Silver Alert Canceled, Hutchinson Woman Found Safe

The Rush County Sheriff’s Office reported that Marilyn Jo Spangenburg, 79, was located in McPherson County, Kansas late Saturday evening.

She is now safe.

Thank you for your assistance during the alert. The statewide silver alert is now canceled.

Original News Release from KBI on Saturday at 7:35 PM

The Rush County Sheriff’s Office requested the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Silver Alert for a woman who was last seen in Rush County.

The whereabouts of 79-year-old Marilyn Jo Spangenburg of Hutchison are unknown and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate her.

Spangenburg was last seen at a residence in Bison, Kansas in Rush County on Saturday, April 13 around 4 PM. She was driving a 2008 silver Toyota Camry bearing Kansas disabled plate 54971. A family member’s vehicle was running, and Spangenburg drove away without the key fob in the vehicle, so it will not start again once it stops. Her direction of travel is unknown, however, she may attempt to travel to Great Bend or Hutchison.

Spangenburg is a white female who is 5'5" tall and weighs 217 pounds. She has grey hair and blue eyes. She has schizophrenia and dementia.

If you see Marilyn Spangenburg or her vehicle, please call 911 immediately. If you have other information about her whereabouts, call the Rush County Sheriff’s Office at 785-222-2578.