Dr. Armour H. Evans
Dec 12, 2005
Dr. Armour H. Evans, 99, died Dec. 12, 2005, at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. He was born May 28, 1906, in Wellington, the son of R.W. and Maggie Nee Lambe Evans. He graduated from Wellington High School, Southwestern College in 1929, Iliff School of Theology in 1932, Iliff School of Theology in 1934, and received his Master Hospital Administration at Northwestern...
Lonnie D. Klein
Dec 11, 2005
Lonnie Duane Klein, 37, died Dec. 11, 2005, in Hutchinson. He was born June 17, 1968, in Hayward, Calif., the son of Dennis D. and Jeanne S. Mitchell Klein. A resident of Hutchinson, he was a fabricating welder. Survivors include: his parents; a sister, Denise Neubauer and husband, Phil; and a nephew, Dylan Neubauer, all of Burrton. Private services will...
Robert L. Poltera
Dec 10, 2005
Robert L. "Bob" Poltera, 81, died Dec. 10, 2005, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 18, 1923, in Coldwater, the son of Lutzie Henry and Viola Genevieve Shelton Poltera. He graduated from Coldwater High School in 1941 and attended Washburn University. A resident of Hutchinson since 1960, moving from Greensburg, he was a John Deere Dealer for 25...
Mickey M. Barnes
Dec 10, 2005
Mickey M. Barnes, 64, died Dec. 10, 2005, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. He was born Dec. 15, 1940, in Hutchinson, the son of E.D. and Violet May Reed Barnes. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was retired from sales, and apartment and property management. Survivors include: three daughters, Debra Utterback, Hutchinson, Pamela Bernard, Overland Park, and Cheryl Wells, Cheney; his mother,...
James W. Morris
Dec 8, 2005
James W. Morris, 68, died Dec. 8, 2005, in Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Aug. 7, 1937, in Hutchinson, the son of Erle C. and Melba L. Lynn Morris. He was a 1955 graduate of Hutchinson High School and a 1957 graduate of Hutchinson Community College with an Associates Degree in Journalism. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was employed by...
Etta Lorene Getz
Dec 8, 2005
Etta LoRene Getz, 81, died Dec. 8, 2005, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Jan. 10, 1924, in Sheridan County, the daughter of Lewis Artie and Anna Vera Shoemaker Teel. She graduated from Lenore High School and Fort Hays Teachers College with a teaching certificate. A resident of Hutchinson since 1966, she was a teacher, a motel manager at The...
Steven B. Gibson
Dec 7, 2005
Steven B. Gibson, 51, died Dec. 7, 2005, in Wichita. He was born July 4, 1954, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Elmer and Lillian Faye Frye Gibson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Junior College. He worked in quality control in the aircraft industry. He belonged to the Methodist faith. Survivors include: a son, Daniel, Wichita;...
Maynard P. Bauer
Dec 6, 2005
Maynard Philip Bauer, 88, died Dec. 6, 2005, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born July 13, 1917, in Burdett, the son of Philip Jacob and Frances Mooney Bauer. He was a 1934 graduate of Burdett High School and a 1938 graduate of Creighton University Business School, Omaha, Neb. A Hutchinson resident since 1958, he was the owner and operator...
Homer D. Groves
Dec 5, 2005
Homer Dean Groves, 76, died Dec. 5, 2005, at Hospice House of Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 22, 1928, in Salina, the son of Roy Pearl and Lula Mae Skinner Groves. He was a graduate of Hutchinson High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was an IBEW electrician for 50 years, serving as business manager for 16 and a half...
Mary H. Nisly
Dec 5, 2005
Mary Headings Nisly, 86, died Dec. 5, 2005, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 23, 1919, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Valentine and Mary Ann Helmuth Headings. A lifetime Hutchinson area resident, she was a homemaker and farmer's wife. She belonged to Center A.M. Church. On Nov. 14, 1946, she married Fred Nisly in Hutchinson. He survives....
John D. Scott
Dec 5, 2005
John D. Scott, 97, died Dec. 5, 2005, in Wesley Towers Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 30, 1908, in Chautauqua County, the son of Isaac Peter and Nellie Ann Chance Scott. He was a 1927 graduate of Peru High School, Peru. A resident of Hutchinson since 1965, moving from Claflin, he was an employee of Prairie Oil...
Leonard W. Lebien, Sr.
Dec 5, 2005
Leonard W. Lebien Sr., 83, died Dec. 5, 2005, at Thorne Care Center. He was born Oct. 10, 1922, in Lincoln, the son of Ernest and Marie Obermuller Lebien. A Hutchinson resident since 1946, he was retired from Cessna Fluid Power Division and also had been the co-owner of the former Bert's Cafe, South Hutchinson, and installed underground sprinkler systems...
D. J. Kersey
Dec 4, 2005
D.J. "Dave" Kersey, 88, died Dec. 4, 2005, at Good Samaritan Center. He was born Aug. 16, 1917, in Felt, Okla., the son of David James and Margaret Virginia Kersey. A resident of Hutchinson since 1958, moving from Wichita, he was a retired pilot and chief mechanic for Koch Industries, working for them for 33 years, retiring in 1982. He...
Billy D. Hull
Dec 4, 2005
Billy D. "Bill" Hull, 76, died Dec. 4, 2005, at Shiloh Manor, Canton. He was born July 12, 1929, in Leon, the son of Ranner Henry and Mary Alice Hull. He attended Leon schools. A resident of Hutchinson since 1953, moving from Leon, he was retired from Republic Paperboard after 40 years. He belonged to Westbrook Baptist Church, Loyal Order...
Donald L. Swanson
Dec 3, 2005
Donald L. Swanson, 74, died Dec. 3, 2005, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 19, 1931, in Hutchinson, the son of Eskel and Hannah Anderson Swanson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Junior College. A lifetime Hutchinson area resident, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He belonged to Emanuel Lutheran Church. He served in...
Barbara N. Furgason
Dec 2, 2005
Barbara N. Furgason, 72, died Dec. 2, 2005, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born July 30, 1933, in Pratt, the daughter of Boyde W. and Vivian M. Wirth Gilham. She graduated from Pratt High School. A Hutchinson resident since 1966, moving from Pratt, she worked for TECH until 1992. She belonged to the Methodist Faith. Survivors include: a son, Gary,...
Dale W. Cavit
Dec 1, 2005
Dale Wesley Cavit, 86, died Dec. 1, 2005, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 6, 1919, in Forgan, Okla., the son of George Hutchinson and Verna Ethel Dewey Cavit. He was a 1937 graduate of Leon High School and attended Butler County Junior College. A resident of Hutchinson since 2000, formerly of Russell (1949-1962) and Lyons (1962-2000),...
M. Adrian Miller
Dec 1, 2005
M. Adrian "Whitey" Miller, 82, died Dec. 1, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 25, 1923, in Kinsley, the son of William Rudolph and Ida Esther Eatinger Miller. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1943. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was retired from Dillons as District Supervisor of Meat Market Management after 43 years...
Larwrence W. Martin
Nov 28, 2005
Lawrence W. Martin, 83, died Nov. 28, 2005, in Hutchinson Hospital. He was born July 31, 1922, in Iola, the son of Ace V. and Margaret M. Sleeper Martin. He was a graduate of Iola High School. A Hutchinson resident for the past 53 years, he was retired from Santa Fe Railroad. He was a member of Tenth Avenue United...
Margaret P. Haldeman
Nov 28, 2005
Margaret Pearl Haldeman, 90, died Nov. 28, 2005. She was born April 18, 1915, in Adel, Iowa, the daughter of Orlo E. and Maggie Messamer. She graduated from Adel High School in 1933 and from Mc-Pherson College in 1937. She worked her way through McPherson by baby-sitting and cleaning houses in exchange for tuition. After graduation, she taught for one...
