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...
Gene D. Locke
Oct 21, 2010
LANGDON - Gene D. Locke, 92, died Oct. 21, 2010, at Mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 8, 1917, in Arlington, to Clifford Alvin and Myrtle Rose Conard Locke. He was a farmer/rancher/stockman in the Arlington and Langdon communities. Gene was a member of the Arlington United Methodist Church, Langdon Township and Arlington Co-Op Board. He was...
Pearl Mae Lake
Oct 21, 2010
LITTLE RIVER - Pearl M. Lake died Oct. 21, 2010, at Sandstone Heights, Little River. She was born Oct. 22, 1918, in Rosalia, to Thomas J. and Zora Frick Murphy. On July 7, 1951, she married Clarence W. Lake, In Hutchinson. He died July 19, 1973. Survivors include: a sister, Ruth Varney; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial service will...
Mary Ann Skinner
Oct 19, 2010
Mary Ann Skinner, 84, died Oct. 19, 2010, at Good Samaritan Center. She was born Aug. 12, 1926, in Verden, Okla., the daughter of John Penner and Emily Toews. For 25 years, Mary Ann worked in the kitchen at the Hutchinson Hospital. On Oct. 1, 1960, she married Burdett J. "Bert" Skinner in Greensburg. He died Oct. 12, 1992. Survivors...
Logan Mcray Smith
Oct 18, 2010
HAVEN - Logan McRay Smith, 20, of Haven died Oct. 18, 2010, at a residence in Wichita. He was born Feb. 16, 1990, in Wichita, the son of Roger and Elizabeth McRay Smith. He graduated from Haven High School in the class of 2008. He had attended the Assembly of God Church. He worked at Carriage Crossing Restaurant in Yoder....
Emma Janel Lane
Oct 18, 2010
Emma Janel Lane, 40, died Oct. 18, 2010. She was born April 5, 1970, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Amos Swepston, Sr. and Mary Ann Schwein Sweptson. She was a 1988 graduate of Nickerson High School, 1996 graduate of Hutchinson Community College and was a homemaker. Survivors include: a daughter, Lindsey Marie Lane, Hutchinson; mother, Mary Ann Schwein Sweptson, South...
Judy Kay Clark
Oct 18, 2010
Judy K. Clark, 66, died Oct. 18, 2010, at her home. She was born in Altus, Okla. Dec. 28, 1943, to Ralph and May Belle Kiker. She married Jerry Dean Clark Dec. 16, 1988, in Hutchinson. He died Aug. 30, 2010. Other survivors include: three daughters; a brother, JR Kiker of Hutchinson; a stepson; and many grandchildren. She was preceded...
Charlotte L. "Charlie" Stithem
Oct 17, 2010
Charlotte L. "Charlie" Stithem, 62, died Oct. 17, 2010. She was born April 6, 1948, at Hays, the daughter of Bud and Frances Stithem. She was a 1966 graduate of Palco High School and was a Hutchinson newspaper carrier. She is survived by her mother, Plainville, and a sister, Erma. Her father preceded her in death. Cremation is planned. No...
Maurice Richard Hertach
Oct 17, 2010
Maurice Richard Hertach, 68, died Oct. 17, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 8, 1942, in Great Bend, to Leo A. Jr. and Mary Frances Oberle Hertach. He attended school at Sacred Heart in Larned and graduated from Larned High School in1960, and then attended Fort Hays State University. On Dec. 28, 1961, he married...
Alan J. "Al" Wendler
Oct 17, 2010
Alan J. "Al" Wendler, 60, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 17, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 10, 1950, in Hays, the son of Anthony "Tony" and Genevieve Stoecklein Wendler. He graduated from Ness City High School in 1968 and attended Emporia State University. He was parts manager at Midwest Superstore, Ford & Toyota in...
Donald G. Breitenbach
Oct 17, 2010
Donald G. Breitenbach, 64, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Pretty Prairie, died Oct. 17, 2010, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born May 21, 1946, in Wichita, to George Joseph and Cleopha Elpers Breitenbach. He was a 1964 graduate of Haven High School and attended Kansas State University. He was the owner of Quad States Professional Steel Erectors...
F. Harrison "Harry" Stansel
Oct 16, 2010
F. Harrison "Harry" Stansel, 88, died Oct. 16, 2010, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 24, 1922, in McPherson, to William Bridgens and Rose Frances Barna Stansel. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Community College. He was a retired design engineer of 37 years from Krause Plow Corp. He was a member of First United...
Margaurite D. Bryan
Oct 15, 2010
Margaurite D. Bryan, 97, died Oct. 15, 2010, at Waldron Place, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 27, 1913, in Sylvia, to August and Dena Kasselman Cook. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Margaurite was an antique dealer and collector, and she owned Bryan's Carriage House Antiques. Survivors include: a son, Jon D. Bryan, Wichita; daughter, Sally Baldwin, Denver;...
Anthony "Roger" Stramel
Oct 14, 2010
Anthony "Roger" Stramel, 47, of Andover, KS, died Thursday, October 14, 2010, at the University of Kansas Hospital. Memorial Service will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 at Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N Main, Hutchinson with Father Brian Nelson officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Anthony "Roger" Stramel Memorial...
Ira A. Miller
Oct 14, 2010
Ira A. Miller, 84, died October 14, 2010, at Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. He was born February 21, 1926, in rural Hutchinson, the son of William Edward and Emma Nisly Miller. A longtime resident of Partridge, he was a farmer and a carpenter. Ira was a member of The Word of Life Mennonite Church, South Hutchinson, and was...
