Michelle Diane Thomas (Rice)
May 4, 2013
Michelle Diane Thomas, 52, passed away May 4, 2013 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born January 30, 1961, the daughter of Johnny and Patricia Ann Rice. A graduate of Garden City High School, she was employed by Fraese Drug Company for the past three years. An avid reader, she also enjoyed playing electronic games, making friends, laughing and...
Joan Beth Goering (Launhart)
Apr 27, 2013
Joan Beth Goering, 85, passed away Saturday April 27, 2013 at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born in Newton, Kansas on January 24, 1928, the youngest daughter of William and Daisy Koppes Launhart. A graduate of Bethel College in 1949, she was a teacher for 22 years retiring from McCandless Grade School. In addition to her education career,...
Janice Jordan Shannon
Apr 25, 2013
Janice Jordan Shannon, 91, passed away April 25, 2013 at Sandstone Nursing Home in Little River, Kansas. She was born July 16, 1921, in Little River, Kansas, the daughter of Donald and Bertha Jordan. A graduate of Lyons High School in 1939, she worked in an ammunition plant and an aircraft factory during World War II. She was a professional...
Nellie Joanna Neuenschwander (Frye)
Apr 23, 2013
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
Apr 10, 2013
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
Mar 30, 2013
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
Mar 15, 2013
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 Laurence Byroad
Feb 19, 2013
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
Feb 4, 2013
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. Widup (Jenks)
Feb 1, 2013
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...