Frances Jean Hoch, 62, died April 2, 2008 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born the daughter of Catarino and Mary Arguello Rubio October 10, 1945 at Pueblo, Colorado. A longtime Hoisington, Kansas, resident, she was a retired certified nurse aid, having worked for the Homestead Villa in Hoisington. Mrs. Hoch was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the VFW auxiliary, both of Hoisington. Survivors include three sons: Robert Hoch, Ponca City, Oklahoma; Tracy Hoch, Hoisington, Kansas; and Jeffrey Hoch, Great Bend, Kansas; her mother, Mary Rubio, Hoisington, Kansas; six sisters: Josephine Merchant, Glasco, Kansas; Irene Gallentine, Great Bend, Kansas; Ramona Hoch, Russell, Kansas; Kathy Noblitt, Hoisington, Kansas; Juanita Heinrich, Great Bend, Kansas; and Bernice Baker, Hoisington, Kansas; two brothers: Martin Rubio, Hoisington, Kansas; and John Rubio, Lawton, Pennsylvania; and eight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Bill Rubio. Vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2008 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 5, 2008 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, with Father Dwight Birket celebrant. Burial will be in the St. John Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday and 9:00 a.m. until service time Saturday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Arthritis Foundation, in care of the funeral home.