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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

James M Adelgren

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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