Elsie Marie Hofen Schwiethale
Sep 15, 2011
Elsie Marie Hofen Schwiethale was born Nov. 5, 1917, on her father's birthday. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Lillie Showalter Hofen, of Sylvia, Kan., in Reno County; husband, Laurence Schwiethale; sisters, Alberta and Juanita; brothers, Laverne, Harold and Laurel Hofen; and son, Larry Schwiethale. Elsie grew up in Sylvia, Kan., graduated from Sylvia High School...
Woodrow R. "Woody" Kramer
Sep 15, 2011
Woodrow M. "Woody" Kramer, 92, of Hutchinson, died September 15, 2011, at Elm Grove Estates in Hutchinson. Woody was born December 10, 1918, at Ft. Scott, the son of William and Gertrude Payne Kramer. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1936, Ft. Scott Junior College, and Pittsburg State Teachers College. He later received his masters degree in education at...
Phyllis B Smith
Sep 14, 2011
Phyllis B. Smith, 98, of Hutchinson, died Sept. 14, 2011, at Thorne Care Center at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 30, 1912, to Burchard Hayes and Estella Alverda Spahr Bowman. Phyllis was a longtime rural Pawnee Rock, Kansas resident, moving to Hutchinson in 1980. She graduated from Pawnee Rock High School in 1930. She was a homemaker, a...
Kenneth Dale Eiland
Sep 13, 2011
CAMDEN, Ark. - Kenneth Dale Eiland, 76, died Sept. 13, 2011. He was born Aug. 10, 1935, to J.D and Ruby Dale (Ball) Eiland. On March 23, 1958, he married Darlene Shultz. She survives. Other survivors include: six children, Onita Jones, Darrell, Jeff, Amanda Schwab, Teresa Bates and Angela Webb; a brother, Freddie Don Eiland; 21 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren....
Jacob B. "Jake" Miller Jr.
Sep 11, 2011
Jacob B. "Jake" Miller Jr., 93, of Moore, Okla., died Sept. 11, 2011, at his daughter's home in Moore, Okla. He was born Aug. 27, 1918, in El Dorado, Kan., the son of Jacob B. and Bertha M. Hollenbeck Miller. He was a longtime Hutchinson resident, moving to Moore in 2006. He was a 1937 graduate of Nickerson High School...
Louis D. Emme
Sep 11, 2011
Louis D. Emme, 83, died September 11, 2011, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born April 18, 1928, in Smith County, Kansas, the son of Louie and Maggie Emme. He graduated from Kensington High School in 1944 and received his bachelor's in vocational agriculture from Kansas State University. After college, he taught school at Jewell, Kansas, and later had...
Craig A. Schoenhoff
Sep 11, 2011
Craig A. Schoenhoff, 56, died Sept. 11, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 22, 1954, in Hutchinson, to John and Barbara Diggs Schoenhoff. Craig is survived by son, Jason Schoenhoff of Hutchinson; daughters, Halie Petty of Haysville and Andrea Schoenhoff of Little River; grandchildren, Blaine Petty, Tylor Bartlett, Keagun Teeter and Taylor Schoenhoff; and ex-wife, Melinda Couch...
Roger R. Berry
Sep 10, 2011
Roger R. Berry, 71, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. He was born Oct. 10, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Mitchell and Dollie Berry. He was a member of First Christian Church, a veteran of U.S. Air Force and had been a Hutchinson City fireman, Dillon warehouseman and retired in 1986 from the City of Hutchinson's waste water...
Phyllis Y. Greatwood
Sep 10, 2011
Phyllis Y. Greatwood, 88, of Hutchinson, died Sept. 10, 2011, at her home. She was born Nov. 10, 1922, at Little River, the daughter of Percy A. and Brita Sophia Hildegard Hubenett Lee. She graduated from Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Junior College, and Salt City Business College. She was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church. Phyllis retired as supervisor of...
Irmgard B. "Irma" Lemen
Sep 9, 2011
Irmgard "Irma" Lemen, 74, died Sept. 9, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 3, 1937, in Ulm/Donau, Germany, to Max and Elizabeth Diessler Blank. On Aug. 28, 1957, she married Meryl R. Lemen in Budigen, Germany. Irma worked in cosmetics at Wiley's and in the Mezzanine at Pegues. She loved to play bingo and go...
Elred E. Burkhart
Sep 8, 2011
Elred E. Burkhart, 87, of Hutchinson, formerly of Kinsley, died Sept. 8, 2011, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 18, 1924, at Kinsley, the son of Isadore and Mary Oster Burkhart. He attended school at Saints Peter and Paul Grade School and graduated from Kinsley High School in 1942. Elred was a retired Registered Grade A dairyman...
Verda Faye Hollar Hicks
Sep 7, 2011
Verda Faye Hollar Hicks, 77, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 7, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 18, 1934, the daughter of Henry Frost and Ruby Mae Lytle Hollar. Verda graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 1951. She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church. Verda was a great cook...
Bronc Lee Kraft
Sep 4, 2011
ABBYVILLE - Bronc Lee Kraft, 28, died Sept. 4, 2011, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born March 4, 1983, at Great Bend, the son of Steven Lewis and Janice Lee Jones Kraft. He was a graduate of Fairfield High School, attended Pratt and Dodge City Community Colleges on rodeo scholarships, member of KHSRA, attended Abbyville Community Church, was...
Vergil V. Spangler
Sep 4, 2011
Vergil V. Spangler, 86, died Sept. 4, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 31, 1925, in Lake Worth, Fla., to Vergil V. and Edna Powers Spangler. Verg was the retired co-owner operator of the former Verg and John's Conoco Service Station, which was located at Fourth and Poplar. He was a member of the First Christian Church,...
Marvin E. Chappel
Sep 3, 2011
Marvin E. Chappel, 87, was born to Clifton and Cecil (Rush) Chappel on March 18, 1924. He went to be with his Lord on Sept. 3, 2011. Marvin graduated from Little River High School and shortly thereafter enlisted in the Navy, serving in World War II and until 1946. He married his high school sweetheart, Florene Voth, on June 1,...
Daniel Kauffman
Sep 3, 2011
Daniel Kauffman, 95, of South Hutchinson, went to be with his blessed Lord in the Hospice Room at Mennonite Manor on Sept. 3, 2011. Daniel was born Aug. 3, 1916, in rural Hutchinson. He loved learning and was self-educated after grade 8, becoming an ordained pastor in August of 1946 and bishop in 1951. He served 35 years in Cherry...
Sergio Reza
Sep 3, 2011
Sergio Reza, 48, died Sept. 3, 2011, at Hospice House. He was born May 18, 1963, in Chihuahua, Chih Mexico. He attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and was a construction worker for APAC. Survivors include: a son, Jorge Sergio Reza, Chihuahua, Chih Mexico; four brothers, Crisoforo Reza and Francisco Javier Reza, both of Chihuahua, Chih Mexico, and Miguel...
Norman C. Bos, M.D.
Sep 3, 2011
Norman C. Bos, M.D., 86, of Hutchinson, died Sept. 3, 2011, at the Hospice House. He had suffered from severe pulmonary fibrosis for many months. He was born Nov. 4, 1924, in Chicago, Ill., the only surviving child of Nonna C. and Jean Adams Bos. Dr. Bos had lived in Hutchinson since 1960, practicing orthopaedic surgery at the Hutchinson Orthopaedic...
Opal E. Rayl
Sep 2, 2011
Opal E. Rayl, 90, died Sept. 2, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 10, 1920, in Hutchinson, to Earl Thomas and Letha Holt. She graduated from Salt City Business College. Opal was a member of First United Methodist Church, UMW, EHU and was a leader in youth 4-H for many years. She sponsored many high...
Jimmie L. Beltz Sr.
Aug 31, 2011
Jimmie L. Beltz, Sr., 78, of Hutchinson, died Aug. 31, 2011, at Mennonite Manor in South Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 24, 1933, in Hutchinson, the son of Henry Levi and Alvera Marie Moore Beltz. He attended school in Hutchinson and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had owned and operated a mechanic shop in Enders, Neb. for...
