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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
Alvin R. Smith
Mar 26, 2007
Alvin R. "Smitty" Smith, 76, died March 26, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 17, 1930, in Blackwater, Mo., the son of George D. Smith and Kathryn R. Hamilton Brayman. In 1949, he graduated from Pilot Grove,( Mo.) High School. A resident of Hutchinson, he had been a rancher and plant technician for Western Union with 30...
Vernon L.P. Carder, Sr.
Mar 25, 2007
Vernon Lee Paul Carder Sr., 77, died March 25, 2007, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 15, 1929, in Ness City, the son of Theodore Roosevelt and Dortha Niamah Hertel Carder. A resident of Hutchinson since 1951, he worked for Cargill Salt for 44 years retiring in 1995. He was a former member of Assembly of God...
Wilma J. Spangler
Mar 25, 2007
Wilma J. Spangler, 82, died March 25, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sept. 29, 1924, in Tonkawa, Okla., the daughter of William H. and Della Esther Mendenhall Johnston. In 1942, she graduated from Hutchinson High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Christian Church, Hutchinson. She was also a member of Christian...
Madyson Ann Pitzer
Mar 25, 2007
Madyson Ann Pitzer was stillborn March 25, 2007, at Rice County Hospital. She was the daughter of Jason Wade Penner and Stephanie Ann Pitzer. Her parents are lifetime residents of Hutchinson. Survivors include: her parents; a brother, Braxton, of the home; grandparents, Jess and Jean Penner and Douglas J. and Debra Ann Pitzer, all of Hutchinson; aunts and uncles, Jill...
J.F, Shafer
Mar 25, 2007
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - J.F. Shafer, 84, died March 25, 2007, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 25, 1922, in Southwest City, Mo., the son of John F. and Hazel Brooks Shafer Sr. He had attended Wichita East High School through his junior year, moved with family to Tribune and graduated in the Class of 1940 at Greeley...
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