Bess Dean
Aug 5, 2009
Bess Dean, 97, died Aug. 5, 2009, at Hester Care Center at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born July 19, 1912, at Kill Creek in Osborne County, the daughter of Judd R. and Eva Salome Snyder Benwell. She was a graduate of Osborne High School. She was a homemaker. She moved to Hutchinson, with her husband, Jimmie Dean, in 1949...
Julie A. Sayers
Aug 4, 2009
Julie A. Sayers, 53, died August 4, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 7, 1956, in Leavenworth, the daughter of Richard L. and Donna Marie Rhudy Rogers. She was a graduate of Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth and a 1976 graduate of Emporia State University, Emporia. A systems analyst for Integrated Solutions, Julie was a member...
Barbara Jeanne Piper
Aug 2, 2009
Barbara Jeanne Piper, Hutchinson, passed away Aug. 2, 2009, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. She was born Nov. 30, 1927, in Wichita, the daughter of Victor L. and Mildred Rosberg Johnson. She graduated from Wichita East High School in 1945 and spent her freshman year of college at Mills College in Oakland, Calif. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa...
Maurine Martin
Aug 1, 2009
Maurine Martin, 91, died Aug. 1, 2009 at St. Paul, Minn. She was born Dec. 7, 1917, in Gordon, the daughter of Romie E. and Edna E. Stage Barnes. She was the financial secretary at her church and later worked as secretary for the math, physics and chemistry department at Macalester College in St. Paul. She also found time to...
Herman B. Patrick
Aug 1, 2009
Herman B. "Pat" Patrick, 91, died Aug. 1, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 13, 1918, in Mount Vernon, Ind., to Luke and Margaret Daum Patrick. A resident of Hutchinson, he retired after 30-plus years of service with Carey Salt Company. In 1941, he married Agnes Smith. She died in 1979. Survivors include: a son,...
Lenora V. Musick
Jul 30, 2009
Lenora V. Musick, 83, died July 30, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born April 23, 1926, on the family farm in Barton County, the daughter of Philip and Sophia Herdt Miller. She graduated from Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. Lenora retired after 40 years with Central Bank and Trust as a Loan Officer. She was a member...
G. Leroy Peterson
Jul 30, 2009
G. LeRoy Peterson, 84, died July 30, 2009, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 26, 1924, in Rocky Ford, Colo., to George LeRoy and Ilene Burgess Peterson. LeRoy graduated from Windom High School in 1942. A Hutchinson resident since 2000, coming from Inman, he was a farmer and retired from Home Petroleum Underground Storage in Conway. On...
Ivan Yutzy
Jul 29, 2009
YODER - Ivan Yutzy, 86, died July 29, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 16, 1923 at Limon, Colo., the son of Reuben and Catherine Troyer Yutzy. He moved with his family to Reno County in 1936. He, along with his brothers Paul and Gilbert, purchased Roth Food Locker in Yoder in 1965 and it became...
D. Densmore Shute Hart
Jul 27, 2009
Denny Hart's love for his family, banking and golf were his most visible pursuits, but his passion for helping people in need drove him in quiet ways. "He loved to help the common man, and it was pretty much without notice," said Ernie Beaudet, who worked at Hart's Bank of Kansas for 33 years. Born D. Densmore Shute Hart on...
Kenneth Scott Angell
Jul 26, 2009
Kenneth Scott Angell, 59, died July 26, 2009 at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1949 in Hutchinson to Frank S. and Norma M. Scott Angell. He graduated from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY in 1970. He also graduated from Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. After 22 years of service with Reno County Law Enforcement, Kenneth retired as...
Velma L. Thode
Jul 26, 2009
NICKERSON - Velma Louise Thode, 93, died July 26, 2009, at Good Samaritan, Lyons. She was born May 15, 1916, at the rural farm home of her parents, Michael and Mary Yaple Blanchfield. She gradauated from Sterling High School in 1934 and then went to work at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Hutchinson, in the office. She married Victor Thode in a...
Julita Marie Rumback
Jul 25, 2009
Julita Marie Rumback, 83, died July 25, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 29, 1926, in Park, Kansas, the daughter of Otto Peter and Julia Anna Mader Weigel. She attended schools in Monument, Kansas. A resident of Hutchinson since 1953, she was a homemaker. Julita was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church, the St....
Bruce J. Dempsey
Jul 25, 2009
HOUSTON, Texas - Bruce J. Dempsey, 57, died July 25, 2009, at his home in Houston. He was born May 12, 1952, in Hutchinson, the son of Jack and Charline Buckbee Dempsey. He attended South Hutchinson Grade School and was a 1970 graduate of Newton High School. A resident of Houston, he was district manager for Dacor Appliances in Houston....
Eva I. Kirchoff
Jul 23, 2009
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Eva Ilean Kirchoff, 87, died July 23, 2009, at Center Point Hospital, Independence, Mo. She was born November 20, 1921, in Pawnee City, Neb., the daughter of Floyd J. and Irene B. Dort Wilson. She worked for Gibson's Department Store, retiring after 26 1/2 years. She was a member of Park Place Christian Church, where she was...
Donna I. Story
Jul 21, 2009
Donna I. Story died July 21, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 20, 1935, in Great Bend, to James Wilbur and Elizabeth McMullen Cruse. She retired from Eaton after 25 years. On Aug. 13, 1960, she married Delbert E. Story in Las Vegas. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: son Terry and wife Pam, Hutchinson; grandsons,...
Virginia S. Davis
Jul 17, 2009
Virginia S. Davis, 86, died July 17, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 26, 1922, in Vandalia, Mo., the daughter of Alfred L. and Elizabeth A. Williams Darnell. She graduated from Little River High School, Little River. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident, moving to Russell in 1986, and returned to Hutchinson in October 2008....
William F. "Bill" Weesner
Jul 16, 2009
William F. "Bill" Weesner, 82, died July 16, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 6, 1926, in Hutchinson, the son of Arthur "Bud" and Margaret Ann Jones Weesner. Bill graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1943 and then joined the United States Marines Corps, serving in World War II and the Korean War. He then transferred to...
Bobbie Loehr
Jul 16, 2009
HAVEN - Bobbie Loehr, 53, died Thursday, July 16, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. Born November 12, 1955, she was the daughter of Billie H. and Martha Jean Hearn Venters. She was a homemaker. A 1973 graduate of Haven High School. She belonged to the River Rats. November 27, 1974, she married Mark A. Loehr in Hutchinson. He...
Tommy G. Delventhal
Jul 15, 2009
Tommy G. Delventhal, 80, died July 15, 2009 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 27, 1929 to Fred H. "Jack" & Arvilla Mae Toms Delventhal. He served in the United States Army during WWII and the Korean War. On Jan. 30, 1950 he married Marjorie L. Roberts in Eureka Springs, Ark. She died Sept. 23, 2008. A lifetime...
Charles O. Fallis
Jul 14, 2009
Charles O. Fallis, 77, died July 14, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 13, 1932, in Hutchinson, the son of Russell R. and Mabel Mattics Fallis. Charles served as a corporal with the Army during the Korean War and then transferred and retired with the Navy Reserves. He worked as a machinist with the Cessna/Eaton...
