Lorence Milligan
Oct 24, 2006
Lorence "Larry" Milligan, 78, died Oct. 24, 2006, at Infinia, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 25, 1927, in Chicago, Ill. A resident of Hutchinson since 1962, he had worked for Yellow Cab, was a truck driver for Champion Oil, worked for Betts Bakery and retired from Krause Plow Corp. He belonged to Veteran of Foreign Wars Bob Campbell Post No....
Jake W. Sherrill
Oct 22, 2006
Jake W. Sherrill, 25, died Oct. 22, 2006 at his home in Fort Collins, Colo. He was born April 26, 1981 in Craig, Colo., the son of Rodney and Sharon Smith Sherrill. He was a 1999 graduate of Fort Collins High School, received his associate's degree in science from Front Range Community College in applied electronics and had been pursuing...
Gaylord Sidebottom
Oct 21, 2006
Gaylord Sidebottom, 72, died Oct. 21, 2006 at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born July 2, 1934 in Dodge City, the son of Glenn and Josephine Laverna Abbey Sidebottom. He graduated from Kinsley High School and attended Dodge City JUCO. A resident of Hutchinson for the past seven years, moving from Dodge City. He was a terminal manager for Santa Fe...
June E. Rich
Oct 20, 2006
June E. Rich, 82, died Oct. 20, 2006, at Thorne Care Center at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born June 17, 1924, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Martin and Mary Alice Burdick Rowland. She was a 1942 graduate of Buhler High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, formerly of Pratt, she was a homemaker and operated 5-R Kennels. She was a...
Johnnie Frank Heintzman
Oct 17, 2006
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Johnnie Heintzman, 87, died Oct. 17, 2006, at his home, South Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 14, 1919, in Onaka, S.D., the son of Frank and Margaret Heier Heintzman. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in World War II as a tank mechanic. A resident of South Hutchinson since 1967, moving from Leola, S.D., he...
Blake Ross Showalter
Oct 17, 2006
FORT RILEY - Blake Ross Showalter, 7, died Oct. 17, 2006, at Fort Riley. He was born Dec. 16, 1998, in McPherson, the son of Matthew Russell Showalter and Angela Marie McFarland. He was a first-grade student at Jefferson Elementary School, Fort Riley, and had attended Head Start and Union Valley School, both in Hutchinson. He was a resident of...
Donald Lee Mitzner
Oct 17, 2006
NICKERSON - Donald L. Mitzner, 44, died Oct. 17, 2006, at the Denver Health Medical Center. He was born Sept. 17, 1962, in Nickerson, the son of Jacob Lee and Alice Davis Mitzner. He graduated in 1980 from Nickerson High School. A lifetime Nickerson area resident, he worked for Mitzner Brothers Inc. He belonged to Fairview United Methodist Church, Nickerson....
Viola Smith
Oct 16, 2006
HUTCHINSON - Viola Smith, 80, died Oct. 16, 2006, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 3, 1926, in Boaz, Ala., the daughter of William L. and Josie C. Jones Williamson. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Cornerstone Baptist Church. On Feb. 5, 1944, she married Floyd E. Smith in Wiggins, Miss....
Trebor Dalin Coffey
Oct 15, 2006
HUTCHINSON - Trebor Dalin Coffey, 38, died Oct. 15, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born June 5, 1968, in Hutchinson, the son of Robert Owen and Caroline Faye Stewart Coffey. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a certified optician, working the last 15 years at Payton Optical. He belonged to Crossroads Christian Church, was a member, past master and...
M. Catherine Showalter
Oct 15, 2006
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - M. Catherine Showalter, 90, of Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson, died Oct. 15, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born June 19, 1916, in rural Partridge, the daughter of Walter John and Laura Mae Crouse Miller. She graduated from Partridge rural high school in 1935 and attended Kansas State University. A lifelong resident of Reno County, she was...
Janice Kay Brawner
Oct 15, 2006
HUTCHINSON - Janice K. "Jan" Brawner, 55, died Oct. 15, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March, 29, 1951, in Wichita, the daughter of Thomas E. and Alice M. Fitzmorris Drake. She graduated from the Mount Caramel Academy in 1969 and attended Emporia State University. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker and has been a scanning...
Mary Gertrude Gates
Oct 13, 2006
Mary Gertrude Gates, 85, died Oct. 13, 2006, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 5, 1921, in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Alphonsus H. "Ted" and Margaret M. O'Hara Flanagan. She graduated in 1937 from Gretna High School, Gretna, Neb. A resident of Hutchinson since 2002, moving from Lyons, where she had lived for 38 years, she...
Frank Leroy Clark
Oct 13, 2006
Frank Leroy Clark, 81, died Oct. 13, 2006 at his home, Hutchisnon. He was born Sept 10, 1925 in Wichita, the son of Frank Marion and Gertrude Ilene Blakenhagen Clark. He was a longtime Hutchinson resident, having lived in Haven, Wichita, Kansas City and St. Joseph, MO. He will be missed by his guardian, staff and friends. He was preceded...
Milton O. Warren
Oct 13, 2006
Milton O. Warren, 85, died Oct. 13, 2006 at his home in Hutchinson. He was born April 10, 1921, in Maion County, the son of Lemaul and Katie Evans Warren. He was a longtime Hutchinson resident. Survivors include a brother, Leonard C., Hutchinson. Graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Friends may sign the...
Elizabeth C. Ojeda
Oct 12, 2006
Elizabeth C. Ojeda, 89, died Oct. 12, 2006 at Hospice Houses. She was born May 19, 1917, in Wellington, the daughter of Jose and Alejandria Flores Caudillo. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a retired independent house cleaner. She belonged to Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Church, South Hutchinson. On Oct. 10, 1937, she married John Francis Ojeda in...
Donald A. Smith
Oct 9, 2006
McPHERSON - Donald A. Smith, 70, died Oct. 9, 2006, in McPherson. He was born March 13, 1936, in Aitkin, Minn., the son of Rex Deward and Lillian Eleanor Rustad Smith. A resident of McPherson for 14 years, moving from Phoenix, he was a master mechanic and owner and operator of Apache Diesel Service, Phoenix. He served in the 121st...
Bob Helms
Oct 8, 2006
Bob Helms, 66, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 8, 2006, passing away at the Hospice House. He was born Jan. 14, 1940, in Anthony, the son of Callie Jack and Stella Mae Cha- sey Helms. A 1958 graduate of Anthony High School, he was a 43-year employee with IBM, retiring in 2005. Twenty-five of those years were...
William Fidel Pina
Oct 7, 2006
William Fidel "Bill" Pina, 58, died Oct. 7, 2006, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born March 23, 1948, in Hutchinson, the son of Amado Pina Jr. and Mercedes Figueroa Pina. He graduated from Hutch-inson High School in 1966. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was an employee of the Santa Fe Railroad and Hutchinson Hospital. He belonged to Our Lady...
Jimmy C. Skinner
Oct 7, 2006
Jimmy Charles "Jim" Skinner, 70, died Oct. 7, 2006, at Hospice House. He was born July 19, 1936, in Canton, Texas, the son of Johnny and Jewel Pearlee Patrick Skinner. He was owner of Skinner Discount Center. He belonged to New Hope Baptist Church, Hutchinson, and served with the National Guard. On May 4, 1987, he married Theresa Rose Pruitt...
Brighton D. Ledgerwood
Oct 6, 2006
Brighton Dean Ledgerwood,was stillborn Oct. 6, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. He is the son of Justin Dean Ledgerwood and Kristi Faithe Oster Sanger. Survivors include: his parents, Hutchinson; four brothers, Tyler, Nicholas, Thomas and Benjamin, all of Hutchinson; grandparents, Darlene and Vick Bryant, Marquette, Kenneth and Norene Oster, Fargo, N.D., and Vickie and Jim VanHoose, Hutchinson; great-grandmother, Phyllis Miller, Hutchinson;...
