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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...
Melody Kay Stout
Oct 14, 2010
Melody Kay Stout, 56, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 14, 2010, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born in Hutchinson, the daughter of Leonard Franklin and Mary Anna Taylor King on March 1, 1954. She was a 1972 graduate of Buhler High School and was a homemaker. She married Michael Lynn Stout on June 14, 1980, in Hutchinson. He survives....
Alma L. Wiseman
Oct 12, 2010
Alma L. Wiseman, 83, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 12, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center. She was born July 27, 1927, at Lovewell, Kan. (Jewell County), the daughter of Edgar R. and Anna Almiria Lindsay Means. She was a retired Home Economics and English teacher at Haven High School. She was a member of the New Covenant Presbyterian Church, Esther...
Steven H. Steele
Oct 11, 2010
Steven H. Steele, 66, died Oct. 11, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 27, 1944, in Hutchinson, the son of Wayne K. and Maxine E. Hubbard Steele. He was a 1962 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Junior College. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was a 41-year employee for Concrete Enterprises, where he...
James K. Hahn
Oct 11, 2010
James K. Hahn, 64, passed away Oct. 11, 2010. He was born May 4, 1946, in Winfield, Kan., to Francis and Ruth Hahn. He served in the Army from 1964 to 1968, including several tours in Vietnam. He married Jeana Brummett on July 12, 1968, in Wichita, Kan. He worked in finance and banking for 25 years, until he started...
Rosalia O'Leary
Oct 10, 2010
PRETTY PRAIRIE - Rosalia O'Leary, 88, died October 10, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born November 24, 1921, in Dodge City, to Fred L. and Ethel R. Wilburn Smith. A resident of Pretty Prairie since 1939, Rosalia was a waitress for many years, a librarian and a homemaker. Rosalia was a member of the Holiday Ramblers,...
Doris Charlene Fortune
Oct 9, 2010
Doris Charlene Fortune, 83, died Oct. 9, 2010, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita. She was born Feb. 22, 1927, in Alexander, in the last sod house in Rush County, to William and Bertha Filbert Schwartzkopf. She graduated in 1945 from Brownell High School, Brownell, Ks. She was a retired dental assistant of 18 years for Dr....
Joyce L. Wolcott
Oct 8, 2010
Joyce L. Wolcott, 63, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 8, 2010, at Hospice House. She was born Feb. 7, 1947, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Melvin J.H. and Irma Petracek Abrahams. A Hutchinson resident since 1961, she was a bank teller at Peoples Bank & Trust. She was a 1965 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College....
Bobbie R. "Bob" Jones
Oct 7, 2010
ABBYVILLE - Bobbie Ray Jones, 83, died October 7, 2010. He was born December 2, 1926, in Hutchinson, the son of Joseph and Olive McLean Jones. Bobbie was raised by George and Mayree Cade. He was a 1946 graduate of Abbyville High School, member of Abbyville Community Church, Navy veteran, farmer, rancher and heavy equipment operator. Rodeoing was his favorite...
Robert William Stivers
Oct 5, 2010
Robert William Stivers, 56, died Oct. 5, 2010, from complications of Frontotemporal Dementia, at Hospice House of Reno County. He was born Sept. 22, 1954, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Dr. Tom and Zoe Stivers. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and McPherson College. He was Vice President of Materials for APAC-Kansas, Shears Division. People will remember Bob for...
Carla Mcconnelee
Oct 4, 2010
Carla McConnelee, 71, died Oct. 4, 2010, at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kan. She was born June 25, 1939, to Carl and Adelaide Carver Mershon. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1957 and from Sterling College in 1961. She was a retired teacher and enjoyed music and travel. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and...
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