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Elizabeth H. Dahlberg

Elizabeth H. Dahlberg

Sep 6, 2008

Elizabeth "Libby" Holtzclaw Dahlberg, 89, died Sept. 6, 2008, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 6, 1919, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles R. and Anna M. Hadley Holtzclaw. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Adela Hale Business College. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a bookkeeper and loan processor at Bankers Investments Company, Hutchinson....

Shirley L Fast

Shirley L Fast

Sep 5, 2008

Shirley L. Fast, 78, died Sept. 5, 2008, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Jan. 11, 1930, in Peoria, Ill., the daughter of Stanley L. and Elsie A. Braun Johnson. She graduated from Augusta High School in 1947. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she worked originally as a telephone operator and later for many years as a school...

Oral Hodges

Oral Hodges

Sep 4, 2008

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Oral F. Hodges, 90, passed away Sept. 4, 2008, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 8, 1918, in Anthony, the daughter of Alfred and Julia Pigg Hughbanks. Oral grew up in the Sterling area and lived her adult life in Hutchinson. She was a homemaker and charter member of TOPS for over 30 years....

Dolores Powell

Dolores Powell

Sep 3, 2008

Dolores "Dee" M. Powell, 75, died Sept. 3, 2008, at Thorne Care Center of Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born March 12, 1933, at Bertrand Nebraska, to Frank and Edna Anderson Bose. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1963, moving here from Lexington, Nebraska. She graduated from Larned High School in the class of 1950. She worked at Sears Dept....

Doris Frankenstein

Doris Frankenstein

Sep 3, 2008

Doris Margaret Frankenstein, 87, died Sept. 3, 2008, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 5, 1920, in N. Tonawanda, N.Y. to Rev. Carl A. and Clara M. Brusehaber Frankenstein. She was a resident of North Tonawanda N.Y. until moving to Hutchinson in 2002. She was a homemaker and a child care provider. She belonged to the St....

Dorothy J. Staib

Dorothy J. Staib

Aug 31, 2008

Dorothy J. Staib, 82, died Aug. 31, 2008, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 17, 1926, in South Hutchinson, the daughter of Edward Glen and Vivian Gladys Childs Whittle. She graduated in 1944 from Hutchinson High School. A lifetime area resident, she was a lab technician for Singleton-Joyce Optical for 26 years and was a Wal-Mart door greeter....

Margaret Marie Hamby

Margaret Marie Hamby

Aug 31, 2008

Margaret Marie Hamby, 67, died Aug. 31, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 2, 1941, in Eureka, the daughter of Charles Sr. and Lillie Dossey Caylor. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a retired custodian for Hutchinson Community College. On Dec. 5, 1955, she married Gilbert "Gib" Hamby in Wichita. He died Jan. 5,...

Mary E. Ryan

Mary E. Ryan

Aug 31, 2008

Mary Elizabeth Ryan, 74, died Aug. 31, 2008, at Lakepoint Nursing Home, Rose Hill. She was born Nov. 6, 1933, in Ellsworth, the daughter of Robert Bruce and Florence E. Johnson Hudson. She graduated in 1951 from Geneseo High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, formerly of Geneseo, she was a homemaker. She belonged to the First United Methodist Church and...

Billy G. Evitt

Billy G. Evitt

Aug 30, 2008

Billy G. Evitt, 79, died Aug. 30, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 29, 1928, in Idalou, Texas, the son of Urney P. and Oneita Bloyd Evitt. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, he worked in boat manufacturing. He was a member of American Legion Lysle Rishel Post No. 68. He was a U.S. Navy veteran,...

James Lynn Young

James Lynn Young

Aug 29, 2008

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - James Lynn Young, 58, died Aug. 29, 2008, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus. He was born Feb. 23, 1949, in Newton to John Charles and Evelyn Irene Baumann Young. He was a 1967 graduate of Halstead High School and a retired truck driver for Dillons and Yellow Freight. Survivors include: mother, Evelyn J....

Mae B. Schletzbaum

Mae B. Schletzbaum

Aug 29, 2008

Mae B. Schletzbaum, 97, passed away Aug. 29, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Village, Hutchinson. A twin, she was born July 17, 1911, in Alfalfa County, Okla., to William and Ida Ritter Brinkmeier. She graduated from high school in Burlington, Okla. A resident of South Hutchinson for 14 years, moving to Hutchinson in 1955, she was a homemaker and had...

Harold F. Gough

Harold F. Gough

Aug 26, 2008

Harold F. Gough, 83, died August 26, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. He was born March 20, 1925, in Galesburg, Kansas, the son of Arthur and Opal Killian Gough. On August 3, 1948, Harold married Helen P. Winans in Hutchinson. She survives. They celebrated their 60th anniversary this month. A member of Northminster Presbyterian Church, he was a retired painter...

Isaac S. Neufeld

Isaac S. Neufeld

Aug 25, 2008

ARLINGTON - Isaac S. "Ike" Neufeld, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, 95, died Aug. 25, 2008, at Hospice House. He was born Oct. 23, 1912, in York County, Neb., the son of John and Eva Neufeld. An Arlington resident for over 47 years, he and his wife Mildred recently moved to the Good Samaritan Village, Hutchinson. He graduated in...

Susie J. Gough

Susie J. Gough

Aug 25, 2008

Susie J. Gough, 87, died Aug. 25, 2008, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born May 10, 1921, in Yoder, the daughter of Jonas and Susie Bontrager Yoder. She was a life long Reno County resident and attended school in Yoder. She was a catalog clerk at Sears Department Store in Hutchinson for many years. She belonged to Trinity United...

Theodore S. "Ted" Briggs

Theodore S. "Ted" Briggs

Aug 24, 2008

Ted Briggs, 86, who for half a century ran a popular repair shop with his brother in rural Windom, died August 24, 2008, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Born March 23, 1922, on the family farm South of Windom, Ted was the second son of Arnold and Linnea Malm Briggs. He outlived all of his siblings, older brother, LeRoy, only sister,...

Jonathan T. Rostine

Jonathan T. Rostine

Aug 24, 2008

TOPEKA - Jonathan Tyler Rostine, 28, died Aug. 22, 2008, in Wabaunsee County. He was born April 10, 1980, in Hutchinson, the son of James and Rose Ann Rostine. He was a resident of Topeka for the past eight years. He was the former owner of E.V.I.C. and Juls in Topeka. He was a 1998 graduate of Southeast of Saline...

Janyce C. "Jan" Gaston

Janyce C. "Jan" Gaston

Aug 23, 2008

Janyce C. "Jan" Gaston, 70, died Aug. 23, 2008, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born April 9, 1938, in Larned, the daughter of Charlie Frank and May Pauline Brewer Hiett. She graduated from Larned High School in 1956, and Hutchinson Junior College in 1985. She was a registered nurse at Wesley Towers. She belonged to Faith Baptist Church and...

Shirley J. Stiggins

Shirley J. Stiggins

Aug 23, 2008

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Shirley J. Stiggins, 54, died Aug. 23, 2008, at Mohawk Road and Highways 50/61. She was born April 14, 1954, to Dean and Beverly Branscom in Kingman. She graduated from Haven High School in 1973 and had been a secretary for RCEC and Hutchinson Hospital. She was a member of South Hutchinson United Methodist Church and a...

George "Doug" Horne

George "Doug" Horne

Aug 22, 2008

George "Doug" Horne, 75, died Aug. 22, 2008, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born May 8, 1933, in Roanoke County, Va., to Erman Corbett and Anna Hale Horne. He worked for Welborn Auto Supply, Roher's Furniture and retired from Cessna/ Eaton. He attended Inman Mennonite Church. A U.S. Army veteran, he served from 1953-1955 as a corporal during the...

Marion Leland "Shorty" Mock

Marion Leland "Shorty" Mock

Aug 20, 2008

Marion Leland "Shorty" Mock, 80, a loving husband and father, died Aug. 20, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital ICU. He was born Jan. 4, 1928, in Doniphan, Mo., to Ivor Leland and Jannie Stubblefield Mock. He was a resident of Hutchinson. He attended Cross Roads, Mo. schools. He was a graduate of Iola High School, Iola. He retired as tester at...

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