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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries
James M Adelgren
Nov 14, 2021
James M. "Mike" Adelgren, age 65, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021. Visitation 1-8 pm Thursday, November 18, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Graveside service 11 am Friday, November 19, Greenwood Cemetery, 6231 W. 47th St. S. "Mike" is preceded by his parents, John and Janice Adelgren. Survivors include his sister, Lana Parker (Gordon), Karen Adelgren and Lori Herron....
Maryka "Miki" Dyer
Nov 12, 2021
Derby - Dyer, Maryka Ann "Miki"
69, passed away Friday, November 12th, 2021 after a brave battle with Parkinson's Disease. She was born January 25th, 1952 to George and Jacqueline Maat in Swindon, England. Maryka was an avid cook and enjoyed RV vacations with her husband Harley. She loved her electronic gadgets. Maryka will be very missed...
Mary Lou Hill
Nov 12, 2021
Wichita - Hill, Mary Lou 93, died Friday, November 12, 2021. She was born August 23,1928 to Clarence and Mildred Hadaway Youngblood in St. Louis, Missouri. Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Hope Church 2000 S. Hillside Wichita, KS. 67211
My mother passed from this life to her...
Martha Shoemaker
Nov 11, 2021
Martha Ann Shoemaker, 83, died Thursday, November 11, 2021.
Funeral Service: 10:00 am, Friday, November 19, 2021, at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 South Seneca, Wichita. Interment to follow at Resthaven Gardens of Memory.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Shoemaker.
Martha is survived by her...
Jacob Allison Grubb Iii
Nov 11, 2021
Jacob A ( Jay) Grubb III, 84 , was called home on Wednesday, November 11, 2021. He was born on July 4, 1937 in Lake Charles, LA to Jacob A Grubb Jr and Mary Ida Nevins Grubb.
The family moved to Neodesha, KS when Jay was 10 and Jay graduated from Neodesha High School in...
Maureen Clark
Nov 10, 2021
Maureen Clark, passed away November 10, 2021 at the age of 84. She was born July 29, 1937 in Befordshire England.
Maureen married Woodson Clark on April 22, 1955 and moved to the United States. Soon after she became a United States citizen. She attended the Wichita Vocational School in Wichita Kansas and worked at...
Margaret Heseltine
Nov 9, 2021
Margaret Florence “Peggy” Newell Heseltine
Peggy was born October 30, 1950, in Sacramento, California to John C. and Olive E. Newell, the youngest of her three siblings, Kathie, Mike, and Molly. The family moved to Meadow Vista, CA in 1962. Peg graduated from Placer High School and attended Sierra College.
Peggy married Bruce...
Nikki Lynn Trusty
Nov 8, 2021
On the evening of November 8th, 2021, at 5:49pm, our creator called home a beautiful spirit who we knew as Nikki Lynn Trusty.
Visitation with the family will be on Tuesday, November 16th, at 1:00pm, with a Funeral Service following at 3:00pm.
She is preceded in death by George Blaine (great-grandpa),...
Rhonda Ihde
Nov 7, 2021
Rhonda Ihde (Hines), age 67, retired USD 259 employee, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021. Celebration of her life will be held at Shelter #5, at Lake Afton Park, 25513 W. 39th Street South, Goddard, Kansas. Saturday, November 13, 2021, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, lunch will be provided.
Rhonda is preceded in death by her parents...
Celia Alice Cassidy
Nov 7, 2021
Alice Cassidy, age 82, retired Unit Clerk, Wesley Medical Center, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021. No visitation. Memorial service 10 am Saturday, November 13, 2021, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Inurnment will follow at Ascension Cemetery. Alice is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; parents, Herbert and Tessie Hoover; brothers, Truman, Dwain, Dale and Roy Hoover; and...
Betty Jo Jones
Nov 7, 2021
Betty Jo Jones passed from this earth on Sunday, November 7th, 2021 at the age of 92.
Betty Jo always said she “grew up in the cotton patch” as a child in southern Missouri. Some of her best days were spent singing at the top of her lungs while she picked cotton.
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Ron Horning
Nov 6, 2021
Wichita - Horning, Ronald Dennis, 67, died Saturday, November 6, 2021.
Visitation: Friday, November 12, 2021, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm and Funeral Service: 10:00 am, Saturday, November 13, 2021, both at Smith Mortuary, Haysville. Interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John Gerard Orecchio
Nov 3, 2021
John G. Orecchio, 79, passed away on November 3, 2021 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas
He was born on May 7, 1942 in Englewood, New Jersey to Angelo and Lena (Corrado) Orecchio.
John was a hard worker, loved to make jokes, loved to travel to different places, enjoyed...
Leon Conway
Nov 2, 2021
Conway, Leon
85, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021 in Derby, Kansas. He was born January 16, 1936 to Carlos and Berniece Conway in Enid, Oklahoma.
Leon was a Science and Art teacher at Scott Community High School in Scott City, Kansas, where he also coached football, basketball and track. Leon also served...
Robert Stephen Pummel
Nov 2, 2021
Robert Stephen Pummel, age 66, Manager, Lumber Yard Steakhouse, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Visitation 1-7 pm Friday, November 5, with family greeting friends 5-7 pm, with Recitation of the Rosary beginning at 7 pm, funeral service 10 am Saturday, November 6, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca, Wichita, Graveside service 3 pm Saturday, Mt. Olivet Catholic...
Adonna Lowe
Nov 1, 2021
Adonna (Lungren) Lowe, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away peacefully at home in Derby, KS, November 1, 2021, age 72. Adonna was born on January 6, 1949, in Wellington, KS, to Clifford and Ruth (Cox) Lungren, and grew up Northeast of Caldwell, KS, on the family farm. She graduated with the class of 1967 from Caldwell...
Patsy Ruth Snyder
Nov 1, 2021
Rose Hill - Snyder, Patsy Ruth
82, passed away Monday, November 1st, 2021. She was born April 12th, 1939 in Joplin, Missouri.
Patsy loved to read, play BINGO, and loved watching true crime TV.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Snyder; and by son, Ron Snyder....
Clenea Meairs
Oct 31, 2021
Clenea Lawany Meairs (Williams) , age 38, went to be with Jesus on October 31,2021.
Clenea is survived by her husband, Jeremy Meairs, her daughters Emily Meairs (16) and Arrowyia Meairs (8), her parents Lyle and Daphne Williams, brother Nicholas (Denise) Williams of Michigan. Parents Buck and Jayne Meairs; brothers Teddy (Peggy) Meairs, Frank Meairs,...
Claud H. Giles
Oct 30, 2021
Claud H. Giles, 88, of Mulvane, KS passed peacefully from this life early Saturday morning, October 30, 2021.
Claud was born on June 20, 1933 in Kiowa, OK to William Wesley (Jack) and Lucy Oleta Giles. The family moved to Mulvane in 1941, and Claud was very proud to be such a long time resident of this...
John M. Dickerson, Jr.
Oct 30, 2021
On Saturday, October 30, 2021, John Dickerson, Jr. passed away. Survivors include two sons, and one daughter. He will be missed. Funeral service is 10:00 am Thursday, November 4, 2021, with visitation one hour prior, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 North Rock Road, Derby, Kansas 67037.
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