Obituaries

Mar 31, 2025

Robert A. "Bob" Ashworth, 85, of Arlington, passed March 31, 2025, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was born April 7, 1939, on the family farm north of Macksville, to Myrl K. and Velda I. (Abrams) Ashworth.

Bob graduated from Macksville High School in 1957 and earned his Bachelors and Masters in Industrial...

Mar 30, 2025

Janice Joan Wisby, 86, died March 30, 2025, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.  She was born July 15, 1938, in Hutchinson, to Myrl and Amy (Rakestraw) Harmon.

Janice graduated from Sterling High School in 1956. She worked in communications for Northwest Kansas Technical College, Goodland.  After moving to Hutchinson, Janice was co-owner, along with her husband, Warren, of...

Mar 29, 2025

Saturday, March 29, 2025 the skies over Hutchinson, KS opened and were filled with angelic harmony led by the beautiful bass voice of Herb singing "Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul".  When the song ended Herb took Lucille's hand and together, they went to Heaven to be with Our Lord and Savior!  Lucille Bruns, our mother, grandma,...

Mar 29, 2025

Jaqueline L. "Jackie" Symonds, 86, of Hutchinson, died March 29, 2025, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born on September 28, 1938, in Hutchinson, to Harold and Eva (Baldauf) Swanson.

On August 16, 1958, she married Jimmie D. Symonds in Enid, OK. They shared nearly 63 beautiful years together before his death on May 14, 2021. Jimmie...

Mar 29, 2025

Barbara Jean (Hughes) Clendening, 80, formerly of Hutchinson, died March 29, 2025, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler.  She was born October 4, 1944, in Hutchinson, to Emmett W. and Sarah (Gibson) Hughes.

Barbara graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1962, and received her associates degree from Hutchinson Community Junior College.  She worked at the Dillons Corporate...

Mar 28, 2025

Elizabeth 'Betty' Sampson, 102, died Friday, March 28, 2025, at The Cedars Retirement Community, McPherson. She was born January 25, 1923, in McLouth, KS, to Raymond and Carrie May (Tomlinson) Kimmel.

Betty graduated from McLouth High School, following her high school graduation she attended McPherson College and graduated in 1946. Lastly, with hard work and dedication, Betty...

Mar 27, 2025

Alta Louise Allen, 92, of South Hutchinson, died March 27, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society – Hutchinson Village. She was born on December 10, 1932, in Colorado Springs, CO, to Cecil and Irene (Louthon) Shaff.

Alta was a 1950 graduate of Hutchinson High School. She enjoyed crafting, cross-stitching, collecting vintage Christmas cards to make crafts, and creating...

Mar 25, 2025

Jean Augusta "Gusty" Smith, 48, died March 25, 2025, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born on May 26, 1976, in Dodge City, to John Gill Smith and Shannon Marie Helfrich.

Gusty was a 1994 Dodge City High School graduate. She attended Emporia State University earning her bachelor's degree in secondary education and master's degree in...

Mar 25, 2025

Verla "Kay" Kincaid, 83, of Mount Hope, passed away on March 25, 2025, at Reflection Living in Hutchinson. She was born on June 24, 1941, in Hutchinson, to Verl and Chlo Ann (Eisminger) Stiggins.

Kay graduated from Partridge High School, Class of 1959 and then attended Vernon's School of Cosmetology.  She was a proud and dedicated cosmetologist...

Mar 24, 2025

Katherine "Kathy" Sullivan Ewing, 94, peacefully passed away March 24, 2025, in her Burrton home. She was born July 10, 1930, in Hutchinson, to Everett Michael Carr and Dorothy S. Fettis.

Kathy graduated from Hutchinson High School. She also attended Adela Hale Business School. Before retirement, Kathy was a bookkeeper for Westlake Ace Hardware South store for...

Mar 24, 2025

Mark Edward Frederick, 64, died March 24, 2025, at his home.  He was born May 2, 1960, in California, to Victor Lowell and Opal Charlotte (Parks) Frederick.

Mark worked in the meat department at the 5th and Adams Dillons Store for close to 20 years.

He is survived by his son, Mason Frederick and a...

Mar 24, 2025

Timothy Charles "Tim" Stoughton, 57, of Hutchinson, died March 24, 2025, at his home. He was born December 28, 1967, in Hutchinson, to Charles W. and Mildred "Millie" I. (Peterson) Stoughton.

Tim graduated from Buhler High School in 1986 and attended Hutchinson Community College, studying automotive collision repair. He was a jack-of-all-trades and loved to tinker. Tim...

Mar 24, 2025

Helen Isabel Blevins, 61, of Hutchinson, died March 24, 2025, (as a result of an automobile accident). She was born November 27, 1963, in Garden City, to Pete and Joice (Schriner) Marquardt.

Helen graduated from Garden City High School in 1982. She worked as a CNA and Med Aide in Garden City area nursing homes for many...

Mar 24, 2025

Dennis Ray Friesen, 69, died March 24, 2025, at his residence. He was born February 12, 1956, in Hutchinson to Milton W. and Carmen Talbott Friesen.

Dennis graduated from Hutchinson High School. He worked the Dillons perishable warehouse for twenty years. Dennis also worked at Underground Vaults and Storage. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and rock music.

Mar 24, 2025

In Loving Memory of Claudia Jean Dick

Claudia Jean Dick, age 77, of South Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2025, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.  She was born on September 25, 1947, in Hutchinson, Kansas to Georgianna Windholz Leiker and Victor Anthony Leiker.

Claudia was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister,...

Mar 24, 2025

Clark E. Barnes, 71, died March 24, 2025, at his home.  He was born April 7, 1953, in Holdrege NE, to Selby and Betty Jean (Phillips) Meier.

Clark graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1971.  He attended Hutchinson Community College, and graduated from the Hutchinson Electrical JATC program.  Clark worked as an electrician, retiring from Kenny's Electric,...

Mar 24, 2025

Linda Gayle Albright, 73, died March 24, 2025, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, in Wichita. She was born February 22, 1952, in Hutchinson, to Wilbert and Marion (Thompson) Pruitt.

Linda graduated from Trinity Catholic High School in 1970. She worked at Collins Bus Corporation for almost 40 years before she retired. She was a member of Church...

Mar 22, 2025

Glenn L. Miller, 78, of Hutchinson, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025, at his home

surrounded by his family. He was born March 9, 1947, in Hutchinson, and was the son of Ervin and Mary (Nisly) Miller.

On March 8, 1969, he married Anna Troyer in Millersburg, OH. They loved each other for 57...

Mar 22, 2025

Patsy Ann Tharp-Gonzales, 81, of Hutchinson, died March 22, 2025, at her home. She was born May 16, 1943, in Amarillo, TX, to Theodore Grimes and Helen (Bailey) Grimes.

Patsy graduated from Hutchinson Community College. She worked for many years as a machinist at Cessna/Eaton until they closed and she retired. Patsy then went to work, and...

Mar 22, 2025

Robert A. "Bob" Goertz, 78, of Hutchinson, died March 22, 2025, at Agape Home Plus in Wichita. He was born July 30, 1946, in Hillsboro, to Rudolph "Rudy" S. and Rita A. (Detmer) Goertz.

Bob graduated from Zenda High School in 1964 and received his Master Mechanic diploma from Denver Automotive Institute in 1965. He was the...