Obituaries

Oct 1, 2005

Andy C. Anderson, 90, died Oct. 1, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Center, Lyons. He was born Nov. 17, 1914, in Eolia, Mo., the son of James Ruben and Amelia Klatz Anderson. A longtime Denver resident, moving to Hutchinson in 2003, he was retired from the military service serving in four branches, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Air Corp, U.S. Navy...

Sep 30, 2005

NEWTON - Kathy L. Berry, 50, died Sept. 30, 2005, at her home, Newton. She was born July 14, 1955, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles Ellis and Vera Mae Millard Berry. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1975. Raised in Hutchinson, moving to Newton, she was a CNA for Independent Living Resource Center, Newton. She belonged to the...

Sep 29, 2005

Lillian M. Peterson-Murphy, 91, died Sept. 29, 2005, at her home. She was born Dec. 1, 1913, in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of Peter and Anna Hope Peterson. She graduated from Hutchinson High School, attended Hutchinson Junior College and graduated from McPherson College. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, she taught school in Stafford and worked at the Pentagon for...

Sep 29, 2005

SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Yvonne Sue Foster, 64, died Sept. 29, 2005, in her home, South Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 23, 1940, in Cortez, Colo., the daughter of Virgil Ray and Gertrude Smoot McGowen. She graduated in 1959 from Johnson High School, and attended Business College in Amarillo, Texas. She has been a resident of South Hutchinson since 2004, moving...

Sep 29, 2005

Robert W. "Bob" Watkins, 84, died Sept. 29, 2005, at Infinia, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 6, 1920, in Harper, the son of Clinton and Stella Hartman Watkins. He graduated from Harper High School. A resident of Hutchinson since 1988, he worked for Northern Natural Gas Company for 30 years, retiring in 1982, as shift manager. He belonged to Cornerstone...

Sep 26, 2005

Ruth H. Birket, 93, died Sept. 26, 2005, at Buhler Sunshine Home. She was born May 15, 1912, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Herman and Hilda Oberg Hipp. She was a 1930 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A lifetime Reno County resident, living in the Abbyville Community and then Hutchinson for most of her life, she was a homemaker. She...

Sep 26, 2005

Nelson Morgan, 90, died Sept. 26, 2005, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 5, 1915, in rural Hutchinson, the son of William James and Ida Bensheidt Morgan. He was a 1932 graduate of Hutchinson High School and a 1936 graduate of Kansas University. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, he was vice president of Western Foods, retiring in...

Sep 24, 2005

Marianne Elisabeth Rome, 68, died Sept. 24, 2005, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born March 30, 1937, in Visby, Sweden, the daughter of Ake and Dagmar Elisabeth Bloch Grauers. She graduated high school in 1954, from Landskruna, Sweden, in 1959, from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, attended Kansas City Community College and Bethany College, Lindsborg. A resident of Hutchinson...

Sep 23, 2005

Anna Ernst Deemer, 91, died Sept. 23, 2005, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 29, 1914, in Marienthal, the daughter of Nicholus and Elizabeth Beil Ernst. A resident of Hutchinson, moving from Lyons, she was a former cashier at the Big M Truck Stop and was a nurse aide at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She belonged to St....

Sep 22, 2005

Edith P. Jones, 83, died Sept. 22, 2005, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Jan. 19, 1922, in Brookings, Ore., the daughter of James Edward and Josephine Bernadine Forge Duffin. She graduated from St. Teresa's Catholic High School in 1941 and Adela Hale Business College in 1942. A Hutchinson resident since 1927, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St....

Sep 22, 2005

Lona Alice Edwards, 82, died, Sept. 22, 2005, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 11, 1923, in Arlington, the daughter of Charles Harvey and Edna Sartain Voss. She graduated from Mullinville High School and was a 1945 graduate of St. Elizabeth's School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse working in Florida and California before moving to...

Sep 21, 2005

Ruth Darrah, 63, died Sept. 21, 2005, at Infinia in Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 18, 1942, in Topeka, the daughter of Arthur Clarence and Lola May Worford Ham. She was a graduate of Topeka High School in 1960. A longtime Lyons resident, recently moving to Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Lyons United Methodist Church. On April...

Sep 19, 2005

Robert E. Cox, 64, died Sept. 19, 2005, at Hutchinson Hospital. He will be greatly missed by a loving family and many friends. He was born Jan. 28, 1941, in Hutchinson, the son of Floyd and Clara Cox. A lifelong Hutchinson resident, he graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1959. On May 27, 1962, he married Barbara Ann Southard in...

Sep 18, 2005

Joan "Jody" Bentson, 83, died Sept. 18, 2005, at Wesley Towers Retirement Community, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 27, 1921, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Harold and Ursula Maude Kirkpatrick Hogue. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1939, Hutchinson Junior College in 1941, and Kansas State University in 1943. She had taught Physical Education at Great Bend Jr. and...

Sep 16, 2005

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - William H. Might, 85, died Sept. 16, 2005, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Dec. 10, 1919, in Colorado Springs, Colo., the son of James Edward and Clara Elizabeth Mayberry Might. He graduated in 1938 from Hutchinson High School. A resident of Fort Wayne, Ind., he was a dairy farmer in Reno County for 15...

Sep 16, 2005

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - William H. Might, 85, died Sept. 16, 2005, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Dec. 10, 1919, in Colorado Springs, Colo., the son of James Edward and Clara Elizabeth Mayberry Might. He graduated in 1938 from Hutchinson High School. A resident of Fort Wayne, Ind., he was a dairy farmer in Reno County for 15...

Jun 19, 2001

Katherine G. "Kay" Mayes, 85, died June 19, 2011, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born April 28, 1926, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Jeff and Ethel Thomas Lawrence. Kay was a mother and a homemaker. On Oct. 6, 1943, she married John L. Mayes in Hutchinson. He died March 20, 1983. Survivors include: two daughters, Linda Henderson and...

Nov 4, 1973

Melissa Ann Cowles, 49, died November 4, 2022, at Hospice House Hutchinson, after a valiant fight with cancer. She was born March 14, 1973, in Great Bend, to Edward and Darlene (Doonan) Stoss.

Melissa graduated from Hoisington High School in 1991. She then attended dental school through the American Red Cross at Carswell Air Force Base.  Melissa...

Sep 29, 1951

Wayne T. Sapp, age 62, died July 25, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 29, 1951, in Hutchinson, the son of Owen T. and Bonnie Lee Teel Sapp. Wayne was a former member of the Hutchinson Fire Department and maintenance worker. Survivors include: sons, Matthew of Hutchinson and Lucas of Lawrence; his father, O. T. Sapp...

Dec 8, 1950

Mary L. McCarthy, 74, died December 8, 2024, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born November 13, 1950, in Columbus, Indiana, to Thaddeus and Mary (Calvert) Darosett.

Mary worked at The Hutchinson News for many years. She also worked with Graber Elementary School along with the Rural Messenger. Mary was passionate about camping and enjoyed frequenting...