HUTCHINSON HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1970



"Keeping The Memories Alive"






CLASSMATE & TEACHER MEMORIALS



"Sometimes" - The Carpenters
"A Look To My Heart" - Blood, Sweat & Tears



FALLEN CLASSMATES & TEACHERS LIST



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STUART JAY REYNOLDS
1952 - 2024
Cause Unknown





SUSAN CASTILLO WILSON
1952 - 2024
Cause Unknown





DAVID GOLDBERG
1952 - 2023
Cause Unknown





JEANNIE LAVIELLE BARTH
1952 - 2023
Cause Unknown





BARBARA WINGERT WILLIAMS
1952 - 2023
Cause Unknown





PAMELA SUE NEWLIN
1952 - 2023
Cause Unknown





KIM STUART HOLLAND
1952 - 2023
Cause Unknown





MEREDITH ANN WILSON RUSSELL
1952 - 2023
Throat Cancer





WILLIAM "BILL" McDANIEL
1952 - 2023
Cause Unknown





DEBRA KAY "DEBI" POWELL
1952 - 2023
Cancer





JOHN WALTER DALTON
1952 - 2022
Heart





JAMES WOODROW ANSHUTZ
1952- 2022
Cause Unknown





RICHARD M. "WOODY" WOODSON
1935 - 2022
Cause Unknown





JERRY ALLEN BURDICK
1952 - 2022
Cause Unknown





SHASHI (RAY) MUSSO
1952 - 2022
Cause Unknown





DONALD L. CORBETT
1931 - 2021
Cause Unknown





ANGELINE "KIKI" CAPPONY
1926 - 2021
Natural Causes





L.J. HARTL
1952 - 2021
Lung Cancer





ALAN DODGE
1951 - 2021
Cause Unknown





PAUL L. WEBER
1952 - 2020
Virus Related





KEITH ALDEN MENDENHALL
1952 - 2020
Cause Unknown





WALTER "GENE" KNOX
1931 - 2020
Cause Unknown





STEPHEN "STEVE" DYE
1952 - 2020
Cause Unknown





MIKE BANTA
1952 - 2020
Cancer





WILLIAM "GOLDIE" SELLERS
1952 - 2020
Heart Failure





DENNIS JOHNSON
1952 - 2020
Heart Failure





DAVID ALBERT NELSON
1952 - 2019
Cancer





JOYCE AVERY STEWART
1952 - 2019
Cause Unknown





RON KEITH THOMAS
1952 - 2019
Cause Unknown





EDWARD "TED" McADAMS
1952 - 2019
Cancer





EDDIE LINDENSMITH
1951 - 2019
Cause Unknown





VICTOR RUELAS
1952 - 2019
Cause Unknown





ROGER B. NOBLE
1937 - 2019
Cause Unknown





DIANA LYNN WILSON MAY
1952 - 2015
Cause Unknown





MARK RASSETTE
1952 - 2019
Cancer





BEVERLY BARKER McGILL
1951 - 2015
Cause Unknown





DALE POE
1952 - 2019
Cause Unknown





NANCY GROSSHARDT ZIMMERMAN
1952 - 2018
Cause Unknown





BONNIE VANWINKLE POWELL
1952 - 2018
Cause Unknown





PATTI RICHARDSON HAMILTON
1952 - 2018
Cancer





CONNIE PENLEY BARLOW
1952 - 2018
Cause Unknown





TROY PALMER
1952 - 2018
Cancer





LISA SHIELDS
1952 - 2018
Stroke





SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS

In light of the recent passing of our classmate Steve Butterfield (see below), I have a curious sadness at his passing and I'm not sure why. I mean, just like with most every other classmate, I have not had any contact with Steve since we graduated from HHS, so why am I saddened by his passing more so than I usually am by any of our other classmate's passing?

Perhaps it is because Steve and I were teammates at Central Junior High and HHS and we spent a lot of time together. Or perhaps it's just the mortality thing and his sudden passing brings it closer to my attention. I don't know.

What I do know though is, I realize how very susceptible we all are in our lives to the possibility of "gaining the world but losing our soul" in the process.

What good is that?

Our lives are so incredibly short. We all come into this world empty handed and leave the same way. And what really matters, what only matters, is what we do in between our coming and our going and whether or not we can sincerely answer the Lord's question that He put to His disciple Peter, and most assuredly will put to each one of us as well, which was, "Do you love Me?"

I sincerely hope and pray that Steve was able to answer that question in the affirmative. And I hope and pray that each one of us, as well, can answer that question with a resounding, "Yes, Lord, I do love you!"

God does not need us to love Him. But we, most assuredly, need to love Him.



STEVE BUTTERFIELD
1952 - 2018
Heart Failure





CINDY MILLER
1952 - 2018
Cause Unknown





DEBBIE GRIMM HENDERSHOT
1952 - 2017
Respiratory Failure





LARRY SYMONDS
1952 - 2017
Cause Unknown





COACH DAN JUSTICE
1937 - 2017
Cause Unknown





MELANIE MILLER SOWDOWSKY
1952 - 2017
Cause Unknown





COACH WHITEY ALPERS
1935 - 2017
Cause Unknown





JIM SPAIN
1952 - 2016
Cause Unknown





DENNIS PAULS
1952 - 2016
Hip Fracture Complications





PATTY WEDEL JASON
1952 - 2016
Cause Unknown





MIKE DUTTON
1951 - 2015
Cause Unknown





MR. RUSSELL KINGSLEY
1916 - 2014
Cause Unknown





MR. DELBERT "DEL" DEAN KNAUER
1923 - 2014
Cause Unknown





RON SHIPLEY
1952 - 2014
Cause Unknown





CECELIA CHERRY
1952 - 2014
MS





COACH GLENN PERCY
1928 - 2014
Cause Unknown





TIM MCGLYNN
1952 - 2014
Cause Unknown





BOYD SCHROEDER
1952 - 2014
Cause Unknown





MR. GEORGE MADELEN
1925 - 2014
Cause Unknown





STAN GARTLEMAN
1952 - 2013
Cause Unknown





MR. DEAN GEORGE
1927 - 2013
Cause Unknown





GARY CHRISTIAN
1951 - 2012
Cause Unknown





ROBERT "BOB" ASHCRAFT
1952 - 2011
Heart Failure





COACH WOODY KRAMER
1918 - 2011
Cause Unknown





CHARLOTTE BERNARD KING
1952 - 2011
Cause Unknown





RALPH RICHEY KOPPER
1951 - 2011
Cancer





TOM MOORMAN
1952 - 2011
Heart Attack





PHYLLIS LONDEEN LEGG
1952 - 2011
Cancer





COACH HAROLD JONES
1926 - 2010
Cause Unknown





BILL PIERSON
1952 - 2010
Cancer





BARBARA RUCKMAN ALLENBACH
1952 - 2009
Cancer





JOHN J. BOWMAN
1952 - 2009
Cancer




MARY J. HAEN
1952 - 2009
Cause Unknown





MARY RAUH WRIGHTSMAN
1951 - 2009
Brain Aneurysm





MR. RON ROLFS
1941 - 2009
Cause Unknown





COACH JOE KRAFELS
1925 - 2008
Cause Unknown





COACH GUS MESCHKE
1944 - 2008
Cause Unknown





JOHN RANDY CROMWELL
1952 - 2007
Diabetes Related





SUSIE JOHNSON
1952 - 2007
Cause Unknown





MONA DeGARMO WILCOXEN
1952 - 2007
MS





STEVEN BEALS
1951 - 2006
Cause Unknown





NANCY LONG
1952 - 2006
Cause Unknown





JIM MATTISON
1952 - 2006
Cause Unknown





KATHY McJUNKIN WILLIAMS
1952 - 2005
Cancer





YOLANDA SANCHEZ
1952 - 2005
Cause Unknown





DAVID FRASURE
1952 - 2005
Cause Unknown





DOUG ACHILLES
1952 - 2004
Cancer





KATHY COOL
1952 - 2004
Cause Unknown





STEVE WILLOUGHBY
1952 - 2004
Cancer





MR. VERNON COMELY
1938 - 2003
Cause Unknown





KATHIE KINSEY
1952 - 2002
Cause Unknown





CYNTHIA GOLDSBY
1952 - 2001
Cause Unknown





JIM CHRISTIANSON
1952 - 2000
Heart Attack





MR. HAROLD POUNDS
19?? - 2000
Cause Unknown





MRS. MARION PETERSON
19?? - 2000
Cause Unknown





JOYCE CALLENDAR
1952 - 1999
Cause Unknown





RAY APPS
1952 - 1997
Drowning





MARTY KRAUSE
1952 - 1994
Cancer





MIKE TIEDTKE
1952 - 1992
Cause Unknown





ROD ROBERTSON
1952 - 1989
Cause Unknown





MURRAY GRAVES
1952 - 1988
Cause Unknown





RONALD DEAN
1952 - 1985
Cause Unknown





LEON WILSON
1952 - 1980
Gunshot





MAUREEN STURGESS
1952 - 1979
Cause Unknown





RANDY FIELD
1952 - 1979
Automobile Accident





WAYNE DIX
1952 - 1974
Malignant Melanoma





MRS. ESTHER OGLE
1920 - 1974
Automobile Accident





GARY CAPPS
1952 - 1973
Cause Unknown





EUGENE WILLIAMS
1952 - 1971
Cause Unknown





BILL JOHNSON
1952 - 1970
Accident





MIKE COLLINS
1952 - 1969
Accident