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Maynard P. Bauer

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Wilda M. Owens

Wilda M. Owens

Nov 26, 2005

Wilda May Owens, 95, died Nov. 26, 2005, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Aug. 3, 1910, in Stella, Mo., the daughter of Orville and Martha Fischgrabe Atwood. A resident of Hutchinson since 1985, formerly of Meade and Stafford, she was a homemaker. She belonged to the Pentecostal Church, Meade. On Aug. 4, 1929, she married Percy W....

Ruben C. Garibay

Ruben C. Garibay

Nov 26, 2005

Ruben C. Garibay, 80, died Nov. 26, 2005, in Hutchinson Hospital ICU. He was born June 16, 1925, in Zamora, Mexico, the son of Jesus Joseph and Concepcion Cazarez Garibay. He was a graduate of East High School, Wichita, and Wichita State University. He attended Austin College. A Pratt resident since 1999, moving to Hutchinson in June, he had a...

Margaret L. Teter Harr

Margaret L. Teter Harr

Nov 26, 2005

Margaret Louise Teter Harr, 94, was received into glory at her daughter's home, Nov. 26, 2005. She was born Jan. 14, 1911, in Hutchinson, the daughter of John C.D. and Judith A. Brickey Teter. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Westside Baptist Church and attended Arlington Presbyterian Church. On May 5, 1931, she married Richard...

Billy R. Wulfemeyer

Billy R. Wulfemeyer

Nov 25, 2005

PARTRIDGE - Billy R. Wulfemeyer, 77, died Nov. 25, 2005, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Feb. 10, 1928, in Deepwater, Mo., the son of Will and Nellie Chiles Wulfemeyer. He graduated in 1946 from Abbyville High School. A lifelong Abbyville resident, he was a wheat farmer and cattleman in the Partridge and...

Larry D. Jewell

Larry D. Jewell

Nov 23, 2005

Larry D. Jewell, 61, died Nov. 23, 2005, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born May 5, 1944, in Hutchinson, the son of Alfred F. and Maudie L. Frye Jewell. He attended Nickerson High School and graduated from Hutchinson JUCO in 1967. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was owner and operator of Central Welding and Machine Company, Inc. He belonged to...

Alfred M. Algrim

Alfred M. Algrim

Nov 21, 2005

NICKERSON - Alfred M. Algrim, 64, died Nov. 21, 2005, at Hutchinson Hospital ER. He was born Sept. 21, 1941, in Stafford, the son of Ivan Willard and Hulda Hildebrand Algrim. He was a 1959 graduate of Stafford High School. A lifelong Kansas native, he worked for Farmers Co-op of Nickerson for 30 years, retiring in 2004 as fertilizer manager....

Marybel C. Graber

Marybel C. Graber

Nov 21, 2005

Marybel C. Graber, 88, died Nov. 21, 2005, in Thorne Care Center. She was born June 9, 1917, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Fred and Mabel Booher Gookins. She attended Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Community College, Kansas University, Adela Hale Business College and graduated from Sterling College. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a teacher, having taught in Buhler, Burrton...

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