Michael J. Wolke
May 27, 2022
Michael J Wolke, 72, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Elmer B. and Opal (Martin) Wolke. He was raised in the Wichita area and was a graduate of Heights High School. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam War Veteran. Mike worked at...
Barbara (Graham) Penning
May 26, 2022
Barbara Lee (Graham) Penning, 85, of Whitewater, Kansas entered her Father's Kingdom on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Barbara was a country girl, and eventually became a suburb girl, growing up, really, in Grandville, Michigan. She married her husband, Stu, on June 5, 1958. They parented three children, Wendy, Tom, and...
Leslie E. Brees
May 26, 2022
Leslie Earl Brees, 78, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Park City, Kansas.
He was born on May 1, 1944 in Alamosa, Colorado to Glen Edward and Minnie Darleen (Huffman) Brees. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University in 1967.
He worked...
David W. Poor
May 26, 2022
David Wayne Poor, 65, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Douglass, Kansas.
David was born in Long Beach, California to Violet Mae (Turner) Poor and James Lafeyette Poor, Sr. He was a long-time resident of Wichita and Douglass, Kansas. He attended East High School, Wichita, Kansas. He worked at Boeing Aircraft...
Nancy (Hutton) Hodges
May 17, 2022
Nancy Hutton Hodges , 88, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born on August 16, 1933 in Lawrence, Kansas to Josephine Jacqmain and Paul Hutton. Her early years were spent on her grandfather Octave Jacqmain's farm outside Fort Smith, Arkansas with her younger sister Jane.
Rebecca L. Bazil
May 14, 2022
Rebecca Lea Bazil, 50, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Keith L. Bazil and Karen (Murphy) Bazil. S he was a lifelong resident of Park City, attended Valley Center schools and was a graduate of Valley Center High School in the class of 1990. Rebecca was a loving mother to...
Ruth (Mcbride) Ryan
May 12, 2022
Ruth E. (McBride) Ryan, 98, passed away on May 12, 2022. She was the daughter of Hiram and Hazel (McEwing) McBride.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.bakerfhvc.com
Pastor Larry A. Tweet
May 11, 2022
Pastor Larry Allen Tweet (86) passed away quietly at home, surrounded by his family, on May 11, 2022.
He was born in West Plains, Missouri to Melvin and Hazel (Bacon) Tweet. In his youth, Larry migrated West with his family and, in 1955, graduated from Twin Falls High School in Twin Falls, Idaho. After completing a...
Shirley (Hayes) Pense
May 5, 2022
Shirley L. Pense , 86, passed away on May 7, 2022 in Wichita Kansas. She was born on October 18, 1935 in Winslow, Arkansas to Granvil Hayes and Marie (Smith) Watkins . She was a 1953 graduate from Winslow High School. On August 29, 1954 she married Amos Pense. She was a beloved wife, mother,...
Vernon J. Stiverson
Apr 28, 2022
Vernon James Stiverson, 97, long time resident of Maize, passed away April 28, 2022 in Colwich, Kansas. He was born in Irving, Kansas, November 2, 1924, the second son of James R. Stiverson and Julia M. (Frank) Stiverson. A veteran of WWII, he spent many years as an office supply salesman, retiring from Southwestern Office Supply in...
Muriel (Hendry) Schlicher
Apr 27, 2022
Muriel W. Schlicher, 87, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to E. Lloyd Hendry and Kathryn (Murphy) Hendry. The family moved to Kansas where she was a graduate of Newton High School Class of 1953 and Wesley School of Nursing Class of 1957. On June 21, 1958...
James L. Porter
Apr 21, 2022
James Lee Porter , passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022. He was born in Newton Kansas, August 11, 1977 to Mary Elizabeth (Daniels) Porter and the late Gerald Whisler Junior. He lived in Sedgwick early in life, yet grew up in Valley Center, where he started painting cars in his mom's garage at age 14. ...
Gary L. Hand
Apr 21, 2022
Gary Hand, age 71, of Colwich, Kansas, passed away in his home on Thursday, April 21st, after an unexpected and rapidly progressing metastatic melanoma diagnosis. Gary was born on February 21st, 1951, to Leo and Dorothy Hand of Wichita, KS.
After Gary graduated from Bishop Carroll Catholic HS, he went on to study...
Ira Laveda (Summers) Rule
Apr 19, 2022
Ira LaVeda (Summers) Rule passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Dallas, Texas to Grady Leon Summers and Dorothy Nell (Jones) Summers. She lived in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Survived by her friends and family.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.bakerfhvc.com
Ernest 'Ernie' Ramey
Apr 18, 2022
Ernest H. Ramey, 66 years, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Ernest Lee Ramey and Helen Irene (Pool) Ramey. Ernie was raised in the Wichita, Kansas area.
Ernie acquired his love for racing and mechanics from his dad. Ernie was an exceptional mechanic...
Merlyn Royce Beemer
Apr 15, 2022
Merlyn 'Royce' Beemer, 83, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 15, 2022. He was born in Overbrook, Osage County, Kansas to Earl Lewis Beemer and Lois Miriam (Hesselbarth) Beemer.
Royce was raised on a farm where he acquired a great love for horses, cattle, fishing, gardening and woodworking. He was a...
Kathy (Hewes) Wass
Apr 14, 2022
Kathy Elan Wass, 60, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022. She was a beloved and devoted wife, mother, sister and aunt who was taken too soon.
She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Wendell R. Hewes and Joyce (Rice) Hewes. She was raised and attended schools in the Wichita, Kansas area. Kathy...
Bret L. Miller
Apr 8, 2022
Bret L. Miller, 32, of Wichita, Kansas passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022.
Visitation 4-6 p.m., Friday, April 15, at Baker Funeral Home Valley Center.
Celebration of Life Service 7-9 pm, Friday, April 22 at the Keeper of the Plains, Wichita, Kansas.
Condolences may...
Lori L. Knight
Mar 31, 2022
Lori LeAnne Knight, 47, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas.
She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Steven B & Kassie J (Boatman) Knight. She was a lifelong resident of Wichita, attended schools and was a graduate of West High School. She went to Butler County Community College and...
Clara (May) Copeland
Mar 29, 2022
Clara H. Copeland passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Crossroads, Arkansas to Gertha Noveda (Hearn) May Toone and "Dan" Ely Lee May. She was a lifelong resident of Valley Center and Wichita.
She worked and retired from Furr's Cafeteria. Clara loved to be helping all and...