Alex Weston Sheridan, of South Hutchinson, was born August 29, 1920, to Lee M. and Edith L. (Allen) Sheridan and died July 1, 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was a retired farmer, machinist and WW II veteran.

Alex was born on a farm near Carneiro, Ellsworth County, KS and grew up in the Carneiro area. He attended the Lone Star and Pawnee Flats grade schools and graduated from Carneiro High School in 1938. He worked on his father’s farm until 1942, when he enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps. He was a member of Marine Air Squadron VMF 222 and served as an aircraft mechanic on Ewa, Oahu; Midway Island; Espiritu Santo and Efate in the New Hebrides; Munda, Vela Lavella and Bougainville in the Solomon Islands and Green Island near New Guinea. He was discharged in San Diego in 1946. He then spent a year and a half in Montana working for the U. S. Forest Service clearing trails, stringing telephone lines and working as a fire lookout. He returned to Kansas in late 1947 and resumed farming.

On September 4, 1949, he married Josephine Quartararo of Kanopolis, KS and they moved to a farm near Geneseo, KS. They lived there until 1967, when he purchased his farm at Buhler, KS. While farming, he also worked as a machinist for Lyons Manufacturing, and then Cessna Fluid Power. He retired from Cessna in 1986.

After retirement, he and his wife, Jo, spent the next twenty years traveling across the United States in their camper, seeing sites from California to Vermont and from Florida to western Canada. They finally settled down to spending summers in Colorado and winters in southern Texas. They returned to the farm for good in 2005. Jo died in 2012.

Although he suffered from macular degeneration and was legally blind, Alex loved to build houses for blue birds and wrens, tinker with his tractors, and putter around the farm, seeing to his grapevines and walnut trees.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; three brothers; and three sisters. He is survived by: one daughter, Karen L. Smith of Chico, CA; and three sons, Edwin L. of Emporia, KS, Patrick J. of Hutchinson, KS, and Timothy A. of Mulvane, KS; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He is also survived by 15 cousins of his generation.

Per Alex’s request, he will be cremated and there will be no services of any kind, but the family will schedule a dinner in his honor at a later date. Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, is in charge of arrangements.

Russell Dale Showalter, 97, of South Hutchinson, died Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born September 28, 1921, in McPherson County, to O B and Salome (Yoder) Showalter.

He was a member of Journey@South Hutchinson and a farmer.

On December 15, 1940, he married Blanche Yoder in Hesston. She died March 8, 2013.

Survivors include: children, Steve and wife Peggy of Inman, Pat Willems and husband Dennis, John and wife Lana, Jim and wife Carol all of Hutchinson, Cindy Martens and husband Eldon of Inman; sister, Roberta Krieder of Pennsylvania; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; brothers, Robert, Richard, and Ray; two great-grandsons, Nick and Blake.

Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 5, 2019, at Journey@South Hutchinson, with Pastor Howard Wagler officiating. Graveside service will be 8:30 a.m. Friday at Yoder Cemetery, with Don Lind presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary and Crematory. Visitation with family present will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Memorial suggestions are to Reins of Hope, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

Philip Mark Wille Jr, 56, crossed the finish line for the final time on June 30, 2019 at Harry Hines Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. Born in Kansas City, Kansas on March 18, 1963, Phil was the son of Philip Wille Sr. and Lee & Carol Seems.

As an avid athlete, Phil ran several marathons across the United States, his favorite of which was the Chicago Marathon (pictured crossing the finish line of the 1999 Chicago Marathon).

Phil graduated from Fairfield High School in 1981. He married Condi Starks July 1, 1983 in Hutchinson, Kansas. They divorced in 2003 after 20 years of marriage. After his service in the United States Army, Phil worked as a Salesman at Washer Specialties.

He was preceded in death by his Mother and Stepfather Carol Fraser Seems and Lee Seems. Survivors include; Amanda Wille – Daughter, Philip Mark Wille III – Son, Katie Marcum (Jairus) – Daughter, Clinton Wille (Carmen) – Son, Philip Wille Sr. – Father, Sheree Lyons (Lowell) – Sister, William Wille – Brother, Shirley Bentley (Jason) – Sister, Shelia Wille – Sister, six grandchildren, and ten nieces and nephews.

A graveside service with military honors will take place at Kansas Veteran’s Cemetery, Winfield on Friday July 5, 2019. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Phil’s honor to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Team in Training https://www.teamintraining.org/.

Billy Ray Schlickau, 74, passed away July 1 2019, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. He was born January 1, 1945, in Kingman, KS, the son of George Ray and Edna Francis (Widup) Schlickau.

On June 29, 1968 he married Irene Rohling. They shared 51 years of marriage.

Billy worked at Eaton for as a machinist foreman and retired after 43 years. In his early years, Billy enjoyed spending his time hunting and fishing and later enjoyed antiquing and visiting the casino. Most of all, he loved spending time with his children and grandchildren who he was very proud of.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Gary Schlickau, sister, Kathleen Craven, and a grandson, Logan Neufeld.

He is survived by his loving wife, Irene; daughters, Peggy (Darcy) Neufeld and Mary Lou (R.C.) Watson both of all of Hutchinson; son, Bart Schlickau of Haviland; sisters, Catharine (Bill) Pruitt of Arlington, Sharon (Hank) Brillhart of Wichita; brother, Don (Nancy) Schlickau of Michigan; grandchildren, C.J., Madison, and Reece Watson, Payton, Haydnn, Landon and Ashlyn Neufeld.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 5, 2019 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 407 E. 12 th Ave., Hutchinson, KS, with Pastor Quentin Nuttmann officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday July 4, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with family present to greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Hutchinson Funeral Chapel, 300 E. 30th Ave., Hutchinson, KS. Burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, KS. Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association and can be sent in care of the funeral chapel.