Milburn "Mel" J. Chestnut
Aug 20, 2010
Milburn "Mel" J. Chestnut, 87, died August 20, 2010 at Hospice House. He was born September 5, 1922 in Billings, Okla to James T. and Cora Mable Lucas Chestnut. A resident of Hutchinson since 1950, coming from Stafford, Mel was in the maintenance department at J & J Drainage. He retired in 1986. Mel was a member of the Antique...
Betty L. Crane
Aug 20, 2010
Betty L. Crane, 75, died Aug. 20, 2010, at Elm Grove Estates, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 25, 1935, in Little River, the daughter of Ernest and Mable L. Corwin. Betty graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1953. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident and a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church and Altar Society. On Aug. 1, 1953, she...
Harold R. Kelley, Jr.
Aug 19, 2010
Harold Ray Kelley Jr., 77, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 30, 1932, in Iola, the son of Harold Ray Sr. and Mary Ellen Burns Kelley. He was a 1951 graduate of Iola High School, attended Iola Junior College and was a 1955 graduate of Pittsburg State University. Harold was a...
Clarence Thomas "C.T." Thayer, Jr.
Aug 19, 2010
Clarence Thomas "C.T." Thayer Jr., 80, South Hutchinson, died Aug. 19, 2010, at Mennonite Manor in South Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 21, 1929, in Hutchinson, the son of Clarence T., Sr. and Helen Marie Breidenstein Thayer. He grew up in Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School in 1947. He was a self-employed plumbing, air-conditioning and heating technician and...
Velma P. Davidson
Aug 17, 2010
PLEVNA - Velma P. Davidson, 88, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 22, 1921, at Plevna, the daughter of William and Addie Towse Baughman. She was a graduate of Plevna High School, a member of Plevna Community Bible Church, very active in their women's fellowship, served on numerous committees and was...
Earl Leon Bontrager
Aug 16, 2010
Earl Leon Bontrager, 81, died Aug. 16, 2010, at Hospice House. He was born Jan. 25, 1929, in Yoder, to William Edward and Polly Suzanne Yoder Bontrager. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1952-1954. He was a member of the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68 and VFW Bob Campbell Post #1361, both o f Hutchinson. Earl...
Linda Diane Toms
Aug 16, 2010
Linda Diane Toms, 63, died Aug.16, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 16, 1947, in Stafford, the daughter of Curtis D. and Ruby Jean Munden O'Dell. She had been a school teacher, counselor and retired United Methodist Minister. She was a 1965 graduate of St. John High School, Ft. Hays State University, Oklahoma University and St. Paul...
Alvin Lee Schneider
Aug 14, 2010
Alvin Lee Schneider, 88, died Aug. 14, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born June 19, 1922, at the family farm in rural Rice County, the son of George H. and Bertha Schneider. He attended schools in Nickerson, graduating from high school in 1940. In Nov. of 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy receiving basic training, followed by...
Richard Wayne Walden
Aug 14, 2010
HUTCHINSON - Richard Wayne Walden, 56, died Aug. 14, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan.7, 1954, at Hutchinson, to Donald David and Amy Marie McQuiston Walden. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He was a former welding inspector at Mega Manufacturing. He married Georgia Kay Smith on Jan. 28, 1972. She survives....
Joaquin Guerrero "John" Santos
Aug 13, 2010
Joaquin G. Santos (John), 93, died Aug. 13, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 17, 1917, in Agana, Guam, the son of Francisco and Rosa Santos. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1939 and retired from active duty in 1958, at which time he transferred to the Fleet Reserve. He served on a number of ships during...
Evelyn Francis Harmon
Aug 13, 2010
Evelyn Francis Harmon, 93, died Aug. 13, 2010, at Hospice House. She was born April 13, 1917, in Wichita, the fourth daughter of Jess R. and Leona Richardson. She attended school in Wichita and graduated from Wichita East High School in 1935. After two years at Wichita University, she worked for the Wichita Beacon Newspaper. She married Vern B. Minor...
Dr. Ross T. Shook
Aug 10, 2010
Dr. Ross T. Shook, 90, died Aug. 10, 2010, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born March 14, 1920, in Sterling, the son of Dr. Ross O. and Lota E. Martin Shook. He was a graduate of Sterling High School in 1938 and attended Sterling College for 1 year prior to transferring to and graduating from Kansas State University...
Barbara L. Herl
Aug 9, 2010
Barbara Louise Herl, 63, died Aug. 9, 2010, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, N.Y., after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born June 30, 1947, at Brooklyn, N.Y., to Lloyd W. Taylor and Margaret G. Nolan. She was an office assistant for Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics. She belonged to New Life Church of the Nazarene. She...
Henry Lawrence "Larry" Tidwell
Aug 7, 2010
Henry Lawrence "Larry" Tidwell, 82, died Aug. 7, 2010, at Thorne Care Center. He was born Dec. 29, 1927, in Cherokee, Okla., the son of Harry Minor and Helen Veatch Tidwell. He graduated from Burlington (Okla) High School as Valedictorian in 1945. Larry served as Corporal in the United States Army Air Corps from 1946-1947. Larry was a machinist at...
Ralph V. Jones
Aug 6, 2010
Ralph V. Jones, 85, died Aug. 6, 2010, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born July 9, 1925, in rural Pretty Prairie, the son of John Claude and Nellie Jane White Jones. Ralph graduated from Castleton High School and attended Adela Hale Business College. He was a World War II Navy veteran serving from 1942-1946, as a machinist mate...
Lily Louann Mounce
Aug 3, 2010
Lily LouAnn Mounce was stillborn Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. She was the daughter of Matthew Mounce and Stephanie Tidd. Other survivors include: a brother, Sabastian Tidd; a sister, Natalie McCallister; grandparents, Jina Tidd and Michael Tidd. A graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson, with Chaplain Bob Phipps officiating.
Herbert J. Androes
Aug 1, 2010
Herbert J Androes, 92, formerly of Hutchinson, died August 1, 2010 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was born April 25, 1918 in Buhler, Ks, the son of Bernard and Maria Vogt Androes. He was a 1937 graduate of Buhler High School. He was in the Army Air Corp stationed in California from 1943 to 1946. Herbert lived in Hutchinson all...
Jeffrey L. Bechtold
Jul 31, 2010
Jeffrey L. Bechtold, 38, died July 31, 2010, in Hutchinson. He was born July 10, 1972, in Hutchinson, to Dennis L. Bechtold and Cynthia D. Lemen Shears. He was a lifetime Hutchinson resident. He was a graduate of Buhler High School. He was a carpenter for A & A Builders. Survivors include: daughters, Alecia and Alexandria Bechtold, Largo, Fla., and...
Inez A. Koch
Jul 27, 2010
Inez A. Connelly Koch died July 27, 2010, in Hutchinson. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Elliott Chapel, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson. Memorials may be made to Hospice House or T.E.C.H. in care of the mortuary. Friends may view the full obituary. Visit www.elliottmortuary.com for Inez's family.
Inez Koch
Jul 27, 2010
Inez Koch, 93, died July 27, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 25, 1916 to Carl A. and Julia C. Peterson Swanson in Orion, Illinois. On Feb. 17, 1961 she married Willis Koch in Raton, NM. He died November 3, 1982. Inez worked in the deli at Dillons and retired from the Dillons Warehouse in 1962. She...
