Byron Amos "Buddy" Eastman, Jr.
Nov 5, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Byron Amos "Buddy" Eastman Jr., 93, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at Mennonite Manor. He was born Aug. 22, 1916, in Hutchinson, to Byron A. Sr. and Myrtle May Siegrist Eastman. He was a handyman for the Kansas State Fairgrounds, retiring in 1981. He was a member of South Hutchinson United Methodist Church and the South Hutchinson...
Sylvia Jean Hodges-Foos
Nov 5, 2009
HAVEN - Sylvia Jean Hodges-Foos, 66, died Nov. 5, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 3, 1943, in Arkansas City, the daughter of James William and Naomi Inez Long Loyd. She graduated from Derby High School, Derby, and received nurse's training from Winfield Hospital, Winfield. A resident of Haven, she was a retired librarian for Haven...
Opal Mae Jett
Nov 4, 2009
Opal Mae Jett, 83, died Nov. 4, 2009 at her home, South Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 7, 1926 in Machester, OK to John Wesley and Emma Foster Smith. She married James William Alexander in 1946. He died March 3, 1954. She married Richard L. Jett in 1955. He died in 1994. A resident of the Hutchinson area since 1991,...
Arthur Paul Aich
Nov 3, 2009
Arthur Paul Aich, 78, died Nov. 3, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born June 23, 1931, in Hays, the son of Joseph R. and Frances C. Sweeny Aich. He graduated in 1949 from St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He later worked as a machinist with...
Neil C. Lentz
Oct 29, 2009
Neil Curtis Lentz, 78, passed away October 29, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born July 20, 1931, in Mulvane, Kansas, to Walter J. and Alvine G. Hartenbower Lentz. He married Mary Louise Holl on December 26, 1955, in Wichita. After earning bachelor's and master's degrees from Wichita State University and serving in the Army from 1953 to 1955,...
Edward "Ed" D. Kafka
Oct 28, 2009
Edward D. "Ed" Kafka, 78, died Oct. 28, 2009, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis, Wichita. He was born Jan. 27, 1931, in rural Rice County, the son of Edward and Bessie Truhler Kafka. He was a 1948 graduate of Lyons High School, Lyons. A resident of Hutchinson for the past 57 years, he owned and operated Kafka...
Luella M. Broce
Oct 26, 2009
Luella M. Broce began her life journey on May 6, 1917, in Salina Kansas. Her earthly purpose has been fulfilled and she was called to be with the Lord on October 26, 2009. Continuing her legacy is her daughter, Connie and her husband Bob Fry; grandson, Tim Ochs and his wife Annette; along with her great-grandchildren, Brandon, Thomas and Hannah....
Betty J. Greer
Oct 24, 2009
LANGDON - Betty J. Greer, 86, died Oct. 24, 2009, at Golden Years Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 20, 1923, in rural Langdon, to Claude William and Tulula Belle Raines Greer. She graduated from Langdon High School in 1942. A resident of Hutchinson, formerly of Langdon, she was a farmer, stockman, and cattle buyer. She belonged to the...
Donald L. Valgren
Oct 24, 2009
Donald L. Valgren, 75, died Oct. 24, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 15, 1934, in Northwood, N.D., to Charlie L. and Julia B. Severson Valgren. He attended schools in North Dakota. A resident of Hutchinson since 1956, he was a tool maker and tool grinder at Cessna Fluid Power, Hutchinson, for 27 years. He had previously...
Kyle E. Pallister
Oct 24, 2009
Kyle E. Pallister, 78, died Saturday, October 24, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born November 10, 1930, in Hutchinson to Bennie J. and Pauline Follick Pallister. He is survived by: an aunt, Janet Follick; several cousins; and his Humiston and Hornbeck nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters, Joyce Humiston and...
Marie Vannest
Oct 24, 2009
Marie VanNest, 77, died Saturday, October 24, 2009, at her home. She was born February 25, 1932, in Alden, to Carl and Helen Proffitt Elliott. She was a graduate of Sterling High School. She was a bookkeeper in the Accounting Department at Dillons Corporation for 17 years, retiring in 1995. Survivors include: two sons, Dana, and Jeff VanNest, both of...
Faith I. Kern
Oct 24, 2009
Faith I. Kern, 94, died Oct. 24, 2009, at her home in South Hutchinson. She was born July 22, 1915, in Logan, KS, to Roy W. and Ida B. Siegrist Wallgren. She graduated from Logan High School in 1934. On April 11, 1949, she married Gene L. Kern in Bartlesville, Okla. He died Oct. 28, 1983. From 1972 to 1994,...
Linda Gaye Adkins
Oct 23, 2009
Linda Gaye Adkins, 58, died October 23, 2009, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born August 18, 1951, in Sentinel, Oklahoma, the daughter of Roy E. and Lurine Corbin Graham. She was a graduate of Carter High School, Carter, Oklahoma. She was a dedicated employee, serving 13 years as a custodian with USD 313. Survivors include: son, Jason Adkins,...
Winifred June Chaney
Oct 22, 2009
Winifred June Chaney "Mama Chaney," 76, died Oct. 22, 2009, at her daughter's home in Hutchinson. She was born June 12, 1933, in Kansas City, Mo., to Hiawatha and Helen Morris Bland. Winnie grew up in Dodge City, where she graduated from high school. She was a homemaker and worked in the kitchen for USD 308. In May 1955, she...
Harold Lloyd Voth
Oct 22, 2009
HAVEN – Harold L. Voth, 80, died Oct. 22, 2009 at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born July 14, 1929 in Goessel, KS to Jacob A. and Maria Unruh Voth. He served in the United States Army from 1953-1955. On July 14, 1954 he married Vernelle Claire Miller in Partridge. A resident of Haven since 1966, he was a...
Marcelee Webb Samms
Oct 21, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Marcelee Goodrick Webb Samms, 77, died Oct. 21, 2009, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born June 5, 1932, in Little River, the daughter of Harry L. and Lena Griebel Goodrick. She was a 1950 graduate of Little River High School. A resident of South Hutchinson since 1954, she was a member of the South Hutchinson...
Virgil L. Geist
Oct 21, 2009
PLEVNA - Virgil L. Geist, 94, died Oct. 21, 2009, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 14, 1915, in rural Plevna, the son of Thomas William and Ottie Pearl Wyer Geist. He was a 1932 graduate of Plevna High School, attended Sterling College and Kansas State Teachers College, now Emporia State University. A lifetime resident of Reno...
Grace C. Hemmerling
Oct 20, 2009
Grace C. Hemmerling, 87, Hutchinson, passed away October 20, 2009, at Ralph Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born November 20, 1921, in Mandan, North Dakota, the daughter of Oscar and Agnes Ekwortzel Olson. She graduated from Mandan High School and from Business College. She was a retired Executive Secretary at Kansas Power & Light in Hutchinson. She was a...
Joyce I. Griggs
Oct 19, 2009
Joyce I Griggs, 86, died Oct. 19, 2009, at Hester Care Center at Wesley Towers. She was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Guymon, Okla., to Walter William and Laura Reid McMahan Kennedy. She graduated from Guymon High School in 1940, Oklahoma State University in 1945 and completed graduate work at Sterling College and Wichita State University. A resident of Hutchinson...
Leroy Martin Scheuermann
Oct 19, 2009
LeRoy Martin Scheuermann, 78, died Oct. 19, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 17, 1931, and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1950. He was a lifetime Hutchinson resident. He was the son of Jacob and Leta Smith Scheuermann. He was a lifetime member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. He enjoyed retirement from Master Machine Tools...
