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Edith (White) Hizey

Edith (White) Hizey

Mar 29, 2022

Edith Lee Hizey, 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at her home in Wichita, Kansas.

She was born in, Tulare, California to Jewel Marvin White and Viola Daisy (Rochester) White.

Edith enjoyed making crafts for her family and friends.  She loved camping and going to the Kansas...

Darren J. Ebling

Darren J. Ebling

Mar 28, 2022

Darren James Ebling, 33, of Lindsborg, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022, at Salina Regional Medical Center.  He was born on October 3, 1988, in Salina, KS, to Kent and Caren Ebling.

He was a 2007 graduate of SVHS and received fire and EMS training from Hutchinson Community College and Advanced-EMS...

Terri Casper

Terri Casper

Mar 24, 2022

T erri L. Casper, 53, of Wichita Kansas passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 24, 2022. She is preceded in death by her father William and her mother Peggy.

Terri is survived by her partner Ben Payson, her brothers William Jr and Clinton,  her sisters Debbie and Millie;  her nephews Adam and Travis...

Betty Wood

Betty Wood

Mar 21, 2022

Betty Marie Wood, 89, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. She was born in Kinsley, Kansas to George D. and Bertha (Kiddoo) Buckmaster. She received her undergraduate degree from Kansas State University and her Master's of Library Science from Emporia State University. Betty worked as a Medical Librarian at Via Christi St. Francis, retiring after many years...

Norma Jean Drinen

Norma Jean Drinen

Mar 18, 2022

Norma Jean Langhofer Drinen was born Dec. 5, 1928 on the family farm west of Woodbine, Ks.  She lived there and married Carrol Drinen.  They managed the family farm after her parents moved to Abilene, Ks.  The farm was sold in 1966 and they moved to Abilene, Ks.

Mom worked for a doctor's...

Louis Naccarato, Jr.

Louis Naccarato, Jr.

Mar 16, 2022

Louis Naccarato Jr. was born March 13, 1936 in Cherokee, Kansas.  He passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.  Louis had just celebrated his 86th birthday on Sunday.

Louis lived in Cherokee until graduating high school in 1953. He married his high school sweetheart, Helen Hostar, on April 14,...

Ernest C. Graves

Ernest C. Graves

Mar 14, 2022

Ernest Clayton Graves Sr., 80, passed away on Monday, March 14th, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas.

He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Knute Graves and Hazel Lorena (Thompson) Graves.  He was a lifelong resident of Wichita, and attended  North High School, Wichita .  After graduation he worked at and retired from Beech Aircraft after 40 years....

John P. Kasney

John P. Kasney

Mar 10, 2022

John P. Kasney passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 in Wichita Kansas. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Jack Edward Kasney and Virginia Louise (Chance) Kasney. He was raised in the Wichita Maize area and attended Maize Schools.  After graduation he went on to become an Iron Worker in construction as a Crane Operator for 30 plus years...

Don M. Thompson

Don M. Thompson

Mar 10, 2022

Don Thompson was born October 21, 1931, in Montgomery County, Iowa, to Ted and Arvella Thompson and grew up on the family farm near Elliott, Iowa. He attended school his first few years in country school, and completed elementary and high school in Elliott.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Shirley...

Robert G. Dyck

Robert G. Dyck

Mar 6, 2022

Robert Gene "Bobby" Dyck passed away peacefully at the Halstead Health and Rehab Center in Halstead, Kansas on Sunday, March 6, 2022.

Bob was born to Alvin and Luella (Peters) Dyck on July 27, 1950 at the Salem Hospital in Hillsboro, Kansas. During his young life the family moved various places around Kansas....

L. M. "Mack" Brown

L. M. "Mack" Brown

Mar 4, 2022

Laurel McKinley Brown, 95, of Valley Center, Kansas passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, sixth child of ten born to William Sydney Brown and Bessie May (Ramsey) Brown.  He married the love of his life, Alice Lucille (Hubener) Brown, she preceded him in death in 2009.

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James P. Heidlage

James P. Heidlage

Jan 31, 2022

James Patrick Heidlage 'Jim', 84, of Valley Center, Kansas passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022. He was born in Norman, Oklahoma to Fred Hubert and Mabel Etta (Howerton) Heidlage. He lived most of his life in Oklahoma and Kansas.  After graduation James served in the United States Air Force. He was a 1970 graduate of Oklahoma...

Ted F. Anderson

Ted F. Anderson

Jan 27, 2022

Ted Forrest Anderson, age 53, of Andale, Kansas, passed away of an apparent heart attack at his home on Thursday, January 27, 2022. He had just returned home after coaching the Andale High School girls' basketball team to a win in the opening round of the Haven High School Wildcat Classic Tournament and was preparing his scouting...

Melody (Piepho) Harrington

Melody (Piepho) Harrington

Jan 26, 2022

Melody Fern Harrington, 77, p assed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in Newton, Kansas. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Orel Madeline and Frederick Walsh Piepho. She was a graduate of Brownsville High School. After graduation she obtained and worked numerous Food Management positions, was a substitute Teacher, CMA with New Horizons in Valley Center...

Virginia (Fisher) Bowman

Virginia (Fisher) Bowman

Jan 23, 2022

Virginia Bowman, 88, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas to Andrew F. and Anna Mae (Sturgeon) Fisher.  She lived most of her life in Wichita, Kansas. She enjoyed family outings of camping and fishing then later in life bowling.  Yet her greatest love was spending time with...

Jacob D. Shrewsbury

Jacob D. Shrewsbury

Jan 22, 2022

Jacob Douglas Shrewsbury, age 20, of Sedgwick, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022.    He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Douglas Shrewsbury and Debrah Cline. He spent most of his life in Sedgwick where he attended schools, yet received his diploma through the State of Kansas online. He went on to take some college classes...

Trent R. Appelhans

Trent R. Appelhans

Jan 18, 2022

Trent Robert Appelhans, 27, passed away on Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas.

He was born in Newton, Kansas to Bob Appelhans and Jonna Everett. He was a life long resident of Benton, Kansas and Valley Center, Kansas, he attended Circle School District K-11th grade and graduated from Valley Center High School in 2012. After...

Florence (Wilson) Crow

Florence (Wilson) Crow

Jan 18, 2022

Florence E. Crow, 98, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.  She was born in Ravenswood, West Virginia, to James A. and Bertha (DeLong) Wilson.  She was preceded in death by her son Charles R. Crow, her parents, five brothers and two sisters.  She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Fred and Connie Crow.

Harry D. Cress

Harry D. Cress

Jan 15, 2022

Harry Darrell Cress, 84, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022.

He was born in Kennett, Missouri to Harry Cress and Wilma (Crites) Cress. He was raised in Kennett where he attended school and was a graduate of Holcomb High School. While there, he played center on the varsity basketball team and there,...

Samuel W. Jennings

Samuel W. Jennings

Jan 4, 2022

Samuel Walter Jennings was 53 years old when he passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Sedgwick, Kansas.

Samuel was born in Charleston, South Carolina on December 7, 1968 the only son of the late Samuel Coy Jennings and Annie M. Joyner. Surviving is his sister Teresa Murphy whom will never be the same without...