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Jack F. Sage

Jack F. Sage

Oct 25, 2025

Jack F. Sage passed away on Saturday, October 25th, 2025 at the Hospice House in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born Wednesday, December 13th, 1939 in Buena Vista, Colorado.

Jack is survived by his son John (Shelley) Sage of Grand Junction, Colorado, daughter Sheri (Randy) Carter of Hutchinson, Kansas; grandchildren: Amber (Ben) Hornbeck and...

Wilma 'Pearl' (Scobee) Bright

Wilma 'Pearl' (Scobee) Bright

Oct 20, 2025

Wilma Pearl Bright, 101, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025.  She was born in Grenola, Kansas on Thursday, March 27, 1924 to Roy Nathan Scobee and Sarah Ethel Myrtle (Robinson) Scobee.

She was preceded in death by her husband Sam, her parents, 5 brothers and 4 sisters.

Pearl...

Ronald H. Meyer

Ronald H. Meyer

Oct 19, 2025

Ronald Harold Meyer, 87, of Valley Center, Kansas, passed away on October 19th, 2025. He was born December 22, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri to Harold Jess Meyer and Margaret Arleen (Dedrich) Meyer Smith. He was a 1957 graduate of Seaman High School in Topeka, Kansas. "Ronnie" was his nickname.  He had two sisters Shiela (Meyer) Holloway...

Ramona (Lafferty) Carter

Ramona (Lafferty) Carter

Oct 17, 2025

Ramona K Carter, passed away October 17th, 2025. She was born August 5th,1941 in Humboldt Nebraska, the daughter of Jim and Mercedes Lafferty. Ramona later married Gary G Carter and had two sons. Mom was an amazing mom, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved bowling with her family and friends but most of all spending time with...

Gerald L. Whisler

Gerald L. Whisler

Oct 5, 2025

In Loving Memory of Gerald Lee Whisler born Sunday, September 9, 1934 and passed Sunday, October 5, 2025 at the age of 91 years old. He was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. His career and specialty in Drywall for his own business and then for Midwest Drywall where he retired multiple times. He always stated that...

Carla J. Salas

Carla J. Salas

Oct 5, 2025

Carla Jean Salas, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born to Cesareo Salas, Sr. and Mary (Rodriguez) Salas.

Carla is survived by her

Children- Maria Gutierrez, Sabella Salas

Grandchildren- Jacqueline Salas, Joulseline Salasa, Angel Salas, Victoria Gutierrez, Aniyah Aldaba, Maliyah Salas, Joellina Aldaba, Elijah Aldaba

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Connie (Weber) Hodson

Connie (Weber) Hodson

Oct 4, 2025

Connie Sue Hodson passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Saturday, October 4, 2025, surrounded by her family and closest friends.

Connie was born in Hillsboro, Kansas, to Vernon and Gladys (McKibben) Weber on May 22, 1947. A proud life-long Wichitan, she moved with her husband to Marion Reservoir after retirement. She attended...

Trudy Bishop

Trudy Bishop

Sep 30, 2025

Trudy Bishop, 74 passed away on September 30, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born in Maywood, California to John Bishop and Wilma Schaede Bishop.  She was a lifelong resident of Wichita, Kansas and she was a graduate of Andover High School.  After graduation she worked in the textiles industry owning her own business enjoying embroidery and...

Loyd A. Dredge

Loyd A. Dredge

Sep 29, 2025

Loyd Allen Dredge, 93, of Valley Center, formerly of Park City, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, September 29, 2025. He was born November 6, 1931, in Liberty, Iowa, to Arlen and Arzetta (Colter) Dredge. Loyd attended schools near Mt. Ayr, Iowa.

Loyd worked many years in the Grounds Department for...

Gaye (Droegemeier) Friess

Gaye (Droegemeier) Friess

Sep 27, 2025

Gaye was born in Ellsworth, Kansas on April 27, 1953, to Lynn and Marian Droegemeier. She was one of four children and the oldest of three sisters. Gaye always loved babies, even at a young age, and would dote on her youngest sister (5 years her younger) by reading to her at night before bedtime. Gaye was...

Jerry N. Hoefgen

Jerry N. Hoefgen

Sep 25, 2025

With heavy hearts we say goodbye to Jerry N. Hoefgen, who passed on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the age of 74, at Ascension Via Christi St Francis Hynes Hospice Unit, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on Saturday, May 12, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas to J.N. Hoefgen and Marion (Cody) Hoefgen.  He lived his life in Valley...

Tama (Lamunyon) Jones

Tama (Lamunyon) Jones

Sep 20, 2025

Tama J. (LaMunyon) Jones, 63, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis. She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on Sunday, September 2, 1962.  Most of her life was in the Park City - Wichita area where she attended school and Butler Community College. She loved her job working at Head Start for...

Alison (Bartlett) Davis

Alison (Bartlett) Davis

Sep 19, 2025

Alison Deann (Bartlett) Davis, 62, was born on Friday, November 23, 1962, to Howard D. and Marcella (Andros) Bartlett. She was the only girl of 6 children. She grew up in and around the Park City area where she met Jim and they were married on March 21, 1981.

Alison was a stay-at-home...

Gordon D. Williams

Gordon D. Williams

Sep 14, 2025

Gordon Williams, of Valley Center, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025. He was born at home on Sunday, September 17, 1933, in Alton, Kansas where he met his wife, Margaret, of 72 years. Gordon spent his life loving and supporting his family. He worked as a breadman and milkman in Lawrence, KS at Manor Bakeries, Meyer...

Mary "Joan" (Bruner) Chance

Mary "Joan" (Bruner) Chance

Sep 13, 2025

Joan (Bruner) Chance, 80, beloved wife, mother, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 13, 2025, with her devoted husband, Carl, by her side. She was the proud mother of three children - Kathy, Chris, and Julie - she cherished traveling, shopping, gardening, reading, sharing meals and laughter with family and friends. Known...

John A. Nixon

John A. Nixon

Sep 10, 2025

John Albert Nixon, 85, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025.  He was born in Pratt, Kansas, on Wednesday, November 15, 1939 to Rolland Alphonso Nixon and Verna Faye (Walker) Nixon. He married Ethlyn L. (Baalman) Nixon who preceded him in 2012.

He lived on the family farm in Langdon, Kansas until he joined...

Arthur J Capps

Arthur J Capps

Sep 6, 2025

Arthur J Capps Jr. passed away on September 6th, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born in Shelby, North Carolina, to his mother, Deonna Bussart, and his father, Arthur J Capps Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Wichita, KS.

Arthur worked for All Surface Painting and Refinishing which he started in 2013,...

Sarah J. Hutchinson

Sarah J. Hutchinson

Sep 5, 2025

Sarah Hutchinson, age 37, passed away on the 5th of September, 2025 at KU Med Center in Kansas City, Ks.

Sarah was born in Wichita, Kansas to Larry and Kathy Hutchinson. She was a lifelong resident of Park City, and graduated from Heights High School. She was a homemaker and loved making jewelry...

Edwin L. Holle

Edwin L. Holle

Aug 27, 2025

Edwin Leroy Holle, 88, retired of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on August 27, 2025.  Edwin (Ed) was born to Clarence "Shorty" Edwin Holle and H. Nadine (Cooney) Holle on September 29th, 1936, in Eddy, OK.  After attending Lamont High School, Ed proudly served in the U.S. Army for several years.

Ed built a...

Arthur L. Sanders

Arthur L. Sanders

Aug 26, 2025

Arthur Leon Sanders, son of Orville Gail Sanders and Lauretta Brunner Phillips, was born on October 16th, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas. Art was the 5th born out of 12 children. He passed away on August 26th, 2025 at the age of 86. Art was married to Marguerite Hood on July 1, 1967 on a very hot summer...