Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wichita, Kansas
Robert Becker
Nov 16, 2017
Robert Herman Becker, Former President of Plains Petroleum Marketing, born in Emporia, Kansas May 19, 1940, peacefully passed away Thursday, 11/16/2017. A Rosary will be held Sunday, 11/19/2017 at 6:30 pm and a Funeral Mass on Monday, 11/20/2017 at 10:00 am, both at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Robert was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Hedwig...
Robert Zollinger
Nov 14, 2017
Zollinger, Robert “Bobby Z”, 70, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Memorial Service will be 2 p.m., Friday, November 17, at Broadway Mortuary, and a gathering will follow at 5 p.m., at Quincy’s Bar and Grill. He was preceded in death by parents, Harry Lee and Doris Ellen Zollinger. Survivors include beloved wife, JoAnna Zollinger; sons, Todd (Leigh) Zollinger...
Barbara Fry
Nov 14, 2017
Fry, Barbara June, 82, Homemaker, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Visitation 6-8:00pm, Monday, Broadway Mortuary. Funeral Service 10:30am, Tuesday, West Side Church of the Nazarene. Preceded in death by husband, Bill and son, Ronald Fry. Survivors include sons, Charles and Robert Fry; daughter, Rhonda Fry; sisters, Dingle Stanbery, Verna Arehart, Vicki Martin; brother, Jerry Brizendne; grandchildren, Michele Simmons,...
Lloyd Kane, Sr
Nov 12, 2017
Lloyd Dee Kane, Sr., 79, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Garland and Agnes Kane; son, Kenneth; two brothers and 4 sisters. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Virginia; children, Connie Wulf (Doran), Gene Kane (Rhonda), and Karen Horsch (Joseph); eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Lloyd was an avid hunter,...
Clarence Downing
Nov 11, 2017
Clarence Vernon Downing, 92, departed this life on November 11, 2017 at Kansas Masonic Home after a long and courageous journey with vascular dementia. He was born on September 2, 1925 to Ralph and Mary Angle Downing on a farm near Renfrow, Oklahoma. He was raised in the Byron-Amorita Oklahoma area. On March 25, 1944, he married his high...
Leon Gordner
Nov 11, 2017
Leon “Jay” Gordner, 70, owner of 40 Winks/The Oak Merchant, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017. Jay was preceded in death by his parents, Leon and Clara Gordner and is survived by his wife, Pam Gordner; daughter, Stacia Luthi (Mark); son, Jayden Gordner; sister, Kay Gordner; and beloved dog, Skeeter Bug. Memorial Service, 3 pm, Friday, Nov. 17, at...
Chrisna Oun
Nov 11, 2017
Oun, Chrisna P., 32, passed away November 11, 2017. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Thursday with Funeral Service 10 a.m., Saturday, both at Broadway Mortuary. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. She is survived by parents, Sarun and Saly Oun; brothers, Thai and Chantha Oun; and girlfriend, Kari Thomas. Services by Broadway Mortuary.
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Pastor DesPlas
Nov 6, 2017
Pastor Edward Peter DesPLas, 81, former Pastor of Gypsum United Methodist Church and Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church and retired Reliability Engineer, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017. He was a Master Mason with the Plano Lodge #768 A.F.andA.M. Memorial service 4:00pm, Saturday, West Side United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother,...
Delores Moon
Nov 6, 2017
Moon, Delores Ann, 80, retired Vocational School Teacher, passed away November 6, 2017. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday, November 8, and Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 10, both at Broadway Mortuary. Interment to follow at Quincy Cemetery in Quincy, KS. She was preceded in death by parents, Clearence and Alta Ward; and brother, Boyce Ward....
Michael Stead
Nov 5, 2017
Michael Allen Stead of Wichita, Kansas went to be with His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, November 5, 2017 after a long struggle with FTD and Parkinson’s Disease. Mike was born in San Francisco, CA on February 22, 1943. His parents were Tom and Margaret (Mayo) Stead. In 1965, he married Jane Widdows in Grand Junction, Colorado....
Corbin Stuart
Nov 4, 2017
Stuart, Corbin J., 64, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017. Memorial Service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, November 11, at Calvary's Rock Church, 2661 S. Meridian Ave., Wichita, KS 67217. He was preceded in death by parents, George Raymond and Jane L. Stuart; and brother, Gary Stuart. Survivors include wife, Ruth Stull; sons, Troy James (Tanya) Stull...
Judy Kissinger
Nov 3, 2017
Kissinger, Judy Ann, 76, homemaker and flower gardener, passed away at her home with her family by her side on November 3, 2017. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday at Broadway Mortuary. Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, at White Chapel Cemetery. Judy was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Chuck; parents, Roy and...
Ronald Thomas
Nov 1, 2017
Thomas, Ronald D., 66, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Monday, November 6, at Broadway Mortuary, and Graveside Service will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 7, at Wichita Park Cemetery. He was preceded in death by parents, Russell Howard and Clara Jane Thomas. Survivors include son, Aaron Thomas; daughter, Cristy Thomas; grandchildren, Darius Sheeley...
Helen Halstead
Oct 31, 2017
Helen Lucile Halstead, APRN, Ph.D. was born Feb. 21, 1932 to Mildred Lucile Kemp & Harry P. Burson in Inglewood, California. Raised on a farm near Hutchinson, she attended a one-room country school, and graduated from Hutchinson High School. After she completed medical training in Kansas City and Minneapolis, she settled in Wichita, Kansas where she enjoyed...
Roger Umscheid
Oct 31, 2017
Umscheid, Roger William, 67, retired OTR Truck Driver, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, November 3, and Funeral Service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, November 4, both at Broadway Mortuary. He was preceded in death by parents, Robert Dale and Winifred Ann Vossloh Umscheid. Survivors include beloved wife, Trudy K. Wawak-Umscheid; son, Brandon...
Terry Winegarner
Oct 31, 2017
Terry Lynn Winegarner, beloved husband and father, died on October 31, 2017. Terry retired from Boeing/Spirit in 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Mable Winegarner, a brother, William Winegarner, and sisters, Pat Rogers and Judy Swain. Survivors include wife Rhonda, daughter Stacey Winegarner and son, Jeremy of Wichita; four grandchildren, Jerek and Karma Winegarner...
Wes Whatley
Oct 30, 2017
Whatley, Wes, 73, self employed licensed contractor, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. A devoted husband and caring father, he was a man who never met a stranger, nor encountered a problem he couldn’t solve. Preceded in death by his parents and brother, Howard, survivors include his wife of 52 years, Michele; son, Bill (Kirsten) Whatley and daughter, Jennifer...
Ernesto Burgueno
Oct 30, 2017
Ernesto Burgueno, 38, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. Ernesto is survived by his children, Jazmine Burgueno, Azul Burgueno, and Alex Mario Burgueno; father, Ernesto Oros; mother and step-father, Lourdes and Mario Burgueno; sisters, Mary Castellanos (Frank), Karina Low (Matthew), Vivian Oros, and Gloria Oros; brothers, Ernesto Oros and Rodolfo Oros. Visitation hours will be from 9:30 am-4:30 pm,...
Patrick Sprayberry
Oct 29, 2017
Patrick Dean “Pat Pat” Sprayberry, 17, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017. Pat was preceded in death by his grandmother, Jackie Walker-Amos. He is survived by his daughter, Shelby Rose Jones-Sprayberry; father, Brice Sprayberry; mother, Chereon (Perry) Rohrbough (Travis); grandparents, Melody and John Addleman, Jim Amos, Ralph and Dorothy Sprayberry; Janet Rohrbough; brothers, Alexander and Christafer Sprayberry; step-brothers, Bryton...
Griffin Cruise
Oct 29, 2017
Cruise, Griffin “Griff”, 20, beloved daughter and sister, Barista at Starbucks, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m., Sunday, November 5, at Broadway Mortuary, and Celebration of Life will be 10 a.m., Monday, November 6, at Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include mother, Lois (Dennis) Gelonek; father, Michael Cruise; sister, Kansas (Josiah) Gunn; and numerous family...
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