Michael Dwayne Linton
Jan 3, 2023
Michael D. Linton, of Derby, KS, passed away January 3, 2023, at the age of 52. He was born June 6, 1970 in Wichita.
Michael graduated from Campus High School in 1988. Michael leaves behind his parents, father Edwin D. Linton and mother Sheryl L. Linton. He was preceded in death by his brother Phillip...
Donald L Craig
Jan 2, 2023
Donald L Craig, 90, died Monday, January 2, 2023.
Visitation: Thursday, January 5, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Funeral Service: 2:00 pm, Friday, January 6, 2023 at Harvest Church, 230 W Fernell St, Derby. Interment to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery.
He was preceded in death...
Gene Larcade
Jan 2, 2023
Gene Audry Larcade, known to many as “Buzzy”, “Smoky” and "Mean Gene" died Monday, January 2, 2023 at his home in Belle Plaine at the age of 85. Gene was born the son of Wallie Earl and Neta Rea (Dooling) Larcade on Thursday, November 4, 1937, in Wichita, Kansas.
Visitation, with family present, will be...
James E. Ellis
Jan 2, 2023
Wichita - James Eugene Ellis 89, died, Monday, January 2nd, 2023.
He was born July 25,1933 to Howard and Ruby (Smith) Ellis in Iola, Kansas. He married Lola Beth Nickel on May 3, 1957 and she died on February 10, 2021. He worked for Boeing as a printer and also worked for Acme Lithography before...
Tom Siler
Jan 2, 2023
Wichita - Siler, Thomas P. "Tom" , 75, passed away Monday, January 2nd, 2023 . He was born November 28th, 1947 to William and Edna (Cunningham) Siler in Roanoke, Virginia. Tom was a proud retired Air Force Vietnam Veteran, and then worked as a civilian at McConnell Air Force Base. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Agnes C. Sherman
Jan 2, 2023
Derby - Sherman, Agnes Catherine 93, passed away Monday, January 2nd, 2023. She was born March 12th, 1929 to John and Margaret (Engelbert) Connot in Colome, South Dakota.
Agnes was a retired school psychologist, working in Derby, Winfield and other school districts. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother & friend. She was active in her...
Patrice Lynn Maurer
Jan 1, 2023
After a two-year battle with breast cancer, Patrice gained her angel wings on 1-Jan-2023. She was preceded in death by her son, Christopher Maurer, and parents, Patricia and Edwin Kalousek. She is survived by husband Samuel G Maurer, daughter Stephanie and Ben Aber, Granddaughter Aelin Aber, sister Terrie Sumonja, brother Reed and Ellen Kalousek. Patrice was a teacher for...
August Adam Brickman
Jan 1, 2023
Cheney, Kansas - Adrienne Rowe Brickman and her son August Adam Brickman, of Cheney, Kansas were taken from us on Sunday, January 1, 2023, in a tragic motor vehicle collision.
Adrienne was born in Wichita, KS, August 9, 1982. From the moment of her birth, she was a force of nature. A rugged explorer; she...
Adrienne Rowe Brickman
Jan 1, 2023
Cheney, Kansas - Adrienne Rowe Brickman and her son August Adam Brickman, of Cheney, Kansas were taken from us on Sunday, January 1, 2023, in a tragic motor vehicle collision.
Adrienne was born in Wichita, KS, August 9, 1982. From the moment of her birth, she was a force of nature. A rugged explorer; she...
Margaret Naomi Hillyer-Ford
Jan 1, 2023
Margaret Naomi Hillyer-Ford, 82, loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully on January 1, 2023. Margaret was born on July 29, 1940 to Ray and Garnet Summers (McCunniff) in Montrose, CO. Margaret married the love of her life, Donald Hillyer, TSgt U.S. Air Force, on June 6, 1958, in Snyder, OK. They lived in Oklahoma, Kansas, Germany,...
Earnest A. Helton
Jan 1, 2023
Earnest A. Helton passed away on January 1, 2023, at the age of 92. He was born in Waynoka, OK in 1930. He retired from Cessna as a Receiving Inspector.
Preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Wanda Helton, his parents, his daughter Pam York, grandsons Troy Caldwell and Joshua Helton, brother Thurman...
Irene Kilts Nuss
Dec 30, 2022
Geneva Irene Nuss, age 99, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2022, surrounded by her family at Chisholm Place in Wichita, Kansas. Irene, or Grandma, as so many of us knew her by, was the kindest and most giving person who ever lived. She never knew a stranger and made friends wherever life took her.
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Pauline Rittlinger
Dec 30, 2022
Rittlinger, Pauline Marie, 80 of Wichita, KS passed away Friday, Dec 30th 2022. Known to many as Polly, born on
Jan 31st 1942, in Bangor, Maine, to Peter Burgess and June (Sanborn) Burgess.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Myron, brothers, Albert and Harold Burgess, sisters, Jeanette
Williams,...
Donna Wells
Dec 28, 2022
Donna was born on January 14, 1958, in Wichita Kansas to James and Edith Kennedy. She was the
middle of three children and the mother of six.
Donna was a caregiver throughout her adult life. She ran her own daycare as well as took care of all her kid’s
friends. After her children...
Joanne Conway
Dec 26, 2022
Conway, JoAnne, 87, passed away Monday, December 26th, 2022. She was born April 29th, 1935 to Glenn and Virginia (Harrington) Reed in Enid, OK. JoAnne was a loving wife, mother, grandma, great-grandma, sister, and friend. JoAnne's greatest joy was watching her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in all of their many activities. She was always their biggest fan.
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Margaret Harden
Dec 26, 2022
Margaret Harden, 73, went to be with the Lord on December 26th, 2022. She was born August 11, 1949 to George and Margaret (Connolly) Lyons.
Margaret was a devoted wife to her husband, Robert Allen Harden, of 49 years. As a student at Ohio State University, she worked one summer at Paper Linen where met...
Larry Robert Powell
Dec 25, 2022
Larry R. Powell, age 73, passed away December 25, 2022 from a valiant battle with cancer. He was born in Wichita, KS on November, 13, 1949 to Leonard and Erma Irene Powell (Hibbert). Early in his life, he met his wife (La Ronda) at Derby Pentecostal Holiness Church where their faith continued to be the foundation of their marriage....
Keith Rogers
Dec 25, 2022
Keith David Rogers, age 44, of Bridgeton, MO, while surrounded by his family, quietly passed, after a courageous battle with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, just as the sun rose on Christmas Morning, December 25th, 2022.
Keith is survived by his wife, Karen (Figueroa) Rogers and two children, Christopher Figueroa of Bridgeton, MO and Kaylee Figueroa of...
Frances Pittman
Dec 24, 2022
Frances M. Pittman, age 75, retired cosmetologist, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022. No visitation. Memorial service 10 am Saturday, January 14, 2023, Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd, Mulvane. Frances is preceded in death by her parents, Harry and June Elstun; sisters, Alice Martin and Terry Elstun; and her great-nephew, Camron Harp. Survivors include her husband, Paul; daughter,...
Julia Sontag
Dec 24, 2022
Julia Clare Sontag, 64; mother, grandma, sister, aunt, staunch advocate for children and friend to many, died Saturday December 24th in her home.
Julie, to those who knew her, lived a life blessed with many friends and family. Every fall you’d find her melodic voice carrying the likes of Neil Young and Heart across the...
