Bill Elroy Friedline
Jun 19, 2026
Bill Elroy Freidline, age 90, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2026.
Bill proudly served in the United States Navy from 1954-1956.
Services Pending.
Preceded in death by parents, Kenneth and Marjorie (Long) Freidline; sister, Kay Keller Robinson.
Survived by loving wife, Marie (Page) Freidline; sons, Blaine (Cheryl) Freidline of Overland Park, KS, Kenneth Freidline of Clearwater, KS, and Noel (April) Freidline of Charlotte,...
Thomas Biddle Castor
Jun 12, 2026
Tom B. Castor, age 85, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grand father, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Visitation, Wednesday, June 17, from 1-7pm with family present 5:30-7pm at Webb Shinkle Mortuary, 200 S Tracy, Clearwater. Funeral Services, Thursday, June 18, 11am at Clearwater United Methodist Church, 130 N 1st, Clearwater.
Preceded in death by parents, Clarence and Louise (Branch) Castor;...
James O. Kunkel
Jun 10, 2026
James “Jim” O. Kunkel, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
Visitation with family, Sunday, June 14, from 1-3pm at Webb Shinkle Mortuary, 200 S Tracy, Clearwater, KS. Funeral services, Monday, June 15, 11am, at the First Christian Church, 524 Wood Ave, Clearwater, KS.
Preceded in death by loving wife of 63 yrs, Cheryl (Heitman) Kunkel; parents, James and Retha...
Frank B. Welliver
2026
Frank B. Welliver, age 71, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026.
Visitation, 1-7:30pm, with family present from 5-7:30pm, Thursday, June 11, at Shinkle Mortuary, 146 N. Lamar Ave, Haysville. Services, 10am, Friday, June 12, at The Salvation Army Worship Center, 1910 S. Everett St, Wichita.
Frank was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon (Hixon) Welliver; parents, Richard Welliver and Eula Mae...
Terry Dean Boone
2026
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Terry Dean Boone, a devoted family man and cherished friend, on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on October 7, 1945, in Howard, KS, Terry was the beloved son of Walter and Dreva Boone. He was a remarkable individual whose life was a testament to...
Marjorie Jean Utt
May 30, 2026
Marjorie J. (Hunt) Utt, age 97, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2026.
Memorial Service Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 10:30am at the Belle Plaine Methodist Church.
Marjorie Jean Hunt was born February 18, 1929 at the home farm west of Belle Plaine to Arthur Gilbert Hunt and Ida Marie Schwyhart. Marjorie went to Meeker School, a one room school house on the...
Donna Jean Overmiller
2026
Donna Jean (Vogt) Overmiller, age 78, passed away Monday, May 25, 2026.
Memorial Service, 10am, Wednesday, June 3, at First Baptist Church, 125 S. Delos, Haysville, KS 67060. There will be another service held in Smith Center, Kansas, 10am, Saturday, July 25, at Thornburg Church, 15092 50 Rd, Smith Center, KS 66967.
Donna grew up on the family farm in Grinnell, IA....
Lois Maxine Slabach
May 21, 2026
Lois Maxine Rolfs Slabach, age 92, passed away on May 21, 2026, in Bel Aire, Kansas. She was born in 1933 in Lorraine, Kansas, to Walter and Lydia Rolfs.
Lois was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kenneth E. Slabach; her parents; and her siblings Arlene Prentice, Laverne Trebilcock, Marilyn Nickel, Melvin Rolfs, Merle Rolfs, and Ronald Rolfs.
She is survived...
Ava Don (Emigh) McGeary
May 20, 2026
Ava Don (Emigh) McGeary, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Visitation with family, Saturday, May 23, 5-7 pm at Webb Shinkle Mortuary. Funeral Service Sunday, May 24, 2pm at the First Christian Church, 524 Wood Ave, Clearwater, KS.
Preceded in death by husband, Dwayne McGeary; parents, Lawrence and Vernie (Field) Emigh; infant sister, Connie Emigh.
Survived by children, Devra McElroy...
Leland C. Ensley
2026
Leland C. Ensley, age 71, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2026.
Memorial Service, 1pm, Friday, May 15, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Leland was preceded in death by his son, Jon Thomas Pine; parents, Winnie and Hazel Ensley; sisters, Marilyn Duron and Janeitta Shepherd. He is survived by his wife Katie Ensley; children, Shane Johnson of Wichita, Michelle (David) Atherton of Wichita, Tiffany...
Dian Faye (Seiter) Phillips
May 7, 2026
Dian Faye (Seiter) Phillips, age 50, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
Dian was a woman who loved fiercely and showed up for her people with a tenacity that was entirely her own. She had a big heart and never missed a chance to talk about the people she was most proud of — especially her kids and her grandson.
To...
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 Friday, June 26th, 10AM at Attica Cemetery, 1135 NW 60 Rd, Attica, KS 67009.
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...
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.
Graveside service will be June 12, at 10am at Longwood Cemetery, Ponca City, OK, with a memorial luncheon immediately following at the Elks Lodge. The family welcomes all who knew and loved Darlene to attend.
Darlene was born on August 12,...
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...
