson High School, attended Hutchinson Community College, worked in Electrical and refrigeration maintenance at Doskocils in South...
Marilyn Grace Dovel
Jan 8, 2012
Marilyn Grace Dovel, 71, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. She was born March 6, 1940, at Spokane, Washington, the daughter of Wiley and Margaret Melba Smith Stewart. She was a 1958 graduate of Halstead High School and attended Salt City Business College. Marilyn had worked for Bell Telephone Company, had been a sales clerk at Pegues and a caseworker at...
Norma M. Schmidt
Jan 8, 2012
Norma M. Schmidt, 76, of South Hutchinson, died Jan. 8, 2012, at Mennonite Manor. She was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Greensburg, the daughter of Howard and Isalone Harrison Ricketts. She graduated from Greensburg High School in 1951. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Springfield, Mo., where she and her husband lived prior to moving back...
