Obituaries

Dec 23, 2023

Sharis Marie Ballard, 73, died December 23, 2023, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.  She was born May 27, 1950, in Garden City, to Charles Henry and Zora Waneta (Clinton) Moore, Sr.

Sharis graduated from Scott City High School and Hutchinson Community Junior College, in September 1971, with her nursing degree.  She was a registered nurse for over 35...

Dec 23, 2023

Carolee Syres, born on January 28, 1933, in Wichita, KS, passed away on December 23, 2023, at the Hester Residential Care Center of Wesley Towers in Hutchinson, KS. She was the youngest of five siblings born to Ralph Lyddle Thiry and Gladys Lucille (Miller) Thiry.

Carolee graduated from Wichita North High School in 1951 and went on...

Dec 21, 2023

John Paul Davis, 65, of Newton died December 21, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born June 20, 1958, in Wichita, to William Thomas Sr. and Mary Rose (Bedore) Davis.

John worked as a welder for Agco in Hesston. He was a welder most of his life. John enjoyed dancing and being an outdoorsman, he...

Dec 21, 2023

John J.U. Smith, 66, died December 21, 2023, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1956, in Wichita, to John and Delores (Olmstead) Smith.

John attended Eureka High School and then joined the United States Army, where he served for three years. He was a sheriff deputy for Greenwood County and then worked for...

Dec 20, 2023

Darrel Eugene Tucker, 87, of Hutchinson, died December 20, 2023, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. He was born September 22, 1936, in Haven, to Albert Theodore and Marjorie Arbel (Ketchum) Tucker.

Darrel graduated from Haven High School in 1955. He worked as a flower delivery driver for Caldwell Greenhouse for 35 years, the Reno County Fire...

Dec 20, 2023

Nancy Marie Costello, 88, died December 20, 2023, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.  She was born August 23, 1935, in Hutchinson, to Harold and Claire (Saylor) Rayl.

Nancy graduated from Haven High School in 1953, and Mercy School of Nursing in 1956.  She worked as a registered nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital and was a homemaker.  Nancy was...

Dec 20, 2023

Richard 'Rich' Hilgers, 66, passed away December 20, 2023, at his home.  He was born October 13, 1957, in Salina, KS, to James Richard Hilgers and Elizabeth Anne (DeMurry) Hilgers.

Rich was a 1976 graduate of Trego Community High School in WaKeeney, KS.  On February 20, 1982, he married Janet Siegrist at the Salem Community Church in...

Dec 19, 2023

Dale Alex Howerton, 83, died December 19, 2023, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson.  The son of Lucretia Hanna Howerton and Floyd Osborn Howerton, he was born April 25, 1940, in Harper, KS.

Dale lived on a farm south of Norwich until 1944, when his family moved to Kingman, where he attended school.  In 1950, Dale started at...

Dec 18, 2023

Julie Marie Beam, 62, of Hutchinson, died December 18, 2023, at Hospice House. She was born January 9, 1961, in Great Bend, to James L. and Linda L. (Holt) Meek.

Julie graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1979 and attended Hutchinson Community College. She loved taking care of children and worked as a child care attendant at...

Dec 17, 2023

Terry Ray O'Dell, 66, of Wichita, died December 17, 2023, at Paramount Community Living and Rehab, Newton. He was born January 23, 1957, in Terre Haute, IN, to James William and Reba (Driver) O'Dell.

Terry worked as a tuck pointer, and was a member of the International Union of Bricklayers Union and later, as a custodian for...

Dec 16, 2023

Gerald Wayne Stucky, 76, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Village in Hutchinson Kansas. He was the son of Harvey Stucky, Dorothy (Krehbiel) Stucky Graber and Stepfather Donald Graber. Gerald was born May 20, 1947, at Grace Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas. He grew up on the family farm east of Pretty Prairie, Kansas and attended Red...

Dec 16, 2023

Laverne 'Si' Franklin Seifert, 72, died December 16, 2023, at Hospice House-Hutchinson.  He was born June 27, 1951, in Hutchinson, KS, to Charles Earl Seifert and Gertrude Claire (Bell) Seifert.

Si was a graduate of Buhler High School, Buhler, KS.  He retired after 42 years as a lineman for Westar Energy, currently known as Evergy.

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Dec 16, 2023

Virginia Lee Allison, 76, formerly of Coffeyville, died December 16, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center.  She was born September 21, 1947, in Coffeyville, to Elmer Lee and Virginia Frances (Perry) Brown.

Virginia worked as a waitress and the south Dillons in Dodge City as a checker.

Virginia is survived by:  daughter, Diane Babcock (Dallas) of...

Dec 15, 2023

Delores Ann (Backman) Eschliman, 90, of Hutchinson, KS, passed away December 15, 2023, at The Arbors at Waldron Place. She was born October 12, 1933, in Torrington, WY, to Ralph and Anna (Heil) Backman.

Delores grew up on a farm in the Huntley, WY, area and graduated from Huntley High School in 1951. She attended the Southeast...

Dec 14, 2023

Troy A. Coil, 53, of Hutchinson, died December 14, 2023, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born February 13, 1970, in Hutchinson, to Ron and Phyllis (Solida) Coil.

Troy was a jack-of-all-trades. He loved to fish and barbeque. He was so confident in his ability to barbeque, he joked he could bake a cake on the...

Dec 13, 2023

Verla Darlene (Crank) Chambers, 86, of Hutchinson, passed away December 13, 2023, at Hospice House. She was born November 30, 1937, in Minden Mines, MO, to Elmer and Mae (Fuson) Crank.

Verla graduated from Minden Mines High School. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1966, moving from Pittsburg, KS. Verla was employed at Collins Bus Corporation for...

Dec 13, 2023

Allen Martin Dick, 83, died December 13, 2023, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born November 8, 1940, in Hutchinson, to John Martin and Helena 'Lena' Goldie (Franz) Dick.

Allen graduated from Buhler High School in 1958, he also graduated from Chicago Technical College in 1966. Allen worked as a mechanical designer for several industrial engineering...

Dec 13, 2023

Marjorie Faye (Scantlin) Stalcup, 95, of Hutchinson, died December 13, 2023, at Waldron Place. She was born April 24, 1928, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, to Dewey Cecil and Aubrey Faye (Schell) Scantlin.

Faye graduated from Haven High School in 1946. On April 4 1947, Faye married Harold Stalcup, at Pleasant Grove Church, Burrton. They shared 74 years...

Dec 12, 2023

Richard Lee Gose died December 12, 2023, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born on December 11, 1950, in Elkhart, KS, to George and Dorothy (Coultice) Gose.

Richard graduated from Guyman High School, Guyman, OK. He loved talking with people wherever he went. He loved spending time with his family, traveling the United States, going to...

Dec 12, 2023

Donald Joseph Schultz, 71, of Nickerson, died December 12, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. He was born March 12, 1952, in Hays, to Samuel R. and Hubertine C. (Schmidtberger) Schultz.

Don graduated from Nickerson High School. He worked in construction for many years for several local contractors, in outside sales for Fastenal,...