Rita G. Aleman
Feb 22, 2006
Rita G. Aleman, 101, died Feb. 22, 2006, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born May 22, 1904, in Zacatecas, Mexico, the daughter of Luis and Leocaria Rivas Garcia. She attended Hutchinson Public Schools. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, South Hutchinson. On March 15, 1919, she married Arcidio...
Bonnie D. Jantz
Feb 21, 2006
Bonnie D. Jantz, 74, died Feb. 21, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 20, 1931, in rural Zimmerdale, the daughter of Joseph Allen and Anna Um-holtz Hershberger. She graduated from Sedgwick High School where she was the valedictorian of her class. A resident of Hutchinson since 1953, she was a homemaker and worked for the Kansas State...
Frank G. Ashens
Feb 20, 2006
Frank Gerald Ashens, 85, died Feb. 20, 2006, at Mennonite Manor. He was born July 15, 1920, in Aurora, Mo., the son of Ransom Henry and Tina Bell Harville Ashens. After attending school in Aurora, Mo., at age 17 he signed up with the Civilian Conservation Corp. He spent six months at Caledonia, Minn., and then one and a half...
Velma E. Baker
Feb 19, 2006
Velma E. Baker, 92, died Feb. 19, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 24, 1913, near Conway Springs, the daughter of Roy and Irene Bell Hopper. She graduated from Conway Springs High School and Venus Academy of Cosmetology, Wichita. A resident of Hutchinson for 60 years, she was a homemaker and worked at Long's. On June 6,...
Helen R. Rowland
Feb 18, 2006
Helen Rhogene Rowland, 104, died Feb. 18, 2006, at Ralph Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born June 11, 1901, on the family farm north of Hutchinson, the firstborn child of Charles William and Iowa Gabriella Vincent Rowland. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School and the Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia. A lifetime resident of...
Willard D. Murphy
Feb 17, 2006
Willard D. "Bill" Murphy, 84, died Feb. 17, 2006, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. He was born May 9, 1921, in Leivasy, W. Va., the son of David Andrew and Myrtle Whitney Murphy. He graduated from Nuttall High School, Lookout, W.Va. The family later moved to Washington D.C., where Willard worked for the Civil Service Commission for five years. He...
Lloyd W. Ludlow
Feb 17, 2006
Lloyd Wayne Ludlow, 84, died Feb. 17, 2006, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 8, 1922, in Winona, the son of Roy Alexander and Violet Ethel David Ludlow. He graduated from Winona High School. A resident of Hutchinson, he retired in 1983 as the District Sales Manager for Stauffer Seed Co. He belonged to Crossroads...
Art Tiedtke
Feb 17, 2006
Art Tiedtke, 96, died Feb. 17, 2006, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born July 22, 1909, in Dodge City, the son of German immigrants Wilhelm and Anna Meister Tiedtke. After his father's death in 1915, he moved to Hutchinson with his mother and siblings, where he lived the majority of his life. At the age of 15, he began...
Verne M. Ayers
Feb 16, 2006
Verne M. Ayers, 88, died Feb. 16, 2006, at Dillon Living Center. He was born Jan. 20, 1918, in Pratt, the son of Roland Franklin and Bessie Emma Weikal Ayers. He graduated in 1936 from Pratt High School and in 1941 from Emporia State University, with a business degree. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he had also lived at Marion County...
Fred Cole
Feb 16, 2006
Fred Cole, 89, died Feb. 16, 2006, at Hospice House. He was born Jan. 7, 1917, in Hutchinson, the son of Author Thomas and Elizabeth Black Cole. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired storekeeper for Morton Salt Co. for 34 years. He belonged to the Baptist Faith, and was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Bob...
Verna A. Colley
Feb 15, 2006
erna A. Colley, 87, died Feb. 15, 2006, at Good Samaritan Center. She was born June 17, 1918, in Inman, the daughter of Henry and Olga Schmidt Pauls. She was a graduate of Inman High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a retired clerk with Self Service Drug and had worked for 20 years at the American Legion Lysle...
Betty J. Herman
Feb 15, 2006
Betty Jane Herman, 87, died Feb. 15, 2006, at Medicalodge of Goddard. She was born Oct. 26, 1918, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles E. and Maude Marbaugh Brown. She was a graduate of Hutch-inson High School, and attended Hutchinson Junior College and the University of Iowa. A longtime Hutchinson resident, formerly of McPherson and Lindsborg, she was a homemaker...
Nancy L. Ester
Feb 14, 2006
Nancy L. Ester, 93, died Feb. 14, 2006, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born March 27, 1912, in Marshfield, Mo., the daughter of the Rev. George Frederick and Gertrude E. Mansfield Gilbert. She was a 1929 graduate of Mountain Grove High School in Missouri, 1932 graduate of Missouri State with a B.S. in education and in 1967...
Ron Heckel
Feb 14, 2006
Ron Heckel, 61, died Feb. 14, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 25, 1944, in Hutchinson, the son of Frederick and Theresa Myrle McMurphy Heckel. He was a longtime resident of Hutchinson. He belonged to the National Association of Radio Operators and ITXA Indian Nation. On Aug. 11, 1978, he married Judith E. Griffeth in Hutchinson. She...
N. Jean Schultz
Feb 14, 2006
N. Jean Schultz, 78, died Feb. 14, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 19, 1927, in Protection, the daughter of Jacob and Stella Baker Zimmerman. She was a 1945 graduate of Protection High School. A resident of Hutchinson for 101/2 years, moving from Coldwater, she was a retired cashier for Coldwater National Bank for 22 years. She...
Ron Heckel
Feb 14, 2006
Ron Heckel, 61, died Feb. 14, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 25, 1944, in Hutchinson, the son of Frederick and Theresa Myrle McMurphy Heckel. He was a longtime resident of Hutchinson. He belonged to the National Association of Radio Operators and ITXA Indian Nation. On Aug. 11, 1978, he married Judith E. Griffeth in Hutchinson. She...
N. Jean Schultz
Feb 14, 2006
N. Jean Schultz, 78, died Feb. 14, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 19, 1927, in Protection, the daughter of Jacob and Stella Baker Zimmerman. She was a 1945 graduate of Protection High School. A resident of Hutchinson for 101/2 years, moving from Coldwater, she was a retired cashier for Coldwater National Bank for 22 years. She...
Richard O. Wilson
Feb 13, 2006
Richard O. Wilson, 81, died Feb. 13, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born May 11, 1924, in Burlington, the son of Richard O. and Chonita Watkins Wilson. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired plumber and pipefitter. He belonged to Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Local No. 441. On Aug. 13, 1946, he married Velma U. Bafus in Hutchinson....
Glenn C. Bentler
Feb 12, 2006
Glenn C. Bentler, 85, died Feb. 12, 2006, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 4, 1920, in Centerville, Iowa, the son of William Washington and Cora M. Crane Bentler. He was a 1938 graduate of North High School, Des Moines, Iowa, attended American Institute of Business, Des Moines, and LaSalle Extension University, Chicago. A resident of Hutchinson since...
Ruth J. Aytes-Miller
Feb 10, 2006
Ruth J. Aytes-Miller, 87, died Feb. 10, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Dec. 18, 1918, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Dolph William and Maggie Mae Suerber Ha-german. She was a longtime Hutch- inson resident. She belonged to Riverside Baptist Church, Wheathearts Camping Club and volunteered at Hutchinson Hospital and Yavapai Regional Medical Center, Prescott, Ariz. On Jan. 10,...
