Andrew Deane Peterson
Apr 13, 2012
Andrew Deane Peterson, 80, died April 13, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born April 2, 1932, in Wichita, to Andrew J. and Edna Hellman Peterson. Andrew graduated from Eureka High School and Pittsburg State University and worked as an electrician for Rural Electric Company in Mankato. He was a Marine, had a great love of music, always willing...
Harold Eugene Miller
Apr 9, 2012
Harold Eugene Miller, 63, passed away April 9, 2012, at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita. He was born July 19, 1948, in Dodge City, to Walter and Bettye (Howland) Miller. Harold retired in 2003 from Kansas Gas Service, where he was a serviceman. He loved restoring and showing classic cars and greatly enjoyed doing yard work. Harold had a great love...
M. Pauline Snyder
Apr 9, 2012
Pauline Snyder, 92, died April 9, 2012, at Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. She was born May 22, 1919, in Maple City, Kan., the daughter of Perry and Blanche (Pettigrew) Morgan. Pauline graduated from Dexter High School, Dexter, Kan., and later at the age of 53 received her nursing degree in McPherson, Kan. She then worked as a nurse for Halstead...
Jack R. Rucker
Apr 8, 2012
Jack R. Rucker, 77, of Hutchinson, died April 8, 2012, at Hospice House. Jack was born Nov. 10, 1934, in Hutchinson, the son of Ray and Jeanette (Seitnater) Rucker. A lifelong Hutchinson resident, he was a 1952 graduate of St. Teresa's High School and was a member of the National Guard Unit in Hutchinson. Jack was a long-time member of...
Carol R. Ediger
Apr 5, 2012
Carol R. Ediger, 77, died April 5, 2012, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 21, 1934, in Partridge to Joseph and Caroline Durflinger Weaver. Carol loved to draw and do artwork. She was also a member of CASA and Red Hat Society. On Jan. 14, 1951, she married Clifford Ediger in Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include:...
Donald Lee Devault
Apr 3, 2012
Donald Lee DeVault, 77, died April 3, 2012, at Sunshine Meadows Nursing Home, Buhler, Kan. He was born Dec. 16, 1934, to Leland T. and Ona Mae Wiard DeVault in Hutchinson, Kan. He was a 1953 graduate from Buhler High School. On Jan. 29, 1960, he married Carol Jean Moore in Albert, Kan. She died March 17, 1999. He worked...
G. Merl Caldwell
Apr 3, 2012
G. Merl Caldwell, 87, of Hutchinson, died April 3, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Merl was born March 4, 1925, in Hutchinson, the son of Lester and Florence Smith Caldwell. A lifelong Hutchinson resident, he was a 1942 graduate of Hutchinson High School, attended Hutchinson Junior College, and after his military service, attended the University of Kansas. He was...
Francis E. Stambaugh
Apr 3, 2012
Francis E. 'Gene' Stambaugh, 83, died April 3, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born December 7, 1928, on a farm in Clear Creek Township, Stafford County, the son of Victor and Gladys Glaze Stambaugh. He married Carol Tidwell on July 13, 1957. He became a Christian when he was baptized into Christ along with his wife Carol...
Nadine Redinger
Apr 1, 2012
Nadine Redinger, 91, of Hutchinson, died April 1, 2012, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. Nadine was born Dec. 7, 1920, in Holdenville, Okla., the daughter of William DeOlna and Harriet Elizabeth Martin Norris. She grew up in and attended school in Liberal, where she graduated from Liberal High School in 1938. She graduated from Salt City Business College in 1939....
Marjorie Mae Baerg
Mar 31, 2012
BUHLER - Marjorie Mae Baerg, 82, died March 31, 2012, at Buhler Sunshine Home. She was born Aug. 7, 1929, in Hutchinson, to Leland Tasaway and Ona Mae (Wiard) DeVault. Marjorie married Royce D. Baerg on Nov. 18, 1949, in Inman. He died Sept. 22, 2002. She was the registrar at Manhattan High School for 20 years and belonged to...
Esther Marie Current
Mar 30, 2012
Esther Marie Current, 73, died March 30, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 6, 1938, in Griggs, Okla., to George and Swanny Twombly. On May 1, 1959, she married Raymon Bencil Current in Clayton, NM. She retired in 2003 from LR Foy Construction as secretary and payroll clerk. Survivors include: her husband, Ray of the home;...
Charlie E. Sallee
Mar 29, 2012
Charlie E. Sallee, 70, died March 29, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis, Wichita. He was born July 2, 1941, in Chadwick, Mo., the son of Herman and Viola (Pruitt) Sallee. He was a machinist, working for Cessna and Eaton Corps., retiring after 32 years. Charlie was a member of Temple Baptist Church, where he served as a...
Michael Eugene Meyer
Mar 29, 2012
Michael Eugene "Mike" Meyer, 50, a resident of Disability Supports of the Great Plains, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012. He was born in Wichita on January 2, 1962, the son of Gene and Judy Cantrell Meyer. He graduated from West High Special Education, Wichita, in 1983. He was dearly loved by the staff and residents of Disability Supports for...
Hilda Elizabeth Eibert
Mar 28, 2012
Hilda Elizabeth Eibert, 83, of Hutchinson, died March 28, 2012, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. Hilda was born Aug. 29, 1928, in Cordell, Okla., the daughter of Isaac and Marie Duerksen Frey. She graduated from Newton High School in 1947. Hilda worked for many years at Dillons Bakery and co-owned and operated Econowash Laundromat along with her husband. She attended...
Betty Gene Gore
Mar 28, 2012
Betty Gene Gore, 77, died March 28, 2012, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 20, 1934, Ginger Blue, Mo., to Bruce and Mary Ellen Burrow Woodworth. On June 20, 1951, she married Gene Gore in Hutchinson. She worked in the Cessna Cafeteria and then was a CNA at Grace Hospital and Hutchinson Hospital. Betty was a member...
Deborah K. Levalley
Mar 27, 2012
Deborah K. LeValley, 57, died March 27, 2012, at her home in South Hutchinson. She was born October 10, 1954, in Springfield, Ohio, to Donald and Betty Jean Dent. Deborah was an avid supporter of the American Cancer Society, especially to help find a cure for breast cancer. On July 14, 1975, she married Rick LeValley in Springfield, Ohio. Survivors...
Boyd Victor Higgins, Jr.
Mar 27, 2012
Boyd Victor Higgins Jr., 1925 - 2012. He was born on a farm in Marion County, Kansas, December 20, 1925, the son of Boyd Sr. and Hazel Jones Higgins. He was a graduate of Marion Kansas High School and Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia, Kan. He went on to serve in the United States Marine Corp, 1944 to 1946,...
Betty Rose Shuler
Mar 25, 2012
Betty Rose Shuler, 82, died peacefully March 25, 2012, at her home. She was born Sept. 17, 1929, in Bushton, Kan., the daughter of George R. and Hanna (Schlusiger) Heiken. Betty Rose graduated from Holyrood High School in 1948 and started the Grace Hospital Nursing Program in Hutchinson. She married Gilbert A. Shuler "JR," on Jan. 23, 1949, in Bushton,...
Donald E. Cordill
Mar 24, 2012
Donald E. Cordill, 89, of Hutchinson, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas, died March 24, 2012, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. Don was born Aug. 12, 1922, in Kansas City, the son of Benjamin Lorance and Blanche Walker Cordill. Don graduated from Wyandotte High School and from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army,...
Catherine Ann "Katie" James
Mar 24, 2012
Catherine Ann "Katie" James, 81, died Saturday, March 24, 2012. She was born in Hutchinson, July 8, 1930, the daughter of C. Leo and Sara Beatrice Harney Harris. She attended Hutchinson schools, was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Hutchinson Horseless Carriage Club and a homemaker. On April 6, 1952, she married George D. James Jr. He died...
