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Wyatt Ray Berkley
Nov 6, 2008
Wyatt Ray Berkley, 3 months and 30 days old, died Nov. 6, 2008, at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born July 7, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., the son of Ryan Michael and Heather Lynne Hearn Berkley. His family is longtime residents of Hutchinson. Survivors include: his parents, of the home; brothers, Bryson, Devin...
Melba I. Finch
Nov 2, 2008
Melba Inez Finch, 92, died Nov. 2, 2008, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 12, 1916, in Rollis, Minn., the daughter of Elon and Lorene Zackman Nauman. She graduated from Benton High School, St. Joseph, Mo. A resident of Hutchinson for seven years, moving from St. Joseph, Mo., she was manager of Optican Jewelry Store in St....
Frances H. Hester
Nov 2, 2008
PLEVNA - Frances Helen Hester, 85, died Nov. 2, 2008, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born Oct. 3, 1923, in Nickerson, the daughter of Lloyd Glenn and Minnie Pleasant Gantz Hill. She was a graduate of Plevna High School in 1940, and Emporia State Teachers College in 1942. She was a lifetime Reno County resident, living in...
Martha L. Mitchell
Nov 2, 2008
INMAN - Martha Lynne Mitchell, 73, died Nov. 2, 2008, at Pleasantview Home, Inman. She was born Jan. 23, 1935, in Lawrenceville, Ill., the daughter of Glenn and Thelma Shaw Foss. She graduated in 1952, from St. John High School, St. John, and then attended Hutchinson Community College. A longtime resident of Macksville, KS, moving to Inman in 2002, she...
Kenneth G. Black
Nov 1, 2008
Kenneth G. Black, 88, died November 1, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center. He was born October 23, 1920, in Green Castle, Pa., the son of William and Mary Ida Showalter Black. He served in the United States Army and was a loyal supporter of many military charities. A resident of Hutchinson for 66 years, he worked at the flour...
Cecyle Viola Bennett Mcgonigle Hawk
Oct 31, 2008
Cecyle V. Bennett McGonigle HawkCecyle V. Bennett McGonigle Hawk, 96, died October 31, 2008, at Lyons District Hospital, Lyons, KS. She was born May 24, 1912, in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Ora Ross and Lena Elizabeth Davies Bennett. A resident of Lyons she had formerly lived in Ellsworth, Rice and Reno Counties, living mostly in Nickerson. She graduated...
John H. Mcfarland
Oct 31, 2008
John Hugh McFarland, 90, passed away Oct. 31, 2008, at Hospice House. He was born April 19, 1918, the son of William Lloyd and Daisy Belle Hensley McFarland. He served in the Army during World War II as a machine gunner and driver on a half track in the European Theater with the 14th Armored Field Artillery of the second...
Cleone O. Michael
Oct 31, 2008
Cleone O. Michael, 90, died Oct. 31, 2008, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born July 2, 1918, in Trousdale, the daughter of Russell A. and Sadie O. Kuykendall Parker. She graduated from Trousdale High School in 1936, and Fort Hays State University in 1940, with a degree in home economics. She was a resident of Hutch-inson since 1946. Cleone...
John S. Perry
Oct 29, 2008
John S. Perry, 72, died Oct. 29, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born April 15, 1936, in Rochester, Mass., the son of John S. and Winifred Ambroult Perry. A resident of Hutchinson since 1954, he was the retired owner of JP Carpet and Vinyl Co. He belonged to First Congregational Church. He was a member of...
Cleo A. Dutton
Oct 29, 2008
Cleo A. Dutton, 88, died Oct. 29, 2008, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 26, 1920, in Arapahoe, Neb., the son of Ernest Wilbur and Pauline Anderson Dutton. He moved to Hutchinson after his discharge from the U.S. Army. He attended schools in Neb. He was a self-employed truck driver and later a driver for Dahlsten Truck...
Teresa Schinstock
Oct 28, 2008
Teresa L. Schinstock, 49, died Oct. 28, 2008 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 7, 1959, in Edwards County to Harold and Karen Huckstep Schinstock. A resident of Hutchinson for the last ten years, coming from Satanta, she was the R.N. Director at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church...
Ula A. Bowman
Oct 28, 2008
Ula A. Bowman, 88, died Oct. 28, 2008, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 24, 1920, in Sylvia, the daughter of Roy and Cora Hobbs Linder. She had been a Hutchinson resident since 1942. She attended Elkhart and Tribune schools. She graduated from Sylvia High School in 1937. She was a cook for Lincoln Elementary School for over...
Vivian M. Munger
Oct 27, 2008
Vivian Marie Munger, 96, died Oct. 27, 2008, at the Hospice House of Reno County. She was born Vivian Marie Bloomfield May 6, 1912, in Winfield, Kansas the daughter of Merl and Lottie Marie Bloomfield. She received her Bachelor of Science in Home Economy from Kansas State University. She was a high school teacher and homemaker. She and her future...
Margaret A. Miller-Beal-Stalcup
Oct 26, 2008
PARK CITY - Margaret Ann Miller-Beal-Stalcup, 72, died Oct. 26, 2008, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Aug. 24, 1936, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Frank and Leona Tomlin Miller. She graduated from Hutchinson High School, and attended Hutchinson Junior College for a year. A resident of Park City, but formerly of Hutchinson,...
Bobbie A. Steele
Oct 26, 2008
ENID, Okla. - Bobbie A. "Doc" Steele, DVM, 89, died Oct. 26, 2008, at United Methodist Home in Enid. He was born March 5, 1919, on the family farm near Halstead, to Ara and Hattie May Boyer Steele. He graduated from Halstead High School in 1936. He graduated from Hutchinson Community College, where he was a member of the football...
Violet L. "Vi" Schmucker
Oct 25, 2008
Violet L. "Vi" Schmucker, 94, died Oct. 25, 2008, at Dillon Living Center. She was born June 25, 1914, in Sterling, Ks., the daughter of Richard "Dick" and Emma Rupp Engbrecht. She had been a resident of Hutchinson since 1959, moving from Wichita. She was a homemaker and had been a salesperson for Nelson Music for over 12 years. She...
Gilbert H. "Charlie" Ulbrich
Oct 23, 2008
Gilbert H. "Charlie" Ulbrich, 84, died Oct. 23, 2008, at the Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 12, 1923, in Weimar, Texas, the son of Charlie and Emma Kloesel Ulbrich. A Hutchinson resident since 1955, moving from Dodge City. He retired in 1985 from Hutchinson Schools USD 308. He belonged to St. Teresa's Catholic Church and the Men's Club...
Aalysia Marie Alford
Oct 18, 2008
Aalysia Marie Terwey Alford, 4 months and 28 days, died October 18, 2008 at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO. She was born May 20, 2008, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Monte Deron Alford and Tanesha La'Shawn Terwey. Survivors include; her parents, a brother, Malik Baker, aunts and uncles; Da'Shawn, Darrin Jr., Brittany, Demetric, Isiah, Haylee, La'Shawn, Dion, Michael and...
Letha M. Mitchell
Oct 16, 2008
Letha M. Mitchell, 82, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 16, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 26, 1925, in Beatrice Neb., the daughter of Benjamin and Ida Hirst Balderson. She was a 1942 Graduate of Beatrice High School and received her degree from Adela Hale Business Career School. She was a bookkeeper for Sawyer Plumbing, Kansas...
Judy Ann Brazil
Oct 15, 2008
Judy Ann Brazil, 67, died Oct. 15, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 1, 1940, the daughter of Sherman and Yvonne Redgate Watkins. She moved back to Hutchinson one year ago, after living in Rio Vista, Calif. for many years. She attended Hutchinson schools. She was a caregiver and a member of the Catholic Faith....
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