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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries
Teresa June Moores
Mar 18, 2026
Teresa June Moores, 72, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. She was born February 19, 1954 to Ralph Jr. and Loleta Burnham in El Dorado, Kansas.
Teresa enjoyed gardening, sewing and embroidery, spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed going to watch her grandkids play sports. Loved watching NCIS, 49ers, KU, and cheering against the KC Chiefs. She...
Donna Lynn Tobler
Mar 15, 2026
The family of Donna (Miller) Tobler is deeply saddened to announce her passing on March 15, 2026. Born on February 8, 1952, in Wichita, KS, Donna was a cherished soul whose warmth touched all who knew her. A proud graduate of South High School, she dedicated much of her life to her work at Miller's Dry Cleaners and her own...
Marcia Lou Zimmerman
Mar 15, 2026
Marcia Lou Zimmerman, 75, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026. She was born September 23, 1950 to Albert "Gene" and Katherine "Janie" Patton in Wichita."Your mom is the sweetest person ", those were most common words spoken about my mom. Of course she was a loving mother and grandmother who was family oriented but simply stating that does not...
Delores Jean Dosh
Mar 15, 2026
Delores Jean Dosh, aged 68, passed away on the morning of March 15, 2026. She was born January 10, 1958. She was the daughter to Robert Eugene and Jane Lee Matney, sister to Gary Neil Matney.
She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Eugene Matney. Delores is survived by her mother Jane Lee (Vaughn) Matney, her brother...
Marguerite Taul
Mar 9, 2026
Marguerite "Marty" Taul was born on March 24, 1940, and died peacefully in her sleep on March 9, 2026. Marty was born in Hackleburg, Alabama and grew up in Honea Path, SC, where she was a member of The First Assembly of God in Honea Path. In 1968, she married Glen Taul and moved to Texas. She quickly became a...
Christopher Howard Chaffin
Mar 9, 2026
Christopher Howard Chaffin, 73, was born to Charles and Virginia Chaffin in Wichita, Kansas on July 25, 1952 and passed away on March 9, 2026.Chris was loved by everyone who knew him. He had a big presence in people's lives and will be greatly missed.Survived by his wife, Debbie Chaffin; children, Jason (Tammy) Chaffin, Jasmine Humphries; grandchildren, Elena, Cameron, Coleman;...
Donald Nuse
Mar 8, 2026
Donald Gene Nuse, 59, embraced into the loving arms of the Lord on Sunday, March 8th, 2026. He was born January 17, 1967 to Richard Nuse in Caldwell, Kansas.
Donald served in the United States Navy from 1985 to1993. He was a hard-working man who loved his family, and loved working in aircraft manufacturing. Moments in his free time were spent...
Paula Clark
Mar 7, 2026
Paula Clark, 76, of Belle Plaine, KS, went to her eternal home on March 7, 2026, after a short illness. Paula was loved by many and will be dearly missed. She worked for Boeing for a number of years until her retirement. After retiring, she enjoyed the joy of babysitting two of her grandchildren. Paula was full of life and loved...
Catharina Adriana Reavis
Mar 6, 2026
Reavis, Catharina Adriana, 80, passed away on March 6, 2026. She was born in Halsteren, Netherlands to her parents, Adrianus and Maria Adriana van der Linden on May 23, 1945.
After growing up in the Netherlands, Cathy became a nurse in the Dutch Army where she met her Husband in the late 1960's, who was serving in the United States...
David William Glidden
Mar 5, 2026
David William Glidden, age 58, passed away the evening of March 5, 2026.
David was born in S. Plainfield, New Jersey on December 21, 1967, to Ray and Betty Glidden. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, David accepted a role as an Engineer at Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, and remained in the aircraft field his entire life. When David and Sheryl were married...
Elsie Lee Jenkins
Mar 4, 2026
Elsie Lee Jenkins, 99½ years old, passed away Wednesday, March 4th 2026 in her home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born August 19, 1926 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She went to school until the eighth grade and worked multiple jobs throughout her life. She worked aircraft in Wichita for 12 years. She then ran their business, Chet’s Place...
Sophia Autumn Barraza
Mar 4, 2026
Sophia Autumn Barraza (Shatzer), age 40, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on March 4, 2026. She was born on September 19, 1985, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, the same place where she would later dedicate herself to caring for others as a Certified Nursing Assistant while working toward completing her Registered Nurse degree at Galen College of Nursing.
Sophia...
Rodney Alan Suchy
Mar 2, 2026
Rodney Alan Suchy, 70, a retired Wal-Mart Department Manager, was born August 24, 1955 in Stafford, Kansas. He was the son of Clarence John Suchy and Christine Marie (Werth) Suchy. He passed away Monday, March 2, 2026.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his brothers, Len Suchy and Clarence Leroy Suchy.
Holly J Higbee
Feb 28, 2026
Holly J. Higbee Obituary
Holly was born in Wichita, Kansas, on May 10, 1958, to Glenn A. Higbee and Helen J. (Nichols) Higbee.
Holly graduated from Winfield High School and Cowley County Community College. After graduation Holly worked briefly for MetLife before she began her 30+ year career at the Wichita Eagle newspaper. Holly completed her work life at Cargill where she...
Donna Lou Cook
Feb 28, 2026
A Tribute to Donna Lou Cook
Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Donna Lou Cook, passed away on February 28, 2026, at the age of 72. Donna will be taken home to South Sioux City, Nebraska, where visitation and funeral services will be held at Glad Tidings Lighthouse (410 E. 10 th St). Funeral services will be at 11:00am Saturday,...
Gary Kuntz
Feb 28, 2026
William "Gary" Kuntz was born July 3, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas to Fred and Maxine (Shroder) Kuntz and passed away in Mulvane, Kansas on February 28, 2026.Gary graduated from Mulvane High School in 1961 and went on to spend 37 years teaching math in Ottawa, Kansas, where he eventually became Head of the Math Department. Even after retiring, he wasn't...
Muriel I. Nixon
Feb 27, 2026
Muriel I. Nixon passed away on February 27, 2026 at the Winfield Senior Living Community with family by her side.
Muriel was born near Claremore Oklahoma on June 24, 1922 to Tom and Alpha Jordan. She attended school near Claremore as well.
Muriel married Alfred J. Nixon when he returned from the war in 1945.The couple briefly made their home in Belle...
Brian Kent Fox
Feb 23, 2026
Brian Fox, 84, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away February 23, 2026. He was born December 21, 1941, in Wichita, Kansas.
Brian was a proud graduate of Wichita State University and a lifelong Shocker fan. He spent many dedicated years working at The Coleman Company, where he was known for his reliability, strong work ethic, and integrity, earning the respect of colleagues...
Max H. Patrick
Feb 22, 2026
Max H. Patrick, 81, passed away on February 22, 2026 in Derby, Kansas.
He enjoyed a golf game with friends and all kinds of music. Max graduated from Wichita High School West in 1962. His outgoing personality and great sense of humor made him perfect for his life in sales. He closed his own sales agency (Per/Max, Inc.) in 2007.
Max was...
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