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...
Michael E. "Mike" 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...
Wynona E. Colle
Aug 12, 2011
Wynona E. Colle, 90, died Aug. 12, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 17, 1921, in Hutchinson, to Elmer and Inez Marie Anderson Bascue. Wynona was a member of New Covenant Presbyterian Church. On Nov. 2, 1940, she married Homer L. Colle in Hutchinson. He died Oct. 29, 2002. Survivors include: daughters, Pama Colle, Glenwood Springs, Colo.,...
Harry Lee Pitts
Aug 12, 2011
Harry Lee Pitts, 48, died August 12, 2011, at Hospice House. He was born July 29, 1963, in Hutchinson, to James Marvin Pitts and Shirley Ann McKee Novotny. He graduated from Little River Windom High school in 1982. Harry was a custodian at the Hutchinson Recreation Commission, USD 308, and worked at Consolidated Manufacturing. He owned and operated Harry's Lawn...
Cora Nadine Fischer
Aug 11, 2011
Cora N. Fischer, 92, died August 11, 2011, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler. She was born Feb. 17, 1919, in Codell, Kansas, to Roy and Nellie Spencer Workman. She was a farmer, and then she owned Fischer Motel in Plainville from 1967 to 1997. She was a past member of the Golden Lily #124 Order of Eastern Star, Ellis....
Donald R. Vibbert
Aug 10, 2011
Donald R. Vibbert, 76, died Aug. 10, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 18, 1934, in Mitchell, S.D., to Marton and Madonna Jennings Vibbert. Donald moved to Hutchinson in 1974. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, TREA and AFSA. Donald retired from the Air Force where he was a Tech Sgt. On July...
Elizabeth J. Brubaker
Aug 10, 2011
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Brubaker, 89, of Hutchinson, died Aug. 10, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 26, 1922, at Langdon, the daughter of George and Mildred May Parrish Skellenger. She attended school in Langdon, and was a homemaker and also owned and operated Betty's Clay Cottage. She and her husband moved to Hutchinson in...
Jeanette Millspaugh
Aug 8, 2011
Jeanette Millspaugh, 89, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 7, 1922, at Sylvia, the daughter of Lee and Blanche Jones Josephson. Jeanette was a graduate of Sylvia High School, attended First Southern Baptist Church, for 30 years had been a sales person for several downtown Hutchinson stores including JC Penney's, and...
Miriam Casteel
Aug 8, 2011
Miriam Casteel, 70, died on Aug. 8, 2011, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born on April 12, 1941, in Mountain Grove, Mo., to Winfield Scott and Mable Clarice Swearingen Whitesell. She graduated in 1959 from Neosho High School. On April 12, 1963, she married Edward Leonard Casteel in Kansas City, Mo. He died April 17, 2000. She was...
Tony T. Thompson
Aug 7, 2011
Tony T. Thompson, 64, died Aug. 7, 2011. He was born April 11, 1947 in Creal Springs, Ill., the son of Jesse and Christina Hosclaw Thompson. He worked at Rainbow Bakery for 30 years, retiring on June 4, 1999. On May 19, 1988, he married Patricia McLane Bottelman in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Dennis Bottelman and...
Hilda Podszus
Aug 6, 2011
ARLINGTON - Hilda Podszus, 90, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 19, 1920, in Union Township, Hoisington, the daughter of Alexander and Catherine Eichman Shultz. She was a graduate of Hoisington High School, a longtime member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hutchinson, a homemaker and farm wife on the family farm...
