Alice P. Miller
Jan 15, 2025
Alice Pauline Miller, 84, died peacefully at Wesley Towers, on January 15, 2025. She was born May 11, 1940, in Rice County, to Robert I. and Mildred A. (Schowalter) DeWitt.
Alice graduated from Alden High School in 1958 and attended Emporia State University. She was a secretary for Crook Furniture, Dillons and Koch Industries. She enjoyed watching...
Cleta Faye "Sis" Ellington
Jan 13, 2025
Cleta Faye "Sis" Ellington, 85, died January 13, 2025, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born December 14, 1939 in Hutchinson, to Cletis B. and Gladys M. (Lee) Hunt.
Cleta was a 1958 graduate of Hutchinson High School. She worked as a truck driver for Coca-Cola, and for Collins Bus Corporation, she retired from the...
Jeri Lynn Wells
Jan 13, 2025
Jeri L. Wells, 78, died January 13, 2025, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born October 8, 1946, in Hutchinson, to Everett H. and Margaret (Crouch) Wells.
Jeri was a graduate from Hutchinson High School. She worked as a receptionist for Disability Supports of the Great Plains. Jeri loved to attend church and listen to...
Jerry Leon Brawner
Jan 12, 2025
Jerry Leon Brawner, 74, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 12, 2025, at Thorne Care Center-Wesley Towers. He was born Dec. 20, 1950, to Arlie and Mildred (Whitaker) Brawner in Hutchinson.
Jerry attended Hutchinson High School and served in the Army National Guard. Â He worked in the car sales business at Conklin Cars and Midway Motors for 26 years...
Helen Marie (Geist) Cobb
Jan 11, 2025
Helen Marie (Geist) Cobb, 93, died January 11, 2025, at Sterling Village, Sterling. She was born March 14, 1931, in rural Plevna, to Cecil Ray and Esther Leona (Rankin) Johnson.
In 1949 Helen graduated from Plevna High School. She was a dedicated mother and farm wife. Â Helen found joy in playing the piano and organ, knitting and...
Fern M Bontrager
Jan 10, 2025
Fern M. Bontrager, 101, of South Hutchinson, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025, at Mennonite Friendship Communities with her daughter, Nancy, at her side. She was born in Hesston to Annie and Harry Kaufman on October 22, 1923. Fern was their fourth child with her older siblings being Llyod, Erma, Alta, and her younger brother, Glenn.
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William E. "Billy" Wille
Jan 10, 2025
William E. "Billy" Wille, 58, of Andale, died January 10, 2025, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. He was born May 8, 1966, in Kansas City, MO, to Philip M. and Carol J. (Fraser) Wille, Sr.
Billy attended Nickerson High School. He worked as a welder for AGCO, Hesston, for over 15 years and the Excel...
Christi Sue Hutchinson
Jan 9, 2025
Christi Sue Hutchinson, 51, died January 9, 2025, in Goodland. Â She was born September 29, 1973, in Nampa, ID, to Eugene and Marjorie Nevil (Marshall) Hutchinson. Â After her father's death, Christi's mother married Christopher Zink, who helped raise Christi.
Christi graduated from Sterling High School in 1992, earned her bachelor's degree, and was one class shy from...
Sandra "Sandy" M. Wedman
Jan 8, 2025
Sandra Mayree "Sandy" Wedman, 77, died January 8, 2025, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Â She was born July 12, 1947, in Hutchinson, to Keith Fredrick and Barbara Lou (Skellenger) Hobbick.
Sandy graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1965. Â She worked for many years at Wells Aircraft as their parts manager. Sandy later worked for the Dillons Corporate Office...
Gary Ronald Mezger
Jan 8, 2025
Gary Ronald Mezger, age 78, of Wichita, passed away January 8, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born August 4, 1946, to Lawrence Walter and Esther Agnes (Malone) Mezger.
Gary grew up in Raymond and Macksville, Kansas. They then relocated to Oklahoma where he graduated from Nowata High School. He earned a BS and MS...
Pamela L. Carey
Jan 6, 2025
Pamela L. Carey, 72, passed away at Hospice House, Hutchinson, on January 6, 2025. Born on January 19, 1952, in Hutchinson, she was the daughter of John M. and Patricia J. (Bosse) Carey.
A longtime resident of Austin, TX from 1966 to 1998, Pamela also lived in Hutchinson and Ellinwood. She lived at TECH in Hutchinson from...
Ismael Cordero
Jan 6, 2025
Ismael Cordero, 79, of Hutchinson, died January 6, 2025, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born April 15, 1945, in Pozo De Gamboa, Zacatecas, Mexico to Francisco and Angela De Los Angeles Cardona Olivo Cordero.
Ismael came to the United States at the age of 18 and earned his citizenship in 1992 at the age of 47....
Jacob Aich
Jan 4, 2025
Jacob Francis Aich, 36, of Hutchinson, died January 4, 2025. He was born January 20, 1988, in Hutchinson, to Donald Aich and Jeanne Davis.
Jake graduated from Kingman High School in 2006 and received his BSN from Hesston College in 2020. He worked as an OR nurse at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for 4 years. Prior to...
Helen M. Pickerill
Jan 3, 2025
Helen M. Pickerill, 98, died January 3, 2025, at Homestead Assisted Living, Olathe. She was born March 27, 1926, in Salina, to Jim and Esther (Howard) Southworth.
Helen graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1944. She and her husband, Dean, owned and operated F.J. and Sons Block Company, South Hutchinson, for many years. Helen later became a...
Lucas A. Avery
Jan 3, 2025
Lucas Allen Avery, 38, of Hutchinson, died January 3, 2025, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1986, in Hutchinson, to Franklin James Avery and Shauna Lee (Lucas) Eash.
Lucas graduated from Hutchinson High School in 2005. He proudly served in the US Army for 6 years before medically retiring in 2013. Lucas was...
Regina Parsons
Jan 2, 2025
Regina Arleen Oller Parsons passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Born September 13, 1948, she was the second of four children born to the late George W. Oller and Letha Leota (Applegate) Oller.
Regina grew up in Kansas and graduated from Woodston High School. She later attended Brown...
Mildred J. "Minnie" Mcgonigle
Jan 2, 2025
Mildred Janet "Minnie" McGonigle, 93, died January 2, 2025, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. Â She was born June 17, 1931, in rural Nickerson, to Fred and Laura (Stille) Beck.
Mildred graduated from Reno Community High School, currently Nickerson High School, and received her bachelor's degree from McPherson College. Â She started her teaching career by teaching in Larned for...
John D Jones
Jan 1, 2025
John D. Jones, 86, of Hutchinson, died January 1, 2025, at his residence. He was born March 4, 1938, in Burrton to Lloyd and Mabel (Smith) Jones.
John attended Partridge High School and graduated with the class of 1956. He earned his bachelor's degree from Kansas State University. John was an enthusiastic Wildcat fan, especially for basketball...
Russell Hoffman
Dec 30, 2024
Russell Lee Hoffman, 41, of Hutchinson, died December 30, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, with his family by his side. He was born March 1, 1983, in Wichita, to Thomas E. "Tom" and Marilyn K. (Hermes) Hoffman.
Russell graduated from Pretty Prairie High School and received his associate's degree in Small Business Management / Entrepreneurship...
Greg Teague
Dec 30, 2024
Gregory "Greg" James Teague, 65, of Hutchinson, died December 30, 2024, at his home. He was born February 3, 1959, in Wichita, to Burns Melvin Teague and Leona Omega (Hamilton) Teague.
Greg lived the majority of his life in Hutchinson, attended Hutchinson High School, and later became a master welder and auto body repairman by trade, working...
