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May 5, 2016

NEWTON, KANSAS PATRICK EVERETT KIRKPATRICK passed away on May 5th, 2016 after a brief illness. Pat, as he was known, was born on August 11th, 1953. He was the first born of Max and Margie Kirkpatrick. Pat graduated from Newton High School. While there, he enjoyed being involved with football and wrestling. After high school, he...

Apr 30, 2016

PARK CITY, KANSAS Allen Dean Dredge, 55, passed away April 30, 2016. He was born December 3, 1960 in Wichita, Kansas, and lived in the Wichita, Valley Center, and Park City areas all his life. He attended Valley Center schools. Allen received his heating and air license and worked in construction, heat and air, and eventually...

Apr 30, 2016

POTWIN, KANSAS PAUL EDWARD SIZEMORE, 60, passed away on April 30, 2016. He was born in Tokyo, Japan to Paul E. and Tomoko Sizemore. He worked for Dold Foods, Wichita, Kansas. He is survived by his wife Jolynn Sizemore; children Christina (Terrell) Hamil of Adair, Oklahoma, Jessica (Chase) Liphart of Salina, Bill (Racheal) Harp of Potwin,...

Apr 26, 2016

WICHITA, KANSAS VERA ELLEN (SHOEMAKER) PARKER, 88, retired Club Owner and Homemaker passed away on April 26, 2016. She was born in Quapaw, Oklahoma to George and Juanita (Gere) Shoemaker. She is survived by her children Eddie (Vicky) Haggard of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Lonnie (Sandy) Haggard of Checotah, Oklahoma, Lynn (David) Wall of Wichita, Ellen (Alan) Wallis of Haysville,...

Apr 26, 2016

BENTLEY, KANSAS DENNIS ABRAHAM INKELAAR , 79, retired aircraft painter and handformer, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Maize, Kansas to Leonardous T. Inkelaar and Helen (Burns) Inkelaar. He attended Maize schools and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife...

Apr 26, 2016

SEDGWICK, KANSAS SAMMY LADRUE HERSH, 78, retired Dental Lab Technician, passed away on April 26, 2016. He was born in Cherryville, Kansas to Thomas Eugene Hersh and Rosetta Zelma (Oliphant) Hersh. He was a graduate of West High School, Wichita and received his Associates. Sammy was a U.S. Air Force and Vietnam War Era Veteran. He...

Apr 26, 2016

WICHITA, KANSAS ROBERT WAYNE SWARTZ, 76, retired Iron Worker Crane Operator, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. He was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Leonard Leslie Swartz and Violet May (Jantz) Swartz. He was a graduate of Valley Center High School, Valley Center, Kansas with the Class of 1958. He worked for Belger-Carter, Local 101, and...

Apr 25, 2016

WICHITA, KANSAS DOROTHY ADELINE (SWINK) SCHOEMAKER, "DOTTIE", 54, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and aunt, was carried home in the arms of Jesus on April 25, 2016. She was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky to Howard, Sr. and Connie Swink. She was a graduate of Edgewood Senior High School, Edgewood, Maryland and Cowley County Community...

Apr 24, 2016

GREAT BEND,  KANSAS

GRACE  ELLEN  (DICKSON) VANSKIKE, 88, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away Sunday April 24, 2016. She was born in rural Newton, Kansas to Herbert Paul Dickson and Marjorie Fae (Osburn) Dickson. She was a graduate of El Dorado High School, El Dorado, Kansas. After graduation...

Apr 22, 2016

WICHITA, KANSAS A GAPITO MARTINEZ GONZALES , 94, retired Rock Island Railroad employee, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016. He was born in Danerio, Texas to Camilio and Cecilia (Martinez) Gonzales. He is survived by his children, Mary (Wally) Padilla of Wichita, Amparo Corona of Wichita, Yolanda (Reggie) Hernandez of La Verne, CA, Luisa Hernandez of Redlands, CA,...

Apr 21, 2016

VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS GEORGE LEBLANC, 82, retired OTR Truck Driver and Teamster owner/operator, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado to Gabriel LeBlanc and Iola Aurelia (Duran) LeBlanc. He was a graduate of LaJunta High School, LaJunta, Colorado where he was a football quarterback, basketball player, wrestler, track and field athlete. While attending...

Apr 20, 2016

CUNNINGHAM, KANSAS Paul N. Rohlman, 86, died Friday, April 29, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident April 27th. He was born January 6, 1930 to Alzira and George Rohlman of Willowdale, KS. Aside from his time serving as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy, Paul was a life-long farmer-stockman of Kingman County, and retired...

Apr 20, 2016

WICHITA, KANSAS Mary Ann Corrigan, 84, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and aunt, died April 20, 2016. Immediate family memorial. Mary Ann was a member of the Wichita Human Resources Development Advisory Board and active in Girl Scouts. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Marvin Huckins and Harold Huckins Jr; sisters Bonnie Kipple and Dorothy Noffsinger. She is...

Apr 19, 2016

NEWTON, KANSAS Leona Florene (LaMunyon) Wright Alder , age 95, of Newton, KS died quietly in her sleep on April 19, 2016. Florene was born March 27, 1921 in Laverne, Oklahoma graduating from Laverne High School in 1939. She moved to Dodge City, KS where she met and married her first husband Connor Wright, youngest son of Dodge...

Apr 18, 2016

Collyer, Kansas Harold Dewayne Morell , 93, died April 18, 2016 at Salina.  He was born March 20, 1923, near Collyer on the family farm to Arthur Louis and Ruth "Boyer" Morell.  He grew up on the farm and attended Collyer public schools and was a graduate of Collyer High School in 1941.  A resident of Salina the...

Apr 17, 2016

VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS JAMES PLEASANT GILLIAM "JIM" 89, retired Blueprint Company Salesman, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016. He was born in Gridley, Kansas to Roy Samuel Gilliam and Mae (Scales) Gilliam. He was a graduate of Valley Center High School. He married the love of his life Edna 'LaVerne' (Smith) Gilliam, who preceded him in death....

Apr 14, 2016

NEWTON,  KANSAS

LINDA  JEAN (WOODS) MENDOZA, 67, passed away on April 14, 2016.  She was born to Ralph Moore Woods and Vera Evelyn (Carter) Woods in Pratt, Kansas. She was a certified Nurses Aide and worked in some of the nursing homes giving love and care. She is survived by her...

Apr 14, 2016

WICHITA,  KANSAS CLARK  POLLY, 75, was granted a heavenly reunion with his wife/love of his life, on Thursday, April 14, 2016.  He was born in Seco, Kentucky to Alberta Goins. Clark served in the United States Air Force and was a retired lead warehouseman for J.I. Case, where he worked for over twenty-nine years....

Apr 12, 2016

NORTH NEWTON,  KANSAS

BETTY  CORINNE  (BINNS)  JEFFRIES , 85, passed away April 12, 2016, surrounded by her family. Betty worked with her husband Raymond at Country Clubs in Newton and Winfield.  She also was especially proud of her time working at the State Hospital in Winfield. She is survived by her...

Apr 10, 2016

WICHITA,  KANSAS

BURNELL  JOHN  OMAN, 81, retired Aviation Tool and Die Inspector for Carlson Company, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016.  He was born at Findlay, Ohio to Byron W. Oman and Laura A. (Bayless) Oman. He was a graduate of Mt. Blanchard High School, Hancock County, Ohio. He was...