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C. Opal Dennis
Oct 25, 2007
C. Opal Dennis, 97, died Oct. 25, 2007, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 25, 1910, in Plevna, the daughter of John S. and Carrie E. Anderson Dennis. She graduated from Plevna High School in 1929, and had attended Emporia State Teachers College. A resident of Hutchinson since 1948, she was a payroll clerk for Collingwood Grain...
Mary J. Kubik
Oct 25, 2007
Mary Jane Kubik, 100, died Oct. 25, 2007, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born June 25, 1907, in Grant County, Okla., the daughter of William Stewart and Nora Ann Nelson Hawk. She graduated in 1926, from Caldwell High School. A longtime resident of Caldwell, she and her husband Ted, moved to Hutchinson in 1990. Mary retired in...
Dorothy Louise Masterson Landman
Oct 24, 2007
Dorothy Louise Masterson Landman, 89, died Oct. 24, 2007, at Hospice House. She was born Feb. 18, 1918, in Wilmore, the daughter of Clarence Oliver and Ethel Lila McEowen Masterson. She was a graduate of Wilmore High School and attended Southwestern College. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident and a homemaker. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church. She was a...
Henry F. Funderburg
Oct 24, 2007
Henry "Hank" F. Funderburg, 88, died Oct. 24, 2007, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. He was born June 10, 1919, in rural Vinita, Okla., the son of Edward and Ida Gertz Funderburg. He graduated from White Oak High School, White Oak, Okla., in 1939, and then from Northeastern Junior College, Miami, Okla., and Southeastern University, Tahlequah, Okla. A resident...
Mary Sanchez-Ojeda
Oct 23, 2007
Mary Sanchez-Ojeda, 84, died Oct. 23, 2007, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born July 22, 1923, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Anastacio and Andrea Cruz Martinez. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she retired as a cook for Hutchinson Hospital. She belonged to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the Ladies Altar Society, and the My Friends Club, all in...
Christine S. Willard
Oct 21, 2007
Christine S. Willard, 96, died Oct. 21, 2007, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 15, 1911, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Fred and Jessie Groty Weesner. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Junior College. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was an office secretary for Grandview School. She belonged to First Christian Church....
Dean Morford
Oct 20, 2007
Dean Morford, 62, died Oct. 20, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Hugoton, the son of Gordon and Grace Kinser Morford. He graduated in 1963 from Hugoton High School and in 1969 from Emporia State University. A resident of Hutchinson, he was a financial planner and consultant and owner of Benefits Plus Inc. He...
Lois A. Michelstetter
Oct 19, 2007
EVANSTON, Wyo. - Lois Alma Michelstetter, 90, died Oct. 19, 2007, at Tender Heart Assisted Living, Evanston, Wyo. She was born Jan. 15, 1917, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Adelbert Rudolph and Jessie Anna Benedict Michelstetter. A resident of Evanston, Wyo., she was a schoolteacher for the Evanston School District for 39 years. She belonged to Union Presbyterian Church, where...
Kathryn Jo Harbaugh
Oct 17, 2007
Kathryn Jo Harbaugh, 54, died Oct. 17, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital ICU. She was born July 20, 1953, in Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Jacob George and Barbara Jean Taylor Harbaugh. She attended Sharon elementary school system and the Institute of Logopedics, Wichita. She was a resident of Hutchinson since 1994. She was a client with TECH. She enjoyed bowling,...
Aubrey Lee Justus
Oct 17, 2007
Aubrey Lee Justus, 83, died Oct. 17, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born May 16, 1924, in Sitka, Ark., the son of Clarence and Zona Mann Justus. A longtime resident of Michigan, moving to Hutchinson in 1990, he retired from Michigan Gas and Electric Co., after 33 years, in 1986. He attended The Corner Stone Baptist Church, Hutchinson. He...
Alfred L. Darnell
Oct 16, 2007
Alfred L. "Al" Darnell, 89, died Oct. 16, 2007, at Thorne Care Center at Wesley Towers. He was born Oct. 6, 1918, in Vandalia, Mo., the son of Alfred L. and Elizabeth Williams Darnell. He was a Sterling resident from 1956 to 1973, and a Wickenburg, Ariz., resident until moving to Hutchinson in 1985. He was the owner and operator...
Andrew A. Bontrager
Oct 16, 2007
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Andrew A. Bontrager, 98, died Oct. 16, 2007, at Hospice House. He was born Aug. 12, 1909, in rural Haven, the son of Andrew F. and Fannie Borntrager Bontrager. He attended Yoder schools. He was a resident of the Haven and Yoder area all his life. He was a farmer, and was ordained minister at the age...
Wilbur C. Bruegger
Oct 14, 2007
Wilber C. "Speedy" Bruegger, 86, died Oct. 14, 2007, in Joplin, Mo. He was born Aug. 17, 1921, in Bushton, the son of Edwin John and Mattie Bell Keys Bruegger. He was a 1939 graduate of Bushton High School and was an alumnus of Fort Hays State University. He was raised in Bushton, lived in Farmington, N.M., for 38 years,...
Myrtle M. Engle
Oct 13, 2007
Myrtle M. "Mirt" Engle, 69, died Oct. 13, 2007, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 11, 1938, in Shoal Creek, N.C., the daughter of Eskel and Ethel Early Self. She was a resident of Hutchinson since 1961. She was a homemaker. She belonged to The Father's House. On Dec. 30, 1989, she married Mike Engle in Hutchinson....
Gerald E. Culver
Oct 13, 2007
Gerald E. Culver, 79, died Oct. 13, 2007, at William Newton Hospital, Winfield. He was born May 22, 1928, in Lamont, the son of Lesslie C. and Clara Mae Burkey Culver. He was a 1936 graduate of Claflin High School. He was a resident of Winfield. He worked as a bank teller with Hutchinson National Bank for over 45 years,...
Janice Arlene Parry
Oct 12, 2007
Janice Arlene Parry, 69, died Oct. 12, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Aug. 5, 1938, in rural Jewell, the daughter of Howard Kenneth and Leona Mabel Plumly Lienberger. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident. She was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post No. 68...
Arthur L. White
Oct 12, 2007
Arthur L. "Short" White, 78, died Oct. 12, 2007, at Deseret, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 10, 1929, in Salem, Ill., the son of James Albert and Harriett Morrison White. He graduated in 1947, from Salem (Ill.) High School. A resident of Hutchinson since 1964, moving from Illinois, he worked for Illinois Central, then Santa Fe, with 31 years of...
Barbara June Scheuermann
Oct 9, 2007
Barbara June Scheuermann, 75, died Oct. 9, 2007, at Hospice House. She was born June 15, 1932, in Colby, the daughter of Walter and Wilma Baughman Chase. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker and had worked for the former Grace Hospital. She belonged to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. She was a member of Circle 3 and the...
Cecil R. Price
Oct 8, 2007
Cecil Raye Price, 49, died Oct. 8, 2007, at his home. He was born May 21, 1958, in North Carolina, the son of William and Myrtle Self Price. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, he was a carpenter and surveyor. Survivors include: his mother and stepfather, Myrtle and Mike Engle, Hutchinson; a brother, Craig Milligan, Lancaster, Calif.; and a sister, Kathy...
Doris P. Griffin
Oct 7, 2007
Doris P. Griffin, 91, died Oct. 7, 2007, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 16, 1915, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Henry Thomas and Gladys Lena Bobey Lanning. She attended Hutchinson High School. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, moving from Nickerson in 1978, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Fairview United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and...
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