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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Mary Jo West

Mary Jo West

Jun 6, 2019

Peck - West, Mary Joan, age 75, passed away Thursday, June 6th, 2019. A 9:30AM Rosary and 10AM Memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, June 19th, both at St. Cecilia Catholic Parish,1830 West Grand Ave. Haysville, Kansas 67060. She is preceded in death by her Parents, Ira and Bertha Dietrich; husband, Marion; son, Alan West; grandchildren, Richard Alan...

Elizabeth Webster

Elizabeth Webster

Jun 6, 2019

Elizabeth Webster, of Wichita, formerly of Jetmore, age 90, homemaker, of Wichita, formerly of Jetmore, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2019. Visitation 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm, Tuesday, Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Graveside service 1:00 pm Tuesday, Fairmount Cemetery. Liz was born in Jetmore, December 5, 1928, to Ed and Opal Hubbell. She married Lewis Webster, March 2, 1947....

Joanne Wilkinson

Joanne Wilkinson

Jun 6, 2019

Joanne Wilkinson, 90, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019. She was born June 4, 1929 to Roy and Edith (Gum) Fisher in Alva, OK. Joanne enjoyed sewing, baking, reading, and knitting. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Loren Wilkinson; infant brother, Bobby Fisher; brother, Ralph Fisher; and sister, Pearl Bixler. Joanne is survived by her children,...

Joseph W. Venskus, Jr.

Joseph W. Venskus, Jr.

Jun 5, 2019

Joseph W. Venskus, Jr., 87, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019. He was born September 21, 1931 to Joseph and Josephine (Norusis) Venskus, Sr. in Elizabeth, NJ. Joseph was a U.S. Air Force, Lear Jet, and USD 263 retiree and he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and tinkering with electronics. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara...

Robert "Bob" Knudson

Robert "Bob" Knudson

Jun 5, 2019

Robert (Bob) Knudson, 69, of Wichita, Kansas was born to Iver Arnold Knudson and Vera (Phillips) Knudson on October 16, 1949 in Kelly Kansas, and passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Marquette, Kansas. Bob spent his childhood in Seneca and Washington, Kansas, graduating from Saints Peter and Paul High School, Seneca, Kansas in 1968. During high school,...

Barbara Jean Endicott

Barbara Jean Endicott

Jun 4, 2019

Barbara Jean Endicott was born June 12th, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas to Ora Maxine Cowden (Gilstrap) and Donald Earl Cowden. Barbara Jean never met a stranger. Barbara loved her family and friends dearly and loved playing cards, fishing, dancing, learning how to play the mandalin, and many other hobbies. She really knew how to have a good time and...

Doris Puckett

Doris Puckett

Jun 4, 2019

Doris M. Puckett, 90, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019. She was born May 1, 1929 to Alva and Della (Foster) Carson in Great Bend, KS. Doris graduated from Wesley Nursing School in 1950 and worked as an Operating Room Nurse at Wesley, St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita VA Hospital, and the Wichita Clinic for most of her career until...

Clara Stuart

Clara Stuart

Jun 4, 2019

Wichita - Stuart, Clara Louis, age 85, passed away Tuesday, June 4th, 2019. Visitation 1pm - 8pm, Sunday, June 9th; Funeral Service 10am Monday, June 10th, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary 115 South Seneca Wichita, KS. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Florita Harrison, husband, Joe Stuart; siblings, Helen D. Harrison, James C. Harrison. Clara is...

Gary Balman

Gary Balman

Jun 4, 2019

Haysville - Balman, Gary Alan, age 71, passed away Tuesday, June 4th, 2019. Graveside Service 1pm Friday, June 7th, 2019, at Greenwood Cemetery 6231 W. 47th St. South Wichita, KS. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Nadine Balman; wife, DeEtta Balman; daughter, Brenda Klein. Gary is survived by his children, Alan (Gaylee) Aipperspach, Terrie Parson,...

Robbin Pagels

Robbin Pagels

Jun 3, 2019

Derby – Pagels, Robbin F, age 71, passed away June 3, 2019. Visitation 6-8pm Wed. June 5th at Smith Mortuary – Derby, 1415 N. Rock Rd. Funeral 10 am Thurs. June 6th at Mulvane UMC. 107 S. Central Ave. in Mulvane. Robbin was born on May 10, 1948, to Frederick and Alice Pagels in Trenton, N.J. He was raised...

Lee "Bill" Miller

Lee "Bill" Miller

Jun 1, 2019

Douglass - Miller, Lee "Bill" William

92, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019.

Visitation: Tuesday, June 4, 2019, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Graveside Service: 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Richland Cemetery, Douglass.

He was preceded in death by his wife, LeEtta...

Mary Jane Dupler

Mary Jane Dupler

May 28, 2019

Mary Jane Dupler, 67, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

Visitation: Tuesday, June 4, 2019, from 6-8 at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Memorial Service: 10:00 am, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery, 1208 N College St Winfield.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Dupler.

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Sephronia Marie Arthaud

Sephronia Marie Arthaud

May 28, 2019

Wichita - (Burris) Atkisson Arthaud, Sephronia Marie

95, Died May 28, 2019. Sephronia was born in Neodesha, KS November 2, 1923. She married John Franklin Atkisson Jr. in May 1942. They had four children. She married Orville Arthaud in July 1984. Sephronia worked for Kansas Crippled Children’s Commission for many years. She was involved with music her...

Henry Eugene Ohler

Henry Eugene Ohler

May 26, 2019

Wichita - Ohler, Henry Eugene "Gene",passed away in the arms of loved ones at his home on May 26th 2019 at the age of 90. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Hattie Verlene Ohler, his parents Ellis Ray Ohler and Vina Beulah Armstrong, his siblings Frances "Lorene" Bowman, Ray Dean Ohler, Rachel "Alene"...

Eula "Kay" Turkle

Eula "Kay" Turkle

May 25, 2019

Mulvane - Turkle, Eula "Kay" , age 82, passed away Saturday, May 25th, 2019. Visitation 3pm - 7pm, family greeting from 5-7pm Wednesday, May 29th, at Smith Mortuary - Mulvane 501 SE Louis Blvd; Funeral Service 10AM Thursday, May 30th at Mulvane United Methodist Church 107 S. Central. She is preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Dora...

Carl Mills

Carl Mills

May 25, 2019

Mills, Carl Eugene 81, of Mulvane, KS passed away surrounded by his loving family on

Saturday, May 25, 2019. Carl served in the Army 1955-58 and was selected to participate in President Eisenhower’s Honor Guard Inauguration Parade. He held several jobs throughout his life and spent many years as a Truck Driver as well as a Construction...

Bill Reeves

Bill Reeves

May 25, 2019

Bill Reeves, 77, Navy Veteran, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was born November 30, 1941 to Chester and Addie (Showalter) Reeves in Winfield, KS. Bill worked as an Electrical Contractor for Shelley Electric in Chanute, KS. He volunteered his time to help people and was an active member of Hillside Christian Church. Bill enjoyed reading and spending...

Marilyn Rhodes

Marilyn Rhodes

May 24, 2019

Wichita - Rhodes, Marilyn Grace

88, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019.

Visitation: Saturday, June 1, 2019, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am with the Memorial Service to follow at 10:00 am Prairie Trail Cowboy Church, 8552 S. Broadway, Haysville.

She was preceded in death by her parents and...

Lavonna Deffenbaugh

Lavonna Deffenbaugh

May 22, 2019

Derby - Deffenbaugh, LaVonna Sue, age 65, passed away Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019. Visitation 2 - 8pm, Family greeting 5-7pm Tuesday, May 28th, 2019, at Smith Mortuary - Derby, 1415 North Rock Road; Funeral Service 10AM Wednesday, May 29th at Woodlawn United Methodist Church 431 S. Woodlawn Blvd. Derby, Kansas. She is preceded in death by her father, Francis...

Michael Cogan

Michael Cogan

May 22, 2019

Derby - Cogan, Michael , age 75, passed away Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019. Graveside Service 10:00 am Tuesday, May 28th, 2019, at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery in Winfield, Kansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Ellen Cogan. Michael is survived by his wIfe of 48yrs, Elba; children, Melissa (Patrick) Swagerty, Melinda (Brad) Souders, Heather Cogan; grandchildren,...

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