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...
Kenneth Gerald Smith
Nov 24, 2011
Kenneth "Ken" Gerald Smith, 69, died peacefully on Nov. 24, 2011, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Kenneth was born on July 31, 1942, in Van Nuys, Calif., to Vincent and Margaret Ogdon Smith. He was raised in San Francisco, Calif., where he attended high school. Kenneth started working in the grocery business at the age of...
Merril F. Durr
Nov 24, 2011
Merril F. Durr, 86, died Nov. 24, 2011, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. Merril was born May 17, 1925, in Bushton, Kan., the son of Floyd and Esther Boldt Durr. He was a 1943 graduate of Ransom High School and then served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He received his B.S. in 1950 and his Masters in 1954...
Ray E. Hague
Nov 22, 2011
Ray E. Hague, 58, died Nov. 22, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born March 9, 1953, in Oberlin, to Jack and Dorothy Everest Hague. Survivors include: son, Nick Hague and mother, Dorothy Hague, both of Hutchinson. He was preceded in death by his father and sister, Sharon. Cremation has taken place. Private family services will be...
Hazel Viola Christiansen
Nov 22, 2011
BUHLER - Hazel Viola Christiansen, 91, died Nov. 22, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 6, 1920, to W.F. and Jessie McCord Rather in Harper County, Okla. Hazel moved to Hutchinson in 1963 to work at Parrott-Hodnett Goodyear Dealership. She was married to I.W. Parrott in 1973. He died in 1977. In March 1998, Hazel moved to...
Belva J. Swain
Nov 22, 2011
Belva J. Swain, 73, of Hutchinson, died November 22, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center. She was born December 28, 1937, in McPherson, the daughter of Emery and Margaret Hart Jones. She attended school in Hutchinson. She was a member of New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hutchinson and was a homemaker. She dedicated her life to her family. Belva married...
Patricia Kathryn Johnson
Nov 21, 2011
Patricia Kathryn Johnson, 91, died Nov. 21, 2011, at Dillon Living Center. She was born March 21, 1920, to Edward Charles and Mabel Quirk Newer in Oklahoma City, Okla. She was a 1937 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in El Reno, Okla., and attended Our Lady of the Lakes College in San Antonio, Texas, and Oklahoma City University. On April...
Laveda Lee Moyer
Nov 20, 2011
PARTRIDGE - Laveda Lee Moyer, 86, died Nov. 20, 2011, at her home in Partridge, Kan. She was born Sept. 10, 1925, in Argonia, Kan., the daughter of Willard and Southie Hopson Stephens. She was a teacher of grades 1-6 in a one-room school house, a farm wife and a homemaker. Laveda collected vintage dolls, glassware and antiques. On June...
Loma L Frederick
Nov 18, 2011
Loma L. Frederick, 80, died Nov. 18, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 4, 1931, in Florence, Kan., the daughter of Fred and Hope Koch. Loma graduated from Florence High School in 1949. She retired as an office manager for the Associated Veterinary Services in South Hutchinson. Loma was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She...
