Dorothy R. Fontron
Mar 3, 2012
Dorothy R. Fontron, 102, died March 3, 2012, at Hester Care Center at Wesley Towers. She was born June 5, 1909, in Hutchinson, the daughter of William Scott and Dorotha Strohmeyer Randles. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1926. Following high school, she took classes at Adele Hale Business College and worked at Central State Bank. On Jan. 17,...
Iris Irene Seyb
Mar 3, 2012
Iris I. Seyb, 87, of Hutchinson, died March 3, 2012, at Cumbernauld Village in Winfield. Iris was born Nov. 15, 1924, at Nickerson, the daughter of David G. and Rose Freeman Frazer. She attended school in Colby, and graduated from high school at Syracuse, Kan. She later received her teaching certificate and taught elementary school for two years. Iris and...
Dorothy E. Chancellor
Mar 3, 2012
Dorothy E. Chancellor, 88, went to be with the Lord, March 3, 2012, at Pleasant View Home in Inman. She was born March 10, 1923, in Arlington, Kansas, the daughter of Aaron Oscar and Laura Elva (Truitt) Krob. Dorothy lived in Preston, Kansas, for 48 years, where she was the owner and operator of Dorothy's Beauty Shop for 30 years....
Wallace O. "Wally" Yust
Mar 3, 2012
SYLVIA - Wallace O. "Wally" Yust, 93, died Saturday, March 3, 2012. He was born in Sylvia, Oct. 3, 1918, the son of Edward and Louise Springer Yust. He was a 1936 graduate of Sylvia High School and attended Southwestern College, Winfield. Wally was a member of the United Methodist Church of Sylvia, Sylvia Lions Club, Hayes Farmers Union, Reno...
Ruth Nafzinger
Mar 2, 2012
Ruth RoseMarie Nafzinger, 81, died March 2, 2012, at her home. She was born May 10, 1930, in Knoxville, Tenn., to Wiley Ferguson and Lona Viola (Strange) Nelson. A member of Zion Lutheran Church, she was a homemaker. On Feb. 1, 1948, she married J.R. Nafzinger at Zion Lutheran Church, Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: son, David Nafzinger and...
Leroy J. Schumacher
Mar 1, 2012
LeRoy J. Schumacher, 75, died March 1, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 6, 1936, in Munjor, Kan., to Felix and Elizabeth Herrman Schumacher. LeRoy graduated from Hays High School in 1955. He was an A2C in the Air Force, a member of VFW, American Legion, Knights of Columbus and a Moose Member. On Oct. 10, 1959,...
Blanche Ione Gibson
Mar 1, 2012
Ione Gibson, 93, of Hutchinson, formerly of Macksville, died March 1, 2012, at Good Samaritan Center in Hutchinson. Ione was born Sept. 16, 1918, at Hopewell, the daughter of Patrick and Gwen Mills Gardner. She was a graduate of Trousdale High School and was a homemaker. She was a Christian and enjoyed gardening and growing flowers. Her family was a...
Lawrence "Larry" L Nichols
Feb 28, 2012
Lawrence L. "Larry" Nichols, 81, died Feb. 28, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 15, 1931, in Dykusburg, Ky., the son of Jesse Allen and Laura Emma (Bonds) Nichols. He served as a corporal with the United States Marine Corp. during the Korean War, was a member of American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68 and Teamsters Local...
Ruby I. Durbin
Feb 26, 2012
Ruby I. Durbin, 87, died Feb. 26, 2012, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 21, 1925, in Pendennis, Kansas, the daughter of John L. and Ella Mae (Carey) Current. Ruby was a homemaker and had also worked at Ark Valley Egg Plant and Carey Salt. She married Ephie Everett Durbin. He died April 13, 1978....
Louise Dirksen
Feb 25, 2012
Louise Dirksen, 95, died Feb. 25, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 1, 1916, in Great Bend, to William Brinson and Sibyl Irene (Stout) Hitch. Louise was a member of Hutchinson Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was a secretary at Hutchinson Community College for 20 years, retiring in 1988. On May 30, 1935, she married John Henry...
Karen Eileen Manche
Feb 25, 2012
Karen Eileen Manche, 73, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. She was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on Oct. 19, 1938, the daughter of Wilbur and Opal Secord Rayner. She was a 1956 graduate of Gore High School in Oklahoma and later graduated from McPherson School of Nursing. She loved being an emergency room nurse at Bethel...
Margaret A. "Peggy" O'Gara
Feb 24, 2012
Margaret A. "Peggy" O'Gara, 77, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 24, 2012, at her home. Peggy was born Feb. 18, 1935, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Clifford Belmont and Marian Ruby Johnson Durham. She was a homemaker and retired L.P.N. She was a 1953 graduate of Hutchinson High School and received her nursing degree at Pratt Community College. Peggy married Alan...
Braden Eugene Berner
Feb 23, 2012
Braden Eugene Berner, 7, died Feb. 23, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita. He was born June 6, 2004, in Lyons. A second grader at Union Valley Elementary, he was a member of Team Lightning Wrestling Club, Buhler, and Boy Scout Troop #306 in Hutchinson. Braden is survived by: his parents, Daniel and Laurie Berner, and...
Gloria F. Hawley
Feb 22, 2012
Gloria F. Hawley, 86, died Feb. 22, 2012, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 4, 1925, in Meade, Kan., the daughter of Floyd and Jane Hawley. Gloria graduated from Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Community College and obtained her Master's degree at Emporia State. She taught at several schools in Hutchinson, ending her career at Morgan Elementary,...
Leroy J. Mick
Feb 22, 2012
ARLINGTON - LeRoy J. "Lee" Mick, 81, died Feb. 22, 2012. He was born March 17, 1930, in Tipton, Kan., to Anton and Theresa Hake Mick. Lee had been a resident of Arlington for many years. In his youth, Lee spent the summers of 1947 and 1948 living on the Cheyenne-Sioux Indian Reservation in S.D. He served in the USN...
Ruby I. Hynes
Feb 22, 2012
Ruby I. Hynes, 97, died Feb. 22, 2012, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 17, 1915, in Arlington, to Louis Melvin and Dessie Irene (Heller) Dunn. A 1933 graduate of Arlington High School, she was a homemaker. Ruby was a member of Arlington United Methodist Church. On Sept. 3, 1938, she married Phillip Glen Hynes in Abilene....
Alec Richard Heironimus
Feb 21, 2012
Alec Richard Heironimus was born Feb. 21, 2012, and died Feb. 21, 2012, at Newton Medical Center. He is survived by: parents, Rob and Kim Heironimus of Hutchinson; siblings, Daniel, Emily and Daiquiri of Hutchinson; grandparents, William and Candy McMurry of Burrton, Carol Heironimus of Hutchinson, Ron and Judi Heironimus of Little River; and honorary grandma, Ann Dossett of Hutchinson....
Robert Wayne "Toby" Darrah
Feb 21, 2012
Robert Wayne "Toby" Darrah, 82, passed peacefully at Good Samaritan Village on Feb. 21, 2012, after a four-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). He was born Sept. 12, 1929, in Lyons, Kan., to Clarence F. and Minnie Darrah. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 17th and Main Street, Hutchinson, with...
David Burchard Merwin
Feb 20, 2012
David Burchard Merwin, 98, passed away at Golden Living Center in Branson, Mo., on Feb. 20, 2012. He was born Feb. 21, 1913, to Elmer Levi and Mary Emily (Bailey) Merwin in Kinsley, Kansas. In Feb. 1940, he married Viola Rose Korte of Kinsley. To this union, three daughters were born. Viola passed away in 1956. In 1957, he married...
Margaret C. Mitchell
Feb 20, 2012
Margaret C. Mitchell, 85, died Feb. 20, 2012, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 22, 1926, in Granite City, Ill., to Walter and Lily May Lawyer Skelton. She is survived by: sons, Lonnie Gault and James Gault; daughter, Donna Jensen and husband Scott; sisters, Alice Waits and Adalene McDonald; brother, Bud Skelton; 5 grandchildren, Tony Ainsworth, Tom...
