Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wichita, Kansas
Earnest Jacobs Sr
Oct 1, 2015
Jacobs, Earnest Sr. 78, retired Cessna Aircraft Co, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015. Memorial service 10:30am, Wednesday, Broadway Mortuary Chapel. Preceded in death by parents, Peter and Mary Jacobs; brothers, Peter, Jr., Lawrence, Tom, Richard, Henry and sisters, Johanna Wong, Vivian Monks and Shirley Epps. Survivors include son, Earnest, Jr. and wife, Denise; daughter, Carol Sue May; brothers,...
Brad Vranken
Sep 30, 2015
Van Vranken, Bradley D., 57, beloved brother, uncle, cousin & friend, passed away September 30, 2015. Memorial service will be 2:00 pm, Saturday at College Hill United Methodist Church, 2930 E. 1<sup>st</sup> St. N., Wichita, KS. He was preceded in death by parents, Bob and Iverna Van Vranken; and brother, Kipton Smutz. Survivors include brothers, Darryl (Jolene) Smutz and...
Lena Foster
Sep 29, 2015
Foster, Lena “Opal”, 98, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Earl Foster and son, Dennis Earl Foster. Survivors include her daughters, Linda Sue Foster Denton and Mary Kay Foster Unrein; 5 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation hours will be from 10am-8pm, Monday, October 5, and Funeral Services, 1...
Michael Larkin
Sep 29, 2015
Larkin, Mike,65, died Sept. 29, 2015. Graveside service 2:00 pm, Monday, Oct. 5, at Stalter Cemetery near Rock, KS. Mike proudly served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam. He was a skilled electrician and stone mason with Tom Edwards Masonry. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Beverly Larkin. Survivors include his sister, Patt Eddings;...
Michael Tallman
Sep 26, 2015
Michael Clarence Tallman was born on March 3, 1945, in Wichita, KS to Clarence and Marie (Bentzen) Tallman. Mike was the oldest of six children in his family. He spent his first year on a farm near Conway Springs, Ks. His family then moved to a farm near Independence, KS where he spent the remainder of his childhood. Growing...
Willard Klunder
Sep 24, 2015
Klunder, Willard C., 68, beloved husband, father and history professor at WSU passed away September 24, 2015. Memorial service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Broadway Mortuary. He was preceded in death by fathers, Willard C. Klunder and Walter Pollack and brother John Klunder. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; daughters, Kristin, Catherine, and Erica Klunder; mother,...
Mary Gibson
Sep 24, 2015
Gibson, Mary Jane Helen 88, retired Housekeeper, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015. Visitation 6-8:00pm, Monday, Funeral Service 2:00pm, Tuesday, both at Broadway Mortuary. Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Marie Hirsh, survivors include son, Justin Gibson; sister, Lela Blakely; grandchildren, Steven and Tiffany Gibson and great-grandson, Braedon Gibson. Share condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com. Services by Broadway Mortuary....
Henry Dick
Sep 24, 2015
<strong>Dick, Henry "Rex"</strong>, 93, was born May 2, 1922 to Henry and Bessie Mae Dick in Maramec, OK, passed away September 24, 2015 in Wichita. Preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Jeanne Dick; brother, Max Dick; sisters, Emma Joyce Nixon and Arlyn McCormack. Survivors include sons, Charles Fredric Dick (Linda), Thomas Dick (Cynthia) and daughter, Marcia...
Stella Bloomingdale
Sep 21, 2015
Bloomingdale, Stella E., 104, retired Beech Aircraft Secretary after 32years, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015. Visitation 6-8:00pm, Friday, Funeral service 2:00pm, Saturday, both at Broadway Mortuary. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul, her parents and 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Survivors include her sisters, Marie LaGue and Glenna Hollis as well as a host of nieces and...
Megan Hutchison
Sep 20, 2015
Hutchison, Megan Lynn, 29, homemaker and loving mother passed away September 20, 2015. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Friday at Broadway Mortuary. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday at Calvary Chapel West. She was preceded in death by mother Gloria Hallinger Wyatt. Survivors include sons, Samuel, Gabriel and Jeremiah Hutchison; daughter, Alexis Branson; father, William Wyatt; brothers, John...
Rodney III
Sep 20, 2015
Cox, Rodney L. III, 27, passed away September 20, 2015. Visitation 6-8 pm Thursday at Broadway Mortuary with Graveside Service 12:00 noon, Friday at White Chapel Cemetery. He was preceded in death by father, Rodney Cox, Jr.; and grandfathers, Rodney Cox, Sr. and Harold Brooks. Survivors include his loving mother, Teresa Smith; siblings, Freddy, Stacey, and Tara; grandmothers, Rae...
Joe Novacek
Sep 19, 2015
Novacek, Joe F. Age 72, beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away on September 19, 2015. He was born January 28, 1943, in Wichita, KS to the late Joe Novacek and Lillian “Pat” Ruhter (Novacek). Joe graduated from East High School in 1961. He was the owner and operator of Little Joe’s Motor Company, and retired after owning Novacek...
Donald Hunt
Sep 17, 2015
Hunt, Donald L., 69, retired Allstate Insurance Agency Owner and former Andover High School teacher, passed away September 17, 2015. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday at Broadway Mortuary with Funeral Service 1:00 pm, Thursday at Central Christian Church, 2900 N. Rock Rd. Burial will follow at Kensington Gardens Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilfred...
Jacquelyn Harvey
Sep 16, 2015
Harvey, Jacquelyn Ann has passed. Jacki was a naturally creative person and active artist her entire life. She loved to turn something found into something even more beautiful and had a real gift for this and other forms of art. She was a deep thinker and a profoundly spiritual person. All living things were precious to her. She had...
Helen Clarke
Sep 15, 2015
Clarke, Helen L. (Mayo) 94, loving mother and grandmother, died Sept. 15, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, at Resthaven Cemetery. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Warren Clarke; son, Harold Clarke; brothers, Melvin and James Mayo; and sisters, Mary Henslee and Arllena Mayo. Survivors include her son, Alva Clarke; brother,...
Bruce Gordon
Sep 14, 2015
Gordon, Bruce Barnett 84, passed away September 14, 2015. A Rosary will be held at 6:00 pm, Thursday, and Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, both at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Bruce was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 2, 1930 to Wayne and Susan Gordon. He graduated from East High School and the...
Scott Blanchard
Sep 14, 2015
Blanchard, Scott Edward, 54, Passed away Monday, September 14, 2015. Visitation 6-8:00pm, Wednesday, Broadway Mortuary. Funeral Service 10:00am, Thursday, Westside Freewill Baptist Church. Preceded in death by his father, Lewis Blanchard, survivors include his mother, Loretta (Blanchard) Orindgreff and step-father, Charles; brother, Troy (Adriene) Blanchard; sister, Cindy (Gary) Clark; step-sisters, Darla (Michael) Wigart and Vickey Fleetwood and numerous nieces...
Robert Bruce
Sep 14, 2015
Bruce, Robert Ray, 83, retired after 43 years as a Boeing Engineer, died Monday, September 14, 2015. Memorial service 11:00am, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Pilgrim Congregational Church where he was a Deacon Ameritus. Robert was an Air Force Veteran, having served in Korea, he was also a member of the Wichita A’s Model A Ford Club and the Scandinavian...
Rexine Bryant
Sep 12, 2015
Bryant, Rexine H., 74, Ordained United Methodist Minister passed away peacefully surrounded by her children. In her service as a pastor, from 1985 through 1996 she faithfully served the working poor. She served at Brookside United Methodist Church where she discovered her passion of providing healthcare to the disenfranchised community of Plainview. During her time at Brookside, she actively...
Albert Burleson
Sep 12, 2015
Albert “Duane” Burleson, 56, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Sept. 12, 2015. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, Believers Tabernacle, 2000 S. Hillside, Wichita. Graveside Services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, Oxford Cemetery. Duane was born April 22, 1959, in Perryton, Texas, to Dale Duane and Rita Faye (Richeson) Burleson. On Jan. 14, 1995, Duane married Rhonda Davis...
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