Obituaries

Apr 26, 2022

Marie Joanne 'Jo' Hedrick, 90, died April 26, 2022, at Pleasant Hills in Hutchinson, KS. Jo was born May 7, 1931, in Ft. Dodge, IA, to Marie and Robert Lowrey.

She spent most of her childhood in Gowrie, IA, until moving to Kansas to attend KU School of Nursing. Jo became a registered nurse and met Ken...

Apr 26, 2022

Patricia Jean Kerns, 84, died April 26, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson. She was born January 1, 1938, in Hutchinson, to Clarence and Lois (Tracy) Shuman.

Patty graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1956, and later from Salt City Business College. She worked as an office administrator for Rainbow Bakery. Patty was a member of First...

Apr 25, 2022

Katherine Marie Brown, 83, died April 25, 2022, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson.  She was born January 21, 1939, in Sharon, KS, the oldest daughter of Lester Eugene and Troye Frances (Hensley) Rose.

Katherine graduated from Whitewater High School in 1956, and Wichita Business College.  She enjoyed volunteering in the community, and served on the Hutchinson Regional...

Apr 24, 2022

George Alfred Ross, 92, of Hutchinson, died April 24, 2022. He was born March 21, 1930, on the family farm in Jewell County, to Gustav A. and Atta E. (Quick) Ross.

George graduated from Mankato High School in 1947 and attended Hutchinson Community College and Pittsburg State University. He served in the United States Navy from 1948-1952. ...

Apr 23, 2022

Orva Jean Wolfe, 96, died April 23, 2022, at Wesley Towers.  She was born February 24, 1926, in Otis, KS,  the daughter of Ben and Dena (Hergert) Scheuerman.

Orva Jean graduated from La Crosse High School and went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts degree from Fort Hays State, in 1948.  While at Fort Hays, she...

Apr 23, 2022

Virginia E. Roman, 95, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Hospice House. She was born March 17, 1927, in Hutchinson, to Mauro and Pauline Garcia.

Virginia attended schools in Hutchinson, graduating from Hutchinson High School in 1945, and later graduated from Salt City Business College. She worked for various attorney's in the Hutchinson area before working...

Apr 23, 2022

Garrick Donald Foulk, 55, died April 23, 2022, at his home in Hutchinson. Garrick was born January 26, 1967 in Hutchinson, to Gordon Foulk and Edith Kaiser.

Garrick was a 1985 graduate of Nickerson High School and worked as a grain elevator operator for ADM in Hutchinson. On October 27, 2017, he married Teresa Anzo, in Hutchinson,...

Apr 22, 2022

Barbara Noreen Fraser, 78, died April 22, 2022, at Hospice House. She was born June 15, 1943, in Tacoma, Washington, to Clinton C. and Verna L. (Schroll) Glover.

Barbara graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College and Salt City Business College. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked as a sales clerk at...

Apr 22, 2022

Thomas 'Tom' Warren Tucker, 77, passed away April 22, 2022, at Diversicare of Hutchinson.  He was born June 14, 1944, in Garnett, KS, to Royal Ralph and Eleanor Louise (Jones) Tucker.

Tom was a graduate of Nickerson High School, Nickerson, KS.  He was employed as an equipment operator by the Kansas Department of Transportation, retiring with over...

Apr 22, 2022

Carol E Lambert, 83, of Hutchinson, passed April 22, 2022, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler. She was born July 13, 1938, to Arthur and Thelma (Byron) Wipf.

Carol graduated from Nickerson High School in 1956, Hutchinson Community College in 1958, and Sterling College in 1966. She was a teacher at Burrton for three years and at...

Apr 22, 2022

Dean John Getting, 84, of Haviland, died April 22, 2022, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. He was born November 5, 1937, in Marshalltown, IA, to George G. and Charlotte S. (Harms) Getting. Dean grew up on a farm near Wellsburg, in north central Iowa. He served in the United States Army from 1956-1958, in the Iowa National...

Apr 22, 2022

Ruth Isabel Cramer, 96, passed away April 22, 2022, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler, KS.  She was born June 27, 1925, in Kansas City, MO, to Frank David and Esther Nellie (Stude) King, Sr.

Ruth was a 1943 graduate of Sylvia High School, Sylvia, KS, and later graduated from Salt City Business College, Hutchinson, KS.  She...

Apr 21, 2022

Larry Dean Doskocil, 90, died April 21, 2022, at Hospice House.  He was born May 2, 1931, in Pratt, to Frank and Mary (Pierpoint) Doskocil.

Larry graduated from Pratt High School in 1949, and received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK, after a two-year enlistment in the Army.  Larry's interests were many...

Apr 20, 2022

JoAn H. (Knutson) Olson, formerly of Bottineau, ND passed away April 20, 2022, at Reeds Cove Health and Rehabilitation, Wichita, KS.

She was born September 23, 1942, in Richardton, ND to parents, Walter and Erna (Rasch) Knutson of Halliday, ND. When JoAn was 5 years old, her family moved to McKenzie, ND. She received her education at...

Apr 20, 2022

Timothy Edward "Tim" Lane, 53, died April 20, 2022.  He was born February 20, 1969, in Hutchinson, to Elmo A. and Nancy Jeanne (Poulton) Lane.

Tim graduated from Buhler High School in 1987, and attended Highland Community College and Eastern Oregon Community College.  He worked alongside his dad as a plumber at Lane Plumbing for many years. ...

Apr 19, 2022

Max G. Bussard, 77, passed away April 19, 2022, at Park West Plaza Manor, Wichita, KS.  He was born June 14, 1944, in Mulhall, OK, to Thomas Vincent and Charlottie Verlene (Dick) Bussard.

Max was a 1963 graduate of Fairfield High School, Langdon, KS.  He worked at Jackson Ice Cream and Dairy, Hutchinson, KS as a maintenance...

Apr 17, 2022

Janice "Jan" Darlene Bolt, 88, died April 17, 2022, at Hester Care Center in Hutchinson, KS surrounded by her loving family.  She was born April 11, 1934, in Hutchinson, to Eldon E. and Francis Marie (Hall) Hornish, and raised by her loving mother, who later married her stepfather, Lloyd Coffey.

Jan graduated from Hutchinson High School in...

Apr 17, 2022

Daniel Edwin McGraw, 68, died April 17, 2022, at his home. He was born November 18, 1953, in Pratt, to Anthony D. "Tony" and Janice L. (Northrop) McGraw.

Daniel graduated from Partridge High School in 1971. He owned his own business, Freedom Lawn Care, for many years. Daniel was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed camping, fishing, and...

Apr 16, 2022

Ann R. Phillips, 73, passed away April 16, 2022, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, KS.  She was born January 24, 1949, in Great Bend, KS, to Virgil and Peggy (Milloway) Wilhelm.

Ann was a 1967 graduate of Otis-Bison High School, Otis, KS and went on to graduate from Salt City Business College, Hutchinson, KS. Ann was employed by...

Apr 16, 2022

Donald C. Lenz Jr., 87, of Hutchinson, died April 16, 2022, at his home. He was born November 28, 1934, in Dodge City, to Donald C. SR and Mabel (Dyer) Lenz.

Donald graduated from Dodge City High School in 1953. He worked as a machinist for Cessna and Eaton for 43 years. Donald loved to travel and...