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Janice C. Wesley

Janice C. Wesley

Sep 23, 2010

Janice C. Wesley, 72, died Sept. 23, 2010, at her home. She was born May 13, 1938, in Cunningham, the daughter of Wilbur James and Marion Stanton Spain. A graduate of Cunningham High School, she was a waitress for 50 years, working at many area restaurants, including Hickory Gables and Brenda's Caf. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a member...

Harvey Allen Krenzin

Harvey Allen Krenzin

Sep 22, 2010

Harvey Allen Krenzin passed away at the age of 94 on Sept. 22, 2010, at Dillon Living Center. He was born March 24, 1916, to Fred and Lydia Brecheisen Krenzin in Edwards County, Kansas, about equal distance between Kinsley and Offerle. A 1934 graduate of Offerle High School, Harvey moved with his parents to Reno County in 1936, where they...

Carl J. Degroot

Carl J. Degroot

Sep 22, 2010

Carl J. DeGroot, 79, died Sept. 22, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Survivors include: son, Francis "Frank" DeGroot and wife Gale of Hutchinson; two daughters, Nancy Graves and husband Harold of Marquette, Mich., and Julie DeGroot and Shelly Bohm of OshKosh, Wis.; a sister, Carol Nelson of Green Bay, Wis.; 9 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death...

A. Pat Harden

A. Pat Harden

Sep 21, 2010

Pat Harden, 62, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, after a sudden illness. She was born May 24, 1948, at Syracuse, the daughter of James L. and Wilma Jean Mishler Armer. She was a 1966 graduate of Windom High School, had attended Adela Hale Business College, was with the Reno County Farm Bureau Insurance industry...

Mary Sue Hiebert

Mary Sue Hiebert

Sep 21, 2010

Mary Sue Hiebert died Sept. 21, 2010. She was born Sept. 20, 1938, to Bill and Ruth Goodale. On March 14, 1956 she married Richard L. Hiebert. Survivors include: husband, Richard L. Hiebert; son, Robert Hiebert and wife Denise; grandsons, Christopher and wife Bernadette, and Michael Hiebert; brother, Bill Goodale, Woodward, Okla.; sister, Marsha Goodale, Garden City, Kan.; and great...

Howard E. Bush

Howard E. Bush

Sep 21, 2010

Howard E. Bush, 92, died Sept. 21, 2010, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 9, 1917, in Hutchinson, to Edward and Lovena Humphrey Bush. Howard was a member of the Mitchell United Methodist Chapel, Hutchinson. He was a truck driver, owned a radiator repair shop, and a service station. He then was a vocational automotive teacher at...

Betty Jean Cook

Betty Jean Cook

Sep 20, 2010

Betty Jean Cook, 86, died Sept. 20, 2010, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident in Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 29, 1924, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Winifred Ray and Ada Mariah Jones Ford. She graduated from Buhler High School. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a...

Doyle Bell

Doyle Bell

Sep 20, 2010

Doyle Bell, 71, died Sept. 20, 2010, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 27, 1939, in Willow, Okla., the son of Luther Lee and Eunice Simontin Bell. He attended schools in Willow, Okla. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a storage facility manager for Amoco Oil Co. He belonged to Eastwood Church of Christ, Central Kansas Landlords...

Lloyd E. Bryson

Lloyd E. Bryson

Sep 18, 2010

Lloyd E. Bryson, 83, died Sept. 18, 2010, at McPherson Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 15, 1927, in Oak City, Kentucky the son of Walter Napoleon Bryson and Iva May Vie. Lloyd served in the Navy from 46-47 and then transferred to the United States Air Force and retired as a Staff Sergeant in 1967 after 20 years. He...

Gerald Lawrence Postier, Sr.

Gerald Lawrence Postier, Sr.

Sep 17, 2010

Gerald L. Postier, Sr., 77, died September 17, 2010 at Mennonite Manor. He was born November 14, 1932 to Lawrence and Vera Postier. He is survived by his wife, Marie Postier, three sons and three daughters. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be 1:00, Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson with Pastor Richard Haley officiating. Elliott...

Gary Dean Paris, Sr.

Gary Dean Paris, Sr.

Sep 17, 2010

Gary Dean Paris, Sr., 68, died September 17, 2010 at his home. He was born Dec. 20, 1941, in Pecos, Tx, to Russell and Marie L. Snow Paris. On Feb. 22, 1963 he married Bonne Cape in Denver, Co. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Gary Paris, Jr and James Paris, both of Hutchinson; daughter, Tina Dirksen and husband...

Jonathan David Flynn

Jonathan David Flynn

Sep 16, 2010

Jonathan David Flynn, infant son of Christopher and Tiffany Flynn of Hutchinson, died September 16, 2010, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born September 14, 2010, at St. Luke's Health System in Kansas City, Mo. He is survived by his great-grandparents, Ronald and Jon Votruba and Amy Cummins, Hutchinson, and John and Marion Flynn, Worcester, Mass;...

Dr. Richard L. "Dick" Blanchard

Dr. Richard L. "Dick" Blanchard

Sep 16, 2010

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Dr. Richard L. "Dick" Blanchard was born in Hutchinson, Kan., on May 2, 1933, and died on Sept. 16 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala. Dick graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1951, Hutchinson Junior College in 1953 and earned a BS degree in chemistry from Fort Hays State College in 1955. He went on to receive...

Paul E. Robinson

Paul E. Robinson

Sep 13, 2010

Paul E. Robinson, 84, died Sept. 13, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 15, 1926, at Auburn, Kan., the son of J.E. and Clara Robinson. Paul graduated from Fowler High School in 1944. He was a World War II veteran, serving with the Army as a MP. He owned Robinson Artificial Breeding and was an...

Gladys Adams Black

Gladys Adams Black

Sep 13, 2010

Gladys Adams Black, 90, died Sept 13, 2010 at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 25, 1919 in Beggs, Okla., the daughter of John Arthur and Mary Edna Williams Phillips. Raised in Hoxie, she lived in various parts of Kansas and Oklahoma, including Cunningham, Newkirk, Okla., and Kiowa before moving to Hutchinson. Gladys was a cook for Golden...

Eleanor Mae Cunningham

Eleanor Mae Cunningham

Sep 12, 2010

Eleanor Mae Cunningham, 88, died Sept. 12, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 23, 1922, in Offerle, to Emil and Augusta Gring. She married Andrew "Andy" William Riedl in 1941. He died July 10, 1960. On July 30, 1961, she married Calvin Gerald "Bud" Cunningham in Dodge City. He died March 30, 1996. Eleanor was the business...

Lucille F. Koestel

Lucille F. Koestel

Sep 11, 2010

NICKERSON - Lucille Fern Koestel, 91, died Saturday September 11, 2010, at Dillon Living Center. She was born August 28, 1919, in Abbyville, the daughter of Joe and Alpha Robbin Winder. She was a lifetime Reno County resident living in the Abbyville and Nickerson communities. She was raised by the G.W. and Judith Krauter families in her younger years. A...

Barton Daniel Mccarthy

Barton Daniel Mccarthy

Sep 11, 2010

Barton Daniel McCarthy, 21, died Sept. 11, 2010. He was born Dec. 22, 1988, at Salina, the son of Kevin V. and Lana J. Littell McCarthy. He was a 2007 graduate of Hutchinson High School and had worked at Dannyboy's Smoke House. He is survived by his parents; twin sister, Emma Grace McCarthy; brother, Key Vincent McCarthy, all of Hutchinson;...

Alyce Elaine Lutes

Alyce Elaine Lutes

Sep 9, 2010

Alyce Elaine Lutes, 77, died Sept. 9, 2010, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born March 29, 1933, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Peter and Agatha Esau Goertzen. A graduate of Inman High School, she retired as a clerk from Kansas Power and Light. Survivors include: daughter, Lynda Wright and husband Jim of Columbia, Mo.; three grandchildren,...

Jean Troyer

Jean Troyer

Sep 6, 2010

PRATT - Jean Troyer, 54, died Sept. 6, 2010 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Dec. 1, 1955 in Evansville, Ind. to Titus B. and Joyce Franklin Clary. Jean was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Pratt. A resident of Pratt since 1992, she worked in the information technology department at Pratt...

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