Ronald W. Stewart
Mar 10, 2008
INMAN - Ronald Wayne Stewart, 48, died March 10, 2008, at the Hutchinson Municipal Airport. He was born May 8, 1959, in Atchison, the son of Wayne K. and "Jo" Joyce Bewley Stewart. He was a graduate of Westside High School, Jonesboro, Ark. A resident of Inman for 12 years, he was vice-president of construction for Borton LC. He was...
Donald Collins
Mar 9, 2008
LOUSIVILLE, Ky. - Donald Collins, 58, died March 9, 2008, at the Veterans Hospital, Louisville, Ky. Survivors include: a daughter, Deana Collins, Brooklyn, N.Y. There are no services planned. Inurnment will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, is assisting with arrangements.
Gus Meschke
Mar 9, 2008
Gus Meschke, 63, died March 9, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born July 20, 1944, in Hutchinson, the son of Marvin Gus and Norma Countryman Meschke. He graduated from Buhler High School, Hutchinson Junior College and Kansas State University, playing football at both Hutchinson and KSU. He recently was inducted in to the Buhler High School Athletic Hall of...
Mildred L. Ewing
Mar 9, 2008
Mildred L. "Millie" Ewing, 92, died March 9, 2008, at Hospice House. She was born Jan. 23, 1916, in Taloga, Okla., the daughter of Miles E. and Clara Davis Heller. A longtime resident of Reno County, she was a homemaker. On May 8, 1982, she married Clyde H. Ewing in Arlington. He died June 12, 2002. Survivors include: a daughter,...
Millie R. Nelson
Mar 8, 2008
ALDEN - Millie R. Nelson, 73, died March 8, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born April 14, 1934, in Carter Spur, the daughter of Frank Henry and Mable Fenwick Moore, Sr. A resident of Alden since 1976, moving from Sterling, she was a homemaker. On April 14, 1956, she married Donald M. Nelson Sr. in Lyons. He survives. Other...
Elda Powell
Mar 7, 2008
Elda Sparks Powell, 94, died March 7, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center. She was born June 22, 1913, in Pond Creek, Okla., the daughter of William Albert Sparks and Etta May Reid. She graduated from Pond Creek High School in 1930 and graduated from Salt City Business College. A resident of Hutchinson since 1951, she was an accountant in...
Leroy C. Kelley
Mar 7, 2008
Leroy Clifford Kelley, 83, died March 7, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born June 24, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of John and Lillian Dessen Kelley. He graduated from Westport High School, Kansas City, Mo., in 1941. A resident of Hutchinson for 20 years, moving from Winfield, he was the manager of the Fox Theater, Winfield. He...
Beatrice B. Keesling-Hull
Mar 5, 2008
Beatrice Blanche "Bea" Keesling-Hull, 93, died March 5, 2008, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 11, 1915, in Durham, the daughter of Andrew Phillip and Susie Anna Unruh Beltz. She attended schools in Sylvia and graduated from Plevna High School and later Adela Hale Business College in Hutchinson. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she worked in sales at...
Kathye Ann Oberle
Mar 3, 2008
Kathye Ann Oberle, 57, died March 3, 2008, at her home after a brief courageous battle with cancer. Born July 4, 1950, in Lindsborg, she was the daughter of Floyd Virgil and Bernadine Katheryn Engstrom Kimble. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident. She graduated from Bushton High School in 1968, and from Brown Mackie College, Salina, in 1970. She was...
Milton E. Green, Sr,
Mar 3, 2008
Milton E. Green Sr., 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior, March 3, 2008, at Hospice House. He was born May 22, 1922, in Hutchinson, the son of George and Maggie Ball Green. He was a longtime resident of Hutchinson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Bethany Nazarene College in Bethany, Okla. He was an Over...
Sherine M. Johnson
Mar 3, 2008
Sherine M. Johnson, 32, died March 3, 2008, at her Hutchinson home. She was born April 22, 1975, in Wichita, the daughter of Frank Jr. and Barbara Jean Wedel Johnson. She was a 1993 graduate of Carl Junction High School, Carl Junction, Mo., and a graduate of New Dimensions School of Hair Design, Joplin, Mo. A longtime Hutchinson area resident,...
Ruth B. Crawford
Mar 2, 2008
Ruth Bernece Jones Crawford, 90, died March 2, 2008, at Mennonite Manor. She was born May 26, 1917, LaJunta, Colo., the daughter of Leonard and Bess Fuqua O'Byrne. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1945. She was a homemaker. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, P.E.O. Chapter BY. On Dec. 25, 1938, she married Robert Y. Jones Jr., Lyons. He...
Marjorie Matthaei
Mar 1, 2008
Marjorie "Marj" Matthaei, 90, died March 1, 2008, at Thorne Care Center. She was born Jan. 10, 1918, in Washington, the daughter of Albert Lee and Florence Mabel Whetstine Higgins. She graduated in 1935, from Linn High School, and in 1940, from Kansas State University, with a degree in science, agriculture and journalism. She was a journalist. She belonged to...
Vera V. Burk
Feb 28, 2008
Vera V. Burk, 89, died Feb. 28, 2008, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 21, 1918, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Carl Alec and Lilly Johnson Sward. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended beauty school in Hutchinson. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a beautician, co-owner and operator of Bob's Dixie Dip,...
Robert D. Richardson
Feb 27, 2008
Robert Dean "Bob" Richardson, 76, died Feb. 27, 2008, at Hutchinson. He was born March 2, 1931, in Big Rapids, Mich., the son of Harold and Wilma Tharp Richardson. He was a 1949 graduate of Jackson High School, Jackson, Mich. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, he retired in 1987 from R.L. Polk Publishing. He was a lifetime member of the...
Randy D. Wilkes
Feb 26, 2008
Randy D. Wilkes, 53, died Feb. 26, 2008, at his home in Maize. He was born Dec. 28, 1954, at Hutchinson, the son of David B. and Carolee M. Starks Wilkes. A longtime Hutchinson resident moving to Maize in 2002, he was a Wal-Mart associate. On Aug. 12, 1984, he married Delores Harvey in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include:...
William B. Foster
Feb 25, 2008
William B. "Bill" Foster, 86, died Feb. 25, 2008, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 7, 1922, in Abbyville, the son of Max and Ailene McIver Foster. He graduated in 1940 from Abbyville High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. A Reno County resident all of his life, living most of his life in the Abbyville community,...
Dorothy A. Judy
Feb 25, 2008
Dorothy Ann Judy, 75, died Feb. 25, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born July 5, 1932, in Wamego, the daughter of Clarence Albert and Clara Luella McKowen Tanner. She graduated from Wamego High School and beauty school in Dodge City. A longtime resident of Great Bend, moving to South Hutchinson in 2004, she was a homemaker, and director of...
Margaret L. Joyner
Feb 25, 2008
Margaret L. Joyner, 82, died Feb. 25, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Aug. 19, 1925, Hutchinson, the daughter of Ancel Bud and Ola Cline Strong. She was a homemaker. On March 31, 1955, she married Winburn M. "Johnnie" Joyner, Hutchinson. He died Sept. 29, 2004. Survivors include a son, Nelson Joyner, Hutchinson, and a grandson, Paul Joyner, Hutchinson....
Iva G. Scates
Feb 22, 2008
Iva G. Scates, 75, died Feb. 22, 2008, at Hospice House. She was born Oct. 18, 1932, in Caldwell, the daughter of Jim T. and Mary Ann Ransford Corzine. She attended Caldwell schools. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a machine operator at Consolidated Rebuilders Manufacturing, Hutchinson. She belonged to the Loyal Order of the Moose No. 982, Hutchinson,...
