Carolyn M. Valentine
Jun 3, 2022
Valley Center - Carolyn M. Valentine, 72, passed away Friday, June 3rd, 2022. She was born December 25th, 1949 in Sterling, Kansas.
Carolyn enjoyed crocheting for her grandkids and traveling. She loved to dance the mashed potato. More than anything, she loved spending time with her family....especially the grandkids.
She was preceded in...
Rita Wharry
Jun 3, 2022
Rita Faye Wharry (Peery) of Georgetown, TX went home to be with the Lord on June 3, 2022, at the age of 93. She passed peacefully attended by her family. Born in Blackwell, OK; Rita was raised by her mother Zola Peery (Bilyeu), in Wichita, KS along with two older brothers Joe, C.E. “Bud” and her twin brother Donald...
Darrell Dean Baker
Jun 3, 2022
Darrell Dean Baker, 85, passed from this life on June 3, 2022, at his home in Derby, Kansas.
Born December 5, 1936, in Butler, Missouri, he was the son of Edgar and Mary Baker. Darrell was married to Judith Pauline Baker (Nelson) on May 25, 1958. He enjoyed reading and learning everything he...
Charles "Anthony" Jones
Jun 3, 2022
Charles “Anthony” Jones was born November 3 rd , 1974, in Duarte California. He was the only son of Helen Chambers and William Jones. Anthony attended Chaffee High School in Ontario California. He also attended the Second Baptist church in Monrovia California where he accepted Jesus Christ as his savior. In 2003 Anthony moved to Wichita, KS and married...
James Anthony Ledford
May 31, 2022
Ledford, James A., 46, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022. He was born November 11, 1975 in River Oaks, Texas. He lived most of his life in Derby.
He loved fishing, children, country western music and cats. In high school he was on the wrestling team. Jimmy loved to cook and even went to Culinary Arts...
Kenneth Degenhardt
May 31, 2022
A Strong Warrior Has Fallen.
Surname Degenhardt is composed of Old High German degan ‘young warrior’, hart ‘strong’. A fitting title for this man.
Kenneth E. Degenhardt, age 81, residing in Mulvane, Kansas, ended his fight with a form of progressive dementia on May 31st, 2022, at St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.
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Bryan Joseph Rasmussen
May 29, 2022
Bryan Joseph Rasmussen was born on Nov 6,1986 to Roger and Linda Rasmussen in Dallas, TX. He was raised in Wichita, KS and attended East High. PANAMA! An avid Cowboys and KU fan. Beloved son, little brother, uncle and friend. He will be truly missed by many.
Bryan passed on May 29th, 2022 at the...
Suree Snellenberg
May 29, 2022
Suree Snellenberg passed from life on May 29th 2022, due to a heart condition.
Suree Chompoorat was born in Chieng Mai Thailand on July 22nd, 1940. She was raised in Thailand where she was married at a young age and had two children, a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the boy died at a young age in...
Donna Stephenson
May 29, 2022
Rose Hill - Stephenson, Donna, 74, died Monday, May 30, 2022.
Funeral Service: 10:00 am, Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Smith Family Mortuary Chapel, 1415 N. Rock Rd, Derby. Interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William "Pap" and Tressa "Mamoo" Hales.
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Beverly A. Brady
May 29, 2022
Beverly Ann Brady (Moody), age 73, passed away in the early morning hours of May 29th, 2022, in Wichita, Kansas. A loving daughter, wife, and mother, she is survived by her mother Sophia Bequette (Balentine); brothers Tom and John Moody; devoted husband of 52 years, James (Michael); son Kevin; daughter Erin, and 5 grandchildren. A resident of Derby, Kansas,...
Edwin H. Gressel
May 29, 2022
Edwin Herschel Gressel left this earth without apology or regret on May 29, 2022. Ed always seemed ready for the impossible and the next big thing, but we were not nearly ready for his departure. At the young age of 70, he managed to beat cancer, COVID, a host of oil field accidents and bar fights, and a lifetime...
Charles Wayne Yunker
May 28, 2022
Charles (Charlie) Wayne Yunker, 71, went to heaven May 28, 2022 at Glen Carr House, Derby, KS following a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by his loving family and caregivers. He was born June 2, 1950 in Wellington, KS to Louis and June Yunker. The third of eight children, Charlie grew up on the family farm in South Haven,...
Christy Bailey
May 27, 2022
It is with deep sorrow that we announce Christine Bailey, 52, of Derby, KS, and Washington DC passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 27, 2022. Christy was born on November 23rd, 1969, to Gary and (Mary) Joyce Bailey in Wichita, KS. She was a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She was also brilliant in mind and spirit, and known...
Pattie Wooldridge
May 26, 2022
Newkirk, OK - Wooldridge, Pattie Kathryn, 85, died Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Memorial Graveside Service: 10:00 am, Friday, July 1, 2022 at Belle Plaine Cemetery, 215 Line Street, Belle Plaine.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Edith Moss; daughter, Geri Lynn Wooldridge; husband, E. Dean Wooldridge; sister...
Sandra Jo Smith
May 25, 2022
Mulvane, KS – Sandra “Sandy” Jo Smith died May 25th, 2022, in her home surrounded by family. Sandra was born January 27th, 1939, in Anthony, KS. She married the love of her life on September 1, 1957, in Anthony, KS.
Sandra completed Dodge City Community College Nursing program and began to work with the elderly....
Kathy Fern Biby
May 24, 2022
Kathy Fern Biby, 65, passed from this life on May 24, 2022 in Topeka.
Born December 21, 1956 in Oklahoma City, she was the daughter of Chuck and Naomi Florence (Beum) Winters.
Kathy was preceded in death by her husband Sam, her parents, and two brothers Rick and Chuck Winters. She...
Carmen Jean Weigandt
May 24, 2022
Carmen Jean (Petre) Weigandt, 88, of Derby, Kansas, passed from this life on May 24, 2022 in Wichita.
Born July 24, 1933 in Davenport, Iowa, she was the daughter of Carson and Olga (Peterson) Petre. Carmen was married to Ralph Everett Weigandt on September 18, 1954. She enjoyed ballroom dancing with Ralph, stitching, bunko and...
Doug Berkowitz
May 23, 2022
Berkowitz, Douglas Malcolm,79, passed away Monday, May 23rd, 2022. He was born September 18th, 1942 to Harold Berkowitz and Sylvia Berkowitz in Yonkers, New York. He was preceded in death by his parents Harold & Sylvia, step -children Joseph & Matthew Paxton. Doug is survived by his wife of 25 years, Marleta (Kitterman) Berkowitz, daughter, Donna Berkowitz of Wichita,...
Elsie Riffel
May 22, 2022
On Sunday, May 22nd Elsie Rosetta Mae Brouhard Riffel, loving mother and grandmother passed away from natural causes at the age of 93. Elsie was born on April 9, 1929 in Barnard, KS to Viola and Walter Brouhard, the fifth of nine children.
Her family moved to Hope, KS when she was very young and...
Alma Jean Ruppenthal
May 22, 2022
Leavenworth - Ruppenthal, Alma "Jean", 92, passed away Sunday, May 22nd, 2022. She was born October 31st, 1929 to Joseph and Anna Miller in Wichita, Kansas. Jean was a retired telephone operator and clerk for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. ( AT&T). She also owned rental properties and loved her pet dogs & cats. She was preceded in death by...
