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Lamoine H. Mcentarfer

Lamoine H. Mcentarfer

Aug 3, 2011

Lamoine H. McEntarfer, 97, died Aug. 3, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 11, 1914, in Lincolnville, Kan., to Edd and Emma Tiemeier Lietz. Lamoine was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ladies Circle No. 1 and ACBL Bridge Club. She retired from Dillons in 1979, after 27 years of service. On April 8, 1940, she...

Mary Marie Emrie

Mary Marie Emrie

Jul 31, 2011

ARLINGTON - Mary Marie Emrie, 69, passed over July 31, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born April 3, 1942, in Salina, the daughter of Charles Floyd and Vernie Faye Greenway Jones. Mary was a homemaker and owner, operator and driver for Trailer Transit. She attended Arlington Presbyterian Church. On March 28, 1980, she married Harold L....

Zachary Wayne Mcglynn

Zachary Wayne Mcglynn

Jul 30, 2011

Zachary W. "Zac" McGlynn, 25, of South Hutchinson, died July 30, 2011 in Hutchinson. He was born August 12, 1985 in Hutchinson, the son of Kelly E. & Connie J. Tucker McGlynn. He was a life-long South Hutchinson resident and attended school at Nickerson. He worked in the warehouse at Kutter's Furniture at South Hutchinson. Zac is survived by a...

Bessie B. Vater

Bessie B. Vater

Jul 28, 2011

Bessie B. Vater, 91, of Hutchinson, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Joyce Duffy. She was born Sept. 10, 1919, in Gregory, Ark. She will be laid to rest beside her husband, Harold E. Vater, who died Oct. 31, 1974. Survivors include: her daughters, Joyce Duffy and Delores Wilson; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters; and two...

Mary Rohling

Mary Rohling

Jul 28, 2011

NICKERSON - Mary Rohling, 96, died July 28, 2011, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 24, 1915, in Park, Kan., to John and Frances Lang Haffner. Mary was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church. On October 24, 1939, she married Leo M. Rohling in Park. He died July 7, 1994. Survivors include: children, Doris...

Homer C. Jennings

Homer C. Jennings

Jul 27, 2011

Homer C. Jennings, 98, died July 27, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 6, 1913, in Bucklin, the son of CD and Fannie Jennings. A lifelong Hutchinson resident, he was a 1930 graduate of Hutchinson High School. In 1934, Homer graduated with a business degree from the University of Kansas, where he was a member of the...

Leonard C. Warren

Leonard C. Warren

Jul 26, 2011

Leonard C. Warren, 89, died July 26, 2011, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born June 2, 1922, to Lemual and Katie Evans Warren in Hutchinson. Leonard was an Army veteran and fought in World War II. Leonard was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Milton Warren. Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday,...

Earl N. Ditgen

Earl N. Ditgen

Jul 26, 2011

Earl N. Ditgen, 91, died July 26, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 28, 1919, in Nickerson, the son of Joseph Clarence and Bessie Louise Stephens Ditgen. He was a 1938 graduate of Nickerson High School. Earl was a farmer and a real estate agent. He was a member of the Crosspoint Church, Westbrook Campus and he...

David L Faulkner

David L Faulkner

Jul 26, 2011

David L. Faulkner died July 26, 2011, at Hospice House of Reno County after a long and courageous battle with a chronic illness. He was born Dec. 11, 1949, the son of Helen E. and Clifford R. Faulkner. He was of independent faith. On Sept. 14, 1973, he married Shirley A. Casad. The couple divorced in 1990 and remained close....

Sylvia K. Newlin

Sylvia K. Newlin

Jul 25, 2011

Sylvia K. Newlin, 85, of Hutchinson, died July 25, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 31, 1925, in Hutchinson, to Laurence A. and Florence E. Watson Spears. She was a resident of Hutchinson and attended Hutchinson schools and Adela Hale Business College. She was the owner of Spears Gun and Lock in Hutchinson. She married...

John Harold Randall

John Harold Randall

Jul 21, 2011

John H. Randall, 87, died July 21, 2011 at his home, Hutchinson. He was born November 24, 1923, in Danville, Illinois, the son of Harold and Lucille Wilson Randall. John graduated from Henning High School, Henning, IL in 1941. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the Army from 43-46. John worked for his dad at Randall Paint Shop, then...

Abraham "Abe" Bontrager

Abraham "Abe" Bontrager

Jul 20, 2011

PARTRIDGE - Abe Bontrager, 95, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011. He was born Sept. 9, 1915, at rural Haven, the son of Daniel Y. and Susan Nissley Bontrager. He grew up farming and painting, was a member of Partridge Community Church, Odd Fellows, Partridge Gun Club, and farming with Viola until 1957, when he moved his family into the home...

Rachel Leah Durr

Rachel Leah Durr

Jul 20, 2011

Rachel Leah Durr, 94, died July 20, 2011 at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born June 24, 1917 in Trego, Kansas to John Jacob and Elizabeth Fabrizius. Rachel was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hutchinson. On December 12, 1955, she married Delbert Lee Durr in Wakeeney. He died November 10, 2008. Survivors include daughter, Linda Kerschner, Hutchinson;...

Charles H. Wall

Charles H. Wall

Jul 18, 2011

Charles H. Wall, 65, of Hutchinson, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, in his home, July 18, 2011. Charles was born Feb. 23, 1946, in Amarillo, Texas, to Major Russell and Alta Wall. Recently retired, Charles was the master mason of Charles H. Wall Masonry. He was a skillful craftsman in brick and stone. He was also an avid...

Peter E. Rumback

Peter E. Rumback

Jul 16, 2011

Peter E. Rumback, 62, died July 16, 2011, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born March 16, 1949, in Hoxie, Kansas, the son of Walter and Julita Marie Weigel Rumback. He was a 1967 graduate of Trinity High School and he then served in the Army from 1968-1971. Peter loved to cook and worked as a waiter for various restaurants,...

Darryl Bradford Cunningham

Darryl Bradford Cunningham

Jul 16, 2011

Darryl Bradford Cunningham, 63, died July 16, 2011. He was born May 31, 1948, at Danville, Ill., the son of Ivan "Brad" and Anna Mae Nicely Cunningham. He has been a Hutchinson resident the past six years, had grown up in Danville, Ill. and had graduated from Danville High School and Danville Area Community College, and was a member of...

Bobby Herbert Copeland

Bobby Herbert Copeland

Jul 14, 2011

Bobby H. Copeland, 73, of Hutchinson, died July 14, 2011, at his home. He was born Feb. 27, 1938, at Joplin, Mo., the son of Bert and Zana Chubb Copeland. He graduated from Joplin High School in 1956, and immediately entered the U.S. Navy. While in the Navy, he served on the U.S.S. Manley. He moved to Hutchinson in 1972,...

Edwin D. "Ed" Downard

Edwin D. "Ed" Downard

Jul 11, 2011

Edwin D. "Ed" Downard, 80, died July 11, 2011. He was a laborer at Cargill Salt in Hutchinson. He married Loretta B. Brown on June 20, 1957, in Raton, N.M. She died March 22, 2010. Survivors include: son, Michael R. Downard, Hutchinson; daughter, Kathy Johnson, Hutchinson; brother, Floyd Downard, Hutchinson; and a grandson. Cremation has taken place. Graveside service and...

Elizabeth Rose Hoffman

Elizabeth Rose Hoffman

Jul 11, 2011

Elizabeth Rose Hoffman died July 11, 2011 in Wichita. She was born April 3, 2011 in Wichita to Kristena Constuble and John Hoffman. Survivors include her parents; brother Jaxson, Parsons; grandparents, Donald and Mary Hoffman, South Hutchinson, and Daniel and Venus Constuble, Parsons and great grandparents, Leslie and Marie Gentry, Ardmore, OK. A private family service will be held at...

Kathleen Elizabeth Frank

Kathleen Elizabeth Frank

Jul 10, 2011

Kathleen Elizabeth Frank, 66, went home to be with the Lord on July 10, 2011, at Mennonite Manor. She was born Nov. 30, 1944, in Bartlesville , Okla., the daughter of Samuel M. and Bonnie Maxine Combs McClure. Survivors include: four children, Lorresa Wilson of Oklahoma, Irene Hetrick, and John Frank of Hutchinson, and Raymond Frank of Inman; two brothers,...

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