Raphael John Biltz

Raphael John Biltz, of Mulvane, age 23, University of Kansas student, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013. Visitation 1-5 PM Friday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd, Rosary 7 PM Friday, Funeral Mass 11 AM Saturday, both at St. Michael Catholic Church, 525 E. Main. Interment will follow at Mulvane Cemetery. Raphael is preceded in death by his brother, David Joseph Biltz. Survivors: parents, Harry & Melanie Biltz, Mulvane; brothers, Jeremy (Elizabeth), of Wichita, Michael (Autumn), of Dodge City, Fr. Max K., of Wichita, and Peter, of Tulsa; sisters, Rachel (Carl) Sizelove, of Mulvane, Therese (Dan) Olenberger, Springdale, AR, Julia (Joe) Rogers, of Derby, Maria and Monica Biltz, both of Mulvane; grandmother, Julia Helderman, of Wichita. A memorial has been established with The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. View tributes at smithfamily

mortuaries.com.