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Edythe Evalyn Gould
Nov 9, 2010
Edythe E. Gould of Hutchinson died Nov. 9, 2010, at Buhler Sunshine Home in Buhler at the age of 94 years, 11 months, 16 days. She was born at home on the farm in Harper County, the daughter of George W. and Ida Pearl Parker Kimmel. She attended school in Zenda. She married Elmer L. Gould on June 12, 1936,...
Maxine L. Hippen
Nov 9, 2010
Maxine L. Hippen, 92, died Nov. 9, 2010, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born July 14, 1918, in Neola, to William R. and Cora M. Marcum Smith. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1937, moving here from Neola. She was retired from Carey Salt Company. She was a member of First Christian Church and Women of the Moose...
Dorothy Lee Keller
Nov 8, 2010
Dorothy Lee (Stauffer) Keller, 86, died Nov. 8, 2010, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 8, 1924, in Beauregard Parish, Carson, La., to Clyde and Velma Stauffer. A homemaker, she was a member of the Corner Stone Baptist Church in Hutchinson. While living in New Iberia, Dorothy volunteered at the St. Francis Diner in New Iberia, La.,...
Clifford D. Rice
Nov 7, 2010
Clifford D. Rice, 86, died Nov. 7, 2010, at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Jan. 28, 1924, in Clear Lake, Iowa, the son of Clifford Dewey and Weenonah Garlock Rice. His biological father died when he was still very young and he was raised by his stepfather, Earl C. Westcott. He graduated from Mason City...
Donald E. Ritcha
Nov 7, 2010
Donald E. Ritcha, 77, died Nov. 7, 2010, at his home. He was born June 30, 1933, in Nickerson, the son of Olin Earl and Pearl Louise Boyer Ritcha. He attended Nickerson Schools and was baptized at the Nickerson United Methodist Church. Donald worked as a mechanic's assistant at the Jack Wall Chevrolet Dealership in Pasadena, Calif., and then at...
Joyce Marie Roberson
Nov 7, 2010
Joyce Marie Roberson, 82, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, at Hester Care Center. She was born May 11, 1928, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Roland and Gladys Strickland Hewitt. She was a 1946 graduate of Medicine Lodge High School, attended Fort Hays State University, had been a Faris Elementary PTA president, member of Trinity United Methodist Church and an...
Eunice Lee Bartcher
Nov 4, 2010
Eunice Lee Bartcher, 89, died Nov. 4, 2010, at her home. She was born Aug. 12, 1921, in Nickerson to Roy Elmer and Opal Virginia Mummey Hoffman. Eunice graduated from Nickerson High School in 1939 and later from Adela Hale Business College. She was a member of American Legion Women's Auxiliary Unit #68 and Women of the Moose Hutchinson Chapter...
Bobbie Jo Cheely
Nov 3, 2010
Bobbie Jo Cheely, 66, died Nov. 3, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 11, 1944, in Long Beach, California, the daughter of George W. Harrell Jr. and Hazel Langford Harrell. Bobbie Jo graduated from Blackstone High School, Blackstone, Virginia in 1963 and was Miss Nottoway County that same year. She, together with former husband Ernie...
Walter Harry Paine
Nov 2, 2010
Walter Harry Paine, 74, of Hutchinson, went home to be with his God on Nov. 2, 2010, at Hospice House after a six-year battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 22, 1936, at Worthington, Minn., the son of Raymond and Edythe Dripps Paine. He graduated from Inglewood California High School in 1954. He was sergeant in the California Army National...
Robert "Bob" E. Kinser
Nov 2, 2010
Robert "Bob" E. Kinser, 80, died Nov. 2, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 13, 1929, in Stevens County, to William Mayfield and Blanche Cook Kinser. Bob worked in sales at F & E Wholesale Groceries. He was a member of the Friends Church, Hutchinson. On May 27, 1951, he married Zetta Jean Wilmarth at...
Mario Q. Inchauriga
Nov 1, 2010
Mario Inchauriga, 35, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born May 26, 1975, in Durango, Mexico, the son of Fortino and Marciana Quintero Inchauriga. He attended Hutchinson High School and graduated in 2005 from Hutchinson Community College. He was a member of Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus. He was a welder...
Robert "Bob" S. Twito
Oct 31, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Robert S. "Bob" Twito, of Bloomington, Minn., died Oct. 31, 2010, in Mason City, Iowa. He was born Sept. 23, 1920, in Lake Mills, Iowa, to Harry S. and Zelda M. Gettis Twito. He was a Hutchinson resident from 1945 to 1965, then moved to several states before retiring to Bloomington, Minn. He graduated from Lake Mills...
Harold Roe Jones
Oct 29, 2010
Harold R. Jones, 84, formerly of Hutchinson, died Oct. 29, 2010, at Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence, Kan. He was born June 14, 1926, in Oxford, Kan., the son of Forrest P. and Ethyl M. Ransom Jones. Harold graduated from Oxford High School in 1944. He then joined the Navy and served in WWII as a Signalman 2nd Class from 44-46. Upon...
Lois Mildred Boesch
Oct 29, 2010
Lois Mildred Boesch, 84, died Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, at her home in Wichita. She was born June 7, 1926, at Appleton City, Mo., the daughter of Straud and Myrtle Wilhemyna "Myna" Pitts Spence. She had been a customer service representative at Ben Franklin Stores main office in Los Angeles, Calif. and was a Lutheran. On June 1, 1973, she...
Delores Louise Atkinson
Oct 25, 2010
HUTCHINSON - Delores L. "Dee" Atkinson, 71, died Oct. 25, 2010, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 6, 1939, in Hutchinson, to Floyd J. and Ethel May Clifford Coleman. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1957. Dee was a bookkeeper and had worked for Dillon Warehouse and Jarvis Auto Supply. On June 6, 1958, she married...
Lester Thomas
Oct 24, 2010
Lester Thomas, 72, died Oct. 24, 2010, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 4, 1938, in Kansas City, Kansas. Lester served in the Army and was a member of the American Legion and the V.F.W. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 29th, 2010, at Mennonite Manor Chapel with Chaplain Todd Schlosser presiding. Memorials may be...
Norma Ruth Morton
Oct 23, 2010
Norma Ruth Morton died at Parker Adventist Hospital on October 23, 2010, in Parker, Colo. She was 82. Memorial services for Norma will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 29, 2010, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Hutchinson, Kan. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Reno County in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501. Norma,...
John Wesley Hopkins
Oct 23, 2010
John W. Hopkins, 44, died Oct. 23, 2010, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 20, 1965, in Newton, the son of Richard L. and Ruth Ann Lake Hopkins. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, he was an electrician for Shelley Electric, Wichita. He belonged to Westside Baptist Church. John was very artistic. He enjoyed drawing and playing his guitar...
Hilda Bess Colburn
Oct 23, 2010
Hilda Bess Colburn, 97, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at Dillon Living Center in Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 28, 1912, at Erie, Kansas, the daughter of George F. and Grace M. Shelts Roberts. She attended elementary school at Erie, and high school at Terlton (Okla.), where she graduated in 1929. She was a homemaker. She married A. Austen Colburn...
Wanda Lee Nelson Holmes
Oct 22, 2010
Wanda Lee "Babe" Nelson Holmes, 96, died Oct. 22, 2010, at Wesley Towers-Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 25, 1914, in rural Reno County, to Fay E. and Zella Mae Dickenson Wightman. She was a 1932 graduate of Sylvia High School, a 1933 graduate of Hutchinson Community College, and a 1935 graduate of Emporia State University. She retired...
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