Elsie Martha Dirks
Feb 19, 2011
Elsie Martha Dirks, 97, died February 19, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born February 23, 1913, at Buhler, the daughter of John S. and Lizzie Esau Schroeder. Elsie was a member of the South Hutchinson United Methodist Church, where she was a former district president for the United Methodist Women, a member of the Naomi Circle and the...
Marie E. Scroope
Feb 18, 2011
BALLINA, NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia - Marie E. Scroope, 89, sister of Doris Johnston, passed away Feb. 18, 2011, in Ballina, N.S.W., Australia. Marie was the aunt of Randy Johnston, Carol Conlon, Pat Langston, and Doris Stultz. Burial will be in Ballina. Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, is assisting the family locally.
Rudolph "Stanley" Unruh
Feb 18, 2011
Rudolph "Stanley" Unruh, 89, died Feb. 18, 2011, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 15, 1922, the son of David Herbert and Esther Koehn Unruh. He was a World War II veteran, serving as a private, in the U.S. Army Air Corp. from 1942-43. He was a master molder working at Hartman's Foundry. On Dec. 24, 1944,...
Daisy E. Peirce
Feb 18, 2011
Daisy E. Peirce, 97, died Feb. 18, 2011, at Thorne Care Center at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 3, 1913, in Reno County, the daughter of Harry and Eva C. Hensley Hill. A lifetime resident of Reno County, she was an active and excellent homemaker and also was employed as a secretary at Cessna for more than 25...
Joyce Elaine Boyle-King
Feb 14, 2011
BURRTON - Joyce Elaine Boyle-King, 69, died Feb. 14, 2011 at her home in Burrton. She was born Aug. 22, 1941, in Salina, the daughter of Jc William and Mabel Florence Johnson Pedersen. A 1959 graduate of Nickerson High School, she belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star, Newton and was a retired cabinet craftsman. On Nov. 6, 1993,...
Orville Leonard Redd
Feb 14, 2011
Orville Leonard Redd, 97, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 30, 1913, in Hutchinson, the son of Lewis and Rhoda Teel Redd. Orville was a member of First Baptist Church, a 1931 graduate of Hutchinson High School, a veteran of World War II serving with the 130th field artillery, a life member of...
Linda Rae Greenfield
Feb 13, 2011
Linda Rae Greenfield, 50, died February 13, 2011 at Promise Regional Medical Center. She was born April 6, 1960, the daughter of Raymond Latimer and Charlotte Angell. In 1978, she graduated from Hutchinson High School. Survivors include; a son, Matt Greenfield and wife Jennifer of Hutchinson and a grandson, Dylan; Companion, Randy Hensen of Hutchinson, two brothers, Kelly Latimer of...
Lucinda "Cindy" Yoder
Feb 12, 2011
Lucinda "Cindy" K. Yoder of Hutchinson, Kan. passed away peacefully on Feb. 12, 2011, at the age of 55 at home. She will be fondly remembered by her loving family including her father, Levi L. Yoder of Hutchinson; and her three sisters, Elaine Blake and her husband Randolph of Nashville, Tenn., Donna Yoder and her husband Don Dearth of Wichita,...
M. Florence "Flossie" Barnes Vickrey
Feb 12, 2011
M. Florence "Flossie" Barnes Vickrey, 83, died Saturday. She was born Aug. 30, 1927, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Bruce and Mary McGill Waterfield. She was a 1945 graduate of Hutchinson High School, had attended Crossroads Christian Church and Northminister Presbyterian Church, member of Loyal Order of Moose #982, American Legion, Lysle Rishel Post #68 Auxillary, worked at the Hutchinson...
Clarence W. "Bud" Nelson, Sr.
Feb 10, 2011
INMAN - Clarence W. "Bud" Nelson, 83, died Feb. 10, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 3, 1927, in Shidler, Okla., the son of James P. and Donna Marie Pollock Nelson. He graduated from Chase High School, Chase, Ks, and attended Kansas University. A WWII veteran he served with the Army Air Corp. He retired as...
Jesse Benjamin Wade Abbott
Feb 10, 2011
Jesse Benjamin Wade Abbott Jesse Benjamin Wade Abbott, 91, died February 10, 2011. He was born December 26, 1919, in South Hutchinson, the son of Jesse V. and Lillian Butler Abbott. He had been a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He returned to Hutchinson for a short time to live and work on the family farm. He also...
Jerry E. Bolte
Feb 9, 2011
Jerry E. Bolte, 56, died Feb. 9, 2011, near Kismet, Kansas, as a result of a truck accident. He was born Dec. 1, 1954, in Salina, Kansas, to Max and Patricia Meade Bolte. He graduated from Buhler High School in 1972, and later from Salina Area Vocational-Technical School in Salina, with a Heating and Air Conditioning Certification. He had lived...
Joselin Corae Rainey
Feb 8, 2011
Joselin Corae Rainey, 4 months, infant daughter of Chanc and Shawna Silcott Rainey, died Feb. 8, 2011, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 22, 2010, in Fort Sill, Okla. The parents attended Eastwood Church of Christ in Hutchinson. Survivors include: her parents; a brother, Jeradyn Rainey; and a sister, Jelissa Rainey, both of the home;Â maternal grandparents,...
Jerry Buxton
Feb 5, 2011
LARNED - Jerry Buxton, 68, died Feb. 5, 2011, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 14, 1942, in Ransom, Kan., the son of Richard C. and Esther Johannes Buxton. He was the class Valedictorian at Ransom High School in 1960. He attended KU and graduated from Fort Hays State University. He worked for several Kansas and Oklahoma newspapers...
Debra F. Ward
Feb 4, 2011
Debra F. Ward, 59, died February 4, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis, Wichita. She was born May 12, 1951, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edgar H. and Mildred V.Blair Stephens. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1969 and then McPherson School of Nursing. Debra was an LPN for 25 years working for the Hutchinson Correctional...
Steve Keyser
Feb 3, 2011
Steve Keyser, 61, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 3, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born July 14, 1949, in Hutchinson, to John O. and Ethel I. Shinkle Keyser. He was a lifetime resident of Hutchinson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1967. He worked for Carey Salt Company and Cessna/Eaton Corporation. He married Marie E. McReynolds...
Stefanie I. Gisick
Feb 2, 2011
WICHITA - Stefanie I. Gisick, 33, of Wichita, died Feb. 2, 2011, at her home. She was born Feb. 11, 1977, in Hutchinson, to Thomas M. and Katherine Ann Allen Gisick. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident, moving to Wichita in 1998. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School in 1995, Hutchinson Community College in 1997 and Wichita State...
Vera Amelia Sumwalt Ray
Feb 2, 2011
Vera Amelia Sumwalt Ray, born April 17, 1923, in Hutchinson, died February 2, 2011, at Mennonite Manor in South Hutchinson. Vera was the daughter of Floyd and Viola Sumwalt and a lifelong resident of Reno County. Vera was united in marriage to Cecil Ray on July 16, 1961. Cecil preceded her in death in February, 1975. A longtime member of...
Dorothy F. Graber
Feb 2, 2011
Dorothy F. Graber, 85, of Hutchinson, formerly of Pretty Prairie, died Feb. 3, 2011, at Elm Grove Estates in Hutchinson. She was born March 29, 1925, at Pretty Prairie, the daughter of John J. and Regina Graber Krehbiel. She was a 1943 graduate of Pretty Prairie High School and attended Bethel College summer school. She taught at Savage Country School...
Maurice E. Ramsey
Feb 2, 2011
Maurice E. Ramsey, 90, of South Hutchinson, died Feb. 2, 2011, at Mennonite Manor in South Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 2, 1920, in Peabody, Kan., the son of Hiram R. and Della M. Mulvaney Ramsey. He attended school in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in 1939. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. He...
