
Ralph ”Ernie” Breeding
Ralph “Ernie” Breeding, 76, passed away February 1, 2022, in Hutchinson. He was born in Klamath Falls, OR, to Ralph and Edith Breeding. Ernie married Jo Tope on March 9, 1992, in Perryton, TX. After graduating from high school in Hugoton, KS, Ernie moved to Washington, D.C., where he lived with his grandparents, Congressman J. Floyd and Sevilla Breeding. While there, he attended Pennsylvania Military College and Georgetown University.