Obituaries

Sep 1, 2022

Betty Jean Rouch McConnell, the second of three daughters and one son born to Frank and Alma Rouch, went to be with the Lord on September 1, 2022, after a short illness. She was 92 years old.

Jean grew up in the Hackney, KS farm area and attended rural schools through 8th grade. She then went to...

Aug 30, 2022

Derby - Rosenstiel, Constance "Connie" Ann 65, passed away Tuesday, August 30th, 2022. She was born October 17th, 1956 to Darrell and Florence (Weilert) Hoskinson in Wichita, KS.

Connie was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great grandmother & friend, she did not know a stranger, had a beautiful smile and memorable laugh, she was a...

Aug 29, 2022

Charlene Priemer, born January 22, 1935, in Odessa, Missouri, died August 29, 2022, in Derby, Kansas.

Memorial service will be 10:00 am, Friday, September 2, 2022, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N Rock Rd, Derby.

She worked in Retail as a salesperson at Henry’s of Wichita and Sweeny's Jewelry Store in Houston...

Aug 28, 2022

Wiesner, David Leo, 73, passed away Sunday, August 28th, 2022. He was born July 21st, 1949 to Lawrence Wiesner and Juanita (Pfiefer) Wiesner in Wichita, KS.

Dave was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, he was a proud Vietnam Army Infantry Veteran, an accomplished pianist and retired retail clerk for the US Postal Service.

Aug 26, 2022

Mulvane - Springer, Bobbie Carl

85, passed away Friday, August 26, 2022. He was born January 1, 1937 to Robert Carl and Cloma Springer in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Bob is a 25-year Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, where he earned several medals, including the Vietnam Service medal with two bronze service stars....

Aug 25, 2022

Wichita - Burge, Gregory Eugene

71, a retired officer of the United States Navy, retired Wichita Police Department crime scene investigator, volunteer chaplain, and retired federal armed security officer, passed away Thursday, August 25th, 2022. He was born January 17th, 1951 to Carl Eugene Burge and Jackie Marie (Walker) Burge in Pittsburg, Kansas.

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Aug 24, 2022

Haysville - Gary Dale Stephens 75, passed away Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 at home surrounded by his family.

He was born February 20th, 1947 to Paul Stephens and Lillian Stephens (Vogel) in Independence, Kansas.

Gary served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1973. He had several Night Clubs &...

Aug 21, 2022

Sheryl Ann Nelson, Cooper, Chapman

Derby Kansas Sheryl Ann Chapman passed from this life to the next on August 21, 2022. Sheryl was born March 6, 1949, in Parson Kansas to Robert L. and Mary Patricia Nelson. She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband Les Cooper and grandson Vinny Valdez.

She is...

Aug 21, 2022

Wichita - Durham, Karen Sue

66, passed away Sunday, August 21st, 2022. She was born October 1st, 1955 to Harold Durham and Wilma Mercer Durham in Wichita, Kansas.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and brother, Rodney Durham.

Karen is survived by her son, Zachariah Durham (Angel...

Aug 21, 2022

Mulvane – Brashear, Mary, 78, died Sunday, August 21, 2022.

Mary Frances (Young) Brashear, homemaker and nurse, was born June 15, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas.

She was raised on a farm northeast of Clearwater, Kansas. Her father was a farmer who grew wheat and raised

shorthorn cattle. Her mother was a homemaker and...

Aug 20, 2022

Starr, Maggie M., 88, born March 2, 1934, passed away August 20, 2022 in the company of her children. Maggie was born to Euris and Ida (Patrick) Scribner, Zanoni, MO (Ozark County) and was one of four children. Maggie came to Derby, KS upon graduation from high school to live with her aunt. She went to work at Kress...

Aug 19, 2022

Richard “Rick” Dean Weaver, age 71, passed away at his residence in Wichita Kansas. Born on September 29, 1950 in Fairview Oklahoma to Ray and Tula Weaver. Rick was the second oldest of 4 children and spent most of his life in Kansas in the Wichita area. Never straying far from home, he completed his service in the US...

Aug 18, 2022

Freida Bornhoft, 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 18, 2022.

Rosary and viewing at 10:00 am and Funeral Mass at 10:30 am, Saturday, August 27, 2022, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Andover Kansas.

Freida was born on September 16, 1940 in Prescott AZ, the daughter of Chelsey...

Aug 17, 2022

Kenneth Bradford was born to Norman Lincoln Bradford and Elva “May” Wright Bradford in Winfield, KS.

He joined the Navy in January 1949 and served until August 1951. He served on four ships. The USS J R Craig was the ship where he spent most of his service.

Kenneth married Shirley Jean Kennedy May 29,...

Aug 15, 2022

Pat A. Carpenter-Aikman born October 21, 1941, in McPherson, KS passed peacefully in hospice care on Monday, August 15, 2022.

Pat is preceded in death by husband, Melvin Aikman; daughter, Lindy M. Tran; son, Raymond; parents, Scott and Enid Rodrick-Carpenter; sister, Charlene K. Carpenter-Hicks; and nephews, William (Scott) Hicks and Michael (Mike) C. Hicks; and...

Aug 15, 2022

Vera "Ruenell" Studyvin, 87, passed away August 15, 2022. Visitation will be Friday, August 19 at Smith Mortuary 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby, KS. From 5-8 pm. Services will be held at Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N Buckner St. in Derby on Saturday, August 20 at 2:00 pm. Graveside services to follow at El Paso Cemetery in Derby.

Aug 15, 2022

Wichita - Hooper, Micheal E.

81, passed away Monday, August 15th, 2022. He was born October 30th, 1940 in Portales, New Mexico.

Former Tool and Die Maker of 15 years. Worked At Hyde Park Dairy over 10 years. He loved to work with numbers at work and play, Bingo intrigued him for years,...

Aug 14, 2022

Dorothy Maxine Wells.

Dorothy was the daughter of Ira Gabriel Satterthwaite and Emma Ferguson Satterthwaite. She was born on the farm south of Udall on June 26, 1923. Dorothy lived a long wonderful, blessed life and passed into God’s Hands on August 14, 2022. Dorothy was united in marriage to Gilbert E. Wells on May 28, 1944....

Aug 12, 2022

Amber Nicole Geer, 40, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022. She was born March 1, 1982, to Kendall and Charmin (Engstrand) Higinbotham in Wichita, KS.

Amber was very outgoing and friendly and was a licensed cosmetologist and had worked as an activities assistant at several Derby/Mulvane assisted living facilities, she loved to help and work...

Aug 12, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Craig-Oatley, 64, passed away on April 27, 2022 in Ormond Beach, Florida. She was born on August 12, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas.

Mary Beth graduated from Mulvane High School in 1975 and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from University of Kansas in 1979. She also earned her Master’s degree in Human...