Local Obituaries for Wichita, Kansas

Jan 16, 2020

Galan, Estefana, 53, passed away January 16, 2020. Open visitation will be 10 am - 4 pm, Monday, January, 20th at Broadway Mortuary. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be 10:00 am, Tuesday with Funeral Mass following at 10:30 am, both at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. Share online condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com

Jan 16, 2020

J.R. "Rick" Belt, 85, was born September 6, 1934 and passed away January 16, 2020. He worked in banking, for KAKE Television, and retired from the Sedgwick County Treasurer's Office. He was an Eagle Scout and a Scout Master. He looked forward to family camping trips and was always there to lend a helping hand to others. He was...

Jan 13, 2020

Donald D. Holmes, DVM, MS, DACLAM , 89, passed away January 13, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, January 24, at First United Methodist Church, Stillwater, OK.

Don was born to Raymond and Cornelia Holmes on September 12, 1930 in Mannford, OK.  He attended Mannford High School and earned his...

Jan 13, 2020

Wilmott, Michael David, 63, passed away January 13, 2020. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday, January 20th at Broadway Mortuary with Funeral Service 10:00 am, Wednesday, January 22nd at LifePoint Church in Valley Center. He was preceded in death by father, Monty Wilmott and granddaughter, Adah Wilmott. Survivors include his loving wife of 43 years, Claudette Wilmott; mother, Mary...

Jan 12, 2020

Rev. Ted Swope, 82, retired Bethel Baptist Church Pastor of 41 years, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020. Open viewing 12:00-4:00pm, Thursday, Broadway Mortuary. Visitation with family present, 6-8:00pm, Thursday, Bethel Baptist Church. Funeral Service 11:00am, Friday, Bethel Baptist Church. Graveside Service 11:30am, Saturday, Edna Cemetery, Edna, KS. Preceded in death by wife, Sylvia and parents, Don and Ethel...

Jan 12, 2020

Larsen, C. Wayne, 95, retired Kansas Highway Patrol/ Radio Dispatcher and Watchmaker, passed away January 12, 2020. He was born Feb. 26, 1924 in Peabody, KS. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wednesday with Funeral Service 1:30 pm, Thursday, both at Broadway Mortuary. Burial will follow at White Chapel Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Maxine...

Jan 11, 2020

Weaver, Charlotte Ruth, age 88, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2020, of natural causes at Comfort Care Homes in Wichita, Kansas. There will be a small Graveside Service held at Pleasant View Cemetery in Beloit, Kansas. She is predeceased by her parents, sister Charlene and brother Harold Walker. She is survived by her brother Larry Walker and his wife...

Jan 11, 2020

Judith Ann Powers, 77, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020. Judith was preceded in death by her parents, Earnest and Doris Powers; brother, Thomas Powers; sister, Doris Lee Modena; nephews, Lance Powers and Jody E. Rowan. Survivors include her brother, Larry Powers; sister, Wendy Sue Powers; niece, Erin Gehrer; nephews, Lonny Rowan, Camron S. Harvey, and Justin K. Harvey;...

Jan 11, 2020

Stevens, Wilma Ruth “Gigi”, 93, homemaker, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020. Visitation 6-8:00pm, Thursday, Funeral Service 2:00pm, Friday, both at Broadway Mortuary. Preceded in death by parents, John and Mildred Chamberlain; son Gregory (Sue) Stevens; brother, William (Patricia) Chamberlain; and sister, Emma Jean Chamberlain. Survivors include her son, William M. (Kiki) Stevens, MD; daughter, Sharon (Bob) Cropp; sister,...

Jan 10, 2020

Phyllis Marie Clark Jacobs , 76, of Sugar Grove, Illinois died January 10, 2020. She was born on November 16, 1943 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late John and Marie (nee Strunk) Clark. Phyllis graduated from Schurz High School, Chicago, IL., received her BSN from the University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Nursing and a...

Jan 10, 2020

James Manos, 91, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020. James was born on April 20,1928 in Gravette, AR to Henry and Milda Manos. In 1946, he joined the Army Air Force and served in Guam. He retired from the Wichita Eagle as Pressroom Superintendent in 1990, after 40 years of service but continued to work part-time until 2002. He...

Jan 9, 2020

Gerald Bernard Beat, known to family and friends as “Jerry”, was born May 14, 1930, and made his entrance to his heavenly home on January 9, 2020, at the age of 89.  He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Grace Beat, and his five children, Sharron LaMunyon (Richard), Terry Lowry (Paula), Kathy Beat (Debbie), Jeri Jordan (Howard) and...

Jan 8, 2020

Malone, Dixie Lee (Curnutt) , 88, passed unto her eternal rest on January 8, 2020. Rosary, 6:00pm, Friday. Funeral Mass, 10:00am, Saturday, both at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Rae and sister, Jennae Leslie. Survived by her husband, Jack; her sister, Sharon (Joe) Korst; children, Mike (Pam) Malone, Doug...

Jan 6, 2020

Holt, James Joseph , age 80, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 in Cameron Park, California. Jim was born on May 21, 1939 in Liberal, Kansas to William Thomas and Mary Margaret (Morrison) Holt. He grew up in Liberal and in Fowler, Kansas, and after serving in the U.S. Army in Germany earned a degree from...

Jan 6, 2020

Mapes, Paula Marie, 61, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020. Visitation with family will be 2-4 pm, Sunday, January 12, at Broadway Mortuary Chapel. She was preceded in death by parents, Paul and Helen Glisar. Survivors include her beloved husband, George William Mapes, Jr.; son, Steven (Kim) Mapes; sister, Brenda Glisar; and 9 grandchildren. Services by Broadway Mortuary.

Jan 4, 2020

Curtis, Lloyd, 82, born in St. James, MN on January 14, 1937, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020. He developed a love for flying and earned his pilot’s license at age 16 and shortly there after he bought a Piper Cub, followed by 5 other planes. Graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in...

Jan 3, 2020

Nettleton-Heidner, Betty L., 90, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020. Betty was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Leonard Nettleton and Darrell Heidner; son, Arthur Nettleton; and parents, Claude and Elsie Post. Survivors include her children, Connie Jolliff (Del), Mary James (Glen), and Wayne Nettleton; sister, Joan Shearhart; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation with family...

Jan 2, 2020

Shackelford, Lora Myrle, 95, retired NCR Line lead, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020. Memorial service will be 10:00am, Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Broadway Mortuary Chapel. Myrle was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Frank Shackelford; sons, Roger and Burton Shackelford; daughter, Rosemary Johnson and her brother, James Graham. She is survived by her sons, Tom...

Jan 2, 2020

Wittrock, Alan G. , 55, died January 2, 2020. Family and friends are invited to the graveside service at 1:30 pm, Friday, at Peace Church Cemetery near Hudson, KS. Alan was born on September 14, 1964 in Wichita to Lloyd and Dorothy (Sisson) Wittrock. He graduated from Wichita East High School in 1981. Alan enjoyed hunting and...

Jan 2, 2020

Roman, Alicia Lyn, 22, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020. Private Services will be held. Preceded in death by her brother, Jesus Foster Roman, survivors include her parents Guadalupe Roman-Rocha and Gina Roman; brothers, Anthony Hernandez, Joshua Hernandez, L. Carlos Roman; sisters, Paula Rodriguez and Alejandra Chadwick; uncle, Armando Roman-Rocha and a multitude of Nieces, Nephews and Cousins. Share...