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,...
Charlotte L. Miles
Nov 24, 2008
Charlotte L. "Charlie" Miles, 74, died Nov. 24, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 30, 1934, in Isabel, Kan., to Alvin Doras and Viola A. (Oller) Blue. She was raised in Isabel, then attended Pratt Community College and graduated from Brown Mackie Business College in Salina. A resident of Hutchinson since 1980, she was a...
Bonita M. "Bonnie" Mcclelland
Nov 24, 2008
Bonita "Bonnie" M. McClelland, 69, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 24, 2008, after a lengthy illness. She was born the daughter of Harlan Oren Wood and Iona Helen Valette Wood on Feb. 2, 1939, in Stockton. Bonnie lived and settled in Hutchinson, but also had lived in Missouri and Illinois. She graduated from Memphis High School, Memphis,...
Winifred Grace Weatherbee
Nov 23, 2008
Winifred Grace Weatherbee, 87, died Nov. 23, 2008, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 31, 1921, in rural Rice County, the daughter of Frederick and Susanna Dressel Altenbaumer. She attended Sunny Four Elementary School in rural Rice County and graduated from Bushton High School, Bushton. A longtime resident of Great Bend, moving to Hutchinson in...
Phyllis M. Hawkes
Nov 23, 2008
Phyllis M. Hawkes, 78, of Hutchinson, died Nov. 23, 2008, at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, Kan. She was born Nov. 21, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Wallace and Ethel Webster. A Hutchinson resident since 1952, she retired from the Reno County Clerks Office after 20 years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star...
Jacqualine E. Perry
Nov 22, 2008
Jacqualine "Jackie" Ellen Perry, 59, died Nov. 22, 2008, at her home, South Hutchinson. She was born April 23, 1949, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Delbert Jack and Mary Ellen Drake Perry. A lifetime area resident, she was a rodeo cowgirl and trained quarter horses. She was of the Christian faith. Survivors include: a son, Shawn Neil Cox, Atlanta; a...
Carl D. Hoyt
Nov 22, 2008
Carl D. Hoyt, 77, died Nov. 22, 2008, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 2, 1931, in Dexter, the son of Orval and Jennita Ruth Marker Hoyt, from the age of 19 months, he was raised by Ray and Lena Cheever. He graduated from Louisburg High School, attended the University of Kansas, then later graduated from Salt City...
Robert E. Luman
Nov 22, 2008
Robert Eugene Luman, 81, died Nov. 22, 2008, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 2, 1927, in Hutchinson, the son of Daniel "Doc" and Hazel A. Hutton Smyres. He attended Nickerson and Hutchinson schools. He was a lifetime Reno County resident. He was a mechanic for Morton Salt Company for 40 years, retiring in 1989. He...
