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Duane L. Crow

Duane L. Crow

Feb 14, 2009

LEAVENWORTH - Duane L. Crow, 60, died Feb. 14, 2009, at his home, Leavenworth. He was born Aug. 17, 1948, in Hutchinson, the son of Kenneth E. and Mary Deck Crow. He was a longtime resident of Abbyville, and a 1966 graduate of Fairfield High School, Langdon. He attended Hutchinson Community Junior College and was a graduate of Central State...

Jailyn D. Goetz

Jailyn D. Goetz

Feb 13, 2009

Jailyn D. Goetz, seven months, died Feb. 13, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 30, 2008, in Hutchinson, the son of Jerrod Goetz and Ashley Genschorck. He was a resident of Hutchinson. He belonged to Emanuel Lutheran Church. Survivors include: his parents, Hutchinson; a sister, MycKenzie Goetz, of the home; grandparents, Jana Stimatze-Goetz, and Robert...

Velva J. "Val" Kitch

Velva J. "Val" Kitch

Feb 13, 2009

Velva Jean "Val" Kitch, 76, died Feb. 13, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 16, 1932, in Hutchinson to Hobart M. and Ella Hockman Chapman. She was a meter maid for 16 years, then an inspector at Hubco for 15 years. She attended New Hope Baptist Church in Hutchinson. Val was a member of the...

Irene G. Turnbull

Irene G. Turnbull

Feb 13, 2009

Irene G. Turnbull, 104, died Feb. 13, 2009, at Golden Years Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 29, 1904, in Grant County, Okla., the daughter of John H. and Mabel Kerr Massie. A resident of Hutchinson since 1931, she was a sales clerk for a grocery store in Careyville and then later for Coberly Drug Store. She belonged to...

Grace I. Ford

Grace I. Ford

Feb 9, 2009

Grace I. Ford, 86, died Feb. 9, 2009, at Prospect Park Living Center, Estes Park, Colo. She was born Aug. 2, 1922, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Virgil C. and Annie Goertzen Looney. She attended public schools in Hutchinson. A longtime Hutchinson resident, moving to Colorado in Nov. of 1999, she was a homemaker and prior to her marriage, she...

Charles E. Wallace

Charles E. Wallace

Feb 8, 2009

Charles E. Wallace, 86, died Feb. 8, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 19, 1922, in Great Bend, the son of Clyde and Margaret King Wallace. He graduated in 1939 from Alexander High School. He had been the Rush County clerk, La Crosse, until 1967, and then was an accountant for Bartlett, Settle, and Edgerle...

Allan H. Ferguson

Allan H. Ferguson

Feb 8, 2009

Allan H. Ferguson, 61, died Feb. 8, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 23, 1947, in Holdenville, Okla., the son of Hoyt and Minella Leewright Ferguson. He graduated in 1965 from Garden City High School and attended Garden City Community College. A resident of Hutchinson since 1972, he was employed by Dillon Stores before taking medical retirement...

Mary Louise Howard

Mary Louise Howard

Feb 7, 2009

Mary Louise Howard, 81, died Feb. 7, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born April 21, 1927, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Walter and Dorothea Ruth Austin Yates. She worked for HubCo, where she retired after 30-plus years. Mary was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a Unite Union Member. She was also a 12-year cancer...

Shon Dale Garcia, Sr.

Shon Dale Garcia, Sr.

Feb 7, 2009

Shon Dale Garcia Sr., 39, died Feb. 7, 2009, at Indian Meadows Nursing Center, Overland Park. He was born May 22, 1969 in Los Angeles, Calif. A 1987 graduate of Salina South High School, Salina, he was a former employee of Doskocil. Shon is survived by: a daughter, Ashley Ojeda, Albuquerque, N.M.; a son, Shon Dale Garcia, Jr., Hutchinson; mother,...

Ralph B. Green

Ralph B. Green

Feb 3, 2009

Ralph B. Green, 88, died Feb. 3, 2009, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. He was born April 8, 1920, in Lake Charles, La., the son of George Charles and Maggie Mae Ball Green. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1938, Spartan School of Aviation, Tulsa, Okla., in 1947. He was a retired aircraft technician for Wells Aircraft. He...

Jason Riley Bether

Jason Riley Bether

Feb 2, 2009

BUHLER - Jason Riley Bether, 27, died Feb. 2, 2009, in rural Reno County. He was born July 1, 1981, in Hutchinson, the son of Terry Allen Bether and Debra Jean Ratzlaff. He was a 2000 graduate of Buhler High School and a 2004 graduate of Hutchinson Community College. A lifetime area resident, he worked in the maintenance department for...

Amanda Boese

Amanda Boese

Jan 29, 2009

Amanda Boese, 92, died Jan. 29, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born July 7, 1916, in Montezuma, the daughter of Henry and Eva Schmidt. In August 1940, she married Walter Boese. He died Jan. 13, 1976. Survivors include: a son, Steve and wife, Beth, Hutchinson; a daughter, Norma Roper and husband, Marion, Gardner; and grandchildren, Josh Boese,...

Joy I. Zehr

Joy I. Zehr

Jan 28, 2009

Joy Irene Zehr, 81, died Jan. 28, 2009, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Aug. 7, 1927, in Burrton, to Thomas M. and Mable Eressa Dickson LaGree. She attended Maple Grove Country School and graduated from Burrton High School in 1945. On Dec. 7, 1945, she married her high school sweetheart, Owen Dale...

Bessie M. Starks

Bessie M. Starks

Jan 27, 2009

Bessie Mae Starks, 81, died Jan. 27, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 8, 1927, in Jay, Okla., the daughter of John and Anna Liza Tosh Morgan. She graduated from Lindberg High School, Delaware County, Ark. She owned and operated a restaurant and later retired from Cessna. On Dec. 18, 1947, she married Sherman Gobble, in...

Merton R. Wambsganss

Merton R. Wambsganss

Jan 24, 2009

Merton B. Wambsganss, 84, went to be with his Lord on Jan. 24, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 23, 1924, in Herington, the son of Bernard and Clara Kuester Wambsganss. He graduated from Elmdale High School in 1945. A resident of Hutchinson since 1946, he was a retired production supervisor for Barton/Cargill Salt Company,...

Terry A. Boese

Terry A. Boese

Jan 24, 2009

Terry A. Boese, 63, died Jan. 24, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 18, 1945, in Halstead, the son of Walter and Amanda Schmidt Boese. Survivors include: his mother, Amanda Boese, South Hutchinson; brother, Steve and wife, Beth, Hutchinson; sister, Norma Roper and husband, Marion, Kansas City; nephew, Josh Boese, Easton, Pa.; and niece, Vicki...

John Richard Phillips, Jr

John Richard Phillips, Jr

Jan 23, 2009

John R. Phillips Jr., 85, died Jan. 23, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 21, 1923, in Quitaque, Texas, to John R. Sr. and Ivy Cady Phillips. He was a journeyman lineman for the Line Construction Company in South Hutchinson for many years. He was a 50 year member of IBEW Union. He served in...

Earl C. Ewing

Earl C. Ewing

Jan 22, 2009

Earl C. Ewing, 81, Hutchinson, died Jan. 22, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 8, 1927, at Tahlequah, Okla., the son of James Russell Sr. and Maudie Ethel Ballard Ewing. He was a retired ranch hand in Northern California and farm hand at Haven. He was also a regular at the 4th Street McDonald's Coffee...

Ryan L Jenkins

Ryan L Jenkins

Jan 22, 2009

Ryan L. Jenkins, 36, died Jan. 22, 2009, in Sedgwick County. He was born Sept. 5, 1972, in Wichita, the son of Leslie R. and Anna M. Fisher Jenkins. He graduated from Wichita West High School in 1992. A longtime resident of Wichita, moving to Hutchinson in 2008, he was an auto service technician at the Maize Wal-Mart Store. He...

Henry F. Lawson

Henry F. Lawson

Jan 21, 2009

LOWELL, Ark. - Henry F. Lawson, 95, died Jan. 21, 2009, in Lowell, Ark. He was born Aug. 22, 1913, in War Eagle, Ark., to Ward and Lillian Evans Lawson. On Nov. 26, 1932, he married Oma V. Danley in Bentonville, Ark. She died Aug. 21, 1988. He attended Free Will Baptist Church in Arkansas. He had been a member...

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