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...
Kathryn L. Kelly
Oct 18, 2009
Kathryn Louise Kelly, 90, Hutchinson, died October 18, 2009, at Pleasant View Home in Inman. She was born August 5, 1919, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the daughter of Roland and Lois Snyder Wilson. She attended school in Ohio and in St. Louis, Mo. She was a member of Park Place Christian Church. She and her husband moved to Hutchinson in 1986,...
Amanda M. Yoder
Oct 17, 2009
Amanda M. Yoder, 92, died Oct. 17, 2009 at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 1, 1917 in Hutchinson to Samuel & Delila Beiler Nisly. On Sept. 14, 1939 she married Moses C. Yoder in Hutchinson. He died in 1981. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker and a member of the Amish Church of Hutchinson....
Don Allen "Gus" Zimmerman
Oct 16, 2009
Don Allen "Gus" Zimmerman was born Oct. 17, 1930 in Reno County on the family farm near Plevna, Kansas. He died Oct. 16, 2009 at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was the son of John A. and Edna Mosier Zimmerman of Plevna. He is survived by three sisters, Lavonne Farney & husband Bob, Sterling, Ruth Eagleson, Garnett, Greta Zimmerman, South...
David E. Dale
Oct 16, 2009
David E. Dale, 60, died Oct. 16, 2009, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Oct. 24, 1948, in Concordia, the son of Chester and Helen Walden Dale. He was a resident of Hutchinson since 1968. He was a graduate of Terrebone High School, Houma, La., and attended Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, La. He was...
James Henry "Jim" Proffitt
Oct 16, 2009
James Henry "Jim" Proffitt, 84, died October 16, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born January 13, 1925, in Bluefield West Virginia, the son of James Henry and Nancy Mae Hager Proffitt. He was a WWII veteran serving as a corporal with the Army. A mechanic of 34 years he worked for the Denver Water Board and...
Donald R. Taylor
Oct 15, 2009
Donald R. Taylor, 87, died Oct. 15, 2009 at St. Francis Via Christi, Wichita. He was born Dec. 18, 1921, in Stafford, the son of Joseph and Wilma Strong Taylor. He retired from the Union Labor Temple in 1985 after 35 years of service. A World War II veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman Second Class....
Alice E. "Betty" Zacharias
Oct 15, 2009
PRETTY PRAIRIE - Alice E. "Betty" Zacharias, 86, passed away Oct. 15, 2009, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 24, 1923, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Edward Lorne and Veneta Anna Braun Melenbacher. She was a longtime resident of Pretty Prairie, moving to Hutchinson in 2006. She was a homemaker and member of...
