Irene Musselwhite
Mar 28, 2009
Irene Musselwhite, 86, died March 28, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She was born Aug. 1, 1922, in Okmulgee, Okla., the daughter of Herman Bill and Minnie Owen Snider. She graduated high school in 1940 in Blackwell, Okla., and attended nurses training at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, moving to Overland Park in...
Harry W. Scott, Jr.
Mar 26, 2009
LAWRENCE - Harry W. "Scotty" Scott Jr., 88, died March 26, 2009, at Brandon Woods Nursing Home, Lawrence, Kan. He was born Nov. 19, 1920, in Liberal, Kan., the son of Dr. Harry and Myrtle Willis Scott, Sr. On July 2, 1946, Scotty married Evelyn P. Medearis in Hutchinson, where they resided for most of their lives. She died June...
Marie Hunt
Mar 26, 2009
Marie Hunt, 99, died March 26, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born April 5, 1909, in Hutchinson, the daughter of John A. and Cecelia F. Olson Wallsten. She attended Ijams School. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Loyal Order of Moose #982 and Elks Lodge #453. On Aug. 4, 1927,...
Angeline V. "Angie" Stoughton
Mar 25, 2009
Angeline V. "Angie" Stoughton, 87, died March 25, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 19, 1921, in Cabool, Mo., the daughter of Clarence H. and Dolly M. Johnson Parmenter. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident. She graduated from Buhler High School in 1940. She was a homemaker, a member of the First Christian Church, and...
Esther Agnes Mezger
Mar 25, 2009
RAYMOND - Esther Agnes Mezger, 96, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Atoka, Okla. She was born Feb. 28, 1913, in Raymond, Kansas to Michael and Nettie Starr Malone, where she lived until moving to Oklahoma in 1962. She married Lawrence W. Mezger in Chase, Kansas on Aug. 15, 1936. He preceded her in death on Nov. 25, 1980....
Francis Warren Vancampen
Mar 25, 2009
Francis Warren VanCampen, 84, died March 25, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 7, 1924, in Haven, to Frank E. and Ida M. Wilson VanCampen. Francis retired from Republic Paperboard after 34 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1946. On July 19, 1948, he married Eleanor M. Lanzl in Hutchinson. Survivors include: wife,...
Dorothy E. Bird
Mar 24, 2009
GREENSBURG - Dorothy Elizabeth Bird, 92, died March 24, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 8, 1916 in Burrton, the son of John and Anna Westerman De Bruler. She was a retired school teacher, teaching in a one room school house in Reno County, Greensburg and Mullinville. She earned a degree from Hutchinson Community College...
Nancy M. Brentlinger
Mar 23, 2009
Nancy Merryman Brentlinger, 51, died March 23, 2009. She was born March 15, 1958, in New Orleans, the daughter of Raleigh Jack and Donna Lou Savage Merryman. She was a 1976 graduate of Robert Service High School, Anchorage, Alaska, and attended Hutchinson Community College. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson....
Karen Kay Carter
Mar 23, 2009
NEWTON - Karen Kay Carter, 58, died March 23, 2009, at Newton Medical Center, Newton. She was born May 21, 1950, in Newton, the daughter of Arthur B. and Sarah Carr Krehbiel. She was a graduate of Newton High School and received her CNA certificate from Hutchinson Community College. A lifetime resident of Newton and Hutchinson, she had worked for...
Billy W. "Bill" Howes
Mar 22, 2009
Billy W. "Bill" Howes, 51, died March 22, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 26, 1957, in Stella, Mo., the son of Howard A. and Billie May Seward Howes. He attended school in Pretty Prairie. A resident of Reno County since 1970, he was a laborer and carpenter for Liberty Homes. He enjoyed woodworking and...
Betty Jean "Bj" Dixon
Mar 21, 2009
Betty Jean "BJ" Dixon, 86, died March 21, 2009 at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 10, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA to Homer and Ann Dahlke Eberle. She was a 1941 graduate of Wymore High School, Wymore, NE. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, formerly of McPherson, she was a homemaker and former switchboard telephone operator....
Leland B. Schwartz
Mar 19, 2009
Leland B. Schwartz, 53, passed away March 19, 2009, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 20, 1955, in Kingman, the son of Arthur and Veradine Voran Schwartz. He was a 1973 graduate of Pretty Prairie High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he worked at Cargill Salt for 32 plus years. He attended the Westbrook Baptist...
Eldon Leigh Showalter
Mar 19, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON -Eldon Leigh Showalter, 79, died March 19, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 29, 1929, in Larned, the son of Calvin E. and Florence Rice Showalter. He was a 1947 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A resident of South Hutchinson, he was a truck driver for Dillon's for 21 years. He retired in 1993....
Darell D. Jaehde
Mar 19, 2009
Darell D. Jaehde, 80, died March 19, 2009, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 2, 1928, in Ransom, to Herman Earnest and Hazel Beatrice Simpson Jaehde. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, Darell was a mechanic for Dillons. He retired in 1989. He was a member of the Hutchinson Gem and Mineral Society, and Retired Teamster Local No. 795....
Richard R. Bridgewater
Mar 17, 2009
NEWTON - Richard Rowland "Dick" Bridgewater, 73, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Via Christi, St. Francis, Harry Hynes Hospice Inpatient Unit, Wichita. Dick was born September 6, 1935, in Hutchinson, the son of John Wesley and Grace A. Rowland Bridgewater. On Dec. 2, 1955, he married Karen Lee Hollowell at South Hutchinson United Methodist Church, South Hutchinson. Survivors include:...
Arlie O. Green
Mar 16, 2009
Arlie O. Green, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 16, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born May 31, 1919, in Wakita, Okla., to Burtram and Florence Moore Ransom. A member of the First Church of the Nazarene, she was a homemaker. On May 9, 1942, she married Milton E. Green in Hutchinson. He...
Julie Ann Kelly
Mar 16, 2009
Julie Ann Kelly, 52, died March 16, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 26, 1956, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Garol D. and Mary Lou Gingerich Chappel. A lifetime area resident, she was retired from Jackson Ice Cream. Survivors include: sons, Joe, Hutchinson, and Bryan and wife Katie, Norman, Okla.; her father, Garol D. Chappel,...
Ray Neal House
Mar 16, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Ray Neal House, 80, died March 16, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 20, 1928, in Tresse, Kan., to William Earl and Frances Adelia Lawrence House. He served in the United States Army from 1950 until 1952. He was a tree trimmer and later worked at Leech's Glue. On July 27, 1992 he married...
Kenneth G. Culver
Mar 16, 2009
Kenneth G. Culver, 71, died March 16, 2009, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 12, 1937, the son of Albert and Grace McDaniel Culver. He was a lifelong Hutchinson resident. He was a member of the First Christian Church. He served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include: son, Michael; daughter, Dianna R. Unruh; brother, Robert; and two...
Evan L. Jantz
Mar 14, 2009
INMAN - Evan Jantz, 92, died March 14, 2009, at Pleasantview Home, Inman. He was born Nov. 14, 1916, in Las Animas, Colo., the son of Jonas T. and Ann Unruh Jantz. A resident of the Hutchinson area since 1965, he was a retired farmer and custom harvester. He belonged to South Hutchinson Mennonite Church. On March 31, 1940, he...
