Eugene "Gene" Vater
Aug 31, 2011
Eugene H. "Gene" Vater, 90, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. He was born Sept. 16, 1920, in Hutchinson, the son of Herman and Irene Vater. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of V.F.W. Bob Campbell Post #1361, American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68, Hutchinson-Reno Masonic Lodge #124 A.F. & A.M. and had worked at Cessna for 33 years,...
Donald W. Clark
Aug 31, 2011
Don W. Clark, 91, of Hutchinson, died Aug. 31, 2011, at Thorne Care Center in Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 16, 1919, in Opine, Montana, the son of Joseph and Sylvia Field Clark. Don's family moved back to Reno Co. from Montana when Don was 10 years old, and Don grew up on the family farm near Kingman. Don attended...
Richard Lee Jerde
Aug 31, 2011
Richard L. "Dick" Jerde, 65, died Aug. 31, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born April 14, 1946, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, to Palmer E. and Eula A. Shropshire Jerde. He retired from Eaton Corporation after 35 years. On Nov. 23, 1967, he married Doris Thompson in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: son, Rick Jerde of...
Joshua Grant Nienke "Nitro"
Aug 29, 2011
Joshua Grant Nienke "Nitro," beloved husband and daddy, age 32, went to be with his Father in heaven on Aug. 29, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital,St. Francis, Wichita. He was born April 14, 1979, in Hutchinson, the son of Richard Allen and Margaret Jean Penny Nienke. Josh was an Iraq War veteran serving with the United States Army from 2006...
Geneve Adline "Bobbie" Mauck
Aug 28, 2011
Geneve "Bobbie" C. Mauck, 96, passed away Aug. 28, 2011. She was born May 31, 1915, in the Fair Oaks community of rural Jasper County, Ind., to Earnest L. and Pearl (Lilves) Comer. She moved to Harlingen, Texas in 1949, to Noel, Mo. in 1963, and then to Kansas in 2005. She married Harold Mauck Sr. on Sept. 14, 1936,...
Milton W. Friesen
Aug 25, 2011
Milton W. Friesen, 88, died August 25, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born July 25, 1923, in Buhler to Henry and Helena Dyke Friesen. Milton was a WWII veteran and retired from the National Guard, a member of First Baptist Church, and was part of Mid-America Detector Club. On November 16, 1947, he married Carmen Talbott, in Hutchinson....
Edward Mark Young
Aug 25, 2011
Edward "Mark" Young, 42, died Aug. 25, 2011, at University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo. He was born March 26, 1969, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Mark graduated from Rush Springs High School, Rush Springs, Okla., in 1989, and attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Hutchinson Community College. He served in the United States Navy from 1990 to 1993. Mark worked...
Maxine E. Marsh
Aug 23, 2011
Maxine E. Marsh Maxine E. Marsh, 91, died Aug. 23, 2011, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 9, 1920, in McPherson, to Leon Stanley and Myrtle Irene Suttergran Lloyd. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School. She was a retired cook at Hadley Day Care Center, a member of First United Methodist Church, and VFW Auxiliary....
Clarence E. Biggs
Aug 22, 2011
BOISE, Idaho - Clarence E. Biggs, 69, died Aug. 22, 2011, at his home in Boise, Idaho. He was born April 18, 1942, in Hutchinson, Kan., the son of Edward C. and Frances L. Biggs. He graduated in 1960 from Haven High School. Afterward, he was drafted and served in Korea. He enrolled in Fort Hays State University shortly after...
Chris Freeman
Aug 22, 2011
Chris Freeman, 23, of Hutchinson, died August 22, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita. He was born September 1, 1987, in Hutchinson, the son of Rodney Guren and Linda Gore Cooper. He attended schools in Nickerson. Survivors include: a son, Anthony R. Freeman, Newton; his parents, Dennis and Linda Cooper, Burrton, and Rodney Guren, Hutchinson; a...
Pauline B. Stotts
Aug 21, 2011
Pauline B. Stotts, 87, died Aug. 21, 2011, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 10, 1923, in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Velma Leeper. Pauline worked at the Reno County Courthouse under Judge Leigh and Judge Wilson, where she had the honor of being appointed Judge Pro Tem by Judge Leigh, and got to marry...
Edward Joseph Miller
Aug 21, 2011
Edward J. Miller, 72, died Aug. 21, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 26, 1938, in Harper County to Walter and Alice Trentman Miller. He graduated from Zenda High School in 1957. A longtime resident of Ellinwood, Edward was an electrician and owned Miller Electric for many years. He belonged to the Fraternal Order of...
Milda Ida Friesen
Aug 19, 2011
Milda Ida Friesen, 96, died peacefully at her home in Hutchinson on Aug. 19, 2011. She was born May 30, 1915, on the family farm near White City, Kan. Her parents were Charles and Ida Pfingsten Koepsel. She graduated from White City High School in 1932. She married her beloved husband John E. Friesen on Aug. 25, 1938, at St....
Franklin Dale "Frank" Kirk
Aug 17, 2011
Franklin Dale "Frank" Kirk, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at midnight Aug. 17, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Frank was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. Frank was born on Aug. 11, 1930, to Nels Christensen Kirk and Helen Escher Kirk in Harlan, Iowa. He graduated from Harlan High School in...
Jessie L. (Moralez Pounds) Frost
Aug 16, 2011
Jessie L. (Moralez Pounds) Frost, 73, died Aug. 16, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 29, 1937, in Hutchinson, to Abundio A. and Amilia L. Cantu Moralez. Jessie was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. She was a Certified Nurse's Aide until her retirement in 1987. On Nov. 5, 1985, she married David B. Frost...
Dorothy L. Schuster
Aug 14, 2011
Dorothy L. Schuster, 86, died August 14, 2011, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born December 13, 1924, to Arthur and Maude Martin Paden in Dodge City. On November 11, 1963, she married John A. Schuster in San Antonio, TX. He died May 2, 1995. She was a member of the local Catholic churches in Hutchinson. Dorothy was a...
Victor Wilburn Kellogg
Aug 14, 2011
Victor Wilburn Kellogg, 92, passed away on Aug. 14, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born on Aug. 22, 1918, in Lakin, Kan., to Milton Wilburn Kellogg and Bertha Kellogg. The family moved to Pretty Prairie shortly after his birth. He married Jean Lenore Todd on Jan. 29, 1939. She survives. Other survivors include: his son, Richard Morrison Kellogg;...
Bethene A. Rimmer
Aug 13, 2011
Bethene A. Rimmer, 89, died Aug. 13, 2011, at Thorne Care Center at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 1, 1922, in Waterbury, Neb., to Daniel Webster and Hazel Fern Rogers Stewart. She was a longtime Kansas City resident, moving to Hutchinson in 1985 from Bella Vista, Arkansas. She was a retired teacher with the Kansas City, Mo. public...
Mary Irene Southards
Aug 13, 2011
Mary I. Southards, 69, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 5, 1942, in Florence, the daughter of Dalphas and Opal Call Ford. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School, a member of Loyal Order of Moose #982, attended First Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson, and was retired from the food service department...
Michael E. Bishop
Aug 12, 2011
Mike Bishop, 62, of Hutchinson, passed away at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie, on Aug. 12, 2011. He was born July 28, 1949, in Hutchinson, the son of Lawrence F. and Doris May Hummel Bishop Jr. Mike graduated from Hutchinson High School, held an Electronics Degree from HCC Vocational School, and a certificate from Berean Bible Academy. Mike was a...
