Elizabeth "Betty" White
2026
Elizabeth “Betty” (Wolke) White, age 90, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2026.
Rosary, 1:30pm and Funeral Mass, 2pm, Friday, May 8, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Haysville.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth White; great-grandson, Ethan White; parents, Herman and Mary Wolke; siblings, Elmer Wolke, Ralph Wolke, Dorothy Schulte, Anna Wolke, Donald Wolke, Evelyn Bagwell, Margaret Blanc. She is...
Bart Kent Head
May 1, 2026
Bart K. Head, age 66, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Graveside memorial pending at this time.
Bart was preceded in death by parents, Kathy (Houston) Head of Harper, Kansas, and Jack Head of Phoenix, Arizona.
Survived by brother, Jay (Linda) Head of Danville, Kansas; sisters, Anita (Dean) Hull Medford, OK, Jackie (John) Duenes of Benson, Arizona.
Cody Shane Spencer
Apr 29, 2026
Cody Shane Spencer, born July 10, 1988, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Visitation, Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 2 -7p.m. with family present from 5:30 - 7 p.m at Webb Shinkle Mortuary, 200 S. Tracy, Clearwater. Funeral Service Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at The Clearwater Community Church, 450 N. 4th St., Clearwater.
Preceded in death by, grandparents,...
Doris I. Wagoner
2026
Doris (Brisbin) Wagoner, age 86, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Visitation, 1-7:30pm, with family present from 5:30-7:30pm, Wednesday, April 29 at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville. Services, 1pm, Thursday, April 30, at New Life Covenant Church, 1819 W. Douglas Ave, Wichita.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Merle Wagoner; granddaughters, Diamond Wagoner and Tyra Minnis; parents, Lewis and Virginia Brisbin; sisters,...
Vada Ruth Tjaden
Apr 18, 2026
Vada Ruth (King) Tjaden, age 102, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
Visitation, Friday, April 24 from 5-7 with family present at Webb Shinkle Mortuary and Funeral Service, 10am, Saturday, April 25, at Clearwater United Methodist Church.
Preceded in death by husband, Herman Tjaden, Jr.; parents, Vivian and Viola (David) King; son, Roger Tjaden; grandchildren, Kim Steiner and Kurt Waterson; siblings,...
Curtis J. Voldrich
2026
Curtis Voldrich, age 65, retired Textron Citation Service Center Avionics Technician, passed away Friday, April 17, 2026.
Rosary, 10am, with Funeral Mass following at 10:30, Friday, April 24 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Haysville.
Curtis was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Anna Maria Voldrich. He is survived by his wife, Sally Voldrich; children, Kimberly Voldrich, Christopher (Anna) Voldrich, Stephanie...
Darlene Horinek
Apr 16, 2026
Darlene (Quimby) Horinek, age 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2026, after a long and difficult battle with dementia.
A Celebration of Life will be held on June 12, 2026, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Cremation has taken place.
Darlene was born on August 12, 1951, in Tokyo, Japan, to Leonard E and Yoshiko “Danny” (Ushio) Quimby. Darlene and her parents...
Lila M. Pedersen
2026
Lila (Schneider) Pedersen, age 90, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026.
Private Family Services.
Lila was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Pedersen; parents, Mathias and Frances Schneider; two sisters and four brothers. She is survived by her daughter, Kimberly (Steve) Schorr of Derby; grandchildren, Crystal (Rikki) Arguello, Paul (Ashley) Gorges, Amber (Jeff) Gorges-Landers, Lauren (Matt) Pizinger; seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of...
Sharon Wright
Apr 13, 2026
Sharon L. (Cash) Wright, age 81, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026.
Visitation, 2-7pm with family present 5:30-7pm, Thursday, April 16 and Funeral service, 10:30am, Friday, April 17, BOTH at Webb Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater, KS.
Sharon was the heart of her family—a devoted mother, a cherished grandmother, and a proud Gigi whose love knew no bounds. To know her was to...
Elaine J. Himes
2026
Wichita - Elaine (Winkelman) Himes, age 82, retired para for USD 259, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Visitation with family present from 5-7pm, Friday, April 17 and Memorial Services, 10am, Saturday, April 18, both at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Elaine was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Himes; parents, Donald and Madelyne Winkelman; brothers, Jerry and Duane Winkelman. She is survived...
Norbert Michael Posch
Apr 11, 2026
Norbert M. Posch, age 93, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Rosary, 10am, Tuesday, April 21 and Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Tuesday April 21, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church .
Preceded in death by his wife, Delvina (Rausch) Posch; parents, Ernest and Helena (Heimerman) Posch; siblings, Anton Posch, Bernice Waddell, Dorothy Wedman, and Maria Unruh.
Survived by, siblings LaVerna Wedman...
Margaret E. Angstadt
2026
Margaret Ernestine (DeHart) Angstadt, age 90, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
Visitation with family present, 9:30am, Monday, April 13 with Services following at 10:30am, at Haysville Christian Church, 1306 W. Grand Ave, Haysville. Burial, 11am, Wednesday, April 15 at Kansas Veterans Cemetery, 1208 N. College St, Winfield.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Camy and Violet DeHart; siblings, Adrian...
Mary B. Barker
2026
Mary (Walsh) Barker, age 94, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Rosary, 7pm, Monday, April 13 and Funeral Mass, 10am, Tuesday, April 14, both at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Haysville.
Mary was born on Saturday, September 26, 1931, in Emmet, Kansas. She graduated from Pasao High School in Kansas City and lived briefly in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a girl- friend. On August...
Margaret M. Toombs
2026
Margaret (Wolf) Toombs, age 95, passed away Monday, April 6, 2026.
Visitation, 6pm, Thursday, April 9 with Rosary following at 7pm, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville. Funeral Mass, 10am, Friday, April 10, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Haysville.
Margaret was born on January 20, 1931 on the family farm in Gresham, Nebraska. She was delivered by the family doctor, Dr. Miller, and her...
Teresa L. Ratcliff
2026
Teresa (Dennis) Ratcliff, age 73, passed away, Thursday, April 2, 2026 in Euless, Texas. Services, 10am, Saturday, April 11, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Teresa was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Ratcliff; parents, Russie and Willa Dennis; sister, Donna Rimmer. She is survived by her brother, Russie Dean Dennis of Bedford, TX; niece, Stephanie Stephens and husband Chris of Burleson,...
Mary Alice (Ferrell) Sperry
Mar 31, 2026
Mary Alice (Ferrell) Sperry, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
No services will be held.
Preceded in death by parents, Clifford and Mary Ellen (Andrew) Ferrell; siblings, Jack Ferrell, Joe Ferrell, Max Ferrell, Jeannie Ferrell, and Don Ferrell.
Survived by loving husband, Richard Sperry of Clearwater, KS; children, Levi E. (Angie) Sperry of Blue Grass, Iowa, Scott C. (Pam) Sperry...
Bennett D. Palmer
2026
Bennett D. Palmer, age 78, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Wichita, Kansas.
Graveside Services, 10am, Friday, April 3 at Waco Cemetery, 500 W. 95th St. S, Waco, KS. (If the weather is bad the service will be held at Shinkle Mortuary, 146 N. Lamar Ave, Haysville, KS.)
Bennett was preceded in death by his parents, Duane and Maxine Palmer, brother,...
Violet "Chris" Christine Lucas
2026
Violet “Chris” Lucas, age 85, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
Memorial Service, 1pm, Friday, March 27 at Calvary Baptist Church, Derby.
Chris was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Lucas; parents, Clifford and Opal Rose; sisters, Fern Bohanan and Gloria Schwind. She is survived by her children, Tonya (Steve) Morford of Wichita and Landon Lucas of Mulvane; sister, Nadine Davis...
Merita "Rita" Margaret (Walker) Lovato
Mar 14, 2026
Merita “Rita” Margaret (Walker) Lovato, 74, of Milton, Kansas, passed away on March 14, 2026.
Rita was born on October 29, 1951, in WaKeeney, Kansas, to Violet and Irvin Walker. She lived a life centered around family, kindness, and creativity. Rita devoted many years to caring for her family as a homemaker and also worked as an office assistant and clerk...
Gary Craig Sandberg
Mar 11, 2026
Gary Craig Sandberg, of Clearwater, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 72. He was known to most as Craig for much of his adult life, but to his family, he was known as Gary (or Gar).
Gary was born May 22, 1953, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He spent his childhood in Glenburn, North...
