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Deborah "Deb" Mae (Watts) Girkin
Mar 4, 2023
Deborah Girkin passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Advena Care Home, after dealing with extensive health conditions. This was her home for 3 years and 2 months, after moving to Clearwater from her long-time home in Broken Arrow, OK. Deb was born February 6, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio to her parents, Danilda Julia and Bruce Ambrose Watts....
Donna L. (Kreger) Bennett
Mar 3, 2023
Clearwater- Donna L. (Kreger) Bennett, age 60, ret. hairstylist, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023.
Rosary/Vigil, 6pm, Monday and Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Tuesday, BOTH at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Clonmel.
Preceded in death by: father, Frank Kreger; sister, Tammy Kreger.
Survivors: husband, Jon; children, Joseph Bennett of Clearwater, Matthew Bennett, Emily...
S. Virginia (Lusk) Bingham
Feb 28, 2023
Clearwater/Wichita - S. Virginia (Lusk) Bingham, age 81, caregiver/homemaker, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023.
Memorial Services, 1pm, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary Chapel, Clearwater.
Virginia was born on Saturday, May 17, 1941 in Clayton, New Mexico, to her parents, Wilborn Eugene Lusk and Elicia Donasiana “Alice” Gonzales Lusk. She graduated from Clearwater...
Catherine Marie (Becker) Simon
Feb 26, 2023
Clearwater - Catherine M. (Becker) Simon, age 96, farm wife, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023. Rosary, 7pm, Wed, March 1. Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Thurs, March 2, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte.
Catherine was born on Monday, August 16, 1926 in Garden Plain, KS, to Jacob and Lucy (Kerschen) Becker. She was united...
Timothy F. Herl
Jan 21, 2023
Timothy F. Herl, age 64, avid lover of football and wrestling, “Go Tampa”, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023.
ROSARY, 10am with FUNERAL MASS following at 10:30am, Fri. Jan 27, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N. Secora, Wichita.
Preceded by his daughter, Kimberly Herl; parents, Wendlen “Pops” Herl and Sondra (Sweeden); brothers,...
Jeffrey A. Kessinger
Jan 19, 2023
Wichita - Jeffrey A. Kessinger, age 47, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023.
Memorial Service, 1pm, Fri, Jan 27, 2023, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary Chapel, Clearwater.
Preceeded by his grandparents, Jerry & Dorothy Kessinger and Jack & Aileen Lauterbach. Survivors: mother, Diana “Sue” (Warren) Sallee; father, Robert (Rosemary) Kessinger; brother, Justin (Stevie) Kessinger, all of Wichita....
David F. Kerley
Jan 14, 2023
David Kerley, 68 of Mulvane, KS passed away on January 14, 2023, at the University of KS Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 27, from 5 – 7 PM at Shinkle Mortuary in Haysville, KS. Graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 28, at 11 AM at Council Hill Cemetery, Peck,...
David Harlan
Jan 11, 2023
Derby, Kansas - David L. Harlan, age 89, passed away, Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
Memorial Service, 11am, Saturday, January 21, at Crosswinds Community Church, Derby.
Preceded in death by parents, Churchill and Thelma (Bishop) Harlan; sister, Janice (William) Lamb. Survivors: wife, Kay (Ray) Harlan of Derby; daughters, Rebecca (Craig) Melsoni and Rise' Harlan, all of...
Michael "Mike" A. Wells
Jan 4, 2023
Clearwater- Michael “Mike” Wells, age 66, former Vulcan Pipefitter, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
Visitation, Noon-4pm, Mon, Jan 9th, with family present, 2-4pm, Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater. Rosary/Vigil, 7pm, Mon, Jan 9th. Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Tues, Jan 10th, BOTH at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Clonmel.
Preceded by his parents, John and Leona (Cook)...
William "Wally" Wallace Altman
Dec 30, 2022
William W. (Wally) Altman, age 91, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022 in Clearwater, Kansas.
Visitation with family present, 5:30-7pm, Friday, January 6, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater. Memorial Services, 10am, Saturday, January 7, at Clearwater United Methodist Church.
Wally was born in Wellington, KS on June 3, 1931, to Harlan C. and Katherine E....
Buddy A. Taylor
Dec 28, 2022
Buddy A. Taylor passed away peacefully with his loving wife, Karen, by his side on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 in Cheney, Kansas.
He was born on Tuesday, September 29, 1936 to Marion and Ethel Taylor on a family farm west of Norwich, KS. He graduated from Norwich High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy and after...
Joe Kelley
Dec 15, 2022
Joe Kelley, age 89, went to be with His Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 15th, 2022.
Joe was born in Haines City, FL, on January 31st, 1933, to John William Obie and Nettie Kelley. On August 18th, 1956, Joe married “his honey”, Nada Lee Smith, and God blessed them with five sons. Joe, who was fondly...
Juanita A. (Parnell) Roberts
Dec 12, 2022
Clearwater - Juanita A. (Parnell) Roberts, age 87, ret. Mize’s/IGA Sales Clerk, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022.
Services, 10am, Friday, December 16, 2022, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary Chapel, Clearwater.
Juanita was born on Thursday, October 17, 1935 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was the oldest of two daughters born to Loren Eugene Parnell and Lillie Marie...
Shirley F. (Abner) High
Dec 8, 2022
Clearwater - Shirley F. (Abner) High, age 70, ret. CNA/CMA Nurse, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Memorial Service, 1pm, Fri. Dec 16, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater.
Shirley was born on March 18, 1952 in Wichita, KS. She graduated from Valley Center High School in 1970. Shirley was united in marriage to Rodney High on...
Donald C Love
Dec 8, 2022
Wichita - Donald C. Love, age 66, Electrical flight mechanic for Air National Guard, Derby School Bus Driver, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Visitation, Noon-4pm, Tues, with family present 1-2pm, Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater. Rosary/Vigil, 6pm, Tues. Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Wed, BOTH at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Clonmel. Preceded by his father, Bill D. Love;...
Frances M. (Anderson) Johnson
Dec 5, 2022
Clearwater - Frances M. (Anderson) Johnson, age 95, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022.
Rosary/Vigil, 6pm, Fri. Dec 16. Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Sat. Dec 17, BOTH at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Clonmel.
Frances was born in Warren, MN on Nov. 14, 1927 to Lawrence and Nora R.(Danielson) Anderson. Preceded by her loving husband,...
Larry F. Tyson
Nov 30, 2022
Larry F. Tyson, passed away December 30, 2023 after battling cancer.
Visitation with family present, 10am, Saturday, January 6, with Funeral Services following at 11am, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Larry was born on December 15, 1942 in Wichita, KS to Noel and Floy (Ashmore) Tyson. He was a lifelong resident of Haysville. He attended Clearwater...
Todd Young
Nov 30, 2022
Todd Young, age 60, passed away, Thursday, November 23, 2023.
Visitation, Noon-7pm, Thursday, November 30, with family present from, 5:30-7pm. Funeral Services, 10am, Friday, December 1, both at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Preceded in death by father, Travis Young; brothers, Steve and Rex Young. Survivors: parents, Dave and Irene Lowe; brothers, Glen (Marylee) Young of Augusta,...
David "Buddy" Ross
Nov 30, 2022
David “Buddy” K. Ross, age 66, retired Sr. Master Sergeant for the U.S. Air Force, passed away, Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
Private Family Services.
Preceded in death by parents, Preston “Jack” and Mary Ross; siblings, Jacqueline, Jackie, Thomas, Marion, Gary and Wendall Ross. Survivors: wife, Fina Ross; sons, David Ross of Jacksonville, FL and Robert...
Frances (Mcintosh) Tuhro
Nov 30, 2022
Frances (McIntosh) Tuhro, age 98, passed away, Sunday, November 19, 2023.
Private Family Services.
Preceded in death by husband, Melvin Tuhro Sr; parents, William “Dutch” and Ruby (Miller) McIntosh; siblings, Edith Taylor, Mary McIntosh, Jane McWhorter, William McIntosh Jr, Ella Kirkpatrick, John McIntosh, Lew McIntosh, Patricia Bonney. Survivors: children, Donna (Robert) Davis of Norman, OK...
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