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Geneva I. Broker

Geneva I. Broker

Jul 16, 2006

Geneva I. Broker, 84, died July 16, 2006 at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Jan. 27, 1922, in McPherson, the daughter of Leon Stanley and Myrtle Irene Settergran Lloyd. She graduated from Hutchinson High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was the office manager at Sears, retiring in 1984. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, American Legion Women's Auxiliary...

Rosemary Hall

Rosemary Hall

Jul 16, 2006

Rosemary Hall, 83, died July 16, 2006 at Thorne Care Center She was born Oct. 10, 1922 in Willis, the daughter of Edward E. and Bessie F. Lupold Elliston. A resident of Hutchinson since 1948, she was a legal secretary for 33 years for Wendell S. Holmes, and then worked in the post office at Hutchinson Correctional Facility for six...

Nora Yutzy

Nora Yutzy

Jul 13, 2006

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Nora Yutzy, 96, died July 13, 2006, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 10, 1909, in Thomas, Okla., the daughter of Edward F. and Fannie Yoder Bontrager. Her family moved to Winfield in 1921, and then to Reno County in 1922, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Yoder Mennonite Church, where she taught...

Laurafa Reece

Laurafa Reece

Jul 12, 2006

Laurafa Reece, 91, died July 12, 2006 at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Dec. 7, 1914 near Pratt, the daughter of Harry and Lottie Dauner Singleton. She graduated from Plevna High School in 1934 and from Sterling College in 1938. She was a homemaker and had taught school in Kingman County before she was married. She belonged to Forest Park...

Richard J. Cox

Richard J. Cox

Jul 10, 2006

Richard L. Cox Jr., 49, died July 10, 2006, at Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Ind. He was born Dec. 2, 1956, in Sterling, the son of Richard L. and Wanda C. Daniels Cox. He was a 1975 graduate of Sterling High School. A resident of Nickerson and Hutchinson, recently moving to Indiana, he was self-employed. Survivors include: his father, Richard Sr.,...

Bo Wonsetler

Bo Wonsetler

Jul 9, 2006

Bo Wonsetler, 82, died July 9, 2006, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born March 30, 1924, in Liberal, the daughter of Charles H. and Celestine Lane Boschulte. Raised by her mother and grandfather, Had Lane, she was a graduate of Liberal High school and St. Francis School of Nursing, Wichita. A Hutchinson resident since 1968, moving from Garden City,...

Raymond J. Kaufman

Raymond J. Kaufman

Jul 8, 2006

MOUNT HOPE - Raymond John Kaufman, 83, died July 8, 2006, at Hospice House. He was born July 13, 1922, in Pretty Prairie, the son of Albert Adolph and Anna J. Graber Kaufman. He was a resident of Mount Hope since 1989, moving from Oklahoma City, where he lived since 1958. He was a retired loader and clerk for Champlin...

Glenda E. West

Glenda E. West

Jul 8, 2006

HESSTON - Glenda Elaine West, 54, died July 9, 2006, at her home, Hesston. She was born June 1, 1952, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Craymon H. and Jennie M. Raner West. She belonged to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Newton, and was a member of Red Hat Club. Survivors include: her mother, Jennie West, Hutchinson; a daughter,...

Loree C. Teater

Loree C. Teater

Jul 7, 2006

LoRee C. Teater, 82, died July 7, 2006, at Hospice House. She was born Oct. 12, 1923, in Pollard, the daughter of Oliver Lloyd and Alice Mae Nickel Buckbee. A resident of Hutchinson since 1959, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Cornerstone Baptist Church. On Oct. 15, 1946, she married Gerald L. "Shorty" Teater in Ellsworth. He died Jan....

Richard D. Branscom

Richard D. Branscom

Jul 7, 2006

Richard D. Branscom, 69 died July 7, 2006 at Hospice House. He was born Aug. 16, 1936, in Turon the son of Roby J. and Alta Marie Patterson Branscom. He graduated from Turon High School in 1954. He worked for Kansas Power and Light for 32 years, retiring in 1992 as a foreman. He belonged to South Hutchinson Christian Church,...

Mary L. England

Mary L. England

Jul 6, 2006

HAVEN - Our loving mother and grandmother, Mary Louise England, 68, went to the Lord on July 6, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital E.R. She was born Dec. 24, 1937, in Canon City, Colo., the daughter of Fred Otis and Addie Wal-den Daines. A longtime area resident, she was a retired supervisor for Collins Industry. She was of the Baptist faith....

Gayle A. Sich

Gayle A. Sich

Jul 6, 2006

Gayle A. Sich, 48, died July 6, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born June 13, 1958, in Pontiac, Mich., the daughter of Harold and Faye Travis Capien. A Hutchinson resident for the past four years, she worked for Toyota in Michigan for 18 years and for Superior Boiler Works in Hutchinson. Survivors include: her mother, Arlington; a son, Kevin,...

Doris M. Marshall

Doris M. Marshall

Jul 4, 2006

Doris M. Marshall, 86, died July 4, 2006, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 6, 1919, in Fort Worth, Te-xas, the daughter of Francis Emil and Estelle Gertrude George Bittick. A resident of Hutchinson for the last 30 years, she was a freelance artist and also worked as a commercial artist for Wileys and Pegues....

Walter D. Woodson

Walter D. Woodson

Jul 4, 2006

Walter D. Woodson, 85, died July 4, 2006, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Jan. 8, 1921, in Penalosa, the son of Herschal and Pauline Isbel Woodson. He graduated from Langdon High School and attended Salt City Business College. A Hutchinson resident since 1949, he was a retired plumber for former Sawyer Plumbing...

Dorothy M. Simmons

Dorothy M. Simmons

Jul 3, 2006

Dorothy M. Simmons, 79 died July 3, 2006 at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 18, 1926, in Reno County, the daughter of Willard and Alma P. Abel Mock. She attended Hutchinson Public Schools. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Faith United Methodist Church, TOPS and EHU. On July 20, 1944,...

Dorothy L. Roberts

Dorothy L. Roberts

Jul 2, 2006

Dorothy L. Roberts, 78, died July 2, 2006 at Hutchinson Hospital She was born Nov. 3, 1927 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Ethel Margaret Thomas Lawrence. She was a 1944 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker and was a production supervisor for Western Foods, retiring in 1979, after 13...

Leland R. Conrad

Leland R. Conrad

Jul 1, 2006

Leland R. Conrad, 69, died July 1, 2006, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born July 21, 1936, in Enterprise, Ore., the son of William Wallace and Alice Luella Hazen Conrad. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a 36-year employee at Ineeda Uniform and Laundry and then worked at American Packaging Corporation for three years. He belonged to Zion Lutheran...

David S. Goldsmith

David S. Goldsmith

Jul 1, 2006

David S. "Goldy" Goldsmith, 58, died July 1, 2006, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born June 27, 1948, in Ellsworth, the son of Herbert Sherman and Allie Wetzel Matlack Goldsmith. He graduated in 1967 from Maize High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he worked at ADM Grain as a grain elevator operator. He belonged to the American Legion Lysle...

Evelyn V. Wilson

Evelyn V. Wilson

Jul 1, 2006

Evelyn V. Wilson, 91, died July 1, 2006, at Golden Plains, Hutchinson. She was born March 3, 1915, in Columbia Township, Minn., the daughter of Leonard W. and Aila G. Olson Lindgren. A Hutchinson resident since 1940, she was a retired Postal Sub Station Clerk at Fraese Drug. She belonged to Salt City Postal Auxiliary No. 352 for more than...

Bob E. Morrison

Bob E. Morrison

Jun 30, 2006

Bob E. Morrison, 73, died June 30, 2006 at his home, Hutchinson. He was born April 15, 1933, in Edmond, OK, the son of Robert A. and Metta B. Blankenship Morrison. He graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1952. A resident of Hutchinson since 1979, he retired from Dillon's Milk Plant in 1995. He belonged to Crestview Bible Church....

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