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Doris C. Leighnor

Doris C. Leighnor

Jun 12, 2007

Doris C. Leighnor, 75, died June 12, 2007, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 21, 1931, in Junction City, the daughter of Roy Johnson and Louise Moore Johnson Clewell. She was a 1949 graduate of Hutchinson High School and graduated from Hutchinson Junior College. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. On Sept. 1, 1951, she...

Edith M. Day

Edith M. Day

Jun 12, 2007

ARLINGTON - Edith M. Day, 86, died June 12, 2007, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 26, 1921, northwest of Langdon, the daughter of Harry Daniel and Goldie Myrtle Powell Mitchell. She attended schools in Sylvia, Arlington and had graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1939. She also attended Salt City Business College. A resident of Reno...

Joseph F. Warren

Joseph F. Warren

Jun 10, 2007

PLEVNA - Joseph F. Warren, 63, died June 10, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born March 29, 1944, in Denver, the son of Joseph and Carrol F. Kuskey Warren. He was a resident of Plevna for the last year, moving from Pratt, where he was a 40 year resident. He was a diesel mechanic for Doonan's Trailer Corp, Great...

Lois I. Sparks

Lois I. Sparks

Jun 10, 2007

MOUNT HOPE - Lois I. Sparks, 86, died June 10, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Dec. 26, 1920, in Mulhall, Okla., the daughter of Ira Mont and Bessie Bland Lowrie. She put herself through high school and graduated in 1943 from Mulhall High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society. A resident of Mount...

Margo Neufeld

Margo Neufeld

Jun 9, 2007

Margo Neufeld, 58, died June 8, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1948, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Abe S. and Orlean K. Geis Neufeld. She graduated in 1966, from Hutchinson High School, attended Paris Junior College, Paris, Texas, and in 1984, completed her LVN, in Paris, Texas. A resident of Hutchinson, spending 15 years...

Phillip A. Meier

Phillip A. Meier

Jun 8, 2007

Phillip A. "Phil" Meier, 88, died June 8, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 13, 1918, in Haven, the son of Louis E. and Albina K. O'Neal Meier. He graduated from Haven High School in 1937. A resident of Hutchinson since 1949, he had worked for Panhandle Eastern and was the owner and manager of...

Dorothy L. Armour

Dorothy L. Armour

Jun 7, 2007

Dorothy L. Armour, 93, died June 7, 2007 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 17, 1913 in Haven, the daughter of Guy W. and Laura Peckham Astle. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended George Washington University, Washington, D.C. and received her bachelor's degree in political science from Washburn University. A resident of Hutchinson since 1922, she...

Neola D. Vogts

Neola D. Vogts

Jun 5, 2007

Neola D. Vogts, 80, died June 5, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born on June 21, 1926, in Plainville, the daughter of Leo and Clio Hazel Bessey Westhusin. She was a resident of Hutchinson since 1964, moving here from Pratt. She attended Codell High School graduating in 1944. She retired from Eaton Corp. assembly line in 1990 after 20...

Thelma M. Lingerfelt

Thelma M. Lingerfelt

Jun 3, 2007

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Thelma Meleese Lingerfelt, 91, died June 3, 2007, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 17, 1915, in Foss, Okla., the daughter of William Tinley and Arka Geneva Crabb Carpenter. She was a Hutchinson, Reno County, resident since 1932. She graduated from Foss High School, Foss, Okla., then attended Hutchinson Community College. She was a...

Barbara J. Miller

Barbara J. Miller

Jun 1, 2007

Barbara Jean Miller, 82, died June 1, 2007, at Hospice House. She was born Dec. 17, 1924, in St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter of Paul F. and Sidney H. Schuck Smith. She graduated from Kanopolis High School. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker, and had worked for Dillon's and the Hutchinson Recreation Commission. She belonged to First...

Carolyn J. Duggan

Carolyn J. Duggan

May 31, 2007

Carolyn J. Duggan, 67, died May 31, 2007, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Sept. 13, 1939, in Hillsboro, the daughter of Harry and Susie Smith Decker. She graduated from Roxbury High School in 1957, and Brown Mackie College, Salina. A resident of Hutchinson since 1962, she was a secretary for USD 308 Vo-tech, retiring in 2002. She...

C. Pearl Denslow

C. Pearl Denslow

May 31, 2007

BURRTON - C. Pearl Denslow, 91, died May 31, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Nov. 10, 1915, in Elkhart, the daughter of Charles William and Nancy Adolene Gaden Swagerty. She had lived in the Stratton, Colo., community before moving to Burrton in 2001. She had worked in a clothing store in Elkhart, and had partnered with another couple...

Hopkins C. Cushing

Hopkins C. Cushing

May 30, 2007

Hopkins C. "Hop" Cushing, 84, died May 30, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 8, 1923, in St. Paul, Minn., the son of Frank and Marian Springer Cushing Sr. He graduated from Minneapolis West High School in 1940, and from the University of Minnesota in 1944. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired grain broker with...

Robert M. Reichert

Robert M. Reichert

May 30, 2007

Robert M. "Bob" Reichert, 87, died May 30, 2007, at Good Samaritan Center. He was born March 22, 1920, in DeWitt, Iowa, the son of John Martin and Lucy Eby Reichert. He graduated in 1937, from Springfield (Mo.) High School, and in 1951 from Kansas State University. A resident of Hutchinson since 2003, moving from Salina, he was a mechanical...

Carl H. Obermite

Carl H. Obermite

May 30, 2007

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Carl "Harold" Horst Obermite, 85, died May 30, 2007, at Christus Spohn Hospital South, Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born July 3, 1921, in Neu-Pillkaller, Ostpreussen, East Prussia, Germany, the son of Eduard and Emma Thieler Obermeit. He moved to the United States in 1956, and was a longtime resident of Inman and Hutchinson, moving to...

Billie Dean Day

Billie Dean Day

May 29, 2007

Billie Dean "Bill" Day, 68, died May 29, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born on Aug. 7, 1938, in Buffalo, the son of Fred C. and Ida Marguerite Osborne Day. He was a longtime resident of Hutchinson. He was a retired Mechanic for Eaton Corp. He served in U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1960. He was of the...

Elva P. Bishop

Elva P. Bishop

May 29, 2007

Elva P. Bishop, 77, died May 29, 2007, at Good Samaritan Center. She was born on July 10, 1929, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles and Estella Pearl Lewis Kerns, but was raised by her stepfather Bill Metzler and her mother. She was a lifelong resident of Hutchinson. She attended Hutchinson schools. She was a homemaker. On June 29, 1947,...

Norval N. Kline, Jr.

Norval N. Kline, Jr.

May 28, 2007

Norval N. Kline Jr., 90, died May 28, 2007, in Phoenix. He was born Dec. 15, 1916, in Hutchinson, the son of Norval N. Kline and Maude Lamont Kline. He was a lifelong resident of Hutchinson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1934, from Hutchinson Junior College in 1936, and the University of Kansas school of business in 1938....

Eldon T. Morti

Eldon T. Morti

May 28, 2007

Eldon T. Morti, 78, died May 28, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born on Aug. 14, 1928, in rural Yates Center, the son of William Truman and Viola Emma Semisch Morti. He was a longtime resident of Hutchinson. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a 1946 graduate of Luray High School, received his bachelor's degree from...

Floyd Keith Rayl

Floyd Keith Rayl

May 27, 2007

Floyd Keith Rayl, 81, deid May 27, 2007 at Hospice House. He was born Sept 7, 1925, in Hutchinson the son of Clarence Morgan and Nellie Ora Miller Rayl. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1943 and attended Hutchinson Junior College and Salt City Business College. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, he was a clerk for the Santa Fe...

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