Beverly Ann Cash
Jul 12, 2022
Beverly Ann Cash, 85, died July 12, 2022, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born November 26, 1936, in Ellsworth, KS to Edgar W. and Irene F. (Wamhoff) Schepmann.
Beverly graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1954, and received her associate degree in secretarial science from Hutchinson Community College. She was a homemaker. Beverly enjoyed working...
Marc D Elam
Jul 12, 2022
Marc D. Elam, 66, died July 12, 2022, at his home. He was born August 26, 1955.
On May 1, 2002, Marc married Rebecca "Becky" Mears in Clayton, NM. She died January 20, 2016.
He enjoyed listening to Bob Seger and other classic rock, online gaming, and was quite a green thumb. Marc and his...
Louis 'Louie' James Potter
Jul 12, 2022
Louis James (Louie) Potter, 91, passed on July 12, 2022. He was born a twin (Lois) on August 3, 1930, in Elkhart, KS, close to the family's 160-acre homestead in Rolla, KS. Due to the prolonged dust storms, farming was unsuccessful and the family moved to Hutchinson in 1934. Louie represented the twelfth generation of Potters to come to...
Donald "Donnie" L. Baringer
Jul 11, 2022
Donald L. "Donnie" Baringer, 54, died July 11, 2022, at his home. He was born August 19, 1967, in Hutchinson, to Douglas D. and Sharon S. "Shara" (Phillips) Baringer.
Donnie graduated from Cibola High School, Albuquerque, NM, and attended Hutchinson Community College. He was an accomplished welder, a talented artist, tremendous gardener, and could fix, repair, or...
Gary Bontrager
Jul 11, 2022
Gary Lloyd Bontrager, 76, of Hutchinson, died July 11, 2022, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born January 2, 1946, in Hutchinson, to LeRoy and Esther (Schrock) Bontrager.
Gary graduated from Partridge High School and served in the United States Army and Kansas Army National Guard. Apart from working at Cessna for a short time, he...
Roger Allen Smith
Jul 10, 2022
Roger A. Smith, 68, of Hutchinson, died July 10, 2022. He was born August 8, 1953.
Roger was a graduate of Nickerson High School. He worked as an electrician.
On April 29, 1978, Roger married Vicki Osborne, in Hutchinson. They shared 44 years together.
He is survived by his wife, Vicki, and son,...
William A. "Trey" Jones Iii
Jul 7, 2022
William Arthur Jones III 'Trey', passed away July 7, 2022, in Louisville, KY. He was born September 5, 1979, in McPherson, KS, to William Arthur Jones, Jr. and Mary Alice (Hoss) Jones.
Trey was a 1998 graduate of Nickerson High School, Nickerson, KS. He graduated from Southwestern College, Winfield, KS, in 2003 with a bachelors degree in...
Pat Hopengardner
Jul 5, 2022
Patricia Ann "Pat" Hopengardner, 88, died July 5, 2022, at Hospice House. She was born May 22, 1934, in Hutchinson, to Clarence A. and Questa F. (Smith) Miller.
Pat graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1952. She was a co-owner, with her husband Jim, of Central Glass and Window Treatments. Pat was also a real estate agent...
Susan J Smith
Jul 5, 2022
Susan J. Smith, 76, died July 5, 2022, at Azria Health, Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 8, 1945, in Monett, MO, to Carl and Frances (Burrow) Fricks.
Susan graduated from Joplin High School, Joplin, MO,  Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in secondary education- social sciences, and Emporia State University with a master's degree. She...
Catherine Jean Miller
Jul 4, 2022
Catherine Jean Miller, 56, of Hollister, Missouri, died July 4, 2022 at KU Medical Center. She was born September 13, 1965, in Hutchinson, to Larry and Jeanie (Wheeler) Whitley.
Cathy was a graduate of Hutchinson High School. She worked as a property claims field adjuster for American Family Insurance. Cathy was very active, she loved to run...
Lila Louise Emmert
Jul 3, 2022
Lila Louise (Cook) Emmert, 84, passed away July 3, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society-Hutchinson Village. She was born April 28, 1938, in Lyons, KS, to Clarence Bernard and Alma (Ellis) Cook.
Lila was a 1956 graduate of Lyons High School, Lyons, KS. She attended McPherson College, McPherson, KS, for three years where she met the love of...
Jill Renae Horton
Jul 2, 2022
Jill Renae Horton, 54, passed away suddenly, but peacefully in her sleep, on July 2, 2022, in Mount Zion, IL. She was so loving and the best mother a child could ever ask for. Jill was selfless; always putting her family first. She enjoyed her many phone calls with her mother and with her kids to say 'Hi' and...
Linda Kathleen Merritt
Jul 2, 2022
Linda Kathleen Merritt, 73, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and avid Kansas City Chiefs fan, passed away July 2, 2022, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park. She was born December 18, 1949, in Hutchinson, to Frank Wilbur and Thelma Maria (Owston) Eldridge.
Linda graduated from Nickerson High School. She enjoyed crochet, Chiefs football, collecting M&M novelty items, and...
Roger Lee Moffett
Jun 30, 2022
Roger Lee Moffett, 83, of South Hutchinson, died June 30, 2022, at his home. He was born June 1, 1939, in Chico, CA, to Leander J. and Veva I. (Boydston) Moffett.
After graduating from high school, Roger served in the United States Air Force from 1958-1962 and then in the United States Naval Reserves. He worked in...
Maxine Pauls
Jun 29, 2022
Maxine Doris Pauls, 101, died June 29, 2022, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born December 28, 1920, in Little Valley, KS, to J. Arthur and Minnie W. (Achilles) Briggs.
Maxine graduated from Inman High School in 1938, and attended Salt City Business College. She was a Rosie the Riveter, helping to assemble gliders in the...
Nancy Kay Reinert
Jun 28, 2022
Nancy Kay Reinert, 71, of Hutchinson, passed away June 28, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital, in Wichita, after a brief illness. She was born May 8, 1951, in Axtell, to Barney and Elaine Schneider.
Nancy graduated from Marysville High School and attended Kansas State University, where she met Russell Reinert.
Nancy and Russell were...
Dennis Lee Byard
Jun 27, 2022
Dennis Lee Byard, 73, passed away June 27, 2022, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. He was born April 29, 1949, in Lyons, KS, to Howard Stanley and Dorothy Lee (Poland) Byard.
Dennis was a graduate of Lyons High School, Lyons, KS. He served in the United States Navy from June 1968 to March 1972. After his...
Esther Burkhart
Jun 26, 2022
Esther (Durler) Burkhart, 96, died June 26, 2022, at Southwind at Spearville. She was born February 26, 1926, to Engelbert and Stephannie (Habiger) Durler, in Spearville.
Esther married Elred Burkhart August 21, 1945, in Spearville. They shared over 66 years of marriage before Elred died on September 8, 2011.
Esther and Elred made their home...
Daniel Lee Demoret
Jun 26, 2022
Daniel Lee "Danny" Demoret, 70, died June 26, 2022, at Hospice House. He was born June 6, 1952, in Hutchinson, to William R. and Lola F. (Uncapher) Demoret.
Danny attended Hutchinson schools. He served in the United States Navy from 1969-1970 and the Kansas Army National Guard until 1977. Danny worked as a roofer and then plumber...
Carlos Murphy
Jun 25, 2022
Carlos Dean Murphy, 89, died June 25, 2022, at Hospice House. He was born July 28, 1932, in Dighton, to John and Ella (Walters) Murphy, the youngest of 12 children.
Carlos graduated from Dighton High School in 1950 and received his bachelor's degree in business and master's degree in economics from Fort Hays State University. He served...
