Dorothy E. Woods
Apr 4, 2009
Dorothy E. Woods, 98, "Teacher of The Dance," died April 4, 2009, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born June 26, 1910, in Beloit, Kan., the daughter of Walter W. and Mary "Susie" Sparks Woods. She graduated in 1928 from Hutchinson High School, in 1930 from Hutchinson Community College and received an Advanced Drafting Degree from the...
Frederick H. "Fred" Pieplow
Apr 3, 2009
Frederick H. "Fred" Pieplow, 72, died April 3, 2009, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 25, 1936, in Hutchinson, the son of Ray Albert and Ruby Blanche Cooley-King Pieplow. He graduated from Nickerson Rural High School with the Class of 1954. A resident of Hutchinson, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to Berean Baptist Church, was a...
Delmas H. Kling
Apr 3, 2009
Delmas H. Kling, 84, died April 3, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, after a long illness. He was born Oct. 27, 1924, in Wetmore, the son of Herbert C. and Beryl F. Williams Kling. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he retired after 27 years at the Hutchinson Hospital and most of those years at Grace Hospital. On July 31, 1949, he...
Bennie D. Evans
Apr 3, 2009
Bennie D. Evans, 89, died April 3, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 19, 1919, in South Hutchinson, to Tom and Leavina Richards Evans. He was the founder and former owner of Evans Rental, South Hutchinson. In May 1937, he married Eva L. Hamm in Hutchinson. She died Feb. 6, 2005. Survivors include: a daughter, Marla Griggs,...
Mary Ann Kasselman
Apr 2, 2009
Mary Ann Kasselman, 72, Hutchinson, died April 2, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center. Born February 3, 1937, at Ninah, Wis. She was the daughter of Rev. R.H. and Laura Nelson Spangler. She grew up in the Concordia and Great Bend communities. A graduate of Great Bend High School and attended Ottawa University and Grace Hospital School of Nursing. She...
E.Z. Fortune
Apr 2, 2009
E.Z. "Easy" Fortune, 86, died April 2, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 1, 1922, in Lucas, the son of Roy H. and Eva B. Barr Fortune. He was a 1941 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A long time Hutchinson resident, he was an auditor for the State of Kansas. He was a member of...
Geraldine L. Rooney
Mar 31, 2009
Geraldine L. Rooney, 90, died March 31, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 3, 1919, in Lincoln Neb., the daughter of Lee E. and Neta Haviland Tatum. She has been a Hutchinson resident since 1985. She was a homemaker, retired bookkeeper, and payroll clerk for Chevrolet Co. She was a member of the Holy Cross...
Gerald Thomas "Jerry" Zelfer
Mar 31, 2009
ABBYVILLE - Gerald Thomas "Jerry" Zelfer, 68, died March 31, 2009, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1940, in Oneida, the son of Francis Leroy and Pauline Katherine Ronnebaum Zelfer. He attended St. Teresa's Schools and was a 1962 graduate of Kansas University. He was a broker and farmer. He was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church....
Harriet Helmick Cushing
Mar 29, 2009
Harriet H. Cushing, 87, died March 29, 2009, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 15, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Daniel S. and Juliet Webster Helmick. She graduated in 1940, from Washburn High School, Minneapolis, Minn., and in 1944, from the University of Minnesota. She was a homemaker. She belonged to Grace Episcopal Church, Hutchinson,...
Rescheduled Postponed Service Updates
Mar 28, 2009
NANCY ANNE MERRYMAN BRENTLINGER - 2:00pm, Sunday March 29, 2009 @ Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson. ANGELINE STOUGHTON - 2:00pm, Monday March 30, 2009 @ Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. KAREN K. CARTER - 4:30pm, Tuesday March 31, 2009 @ Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. please call 620-663-3327 with any questions.
Leona Pearl "Pearly" Janzen
Mar 28, 2009
Leona Pearl "Pearly" Janzen, 80, died March 28, 2009, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born Aug. 23, 1928, in Ellinwood to Clyde Orville and Josephine Abby Thorp Drake. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. On Aug. 31, 1946, she married Elmer Janzen in Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Jerry and wife Debbie,...
Evelyn Thompson
Mar 28, 2009
Evelyn Thompson, 87, died March 28, 2009, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 16, 1921, in Conway, the daughter of Izella and Samantha I. Ring Rathbun. She attended Adela Hale Business College, Hutchinson. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Grace Bible Church. On Jan. 18, 1946, she married Charles Allen Thompson in...
Dale L. Harrison
Mar 28, 2009
Dale Leon Harrison, 40, died March 28, 2009, at his home in Jarrell, Texas. He was born April 20, 1968, to Gary "Chuck" and Kay Harrison in San Diego. A graduate of Fairfield High School, Langdon, and Pittsburg State University, Dale was a 1986 United States National Award winner for leadership service. He was a Plastics Engineer for Pactiv Corp...
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...
