Helen R Steed

Helen Steed, 103, longtime resident of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away on July 10, 2025. She is survived by her two children, Diane Kay Steed of Annapolis, Maryland, and Kristi Sue Steed of Wichita, Kansas. Helen was preceded in death by: her husband Charles; her parents, Fred and Wilhemina Aschman; her brother, Marvin Aschman; and her sisters, Dorothy Aschman and Mildred Dalton.
Born in Nickerson, Kansas, on August 18, 1921, Helen attended Nickerson High School and Hutchinson Junior College, where she was Salutatorian of her graduating class and met her husband, Charles. They were married 58 years.
Helen was a homemaker and member of Park Place Christian Church. She enjoyed reading, a variety of crafts, knitting, and golf. She also enjoyed visiting with her neighbors and baking them muffins and coffee cake, doing the daily crossword puzzle, and watching a variety of birds at her backyard feeder. In the past, she was an active volunteer with the Red Cross, the Hutchinson Hospital Auxiliary, and the Friendship Bookshop at the Hutchinson Public Library. She also loved to travel, especially on a variety of trips to Europe and family trips to Florida and Colorado. Two of her favorites were Italy and Austria. She was a long-time member of PEO Chapter BY, the Hutchinson Art Association, and Prairie Dunes.
Her most recent passion was watching Kansas University basketball games and cheering on the Jayhawks. She was undoubtedly their oldest and Number One Fan. Unless it was virtually impossible, she never missed a game or the Coach's post-game show. She received a note from KU Coach Self on her hundredth birthday.
Celebration of Life will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Park Place Christian Church, 2600 N. Adams, Hutchinson, with Reverend Dr. Kim Biery officiating. Friends may sign her book from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary.
Cremation has taken place.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Park Place Christian Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS, 67501.