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Ewell W. "Wimpy" Lintecum

Ewell W. "Wimpy" Lintecum

Jul 13, 2009

Ewell W. "Wimpy" Lintecum, 85, died July 13, 2009, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 20, 1923, in Englevale, to Bryan and Adah Elliott Lintecum. He graduated in 1941, from Pretty Prairie High School, attended Sterling College, Sterling, and Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. He had been a meat cutter for many years, retiring at the age of...

Jane I. Carroll

Jane I. Carroll

Jul 11, 2009

Jane I. Carroll, 88, died July 11, 2009, at Hester Care Center at Wesley Towers. She was born May 2, 1921, in Kinsley, the third daughter of Frank Joseph and Etta Marie Tolley Bishop. Her family went to California in 1923, returning to Kansas in 1931. Jane graduated from Kinsley High School in 1939. She married J.D. Carroll at the...

Ernest E. Anderson

Ernest E. Anderson

Jul 10, 2009

Ernest "Ernie" "Andy" E. Anderson, 67, died July 10, 2009, at his home. He was born Dec. 17, 1941, in Providence, District of Columbia, Washington D.C., to William L. and Esther Delores DeVers Anderson. He retired from Ark Valley Electric in 2004 after 22 years, and had worked for Hutchinson Bottling Co., and Meadow Gold Milk and Morton Salt. He...

Arthur William Mezger

Arthur William Mezger

Jul 10, 2009

Arthur William Mezger "Art" passed peacefully from this life on Friday, July 10, 2009, at Mother's and Others Home Care, where he had resided for the past two months. He was born August 27, 1917, in Raymond, Kansas, to C.F. and Freda Hauer Mezger, the fourth of seven children. Art attended schools in and around Raymond, Kansas, and graduated from...

Hadley G. Capps

Hadley G. Capps

Jul 9, 2009

Hadley Gale Capps, 80, died July 9, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 28, 1928, in Versailles, Mo., the son of Charlie Franklin and Rosa May McGowin Capps. A resident of Hutchinson since 1948, he was a retired contractor of Capps Construction. He was of the Lutheran Faith. On Nov. 13, 1947, he married Rosalie...

Martha E. Decker

Martha E. Decker

Jul 5, 2009

Martha E. Decker, 99, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center. She was born November 11, 1909, in St. Joseph, Mich., the daughter of Albert and Minnie Tushling Marutz. She attended schools in St. Joseph. She was a homemaker. On May 12, 1934, she married Cecil V. Decker in St. Joseph, Mich. He died June...

Verda V. Hall

Verda V. Hall

Jul 4, 2009

Verda V. Hall, 91, died July 4, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 25, 1918, in Hunter, to Fred and Julia May Stewart. She had been a resident of Hutchinson since 1940. She had worked at Frank's Clothing Store, Collins Industries and the Coberly Drug Store Post Office Substation from 1982 to 1996. She belonged to Trinity...

Charles R. Atwater

Charles R. Atwater

Jul 3, 2009

Charles R. Atwater, 85 of Hutchinson, KS, passed into eternity on July 3, 2009. He was born in Boston, MA. His siblings were Joe, Helen and Robert. Charles spent his early years in Boston, and in January 1943, he served his country in the US Signal Corps where he was stationed in India. On July 4, 1949, he married Betty...

Patricia J. "Patsy" Gallagher

Patricia J. "Patsy" Gallagher

Jul 1, 2009

TOPEKA - Patricia J. "Patsy" Gallagher, 74, died July 1, 2009, at Eventide Convalescent Center, Topeka. She was born Dec. 20, 1934, in Melbourne, Ark., to A.V. and Mary Estes Rector. She graduated in 1950 from Toronto High School and then later attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia. A longtime resident of Topeka, she was a homemaker. She belonged...

Katie Mae Depew

Katie Mae Depew

Jun 30, 2009

Katie Mae Depew, 66, slipped peacefully from the loving arms of her family into the loving arms of her Savior June 30, 2009, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 17, 1943, in rural Hutchinson, to John and Fannie Bontrager Helmuth. A member of the South Hutchinson Mennonite Church, she was a co-owner of Bill's Sewing Sales & Service....

H. Lee Isenagle

H. Lee Isenagle

Jun 30, 2009

H. Lee Isenagle, 87, of Hutchinson, died June 30, 2009, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. He was born November 11, 1921, in Akron, Ks the son of Homer Clark and Stella Mae Weigle Isenagle. He graduated in 1939, from Winfield High School, Winfield, Ks, and attended Bradley College, Peoria, Illinois. He moved to Hutchinson in 1950, from Winfield. Lee...

James C. "Jim" Westfahl

James C. "Jim" Westfahl

Jun 29, 2009

James "Jim" C. Westfahl, 73, retired design engineer for Cessna Fluid Power Div., Hutchinson and Eaton Corporation, Eden Prairie, Minn., for 36 years died June 29, 2009. He was born at Stafford, the son of Henry H. and Mattie Nation Westfahl. He lived at Arlington, Kan., during his youth. He was a graduate of Arlington High School and LeTourneau Technical...

M. Ernestine Sullivan

M. Ernestine Sullivan

Jun 26, 2009

ARLINGTON - M. Ernestine Sullivan, 92, died June 26, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 8, 1916, in Arlington to Jesse James and Myrtle Elizabeth Ousley Stull. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1934. On July 15, 1935, she married Dallas Jackson Sullivan in Arlington. He died Dec. 28, 1994. They lived in Hays...

Shirley Arlene Mcclure

Shirley Arlene Mcclure

Jun 26, 2009

Shirley Arlene McClure, 79, died June 26, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born August 20, 1929, in rural Marion County near Peabody, the daughter of Stanley Perlee and Hazel Evalina VanTuyl McClave. Shirley attended Peabody Grade School and graduated from Peabody High School in 1947. She then graduated from Kansas City Secretarial School in 1948. She worked as...

Harold E. Erichsen, Sr.

Harold E. Erichsen, Sr.

Jun 25, 2009

Harold E. Erichsen Sr., 85, died June 25, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center. He was born January 7, 1924, on the family farm near Junction City, the son of Albert and Ruth Snell Erichsen. He graduated from Junction City High School in 1941. A farmer and stockman, he enjoyed gardening and fishing. He was a member of Our Redeemer...

Martin V. Watkins

Martin V. Watkins

Jun 24, 2009

Martin V. Watkins, 80, died June 24, 2009, at the Indian Meadows Nursing Home in Overland Park after a three-year battle with a traumatic head/brain injury. He was born July 3, 1928, at Agency, Mo., the son of Price and Bessie Fletcher Watkins. He graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, Mo. and later attended Platte Business College in...

Lois June Funderburg

Lois June Funderburg

Jun 24, 2009

Lois June Funderburg, 93, died June 24, 2009, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 21, 1916, in Turon, the daughter of Guy Ira and Iva Grace Lenegar Geesling. She graduated in 1934 from Turon High School, Turon. She was a secretary for the Kansas Lung Association for 30-plus years. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, was...

Rosanna Ruth Spencer Grandon

Rosanna Ruth Spencer Grandon

Jun 22, 2009

Rosanna Ruth Spencer Grandon, 79, died June 22, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born July 13, 1929, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Jay Emery and Barbara Ruth Updegrove Baker. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and then became a telephone operator and dispatcher for Southwestern Bell, retiring in 1982 after 33 years. She was a member of Bethany...

Betty Crabbs Eastman

Betty Crabbs Eastman

Jun 19, 2009

Betty Crabbs Eastman, 86, died June 19, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutch- inson. She was born Oct. 8, 1922, in Oil Hill, to Wilbur and Mary Flora Elliott. She was a homemaker. She belonged to South Hutchinson United Methodist Church. On April 10, 1940, she married John M. Crabbs in Arlington. He died May 10, 1968. On Oct....

Lucille F. Renner

Lucille F. Renner

Jun 18, 2009

Lucille F. Renner, 87, died June 18, 2009, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born April 14, 1922, in Huntsville, to Byron Elbert and Sarah Jane Cramer Hunt. She graduated from Plevna High School on May 18, 1939. She was the USD No. 308 Food Service Manager for 21 years, until her retirement on July 1, 1987. She belonged to...

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