Cathryn Hurst

Cathryn L. Hurst, 76, of Hillsboro, died Jan. 1, 2009, at Via Christi Medical Center-St. Francis Campus, Wichita.

Born March 23, 1932 in Bowmansville, Pa., she was the daughter of William G. and Anna (Lichty) Martin.

She was a homemaker.

She married John B. Hurst Dec. 22, 1951, at East Earl, Pa. He survives of the home.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Harry Martin.

Other survivors include a son, Mike Hurst of Hillsboro; a daughter, Sheryl Duerksen of Perkasie, Pa.; six brothers, Irvin, Milton, Ray, Earl, Jim, and Bill; four sisters, Helen Parrish, Irene Sauder, Alice Yoder, and Anna Day; and five grandchildren.

Services were Wednesday morning at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church of Hillsboro.

Burial preceded the funeral at Gnadenau Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.

A memorial fund has been established with Parkside Homes of Hillsboro.