Please go to class website to “Fallen Hawks” to read his obituary.

Please go to our class website under “Fallen Hawks” to read her obituary

Please go to our class website under “Fallen Hawks” to read his obituary

Janet Spence passed April 20, 2024.  Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read her obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to view her obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to view her obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to view his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen “Hawks” on class website to read her obituary.

Please go to the  “Fallen “Hawks” on class website to read his obituary.

Classmate Nellene Grose Kenyon represented the Hutchinson High School Class of 1968 in the tenth annual scholarship awards ceremony held on May 3^rd in the Hutchinson High Auditorium. This year’s nominee was Hailey Stringfellow, who was awarded our $8,000 scholarship, which consists of $4,000 for the first year and an additional $4,000 if all the academic criteria is met, thus enabling her to earn a business degree with her choice of Hutchinson Community College. Other members of the Scholarship Committee attending the awards ceremony included Julie Sherill Drach and Frank Stuckey.

Each year the seven representatives of Hutchinson High School Class of 1968 Scholarship Committee review applications from Hutchinson High seniors. Applicants are judged on their grade point average, their support both in school and community events, family background including income and their choice of a college major.

The list was reviewed by the committee with three finalists chosen from the pool of fifteen applicants. The Class of 1968 committee ranked and made their recommendation for the top three candidates to the Hutchinson High School selection committee Board who has the final decision-making authority. The Board was not bound by our recommendation, however had agreed with our ranking and recommendations over the past several years. Hailey was the committee’s top choice for the 2023 scholarship!

The Hutchinson High Class of 1968 Scholarship Committee was organized in 2008 at our fortieth reunion and, to date, has raised $759,425.74 towards future scholarships to deserving HHS seniors! The monies are held and invested by the Hutchinson Community Foundation.

Our thanks to classmates Nellene Grose Kenyon, Rosa Jasso Fast, Marc Johnson Marrs, Becky Penny Spellman, Kent Rayl, Julie Sherrill Drach, and Tom Wilson for their service on this committee!

If you would like to contribute to this scholarship fund, please contact Hutchinson Community Foundation at PO Box 298, Hutchinson, KS 67504 and be sure to write on the memo line of check, Hutchinson High School Class of 1968 Scholarship Fund. ­­­­­

Thanks to everyone who has made this program a success and a reality!

Once a Salthawk, Always a Salthawk!

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read her obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read her obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read his obituary.

Please go to class website to the Fallen Hawks tab to read his obituary.

Please go to the class website to the “Fallen Hawk” tab to read his obituary.

Please go to the class website to the “Fallen Hawk” tab to read his obituary.

Stephen Royce Palmer, 71, died August 14, 2021 at Newton, KS. Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” for additional information.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” to read his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” on class website to read his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” to read her obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” to read his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” to read his obituary.

Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” to read his obituary.

Marilyn passed May 12, 2022 in Hutchinson, KS. Please go to “Fallen Hawks” to read obituary.

Lester Bourell passed February 20, 2022 at Pahrump, NV. Please go to “Fallen Hawks” to read his obituary.

Cynthia (Showalter) Brice-Nash, 72, of North Huntington, PA,  died Sunday February 13, 2022 at her home. Burial will be in Hutchinson in and around two weeks. Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” to read her obituary.

Larry Lundquist 71, passed January 29, 2022, at Hutchinson. There are no services planned. As per his request he was cremated. Please go to the “Fallen Hawks” to read more about Larry’s passing.

Nodee Alexander, the son of Yoshiko (Saito) and Leland O. Alexander, was born February 12, 1950 in Yokosuka, Japan. He was called to be with the Lord on at his home in Guide Rock, Nebraska on April 1, 2021 following a lengthy battle with diabetes and its debilitating effects.

Nodee arrived in the United States following his 12th birthday. His English language skills were limited so he spent many hours with his Aunt Stella Damon over that first summer learning basic English. He started American school in Hutchinson, Kansas the next fall beginning in Junior High. After his 17th birthday he asked his father to sign a consent to join the Navy.

Graveside services with military honors held Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 9:30 am at the Highland Cemetery in Jewell County, Kansas.

To read obituary: Fallen Hawks

Alan Ray ‘Pete’ Maxfield, 72, of Hutchinson, passed away peacefully October 31, 2021, at Hospice House. He was born June 22, 1949, in Hutchinson, to LeRoy V. ‘Bus’ and Dorothy F. ‘Dot’ (Renner) Maxfield. Pete graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968. He served in the United States Navy from 1969 to 1973 and was deployed to Vietnam.

Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, November 8, 2021, at Elliott Chapel. Burial will follow in Fairlawn Burial Park with military honors conducted by the United States Navy Honor Guard. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1-8 p.m. Sunday, with family present to receive friends from 2-4 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary.

Memorials are suggested to Reno County Veterans’ Memorial, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

Reva Nadine Goheen, 70, of Hutchinson, died October 26, 2021, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born November 1, 1950, in Hutchinson, to William and Lorene (Smith) Olson.
Reva graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968 and attended Hutchison Community College. She was a homemaker. Reva enjoyed playing games of all kinds; from Yahtzee with her family, to bingo, to going to casinos.
On July 14, 1970, she married Laymond “Lewis” Goheen Jr., in Oklahoma City, OK. They shared 51 years of marriage. He survives.
Also surviving are: daughter, Deanna Mitchell and husband Joseph; sister Delta Sullivan and husband Roger; and brother, Loren Olson, all of Hutchinson.
Reva was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Wilda Miller.
Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held. Inurnment will take place in Fairlawn Burial Park. Friends may sign the memorial book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday at Elliott Mortuary.
Memorials are suggested to Hoisington Veterinary Hospital Stray Animal Fund, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

Janet Whitney Brown, 70, died August 27th, 2021, at Lufkin, Texas. She was born October 1, 1950 to the late Claudia (Hosey) Whitney and Hubert Whitney.

She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968 in Hutchinson, Kansas and earned a registered nursing degree at Hutchinson Junior College, following her high school graduation. She went on to practice nursing in Hutchinson Kansas, Beaumont Texas, Lufkin Texas and as a traveling nurse until she became disabled in 2016. She was also a Mary Kay consultant for many years.

Survivors include her husband Craig Brown of Lufkin, Texas, son Christoper Brown of Durham North Carolina, son Robert Brown and daughter-in-law Elizabeth of Arlington Texas. Her grandchildren Nicholas Brown and Jack Brown, of Arlington, Texas, her sister Brenda Woelk and husband Keith of Hutchinson, Kansas; and sister-in-law Sandra Denney.

Cremation has taken place and per her wishes, no services are planned. Her ashes will be scattered in the ocean at Galveston, Texas, as a Celebration of Life with her family in the near future.

To leave a condolence for Janet Whitney Brown

Daniel VanWinkle, 71, of Hudson, Florida, died April 22, 2021. No other information provided! He was born April 4, 1950.

Samuel Ted Sutton, 71, died November 27, 2020, at Northwood Hills Care Center in Humansville, Missouri. Ted was born October 29, 1949 to Joseph K Sutton and Ruby Mae Cross Sutton.

Survivors: two sisters: Shirlee Jo Parks, HHS class of 1967, Independence, MO; Neva (Bob) Sutton.

His parents and sister Linda K. Asplund, HHS class of 1965, preceded him.

A graveside service for Ted was held December 3, 2020 at Bellview Cemetery in Springfield, MO.

Larry Douglas Ringer, formerly of Waterloo, Ontario, passed away peacefully in his sleep. Born on April 25, 1950 to Douglas and Ethel (Thrasher) Ringer, Larry grew up in Hutchinson, Kansas with his two sisters, Patricia Yamamoto (2004) and Janet Ringer (2016).

Please go to the Fallen Hawk page to read the entire obituary by clicking on his photo.

James Edward Wickliffe, 70, departed this life on February 28, 2020. He was born on July 20,1950 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Paul and Dorothy (Coleman) Wickliffe.

He graduated high school in 1968 and enlisted in the Navy Corps in 1969. After completing his basic training in Long Beach, California, he was assigned to the USS Higbee, where he served in Vietnam and Korea.

He was united in holy matrimony with Darlene Bowie in Inglewood, California. Their union was blessed with four children. In his leisure, James enjoyed writing poems, reading and listening to music.

Please go to the Fallen Hawk page to read the entire obituary by clicking on his photo.

David Lawrence Weaver, 71, North Las Vegas, Nevada, died February 23, 2021. He was the son of Clarence L & Susan M Weaver.

He was raised in Hutchinson, Kansas and graduated from Hutchinson High School, class of 1968.

He retired after serving in the USAF twenty-three years as a computer programmer, spending nineteen years overseas.

Survivors: wife Anna; brother James Weaver in ’64 HHS class. His parents and brother Robert “Bob” Weaver, ’70 HHS class, preceded him in death.

There was no memorial service.

Edith Ellen Wingert, 71, of Salina, formerly of Hutchinson, passed away February 24, 2021 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born October 15, 1949 to Frederick and May Snell Markham in Hutchinson. She was a graduate of Hutchinson High School and had retired from Consolidated Manufacturing and later Walmart.

On April 1, 1983, she married the love her of life, Raymond “Bud” Eugene Wingert in Hutchinson. He passed away June 25, 2019.

Bill Allen Stull, 70, of Hutchinson, died November 22, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, after a long battle with COPD.

Bill graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968, and then from Regents College. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard and later in the United States Army Reserve, retiring as a major. Bill worked for the BNSF Railroad as a machine operator for over 40 years. He was a member of VFW Post 906 and American Legion Lysle Rishel Post 68. Bill was interested in ancestry, history, and politics. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, who will be missed by his family dearly.

On July 30, 1977, Bill married Margaret Wilson in Wichita. They shared 43 years together.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Elliott Mortuary. Burial will follow in Fairlawn Burial Park. Military honors will be conducted by the Kansas Army National Guard Honor Guard. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 29 and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, November 30 at Elliott Mortuary. To view the funeral service online, the link will be available at the end of Bill’s obituary on the Elliott Mortuary website on the day of the service beginning at 10:30 a.m.

To read obituary go to the Fallen Hawks tab.

Stella Josephine Marquez, 70, formerly of Hutchinson, died October 14, 2020, at her home. She was born January 16, 1950, in Hutchinson, to Juan Lopez and Louisa (Gomez) Marquez. Stella graduated from Hutchinson High School, class of ’68, and attended Wichita State University.

She worked for over 20 years as a cosmetologist at various salons in the area. Stella enjoyed cooking, crotcheting, and volunteering for community service organizations, such as being an interpreter for First Call for Help. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, South Hutchinson.

Parish Rosary will be 7 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2020, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 612 S. Maple, South Hutchinson.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at the church.  Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to ICT-SOS End Human Trafficking, in care of Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

To read entire obituary please go to the Fallen Hawks.

Kathy Smith, 70, died August 28, 2020 from lung cancer. She requested no obituary or services. She was cremated and her ashes were spread alongside a favorite waterway in Oregon State.

Congratulations to our 2020 HHS Class of ’68 Scholarship recipient, Marissa Franz. Marissa’s scholarship is for $7000.00, receiving $3500 for two years. Here is what she wrote to us: I appreciate the opportunity that I was given, to use this money for such a good reason. I hope to accomplish my goals of becoming a biomedical engineer. The scholarship that I have been awarded through the Class of 1968, will help me to begin my journey towards that goal at HCC. After receiving my Associate’s, I plan to attend a state university to focus on my studies even longer. I want to thank everyone involved. Marissa Franz

Cheryl Lynn Griffith, 69, of Hutchinson, KS., passed away on March 28, 2020 at her home. She was born March 30, 1950, in Hutchinson, KS., the daughter of Roland and Wilma (VanZandt) Geis.

Cheryl attended Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Community College. Cheryl married Robert Griffith in 1969. She enjoyed gardening, garage sales and antiquing.

Cheryl was preceded in death by her parents; husband Robert; and a son, Brandon Griffith.

She is survived by her children, Ashlee Griffith, Misti Butler and Adam Griffith; sister, Carol Bruegger; and grandchildren, Ashton, Emily, Landon, Nicholas and Ella.

There will be no public visitation as cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Hutchinson Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.

A recent request by a classmate was implemented into the site honoring those among us that served in the military. You will notice Military Seals at the end of names of classmates who served our country.  If you hover your mouse over the seal, you will get a tooltip identifying the brand of Military they were in (see screenshot below).  The seals can be seen on any of the yearbook pages and Fallen Hawk entries*.  Below is a sample page.

*Tooltips on Fallen Hawk entries are styled different and don’t work on mobile devices.

If we’ve missed anyone, PLEASE let us know. You may know someone that does not use email and therefore send us the information who and what branch they were in!