Obituaries

Mar 20, 2015

Lewis Ramsey, 83, retired manager at Boeing, died March 20, 2015 at Kansas Medical Center, Andover. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2015 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Celebration of life to follow at Rose Hill Methodist Church. Visitation 1-8 Sunday with the family to receive friends from 2-4 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N Rock Rd, Derby....

Mar 20, 2015

Ferbert, Karl, 75, died March 20, 2015 in Rose Hill. Memorial service 3pm Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Smith Mortuary Chapel, 1415 N Rock Rd, Derby. Survivors: wife, Barbara; children, Kirk, Kevin, Keith, and Karla Ferbert; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandsons; brothers, George, James, Lloyd, Norman, and Wesley Ferbert. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Karin...

Mar 20, 2015

Darlene M. Jesse, 83, died Friday, March 20, 2015.

Darlene was born September 16, 1931 and grew up in Monmouth, Illinois. She married Clyde Trego and moved to Wichita in 1948. They had two children, Marsha and Sandy, and divorced in 1954. She married Henry K. Jesse on September 30, 1954, and they had two...

Mar 19, 2015

Margaret Mary Branson (Liebetreu-Hoffman) 81, returned to her heavenly home on March 19, 2015 after a dauntless battle with a long illness. The devotion of her family supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her comfort and peace. Marge was born to the late Henry and Lillian Hoffman, a railroad worker and a homemaker respectively, in Chicago, IL...

Mar 19, 2015

Alvarez, Francisco “Frank”, 84, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015. He was born October 4, 1930 to Jose Carmen Alvarez and Juana Correa in Suchil, Durango, Mexico.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Shirley; and brother, Jose Alvarez.

Frank is survived by his siblings, Julio Alvarez, Jesus Alvarez, Maria Alvarez, Antonio Alvarez,...

Mar 19, 2015

Saville, Ernest J., 93, longtime Cessna Aircraft employee, passed away March 19, 2015 in Wichita. He was born October 7, 1921, to Ernest U. and Mary Ann (Patrick) Saville. Visitation 1-8 Monday with the family to receive friends from 6-8 and funeral service 10 am Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N Rock Rd, Derby. He was...

Mar 17, 2015

Schovan, Charles Lee, 72, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015. A celebratory gathering will be held by his family, 1-3 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at Hentzen Contractors, 3711 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS. Survived by children Wayne Charles Schovan, Teresa Ann Hutton, Jeffrey Ross Schovan; step-son Allan Lee Howe; grandchildren Misty Linn Schovan, Christopher Charles Schovan, Craig Matthew Hutton, Kathleen...

Mar 17, 2015

Jack B. Talbott, age 90, of Derby, retired Boeing Company employee and retired Colonel, US Army, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday and Tuesday, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM Tuesday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Wednesday, March 25, First Presbyterian Church, 324 N. Baltimore, Derby. Jack is a...

Mar 16, 2015

D. Dean Nice, age 74, of Wichita, was born January 13, 1941 at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Ks., to Jack & Mary (Wilson) Nice, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 at Harry Hynes Hospice, St. Francis, with complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Formerly of Shawnee, Ks., Dean is preceded in death by his parents, former wife, Elizabeth (Peters) Nice, wife...

Mar 16, 2015

Jeffery A. Costin, age 55, passed away March 16, 2015. Graveside service 1pm Friday, March 20, 2015 at El Paso Cemetery, 700 E. Kay, Derby. Ks. Jeffery is preceded in death by his mother, Darla and survived by his father, Boyd Costin, sister; Janet Costin, niece, Anna Guest; nephew, Aaron Holloway.

Mar 15, 2015

Ilse Martha Reeves, age 73, of Derby, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015. Private services will be held. Survivors: son, Andreas M. Reeves, Derby; daughter, Deborah A. Reeves, Derby; brother, Rudi Thierbach, in Germany; grandchildren, Matthew Alexander Moon, Dysaray Lynn Proctor; great-grandchildren, Tony, Destiny, Crystal, Toby, Katrina, Summer and Jeremiah; several nieces and nephews.

Mar 14, 2015

Carolyn Sue (Gurwell) Wells, 75, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015 at her home in Rose Hill, KS. She was born February 11, 1940 in Iola, KS. Carolyn married Carl Wells on July 29, 1956 and followed him on his travels while he served in the military. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ethel and William Bright;...

Mar 13, 2015

Lillian I. Wells, 99, retired school teacher, died Friday, March 13, 2015. Survivors: son Darold of Wichita; grandchildren, Heather Johnson (Brandon) of Wichita, Alisha Muckenthaler (Kevin) of Augusta, Danielle Dechant (Lance) of Haysville; 8 great-grandchildren. Viewing: 2-8pm Tuesday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Family will greet friends from 5-6pm. Graveside service: 1pm Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Rose...

Mar 12, 2015

Ella Josephine Yuhl, better known as “Jo”, was born March 6, 1923 in Clay Center, KS, to Albert Wilbur McClurkin and Ruby Elizabeth Jansen. She passed away at Derby Rehabilitation Center in Derby, KS, on March 12, 2015. She was 92 years of age. A funeral service will be held 10 AM Saturday, March 14th, at Smith Mortuary, Derby,...

Mar 10, 2015

Bruce Stetler, 54, Rockwell-Collins Avionics Technician and retired USAF TSGT, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Survivors include his wife, Lilibeth; sons, Franklin F., Frederick J. and Jason S. Stetler; mother, Lucretia Stetler; brother, Steve Stetler; numerous close friends and family. He is preceded in death by his father, John “Jack” K. Stetler and grandparents, Harold and Dorothy Crum. Visitation...

Mar 7, 2015

Fowler, Bonnie L., 88, retired Beechcraft employee, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. Visitation 1-8 p.m. (family present 4-6), Thursday; funeral service 2:00 p.m., Friday, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas R. Fowler, Sr.; sons Delbert E. Fowler and Thomas R. Fowler, Jr.; sister Marron I....

Mar 7, 2015

Peggy Jean Sellers, age 88, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. Visitation Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 1-8pm, family present 5-8pm at Smith Mortuary-Mulvane, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd. Funeral Service 10:30am Wednesday at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 503 S.E. Louis Dr, Mulvane, KS 67110. Peggy was involved with the US Cadet Nursing Corp in 1945, a volunteer for the V.A....

Mar 7, 2015

Mary Edith Darland, age 94, passed away March 7, 2015. Memorial service will be held 10 A.M. Friday, May 1, 2015 at the First Baptist Church, 612 North Linden Street, Belle Plaine, KS 67013. She is preceded by parents, John and Mary Smith; husband, Ralph; sons, Dick and Bob Darland; sisters, Ethel Fern, Betty Phylana; brother, Howard Smith. Edith...

Mar 7, 2015

Orsbon, Mildred C., 78, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015.

She was born May 5, 1936 to Andrew and Mary (Gassman) Pfannenstiel in Ness City, KS.

Mildred was an avid crafter and was always knitting, crocheting, and quilting. She loved her pets and flowers.

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

Mar 7, 2015

Williams, Jay Richard, 70, son of Arnetta (Gillberg) and Jay Arthur Williams, passed away March 7, 2015 after a short illness. Memorial service will be 1pm Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Smith Mortuary Chapel, 1415 N Rock Rd, Derby KS. Private inurnment will be held Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice.

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