Ada Martha Darrow
Feb 10, 2012
Ada M. Darrow, 95, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 10, 2012, at Hester Care Center. Ada was born Oct. 13, 1916, in Greensburg, the daughter of Roy and Emma Bowman Little. She attended schools in Reno County. A Hutchinson resident from 1942-1982, she retired as the bookkeeper at Duckwall's Dept. Store. She and her husband then moved to Sleepy Valley Ranch,...
David A. Skinner
Feb 9, 2012
STERLING - David Alfred Skinner, 62, died Feb. 9, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 17, 1949, in Hutchinson, to Homer Alfred and Leona Jane Bishop Skinner. David was a ham radio operator, loved woodworking, farming and gardening. He was a Civil War buff who loved history and genealogy. David also enjoyed drawing, drafting and learning....
Lila M. Allen
Feb 9, 2012
Lila M. "Penny" Allen, 75, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Hospice House. She was born at Pratt, July 1, 1936, the daughter of Thomas and Cleo Withers Hatcher. She attended New Life Church of the Nazarene and was a member of Loyal Order of Moose #982. Penny had worked at Pegues, Betts Bakery and retired from Graber Elementary food...
Allen L. Roth
Feb 7, 2012
Allen L. Roth, 75, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. He was born in Hutchinson on Feb. 24, 1936, the son of Albert and Mollie Wagner Roth. He was a lifetime Reno County resident, a graduate of Reno County High School, Nickerson, and Kansas State University and was a member of Eastwood Church of Christ. Allen had been a farmer and...
Charles T. "Chuck" Bowman
Feb 6, 2012
Charles T. "Chuck" Bowman, 72, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 6, 2012, at Pine Village in Moundridge. Chuck was born Dec. 12, 1939, at Great Bend, the son of James Orlin and Myrtle Mae Seaman Bowman. He grew up and attended school in Garden City, but graduated from Dodge City High School in 1957. He was a veteran of the U.S....
Gregory L. Smith
Feb 5, 2012
Greg L. Smith, 54, died Feb. 5, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 5, 1958, in St. Louis, Ill., to James William and Faye Florence Jones Smith. On May 22, 1987, he married Teresa Ford in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: daughters, Cortney Smith and Heather Cornick; brothers, Van Smith and Gary Smith; sisters, Kathy...
Tina M. Brandyberry
Feb 5, 2012
Tina M. Brandyberry, 54, went to be with the Lord on Feb. 5, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 22, 1957, in Pratt, to Laurence and Neva (Burgin) Maphet. Tina was a member of Crossroads Christian Church. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from Friends University in 2008. She was a financial aid secretary at Hutchinson...
Anna M. Schardein
Feb 4, 2012
NICKERSON - Anna May Schardein, 96, died Feb. 4, 2012, at Mille Lacs Health Systems, Onamia, Minn. She was born in Nickerson, Feb. 18, 1915, the daughter of Solomon Otto and Cora Belle Hawver Roth. She was a longtime Nickerson resident, moving to Hutchinson in 2001, then to Wahkon, Minn. in 2007. Anna graduated from Nickerson High School, worked on...
Wayne G. Engler
Feb 2, 2012
Wayne G. Engler, 74, died Feb. 2, 2012, at his home. He was born Nov. 18, 1937, in Marinette, WI, to George and Esther (Schnell) Engler. He served in the United States Navy for 25 years, retiring in 1983. He also retired from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility and was a member of the Church of the Holy Cross. Wayne married...
Richard "Dick" Junior Wells
Feb 2, 2012
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Richard Junior Wells, 88, died February 2, 2012, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born March 30, 1923, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Richard Ival and Mary Reed Wells. A lifetime area resident, wintering in Texas for 20 years, he was a firefighter with the Hutchinson Fire Department and was Assistant Chief. Along with his...
Albert Henry Van Nest
Feb 1, 2012
Albert H. Van Nest, 79, died Feb. 1, 2012, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 29, 1932, in Elk City, to Marvin R. "Bob" and Ruth (Carpenter) Van Nest. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. A retired expert drywaller, he came to Hutchinson from California in the early 1990s. Survivors include: two sons, Jeffrey and...
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...
