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Betty A. (Belshe) Rich
Sep 4, 2022
Betty A. (Belshe) Rich, age 95, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022.
Private Family Services.
Preceded in death by husband, Kenneth Rich; parents, Raymond and Alma Belshe; brother, Claude Belshe; sister, Harriet McGhee. Survivors: son, Gene (Jeanie) Rich of Milton; grandchildren, David (Diane) Rich of Cheney, Brian (Kari) Rich of Viola; 7 great-grandchildren.
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Rita H. (Rousseau) Gorges
Aug 26, 2022
Rita H. (Rousseau) Gorges, age 94, passed away Friday, August 26, 2022.
Rosary/Vigil, 7pm, Thurs, Sept 1st. Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Fri, Sept 2nd, BOTH at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Clonmel.
Preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” D. Gorges, Sr; parents, Oscar and Elizabeth (Huser) Rousseau; sister, Mary “Kay” Williams; brother, Urban...
Ambrose Louis Lauer
Aug 21, 2022
Wichita- Ambrose L. Lauer, grade “A” Dairyman/Farmer, age 90, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022.
Rosary, 7PM, Thurs, Aug. 25th and Funeral Mass, 10:30AM, Fri, Aug 26th, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte.
Preceded in death by his wife, Veronica; parents, Antone and Martha (Hemmen) Lauer; brothers, Walter Lauer; Linus Lauer; Survivors:...
Sharon A. (Cole) Callaway
Aug 18, 2022
Mulvane - Sharon A. (Cole) Callaway, age 74, ret. Crawley’s Office Furniture Secretary and an Avid Chief’s Fan, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022.
Visitation, Noon-7pm, Mon, Aug. 22nd with family present, 5:30-7pm, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater. Services, 2pm, Tues, Aug 23rd, at Prairie Trail Cowboy Church, Haysville.
Preceded in death by her parents, Ralph...
Kelly P. (Smith) Mize
Aug 1, 2022
Clearwater - Kelly Patrice (Smith) Mize was born on February 26, 1964 to Donald (Pat) and Linda Smith. She and Eric Mize were united in marriage from March 12, 1983 until her death on August 1st, 2022 spending 39 years together. She was preceded in death by her father, Pat Smith. Kelly is survived by mother, Linda Smith; husband,...
Jeremy A Dutcher
Jul 28, 2022
Jeremy A Dutcher
Jeremy was born in Wichita, KS on August 3rd, 1971. He passed away from natural causes on July 28, 2022 in Santa Ana, CA.
He was the beloved son of Karen Dixon Loftus, previously of Clearwater, KS, now living in California, as well as his many relatives and friends who he loved...
Doris (Goddard) Richardson
Jul 27, 2022
Doris Richardson, age 91, passed away, Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
Visitation, Noon-7pm, with family present, 5:30-7pm, Tuesday, August 2, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville. Services, 10am, Wednesday, August 3, at First Baptist Church, Haysville.
Preceded in death by parents, James and Alice (Downing) Goddard; husband, William Richardson; son, David Richardson; sister, Joyce Goddard; step-mom, Anna Goddard;...
Gloria Jean (Rose) Schwind
Jul 26, 2022
Gloria Jean Schwind, age 78, passed away, Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
Visitation, Noon-7pm, with family present, 5:30-7pm, Thursday, July 28, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Services, 10am, Friday, July 29, at 47th Street Church of Christ, Wichita.
Gloria was born in Wichita, KS on May 20, 1944, to Opal and Clifford Rose. She was...
Veronica I. (Schmidt) Lauer
Jul 23, 2022
Wichita- Veronica I. (Schmidt) Lauer, age 85, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022.
Rosary, 7:30PM, Tues, July 26th and Funeral Mass, 10AM, Wed, July 27th, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte.
Preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Irene (Radford) Schmidt; sisters, Lucy Hoddy, Dolores Lambert, and Gloria Weber. Survivors: husband...
Peggy L. (Smith Ward) Brockman
Jul 12, 2022
Clearwater -Peggy L. Brockman, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Service 2pm, Sunday, July 17, at Webb Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater.
Peggy was an avid quilter and member of the Sew and Sew’s.
Peggy was born on Sunday, February 21, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, to her parents, James William Smith and Harriet Carnelia...
Sheila Jean (Goodin) Harris
Jun 28, 2022
Sheila Jean Harris, age 65, passed away, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Memorial Service, 10:30am, Wednesday, July 6, at New Life Covenant Church, Wichita.
Preceded in death by parents, Jackie and Dorothy (Uhls) Goodin. Survivors: husband, Larry Harris; children, Mandi (Garen) Plunk of Wichita, Jonas (Cynthia) Harris of Haysville; siblings Belinda (Larry) Solter of Wichita, Jackie...
Gene Carl Trotter
Jun 27, 2022
Haysville - Gene C. Trotter, age 79, retired supervisor at Boeing, passed away, Monday, June 27, 2022.
Visitation, Noon-7pm, with family present from 5-7pm, Thursday, June 30, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville. Graveside Services, 10am, Friday, July 1, at Greenwood Cemetery, Wichita.
Preceded in death by wife, Robbie Trotter; grandson, Kyle Bowmaker; parents, Earnest and Gussie...
Robert E. Lee
Jun 8, 2022
Wichita - Robert E. Lee, age 83, retired sheet metal worker from Boeing after 30 years, passed away, Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
Visitation, 1-7pm, Monday, June 13, with family present 5:30-7pm, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Graveside Services, 11am, Tuesday, June 14, at Greenwood Cemetery, Wichita.
Preceded by wife, Boice Lee; parents, Leonard and...
Anthony "Tony" Joseph Baldwin
Jun 3, 2022
Wichita - Anthony “Tony” Baldwin, age 53, passed away, Friday, June 3, 2022. Memorial Services 1pm, Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville. Preceded in death by mother Mary Woods. Survivors: wife, Kimberly Baldwin of Wichita; children, Sheila (Chris) Hare of Wichita, Heather (Chris Mattler) Sutton of Wichita; sister, Anna (Jamie) Sorrentino of St. Louis, MO; nephew, Romero...
Joseph C. Jones
May 29, 2022
Joseph Claude Jones, age 72, ret. Pepsi Truck Driver, passed away, Sunday, May 29, 2022.
Joseph was born on June 22, 1949 in Aurora, Missouri, to his parents, Joseph Carl Jones and Violet May (Michael). He worked for Pepsi, driving trucks for almost 40 years.
Joseph was united in marriage to Barbara Jane on February...
Richard Alan Leichhardt
May 25, 2022
Haysville - Richard A. “Dick” Leichhardt, age 78 passed away, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Private services. Preceded in death by parents Lawrence and Edna (Coulson) Leichhardt; son Chad Leichhardt; sister Phyllis Handley. Survivors: daughter Sandy (Matthew) Kiedrowski of Woodbridge, VA; close friend Dean Pegg of Haysville.
Donald Carroll Mccollough
May 20, 2022
Donald Carroll McCollough passed away in Green Forest, Arkansas, on Friday, May 20, 2022 after a lengthy illness. Don grew up in Haysville, KS and then returned to Arkansas where he was born. He was preceded in death by his wife Jacquelyn, his father Rex and mother Pauline. Don is survived by his life mate Estelle Miller, sisters Paulette...
Angela Jeanne Sprout
May 19, 2022
Angela J. Sprout, age 50, passed away, Thursday, May 19, 2022.
Visitation, 10am, Wednesday, June 1, with services following at 11am, Council Hill Christian Church, Peck, Kansas.
Preceded in death by parents Edward and Carolyn “Kay” (Spencer) Sprout. Survivors: sister, Carrie Sprout Jackson of Peck; brother-in-law Bret Jackson of Peck.
In lieu of...
Sandra Dee (Neifing) Blascak
May 17, 2022
Sandra (Neifing) Blascak, age 72, passed away, Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Graveside Services, 12pm, Thursday, June 2, at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita.
Preceded in death by husband, Michael E. Blascak; parents, Edson and Gene (Barger) Neifing; sister, Dana Neifing. Survivors: son, Tony Blascak.
Anthony "Tony" L. Poteete
May 6, 2022
Anthony L. “Tony” Poteete, age 61, passed away, Friday, May 6, 2022.
Private Family Services.
Preceded in death by: parents, Raymond and Ruth (Kill) Poteete; sister, Laura Poteete; nieces, Kylie Love and Becca Gracy.
Survivors: daughters, Danielle (Viet) Phan of Brandon, FL, Melissa (Joshua) Neff of Mulvane, Samantha (Ziad) Bailly of Mobile, AL,...
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