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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Patrice Lynn Maurer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Phillip Wayne Grant

Phillip Wayne Grant

Dec 23, 2022

On Friday, December 23, 2022, Phillip Wayne Grant, loving husband and father of 3 sons, passed away at the age of 70. Phillip was born on September 2, 1952, in Mapleton, KS to Charles and Darlene (Ball) Grant Jr. He served in the U.S. Army Kansas National guard for 31 years while also doing what he loved as an...

Gary De Buhr

Gary De Buhr

Dec 22, 2022

Gary Arlyss DeBuhr, 89, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away December 22, 2022. Gary was born November 24, 1933, the eldest son of Arlyss and Nina (Cottle) DeBuhr. He married Peggy Moore in 1958 and though the relationship wasn’t permanent, they had four children together and remained friends until her passing in 2020.

Gary was raised on his...

William Quincy "Bill"  Guilliams

William Quincy "Bill" Guilliams

Dec 22, 2022

Derby William Quincy "Bill" Guilliams, 84, died, Thursday, December 22nd, 2022. He was born

November 22nd, 1938 to Quincy and Sadie (Babcock) Guilliams in Williamsburg, VA.

Bill was born and raised in Williamsburg, Virginia. After high school, he joined the Air Force to see the

world. After being stationed in Texas and Colorado,...

Bob D. Nichols

Bob D. Nichols

Dec 22, 2022

Bob Nichols of Rose Hill Kansas passed away December 22, 2022 at the age of 89. He was born to Troy and Edna Nichols in Searcy County, Arkansas.

He is survived by three children; Robert Nichols (Patty), Douglass Kansas, Cecily Jimenez (Richard), Rose Hill, Kansas, and Sharon Clark (Shaun), Rose Hill Kansas; grandchildren Justin Nichols...

Susanna Anthony Starks

Susanna Anthony Starks

Dec 21, 2022

Susanna Anthony Starks, 56, left her pain and suffering behind on December 21, 2022. Preceded in death by her parents, 2 siblings and her “Geek Boy,” Tom Starks (husband). Survived by siblings Barbara (Mike) Bulger, Elizabeth (Kenneth) Williams, George (Rhonda) Anthony, Francie (Warren) Potter, Mark (Lynn) Anthony, Theresa (Steve) Hearn, and Margaret Butler, many nieces/nephews and great-nieces/nephews, and her...

Mary Lou Stevens

Mary Lou Stevens

Dec 21, 2022

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of beloved wife, mother and grandmother Mary Louise (Perez) Stevens of Wichita, Kansas. Mary was born to Frank and Margaret Perez in Parsons, Kansas, on Nov. 8, 1948. She passed away on December 21, 2022.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Frances Jean...

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