John W. Redenbaugh
May 23, 2007
John W. Redenbaugh, 81, died May 23, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born April 17, 1926, in rural southern Kansas, the son of Wiley F. and Leola May Gordon Redenbaugh. A longtime resident of California, moving to Hutchinson in November 1994, he was an auto paint and body technician for 60 years, last working for Highway 96 Paint and...
Steve Michael Mcwhirt
May 23, 2007
Steve Michael McWhirt, 50, died May 23, 2007, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita, as the result of an automobile accident on May 8, 2007. He was born Nov. 4, 1956, in Topeka, the son of John E. and Mary F. Stevens McWhirt. A resident of Hutchinson since February, moving from Las Vegas, he was employed...
Elizabeth C. Voth
May 22, 2007
Elizabeth Voth, 18, died May 22, 2007, at her home. She was born on June 28, 1988, in Newton, the daughter of Pat and Ann Voth. She would have graduated from Haven High School this year. She was a student and had formerly worked at the Hard Back Café at Hastings. Survivors include: her parents, Pat and Ann, Hutchinson; a...
Helen M. Lemen
May 22, 2007
Helen M. Lemen, 79, died May 22, 2007, at her daughter's home. She was born on May 14, 1928, in Junction City, the daughter of Clifford and Essie Mae Pickett Harrison. She was a longtime resident of Hutchinson, and had also lived at Ft. Riley from 1961-69 & 1970-72. She was a homemaker. On May 14, 1946, she married Donald...
Earl T. Miller
May 21, 2007
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Earl T. Miller, 85, of South Hutchinson, died May 21, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born July 23, 1921, in Partridge, the son of Frank Z. and Gladys Hambrick Miller. He was a lifetime Reno County resident. He attended Partridge schools. He worked at Cessna Aircraft-Hydraulic Division. He was in the U.S. Army and served in...
Mary M. Eshelman
May 20, 2007
Mary M. Eshelman, 95, died May 20, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born on Feb. 25, 1912, in Portland, the daughter of John Andrew and Grace Zora Sheperd Zaring. She was a long time Harvey County resident moving to Hutchinson in 1984. She was a graduate of Sedgwick High School in 1929. She was a homemaker and she and...
Merle E. Carder
May 20, 2007
Merle E. Carder, 87, was welcomed into his heavenly home on Sunday, May 20, 2007, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Merle was born in a farmhouse near Arlington, Kan., on Jan. 13, 1920, during a blinding blizzard to James Elmer and Katie Adell Carder. He graduated from Argonia High School, Argonia, Kan. in 1939, where he was active...
Flossie H. Mcmillen
May 17, 2007
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Flossie H. McMillen, 95, died May 17, 2007, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 28, 1911, on the family farm in rural Colfax, Wash., the daughter of Samuel R. and Ida E. Sommers Aeschliman. She graduated from Colfax High School in 1930 and received her nursing diploma from St. Luke's School of Nursing, Spokane,...
Lucille M. Bunge
May 17, 2007
Lucille Marie Bunge, 102, died May 17, 2007, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born May 3, 1905 in Wilmington, the daughter of James Franklin and Ada Viola Talley Parnell. She attended Hutchinson High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a sales clerk for J.C. Penney's, retiring in 1965, at the age of 60, after 15...
G. Michael Johnson
May 15, 2007
G. Michael "Mike" Johnson, 51, died May 15, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born March 11, 1956, in Hutchinson, the son of Corliss P. and Wanda Lee Phillips Johnson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1974. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson he was the owner and operator of J&C R.V. He attended First Church of the Nazarene....
Maxine V. Miller
May 13, 2007
Maxine V. Miller, 84, died May 13, 2007, at her home. She was born on Jan. 26, 1923, in Bushong, the daughter of John and Grace Roberts Hill. She was a longtime resident of Hutchinson. She graduated from Sterling High School. She was the manager of the former Duckwalls/Ben Franklin Stores. She was a member of the Red Hat Society,...
Irene L. Ebersole
May 12, 2007
Irene L. Ebersole, 86, died May 12, 2007, at Hospice House. She was born Dec. 2, 1920, in Garden City, the daughter of John and Freida Schwisow Schweer. She graduated from Garden City High School in 1934. A resident of Hutchinson for over 60 years, she was a secretary for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. She belonged to Our Redeemer...
Rose C. Stelter
May 12, 2007
Rose Clara Stelter, 86, died May 12, 2007, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born April 4, 1921, in Lake Lenore, Sask- atchewan, Canada, the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth Everett Berscheid. She graduated from Lake Lenore High School, Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan, Canada, and St. Elizabeth Hospital Nursing Program, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. A resident of Hutchinson since 1957, she was...
Beatrice Ford
May 8, 2007
Beatrice "Bea" Ford, 88, died May 8, 2007, at Hospice House. She was born April 3, 1919, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Sam C. and Emma L. Dale Smith. A longtime Hutchinson resident, formerly of Wichita, she was a homemaker. She attended Westbrook Baptist Church. She married Ray Blankenship. She then married Bill Ford. Both preceded her in death. Survivors...
Shirley A. Harding
May 8, 2007
Shirley A. Harding, 69, died May 8, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born on Sept. 5, 1937, in Liberal, the daughter of Raymond and Ruth Seward Hibler. She was a lifetime resident of Hutchinson. She graduated from Buhler High School in 1955. She was in the retail business. She belonged to Red Hat Society, Silver Spurs Square Dancing...
Dorothy M. Norquist
May 8, 2007
Dorothy Marie Norquist, 85, died May 8, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 29, 1921, in Liberal, the daughter of Ralph and Margaret Frisbie Summers. A Hutchinson resident since 1987 moving from the Abbyville community. She graduated from Liberal High School and she attended Stevens College, Mo. and Hutchinson Community College. She was a homemaker. She belonged...
Timothy O'Hara Fenton
May 7, 2007
Timothy O'Hara Fenton, 42, died May 7, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born on Aug. 10, 1964, in Newport Beach, Calif., the son of Thomas Joseph and Hannah Newburn Fenton. He was a Hutchinson resident most of his life. He graduated from Hutchinson High School, played basketball and graduated from Hutchinson Community College, attended and played basketball on an...
Brooke Noel Barker
May 6, 2007
On Sunday, May 6, 2007, Brooke Noel Barker of Hutchinson passed away at the age of 23 years. She was born on Dec. 19, 1983, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Stan and Lisa Schmitt Barker. She attended Hutchinson Public Schools and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 2003. She belonged to and was an active member of First Presbyterian Church...
Dennis E. Mckenna
May 5, 2007
Dennis E. McKenna, 60, died May 5, 2007, at his home, South Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 28, 1946, in Hutchinson, the son of Lawrence L. and Betty J. Cole McKenna. A lifetime Hutchinson area resident, he was a maintenance mechanic for Morton Salt Co. for 28 years. He belonged to First Assembly of God Church, Steelworkers Local No. 12606,...
Roxie Doll
May 4, 2007
Roxie Doll, 55, died May 4, 2007, at Hospice House. She was born March 19, 1952, in Oakley, the daughter of Alfred Martin and Evon Marie Desmarteau Homm. She graduated from Marian High School, Hays, in 1970. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a bookkeeper for Hutchinson National Bank from 1979 to 1989. She belonged to the Catholic faith. On...
