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C. Opal Dennis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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