June P. Trinkle
Apr 11, 2010
June P. Trinkle, 90, died April 11, 2010, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born June 18, 1919, in Preston, to Archie Thomas and Myrtle Harriet Ruth Scott. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1967, moving here from Preston. She was a 1937 graduate of Preston High School. She was a very proud charter employee at Wesley...
John Dean Mcilrath
Apr 11, 2010
SANTA ANA, CA - John Dean McIlrath passed away peacefully on April 11, 2010 at the age of 92 due to complications suffered from a massive stroke 10 months ago. John was born September 9, 1917, in Kingman, to Ralph and Faith McIlrath. John served in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. Following his military service...
Mae Belle "Maybelle" Kiker
Apr 8, 2010
HAVEN - May Belle "Maybelle" Kiker, 84, died April 8, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center in Hutchinson. She was born July 11, 1925, in Chickasha, Okla., daughter of Orval Esta and Elma Leora Jackson Kelley. She was a lifelong family caregiver; owner/operator of Kiker's IGA in Haven, for 30 years. She belonged to United Methodist Church in Haven. On...
Vernon Gene Allen
Apr 8, 2010
Vernon Gene Allen, 71, died Thursday April 8, 2010, at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. He was born May 6, 1938, at Centralhoma, Okla., to William Thomas and Nora May McGill Allen. Vernon was a 1956 graduate of Kiowa Oklahoma High School and belonged to Abbyville Community Church. On Nov. 16, 1962, he married Vonia R. Adams at Antlers, Okla. She survives....
Marlene R. Hawkins
Apr 7, 2010
HUTCHINSON - Marlene R. Hawkins, 57, of Hutchinson, died April 7, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 6, 1952, at Pratt, Kan., daughter of Fred and Alice Blea Martinez. Marlene was a former resident of Pratt and Kingman, moving to Hutchinson in 2004. She graduated from Pratt High School, Pratt Community College School of Nursing, and...
Billie Jean Altvater
Apr 7, 2010
Billie Jean Altvater, 78, died April 7, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 1, 1931 in Haven to Edwin Albert and Geneva Kathrine Hauser Geffert. She graduated from Haven High School in 1950. A resident of Hutchinson since 1978, she was a homemaker. Billie Jean was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. On Aug. 22, 1948...
Aretha M. Lies
Apr 7, 2010
Aretha M. Lies, 84, died April 7, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 23, 1926, in Wichita, the daughter of Jerome M. and Agnes E. Gibbons Kessler. She graduated from Maize High School in 1944. She was a bookkeeper for the clerk of the district court in Reno County. Aretha was a member of the...
Lewis "Lr" "Lou" R. Mckibben
Apr 7, 2010
Lewis McKibben—"Dad," "Grandpa Lewie," or just "Grampa"—is remembered most for hard work, rather interesting collections, our family's Lazy Lagoon (which was far from a lazy place for Grandpa Lewie!) and kickin' back a couple bucks no matter what the circumstances to his favorite grandkids—all of 'em! Kathy, Duane and Aaron Carey and Sue McKibben all fondly remember driving country roads...
Lana Renee Reed
Apr 6, 2010
Lana Reneè Reed, 45, died April 6, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. She was born Dec. 27, 1964 in Hutchinson to Excel and Mary Ann Thrasher Reed. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1983 and attended Hutchinson Community College. She graduated from Washburn University in 1990 with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. Lana was a member of...
Carolyn Mae Byers
Apr 5, 2010
Carolyn Mae Byers, 70, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Born Oct. 3, 1939, at Earlton, to Claude C. and Veneta G. Claycomb Uhrig. She was a 1957 graduate of Plevna High School, belonged to First Baptist Church and was a homemaker. On Nov. 14, 1959, she married Larry E. Byers at Plevna Community Church. He survives....
Carole J. Brack
Apr 4, 2010
TURON - Carole J. Brack, 68, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Golden Plains Health Care. She was born Nov. 16, 1941, at Hays, to Bernie J. and Velma F. Lane Smith. She was a 1959 graduate of Holyrood High School. Carole had been a CMA at Hutchinson Hospital and several area nursing homes. On April 8, 1963, she married...
Gary L. Shuff, Sr.
Apr 4, 2010
Gary L. Shuff Sr., 78, died April 4, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 6, 1931, in Hutchinson, to Elvin and Wilma Bowman Shuff. He was a life-long Hutchinson resident. He graduated from Hutchinson High School. He worked at Dillons Bakery for 36 years. He also owned and operated the Hamburger Palaces in Hutchinson for...
Elizabeth Anna Terwey
Apr 4, 2010
Elizabeth Anna "Libby" Terwey died April 4, 2010, at 92 years and 357 days old in Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 12, 1917, in St. Rose, Minn., the daughter of Walter and Elizabeth Martin Klosner. On Oct. 1, 1935, she married Clemens Terwey in St. Rose, Minn. He died Sept. 23, 2000. Survivors include: three sons, Donald and...
Leona Bell Entz
Apr 4, 2010
Leona Bell (Hoefer) Entz died April 4, 2010, after more than a century of living. She married "Toby" Entz on July 20, 1926. He died May 24, 1986. They were blessed with five children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Her shining hallmark was her profound and unswerving Christian faith and a half-century commitment to teach young children about...
Helen L. Johanning
Apr 2, 2010
Helen L. Johanning, 82, died April 2, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center ER, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 1, 1927, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Herbert and Gertrude Davis Aelmore. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1945. Helen was a former supervisor at the Palace Countryside Bowling Alley for many years. She also worked at the State Fair...
Robert W. Deffenbaugh
Mar 30, 2010
Robert W. Deffenbaugh, 83, of Hutchinson, formerly of Manhattan and Belleville, died March 30, 2010, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born in Wooster, Ohio, the son of Elmer G. and Mary Ann Swartz Deffenbaugh. He graduated from Wooster High School and attended the University of Kansas. He was salesman and later state sales manager for MoorMan Feed for...
Ruth A. Zimmerman
Mar 30, 2010
Ruth A. Zimmerman, 94, died March 30, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 25, 1915 in Kingman to Richard F. and Emma Marie Guetschow Hillman. She graduated from Kingman High School in 1933. On April 27, 1935 she married Walter Ray Zimmerman at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wichita. He died March 4, 1983. She moved to...
Helen E. Corwin
Mar 29, 2010
Helen Eleanor Corwin, 78, died March 29, 2010, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 24, 1931, in Hutchinson. She was a homemaker. She had attended Westbrook Baptist Church. She married Lawrence Gene Corwin on Sept. 1, 1950, in Hutchinson. He died March 15, 2008. Survivors include: a son, Bruce Corwin and wife Lori, Kokomo, Ind.; a daughter,...
Vivian I. Wall
Mar 29, 2010
Vivian I. Wall, 75, died March 29, 2010, at St. Francis Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. She was born Feb. 25, 1935, in Garden City, to Corwin and Irene Duncan Betts. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1952, moving here from Garden City. She was a graduate of Garden City High School in 1952 and a graduate of the Salt City...
Sharon A. Samms
Mar 28, 2010
Sharon A. Samms, 62, died March 28, 2010, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born April 26, 1947, in Kansas City, Mo., to Chester and Viola Cape Parker. She graduated from Partridge High School in 1965. She had been a CNA/HHA for both Disability Supports and Mennonite Manor. Sharon married George Edwin Samms Oct. 4, 1982, in Hutchinson. He...
