Local Obituaries for Wichita, Kansas

Lewis Hernandez

Apr 26, 2019

Lewis G. Hernandez, 75, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019. Memorial Service, 10:30 am, Saturday, June 8, at West Side Baptist Church, 304 S. Seneca. Lewis is survived by his wife, Roseanna Hernandez; sons, Michael Hernandez (Suzy), Lewis Hernandez, Jr., and Emiliano Hernandez (Heidi); daughter, Sonia Kelley; brothers, Arthur Hernandez, Lawrence Hernandez, and Raymond Hernandez; sisters, Alicia Romero, Clara Hernandez,...

Michael Coen

Apr 23, 2019

Michael Neil Coen, 61, Union Rescue Mission Guest Services Employee, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Services are pending. His brother Charles P. Coen Survives him. Memorials to Union Rescue Mission. Share condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com. Broadway Mortuary.

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Rebecca Caliendo

Apr 20, 2019

Caliendo, Rebecca Lynn, born on February 7, 1965 in Tarpon Springs, FL passed away in her home on April 20, 2019. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Friday at Life Church in Augusta. She is survived by her mother, Barbara Zeller; daughter, Amanda Cowley; son-in-law, Trevis Cowley; two granddaughters, RaeLynn and Addyson Cowley; brother, David Quigley; and sister,...

Marianne Law

Apr 20, 2019

Law, Marianne, 61, Typist for the City of Wichita Police Department, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019. Visitation with family will be 6-8 pm, Thursday, April 25, and Funeral Service will be 1:30 pm, Friday, April 26, both at Broadway Mortuary. Interment to follow at Douglass Cemetery in Douglass, KS. She was preceded in death by parents, John Jay...

Gene Aggus

Apr 20, 2019

Gene Albert Aggus, 94, retired Boeing Wichita Facilities Manager, WWII Navy Veteran, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, rejoined his loving wife June, of 70 years, April 20, 2019. Private family services have been held. He was also preceded in death by his parents, George L. and Thelma Aggus; brother, Ralph L. Aggus and sisters, Charlotte M. Aggus,...

Virginia Barr

Apr 18, 2019

Barr, Virginia Betty, 98, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. No Services will be held. She was preceded in death by parents, Montgomery and Ora Walker; beloved husband, Hugh Barr; and sisters, Winifred Powers, Helen Brown and Georgia Campbell. Survivors include daughter, Sharon Fear; and cousin, Tony (Jamie) Hopkins and their children. Share condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com. Arrangements by Broadway...

Martha Sinclair

Apr 18, 2019

Martha Estelle Reed Sinclair died April 18, 2019, in Wichita, KS. She was born Nov. 25, 1926, to Rev. Charlie Rufus and Mary Docia Rainey Robinson in Hattiesburg, Miss. She graduated from Eatonville, Miss., High School and was valedictorian of her class. She also graduated from Clark Memorial Baptist College in Newton, Miss. On Aug. 15, 1947, she married Ambers Reed,...

Petra Vasquez

Apr 15, 2019

Vasquez, Petra, 64, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019. Visitation with family will be 6-8 pm, Monday, April 22, at Broadway Mortuary and Funeral Service will be 1 pm, Tuesday, April 23, at Iglesia La Ressurrecion, 2345 N. Park Place. Interment to follow at White Chapel Cemetery. She was preceded in death by parents, Faustino Mendez and Julia Ceniceros Chavez;...

Bessie Jantzen

Apr 14, 2019

Jantzen, Bessie Lee, 96, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and retired USD 259 Librarian, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. Bessie Lee was preceded in death by her husband, Victor Jantzen; daughter, Sharon Lansdowne; son-in-law, Ray Lansdowne; parents, Charles and Martha Umbarger; and sister, Wanda Kuhns. Survivors include her children, Gary Jantzen (Jan) and Joan Ehresman (Terry); 7 grandchildren and...

Christine Snyder

Apr 12, 2019

Christine Loraine Snyder, 95, Homemaker, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019, and entered into her eternal life with the Lord Jesus. Visitation 9:00 a.m. followed by a celebration of her life at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, both at Broadway Mortuary. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Dean Snyder, and her sister, Donna McClelland. Christine is...

Kenneth Lewis

Apr 12, 2019

Lewis, Kenneth Bryan, 65, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019. Memorial Service will be 1:30 pm, Thursday, April 18th, at First Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by father, Warren Lewis; and brother, Malcolm Lewis. Survivors include mother, Harriet Lewis; beloved wife, Candace Lewis; sons, Shawn O’Neal, Bryan (Keisha) O’Neal and Derek Gann; brothers, Marc (Carol) Lewis and...

Samuel Harter

Apr 11, 2019

Harter, Samuel “Sam”, 15, died on Thursday, April 11, 2019 surrounded by his family. He is survived by his mother, Kim Wilson Harter; father, Jay Harter; older brother, Grant Harter; grandparents, Kent (Ann) Wilson; and numerous loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his grandmothers, Christie Connor Wilson and Phoebe McClure Harter; and grandfather,...

Waneta Gates

Apr 9, 2019

Gates, Waneta June, 91, passed away April 9, 2019. Graveside will be 1:00 pm, Monday at Uniontown Cemetery in Uniontown, KS. A Memorial Service will be 10:30 am, Saturday, April 20th at West Side Baptist Church-Wichita. Preceded in death by parents, Fred and Lula Reynolds; and siblings, Willis and Calvin Reynolds and Dorothy Chambers. Survivors include husband, Marvin Gates;...

Michael Cornelsen

Apr 9, 2019

Michael E. Cornelsen, 66, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Private family services will be held at a later date. Michael is survived by his brother, Patrick Cornelsen (Linda); and nephew, Derek Cornelsen. Share condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com. Arrangements by Broadway Mortuary.

Charles Todd

Apr 8, 2019

Charles T. Todd, 90, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019. Charles was preceded in death by his first wife, Lottie Frances Todd; parents, Homer and Rose Todd; brother, Homer; and sister, Mary. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Todd; sons, Paul Todd (Gloria), Gary Todd (Sheryl), and Brian Todd (Janice); stepsons, Robert Downen (Holly) and Troy Downen (Cathy); stepdaughter, Gail...

Melvin Redburn

Apr 8, 2019

Redburn, Melvin Wilcox, 96, retired owner of Rental Ranch, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019. Funeral Service will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, April 11th, with Visitation one hour prior to service, both at Woodland United Methodist Church. Interment to follow at Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in El Dorado, KS. Melvin was a proud WWII Veteran as well as...

Betty Rubbert

Apr 6, 2019

Rubbert, Betty J. , 80, retired art teacher died Saturday, April 6, 2019. Visitation with family, 6:00-8:00pm, Wednesday, April 10, at Broadway Mortuary. A Celebration of Life, 10:30am, Thursday, April 11, at Eastminster Presbyterian Church. Betty was born October 16, 1938 in Galesburg, Illinois. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in art from Western Illinois University after...

Sheila Spaulding

Apr 6, 2019

Spaulding, Sheila Ray, 67, passed away April 6, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Donna Minor; and sister, Emojean Wilson. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Spaulding, Sr.; children, Raymond (Kelly) Henry, Brian (Lisa) Henry, Shawn (Paula) Henry and J.D. (Ronnie) Wills; step-children, Alicia (Kenneth) Bunting and Kenneth (Fae) Spaulding, Jr.; siblings, Larry Tannahill, Marcia...

Richard Luke

Apr 5, 2019

Richard Jeffrey "Jeff" Luke, GSI Environmental Engineer, passed away Friday, April, 5, 2019. Jeff was an avid Husker Fan, Table Rock Enthusiast (he was a fish in the water!) and an all around sports fan! Celebration of Life Service 11:00am, Friday, Covenant Presbyterian Church. Preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Luke; son, Gregory Schmidt; brother, Todd Luke and brother-in-law, Thomas...

Donald French

Apr 5, 2019

French, Donald R., 86, retired Beechcraft Avionics Technician, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. Donald was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta French; parents, Charles Wayne and Viola G. French; and sister, Grace Howell. Survivors include his daughters, Carmen Robison (Virgil), Carolyn Dean (Eric), Donna Haywood (Rick), and Brenda Fields (David); brother, Jack French of Florida; 10 grandchildren,...