Josephine L. Stecklein
Aug 31, 2006
Josephine L. Stecklein, 84, died Aug. 31, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born April 9, 1922, in Liebenthal, the daughter of John Peter and Rose Schaffer Legleiter. She graduated from Lie-benthal High Sch-ool. A Hutchinson resident since 1957, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Teresa Catholic Church, Hutchinson. On May 25, 1943, she married Frank Clarence Stecklein...
Ruby L. Adamson
Aug 30, 2006
Ruby L. Adamson, 25, died Aug. 30, 2006, at Golden Plains Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. l, 1921 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Earnest and Winifred Barnes Reed Adamson. She graduated from Adela Hale Business College. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she worked for Fairmont Poultry Co. in Dodge City, Sherwin-Williams Paint Store and for 30 years was the...
Mary A. Frye
Aug 30, 2006
Mary Ann Frye, 85, died Aug. 30, 2006 at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River. She was born July7, 1921, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Frank and Anna Mae Sinn Rose. A Hutchinson High School graduate, she was a lifetime Hutchinson resident. She formerly was employed by Western Foods and was in the alterations department of the former Pegues Store....
Cindy L. Dirksen
Aug 29, 2006
Cindy L. Dirksen, 59, died Aug. 29, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sept. 19, 1946, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Wilbur H. and Marie Gibson Rod-gers. She graduated from Hutc-hinson High School in 1964 and attended Hu-tch JUCO for a year. She was a homemaker and previous owner of "R" Cafe and a bookkeeper. She belonged to Grace...
Carl L. Riley
Aug 28, 2006
Carl L. Riley, 81, died Aug. 28, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born April 22, 1925, in Medford, Okla., the son of Thomas William Sr. and Bessie Emmaline Scott Riley. A resident of Hutchinson for 34 years, he worked for ACME Fou-ndry and Smelter Manufacturing, both in Blackwell, Okla., Cessna, Hutchinson, and Kansas Jack, McPherson. After retirement, he worked...
Anna L. Coberly
Aug 27, 2006
Anna Louise Coberly, 99, died Aug. 27, 2006, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 17, 1907, in Comanche County, the daughter of Carsten and Caroline Schenk Nickelson. She graduated from Wilmore High School in 1928 and attended Hays College in the summers of 1929 to 1931. A resident of Hutchinson since 1948, she taught school for five...
Richard C. Harr
Aug 26, 2006
Richard C. Harr, 98, died Aug. 26, 2006, at his daughter's home, Arlington. He was born Sept. 21, 1907, in Wichita, the son of Charles H. and Eva Belle Calef Harr. A resident of Hutchinson since 1929, he was a retired mechanic for International Harvester. He belonged to Westside Baptist Church. On May 5, 1931, he married Margaret L. Teter...
Margaret E. Kumorowski
Aug 25, 2006
ABBYVILLE - Margaret Ellen Kumorowski, 80, died Aug. 25, 2006, at her home, Abbyville. She was born Jan. 11, 1926, in Sylvia, the daughter of Charles Alvin and Olive Ellen Harmon Helm. She was a homemaker. She belonged to Abbyville Community Church and the Quilting Club of Abbyville. On Sept. 21, 1942, she married James Joseph "Joe" Kumorowski in Hutchinson....
Larry N. Carson
Aug 24, 2006
Larry N. Carson, 64, died Aug. 24, 2006, at Hospice House. He was born Aug. 1, 1942, in Missouri, the son of Richard and Alma Norvell Carson. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a sales representative for the Sleep Shop & Furniture Gallery and had formerly been with Cessna and Western Auto. He belonged to American Legion Lysle Rishel Post...
Laurel E. Steele
Aug 24, 2006
Laurel Esther Steele, 89, died Aug. 24, 2006, at Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 8, 1916, in Nickerson, the daughter of John and Frances Stuart Nininger. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1936. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she had lived in Salina from 1957 to 1980. She was a homemaker. She belonged to Community...
Opal Z. Richardson
Aug 23, 2006
Opal Zola Richardson, 88, died Aug. 23, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital ER. She was born Mar-ch 18, 1918, in rural Logan, the daughter of Otis H. and Zola M. Shinn Mill-er. A resident of Hutchinson since 1966, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Tenth Avenue United Methodist Church, Hutchinson. On Nov. 24, 1936, she married Opie Claude Richardson. He...
Clyde A. Pierson
Aug 23, 2006
Clyde A. Pierson, 85, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born April 15, 1921, in Hutchinson, the son of Charles and Isabelle Cole Pierson. A lifelong Hutchinson resident, he worked for Consolidated Rebuilders for 29 years, retiring in 1983. He belonged to Eastwood Church of Christ and was a member of Reno County Amateur Area...
Mildred L. Griffin
Aug 21, 2006
VALDOSTA, Ga. - Mildred L. Griffin, 87, died Monday Aug. 21, 2006, at Langdale Place, Valdosta, Ga. She was born Nov. 17, 1918, in Castleton, the daughter of John Earl and Grace E. Cogswell Hayes. She made her home in the Hutchinson area until moving to Valdosta in 1998. She belonged to Castleton Union Church and was a member of...
Zoe Shears
Aug 20, 2006
Zoe Shears, 76 died Aug. 20, 21006, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born June 24, 1930 in Muskegon, Mich., the daughter of Clinton C. and Rhoda A. Pegg Gasahl. She graduated from Montague High School, Montague, Mich., and attended Wichita State University. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident. People will remember Zoe for her great big smile,...
William G. Jackson
Aug 20, 2006
William Gregory "Greg" Jackson, 58, died Aug. 20, 2006 at his home, Sterling. He was born Sept. 30, 1947, in Hutchinson the son of William Claire and Betty Fleming Jackson. He graduated in 1965 from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. He was the co-owner of Jackson Construction. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam, serving as...
Delbert L. Mccurdy
Aug 16, 2006
Delbert L. "Doc" McCurdy, 84, died Aug. 16, 2006, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 14, 1921, in Brownell, the son of Frank and Alice Grace Hair McCurdy. A graduate of Brownell High School in 1941, he attended Fort Hays State College. A Hutchinson resident, he was previous owner of McCurdy Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth Co. and retired owner...
Eugene S. Vincent
Aug 16, 2006
BURRTON - Eugene S. "Gene" Vincent, 81, died Aug. 16, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born June 13, 1925, in Burlington, the son of John Carl and Dorothy Jean Rifenbark Vincent. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1943 and from Salt City Business College. A longtime Hutchinson resident, moving to Burrton in 1983, he had been superintendent...
Tony Gonzalez
Aug 16, 2006
Tony Gonzalez, 97, died Aug. 16, 2006, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 18, 1908, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Nicholas and Rosa Perez Gonzalez. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he wore many hats professionally, a chef - Harvey House, business owner of Halley Cafe, Hutchinson; Grand Cafe, Lamar, Colo., and Pecos Liquor Store, Denver. His passion,...
Jocelyn I. Liston
Aug 14, 2006
Jocelyn I. "Jo" Liston, 90 died Aug. 14, 2006, at Buhler Sunshine Home. She was born Jan. 26, 1916, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles and Nina Herbert Liston. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and was a lifetime Hutchinson resident. She retired from the loan department at the former Hutchinson National Bank. She belonged to First Baptist Church. Survivors...
Marie Wamhoff
Aug 14, 2006
Marie Wamhoff, 97, died Aug. 14, 2006 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 17, 1908 in Ellsworth County, the daughter of Walter and Anna Svoboda Brown. A Hutchinson resident since 1992, moving from Holyrood, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Holyrood and attended Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hutchinson. Marie had a special way...
