Walter Edward "Eddie" Grovenberg
Dec 18, 2008
Walter Edward "Eddie" Grovenberg, 63, died Dec. 18, 2008, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born March 17, 1945, in Nowata, Okla., the son of John Albert and Elsie Brown Grovenberg. He was retired from Stroberg Equipment Company. On May 18, 1973, he married Bonnie Branton in Reno County. She survives. Other survivors include: brother, Bill Grovenberg, Colorado Springs,...
Bill E. Scheve
Dec 17, 2008
SPEARVILLE - Bill E. Scheve, 75, died Dec. 17, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 3, 1933, the son of Henry and Rose Kampling Scheve. He was a graduate of Spearville High School in 1951 and attended Dodge City Community College. He was a farmer and a stockman. He was a member of the Knights...
Schewander F. Jones
Dec 17, 2008
Schewander F. Jones, 54, died De. 17, 2008, at her friend's home in Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 10, 1954, in Bay St. Louis, Miss., to Edward John Bell Jr. and Daisy Theresa Tolbert Bell. She was a 1972 graduate of Bay Senior High School. A resident of Hutchinson, she had worked for Grady Foundry and Krause Plow, both in...
Coriene L. "Corky" Furman
Dec 16, 2008
Coriene "Corky" L. Furman, 84, died Dec. 16, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 26, 1924, in Dewey County, Okla., the daughter of Bill and Irene Martin Baird. She graduated from Canton, Okla. High School and attended Salt City Business College. She was a cashier/business manager of the Montgomery Ward Store, Hutchinson. She was a member...
Mark G. Rohr
Dec 15, 2008
Mark G. Rohr, 46, died Dec. 15, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 5, 1962, in WaKeeney, the son of Al and Wilma Bell Rohr. He graduated from Pratt High School in 1981. He attended Pratt Community College and Wichita State University. He was a steel fabricator at Haven Steel Products, Haven. He was baptized...
Max Charles Harbacek
Dec 14, 2008
Max C. Harbacek, 74, died December 14, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born November 15, 1934, in Hutchinson, the son of John and Judith Marie "Edith" Socha Harbacek, Sr. Max graduated from Hutchinson High School, received his Associate Degree from Hutchinson Community College, attended the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and received a B.S. from Pittsburg State...
David Allen Jay
Dec 13, 2008
David Allen Jay, 63, passed away December 13, 2008, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born January 4, 1945, in Monte Vista, Colo., to Robert and Thelma Jay. David was a 1963, graduate of Friends Haviland Academy, Haviland, and earned a degree in Industrial Arts from Pittsburg State University in 1972. Prior to attending Pittsburg State University, David did...
Charles A. "Art" Gibson
Dec 12, 2008
Charles A. "Art" Gibson, 88, of Hutchinson, died Dec. 12, 2008 at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 30, 1920, in Winchester, the son of Perry F. and Catherine DuBois Gibson. He was a 1938 graduate of Ellis High School. He then received his bachelor of arts in education in 1947 from Wichita University. In 1951 he received...
Harold Lee Imel
Dec 12, 2008
Harold L. Imel, 72, died December 12, 2008, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born March 24, 1936, in Hutchinson, the son of Frank and Clementine Cardwell Imel. He attended Buhler High School. A lifetime Hutchinson area resident, Harold dedicated himself to his clients as owner and operator of Harold Imel Tree Service since 1969. He worked for the City...
Lucy Elizabeth Mcalister
Dec 10, 2008
Lucy Elizabeth McAlister, 98, died Dec. 10, 2008, in Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 21, 1910, in Elk County, the daughter of Arthur Clay and Ava Rodgers Barnes. She was a 1928 graduate of Howard High School, Howard. A longtime Hutchinson area resident, she was a dedicated homemaker and served as South Hutchinson city assessor. She belonged to South Hutchinson...
Michael Lynn Engelland
Dec 9, 2008
NICKERSON - Michael Lyn Engelland died on Dec. 9, 2008. He was born on Dec. 9, 2008, the son of Brett Michael and Lori Lyn Houtman Engelland. He is survived by: his parents; grandparents, Dale and Sherry Weeks, St. Francis, Bruce and Sharon Engelland, Nickerson, Lynn and Nancy Houtman, Harrison, Ark.; great-grandparents, Carroll and Delpha Engelland, Hutchinson, Norris and Doris...
Robert Roy Sandford
Dec 7, 2008
Robert Roy Sandford, 90, died December 7, 2008 at Pleasant View Home, Inman. He was born August 24, 1918, in St. Louis, MO, the son of Lemmings and Nettie Snyder Sandford. He graduated from Forest Avenue High School in Dallas, TX in 1935. He moved from Dallas to Great Bend in 2006, then to Hoisington in 2007. He was a...
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Riley
Dec 7, 2008
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Riley, 80, died Dec. 7, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 19, 1928, in Dodge City, the daughter of Earl C. and Mussetta Ford Smith. She graduated in 1946 from Dodge City High School, attended Adela Hale Business College, Hutchinson, and Hutchinson Community College. A resident of South Hutchinson since 1964, she...
Jacob T. "Jake" Boese
Dec 5, 2008
Jacob T. "Jake" Boese, 96, died Dec. 5, 2008, at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita. He was born Feb. 29, 1912, in McPherson County, the son of Tobias and Carrie Buller Boese. He attended Prairie View School, McPherson County, and continued his education at Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. A resident of Hutchinson since 1941, he was a farmer in Colorado,...
Juan M. Penaloza
Dec 5, 2008
PERRYTON, Texas - Juan Manuel Penaloza, premature infant boy, died Dec. 5, 2008, at Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo, Texas. He was born Dec. 5, 2008, in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Jose and Donna Anderson Penaloza. Survivors include: his parents, Perryton, Texas; paternal grandparents, Senovio and Irma Penaloza, Del Rio, Texas; maternal grandparents, Tim and Joyce Christopher, Hutchinson; paternal great-grandparents,...
Rita A. Negherbon
Dec 5, 2008
Rita A. Negherbon, 87, died Dec. 5, 2008, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 7, 1921, in Purcell, Okla., the daughter of Albert Joseph and Melinda M. Moisant Lawrence. She was a 1940 graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Salina. A resident of Hutchinson since 1959, moving from Salina, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Teresa's...
Sybil M. Stanley
Dec 4, 2008
Sybil M. Stanley, 81, died Dec. 4, 2008, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 12, 1927, in Sturkie, Ark., the daughter of Marvin Luther and Hallie Irene Witt Shannon. She was raised in West Plains, Mo. A longtime resident of Hutchison, she was the retired owner and operator of Jackrene Rooms; she later boarded and cared for elderly...
Eldon "Butch" Steffens
Dec 4, 2008
Eldon SteffensEldon "Butch" Steffens, 73, died Dec. 4, 2008, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 9, 1935, in Johnson, the son of Clarence W. and Opal Leota Fulton Steffens. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was the owner and operator of Steffens Auto Parts since 1968. He belonged to the First Congregational Church. He was a U.S. Navy reservist....
Albert H. Strecker
Dec 3, 2008
Albert "Al" Henry Strecker, 64, died Dec. 3, 2008, at his home. He was born June 5, 1944, the son of Ernest and Eva May Weller Strecker. He was a 1962 graduate of Paradise Rural High School. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1967 with a B.S. in engineering. He then received his P.E. (Professional Engineering) license in 1971....
Mary Lou Haag
Dec 2, 2008
Mary Lou Haag, 73, died Dec. 2, 2008, at the Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 31, 1934, in Larned, the daughter of Ermon D. and Sarah Juanita Keasling Haag. She had been a resident of Hutchinson since 1948. She graduated from Hutchinson Community College in 1954. She was a caregiver for many families in Hutchinson. She was a...
