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Elsie K. Eagles

Elsie K. Eagles

Apr 18, 2007

Elsie Katherine Eagles, beloved wife and mother, passed away from this world on April 18, 2007. Elsie was born Elsie Katherine Herdt on Christmas Day 1924, in Hoisington, to John and Katherine Zimmerman Herdt. She graduated from Hoisington High School in 1942. She married Eldon W. "Buzz" Eagles of Hoisington on June 28, 1947, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington. They...

Howard J. Carey, Jr.

Howard J. Carey, Jr.

Apr 17, 2007

Howard J. "Jake" Carey Jr., 89, died April 17, 2007, at Via Christi Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Aug. 18, 1917, in Hutchinson, the son of Howard J. Carey Sr. and Louise Banks Carey. In 1934, he graduated from Hutchinson High School, in 1938 from Dartmouth University and the University of Michigan school of law in...

Frank A. Stuckey

Frank A. Stuckey

Apr 17, 2007

Frank Albert "Zeke" Stuckey, 85, died April 17, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born June 17, 1921, in Hutchinson, the son of George Harr and Helen Fearl Stuckey. In 1939, he graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Junior College for a year. He was a member of the first class of the civilian pilot training program in...

Ferne M. Hadley

Ferne M. Hadley

Apr 16, 2007

Ferne M. Hadley, 87, died April 16, 2007, at Deseret Health Care, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 18, 1919, in South Hutchinson, the daughter of Joseph Albert and Hattie A. Ireton Cox. In 1937, she graduated from Hutchinson High School and in 1939, she graduated from Hutchinson Community College. A lifetime resident of the Hutchinson area, she was a teacher...

Ava B. Schlegel

Ava B. Schlegel

Apr 15, 2007

Ava Bonnie Schlegel, 80, died April 15, 2007, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born April 17, 1926, in Michigan Valley, the daughter of Omar and Leora Larrimore Williams. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a retired telephone operator. She belonged to Telephone Pioneers of America. On Feb. 26, 1954, she married Sylvester F. "Si" Schlegel. He died...

Zayne George Mcvey

Zayne George Mcvey

Apr 15, 2007

Zayne George McVey, 9, died April 15, 2007, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was born Sept. 9, 1997, in Dallas, the son of Lanny Wayne and Dawn Raquel Gier McVey. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, he was a home schooled-third grader and had attended Pleasantview Academy. He belonged to Medora Community Bible Church. He was a Jr. Usher, Jr....

Robert J. Gilliland

Robert J. Gilliland

Apr 14, 2007

Robert J. Gilliland, 89, died April 14, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 25, 1918, in Arkansas City, the son of James Finney and Charlotte Inches Gilliland. He graduated in 1936 from Hutchinson High School, in 1938 from Hutchinson Junior College in 1940 from the University of Kansas, and in 1942 from the University of Kansas School...

Norma Lee Anderson Stuckey

Norma Lee Anderson Stuckey

Apr 14, 2007

Norma Lee Anderson Stuckey, 83, died April 14, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Dec. 7, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Chester Leonard and Allie Lee Weekly Anderson. In 1941, she graduated from Wichita High School East and University of Kansas in 1945. She was a resident of Hutchinson. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, Pi Beta Phy...

Mark Logan

Mark Logan

Apr 13, 2007

SYLVIA - Mark Logan, 54, went to be with his Lord April 13, 2007, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Dec. 24, 1952, in Okmulgee, Okla., the son of Garland M. and Lola Faye Morgan Logan. He graduated in 1971 from Buhler High School and then graduated from Salina VoTech College. A resident of Sylvia for...

Dolores M. Kaiser

Dolores M. Kaiser

Apr 11, 2007

Dolores M. Kaiser, 87, died April 11, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born July 12, 1919, at Smith Center, the daughter of Joseph V. and Ruby Dennis Wolfe. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a retired clerk for the Social Security Administration. She belonged to Holy Cross Catholic Church. She married Carl M. Kaiser in LaCrosse. He Survives....

Thelma L. Brown

Thelma L. Brown

Apr 9, 2007

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Thelma Leonette Brown, 100, died April 9, 2007, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born March 24, 1907, in Lenora, the daughter of Porter Lee and Nellie Margaret Hoyt Breeden. She was a graduate of Lenora High School. A resident of Reno County since 1926, she was a homemaker and bookkeeper for Brown Produce for 23...

Vivian D. Mcfadden

Vivian D. Mcfadden

Apr 9, 2007

NICKERSON- Vivian D. McFadden, 97, died April 9, 2007, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 6, 1910, in rural Alden, the daughter of Burt W. and Cese Emma Monson Vincent. She graduated from Reno County High School in Nickerson, received a bachelor of arts degree from Sterling College and had worked on a master's at Emporia State...

Paul R. Plush

Paul R. Plush

Apr 7, 2007

NICKERSON - Paul R. Plush, 84, died April 7, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born March 21, 1923, in Pratt, the son of Reggie Lee and Bessie Wynona Parrish Plush. A Nickerson resident since 2003, moving from Montrose, Colo., he was a truck driver for Navaho Freight Lines and Denver-Albuquerque Freight Ways for 23 years of service retiring in...

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Apr 4, 2007

Bruce Bennett, 48, died April 4, 2007, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis campus, Wichita. He was born May 27, 1958, in Ottawa, the son of Willard T. and Barbara L. Leecy Bennett. He graduated from Nickerson High School, and attended the McPherson College auto restoration program and Friends University. A resident of Hutchinson since 1961, he had...

Dr. David Lukens

Dr. David Lukens

Apr 2, 2007

HUTCHINSON - Dr. David Lukens passed away with his beloved wife and daughter by his side on April 2, 2007, after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. David was born on a small farm in Atchison, Kan., on Nov. 21, 1924. After the death of his father in 1926, his mother moved to Hutchinson, Kan., where she married...

Paul G. Ojeda, Jr.

Paul G. Ojeda, Jr.

Apr 2, 2007

WICHITA - Paul Gerald Ojeda Jr., 52, died April 2, 2007, at Robert J. Dole V.A. Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born March 20, 1955, in Hutchinson, the son of Paul Torivio and Mary S. Martinez Ojeda. He had attended Hutchinson schools. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, moving to Wichita 15 years ago, he was a deliveryman for Star...

Darin G. Heimerman

Darin G. Heimerman

Mar 30, 2007

RENO, Nev. - Darin Gerard Heimerman, 38, died March 30, 2007, in Reno, Nev. He was born Aug. 16, 1968, in Hutchinson, the son of Harold Joseph and Donna Mae Egbert Heimerman. In 1987, he graduated from Trinity Catholic High School. He also attended the University of Nevada, Reno. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, moving to Reno, Nev., in 1987,...

Roy C. Sosnoski

Roy C. Sosnoski

Mar 29, 2007

Roy Carl Sosnoski, 85, died March 29, 2007, at Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 16, 1921, in Joliet, Ill., the son of Anton and Frances Sosnoski. He attended Joliet Township High School, Joliet, Ill., and Oklahoma A&M College, now Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. He moved to Hutchinson from Illinois in the 1940s to join...

Gary C. Hagan

Gary C. Hagan

Mar 27, 2007

Gary C. Hagan, 68, died March 27, 2007 at the Robert Dole VA Home, Wichita. He was born Sept. 11, 1938, in St. Joseph, Mo., the son of E.C. and Erma Blanche Devorsa Hagan. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, he graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1957, received his bachelor's degree from Washburn University and graduated from Washburn University law...

Robert O. Coffey

Robert O. Coffey

Mar 26, 2007

Robert Owen "Bob" Coffey, 67, died March 26, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 4, 1939, in Fairview, Okla., the son of Alva James Coffey and Itha Gertrude McDowell-Coffey-Henson. In 1958, he graduated from Capron, Okla. High School, Capron, and attended college in Alva, Okla. A resident of Hutchinson since 1962, he was an optician for Payton...

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