Franklin Harry Hill
Mar 19, 2010
Franklin "Frank" Harry Hill, 90, died March 19, 2010 at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 30, 1919 in Nickerson to Odus Grant and Flora Ann Brooks Hill. He was an independent farmer and stockman and a member of Tenth Avenue United Methodist Church. He served in the United States Army during WWII in the European Theater of...
Kenneth Shawn "Kenny" Poulton
Mar 16, 2010
Kenny Shawn Poulton, 40, went home to rest with his Lord on March 16, 2010, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, after many years of battling illnesses. He was born Jan. 23, 1970, in Hutchinson, the son of David Michael and Carma June Conrad Poulton. He was a 1989 graduate of Hutchinson High School. He was a former installer for...
Alpha I. Myers
Mar 15, 2010
Alpha I. Myers, 98, died March 15, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 14, 1911, at Meade, the daughter of Charles Sr. and Lillie Lue Lawrence Heape. A resident of Hutchinson since 1929, she was a homemaker and was a clerk at the former Beardslee's Fabrics. She belonged to South Hutchinson Christian Church. On Jan....
James W. "Bill" Miller
Mar 14, 2010
James William "Bill" Miller, 82, Hutchinson, died March 14, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 14, 1927, near Partridge to Frank Zeno and Gladys Hambrick Miller. He was a lifetime resident of Reno County. Bill was employed by Ark Valley Electric Coop Association for 45 years, retiring as a line superintendent in 1992. He was an Army...
Dale L. Ailshie
Mar 14, 2010
WICHITA - Dale Leon Ailshie, 62, died March 14, 2010, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Feb. 24, 1948, in Spearville to Howard and Irene Speer Ailshie. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. A resident of Wichita since 2007, coming from Hutchinson, he...
Dorothy V. Gose
Mar 14, 2010
Dorothy V. Gose, 88, died March 14, 2010, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born Jan. 13, 1922, in Elkhart, Kan., the daughter of Fred Macy and Minerva Sarah Kifer Coultice. Dorothy graduated from Elkhart High School in 1940 and then Southwest Teachers College, Springfield, Mo., and Fort Hays State College in Hays, Kan. She then taught school in...
Evelyn J. "Shortie" Lynn
Mar 11, 2010
Evelyn "Shortie" Lynn, 96, died March 11, 2010. She was born March 1, 1914, in Dodge City, the daughter of John Bernard and Lena Margaret Koch McFadden. She was an Avon representative for over 45 years, a Red Cross volunteer, Girl Scout Leader for many years, including the First President for Wheatbelt Girl Scout Council, Director of Camp Hazen, Salt...
Marjorie A. Gilbert
Mar 11, 2010
Marjorie A. Gilbert, 97, died March 11, 2010, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 28, 1912, in Sawyer, to Lyman Elman and Clara Ball Mohney. A resident of Hutchinson since 1934, she was a homemaker, seamstress, and church hostess. She was a Past Matron of Silver Leaf Chapter #464 Order of the Eastern Star and a member...
Henrietta "Pauline" Cline
Mar 10, 2010
Henrietta "Pauline" Cline, 94, died March 10, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 2, 1915, in Clarendon, Ark., to Robert Jesse Henry and Carrie Belle Watson Miller. She was raised in Mississippi, and moved to Hutchinson in 1922 with her parents. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1933. She was a homemaker and owner...
Lillian Schwindt
Mar 10, 2010
Lillian Schwindt Born to Jim and Emma Marlette, survived by sister Arlene Zook and two brothers Glen and Walter Marlette. Married to Richard Schwindt in 1969 (divorced in 1996) and survived by four sons their families; Ian, his wife Christine and their four children, Aaron, his wife Ashleigh and their two children, Alex his wife Lori and their two children,...
Marsha A. Bayless
Mar 10, 2010
Marsha A. Bayless, 57, died March 10, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 16, 1953, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Gene and Fern Smith Bayless. She graduated from Nickerson High School in 1971. Marsha was an avid pet lover and had worked for the Hutchinson Humane Society. Survivors include: her father, Gene Bayless of Hutchinson;...
Lorene G. Luney
Mar 8, 2010
HALSTEAD - Our dear mother, Lorene G. Luney, passed away on March 8, 2010, at Halstead Health and Rehabilitation, at the age of 100. She was born Oct. 9, 1909 in Bois D'Arc, Mo., to James Franklin and Theodosia "Theo" Jones Claypool. She was a former longtime resident of Hutchinson, she had been a dishwasher for numerous cafes including, Jolly...
Thomas J. Stiggins
Mar 8, 2010
Thomas James "Jim" Stiggins, 87, died March 8, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 19, 1922, in Sterling, to Thomas James and Ella Mae Mahoney Stiggins. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1941. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, he retired in 1985, with 40 years of service with Dillon Companies as a warehouseman. He...
Raymond Donald Palmer
Mar 3, 2010
Raymond Donald Palmer hugged his wife, Virginia in heaven March 3, 2010. Ray was born April 29, 1924, at Plevna to Walter Perry and Pearly Belle Evans Palmer. He served three years in the Army Corps of Engineers, stationed in Alaska during World War II. He worked at SH Kress and 30 years as stock manager for JC Penney, retiring...
Lois I. Johnson
Mar 3, 2010
Lois I. Johnson, 91, died March 3, 2010, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 10, 1918, in Augusta to Clarence and Jane Downing Vinson. She married Earl Francis Johnson on July 15, 1936, in Burrton. He died Sept. 22, 1985. A resident of Hutchinson since 1989, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the United...
Clyde Sherwood Blackburn
Mar 3, 2010
Clyde Sherwood Blackburn, 62, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at his home in Hutchinson after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 14, 1947, in Pratt, Kan., to Clell and Maria Nemchek Blackburn. He attended school in Pratt and other towns before graduating from Buhler High School in 1965. Clyde served in the United States Army from 1967-1969 during...
Evelyn V. Cotter
Mar 2, 2010
Evelyn Virginia Ross Cotter, 92, died March 2, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 15, 1917, in Racine, Ohio, to Verne and Jesse Quillan Ross. She grew up in Racine, Ohio, and graduated from Middleport High School in 1935. She had been a Hutchinson resident since 1948, moving from Zanesville, Ohio. Evelyn had worked as a bank...
Jean E. Geer
Feb 28, 2010
Jean E. Geer, 91, died Feb. 28, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 17, 1918, in Walden, Colo., to William E. and Mary E. Donelson Rosenbaum. On Oct. 22, 1938, she married Owen Virgil Geer in Rand, Colo. He died Jan. 10, 1993. Jean moved to Hutchinson in October 2009, coming from Grand Junction, Colo. She was...
Dale Dronberger
Feb 28, 2010
Dale Dronberger, 86, died Feb. 28, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born July 20, 1923, in Onaga, to George H. and Hazel Bonjour Dronberger. He was raised in Kansas City, Kan., and was a resident of Hutchinson since 1952. He was a graduate of Wyandotte High School in Kansas City in 1941. He attended Kansas State University and...
Scott J. Chase
Feb 28, 2010
Scott J. Chase, 53, died Feb. 28, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center ER. He was born Oct. 6, 1956, in Wichita, the son of Harry Jack and Marie Ten Kley Chase. He graduated from Haven High School in 1974. Scott owned a consignment and auction house, T.A.N.K.S., (Tools. Antiques. Nicknacks. Kollectibles. Specialties) in South Hutchinson. On July 5, 1984,...
