Elsie M. Schnider
May 12, 2011
Elsie M. Schnider, 86, of Hutchinson, died May 12, 2011, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 28, 1924, to Oliver Lawrence and Alice Mae Lee Beech. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1947. She was a graduate of Lawrence, Kan., High School and the Adela Hale Business College, Hutchinson. She was a homemaker and sales...
William Walter "Bill" Heim, Jr.
May 10, 2011
BUHLER - William W. "Bill" Heim Jr., 76, of Buhler, died May 10, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 20, 1935, in Turon, Kan., to William Walter and Clare Mae Featherhoff Heim Sr. He was a lifetime Reno County resident. He retired after 22 years from Jackson Ice Cream in 1998 and Bond Bakery in 1976. He...
Margaret L. Franko
May 10, 2011
Margaret L. Franko, 86, of Hutchinson, died May 10, 2011, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 17, 1924, in New Market, IA, the daughter of L.W. and Thelma Marsell Pullan. On April 28, 1944, she married Robert Franko. He survives. They lived in Hutchinson, where she was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church and was a...
Corta Daemon Caine
May 9, 2011
Corta Daemon Caine, infant son of Brandi Meyer and Dale Caine, died May 9, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. Survivors include: brother, Daekwon; and five sisters, Cassie, Daleia, Jewel, Tahnee and Acacia. There will be no public services. Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, is in charge of the arrangements.
Marc Allen Moyer
May 7, 2011
Marc Allen Moyer, 64, died May 7, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 8, 1946, in Wellington, Kan., to Laurence Donald and Laveda Lee Stephens Moyer. After graduation from Partridge High School in 1966, he spent the remainder of his life working as a farmer and stockman. Marc was a kind and giving person who...
Dennis "Bill" W. Hayden
May 6, 2011
Dennis W. "Bill" Hayden, 61, of Hutchinson, died May 6, 2011, at his home. He was born June 11, 1949, in St. Charles, Ill., to Martin William and Leona Schenkel Hayden. He was a graduate of Hutchinson High School in 1968, and attended Hutchinson Community College. He was a retired pipeline welder for Hayden Construction, Invalco, and Southwest Associates. He...
Delma J. Pearson
May 6, 2011
PAPILLION, Neb. - Delma J. Pearson, 71, of Papillion, Neb., formerly of Hutchinson, died May 6, 2011, at Bellevue Medical Center, Bellevue, Neb. She was born Oct. 10, 1939, at Dodge City, the daughter of Otto Rich and Lola M. Mullen Pearson. She graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1957, Arkansas City Junior College in 1959 and Grace School...
Cleda Irene Strandberg
May 5, 2011
Cleda Irene Strandberg, 72, died Thursday, May 5, 2011. She was born July 19, 1938, at Osawatomie, the daughter of John W. and Blanch E. McKoon Head. She was a graduate of Osawatomie High School in 1956, and Pittsburg State University in 1961, a member of First United Methodist Church in Hutchinson, a farm wife and bank teller for 24...
Duane L. Burns
May 5, 2011
Duane L. Burns, 86, of South Hutchinson, died May 5, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 21, 1924, at Stafford, the son of Lloyd Emmett and Myrtle Lenora Minks Burns. He was a 1942 graduate of Sylvia High School and was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the European Theatre. He was a farmer in the...
Ruth H. Hoffman
May 4, 2011
Ruth H. Hoffman, 75, passed away on May 4, 2011, at the Hospice House of Reno County. Ruth Helen Rowland was born to William Vincent Rowland and Wilma Angeline Rowland (Roberson) on July 23, 1935, and was a lifelong resident of the Hutchinson area. Ruth attended Buhler High School and graduated in 1953. She married Robert D. Hoffman with whom...
Charlotte Lucille Rucker
May 1, 2011
Charlotte Lucille Rucker, 94, died Sunday, May 1, 2011. She was born May 3, 1916, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles and Hazel Lucille Chitwood Rampenthal. She was a 1934 graduate of Hutchinson High School, a member of First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, and worked at Montgomery Ward as a clerk with 20 years of service. On May 3, 1936,...
Mary Frances Painter
Apr 30, 2011
Mary Frances Painter, 85, died April 30, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 22, 1925, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Homer F. and Jesse Pearl Wells Collins. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1943 and attended Hutchinson JUCO. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. Mary was a member of Trinity United...
Joseph M. Saldana
Apr 28, 2011
Joseph M. Saldana, 86, passed away April 28, 2011, at home in Hutchinson. He was born May 4, 1924, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Trinidad and Refugio Carredo Saldana. He was united in marriage to Josephine D. Espinosa on July 19, 1945. Joseph became a naturalized citizen on May 7, 1968. He was employed by St. Elizabeth Hospital...
Donna Marie Tilton
Apr 28, 2011
Donna M. Tilton, 83, died at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born in Nashville, Kan., to August Auto Herman and Allie Norma Bether. Donna was a Hutchinson High School graduate. On Aug. 29, 1963, she married W.N. "Jack" Tilton in Newkirk, Okla. He died Jan. 16, 1974. Donna is survived by two sisters and a sister-in-law. She was...
Linda Sue Schrag
Apr 27, 2011
CHASE - Linda Sue Schrag, 66, died April 27, 2011, at Via Christi St Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born October 29, 1944, to Finis and Mildred Hoefer Woolery, in Wichita. She was a lifetime resident of Hutchinson, and moved to Chase 14 years ago. Linda was a retired CNA and activities coordinator. Survivors include: children, Debbie Knox, Clive, Iowa,...
Christopher J. Sullivan
Apr 27, 2011
Christopher J. Sullivan, 17, died April 27, 2011, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born March 13, 1994, in Wichita. He was a junior at Hutchinson High School. Chris was a member of the HHS soccer, wrestling, and track and field teams. During the summer, he was a lifeguard at the Salt City Splash. He belonged to South Hutchinson...
James S. Hightower
Apr 27, 2011
James S. Hightower, 80, of Hutchinson, died April 27, 2011, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 26, 1930, the son of Mark S. and Dorothy McGraw Hightower. He attended school in Altus, Okla. and was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, having served as an M.P. while stationed in Japan. He moved...
Charles E. "Charlie" Frey
Apr 26, 2011
Charles E. "Charlie" Frey, 85, went to be with our Lord, Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 6, 1926, in Pierce City, Mo., the son of Peter J. and Helen E. Murphy Frey. Charles was a WWII Navy veteran. He retired in 1987 as general sales manager and member of the board of directors...
Carol Rexroad
Apr 26, 2011
Carol Rexroad, 92, died April 26, 2011, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 24, 1918, in Ludington, Mich., the daughter of Lawrence A. Rohloff and Lee Schultz Rohloff. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1946. She was a longtime secretary and bookkeeper at the former Valley Federal Savings and Loan Co. She was a volunteer at the...
Maxine Louise "Mac" Hoyle
Apr 26, 2011
Maxine Louise "Mac" Hoyle, 82, of South Hutchinson, died April 26, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center ICU, Hutchinson. She was born May 13, 1928, in Geneseo, Kan., to Bruce Lewis and Fernatta Hattie Yarnell Cronkite. She was a longtime Nickerson resident. She was a 1946 graduate of Nickerson High School and she attended Hutchinson Community College. She was a...
