Ethel M. Geesling
Sep 18, 2007
Ethel Marie McMichael Milburn Geesling, 84, died Sept. 18, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born Dec. 17, 1922, in rural Penalosa, the daughter of Edward and Pearl McCormac McMichael. She was a resident of Hutchinson since 2004, moving from Turon, and was formerly of Penalosa. She graduated from Penalosa High School, Kansas State University and the University...
Gary C. Tipton
Sep 18, 2007
Gary C. Tipton, 67, died Sept. 18, 2007, at his home. He was born Oct. 1, 1939, in Hutchinson, the son of Carl and Monica B. Battershell Tipton. He was a resident of South Hutchinson. He attended schools in Hutchinson. He was a business agent for Iron Workers Union, Local No. 606. He served in the U.S. Army. He belonged...
Norma J. Parks
Sep 17, 2007
Norma J. Parks, 75, died Sept. 17, 2007, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 1, 1931, in Woodard, Okla., the daughter of Will and Ruby Cavin Thomas. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she worked for the American Red Cross. She belonged to Union Valley Bible Church. On...
Sandra L. Barnett
Sep 16, 2007
Sandra Lynn Barnett, 61, died Sept. 16, 2007, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Feb. 22, 1946, in Modale, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth Eugene and Lila Belle Withem Ritchison. She attended Tech High School in Omaha, Neb. A resident of Hutchinson since 2005, she was general manager of Payday Money Store. Survivors include: four daughters, Lori Lynn...
Harold T. Dill
Sep 15, 2007
Harold T. Dill, 66, died Sept. 15, 2007, at Salina Regional Health Care Center. He was born July 27, 1941, in Warren, Ohio, the son of Kenneth and Mary Gairy Dill. He was a 1959 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A resident of Hutchinson for most of his life, he was a retired printer for The Hutchinson News. He belonged...
Luella Mae Gaeddert
Sep 15, 2007
Luella Mae Gaeddert, 93, died Sept. 15, 2007, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born Sept. 21, 1913, in Abbyville, the daughter of Edward J. and Mary Krenzin Oyer. A lifetime resident of the Abbyville Community, before moving to Pleasant View Home in December 2001, she was a farm wife and homemaker. She attended Medora Community Church. Her hobbies...
Hope R. Carlson
Sep 15, 2007
Hope Rachel Carlson, 87, died Sept. 15, 2007, at the Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 18, 1919, in Harrisburg, Penn., the daughter of Harry and Sara Reed Wenrion. She was a beautician. She was a Jehovah's Witness. She was married to Herbert Russel Carlson. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a sister, Eva Jane Williams, Hutchinson. She...
Mary A. Sergeant
Sep 14, 2007
Mary A. Sergeant, 94, died Sept. 14, 2007, at Golden Plains Health Care Center. She was born Nov. 6, 1912, in Fredonia, the daughter of Joseph P. and Sarah Jane Cox Bentley. A resident of Hutchinson since 1975, she retired as chief operator from AT&T, Stafford, after 29 years. She had also worked at the Duetch Ammunition Factory, California, during...
Gene Avers
Sep 14, 2007
Gene Avers, 87, died Sept. 14, 2007, at the Hospice House. He was born July 23, 1920, in Manhattan, the son of Thomas B. and Verna Bell Avers. He was a longtime Hutchinson resident. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1938 and attended Kansas State University for two years in topographical engineering. He worked at Fort Riley on a...
Helen M. Kraus
Sep 13, 2007
Helen Maxine Kraus, 88, died Sept. 13, 2007, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. She was born Aug. 5, 1919, in Langdon, the daughter of Joe and Dora Almeda Plush Cole. She graduated from Langdon High School in 1937 and attended McPherson College. A longtime resident of Pretty Prairie, she was a homemaker and farm wife. She belonged to New...
John H. Stevens
Sep 12, 2007
John H. "Jack" Stevens, 84, died Sept. 12, 2007, at Brandon Woods Retirement Community, Lawrence. He was born Aug. 31, 1923, in Hutchinson, the son of Myles and Iva Streeter Stevens. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1941 and the University of Kansas in 1947. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, he was the retired co-owner of the former Stevens,...
Mabel D. Barnes
Sep 11, 2007
Mabel D. Barnes, 89, died Sept. 11, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 27, 1918, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Glen William and Viola Mabel Moore Mackey. A Hutchinson resident, she attended Hutchinson schools. She retired in 1982 as bookkeeper at Wiley Department Store, having worked there for 25 years. She belonged to Trinity United...
Carolyn A. Wilk
Sep 9, 2007
CORONA, Calif. - Carolyn Ann Wilk, 69, died Sept. 9, 2007, at Corona Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 3, 1937, in Woodston, the daughter of John T. and Rachel Byrdene Adams Perkins. She was a former Hutchinson resident, living in California since 2001. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1955 and from Hutchinson Community College School of...
Leonard H. Dirks
Sep 9, 2007
Leonard Henry Dirks, 86, died Sept. 9, 2007, at the Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 5, 1921 in Beaver County, Okla., the son of Tobias T. and Katy Zielkie Dirks. He had lived in the Hutchinson community since 1949. He is a 1940 graduate of Greenough (Okla.) High School. He was a World War II veteran of the...
Lloyd C. Yoder
Sep 8, 2007
Lloyd C. Yoder, 72, died Sept. 8, 2007, at Hospice House. He was born Oct. 29, 1934, in Yoder, the son of Tobias C. and Barbara Nissley Yoder. He graduated in 1952 from Haven High School. A resident of South Hutchinson for 50 years, he retired as a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office after 36 years of service....
Florence L. Newburn
Sep 8, 2007
Florence Louise Newburn, 86, died Sept. 8, 2007, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 2, 1921, in Newton, the daughter of William H. and Hannah M. Lindahl Stewart. A resident of Partridge, formerly a longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a beauty operator. She belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Bob Campbell Post No. 1361...
Dennis K. Brohammer
Sep 7, 2007
Dennis Keith Brohammer, 58, died Sept. 7, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 20, 1949, in Cherokee, Okla., the son of Carl J. and Wanda H. McClure Brohammer. He graduated from Buhler High School in 1967. He was the former finance manager for Affordable Auto, Wichita. He belonged to ABATE of Kansas Inc., and the National Rifle...
Nellye G. Drake
Sep 7, 2007
Nellye G. Drake, 80, died Sept. 7, 2007, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 11, 1927, in Wilburton, Okla., the daughter of William Otis and Maude Ann Detty Harris. She graduated from Sylvia High School and attended Sterling College. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a teacher's aide, working for various schools and retiring from Winans Elementary...
Dominic Trafficanto
Sep 6, 2007
Dominic Trafficanto, 79, died Sept. 6, 2007, at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita. He was born June 9, 1928, in Chicago, the son of Sam and Felicia Vitarella Trafficanto. He attended schools in Chicago. A resident of Hutchinson since 1991, moving from Illinois, he was a groundskeeper for public schools in Arizona. He was a former member...
Hillis Beineke
Sep 5, 2007
SALINA - Hillis Mark "Beinie" Beineke, 92, died Sept. 5, 2007. Mr. Beineke was born Aug. 26, 1915, in Salina to Lorenz John and Agnes Katherine Reed Beineke. He was a printer and a newspaper editor. Mr. Beineke was a 1934 graduate of Hutchinson High School. He served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant in Okinawa in World War...
