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Cindy A. Muir

Cindy A. Muir

Mar 5, 2007

Cindy A. Muir, 61, died March 5, 2007, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born June 13, 1945, in Alamosa, Colo., the daughter of Cecil Roy Templin and Norma Pearl Patten. A resident of Hutchinson since 1963, she was a homemaker, day care provider and owner of Teddy Bear Child Care. On June 5, 1964, she married James L. Muir...

Lena V. Guyll

Lena V. Guyll

Mar 5, 2007

Lena V. Guyll, 94, died March 5, 2007, at Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 1, 1912, in Joplin, Mo., the daughter of Carve Earnest and Vernie May Good Brasher. A resident of Turon since 1954, moving to Hutchinson in 2000, she was a bookkeeper for Milt's TV and Appliance, Pratt. She was of the Baptist...

Lawrence E. Nininger

Lawrence E. Nininger

Mar 4, 2007

Lawrence Estel "Larry" Nininger, died March 4, 2007, at Wesley Towers, in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born December 8, 1916, in rural Nickerson, son of John and Francis Stuart Nininger. He attended Reno County Grade School, Liberty Jr. High, and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1935, Flight School in Hutchinson, Adela Hale Business College, Hutchinson, and DePaul University, Chicago,...

Robert L. Staib

Robert L. Staib

Mar 3, 2007

Robert Lee "Rocky" Staib, 52, died March 3, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 22, 1954, in Hutchinson, the son of Bobbie Lee and Dorothy Jean Whittle Staib. He attended Partridge schools, and graduated in 1973 from Nickerson High School, in 1975, from Hutchinson Community College, and had attended Wichita State University. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he...

David W. Chamberlain

David W. Chamberlain

Mar 1, 2007

BOULDER, Colo. - David Wayne Chamberlain, 57, died March 1, 2007, at his home, Boulder. He was born Feb. 28, 1950, in Hutchinson, the son of Arthur David and Evelyn C. Miller Chamberlain Jr. He graduated from Fairview High School, Boulder, and attended Denver Metropolitan University. He was a resident of Hutchinson until the age of 13, then moving to...

Margaret L. Dicks

Margaret L. Dicks

Mar 1, 2007

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Margaret Lillian Dicks, 79, died March 1, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born June 2, 1927, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Clifford Robert and Mable Aillen Peterson Lewis. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Salt City Business College. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson and South Hutchinson, she was a retired cashier and buyer for...

Ruth Brady

Ruth Brady

Feb 28, 2007

Ruth Brady, 87, died Feb. 28, 2007, at Thorne Care Center at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 25, 1920, in Lyons, the daughter of Thomas Harvey and Grace Harriet Odell Rimmer. She graduated from Lyons High School in 1938, attended Bethany College, New Mexico Junior College and the University of New Mexico, Las Cruces. A resident of Hutchinson...

Nancy J. Albin

Nancy J. Albin

Feb 26, 2007

Nancy JoAnn Albin, 67, died Feb. 26, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital Intensive Care Unit. She was born March 11, 1939, in Salina, the daughter of Paul Leslie and Genevieve Kathryn Wilvers Bell. In 1956, she graduated from Salina High School and attended Marymount College, Salina. A resident of Hutchinson since 1993, moving from Beloit, she was a homemaker and retired...

Edna Nisly

Edna Nisly

Feb 26, 2007

Edna Nisly, 75, died Feb. 26, 2007, at her home, rural Hutchinson. She was born July 5, 1931, in rural Hutchinson, the daughter of William A. and Rebecca Nisly Miller. A lifetime rural Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Center Amish Mennonite Church. On March 12, 1954, she married Harvey D. Nisly in rural Hutchinson. He survives....

Ruby M. Showalter

Ruby M. Showalter

Feb 24, 2007

Ruby May Reed Showalter, 89, died Feb. 24, 2007, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born April 13, 1917, near Nickerson, the daughter of Harry C. and Tina Emma Downs Reed. She was a graduate of Partridge High School. A resident of Hutchinson most of her life, she was a seamstress and worked in several businesses as...

David T. Hindman

David T. Hindman

Feb 24, 2007

David T. Hindman, 44, died Feb. 24, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born March 29, 1962, in Minneola, the son of Paul John and Marian June Priester Hindman. A resident of Hutchinson for 20 years, moving from Medicine Lodge, he was a financial planner with Waddell & Reed the last six years. Prior to Waddell & Reed, he...

Richard L. German

Richard L. German

Feb 23, 2007

ARLINGTON - Richard L. "Dick" German, 69, died Feb. 23, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Feb. 17, 1938, in Pratt, the son of Clarence and Velma Fredrick German. In 1956, he graduated from Arlington High School and then attended Hutchinson Community College. A longtime resident of Arlington, he was owner of Dick's Cycle Service, retired as gauge repairman...

Clarence C. Eales

Clarence C. Eales

Feb 23, 2007

Clarence C. Eales, 77, died Feb. 23, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born July 20, 1929, in Meade, the son of Philip and Gladys Howell Eales. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired mailroom foreman for The News. He belonged to the First Church of the Nazarene. He served in the U.S. National Guard during the Korean War....

S. Mildred Snyder

S. Mildred Snyder

Feb 23, 2007

S. Mildred Snyder, 95, died Feb. 23, 2007, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 9, 1911, in South Hutchinson, the daughter of Claude A. and Nellie B. Shultz Perry. She graduated from Hutchinson High School. A lifetime Reno County resident, she was a retired machinist from Cessna Fluid Products. She belonged to South Hutchinson United Methodist Church,...

Edna P. Thompson

Edna P. Thompson

Feb 23, 2007

SYLVIA - Edna Pearle Thompson, 100, died Feb. 23, 2007, at Stafford District Hospital. She was born Aug. 29, 1906, in rural Reno County, west of Sylvia, the daughter of George Edward and Charlotte Dollie McComb Thompson. She graduated from Sylvia High School in 1924, attended Sterling College, received her undergraduate degree from Emporia State Teachers College and received her...

James W. Brown

James W. Brown

Feb 23, 2007

James W. Brown, 81, died Feb. 23, 2007 at Hospice House. He was born September 13, 1925, in Manhattan, the son of Floyd K. and Maye Williams Brown. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Kansas State and Ottawa Universities. He served in the Merchant Marines. On Jan. 1, 1945 he married Jeanne Wolford. They were married for 25...

Jerry A. Lowrey

Jerry A. Lowrey

Feb 23, 2007

Jerry Arlo Lowrey, 64, died Feb. 23, 2007, at his home. He was born Oct. 8, 1942, in Hutchinson, the son of Willard "Bill" and Elsie Cooper Lowrey. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1962. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was a master carpenter and owner of Lowrey Construction. He attended Westbrook Baptist Church and belonged to the Sandhill...

Maryellen Westfall

Maryellen Westfall

Feb 22, 2007

Maryellen Westfall, 85, died Feb. 22, 2007, at the Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Geriatric Center, Winchester. She was born Nov. 21, 1921, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Jesse Earnest and Lottie Isabelle Murphy Frederick. She graduated from Salt City Business College. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, moving to Winchester in 2002, she was a retired painter and wallpaper hanger. She was...

Ronald C. Johnson

Ronald C. Johnson

Feb 21, 2007

Ronald C. Johnson, 74, died Feb. 21, 2007, at his home. He was born Dec. 30, 1932, in Hutchinson, the son of Cleon C. and Lucy C. Turner Johnson. He attended schools in Hutchinson. A resident of Hutchinson, he worked in plant maintenance at Western Resources, formerly K.P.L. He belonged to Forest Park Presbyterian Church, American Legion Lysle Rishel Post...

Mabel C. Kiene

Mabel C. Kiene

Feb 20, 2007

Mabel Constance "Connie" Kiene, 95, died Feb. 20, 2007, at her daughter's home. She was born April 6, 1911, in Sheerness, Kent, England, the daughter of Alfred G. and Lydia Mabel Broadhurst Jenks. A resident of Hutchinson since 1951, she was a secretary for Bermuda Gas and Electric for 23 years. She belonged to the Church of England. In 1934,...

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