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James "Jim" G. Hulsey

James "Jim" G. Hulsey

Oct 11, 2022

James “Jim” G. Hulsey, 77, of Howard, KS, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, KS. Jim had worked as a welder, cowboy, and ranch hand.

 

Jim was born on September 16, 1945, in Newton, KS, the son of Strozier Albin and Lavina May (Dillon) Hulsey.  He graduated from Galva High School in...

Bobby R. Parker

Bobby R. Parker

Oct 7, 2022

Bobby “Bob” Ray Parker, 83, of McPherson, KS and formerly of Phillipsburg, KS, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 7, 2022.  He was born in Speed, KS on November 10, 1938, to Harley Eads Parker and Cora Mae (Thornton) Parker.  Bob attended Speed Grade School through 8th grade but traveled to nearby Phillipsburg to attend Phillipsburg High...

Savitaben Dhirajbhai Bhakta

Savitaben Dhirajbhai Bhakta

Oct 1, 2022

Savitaben Dhirajbhai Bhakta passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at the age of 76 in McPherson, KS.  The funeral service was held on October 4, 2022.  

Joan M. Reichenberger

Joan M. Reichenberger

Oct 1, 2022

Joan “Jo-Ann” Marie Reichenberger, 72, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on October 1st at her home in McPherson. Joan was a retired teacher and most recently taught 8th grade English at Prairie Hills Middle School. 

 

Joan was born on November 15, 1949, in South Bend, IN, the daughter of Leo F. and Virginia E. (White) Tschechtelin.  She attended Curé...

Paul W. Hoffman

Paul W. Hoffman

Sep 30, 2022

Dr. Paul Willis Hoffman, 90, of McPherson, KS, passed away in the early morning hours of September 30, 2022.  Paul was born on May 14, 1932, to Ralph and Tressie (Heeter) Hoffman and grew up at the family farm near Roann, IN.

 

Paul met his future wife, Joanna Begerow, during a youth event in Florida.  While in college, Paul...

Mary Lou Simmering

Mary Lou Simmering

Sep 28, 2022

Mary Louise (Carpenter) Simmering was born to Clay and Ammah (Thompson) Carpenter February 20, 1929, in Davenport, Oklahoma. Mary Lou had 3 siblings Donald, Margaret and Susan. She grew up in rural Oklahoma communities before graduating from Garber, OK High School in 1946. Upon graduating from Central State University in Edmond, OK, she worked at the YWCA in Oklahoma City. ...

Sheryl A. Hoffman

Sheryl A. Hoffman

Sep 25, 2022

Sheryl Ann Hoffman, 75, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 25, 2022, surrounded by family at McPherson Hospital.  She was a retired bookkeeper/secretary for Hassman Oil Co. in McPherson.

 

Sheryl was born on August 24, 1947, in West Point, NE, the daughter of Robert Edward and Annie Mae (Roberts) Fenske.  She graduated from West Point High...

LaVern D. Penner

LaVern D. Penner

Sep 22, 2022

LaVern D. Penner, 77, of Buhler, KS, and formerly of Inman, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2022, surrounded by family at Harry Hynes Hospice Center, Wichita.  LaVern owned & operated Penner’s Grain & Distributing, a custom harvesting business.  He then was an independent truck driver for many years. 

 

LaVern was born on January 25, 1945,...

Shirley Esau

Shirley Esau

Sep 22, 2022

Shirley Esau, 66, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2022, surrounded by family at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS. She was a library assistant at the McPherson Public Library, retiring just one month prior to her passing.

 

Shirley was born on August 18, 1956, in Goessel, KS, the daughter of James Willard and Eulalia (Regier)...

Donald E. Bruner

Donald E. Bruner

Sep 21, 2022

Donald Eugene Bruner, 57, of Salina, KS and formerly of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, surrounded by family at the Holiday Resort Health & Rehab, Salina.  Don had worked as a warehouse supervisor at Tony's Pizza and was also a Transportation Supervisor at Schwan's Home Delivery.

 

Don was born on May 9, 1965, in...

Stanley J. Dalton

Stanley J. Dalton

Sep 19, 2022

Stanley James Dalton, 79, of Wichita, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 19, 2022, surrounded by family at Regent Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare, Wichita.  In addition to retiring from the Kansas Army National Guard after 40 years, he also worked in sales for IBT Industrial Solutions and Power Flow Systems.

 

Stan was born August 4, 1943, in Clay...

H. Dean Cotton

H. Dean Cotton

Sep 18, 2022

H. Dean Cotton, 93, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at The Cedars, McPherson.  He was a retired judge and attorney.  He worked as the county, probate, and juvenile judge for 14 years and then was a lawyer for the State of Kansas Dept. of Human Services for 17 years.

 

Dean was born on...

Emma Jean Eck

Emma Jean Eck

Sep 15, 2022

Emma Jean (Mead) Eck, 87, Office Administrator for the London, Ontario Board of Education, died September 15, 2022.

 

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, September 19, at the Emmanuel Church Cemetery, 2161 Comanche Rd., Galva, KS.

 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lavern Allen Eck; parents, Max and Thelma Mead; brother, Billy...

John Vicencio, Jr.

John Vicencio, Jr.

Sep 11, 2022

John Vicencio, Jr., 72, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at his home in Hutchinson, Kansas.

 

John was born January 8, 1950, in McPherson, Kansas to John Vicencio, Sr. and Thora (Todd) Vicencio. John was raised with four older sisters, Patricia, Marian, Joan, and Delores. When John was 20 months old, he was diagnosed with Epilepsy and severe...

Ione Johnson

Ione Johnson

Sep 7, 2022

Letha Ione (Akers) Johnson, 98, of Lindsborg, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Bethany Home, Lindsborg. Besides being a farm wife, Ione worked at Bethany College for a few years, and then in the dietary department at Bethany Home, Lindsborg for over 20 years.

 

She was born on May 16, 1924, in McPherson, KS, the daughter...

Rose M. Crawford

Rose M. Crawford

Sep 5, 2022

Rose Marie Crawford, 81, of North Newton, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, September 5th, 2022. She was born on December 9th, 1941, in Newton, Kansas to Arthur Friesen and Rosella (Schmidt) Friesen. Rose graduated from Newton High School in 1959.

 

Rose was a woman whose passion for Elvis was only second to her passion for...

Karen J. Anderson

Karen J. Anderson

Aug 31, 2022

Karen Joan Anderson, 74, of McPherson, KS, formerly of Scottsdale, AZ and Lindsborg, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.  On April 30, 2021, she retired from Walters Optometry where she was the office manager.

 

Karen was born on February 14, 1948, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Leon and Ruth...

Jimmy L. Flood

Jimmy L. Flood

Aug 30, 2022

Jimmy Lee “Poppy” Flood, 84, formerly of McPherson, KS, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at his home in Splendora, TX.  He was retired from the Kansas Dept. of Corrections and was the print shop supervisor at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson.  He also worked for Kittell Printing in McPherson and owned and operated his own print shop...

Mai Le

Mai Le

Aug 14, 2022

Ngoc Mai Thi Le “Mai Le”, 52, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2022, surrounded by family at Via Christi St. Francis RMC in Wichita, KS.  Mai Le worked in food service at the McPherson Middle School.

 

Mai Le was born on July 26, 1970, in Vinh Long, Vietnam, the daughter of Huong Le and...

Dorothy A. Butler

Dorothy A. Butler

Aug 13, 2022

Dorothy Ann Butler, 88, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Pine Village, Moundridge.  She had worked as a manager for the Pic-Quik Store  and Taylor-Mart, both in McPherson, and then was a cashier for Dillons.

 

Dorothy was born on January 1, 1934, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Richard and Della (Unruh) Decker. ...

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