Local Obituaries for Wichita, Kansas

Michael Dill

Nov 2, 2020

Michael Ross Dill, 68, retired building inspector, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2020. Graveside Service 2:15, Tuesday, Resthaven Cemetery. Preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Davie Dill and 1 sister, Cynthia Dick. Survivors include son, Don (Breanna) Dill; daughters, Danyel (Ron) Myers and Jolean (Aaron Dickerson) Dill; brother, Jim (Marsha) Dill; sister, Donna (Dale) Whitman; grandchildren, Katelynn...

Sheena Reiland

Oct 28, 2020

Sheena Gordon Reiland, 94, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Sheena was born May 2, 1926 in London, England to Douglas and Rose Gordon-Brown. Preceded in death by her husband Ronald Reiland in 1983, she is survived by her son Robin and his wife Peggy Reiland and their children, Ashley and Lindsey.

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Martha Teter

Oct 28, 2020

Martha Ellane Teter, 94, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. She was born February 22, 1926, to Floyd E. and Ella G. McAdams of Pittsburgh, Kansas. Martha attended high school in Pittsburg until she married John M. Jarvis and moved to Wichita, Kansas. She received a Bachelor’s in Education from Wichita State University and a...

Patrick "Pat" Crouch

Oct 26, 2020

Patrick “Pat” Crouch died October 26, 2020. Private services will be held. Pat was born March 24, 1948 in Arkansas City, KS. He graduated from Wichita State University in 1971 with a degree in biology. Pat was smart, kind, generous, well-loved, and had a wonderfully unexpected sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by those who were lucky enough to...

Viola "Vi" Whiteman

Oct 23, 2020

Viola “Vi” Mae Whiteman, 84, Retired Friends University Director of Development, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020. Celebration of Life service 1:00pm, Wednesday, Northridge Friends Church. A reception will follow the service at the church. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Phil; son, Bud (Andrea) Whiteman; daughter, Terry (Gary) Semones; brothers, Carl and John Cox; sister, Helen Ball;...

Amber Slankard

Oct 23, 2020

Amber Dawn Slankard, 40, veterinarian tech and all around animal lover, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Malvon and Cynthia Rhodes, Clarence Slankard; step-grandfather, Buzzy Hoffman and cousin Mason Rhodes. Survivors include her father, William Slankard (Janet); mother, Malvonna Slankard; grandmother, Marcella Hoffman; sister, Amy Barnett (Brandon); step-brother, Jared Heiman; aunts...

Keith Eckerman

Oct 18, 2020

Keith F. Eckerman, 88, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020. Keith was preceded in death by his wife, DeLoris Eckerman; son, Douglas Eckerman; and brothers, Robert and Dean Eckerman. Survivors include his sons, David Eckerman (Barbara), Danny Eckerman (Michelle), Dennis Eckerman (Karla), Donny Eckerman (Wendy), and Dale Eckerman; daughter-in-law, Christy Eckerman; brothers, Paul and Jerry Eckerman; sister, Karen Tye;...

Derek Henson

Oct 17, 2020

Derek Henson, 43, landscaper, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020. Memorial Service 10:30am, Monday, Broadway Mortuary. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert Henson, Sr., Laura May Henson and Paul Jameson. Survivors include his parents, Robert Henson, Jr. and Karen (Jameson) Henson; son, Bryce Henson and grandmother, Margery Whiteman. Memorials to the Substance Abuse Center of Kansas. Share condolences...

Charlesetta Greer

Oct 16, 2020

Charlesetta Virginia Lee Greer, 86, Homemaker and Loving Mother, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 1:30, Saturday, October 24 at St. James Missionary Baptist Church. Charlesetta was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Mollie Greer, husband, Herbert Horton, Sr., sons, Royle Greer and Leroy Nesbitt, and daughter, Mollie Porter. She is survived...

Robert Schneider

Oct 13, 2020

Robert W. Schneider died on October 13, 2020 under the care of Larksfield Place Hospice. He was born in Boone, Iowa to the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Schneider, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda R. Schneider, brother, Henry C. Schneider, Jr. and an infant sister. A graduate of...

Tammy Holt

Oct 13, 2020

Tammy Lynn Holt, 50, homemaker, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Tammy is survived by her parents, John and Mary Briggs. Her son, Rick Downey and daughters, Angela Downey, Nichole Zachary, Kayla and husband, Ramsey Gordon, Breana Holt and Adrianna Hieber,10 grandchildren, her brothers, David Briggs, William Davis, Daniel Davis and sister, Vicky Briggs also survive her.

Douglas Rae Schaible

Oct 11, 2020

Douglas Rae Schaible, 69, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020. Visitation with family will be 6-8 pm, Thursday, October 15, at Broadway Mortuary and Funeral Service will be 10:30 am, Friday, October 16, at First Evangelical Free Church. Interment to follow at Kensington Gardens. He was preceded in death by parents, David and Mildred Schaible; and sister, Cindy Johnson....

Opal Forbes

Oct 10, 2020

Opal Eileen Forbes , 95, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020. Memorial Service 10:30am, Thursday, Broadway Mortuary. Preceded in death by her parents, John and Zona Purkeypile and husband, Henry Lewis Forbes. Survivors include her sons, William “Bill” Lynch and John W. Lynch; daughter, Vicky Terrell (Carl); grandchildren, John Terrell, Rick Terrell, Mike Terrell (Beth) and Christy...

Michelle Horne

Oct 9, 2020

My sweet wife Michelle,

Michelle, my love, we always talked about how we could handle anything between the kisses.  So much so, I put our ‘motto’ down in verse...

The first kiss of the morning….the last kiss of the day…. “Those 2 kisses rule my forever. Bookend to the day that tells me That we can,...

Richard Langholz, Sr.

Oct 8, 2020

Richard H. Langholz, Sr., 90, retired Boeing Finance Manager, dedicated Christian, loved and respected family man and purveyor of endless jokes, passed away Thursday, Oct. 8.  He was born January 06, 1930 in Hays, KS to Herman and Eva (Boxberger) Langholz. He grew up in Russell, KS and graduated from Russell High School in 1947 before attending the University of Kansas,...

Verla Pope

Oct 6, 2020

Verla Marie Pope, 69, Homemaker and Caregiver, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Verla was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Marie Cooley; sister, Pam Slusser; and niece, Melinda Slusser. Survivors include her husband, Bill Pope; children, Doug Pope (Rapidy), Melisandre Pope, Clinton Pope, and Chloey Pope; siblings, Terry Keeter, Kathy Gates (Alan), Kim Cooley (Sheryl), Randy...

Patricia Northrop

Oct 4, 2020

Patricia (Pat) L. Northrop , 85, passed away peacefully at home on October 4, 2020.  Pat was born to Fred and Lucille Kemnitz in Perry, Oklahoma on July 30, 1935.  She met her loving husband of 61 years (Daniel) while working at the Air Force base in Ardmore, Oklahoma – it was love at first sight.  They...

Norma Johnson-Bisel

Oct 2, 2020

Norma Johnson-Bisel, 93, Life-Long Educator, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020. Open Visitation 9-5:00pm, Tuesday, Broadway Mortuary. Graveside Service 1:00pm, Wednesday, Neodesha Cemetery in Neodesha, Kansas. Preceded in death by her parents, William and Dorothy Johnson. Survivors include her brother, Everett Johnson; several nieces and nephews; husband, Dale Bisel; step-children, Darrell (Carolyn) Bisel and Darnell (Rod) Norris. Memorials are...

Ella Laine Albert

Oct 1, 2020

We may have only held her in our arms for a moment but she will remain in our hearts forever. Ella Laine Albert died on October 1, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. Ella was born in Wichita on July 2, 2020. She is survived by her loving parents, Frankie Albert and Ali Thomas; her sister, Sloane Thomas; her Great Grandmothers,...

Jason Patterson

Oct 1, 2020

The information in the obituary is correct.  Jason was born in 1982 and he went home, unexpectedly a few days ago.  The hand out will show you a few pictures and give you an itinerary for his service.   All of it is good and necessary.  But please, let us tell you about the Jason Matthew we knew.

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