Laberda J. Crowell
Dec 8, 2011
Laberda J. Crowell passed away at Promise Regional Medical Center on December 8, 2011. She was born on February 4, 1928, in Inman, Kansas to Heinie and Sarah Friesen-Friesen. An only child, affectionately called 'Babe' she grew up on a farm east of Inman on Arrowhead Road. She graduated from Inman High School in 1946. After graduation she moved to...
Odell Morrow
Dec 8, 2011
Odell Morrow, 81, of Hutchinson, died December 8, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center. He was born December 1, 1930, in Ft. worth, Texas, the son of David R. and Elva Starnes Morrow. Odell graduated from Lelia Lake High School in Lelia Lake, Texas in 1948. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the 11th Airborne Division...
Peg Wesley Harney
Dec 7, 2011
Peg Wesley Harney, 92, died Dec. 7, 2011, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Ashland, Ohio, to Henry Evan and Marguerite Spreng Garden. On April 8, 1939, she married C. Milton Wesley in Hutchinson. He died Feb. 27, 1989. On Sept. 18, 1990, she married Thomas A. Harney in Chicago. He died Jan. 5,...
H. Duane Haltom, Sr.
Dec 6, 2011
H. Duane Haltom Sr., 76, died Dec. 6, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 23, 1935, at Sterling, the son of Roscoe and Maxine Hughes Haltom. He was a 1953 graduate of Alden High School, a member of First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, United Methodist Men, Crimestoppers of Reno County and was in law enforcement for 43...
Donald Cecil Frederick
Dec 5, 2011
Donald Cecil Frederick, 93, died Dec. 5, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 27, 1918, in Burrton, the son of Forrest and Louise Frederick. When he was two, his family moved to a farm near Hutchinson, where he grew up. He attended Kent Grade School and graduated from Hutchinson High School. He married Verla Boyer on May...
Joseph Willard Pisano
Dec 4, 2011
Joseph Willard Pisano, 38, went to sing with the angels and be with his Lord and Savior on Dec. 4, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1973, in Wichita, to Joseph John and Dorothy Ann (Reger) Pisano. Joseph earned his GED in 1990 then graduated from Kansas State University in 1994, and Hutchinson Community College...
George A. Foster, Jr.
Dec 3, 2011
George A. Foster, Jr., 84, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 3, 2011, at Hospice House. He was born Dec. 27, 1926, in Hutchinson, the son of George, Sr. and Clara A. Zeigler Foster. George graduated from Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Community Junior College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, having served in World War II. He...
Kenneth Eugene Baker
Dec 2, 2011
Kenneth Eugene Baker, 78, died Dec. 2, 2011. He was born Nov. 3, 1933, in Flagg, Texas, the son of Faye and Lila Tipton Baker. He graduated from Arlington High School, Hutchinson Community College and Wichita State University with a teaching degree. He served in the Army during the Korean War, and then taught at Mitchell and North Reno Schools,...
Helen F. Heitschmidt
Dec 2, 2011
Helen F. Heitschmidt, 83, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 2, 2011, at Good Samaritan Center. She was born Oct. 2, 1928, in Elbing, Kan., the daughter of Jesse Franklin and Gladys Arlene Flowers James. Helen was a 1946 graduate of Lorraine, Kansas High School. She was a retired secretary for Farm Bureau Claims Office in South Hutchinson, working there for 25...
Joseph E. "Joe" White
Dec 2, 2011
Joseph E. "Joe" White, 78, died Dec. 2, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 31, 1933, in Wichita, to Joseph Percy and Alice Margaret Kerns White. Joe graduated from St. Mary's Cathedral in 1952. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #982, Knights of Columbus Council #612, Independent Insurance Agents of Kansas, and Central Kansas Post-Polio...
Ottalie A. Case
Dec 1, 2011
Ottalie A. Case, 92, blessed us with her presence until December 1, 2011. She was born Nov. 2, 1919, in Adair, Oklahoma, the daughter of George and Clara Waters Smith. She married Bob R. Case on July 16, 1946, in Pratt, KS. He survives with their daughter, Peggy Case of Overland Park, KS; granddaughter, Alexandra Case-Cohen of Lawrence, KS; three...
William J. Von Ruden
Nov 29, 2011
William J. Von Ruden, M.D., 85, of Hutchinson, died Nov. 29, 2011, at Hester Care Center. He was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Hampton, Minn., the son of Dr. Herman A. and Elizabeth Reemer Von Ruden. William grew up in Pontiac, Ill., where he graduated from Pontiac High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946 during...
Bill D. Carroll
Nov 29, 2011
Bill D. Carroll, 89, died Nov. 29, 2011, in Hutchinson. A veteran of World War II, he was a sergeant in the 3rd Ranger Battalion, U.S. Army. Bill was wounded at Monte Cassino, Italy, and spent six weeks in a hospital in North Africa, after which he returned to the front lines to help liberate Rome, then fought his way...
Donna Irene Chestnut
Nov 28, 2011
Donna Irene Chestnut, 74, died Nov. 28, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 3, 1937, in Agra, Kan., to Lyle Clifton and Bernice Marie Miller Morgan. Donna attended Agra High School. She had worked as a mail route contractor and a CNA. On June 19, 1956, she married Glen Edwin Chestnut in Beloit. He died...
Sylvia Blanche Proffitt
Nov 25, 2011
Sylvia Blanche Proffitt, 84, died Nov. 25, 2011. She was born Nov. 8, 1927, in Bluefield, W. Va., the daughter of Thurman and Alice Scarberry Hambrick. She married James Henry Proffitt on Sept. 7, 1945, in Tazwell, Va. He passed away on Oct. 16, 2009. Other survivors include: son, Stephen and his wife Donna of Lane, Kan.; daughters, Brenda Haulman...
Ivalee Horne
Nov 25, 2011
Ivalee Horne, 85, died Nov. 25, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 8, 1926, in Protection, Kan., the daughter of Delmer S. and Juanita E. (Feger) Rathbun. She was a 1944 graduate of Hutchinson High School. Ivalee worked for Central Bank and Trust and Horne Body Shop. She was a member of Crossroads Christian Church...
Nevaeh Sierradawn Castleberry
Nov 25, 2011
Nevaeh Sierradawn Castleberry, four months, passed away Nov. 25, 2011, at her home. She was born July 12, 2011, in Wichita to Brittany Dunn. Survivors include: her parents, Brittany Dunn and Joseph Koehn, of the home; grandmother, Donna Gail Newburn; brother, Ezra Fell Newburn, both of Pensacola, Fla.; sister, Christina Renae Thomas of Durham, Kan.; uncles, Daniel Earl Newburn and...
Allen Michael Frank
Nov 24, 2011
Allen Michael Frank, 23, went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 24, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis, Wichita. He was born June 18, 1988, in Hutchinson, Kan., the son of John A. and Kimberly M. (Fletchall) Frank. Survivors include: parents, John A. and Kimberly M. Frank of Hutchinson; sister, Stacia Bland and husband Trenton of...
Norma Deane George
Nov 24, 2011
Norma Deane George, 82, died Thursday, November 24, 2011. She was born December 6, 1928, at Waynoka, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jack Simmons and Pearl Furrow Vanderslice. She was a 1947 graduate of Waynoka, Oklahoma High School, received her Bachelors degree from Northwestern State University at Alva, Oklahoma and her Masters degree from Wichita State University. She was a member...
Dorothy M. Lay
Nov 24, 2011
Dorothy M. Lay, 96, of Hutchinson, died November 24, 2011, at Good Samaritan Center. She was born November 21, 1915, at La Crosse, the daughter of John George and Elizabeth Westermeyer Healzer. She graduated from Plainview Academy High School, Redfield, South Dakota in 1934 and from Hinsdale School of Nursing, Hinsdale, Illinois in 1940. She was a homemaker and worked...
