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...
Fern Garnett
Apr 25, 2011
Fern Garnett, 84, died April 25, 2011. She was born March 23, 1927, at Rolla, the daughter of Henry and Dorothy Brown Ahrens. She married Gerral "Leo" Garnett on Feb. 16, 1946, in Elkhart. He died Nov. 18, 1962. Survivors include: sons, LeRoy Garnett and wife Karen of Emporia, Dean "Deano" Garnett, and Rick Garnett and wife Tammy, all of...
Sheryl Lynn Bonham
Apr 25, 2011
Sheryl L. Bonham, 57, died April 25, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 31, 1953, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Noyce and Shirley Caviness Spillman. Sheryl graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1972. On Aug. 11, 1978, she married Michael L. Bonham, in Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Michelle R. Powell and...
Elizabeth D. "Betty" Kopper
Apr 24, 2011
Elizabeth D. "Betty" Kopper, 86, died Sunday, April 24, 2011. She was born Feb. 8, 1925, at Plains, the daughter of Peter B. and Elizabeth Krehbiel Kopper. She had been a Hutchinson resident since 1964 moving from Pretty Prairie, a 1943 graduate of Ingalls High School, a member of First Mennonite Church in Hutchinson, and had been a clerk for...
Joel "J.D." Elwell
Apr 23, 2011
J.D. Elwell, 73, of Hutchinson, died April 23, 2011, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 16, 1937, in Hutchinson, to Joel R. and Irene Dutton Elwell. He was a graduate of Buhler High School in 1955, Hutchinson Community College in 1957, and Kansas State University in 1963. He was an architect. He was a member of Grace...
Homer Warren Hankey
Apr 22, 2011
Homer Warren Hankey, 94, died April 22, 2011, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 3, 1917, in Amorita, Oklahoma, the son of John E. and Edna Thompson Hankey. A World War II veteran, he served as a sergeant with the Army Air Corp. He retired from Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company and Stevens County John Deere....
Iola Marie Derr
Apr 22, 2011
Iola Marie Derr, 78, of South Hutchinson, died April 22, 2011, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born July 13, 1932, in Lakin, the daughter of James and Helen Conn Swank. Iola was a 1951 graduate of Hutchinson High School and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She had worked for several years as a PBX operator...
Beulahmae Simmons Diehl
Apr 19, 2011
Beulahmae Simmons Diehl, 88, died April 19, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kan. She was born Jan. 16, 1923, to Marion Wade Simmons and Pearl Archibald Simmons on a farm at Haviland, Kan. She married Fred H. Diehl on Dec. 7, 1941, at Dodge City, Kan. He died March 2006. They operated Diehl's Dairy for over 55 years. She was...
Ralph W. Noyes, Jr.
Apr 18, 2011
Ralph W. "Bud" Noyes, Jr., 78, died Monday, April 18, 2011. He was born April 20, 1932, in Hutchinson, the son of Ralph W. and Marcelline M. Miller Noyes, Sr. He had been a lifetime Hutchinson resident, graduating Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Community College, attended Illinois College of Podiatry and Foot Surgery, was a member of Faith United Methodist...
