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Norma Jane Warn

Norma Jane Warn

May 16, 2010

NICKERSON - Norma Jane Warn, 78, died May 16, 2010, at her home in Nickerson. She was born May 26, 1931, in Hutchinson, the daughter of George "Skeet", Sr. and Dorris Fox Pate. She graduated from Nickerson High School in 1949, and was a member of the Nickerson United Methodist Church. She was a homemaker. She and her husband moved...

George Harold "Skip" Mcdonald

George Harold "Skip" Mcdonald

May 16, 2010

George Harold "Skip" McDonald, 66, died May 16, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born July 9, 1943, in Seattle, Wash., to Harold Glenn and Lillian Blanche Crossen McDonald. He attended Spokane, Wash., schools and Spokane Community College. He worked as a heavy equipment operator at mines across the U.S. and was a long-haul trucker, spending time...

Dorothy Dorine Wall Schulke

Dorothy Dorine Wall Schulke

May 15, 2010

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Mrs. Dorothy Dorine Wall Schulke, 89, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2010. She was born Aug. 14, 1920, in Hutchinson, the daughter of the late Harry E. and Minnie Wadsack Wall. Dorothy attended Hutchinson Junior College and then attended Lakeland Junior College in Mattoon IL, where she received her dental hygienist degree. She worked at Hutchinson Medical...

T. Ferne Bowersox

T. Ferne Bowersox

May 13, 2010

T. Ferne Bowersox was born April 18, 1916, in Fortescue, Mo., the first child of George E. and Grace M. Barnett Miller. Four brothers and two sisters became a part of her family. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1934 and that fall began teaching in a one-room school in the Clay Center area. In the summers, she began...

Dr. Randy Phillip Partridge

Dr. Randy Phillip Partridge

May 13, 2010

Dr. Randy Phillip Partridge, 57, died May 13, 2010, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. He was born Dec. 18, 1952, in Hutchinson, Kan., the son of Robert Phillip "R.P." and Norma Maxine Young Partridge. He was baptized at First Baptist Church, Hutchinson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1971 and then served with the U.S. Air Force from...

George Lee Fowler

George Lee Fowler

May 12, 2010

George Lee Fowler, 86, died May 12, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 22, 1924, in Guthrie, Okla., to Lawrence Charlie "Hap" and Prudy Matilda Wileman Fowler. He was a supervisor for J.E. Carlson Pipeline and Plant Construction, retiring in July 1982 after 30 years. He belonged to Church of God, Cow Creek Old Time...

L.L. "Jim" Bornholdt

L.L. "Jim" Bornholdt

May 11, 2010

L.L. "Jim" Bornholdt, 81, died May 11, 2010, at Thorne Care Center at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 17, 1928, in Hutchinson, the son of Vernon L. and Edna R. Luty Bornholdt. He was a 1947 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A resident of Hutchinson since 1943, moving from Inman, he was the retired owner and operator of...

Michael "Mike" G. Stanley

Michael "Mike" G. Stanley

May 11, 2010

Michael "Mike" G. Stanley, 37, died May 11, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born August 13, 1972 in McHenry, IL to Richard Lee and Carolyn Sue Koch Stanley. A resident of Hutchinson for seven years, coming from Wichita, he was a hardwood floor installer for Neufeldt's in Buhler. Mike loved NASCAR and enjoyed gardening, fishing and...

Theresa Rose Skinner

Theresa Rose Skinner

May 10, 2010

Theresa Rose Skinner, 72, died May 10, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center ER, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 2, 1937, in Yakima, Wash., the daughter of Wilbert Andrew and Marion Elizabeth Thompson Pruitt. She owned Skinner Discount Center with her husband Jim. She married Alvin Ehrlich and later married Jimmy Charles "Jim" Skinner on May 4, 1987, in Reno,...

Mary Jane Woodson

Mary Jane Woodson

May 9, 2010

Mary Jane Woodson, 84, died May 9, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 19, 1926, in Danville, Illinois, to John Thurman and Pansy Marie Hunt Lewis. She had been a Hutchinson resident since 1949. She attended Medora Community Bible Church and was a homemaker. On Jan. 13, 1946, she married Walter D. Woodson at Danville,...

John Thomas "Tom" Studebaker

John Thomas "Tom" Studebaker

May 8, 2010

John Thomas "Tom" Studebaker, 87, died May 8, 2010, at Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 22, 1922, in Cody, Wyoming, to Claude Harmon and Ina Elliott Spaulding Studebaker. He was a 1940 graduate of Cody High School, Cody, Wyoming. He was the owner/operator of Studebaker Jewelry, Haven for nearly 17 years. and was a quality...

June Louise Tennant

June Louise Tennant

May 6, 2010

June Louise Tennant, 89, died May 6, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 12, 1920, in Hooker, Okla. to Dayton Morell and Caroline Prillman Tatro Raines. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1938 and attended Hutchinson Junior College. She was a sales clerk at Sears for 10 years, and she and her husband owned and operated...

Dorothy M. Turner

Dorothy M. Turner

May 6, 2010

Dorothy M. Turner SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Dorothy M. Turner, 85, died May 6, 2010, at Hester Care Center at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson. She was born in Hutchinson on April 8, 1925, to Benjamin and Nettie Dilbeck Mitchell. She was a lifetime Hutchinson resident. She and her husband Juell owned and operated the Coffey Liqour Store in South Hutchinson. She...

Rowena R. Mendell

Rowena R. Mendell

May 5, 2010

Rowena R. Mendell, 96, died May 5, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 8, 1913, in Magnum, Okla., the daughter of William and Cora Murphy Fairhurst. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and the Salt City Business College. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church. On June 1, 1933,...

Gina Marie Navarro

Gina Marie Navarro

May 4, 2010

Gina Marie Navarro, 41, of Hutchinson, died May 4, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 14, 1968, the daughter of Peter M. and Remedios O. Olmos Navarro. A lifelong Hutchinson resident, she was a 1986 graduate of Hutchinson High School and she graduated from Hutchinson Community College in 1992 with an Associates Degree in...

Charlene Faye Garcia

Charlene Faye Garcia

May 4, 2010

Charlene Faye Garcia died May 4, 2010, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Sept. 14, 1962, in Marion, to Michael R. and Frances Irene Saenz Martinez. She attended Peabody Public Schools. She worked at HUBCO on assembly. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. On Dec. 11, 1981, she married Jose Manuel...

Leonard Leroy Nienke

Leonard Leroy Nienke

May 3, 2010

Leonard LeRoy Nienke, 83, of Inman, died May 3, 2010, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 28, 1926, in Blackwolf Township, Ellsworth County, the son of Rudolph Frank Otto and Hulda Emelia Haase Nienke. He graduated from Ellsworth High School, Ellsworth in 1944. He was a former operator for Carey Salt, a retired machinist from Eaton in...

William S. "Sid" Trebilcock

William S. "Sid" Trebilcock

May 2, 2010

William S. "Sid" Trebilcock Jr., 86, of Hutchinson, died May 2, 2010, at Hester Care Center of Wesley Towers in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 23, 1923, in Dodge City, the son of William S. and Dorothy E. Vincent Trebilcock Sr. He graduated from Dodge City High School in 1941. He worked as an assistant manager for F.W. Woolworth in...

Gerald Lee "Gary" Kraisinger

Gerald Lee "Gary" Kraisinger

May 1, 2010

SALINA - Gerald "Gary" Lee Kraisinger, 68, died May 1, 2010, at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born June 26, 1941, in La Crosse, to Harry and Mildred Wierman Kraisinger. He attended McCracken and Ness City Schools and graduated from Ness City High School in 1959. Gary worked for Kansas Power and Light in the Engineering Department for 20...

Shirley Lorraine Emmons

Shirley Lorraine Emmons

May 1, 2010

GENESEO - Shirley Lorraine Emmons, 75, entered her earthly life on Sept. 14, 1934, to Bryon and Helen Gray in Quenemo, Kan. She left her earthly life on May 1, 2010, to have tea with the angels. Mom was first and foremost a homemaker. She retired from Fuller Brush in Great Bend. She is survived by sons: William (Judy), Derby,...

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