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Cleo F. Kornelson
Jun 19, 2006
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Cleo Fern Kornelson, 83, died June 19, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital emer gency room. She was born Feb. 10, 1923, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Roy Wallace May and Amy Elnora Stoughton. She was a 1941 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, living 28 years in Valley Falls and returning to Reno County...
Evelyn M. Yutzy
Jun 18, 2006
Evelyn Marie Whitecotton Yutzy, 80, died June 18, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Oct. 2, 1925, in Garden City, the daughter of Oliver Whitecotton and Thelma Thompson Whitecotton Martin. A resident of Hutchinson since 1951, she was a homemaker. She belonged to the Seventh Day Adventist Church. On Dec. 29, 1956, she married Mahlon R. Yutzy in Newton....
Donald M. Stiles
Jun 16, 2006
Donald M. Stiles, Jr., 74, died June 16, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1931, in Mankato, the son of Donald M. and Ruth E. Brown Stiles Sr. He graduated in 1949, from Hutch-inson High School, and attended Wentworth Military Academy and the University of Kansas. A resident of Hutchinson since 1938, he was the owner of...
Clara C. Luman
Jun 15, 2006
Clara C. Luman, 75, died June 15, 2006, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, due to an accidental fall in her home June 4. She was born Sept. 8, 1930, in Sylvia, the daughter of John K. and Laura Jane Helm Nusser. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1948. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she moved with her family from Sylvia...
Charles V. Williams
Jun 14, 2006
Charles Vincent "Chuck" Williams, 42, died June 14, 2006. He was born June 8, 1964, in Hutchinson, the son of Robert P. and Judy Haynes Williams Sr. A longtime resident of the San Fernando Valley area in California, returning to Hutchinson three months ago, he was an automotive painter. Survivors include: his father, Robert P. "Bob" Williams Sr., Hutchinson; his...
Carolyn K. Mcmahon
Jun 14, 2006
Carolyn Kay McMahon, 66, died June 14, 2006, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 26, 1939, in Salina, the daughter of Goodhardt Lawrence Giersch and Ellen Mae Holmes. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1957, Abilene, and attended Fort Hays State University. A Hutchinson resident, she was as retired health industry worker of 25 years. She was...
Sherry Devaul
Jun 14, 2006
Sherry DeVaul, 54, died June 14, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born May 14, 1952, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Eugene Richard and Joan Lee Gregg DeBerry. She graduated from Buhler High School. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was retired crank shaft grinder for Consolidated Manufacturing. She belonged to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and was a Mary Kay...
Grace V. Sands
Jun 13, 2006
Grace Vita Sands, 72, went home in the hands of the Lord on June 13, 2006. She was born Jan. 26, 1934 in Sicily, Italy, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Defilippo Laudani. She was a graduate of Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Mass. She studied X-Ray technology at Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, Mass. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a...
Irvin A. Pauls
Jun 13, 2006
BUHLER - Irvin A. "Irv" Pauls, 80, died June 13, 2006, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Inman. He was born Dec. 30, 1925, in rural Reno County, near Buhler, the son of A.J. and Marguerite Reg-ehr Pauls. A lifetime Buhler area resident, he was a hardware salesman for Colladay Hardware Co. for 36 years, retiring in 1990. Following his retirement,...
Virginia R. Williamson
Jun 12, 2006
Virginia Rose Williamson, 80, died June 12, 2006, at her home, Salina. She was born March 1, 1926, in Pitcher, Okla., the daughter of Lee and Ruby May Moats Barnes. A lifetime Hutchinson/Buhler resident, she was an office manager for Williamson-Hankins Welding. She belonged to Park Place Christian Church, was past officer of the Horseless Carriage Club, was a volunteer...
Beulah E. Theis
Jun 12, 2006
Beulah E. Theis, 89, died June 12, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove, Ind. She was born Nov. 7, 1916, in Satanta, the daughter of John and Nora Kimball Stohr. A resident of Hutchinson since 1944, she was a retired insurance clerk for McGuire Insurance Agency. She belonged to St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Hutchinson. On Feb. 12, 1942, she...
Janet L. Melby
Jun 10, 2006
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Janet L. "Jan" Melby, 48, died June 10, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, after a long illness. She was born May 23, 1958, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Lloyd and Florence Long Pinkley. She graduated from Fort Collins, Colo. High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she worked at Kroger Accounting Services. Survivors include: four sisters, Pam Melby,...
Harry E. Rempel
Jun 8, 2006
Harry E. Rempel, 81, died June 8, 2006, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 29, 1924, in Colony, OK, the son of Henry and Marie Rempel. He graduated from Corn High School, Corn, OK. A resident of Hutchinson since 1952, he was a foreman for Cessna Fluid Power Division. He Belonged to Eastwood Church Of Christ. He...
Blake E. Chastain
Jun 7, 2006
LAS VEGAS - Blake E. Chastain, 43, died June 7, 2006, in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 21, 1962, in Perryton, Texas, the son of Donald and Verona Erhardt Chastain. Formerly of Hutchinson, he lived in Las Vegas and was an automation control engineer. He belonged to the Southern Baptist Church. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard...
Floyd E. Schnurr
Jun 7, 2006
Floyd E. Schnurr, 67, died June 7, 2006, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born May 21, 1929, in Lewis, the son of Clarence Lee and Pauline Irene Perry Schnurr. He was a 1956 graduate of Partridge High School, Partridge. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson he was owner and operator of Floyd's Lawn Business and supervisor at Winchester Food,...
Helyn V. Tripp
Jun 1, 2006
Helyn V. Tripp, 94, died June 1, 2006, at Hospice House. She was born June 2, 1911, at Denver, the daughter of Carl and Chloe Knight Ward. A resident of Hutchinson since the 1930s she worked at the Tea Room and Wiley's Department Store. On June 24, 1945, she married Glee F. Tripp in Oklahoma City. He survives. Other survivors...
Ray E. Rice
Jun 1, 2006
Ray Eldron Rice, 94, died June 1, 2006, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born April 4, 1912, in Cloud County, the son of Harrison Sherwood and Emma Elizabeth Dilliner Rice. He graduated in 1929, from Delphos High School. He was a longtime Delphos resident, moving to Hutchinson in 1993. Growing up he worked in the family business Rice...
Ruth L. Sanders
May 29, 2006
Ruth Leona Sanders, 90, died May 29, 2006, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born July 17, 1915, in Miller; the daughter of Clarence W. and Grace E. Gardner Sanders. She graduated in 1934 from Miller High School and received her undergraduate and Masters in Library Science from Emporia State University in 1940. A Hutchinson resident since 1941, she...
Kenny Brown
May 28, 2006
Kenny Brown, 56, died May 28, 2006, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born May 16, 1950, in Wichita, the son of Lloyd Verl and Margaret Blanche Hankins Brown. A Hutchinson resident since 1987, he was employed by T.E.C.H. Survivors include: his father, Peru; his mother, Wichita; and two brothers, Rod and Kevin, both of Wichita. Memorial service will be...
Gladys M. Willis
May 28, 2006
BUHLER - Gladys Mae Willis, 103, died May 28, 2006, at Buhler Sunshine Home. She was born March 8, 1903, in Rosendale, Mo., the daughter of George Irvin and Laurabell Yoder Swartz. A longtime area resident, she was a retired sales clerk for Jett Mercantile Co., Pratt, a former sales clerk for Long's Clothing and a butcher for Dillons and...
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