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...
Emanuel T. "Tim" Sauber
Dec 22, 2011
Emanuel T. "Tim" Sauber, 79, died Dec. 22, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born April 12, 1932, in Raymond, Kan., the son of Peter M. and Frances (Hoffman) Sauber. He was a 1950 graduate of Ellinwood High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, he was a 2nd class electrician. Emanuel...
Chris F. Breford
Dec 22, 2011
Chris F. Breford, 68, died, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. He was born March 10, 1943, at Holyrood, the son of Chris G. and Nellie Nelson Breford. He was a graduate of Holyrood High School and a machinist at Eaton Corporation retiring in 1991 with 20 years of service. In 1992, he married Sharon J. Collins Jarrett in Hutchinson. She survives....
Donald K. Spaeny
Dec 21, 2011
Donald K. Spaeny, 86, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 21, 2011, at Hospice House. He was born Nov. 16, 1925, at Lyons, the son of Ernest C. and Ora Kathryn Runkle Spaeny. He graduated from Lyons High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Donald was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and...
Judy L. Mccool
Dec 21, 2011
Judy lost her valiant battle with ovarian cancer on December 21, 2011, and will be celebrating this Christmas with Our Heavenly Father. Her death occurred at Hospice House here in Hutchinson. Judy, age 66, was born May 15, 1945, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Joe C. and Marjorie Burden Astle. She had been a Hutchinson resident since she was 4...
Harvey Penner
Dec 19, 2011
Harvey Penner, died Dec. 19, 2011, with his loving daughter by his side, at Good Samaritan Center, a loving and caring home. He was born Aug. 27, 1936, in Medora, Kansas, the son of Cornelieus Jacob and Helena Penner. He was a salesman for Guy's Potato Chips and was the maintenance man for Emanuel Lutheran Church. Harvey was a member...
Lorene B. Rowland
Dec 19, 2011
Lorene B. Rowland, 76, died Dec. 19, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born June 13, 1935, in Stanton, Texas, to Denverd and Alfretta Bogges Willis. Lorene was a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include: children, Ron Stewart and wife Beverly, Newton, Billy Stewart, Hutchinson, Patsy Whiteford and husband Matthew, Hutchinson, Debbie Rowland, Hutchinson, and Randy Rowland and...
Robert Laurence Kuhns
Dec 18, 2011
ARLINGTON - Robert L. Kuhns, 85, died Dec. 18, 2011, at Haven House, Haven. He was born in Reno County, Kansas, May 12, 1926, to John C. and Grace (White) Kuhns. He was the last survivor of 15 children. On May 24, 1946, he married Irena Fay Fulton. She survives, along with their four children, Claudia Kuhns of Denver, Les...
Robert L. Kuhns
Dec 18, 2011
ARLINGTON - Robert Laurence Kuhns, 85, died Dec. 18, 2011, at the Haven Home. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Arlington United Methodist Church with Pastor Dennis Wallace presiding. Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials may be made to the church or Hospice Care of...
