May "Irene" Young
Apr 8, 2020
Wichita - Young, May Irene
82, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020. She was born May 1, 1937 to Leonard and Georgie McKenzie in Gravette, Arkansas.
Irene loved to sew. She created many cherished clothing items for her children. Often in her spare time she enjoyed doing paint by number.
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Rodney Trowbridge
Apr 6, 2020
Rodney Trowbridge, 72, passed away April 6, 2020 due to Covid-19 and heart failure. Rod graduated from Wichita East, retired from Boeing after 32 years and owned several small businesses. Rod, Ryan and the whole family had a great time producing Wheatland Jam Music Festival. He and Barbara spent summers at the lake in Walker, Minnesota and loved spending...
Esther Gemas
Apr 5, 2020
Gemas, Esther E., 96, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020. A private service will be held at St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral in Wichita, with burial to follow at Old Mission Cemetery. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, Esther Evelyn Gemas (née Hibbard) was born, the second of nine children, in 1923 in rural Arkansas. She graduated...
Wayne Francis Sloan
Apr 5, 2020
Rose Hill - Sloan, Wayne
69, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020. He was born December 17, 1950 to Hershel and Elizabeth Sloan. He was preceded in death by his parents. Wayne is survived by his wife of 42 years, Doris; son, Charles (Carrie) Sloan; daughter, Casey (James) Phillips; grandchildren, Clarissa and Vanessa Phillips. Private family service...
Linda Shrubshall
Apr 4, 2020
Linda "Nana" Shrubshall of Mulvane passed away at the age of 66 from natural causes on Saturday, April 4, 2020. Linda Faye Shrubshall was born on September 14, 1953 in Jeffersonville Indiana. Her marriage to Ernest Shrubshall joined two families that would continue to grow into a constellation of people who became family through Nana’s love. Most people knew...
Elvin Harold Stockebrand
Apr 2, 2020
Elvin Harold Stockebrand, 94, died, Thursday, April 2, 2020 at his son's residence. He was a truck driver for Safeway for many years. Elvin is survived by his daughter Vonnie Vaughn and husband Mike, son Greg Stockebrand and wife Teresa. Grandchildren Greg Vaughn, Nate Ramirez and wife Dawn, Lesley Vaughn and companion Bobby Bankston, Gregory Stockebrand and wife Mary,...
Natayla Nichole Sorell
Mar 30, 2020
Natayla Nichole Sorell, age 8, along with her mother, Mickayla, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020. Visitation 2-8 pm Thursday, April 9, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Graveside services will be held 1 pm Friday, April 10, at Calvary Cemetery, Garden Plain. Natayla is preceded in death by her great-grandfather, George Embrey; and her great-great-grandfather, John Collins. Survivors...
Mickayla Kay Sorell
Mar 30, 2020
Mickayla Kay Sorell, age 24, along with her daughter, Natayla, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020. Visitation 2-8 pm Thursday, April 9, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Graveside services will be held 1 pm Friday, April 10, at Calvary Cemetery, Garden Plain. Mickayla is preceded in death by her grandfather, George Embrey; and her great-grandfather, John Collins. Survivors...
Sanford W. Kauffman
Mar 29, 2020
Sanford Wayne Kauffman, age 61, former Boeing and Spirit employee, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020. Visitation 1-8 pm Thursday, April 2, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Graveside service 2 pm Friday, April 3, Eastlawn Cemetery, Zimmerdale, KS. Sanford is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Naomi Kauffman and his brother, Stephen Kauffman. Survivors include his wife,...
Alfred "Gene" Donaldson
Mar 28, 2020
Derby - Donaldson, Alfred "Gene"
84, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born October 10, 1935 to Alfred and Ruth Donaldson in Alpena, Arkansas. Gene graduated from KU as a mechanical engineer and retired from Boeing in 1995. He loved the Jayhawks, gardening, reading, puzzles, and playing bridge and pinochle. Gene was also an active...
Larry Dunn
Mar 27, 2020
Larry J. Dunn, 77, passed away Fri., March 27, 2020. He was born January 27, 1943 to Edward and Bernice (Pepple) Dunn in Findlay, Ohio. Larry is survived by his children, Kenney (Kenita), Howard (Kim), Allen (Shawnda), Larry (Cory), Dwight (Heather), Kelly (John) and Hope; numerous grand/great-grandchildren; and his brothers, David and Rick. Memorial Service: 12:00 pm, Monday, July...
Carol J. Cushman
Mar 27, 2020
Carol Joan Cushman 7-13-1938 to 3-27-2020
DERBY - Carol Joan Cushman, 81, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Howard “Jack” and Lula “Hazel” Spargur; brothers Jack Spargur of Monticello, Iowa and Eldon Spargur, of Mustang, Oklahoma; brothers-in-law Curtis Crawford and Danny Cushman....
Grant Adams
Mar 26, 2020
Grant Wayne Adams,
50, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020.
Celebration of Grant's life will be announced at a later date.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Lee Adams.
Grant is survived by his three children, Hailey Dawn Gutierrez (Felix Henry), Kody...
Dwight Kenneth Ritter
Mar 26, 2020
Dwight Kenneth Ritter, 79, of Wichita, KS passed away Thursday, March 26th, 2020 at his home. He was born March 8th, 1941 in Cherokee, Oklahoma to Paul Ritter and Dorothy Boston Ritter. Dwight graduated from Great Bend High School with the class of 1959, and later graduated from The Tony Cramer School of Broadcasting. He worked in radio broadcasting...
Scott Allen Bennett
Mar 25, 2020
Derby - Bennett, Scott Allen
31, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
A Celebration of His Life will be held at a date to be determined later.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Albert Larson, William and Jorene Bennett, and Leon Miller.
Scott...
Gale Lynn Meek
Mar 25, 2020
Gale Lynn Meek, 73, passed into heaven on March 25th, 2020 surrounded by his wife and children. He is succeeded by wife Crystal, brother David, sons Drew Meek (Jennifer) and Casey Meek (Michelle), daughter Briley Meek, and his grandchildren Emilia, Sophia, Olivia, Layla, Corbin, Parker, Keegan, Charlotte, and Lucy.
Gale was born in Wichita, Kansas...
Charles Duane Wilson
Mar 24, 2020
Charles Wilson, 78, Loving Husband, father and grandfather passed away March 24, 2020 in Wichita, KS. Charles (Chuck) was born June 27, 1941 in Chanute, KS. Chuck served in the United States Army after high school and then married his soul mate, Carolyn Wilson on March 6, 1965. Chuck and Carolyn had two children, Robert and Nora. Chuck retired...
Judy Diana Baldock
Mar 22, 2020
Wichita - Baldock, Judy Diana
65, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020. She was born October 20,1954 to Oria and Naomi (McDonald) Baldock in Kingman, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oria "Curly" and Naomi Baldock; siblings, Jimmy Baldock, Maxine Baldock, and Dean Baldock.
Judy is...
Erlinda Moreno
Mar 21, 2020
Erlinda Moreno, age 94, of Wichita, Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt, ended her earthly journey and was united with the Lord on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Visitation will be 1-8 pm Wednesday, March 25, a family only funeral service will be held 10 am Thursday, March 26, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. A public celebration of her...
