Local Obituaries for Wichita, Kansas

Oct 12, 2022

Marc Anthony Polk passed away 10/12/2022. He was born at Loring Air Force Base, Maine on 03/14/1985. Throughout his childhood, he and his family lived a military life, traveling across America from base to base. Eventually, they settled in Wichita, Kansas. Marc graduated from Derby High School and attended Wichita State University with hopes of obtaining a degree in...

Oct 12, 2022

Katherine Elizabeth White Goree died on October 12, 2022. Kathy was 52 years old. She is survived by her children, Charles Thomas Goree and Addison Gray Goree.  She is also survived by her parents, Thomas White Sr. and  his wife Teresa and Sharon White Gruber and her husband J Richard Gruber.  Other survivors include her brothers, Thomas White, Jr and Andrew White and his...

Oct 12, 2022

Alice Louise Gates, 87, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022. A memorial service celebrating Louise's life will be at 2:00, Saturday, October 22, at Broadway Mortuary. Louise is preceded in death by her parents, Karl and Elizabeth Crawford; and sister, Corinne Crawford. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, William "Bill" Gates; daughters, Cynthia (Lawrence) Duty,...

Oct 11, 2022

Diane Wallis, 78, Servant of the Lord, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Funeral service 1:30 Friday, First Pentecostal Church, Wichita, KS. Diane was preceded in death by her husband Bud Wallis, her parents, Oval and Esther Belle Booze, sons, Buddy Wallis and Darren Wallis, Sr and grandson, Eric Wallis. Survivors include her daughter, Cindy and husband, Tim Glasscock;...

Oct 10, 2022

Michael Lee Tuttle, 82, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. He worked as an aeronautical engineer for General Electric for 35 yrs at the Lynn MA. Strother Field in  Ark City, KS, and Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City OK. facilities. He was a former resident of Ipswich, MA,...

Oct 9, 2022

John David Bibb, 58, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, October 9th , 2022. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 17th , from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Broadway Mortuary, 1147 S. Broadway.

John, an Air Force veteran, was most recently employed by Cessna as a Technical Writer. Since he left the company he...

Oct 9, 2022

Susanne D. Phillips, 65, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022. There will be a Celebration of Life Service at 10 am, Saturday, Oct. 22, at Broadway Mortuary, 1147 S. Broadway. Susanne is survived by her sons, Alex Jinks (Claire) and Jason Jinks; mother, Janet Wurth; brothers, John Wurth and Mike Wurth; and grandchildren, Oren Jinks and Errol Jinks. She...

Oct 9, 2022

Born July 5, 1931, Evelyn (Campbell) Calderwood lived a life of faithful service to her family and to her Lord. The daughter of C. Everett and Doradell (Bailes) Campbell, Evelyn grew up in the Kansas City area and graduated from Sterling College in 1953.

Alongside Don, the loving husband of 56 years who welcomed her to glory, Evelyn...

Oct 9, 2022

Dana Lynn Dietz, 72, Homemaker, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022. Dana was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Coral Kirmer and her siblings, Mark and Judy Kirmer and her grandson, Joshua George. Survivors include her husband, William "Bill" Dietz, her daughter Nicki and husband, Matt Carroll and their daughter, Raimi, her son, Scott and wife, Priscilla...

Oct 9, 2022

Barbara Irene Crawford, 83, born March 15, 1939 in Wichita, KS, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022. Visitation 6-8:00 Thursday, Funeral Service 10:00am, Friday, both at Broadway Mortuary. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Crawford, her parents, Fred B. and Myrtle Nabia Coonrod; her brother-in-law, Burris C. Crawford, sister-in-law, Phyllis Crawford; niece, Stacy Schroff; great-nephew,...

Oct 7, 2022

Marilyn Claire Saunders Wullschleger, 94, died on Friday, October 7, in Wichita.  Born on February 1, 1928, in Little River, Kansas, she was the third of four children of Hazel Maude Smith Saunders and John Charles Saunders.  Marilyn grew up in Little River and graduated from Little River High School in 1946.  She met her future husband, Herbert Carl Wullschleger, Jr., who...

Oct 4, 2022

Ronald G. “Ron” Ogden, 81, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 pm, Saturday, Oct. 15, at Broadway Mortuary, 1147 S. Broadway.

Ron was born October 14, 1940, in Miami, AZ, and after a few years, his family moved to Wichita, KS, where he grew up. Ron graduated...

Oct 3, 2022

Kansas has lost a true medical pioneer, innovator, and visionary.

Robert Bruce Grene, M.D., ophthalmic surgeon, entrepreneur, athlete, a force behind the Wichita Eye Foundation and Eye Bank, enthusiastic supporter of Wichita, the namesake for the eponymous Grene Vision Group, husband, father, and friend died on Monday, Oct 3, 2022 at his home in Andover, Kansas after...

Oct 2, 2022

Marian Louise "Bookie" Muether, 70, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Marian worked in Administration at Rockwood Summit High School. In lieu of a formal ceremony, an open house gathering with family and friends is scheduled in memory of Marian and her late husband Robert, who passed away, October 28, 2021. The gathering will be from 4-7 pm, Monday...

Oct 1, 2022

Marva Ann Low, 64, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022. Graveside service 1:00pm, Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at the Belle Plaine Cemetery, Belle Plaine, KS. Marva was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Ruth Ann Bishop. Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Rickie, her son, Matthew and his wife, Karina Low and her grandchildren, Hadia Low,...

Sep 30, 2022

Micheal E. Mason

(January 29, 1937 – September 30, 2022)

Mike, age 85, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2022, at home with family in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born January 29, 1937, the youngest of eight, in McAlester, OK to Matthew and Florence Mason.  After his school years in McAlester, he met Marjorie Louise Howard on...

Sep 30, 2022

Sherron Faye Mos, 79, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022. Sherron was passionate about working hard and spent over 30 years working in accounting for Foley Tractor. Another passion of Sherron's was caring for and loving for her many animals throughout her life, one of which is still surviving. Visitation will be from 6-8pm, Tuesday, October 4, at...

Sep 29, 2022

Kenneth Wesley Kennison, 81, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00, Wednesday, October 5, at Broadway Mortuary. Funeral Service will be at 10:00am, Thursday, October 6, also at Broadway Mortuary. Burial will follow service, at 2:00pm, Thursday, October 6, at Americus Cemetery in Americus, Kansas. Kenneth was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joyce...

Sep 29, 2022

A native of Sri Lanka, Deemathie Wilhelmina de Silva, Ph.D. was a kind, strong and intuitive leader, a lifelong champion for the underserved, and revered as a role model by thousands of colleagues, collaborators and students around the world.

Deema passed away peacefully after bravely fighting a long bout of breast cancer, on September 29, 2022, at...

Sep 28, 2022

Sara Annette Faucette, 76, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Sara was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Faucette; parents, Conrad and Laura Lavender; and brother and sister-in-law, John and Odetta Lavender. Survivors include her stepdaughters, Candace Cottner (Woody) and Deborah Faucette; and sister, Ruth Grady (Francis). A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 am,...