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William Bartels
Mar 10, 2020
William I. Bartels
age 75, retired expeditor for Cessna, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
Visitation, 1-4pm, Sunday, March 15, with family present 2-4pm, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.
Services, 10am, Monday, March 16, at West Haysville Baptist Church, Haysville.
Preceded by parents, Glenn & Hazel (Cundiff) Bartels; son, William Alan Bartels....
Harry Jerald Betts, Jr.
Mar 10, 2020
Harry J. Betts, Jr., age77, ret. United Methodist Minister, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
Visitation with family present, 9am-10am, Saturday, March 14th, Woodland United Methodist Church.
Services, 10am, Sat. March 14th, Woodland United Methodist Church, 1100 W. 15th St N, Wichita.
Harry was born on Monday, April 13, 1942 in Pratt, Kansas,...
Patricia Sue (Tannehill) Womack
Mar 3, 2020
Clearwater - Patricia S. (Tannehill) Womack, age 65, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
Visitation with family present, 11-1pm, Tuesday, March 10th with Memorial Services following at 1pm, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary Chapel.
Patricia was born on Wednesday, January 19, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas. She was the third of four children born to E.O. "Doc" Tannehill...
Janelle Lynne (Hunt) Pritchard
Feb 29, 2020
Janelle Lynne (Hunt) Pritchard was born on April 10, 1945 in Wichita, KS. She passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Tucson, AZ, after a short illness at age 74. Services, Friday, March 6th, 2pm, Belle Plaine First United Methodist Church. Janelle grew up in Belle Plaine and graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1963. She then earned...
Petrus (Piet) "Pete" Karel Deree
Feb 15, 2020
Wichita- Piet “Pete” DeRee, age 96, passed away Sat, Feb. 15, 2020. Visitation, 9am-7pm, Tues, Feb 18, with family present 5:30-7pm, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville. Rosary, 7pm, Wed, Feb 19. Funeral Mass, 10am, Thurs, Feb. 20, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte.
He is preceded in death by his wife of nearly 40 years,...
Nicholas "Nick" J. Frost
Feb 7, 2020
Clearwater - Nicholas J. “Nick” Frost, age 20, Private in U.S. Marine Corps, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020.
Services, 1pm, Thursday, February 20th, Clearwater United Methodist Church. Gathering of family and friends after services, 3pm, St. John’s Parish Hall, Clonmel.
Nick was born on Wednesday, February 2, 2000 to his parents, Gregory John Frost...
Phyllis Margaret (Nance) Anderson
Feb 7, 2020
Goddard - Phyllis M. (Nance) Anderson, age 83, Ret. Boeing Assembler, retired to Cape Fair, MO, at Table Rock, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020.
Visitation, 9am-7pm, Friday, February 14th, with family present, 5-7pm. Services, 10am, Saturday, February 15th, BOTH at Shinkle Mortuary, 146 N. Lamar, Haysville.
Phyllis was born on Sunday, November 1, 1936...

Mary Louise (Brock) Stockhaus
Jan 30, 2020
Clearwater- Mary Louise Stockhaus, age 91, ret. USD 264 custodian, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020.
Visitation with family present, 1-3pm, Sunday, February 2, 2020. Graveside Services, 1pm, Monday, February 3, 2020, Clearwater Cemetery.
Mary Louise Stockhaus was born on Sunday, September 23, 1928 in Bethpage, Missouri. She was the only child born to her...
Dr. Frank Kutilek, Jr.
Jan 29, 2020
Dr. Frank J. Kutilek, Jr.
Service, 10am, Friday, February 7th, at Calvary Baptist Church, Derby.
Frank James Kutilek was born in Wichita, Kansas on December 14, 1930 to Frank and Louise Kutilek, and departed this life on January 29, 2020, at the home of his daughter Karen Logue in Norman, Oklahoma, at age 89 years,...
Bobbie "Bob" J. Means
Jan 24, 2020
Goddard- Bobbie J. “Bob” Means, age 84, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. Visitation with family, 10am-12pm, Tuesday, January 28th. Services, 1pm, Tuesday, January 28th, BOTH at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Wichita, KS.
Bob was born on Saturday, March 16, 1935 in Goddard, Kansas. He was the ninth of ten children born to Herbert Jay Means and...
Lawrence Emil Dugan
Jan 23, 2020
Schulte - Lawrence E. Dugan, age 93, farmer, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020. Rosary, 7pm, Mon. Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Tues, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte.
Lawrence was born on Thursday, August 26, 1926 at the family farm in Schulte, Kansas. He was the oldest of ten children born to Maurice Lawrence Dugan...
J.A. Smith, Jr.
Jan 21, 2020
Conway Springs - J.A. Smith, Jr., age 85, ret. Boeing/Cessna Machinist, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
Visitation, Noon-7pm, Thursday, January 23rd, with family present, 5:30-7pm, Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, Clearwater. Graveside Services, 1pm, Friday, January 24th, Harrington Cemetery, Clearwater, KS. Preceded by wife, June; parents, James and Ora (Davis) Smith; sisters, Dovie Lea Robinson, Kate McKee, Rhoda Champion...
James "Jim" Meis
Jan 15, 2020
James D. “Jim” Meis
age 82, retired USF&G insurance auditor, passed on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
Rosary, 7pm, Sunday, January 19; Funeral Mass, 11am, Monday, January 20, BOTH at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Haysville.
Preceded by parents, Jerome and Frances (Gabel) Meis; siblings, Joan Henning, Jerry Meis, Janet Smith, Joe Meis, Jay Meis...
Harold Lloyd Rankin
Jan 15, 2020
Kansas City, KS - Harold L. Rankin, age 86, ret. Coastal Pipeline employee, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He is survived by wife, Elsie Rankin, of 38 years, his sons, Dean Rankin, Dale Rankin, David Rankin and daughter Cassie Woolard. Also survived by stepson Marvin Evans and his wife Jamie Evans.
Graveside services will be...

Barbara Joan (Boatright) Hufford
Jan 7, 2020
Clearwater - Barbara J. Hufford, age 82, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
Services, 10am, Friday, Clearwater United Methodist Church.
Barbara was born on Friday, July 16, 1937, to Clifford Earl Boatright and Claudine (White) Boatright. She was united in marriage to Vernon Clyde “Ukie” Hufford on June 15, 1957 in Clearwater, KS. She was...
Patricia Joan (Leeder) Maechtlen
Jan 5, 2020
Haysville- Patricia “Pat” J. Maechtlen, age 85, artist & photographer, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020.
Pat was born on Sunday, April 15, 1934 in Florence, Kansas to Robert W. and Hazel I. (Graves) Leeder. She was united in marriage to Charles J. Maechtlen in February of 1957. Her greatest joys in life came from her family,...
Clifford Gerard Youngers
Jan 1, 2020
Viola- Clifford Gerard Youngers, age 67, went to be with The Lord on January 1, 2020. Visitation, 5-6:30pm, Tues. Rosary, 6:30pm, Tues. Funeral Mass, 10am, Wed, ALL at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Clonmel. Clifford was born on April 3, 1952 in Wichita, Kansas to Gerald and Irene Youngers. He married his best friend, Mary Kathleen McDonald on...
Norma Catherine (Dugan) Crain
Dec 31, 2019
Schulte- Norma C. (Dugan) Crain, age 75, of Palmer, TX, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Rosary, 7pm, Fri. Funeral Mass, 10:30am, Sat, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte.
Norma was born on Wednesday, July 19, 1944 on the family farm in Schulte, Kansas. She was united in marriage on December 4, 1964 to...
Marilyn Lucille (Simon) Garretson
Dec 31, 2019
Clearwater - Marilyn (Simon) Garretson, age 71, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Rosary, 6 pm, Sunday, January 5th. Funeral Mass, 10am, Monday, January 6th, BOTH at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Clonmel. Preceded by father, Emmett Simon; grandaughter, Kylie Hare; brothers, Gary and Don Simon. Survivors: husband, Chuck; son, Justin (Tonya) Garretson; daughter, Jill Finney, all of...
Vivian Jean (Dunn) Maechtlen
Dec 31, 2019
Clearwater - Vivian J. (Dunn) Maechtlen, age 98, ret. Boeing Supervisor, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Visitation, 9am-7pm, Monday, January 6, 2020, with family present, 5:30-7pm, Webb-Shinkle Mortuary. Services, 10am, Tuesday, January 7, 2020, Clearwater United Methodist Church.
Vivian was born on Wednesday, February 9, 1921 in Delano Township, Wichita, Kansas. She was the oldest of...
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