Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Wichita, Kansas

Marvin Millard

Marvin Millard

Feb 12, 2016

Marvin Lloyd Millard, 51, passed to our Lord and Savior on February 12, 2016. Originally from Ottumwa Iowa , Marvin lived the entirety of his adult life, and chose Kansas as his home. With former wife Rhonda, Marvin raised three children; son, Hunter and daughters, Sara and Faith. Until his passing, Marvin was an advocate for drug addiction counseling...

Paula Hilbert

Paula Hilbert

Feb 10, 2016

Hilbert, Paula, 45, loving wife, mother, daughter and sister, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016 after a courageous battle with ALS. Memorial service 10:30 am, Tuesday, First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include her husband, Brad; son, Adam Hilbert; daughter, Brooke Hilbert; parents, Vernon and Linda Kraus; brother, Rick (Stephanie) Kraus and sister, Karen (Jason) Perry. In lieu of...

Betty Woodruff

Betty Woodruff

Feb 9, 2016

Woodruff, Betty Jane, 86, Homemaker, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kenneth Woodruff; son, Vernon Woodruff and granddaughter, Wendy Hall. Survivors include son, Ronald (Patricia) Woodruff of Perris, CA; daughter, Patricia Hall of Wichita, KS; grandchildren, William Woodruff of Newark, OH, Monica Woodruff of Oakgrove, KY, Michael (Adelaida) Woodruff of...

Dennis Hollowell

Dennis Hollowell

Feb 9, 2016

Hollowell, Dennis L., 73, passed away February 9, 2016. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday with Funeral Service 1:30 pm, Saturday, both at Broadway Mortuary. He was preceded in death by parents, Everett and Juanita Hollowell; and brother, Ray Allen Hollowell. Survivors include son, Timothy Hollowell; daughters, Kimberly (Darren) Jackson and Lisa (Claude) Lamb; sisters, LaDonna (Neal) Sharp and...

Chandra Garcia

Chandra Garcia

Feb 8, 2016

Garcia, Chandra M., 35, homemaker, passed away February 8, 2016. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Broadway Mortuary. Graveside Service will be 10 a.m., Friday, February 19, 2016 at Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include husband, Luis Garcia; son, Kaelob Kotlarchick; daughter, Lilliana Garcia; mother, Theresa Mitha; aunt, Isabelle Anthis; and cousins, Isaiah Anthis and Sigmond Jacob....

Rosemary Ray

Rosemary Ray

Feb 2, 2016

Rosemary J. Ray, 85, retired USD 260 Cafeteria Server, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Thomas Ray, Sr. Survivors include her children, Amy Waudby (Vernon), Thomas T. Ray, Jr. (Janis), and Mary Elizabeth Cheatheam; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 pm, Monday, Feb....

Greg Anderson

Greg Anderson

Feb 2, 2016

Anderson, Greg, 49, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 1st 2016. Greg was a long time employee of Tweco in Wichita and was the owner of Advanced Shoe Care for several years. He was an avid fisher and a BBQ master. In the words of Lynyrd Skynyrd he was a simple kind of man. He was preceded...

Richard DeVore

Richard DeVore

Feb 1, 2016

Richard A. “Dick” DeVore passed away suddenly on February 1st, 2016, in Wickenburg, Arizona, at the age of 76. He is survived by his wife, Karol, daughter Ashley DeVore of San Francisco, son Richard S. DeVore and wife Mimi of Montauk, New York, grandchildren Luc, Max, and Alexandra DeVore, and a brother William “Bill” and Alta DeVore of Wichita,...

Wesley Harms

Wesley Harms

Feb 1, 2016

Wesley Dean Harms, 85, retired VA Hospital Personnel Officer, passed away Monday, February 1, 2016. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Harms; children, Gwen Carol Holmes (David), Paul Harms (Kathy), Gail Gannaway (Thomas), Gina Brown (Thomas); grandchildren, Genevieve, Daniel, Audrey, Miles, Judson, and Ryan. Memorial Services will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, Feb. 7, at Great Plains Church, 2901...

Marvin Tyson

Marvin Tyson

Jan 31, 2016

Tyson, Marvin Mark, 77, loving husband, father and grandfather, surrounded by his family, went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2016. Visitation with family, 6:00-8:00 pm, Thursday, February 4th, at Broadway Mortuary. Funeral service 10:00 am, Saturday, February 6th, at Central Christian Church. Marvin retired from Beechcraft, where he was a Senior Industrial Engineer for over 40...

Dr. Harold Scheer

Dr. Harold Scheer

Jan 29, 2016

Scheer, Dr. Harold McIlvain, a kind Renaissance gentleman – knowledgeable in Dentistry, the Arts, mechanics, history, Christian doctrine and philosophy – joins his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in heaven on January 29, 2016 at the age of 93. After marrying the love of his life, Ruth Dieffenbacher on August 16, 1947, he became the patriarch of his earthly...

Carol Flesher

Carol Flesher

Jan 28, 2016

Carol Sue Flesher, 69, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016. Survivors include her husband, Greg Flesher; daughter, Erika Hampton (Chris); son, Derek Flesher; brothers, Don and Harry Willis; sisters, June Cox and Judy Dumcum; grandchildren, Taylor Flesher, Aybree Hampton, Audrina and Austin Flesher; great-grandchild, Kacin Thompson. Memorial Services will be held at 2 pm,...

Ruby Rishel

Ruby Rishel

Jan 28, 2016

Rishel, Ruby Cossaart, 96, of Wichita, KS, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Kansas Masonic Home in Wichita. Ruby was born April 27, 1919, in Narka, KS, the daughter of Reuben and Ruth Cossaart. Ruby attended Emporia State University where she met the love of her life, Wilbur Rishel. They married on June 6, 1943 and the...

Ronald Page

Ronald Page

Jan 28, 2016

Forever we will feel his love, see his smile, hear his laugh, cherish his friendship, remember his kindness, admire his handiwork and honor his name. Ronald C. Page, 63, died on January 28, 2016. He was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952 and called Haysville home where he was raised by his parents Levi and Hazel Page who preceded...

Greg Reesman

Greg Reesman

Jan 26, 2016

Greg A. Reesman, 68, retired Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force and American Red Cross Phlebotomist, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Greg was preceded in death by his parents, George and Elizabeth Reesman and a son, David Allen Reesman. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Reesman; son, Matthew Reesman; daughter, Jolene Engstrand (Brent Harp); sister, Kay Bowles;...

Helen Humphrey

Helen Humphrey

Jan 25, 2016

Humphrey, Helen Elaine, 85, former Independent Wallpaper Contractor, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. She was preceded in death by parents, William McKinley “Ty” and Alice Thelma Millspaugh; brothers, Glenn, Bob, Joe and Bill Millspaugh; sister Judy Millspaugh. Survivors include daughter, Carol Baum; sons, Michael (Bette) Creach and Matthew (Mary Lou) Humphrey; brother, Richard (Cheryl) Millspaugh; eight grandchildren; thirteen...

Aaron Travis

Aaron Travis

Jan 24, 2016

Travis, Aaron Michael, “A.T.” 30, Husband, Son, Expectant Father and employee of Stroot Lockers and Gander Mountain, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 doing what he loved – hunting. Visitation 6-8:00pm Friday, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 1321 N. Stratford Ln, Wichita, KS. Funeral Service 10:00am, Saturday, Central Christian Church, 2900 N. Rock Rd., Wichita, KS. Preceded in death...

Lynn Shelton

Lynn Shelton

Jan 23, 2016

Shelton, Lynn, 60, retired Boeing Payroll Analyst, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016. No services will be held. Preceded in death by her father, Robert Wright and brother Kirk Wright. Survivors include husband, Bob Shelton; mother, Mary Wright; step-sons, Adam (Suann) Shelton, Ryan (Ashley) Shelton; brother, David (Emily) Wright and 4 grandchildren. Memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Share...

Nancy Frazier

Nancy Frazier

Jan 23, 2016

Frazier, Nancy, 82, passed away January 23, 2016. Private family services will be held at a later date. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd Bayne and Iris Buchanan Ferrell; loving husband, John L.D. Frazier; sister, Jane Ferrell Fassett; and brother, Lloyd Buchanan Ferrell. Survivors include her son, Lloyd Ferrell Frazier; granddaughter, Caitlin Buchanan Frazier; nieces, Martha...

Donald Davis

Donald Davis

Jan 22, 2016

Donald G. (Don) Davis born May 20, 1928 passed away Friday, January 22, 2016. Funeral Service, 2 pm Friday January 29, at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, Wichita, KS. His parents, William M. Davis and Jettie F. Davis, were longtime owners of small neighborhood grocery stores in Tulsa. Don had one older brother, Russell, who preceded him in death....

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