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Joseph W. Wright

Joseph W. Wright

Jan 4, 2007

Joseph W. "Joe" Wright, 74, died Jan. 4, 2007, at Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center. He was born Jan. 6, 1932, in Arab, Ala., the son of Joe Wheeler and Ida Belle Cox Wright. He graduated in 1949, from Arab High School, Arab, Ala. A resident of Hutchinson since 1968, he was retired from the State of Kansas Department of...

Thelma E. Rankin

Thelma E. Rankin

Jan 4, 2007

PLEVNA - Thelma Edna Rankin, 93, died Jan. 4, 2007, at Stafford Hospital. She was born Oct. 3, 1913, in Plevna, the daughter of William F. and Adalade "Addie" Towse Baughman. A lifetime Reno County resident, she was a homemaker and farmer. She belonged to Plevna Community Church, serving on various church clubs. On June 1, 1932, she married Paul...

Glen A. Scott

Glen A. Scott

Jan 3, 2007

Glen A. Scott, 76, died Jan. 3, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Feb. 28, 1930, in Haven, the son of Fred and Dolly Foster Scott. A resident of Hutchinson, formerly of Haven, he was in commercial construction business for over 50 years. He belonged to Sandhill Saddle Club, Hutchinson Horse Shoe Club and was past vice president of...

John Raigosa, Jr.

John Raigosa, Jr.

Jan 3, 2007

John Raigosa Jr., 73, died Jan. 3, 2007, at the Robert J. Dole V.A. Medical Center, Wichita. He was born July 28, 1933, in Goddard, the son of Juan and Maria Louisa Perez Raigosa Sr. A resident of Hutchinson since 1957, moving from Wichita Falls, Texas, he worked in woodworking for Shawnee Planeing Mill, then Architectural Mill, he retired from...

Neal L. Skinner

Neal L. Skinner

Jan 2, 2007

CASSVILLE, Mo. - Neal L. Skinner, 83, died Jan. 2, 2007, at Monett Hospital. He was born March 23, 1923, in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Myron and Frances Jensen Skinner. A longtime Hutchinson resident before moving to Cassville, Mo., he was retired from Doskocil and owned and operated Neal's Heating and Air. He belonged to First Church of...

Howard Nelson

Howard Nelson

Jan 1, 2007

Howard Nelson, 81, died Jan. 1, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born May 27, 1925, in Arlington, the son of Leonard and Mabel Simmons Nelson. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1943. A longtime Arlington community resident, moving to Hutchinson in 1974, he was an Arlington farmer and stockman, worked for Reno County Sheriff's Department as a warrant...

Julia Zella Southards

Julia Zella Southards

Dec 31, 2006

Julia Zella Southards, 93, died Dec. 31,2006 at Waldron Place. She was born August 13, 1913, in Dodge City, the daughter of John and Neonetta Hedrick. She gradusted in 1930, from Havana High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was the manager of the fashion department for Montgomery Ward, managed the Snack Shop at Grace Hospital, then worked in the...

Robert A. Hooker

Robert A. Hooker

Dec 31, 2006

Robert A. Hooker, 78, died Dec. 31, 2006, at the Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 9, 1928, in Winona, the son of Robert B. and Estella M. Thouvenell Hooker. He was a 1946 graduate of Winona High School, a 1951 graduate of Fort Hays State University, with a degree in math and science, and had attended Wichita State...

Edythe E. White

Edythe E. White

Dec 30, 2006

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Edythe E. White, 99, died Dec. 30, 2006, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born July 13, 1907, in Chase, the daughter of Harry N. and Jennie E. Gockstetter Marshall. She was a graduate of Emporia State Teachers College. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker and former school teacher. She belonged to First Christian...

Marvin P. Hoskinson

Marvin P. Hoskinson

Dec 26, 2006

Marvin Paul Hoskinson, 93, died Dec. 26, 2006, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 25, 1913, in Watonga, Okla., the son of Howard C. and Daisy E. King Hoskinson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School, where he had been a Kansas State Wrestling Champion. A longtime Hutchinson and Burrton resident, he was retired from Cessna Fluid Power...

Charles E. Bohnstedt

Charles E. Bohnstedt

Dec 23, 2006

Charles Edward Bohnstedt, 88, died Dec. 23, 2006, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born June 28, 1918, in Alney, Ill., the son of Ross and Elsie Guess Bohnstedt. He graduated from high school in Indianapolis and later from Purdue University with a degree in electrical engineering. A resident of Hutchinson since 1992, formerly of Somerset, N.J., he was a...

Phyllis E. Meinen

Phyllis E. Meinen

Dec 23, 2006

Phyllis E. "Gran" Meinen, 68, passed away peacefully Dec. 23, 2006 at her home with her family by her side, Maricopa, Ariz. She was born Sept. 15, 1938, in Peoria, Ill., the daughter of Ralph Fred and Edna Mae Thurman Sepp. She moved with her mother and brother to Hutchinson in 1948. She was a machinist for Eaton Corp., retiring...

Geneva M. Hayes

Geneva M. Hayes

Dec 22, 2006

Geneva M. Hayes, 80, died Dec. 22, 2006, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 30, 1926, in Haven, the daughter of Dr. B.S. and Nellie J. Givens Anspach. She graduated in 1944 from Haven High School and in 1948 from Northwestern University. A Hutchinson resident since 1953, moving from Norman and Purcell, Okla., she was a music and...

Mary E. Drew

Mary E. Drew

Dec 21, 2006

WICHITA - Mary Emily Drew, 85, died Dec. 21, 2006, at the Catholic Care Center, Wichita. She was born April 26, 1921, in Arlington, the daughter of Orin Francis and Katherine Elizabeth Davis Clapp. She graduated in 1939 from Larned High School, attended College of Emporia, and graduated in 1942 from Newman Hospital School of Nursing, Emporia. A Hutchinson resident...

Norma J. Richardson

Norma J. Richardson

Dec 20, 2006

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Norma Jean Richardson, 75, died Dec. 20, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 16, 1931, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles Leroy and Mabel E. Sowers Davis. She attended Hutchinson schools. A resident of South Hutchinson, she was a retired waitress at the Pastime Restaurant. On July 10, 1948, she married Wilburn J. Richardson...

Joyce E. Prickett

Joyce E. Prickett

Dec 18, 2006

Joyce E. Prickett, 75, died Dec. 18, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sept. 22, 1931, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Horace B. and Mildred Marie Hauser VanCampen. She was a 1949 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a retired cashier from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. She belonged to Park Place Christian Church...

Steven R. Beals

Steven R. Beals

Dec 18, 2006

Steven R. Beals, 55, died Dec. 18, 2006 at Hospice House, Hutchisnon. He was born Oct. 6, 1951 in Hutchinson, the son of Richard Lee and Donna Nadean White Beals. In 1970 he graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Salina Business School. A lifelong resident of Hutchinson, he was the bookkeeper at Montezuma Co-op for several years. Survivors include:...

Margaret Lundstrom

Margaret Lundstrom

Dec 17, 2006

Memorial services for Margaret Gowans Lundstrom, 75, a long-time Hutchinson resident and member of a pioneering Kansas family, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow at the church. She died Dec. 17 in Des Moines, Iowa, with her family beside her. A unique combination of loving homemaker and brainy mathematics professor, she was...

A. Ione Hidde

A. Ione Hidde

Dec 16, 2006

A. Ione Hidde, 84, went to be with the Lord Dec. 16, 2006, passing at her home in Casper, Wyo. She was born Sept. 10, 1922, in Jacksonburg, W. Va., the daughter of Arch and Alma Ash Cain. In 1940, she graduated from Raymond, Kan., High School and in 1941 from the Adale Hale Business College, Hutchinson. A Hutchinson resident...

Verla M. Mccay

Verla M. Mccay

Dec 15, 2006

Verla Mae McCay, 69, died Dec. 15, 2006 at Hospice House. She was born Jan. 30, 1937 in California, the daughter of Jack and Opal Babbitt. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, moving from Colorado, she was a retired seamstress for Collins Professional Cars and Bus Service. She married Ervin McCay. He died in 1986. Survivors include: a son, Rodney Blehm,...

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