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Frances (Dean) Gentry

Frances (Dean) Gentry

Apr 14, 2023

Frances was born the last of 3 children to Claude and Verda Dean in Wichita Kansas. She graduated from Wichita North High School, then went on to have a long career at the telephone company, Southwestern Bell. She married Glen Miracle in 1955. Together with family and friends, they enjoyed camping, water skiing and other outdoor...

Ralph E. Lassley

Ralph E. Lassley

Apr 13, 2023

Ralph E. Lassley passed away on Thursday April 13, 2023. He was born to Ross and Mary Lassley on August 11, 1939 in Coffeyville, Ks. and lived most of his life in Wichita, Ks. He was united in marriage to Manita on December 3, 1966. He spent 8yrs in the military (5yrs in the Marines and 3yrs in the...

Roy M. Engle

Roy M. Engle

Apr 11, 2023

Roy Milton Engle, was born August 8, 1933 in Lusk, Wyoming. He was the middle child of Robert and Esther (Upton) Engle.  He had an older brother, Lyle Engle, and a younger sister, Mildred (Engle) Crow. All preceded him in leaving this earth. He was also preceded by his brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws, Roy & Marjorie Schoemaker, Darrell...

Otis M. Trimble

Otis M. Trimble

Apr 3, 2023

Otis Melvin Trimble, 67, passed away April 3, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, December 18, 1955, to Louie David and Alvina (Flowers) Trimble. They lived in Texas for two weeks before moving to Wichita. Otis was a lifelong resident of Wichita, Ks. When Otis was just nine years old his father...

Shirley (Fielding) Smith

Shirley (Fielding) Smith

Apr 1, 2023

Shirley Ann Smith, age 74, passed on Saturday, April 1 st 2023 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Valley Center Kansas to Albert "Fuzzy" and Lucille (Carnahan) Fielding. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Valley Center, she attended Valley Center schools and was a member of the 1966 graduating class. After graduating from high school Shirley...

Icel Lee (Richardson) Russell

Icel Lee (Richardson) Russell

Mar 30, 2023

Icel Lee (Richardson) Russell was born May 28, 1922 in the Ponca City Hospital in Oklahoma.  Her mother had been in labor for 3 days when the hospital performed their very first C-Section.  Eleven days later her mother died from complications.  In the meantime she had written Icel Lee's name on a piece of paper.  (She was...

Sidney S. Landwehr

Sidney S. Landwehr

Mar 26, 2023

Sidney Stephen Landwehr, 77, passed away Sunday, March 26 th , 2023 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Hardtner, Kansas to Martin Joseph Landwehr and Florence Mae (Carriker) Landwehr. He was a lifelong resident of Wichita and Goddard, Kansas. He graduated from West High School in Wichita. He was a partner at Hartley's Iron for...

Leland M. Alexander

Leland M. Alexander

Mar 25, 2023

Leland Merle Alexander, age 91, passed away on March 25, 2023, after a long struggle with Parkinson's. He was always a fighter, having survived a ruptured appendix, atomic bomb testing, polio, being struck by lightning, multiple falls resulting in broken bones and brain trauma. He never gave up and fought very hard until the very end.

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Rose (Epp) Garrigues

Rose (Epp) Garrigues

Mar 23, 2023

Rose Marie Garrigues, 92 entered her heavenly home on Thursday, March 23, 2023. She was born May 19, 1930 at home in Cunningham, Kansas to Carl L. and Cecelia C. (Rohling) Epp. She graduated from Cunningham High School in 1948. Rose married Gerald R. Garrigues on December 28, 1955. They made Hutchinson their home after living a...

Terri J. Sansing

Terri J. Sansing

Mar 19, 2023

Terri Jo Sansing, 61, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023.  She was born in South Bend, Indiana to Dale Albright and Marilyn Joyce Garguilloa Thomas.  She had a great love for animals in which she dedicated herself to caring, boarding and administrative for kennels. Her love and appreciation for life extended to people especially those with fur babies....

Philip L. May

Philip L. May

Mar 18, 2023

Philip May of Park City passed away on March 18, 2023 at the age of 86. He was born in Osborne, Kansas to James and Juanita (Bixler) May. He attended high school in Russell, Kansas where he met his wife of 64 years, Sharon Carlisle. He was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force in 1960....

Fred E. Crawford

Fred E. Crawford

Mar 17, 2023

Fred E.Crawford, 85, passed away peacefully on March 17, 1923.  He was born in Wichita, Kansas where he lived most of his life. He loved fishing, and spoke fondly of riding his horse, Topper. He also loved listening to his country western and gospel records. Fred loved his work and retired from Wichita Public S chool District as a grounds...

Kenneth H. Hamburger

Kenneth H. Hamburger

Mar 15, 2023

Kenneth H. Hamburger, 96, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at his home in Hesston, Kansas. He was born January 26, 1927 at Inland, Nebraska to Harry and Edna (Yager) Hamburger.   He was a High School graduate at Harvard, Nebraska. After graduation he farmed for several years. He met and married the love of his life...

Stephen J. Gordon

Stephen J. Gordon

Mar 12, 2023

Stephen James Gordon, 49, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 in Wichita, Kansas.

He was born in Columbia, Missouri to John S. Gordon and Diane Louis, he was a resident of Wichita, he attended East High School and was Valedictorian of his graduating class. After high school he attended college...

Mary Leann Schrag

Mary Leann Schrag

Mar 12, 2023

Mary LeAnn Schrag, 54, was surrounded by family when she entered her heavenly home on Sunday, March 12th, 2023.

LeAnn and her husband Leslie were married April 22nd, 1989. She worked as a waitress off and on for many years before settling into her role at the Hesston branch of the postal service,...

Lois (Wilson) Cochran

Lois (Wilson) Cochran

Mar 11, 2023

Lois Carnell (Wilson) Cochran, passed on Saturday, March 11, 2023 peacefully in her home in Bel Aire, Kansas.  She was born April 17, 1942, in Lincoln County, Oklahoma to Woodrow Wilson and Hazel Mozell (Fent) Wilson.

In 1958, Lois married Jesse Donovan and had three children of that union; Jesse, Yvonne, and Scott...

Yvonne (Simpson) Stewart

Yvonne (Simpson) Stewart

Mar 11, 2023

Yvonne K. Stewart, 68 of Wichita, Kansas passed away peacefully on Saturday March 11, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 4 ,1954 in Wichita Kansas. She was a retired Secretary with the Machinist  Union.

Yvonne is survived by her loving husband of 22 years, John B. Stewart...

Patricia (Kidd) Mosley

Patricia (Kidd) Mosley

Mar 6, 2023

Patricia, who was born and lived her adult life in Meridian, MS was an inspiration to many people. She graduated High School at Murphy High in Mobile, AL, where she was a majorette.  She was beautiful, funny, and intelligent. She was an executive secretary for years for some of the most prominent businesses in Meridian. She...

Don E. Jacob

Don E. Jacob

Feb 28, 2023

Don E Jacob, 96, Valley Center lifelong farmer, passed away February 28, 2023.  He was born to Homer Jacob and Clarice Bright Jacob on October 9, 1926, in his grandparents home on North Park in Valley Center.  He attended Prairie Queen School, rural Valley Center and graduated  from Valley Center High School in 1944

As a...

Helen (Huerta) Desoto

Helen (Huerta) Desoto

Feb 27, 2023

Helen H. DeSoto passed away at home on Monday, February 27, 2023 in Valley Center, Kansas. She ascended while surrounded by the love of her daughter, Alexis DeSoto, her three grand daughters—Andreina, Samantha, & Mellissa Lopez, along with four of her great grandchildren Annalize Lopez-Amador, Axl Brewer, Phoenix-Denney , and Paul Grayson. She was born in Tucson, Arizona to Gilbert...