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Robert D. Holdt

Robert D. Holdt

Sep 17, 2017

VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS ROBERT DUANE HOLDT was born on April 9, 1963 in Harper Kansas to Lanny Raymond and Carolyn Ann (Barnes) Holdt. The family lived in Harper and Robert started grade school before they started to move around to different places. He went as far as the 8th grade and then later in life, he...

Beulah (Larsen) Novak

Beulah (Larsen) Novak

Sep 16, 2017

PARK CITY, KANSAS BEULAH (LARSEN) NOVAK, 95, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017. She was born in rural Vesper, Lincoln County, Kansas to Louis C. Larsen and Thyra (Jensen) Larsen. She was a very hard worker which she enjoyed providing for her family, often working 3 jobs at a time. She worked at Kechi Buck...

Jack J. Fleet, Jr.

Jack J. Fleet, Jr.

Sep 15, 2017

WICHITA, KANSAS Jack J. Fleet, Jr. passed away on September 15, 2017 surrounded by his family. Jack honorably served in the United States Navy for 26 years during which he served in World War II, the Korean War, the Invasion of Lebanon, and the Vietnam War.   Life after the Navy began a second career of service with the...

Leland Paul Janzen

Leland Paul Janzen

Sep 12, 2017

PEABODY, KANSAS Leland Paul Jantzen , 59, Peabody, farmer & stockman, died September 12, 2017. He was born on March 13, 1958 to Gerhard & Helen (Regier) Jantzen in Beatrice, NE. When he was a month old his family moved to a Regier family farm near Potwin, KS. When he was six years old, his parents...

Mary Lorraine 'Waynie' (Dooling) Kiser

Mary Lorraine 'Waynie' (Dooling) Kiser

Sep 10, 2017

MAIZE, KANSAS MARY LORRAINE 'WAYNIE' KISER, 88, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Loss Cletus Dooling and Marion Louise (Wells) Dooling. On May 7, 1977 in Wichita, Kansas she married John Eldon Kiser. 'Waynie' loved being at home, serving others at church, community and for her family. She...

Joseph W. Cain

Joseph W. Cain

Sep 6, 2017

MAIZE, KANSAS Joseph W. Cain Jr , 78, passed away on September 6, 2017. He was born on August 10, 1939 in McPherson, KS to Joseph W. Cain Sr. and Shirly (Ganson).  He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, daughter, S. Christine Carter, sons; Jesse (Martha) Cain and Michael (Debbie) Cain. 11 grandchildren and 5 great...

Joseph Walker Coonfield

Joseph Walker Coonfield

Sep 5, 2017

PRATT, KANSAS JOSEPH  WALKER  COONFIELD, 20, Taco Delite employee, was taken to early from this life on September 5, 2017. He was born in Payson, Arizona.  He is preceded in death by his mother Donna Coonfield. He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Rennaker Coonfield; father William Coonfield; brother William Coonfield; sisters Desirae Coonfield and Joel Coonfield; niece Brianna and...

James 'Tex' Stephens

James 'Tex' Stephens

Sep 3, 2017

WICHITA, KANSAS JAMES GILBERT 'TEX' STEPHENS passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017, at the age of 88. Boeing Aircraft - 35 years Machinist and Management. Wichita State University Student – Studying Law – History. Pleasant Valley Church of Christ Member 40 years with 20 years as the Treasurer. Tex raised his three children as a...

Helen (Musser) Brooks

Helen (Musser) Brooks

Sep 2, 2017

SEDGWICK, KANSAS HELEN MARIE (MUSSER) BROOKS, 97, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017. She was born in Woodstock, Illinois to Joe and Bertha (Roser) Musser. You would find her reading her Bible, listening to Christian Music and doing church work of any kind. She loved traveling, even doing mission trips to Haiti and Russia. She...

Cleo (Sivils) Oliphint

Cleo (Sivils) Oliphint

Sep 1, 2017

WICHITA, KANSAS CLEO ELLEN (SIVILS) OLIPHINT , 78, passed away September 1, 2017. She was born in Arlington, Kansas to William Delaney Sivils and Willa Mae (Arnold) Sivils. She was a graduate of Arlington High School. She was a cosmetologist in Arlington and Dodge City, Kansas and then moved to Amarillo, Texas where she retired as...

Stacey L. Perkins

Stacey L. Perkins

Sep 1, 2017

WICHITA, KANSAS STACEY LYNN PERKINS, 52, passed away on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. She was born on Feb. 23, 1965, in Beloit, Kansas to James and Joan (Kulesza) Perkins. Stacey went to Burrton High School and later became a CNA. She enjoyed listening to music, watching movies and spending...

Brenda (Walford) Strelow

Brenda (Walford) Strelow

Aug 26, 2017

WICHITA, KANSAS BRENDA GAIL (WALFORD) STRELOW , 63, passed away on August 26, 2017. She was born in El Dorado, Kansas to Wilford E. Walford and Nora J. (Wilson) Walford. She was a graduate of El Dorado High School and Riverside Community College. Brenda loved country music and shopping. She was dedicated and loved her family...

Charles A. Harvey

Charles A. Harvey

Aug 23, 2017

LAS VEGAS, NV  formerly OF BENTLEY, KANSAS CHARLES ANDREW HARVEY, 92, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Henry Andrew Harvey and Blanche Nellie (Lewis) Harvey. He attended Eureka schools then East High School, Wichita. He entered the U.S. Army on July 22, 1940 and was discharged honorably on...

Chester 'Chet' Nickelson

Chester 'Chet' Nickelson

Aug 22, 2017

Chester M. "Chet" Nickelson , of Valley Center, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at the age of 91. Chet was born to parents Frank and Lillian (née Moreland) Nickelson on June 11, 1926, in Freedom, Oklahoma. He grew up as the eldest of four children on a cattle ranch on the outskirts of town.  He graduated...

Lloyd W. Verbeck, Jr.

Lloyd W. Verbeck, Jr.

Aug 18, 2017

85, retired Grumman Aircraft and Cessna Aircraft Jig Builder, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017. He was born in Modoc, Kansas to Lloyd Warren Verbeck, Sr. and Elsie Iva (Fairchild) Verbeck. He was a graduate of North High School in Wichita, Kansas. He was a Purple Heart recipient while serving in the U.S. Army and a Korean War Veteran....

Larry L. Pinkston

Larry L. Pinkston

Aug 18, 2017

CLEARWATER, KANSAS LARRY LEE PINKSTON, 78, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017. He was born in Great Bend, Kansas to Jesse M. and Viola (Radke) Pinkston. He was a graduate of Larned High School, Larned, Kansas and then American Business College in 1959. He met and married the love of his life, Luanna, on September...

Maggie (Hodges) Turner

Maggie (Hodges) Turner

Aug 16, 2017

Wichita, Kansas MAGGIE LEE TURNER, 79, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. She was born in Urbana, Missouri to Oscar and Vida (Stark) Hodges. Maggie was a graduate of North High School in Wichita, Kansas. She began her career at Cessna then retired after 22 years from Southwestern Bell and AT&T where she worked as a training manager and...

Shirley (Cameron) Westerman

Shirley (Cameron) Westerman

Aug 14, 2017

PARK CITY - BEL AIRE, KANSAS SHIRLEY JEAN (CAMERON) WESTERMAN, 75, Pastor's wife, was called home on August 14, 2017. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Cecil Arvil Cameron and Helen Lorraine (Moore) Cameron. On July 3, 1965 in Burke City, Missouri, she married the love of her life Charles E. Westerman. Shirley loved...

Lela (Scofield) Gadbury

Lela (Scofield) Gadbury

Aug 11, 2017

WICHITA, KANSAS LELA MAXINE (SCOFIELD) BECK GADBURY, 67, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Leland Max Scofield and Lillian Louise (Bennett) Scofield. She worked at Koch, Dold and retired from Boeing. Being in a large family, she enjoyed being at and participating in family events. She is survived by her...

Judith 'Judi' (Snyder) Schoendorf

Judith 'Judi' (Snyder) Schoendorf

Aug 10, 2017

SALINA, KANSAS JUDITH LEE 'JUDI' SCHOENDORF, 70, of Salina, passed away on August 10, 2017. She was born October 4, 1946, in New Orleans, La., to George and Mildred Snyder. Judi graduated from the nursing program at the Pilgrim State Hospital in New York on full scholarship in 1967, spending the next 20 years in nursing....