Obituaries

On June 15, 1941, he married Eva Gladys Siebert at the First Mennonite Church, Hutchinson. Art and Eva celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in June of 2011 with family and friends.

Judy had a passion for music she inherited from her father at an early age. During High School she would often travel with her father on the weekends playing her saxophone while he played the accordion in the Hermanettes polka band for anniversaries and weddings all over Kansas.

Curtis was always a family man first and foremost. He loved fishing, fishing, fishing ..., hunting, camping, and anything outdoors. He was very reliable and brutally honest and stubborn but he had the biggest heart and was one of the hardest working men.

Doris Elaine Spradlin was born on February 10, 1930, in Hutchinson, KS, to George E. and Edith (Waldo) Spradlin. George and Edith lived in Hutchinson until 1935, when they moved their family to McPherson, KS.

Edward accepted Christ as his Savior in his youth and served the Lord faithfully. He was a loyal member of Center Amish Mennonite Church for 63 years and served as church treasurer for 40 years. A man of few words, Edward was deeply committed to his wife, his family, his church, and to the God he served faithfully and without fanfare.

Janice graduated from Lyons High School, Lyons, Kansas with the class of 1962. On September 6, 1963, she married Melvin G. Stowell in Lyons, Kansas. They shared 27 years of marriage, before his death on January 1, 1990. On December 12, 1992, Janice married Lyman Daryle Rothchild in Lyons, Kansas.

Bryant was born on August 5, 1946, in Hastings, NE, the son of Neil Bryant Andrews, Sr. and Donna Mae (Marymee) Andrews. He graduated high school from Hastings, NE in 1964 and attended the University of Nebraska

After graduating from Solomon High School in 1956 he spent his summer custom cutting wheat and then joined the Army where he became a paratrooper for the 101st Airborne. After 3 years in the service, he was honorably discharged. In 1965 Allen married his wife of 57 years, Vada Koehn.

She graduated from Wichita East High School, and later received her bachelor’s degree in education from Wichita State University with the class of 1973. Glenda was a business teacher at Little River High School.

Kay Fern Scheel, 69, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at her home. Arrangements are pending and will be announced later by Buhler Mortuary.

John E. Woody, 62, passed away July 19, 2022, at his home.  He was born April 7, 1960, in Pratt, to Edward James Woody and Norma Sivils.

Gary Lane, 77, died July 14, 2022, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born December 23, 1944, in Wichita, to Phillip and Ruth (Evans) Martin.