Ernest William Sponsel
Feb 1, 2026
Ernest William Sponsel, age 96, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Rosary, 7pm, Thursday, February 5 and Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Friday, February 6, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 11000 W Southwest Blvd, Wichita, KS 67215.
Preceded in death by beloved wife, Arleen (Winderlin) Sponsel; parents, Ernest C. and Bessie (Murdock) Sponsel; 12 brothers and sisters; sons in-law, Alfred...
Jacqueline Gail Matthews
Jan 30, 2026
Jacqueline “Jacki” Gail Matthews, 84, of Clearwater, Kansas passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026 surrounded by family.
Jacki was born in Wichita, Kansas on October 27, 1941, the daughter of Carl and Doris (Hukle) Matthews.
She was raised on a farm and graduated from Clearwater High School in 1959. She then attended Kansas State University where she was a member of...
Patsy Lou Kerley
Jan 26, 2026
Patsy L. (Marshall) Kerley, age 94, retired teacher, school counselor and retired Navy Waves member, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026.
Graveside service, Monday, February 9 at 11AM, Council Hill Cemetery, Peck KS.
Preceded in death by husband, Charles Kerley; parents, David H. Marshall and Myrtle (Kerr) Marshall Patterson; step-father, C.N. Patterson; siblings, Zeta Griffin, David Marshall, and William Patterson.
Survived by...
Janet Sue Janzen
Jan 25, 2026
Janet Sue Janzen, age 81, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
Janet was preceded in death by her parents, Vic and Frances (Jones) Janzen; her brother, Howard Janzen; and her sister-in-law, Charlotte (Cummings) Janzen. She is survived by her nephew, Kelly Janzen, and her niece, Kim Janzen.
Janet worked for National Linen for 40 years, a testament to her dedication and...
Marvin W. Weddle
2026
Marvin W. Weddle, age 87, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
Visitation with family present, Wednesday, January 28, 5:30-7pm and Services, Thursday, January 29, 2pm, both at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Marvin was preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia Weddle; parents, Walter and Merle Weddle; son-in-law, Ed Gillespie. He is survived by his daughters, Dana Gillespie of Wichita, Stacie (Justin) Underwood of...
Micheal C. Ozbun
2026
Micheal Ozbun, age 70, retired co-owner of Woodcrafters Construction, passed away Monday, January 19, 2026.
Micheal was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Ozbun; sister, Vona Parker. He is survived by his wife Sharon Ozbun; step-children, Chad Sander of Wichita, Brian (Sheree) Sander of Haysville; grandson, Brock Sander of Salina; mother, Pauline Ozbun of Haysville; brother, Kenny (Kathy) Ozbun of...
Johnny R. Hough
Jan 18, 2026
Johnny R. Hough, age 76, retired social studies teacher, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
Visitation, Thursday, January 22, 1-7PM with family present from 5:30-7PM at Webb Shinkle Mortuary, 200 S Tracy, Clearwater, KS. Funeral service, Friday, January 23, 10AM at First Christian Church, 524 Wood Ave, Clearwater, KS. Burial will follow at 2PM, Highland Cemetery in Medicine Lodge, KS.
Preceded...
Carolyn Kay (Furman) Robbins
Jan 12, 2026
Carolyn (Furman) Robbins, age 80, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026.
Funeral Service will be Saturday, January 17, 1PM at Milton Methodist Church 1378 N. Argonia Rd., Milton, KS 67106.
Preceded in death by parents, John and Esther (Smith) Furman; siblings, Joy Furman, Dennis Furman, Keith Furman, Dwayne “Skip” Furman, David Furman, and Russell Furman.
Survived by loving husband, James Robbins of...
Grace Godwin
Jan 12, 2026
Grace (Magill) Godwin, age 90, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026.
Funeral service, Thursday, January 15, 10AM at Webb Shinkle Mortuary, 200 S. Tracy, Clearwater, KS.
Preceded in death by husband, Hilary Godwin; parents, Bernard and Annie Magill; children, Margaret Gagne, Norman Godwin, and Sharon Morris; siblings, Bernard Magill, Norman, Magill, and Margaret Magill.
Survived by daughters, Ann (Larry) Jones of Peabody,...
Gary David Whitney
Jan 10, 2026
Gary D. Whitney, age 73, of Clearwater, Kansas, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2026, at St. Francis Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
Gary David Whitney was born March 12, 1952, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, to Jack E. and Freida M. (Orrell) Whitney. Gary graduated from Clearwater High School in 1970. Upon graduation, Gary had various occupations....
Anna Mueller
Jan 10, 2026
Anna (Matijakovic) Mueller, age 91, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026.
Rosary, 6pm, Sunday, January 18, and Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Monday, January 19, both at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 18630 W 71st St S, Viola, KS 67149.
Preceded by parents, George and Maria (Bradilo) Matijakovic; husband, Frank Mueller; siblings, Frank, Catherine, and Steven Matijakovic.
Survived by children, Inga (Mark) Seibold of...
Donna Jean Bates
Jan 9, 2026
Donna J. (Vancuren) Bates, age 84, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026.
Visitation, Tuesday, January 13, from 5:30-7 at Webb Shinkle Mortuary 200 S. Tracy, Clearwater, KS 67026. Funeral service, 10am, Wednesday, January 14 , at Viola Presbyterian Church, 304 S. Grice St, Viola, KS 67149.
Preceded in death by husband, Jerry Bates; parents, Robert and Louise (Ralston) Vancuren; sisters, Linda...
Joseph Richard Greene
Jan 5, 2026
Joseph R. Greene, age 72, former Facilities Maintenance Supervisor at Boeing, passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, January 5, 2026.
Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Tuesday, January 13, at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church 11000 W Southwest Blvd, Wichita, KS 67215.
Preceded in death by parents, George and Loudell (Biffle) Greene; daughter, Jennifer Greene; siblings, Mona Lisa Swartz and Sheila Pierce.
Survived by...
Delores Paney-Clark
Jan 1, 2026
Delores (Pauly) Paney-Clark, 95, of Wichita, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Sunflower Z Homes, in Garden Plain.
A Rosary will be held Monday, January 5 at 6PM and Funeral Mass will be Tuesday, January 6 at 10:30AM, both at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Clonmel, KS. Interment in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery.
Delores was born November 20, 1930 to...
Joan S. Hillmann
Dec 27, 2025
Joan (Beil) Hillmann, age 78, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at her home.
Funeral Service will take place Saturday, January 10, at 1PM, Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, 200 S Tracy, Clearwater, KS.
She was born August 2, 1947 in Dodge City, KS. The daughter of Louis A. and Imogene (Evans) Beil. A long time resident of Clearwater,...
Gary B. Ward
Dec 23, 2025
Gary B. Ward, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in Parker, Colorado.
Gary Bruce Ward was born April 12, 1940, in the Masonic Hospital in Cherokee, Oklahoma to the proud parents of Raymond Verone and Virginia Rose (Bright) Ward.
Gary graduated from Carmen High School in 1958. Upon graduation he went to Northwestern State College in Alva, Oklahoma for...
Allison M. Williams
Dec 15, 2025
Allison Williams, age 41, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025.
There will be a Visitation with family from 1-3pm, Saturday, December 20 at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Allison was preceded in death by her grandma and grandpa Williams; grandma and grandpa Carter; cousin, Ronny Williams; uncles, Raymond and George Williams. She is survived by her father, Richard (Cindy) Williams of Haysville; mother, Teresa...
Robert William Cleveland
Dec 13, 2025
Robert William Cleveland
age 87, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025.
Visitation, 9:30-10am, Services, 10am, Monday, December 22, both at West Haysville Baptist Church.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Truman Gillespie and Mossy Cleveland; sisters, Constance Ivester, Clara Cleveland, and Joan Fowler.
He is survived by his wife, Elsie Cleveland of Haysville, KS; children, Robert (Eppy) Cleveland of Ponca City, OK,...
Dorman L. Simmons
Dec 11, 2025
Dorman Simmons, age 89, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025.
Dorman grew up on their family farm near Strong City, Kansas. After graduating from Strong City Rural High School in 1954, he spent a little time at K-State and then enlisted in the Army, spending his three years in Hawaii.
After graduating from Emporia State University in 1963, he taught two years...
Jessel Marie Isenberg
Dec 10, 2025
Jessel Isenberg, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
Visitation, 10-11am, Thursday, December 18 and Funeral Service, 11am, Thursday, December,18 BOTH at Clearwater Church of Christ, 13900 Diagonal Ave, Clearwater, KS.
Preceded in death by husband, Earl Isenberg; parents, Robert and Ruby (Poynter) Hogan; six brothers and one sister.
Survived by children, Bob (Pam) Isenberg of Wichita, Dan Isenberg and Jim...
