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...
George A. Roberts
Dec 2, 2008
George A. Roberts, 66, died Dec. 2, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born March 2, 1942, in Wichita, the son of Arnold E. and Laurine Bennett Roberts. He was a Certification Inspector at Cessna Textron, Wichita for over 18 years. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. On Aug. 20, 1961, He married Lola Gayle Gibson in...
Ellen Marie Pieplow
Dec 2, 2008
Ellen Marie Pieplow, 63, died Dec. 2, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 7, 1945, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles and Kathryn Follick Hedger. She graduated in 1963, from Hutchinson High School. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a physical therapy assistant, starting at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, and ending with wound care in the...
Donald Dale Mitchell
Dec 2, 2008
Donald Dale Mitchell, 80, died Dec. 2, 2008, at Hospice House. He was born April 6, 1928, in Dodge City, the son of George E. and Ruby E. Calbert Mitchell. He attended Hutchinson Schools. A resident of South Hutchinson most of his life, he was a delivery truck driver for Associated Milk Producers, Inc. (AMPI), and then later worked at...
Margarita Sims
Nov 30, 2008
Margarita Sims, 62, died Nov. 30, 2008, at her home. She was born March 3, 1946, in Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico, the daughter of Jose` Angel and Luz Mier. A resident of the United States for 33 years, she was a homemaker. She was of the Catholic faith. In Feb. 1975, she married Otto Martinez. On Feb. 20, 1977, she married...
Clarence "Jud" Ditgen
Nov 29, 2008
Clarence "Jud" Ditgen, 91, died Nov. 29, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 21, 1917, in rural Nickerson, the son of Joseph Clarence and Bessie Louise Stevens Ditgen. He graduated from Nickerson High School in 1936, and attended Adela Hale Business College. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, and Reno County, he retired in 1982, as...
Hugh G. Huddle
Nov 25, 2008
Hugh G. Huddle died Nov. 25, 2008, at Golden Plains Health Care Center. He was born March 6, 1917, in Peabody, KS the son of Clyde B. and Jessie Zimmerman Huddle. He graduated from Peabody High School in 1925. On Oct. 25, 1942, he married Catherine L. Seibel in Peabody. She died Nov. 14, 1994. A Hutchinson resident since 1942,...
