Manuel L. Bruch
Oct 22, 2011
Manuel L. Bruch, 73, went home to be with his Lord on Oct. 22, 2011. He was born Nov. 26, 1937, in Kingman, to Harry A. and Rose A. Robbins Bruch. Manuel graduated from Kingman High School in 1955, graduated from Hutchinson Community College and attended Fort Hays State University. He was a retired superintendent of the central garage for...
Dorothy A. Neitzel
Oct 21, 2011
Dorothy A. Durr Mears Neitzel, 89, died October 21, 2011 at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson, after a long illness. She was born January 27, 1922 in Colorado springs, CO to Ermin D. and august Cornelia Johns Walace. Dorothy graduated from Colorado College and earned her Masters Degree in Library Information Services from Emporia State Teacher's College, where she belonged to...
Belva J. Foote
Oct 18, 2011
Belva J. Foote, 81, died Oct. 18, 2011, in Hutchinson. She was born July 30, 1930, in Arlington, Kan., the daughter of Edd P. and Clella Lee (Potter) Graber. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1948 and attended Hutchinson Community College. She was a lifetime Hutchinson Reno County resident. Belva worked as a salesclerk for Woolworths, Westlake Hardware and...
Leon C. Meigs
Oct 18, 2011
Leon C. Meigs, 81, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 18, 2011, at his home. He was born June 19, 1930, in Tulsa, Okla., the son of Leonard C. and Nellie F. Slagle Meigs. He was a graduate of Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., and was a longtime Hutchinson resident. Leon retired from Hutchinson Community College in 1993, after a long career...
Elner M Beck
Oct 18, 2011
PLEVNA - Elner M. Beck, 93, died Oct. 18, 2011, at Elm Grove Estates, Wheatlands, Hutchinson. She was born April 6, 1918, near Sterling, the daughter of Bernard and Bertha Kleck Zimmerman. She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Circle 1 and LWML, Quilting Guild, a 4-H leader, was a Plevna school cook for 13 years and waited...
Mary Nan Call
Oct 15, 2011
Mary Nan Call, 91, died Oct. 15, 2011, at Elm Grove Estates. She was born June 16, 1920, in Goodman, Mo., to Samuel Thomas and Jean (Clark) Shelton. On Sept. 24, 1938, she married James Hilyard Call in Eureka. He died Nov. 13, 1998. Survivors include: a son, Jimmie Dean Call, Hutchinson; a daughter, Ruth Neuway and husband Keith, Mt....
Milton Carroll Boyle
Oct 13, 2011
Milton Carroll Boyle, 76, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at Halstead Homestead Assisted Living. He was born July 29, 1935, at Halstead, the son of M. Earnest and Irma Belle Goodman Boyle. He was a 1953 graduate of Burrton High School and had attended Kansas State University and Texas Christian University. Milton was a member of Burrton United Methodist Church,...
Wilbur L. Stotts
Oct 12, 2011
Wilbur L. Stotts, 88, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 12, 2011, at Hospice House. He was born March 6, 1923, in Hutchinson, the son of Walter Leslie and Nellie Rebeka Hood Stotts. He was a lifetime Hutchinson resident, a 1941 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Junior College and the Salt City Business College. Wilbur worked for both Gano...
Frank A. Hulet
Oct 12, 2011
Born in Ambridge, Pa., Frank "Bullets" Hulet left the physical world, his beloved family and many friends on Oct. 12, 2011. A WWII veteran of the United States Navy, he served our country flying PBM Mariners in the Pacific Theater. He knew Hutchinson, Kan. would be his home when he met his future wife during pilot training. He married Virginia...
Ronald H Jenisch
Oct 11, 2011
Ronald H. Jenisch, 69, of Hutchinson died October 11, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. He was born October 4, 1942 in Great Bend, the son of Martin F. & Irene Berscheidt Jenisch. He was a flag man for Venture Construction Co. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jenisch,...
Melvin H. Claphan Sr.
Oct 11, 2011
Melvin H. Claphan Sr., 85, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 11, 2011 at Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kan. He was born Oct. 26, 1925, the son of Dwight and Belle Claphan. He was retired from the pest control business. He served in the Marine Corp during WWII. He is survived by a son: Melvin Jon Claphan of Hutchinson. He was preceded...
Annetta J. Britain
Oct 11, 2011
Annetta Jean Britain, 86, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. She was born Dec. 27, 1924, in Tyro, the daughter of John and Nina Buster Fields. She was a claims examiner for the State of Kansas. On Aug. 18, 1944, she married Donald W. Britain in Hutchinson. He died July 17, 1963. She is survived by: two daughters, Dianne Stracener of...
Margaret Alice Conkling
Oct 11, 2011
PARTRIDGE - Margaret Alice Conkling, 89, died Oct. 11, 2011, at Mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born May 13, 1922, in Arlington, Kan., to Edgar H. and Mary Elizabeth Busch Belt. She was a 1940 graduate of Partridge High School. She was a homemaker, a farm wife and longtime cook at the Partridge Grade School. She attended the...
Helen Blazina
Oct 10, 2011
Helen Blazina, 92, died Oct. 10, 2011, at Lyons Hospital, Lyons, Kan. She was born Aug. 18, 1919, to James and Mary Brant Brozek in Wilson, Kan. She graduated from Lucus High School and later became a LPN for Lyons and Hutchinson Hospitals. She was also a lifetime member of the Ladies V.F.W. Auxiliary Post #3184, Lyons, Kan. She also...
Lyle W. Zahorsky
Oct 10, 2011
NEWTON - Retired Army Sergeant First Class Lyle W. Zahorsky, 43, passed away Oct. 10, 2011, at his home in Newton. He was born June 25, 1968, in El Dorado. Lyle joined the U.S. Army on Feb. 28, 1987, and retired March 3, 2007. During his time in the military he did two tours in Iraq. Those left to remember...
Judy A. Wichert
Oct 9, 2011
Judy A. Wichert, 67, died Oct. 9, 2011, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 27, 1944, in Attica, to Harold H. and Mary V. Kaup Countryman. She was an active member of The Corner Stone Baptist Church. Judy graduated from the McPherson School of Practical Nursing. On Sept. 20, 1987, she married Earl Wichert. He survives. Other...
Elmer Lloyd Holmes
Oct 8, 2011
PLEVNA - Elmer Lloyd Holmes, 95, died Oct. 8, 2011. He was born Dec. 28, 1915, in Plevna, the son of Murray and Elizabeth Nusser Holmes. He was a farmer in the Plevna community. He met Vina Hamm at Sterling College and they married Sept. 18, 1948. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Syd and wife Mary, Hutchinson, and...
Ila Fern Martin
Oct 7, 2011
Ila Fern Martin, 95, died Oct. 7, 2011, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 24, 1916, in Stamford, Nebraska, the daughter of Claude R. and Ethel (Woodruff) Pittman. She graduated from Stamford High School and later attended a business school in Los Angeles, California. Ila served in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II as...
Peggy Joyce Gee Wilson
Oct 6, 2011
Peggy Joyce Gee Wilson, 77, died Oct. 6, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 27, 1933, in Wyandotte, Okla., the daughter of Richard L. and Cecil (Wilson) Gee. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1951. Peggy then enlisted and served in the Air Force. She later worked for Belco and retired from Collins Industries. Peggy married...
Randy Jon Kiser
Oct 6, 2011
Randy J. Kiser, 65, died Thursday, October 6, 2011. He was born January 2, 1946, in Independence, Kansas, the son of Frank and Melba Merrill Kiser. He was a Hutchinson High School graduate and was raised in the First Christian Church. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Randy had been a correctional officer with the Hutchinson Correctional...
