Nellie J. Neuenschwander, 87, passed away April 23, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson and Reno County, she was born on Jan. 8, 1926, the daughter of Albert and Zetta Mae Frye. She attended Hutchinson schools and was a graduate of Sidney's Hairdressing College and was a hairdresser/homemaker. A member of the Walnut and Campbell...
Helen Jane Day, 88, passed away April 10, 2013, at her home in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born on October 6, 1924, the daughter of Robert L. and Lydia C. Smeltzer in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She graduated from St. Teresa High School in 1942 in Hutchinson, Kansas. For over 30 years, she worked as a retail sales clerk for Fiffe's...
Rodney Dean Guern, 46, passed away March 30, 2013 at his home in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born October 3, 1966, the son of Carl and Lois Guern. He attended Hutchinson Schools and was an auto mechanic by trade. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting and fishing, and listening to country music. He is survived by 2 brothers, Jeffrey...
Stephen R. Burkey, 71, passed away March 15, 2013 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. He was born Oct. 3, 1941 the son of Robert Cole Burkey and Shirley Mae Stumpf in Peoria, Illinois. He served 20 years in the United States Air Force and retired as a Master Sergeant in 1982. He spent the next 20 years...
Gilbert L. Byroad, 95, passed away February 19, 2013 at Asbury Park Nursing Center, Newton, Kansas. He was born December 7, 1917, in Park, North Dakota, the son of Clarence and Florence Byroad. A former resident of Hutchinson, he was an electrician by trade. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. A veteran of World War II,...
Larry Don Armstrong, 77, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born January 7, 1936 in Severy, Kansas, the son of Lawrence and Eartha Armstrong. A graduate of Buhler High School, he attended Glendale College and California Institute of Technology, and, in 1995 retired from Collins Corporation as bus plant department manager....
Patricia M. (Jenks) Widup, 71, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born August 7, 1941, the daughter of James and Clara Jenks. She attended Hutchinson Schools and served as a pastor for Full Gospel Chapel of Prayer for over 30 years. In addition, she owned and operated Patty''s Adult Care Home for several...
George Walker Abbott, 90, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. Delivered into the hands of our loving God, he is now free from pain, free from heartache, but always held in our hearts. Born June 15, 1922, in Ely, Minn., George was one of three children of Theodore and Dorothy (Church) Abbot....
Arvilla "Bell" Hueston, 63, passed away on Jan. 26, 2013, at Scottsdale Osborne Hospital in Scottsdale, Ariz. Born Aug. 24, 1949, in Peru, Kan., she was the daughter of Roy and Mildred Lamb. On July 19, 1979, she married John Hueston in Tucson, Ariz. He passed away on April 10, 2005. She is survived by: 10 children, three sisters, two...
Charles W. Session, Jr. passed away Jan. 19, 2013, in Hutchinson, Kan. He was born Dec. 13, 1952 in Tribune, Kan., the son of Hazel and Charles W. Session Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include: sons, Robert of Topeka, Kan., William of Yuma, Ariz. and Eliott (Brit) of Yuba City, Calif.; daughters, Charla (Richard) Reed...