Betty M Reed-Wheatley
Jan 7, 2012
Betty M. Reed-Wheatley, 88, died Jan. 7, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 4, 1923, in Hutchinson, to Carl and Harriett Brower Ellis. Betty graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1941. She was a paraprofessional for Nickerson School District #309, a member of Mitchell Chapel United Methodist Church, Delos V. Smith Senior Center, and Ark Valley Good...
Tillie Kathryn Miller
Jan 6, 2012
Tillie Kathryn Miller, 78, died Jan. 6, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 29, 1933, in Conway Springs, Kan., the daughter of Jonas N. and Mary Ann (Yoder) Mullet. She was once the owner of the Yoder Café. On March 4, 1951, she married Harley N. Miller in rural Haven. He died Feb. 8, 1999. Survivors include:...
John Henson
Jan 5, 2012
John Henson, 56, passed away at home surrounded by loving family and friends on Jan. 5, 2012. He was born Feb. 13, 1955, in Hutchinson, the son of Clifford and Nadine Huffman Henson. From 1973 to 1995 he worked at the Union Equity Grain Elevator. For the past 15 years he worked as a leadman for Morton Salt. John attended...
Frieda N. Toews
Jan 5, 2012
Frieda N. Toews, 96, died January 5, 2012, at Hester Care Center in Hutchinson, Ks. She was born March 9, 1915, to C.L. and Sarah Neufeld Wall in rural Harvey County. She attended school in Moundridge, Ks. She was a member of South Hutchinson Methodist Church in South Hutchinson, KS, Lerdao E.H.U. Club, and Buhler Ramblers Camping Club. In 1938,...
Dawn Marie Young
Jan 3, 2012
Dawn Marie Young, 37, died January 3, 2012, at Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. She was born February 19, 1974, in Columbus, Ohio. Dawn was an assistant manager in the retail and restaurant industries. Survivors include: husband, Ricky Young of Hutchinson; daughters, Coco and Misty Young of Hutchinson; son, Joseph "Joey" Young of Hutchinson; grandson, Karter Young of Hutchinson; parents, Robert...
Orval O. "Big O" Eidson, Sr.
Jan 3, 2012
NICKERSON - Orval O. "Big O" Eidson Sr., 72, of Nickerson, died January 3, 2012, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor in Sterling. He was born May 30, 1939, in Stafford, the son of Orlando D. and Clola M. Miller Eidson. He attended school in Ellinwood and Wichita and was a member of First Baptist Church of Nickerson. He was a past...
Dora A Schierling
Jan 2, 2012
Dora A. Schierling, 95, died Jan. 2, 2012, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born May 25, 1916, in Inman, to Jacob and Sarah Androes Fehdrau. Dora was a member of Inman Mennonite Church. On Oct. 12, 1949, she married Herman Schierling in Hutchinson. He died May 5, 2000. Survivors include: sister, Agnes Ediger and husband Harvey of Hutchinson;...
Marion E. Nunemaker, M.D.
Jan 1, 2012
Marion E. Nunemaker, M.D., 90, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. He was born Dec. 3, 1921, in rural Reno County, the son of Joseph and Gladys Mary Kabler Nunemaker, Jr. He was a lifetime Reno County resident, graduating from Langdon High School, Hutchinson Community College, Kansas University and Kansas University Medical School. While serving in the Navy he was the...
Edna Clare Leiker Tope
Dec 31, 2011
ARLINGTON - Edna Leiker Tope passed away Dec. 31, 2011, at the Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She had resided at the home since 2001. Edna Clare Tope was born Feb. 20, 1924, in Emmeram, Kansas. She was one of 11 children born to Adam J. and Anna A. (Scheck) Windholz. In January 1946, she married Cely A....
Paul A. Yutzy
Dec 29, 2011
Paul A. Yutzy, 85, went to be with his heavenly Father on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. He was born Sept. 21, 1926, in rural Reno County, the son of Joseph M. and Lizzie Schrock Yutzy. A lifetime Reno county resident, member of Hutchinson Board of Realtors, a member of South Hutchinson Mennonite Church, he had been a farmer, a livestock...
Alvin "Al" Neufeld Harms
Dec 28, 2011
Al (Alvin) Harms, 89, was born Feb. 27, 1922, in Boyd, Okla., to Isaac and Emma C. Neufeld Harms, the sixth of nine brothers and sisters. He died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at his home in South Hutchinson. He was a member of Mennonite Brethren Church all his life, serving in many capacities over the years, and served on the...
Elmer Janzen
Dec 28, 2011
Elmer Janzen was born to Jacob and Anna Janzen in Hydro, Okla., on Aug. 3, 1924. He passed away on Dec. 28, 2011, at Pleasant View Home, surrounded by his family. He was married to Leona Drake on Aug. 31, 1946, in Hutchinson. Leona passed away on March 28, 2009. Elmer was a veteran of World War II, serving in...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Banta
Dec 28, 2011
Jackie Banta left this life on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. She was born in Kansas, raised in Texas, returning to Kansas in the late 40's. On February 1, 1949, she married her husband of 57 years, Jack K. Banta. He preceded her in death on September 17, 2006. She leaves behind three children and their spouses: Mike Banta and wife...
Eli J. Helmuth
Dec 27, 2011
Eli J. Helmuth, 83, died Dec. 27, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kan. He was born Aug. 3, 1928, to John and Fannie Bontrager Helmuth in Hutchinson, Kan. He attended school at Elmhurst school. On Aug. 5, 1948, he married Katie Nisly in Hutchinson, Kan. She survives. Eli, along with his wife Katie, co-founded Helmuth Country Bakery and...
Beverly Anne Munday
Dec 24, 2011
CACHE, Okla. - Beverly Anne Munday, 76, died Dec. 24, 2011, in Cache, Okla. She was born Oct. 3, 1935, to Harry Corns and Amy Anne (Buggeln) Corns. A resident of Hutchinson since 1935. On April 29, 1968, she married Troy M. Munday in Alva, Okla. He died Nov. 12, 1992. She was preceded in death by her mother, brother,...
Bonnie M. Hjort
Dec 24, 2011
Bonnie M. Hjort, 88, of Derby, died Dec. 24, 2011, at Sterling House Assisted Living. She was born Aug. 9, 1923, in Lincoln County, Kan., to Orlo W. and Ana Dorothea Jorgensen Dirks. She was a graduate of Moundridge High School in 1941 and received her Registered Nursing degree in 1945 from the Bethel Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing. She...
Charles Galen Meadows, Jr.
Dec 24, 2011
YODER - Charles G. Meadows, Jr., 83, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. He was born Jan. 24, 1928, in Yoder, the son of Charles Grover and Ida Blanche Wilson Meadows, Sr. He was a 1945 graduate of Haven High School, a member of National League of Postmasters, Kansas and their chaplain. Charles enjoyed a variety of pastime activities including, playing...
Julie Marie Wilson
Dec 23, 2011
Julie Marie Wilson, 45, died Dec. 23, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 23, 1966, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Ron and Wilma (Schmidt) Frost. Julie graduated from Don Bosco High School in 1985 and from The University of Northern Iowa in 1989 with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. She was a second-grade teacher at...
Laura E. Schrock
Dec 23, 2011
Laura E. (Bontrager) Schrock, 88, died Dec. 23, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born May 8, 1923, in Hutchinson, the daughter of William and Martha (Yoder) Bontrager. A lifetime Reno County resident, she was a homemaker and an expert quilter, participating in lots of activities with the women's sewing circles. She was a member of the Yoder Mennonite...
Patricia Marie "Pat" Miles
Dec 23, 2011
My wife went home to Heaven to be with Jesus for Christmas, on Dec. 23, 2011. Pat was born Jan. 16, 1939, in Peabody, to Herbert and Sarah Klein Hanneman. She graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1956, attended Tabor College, and graduated from Emporia State University in 1962, with her Master's of Science degree. She was an avid supporter...
