Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Nina Wilcox
Nina J. Wilcox, 69, of Hutchinson, mother of Steve Wilcox of Valley Center, died Feb. 8, 2004. She was a homemaker and beautician. Service is at 1 p.m. Friday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Bonnie Kirk
Bonnie D. Kirk, 72, of Park City, homemaker, died Aug. 23, 2004. Service is at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday) at Hillside Funeral Home, East Chapel.
Marcia Hilger
Marcia Hilger, 66, of Wichita, mother of Kelly Fry of Bel Aire, died Aug. 23, 2004. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and funeral service is at 2 p.m., both today (Thursday) at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, Wichita. Burial will follow at St. Joseph cemetery, Ost, Kan.
Ruth Rahm
Ruth Irene Hill Rahm, 84, of Seattle, Wash., died Aug. 6, 2004. Service was Aug. 14 at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Bellevue, Wash. Inurnment was at Tahoma National cemetery for Veterans.
Thelma Archer
Thelma Scott Archer, 90, of Wichita, sister of Melba Kohl of Kechi, died Aug. 17, 2004 after a long illness. Service was Aug. 24 at Mission Chapel Mausoleum. Private entombment.
Tracy Hurst
Tracy Lynne Hurst, 20, of Park City, died Aug. 21, 2004. Service was Wednesday at Old Mission Mortuary, Wichita. Burial was at White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
David Brewer
David Clair Brewer, 38, of Valley Center, died Aug. 9, 2004. Service was Aug. 13 at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend.
Jan Huber
Jan Merriman Huber, 51, of Easley, S.C., son-in-law of Twyla and Al McKinney of rural Valley Center, died July 1, 2004.
Leander Michlitsch
Leander P. Lee Michlitsch, 75, of Wichita, brother of Violet Shepard of Valley Center, died Aug. 15, 2004. He was a retired Dave Crabb Electric Co. salesman. Funeral was Aug. 18 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Wichita.
Lorena Speer
Lorena Schroeder Speer, 85, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Ronald G. and Corie Speer of Park City, died Aug. 13, 2004. Service was Aug. 18 at Resthaven Mortuary.
Mary Anderson
Mary Ellen Anderson, 79, of Emporia, mother of Georgeanna M. Nichols and grandmother of Andrea and Shauna Nichols, all of Valley Center, died Aug. 15, 2004. Service was Aug. 18 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia.
Mazella Walters
Mazella Mae Walters, 95, of Burns, sister of Lucille Ambler of Valley Center, died Aug. 16, 2004. She was a homemaker. Service is at 10 a.m. Friday at Park Avenue Baptist Church.
Nedra Tinkler
Nedra M. Tinkler, 86, of Valley Center, homemaker, died Aug. 1, 2004. Service is at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at Hillside Funeral Home East, Wichita.
Nicholaus Thielen
Sgt. Nicholaus N. Thielen, 33, of Park City, died Aug. 14 due to complications after a liver transplant two months ago.
Peggy Lake
Peggy Lou Lake, 62, of Marion Reservoir east shore, mother of Rhonda Scott of Valley Center, died Aug. 13, 2004. She was a dog groomer who owned a poodle salon.
Alfred Farha
Alfred A. Farha, 60, of Wichita, brother of Sharon Kaye Farha of Valley Center, died May 30, 2002. He was the former owner of Walt’s IGA, Walt’s Boulevard Plaza IGA and Nancy’s Smoke Shop. Service was June 1 at St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral, Wichita.
Dorothy Johnson
Dorothy E. Johnson, 79, of Kingman, formerly of Valley Center, died May 29, 2002. She was a retired Kingman County clerk of the court secretary. Service was June 1 at Livingston Funeral Home.
Ella Fry
Ella M. Fry, 80, of Wichita, grandmother of Kristin and Greg Stein of Park City, died May 30, 2002. She was a retired Beech Aircraft Corporation hand form align employee. Service was June 1 at Resthaven Mortuary.
Fred Bevan
Fred E. Bevan, 96, of Peabody, father of Vernon Bevan of Valley Center and Joyce Huebert of Park City, died May 31, 2002. He was a retired superintendent of United Warehouse and a claims adjuster for Winters Line Trucking. Service was June 5 at Old Mission Mortuary, Wichita. Burial was at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita.
Howard Smith
Howard William Smith, 39, of Wichita, brother of Wava G. Ruckle of Valley Center, died June 2, 2002. He was head cook for Kings-X and Jimmie’s Diner. Service is at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial is at Greenwood cemetery in Oatville.
James Unruh
James Unruh, 75, of Moundridge, brother of Jay Unruh of Valley Center, died May 31, 2002. He was a retired farmer and cattleman. Service was June 4 at Lone Tree Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, rural Galva.
Johnetta McNew
Johnetta Losh McNew, 83, of Wichita, retired U.S.D. 259 Hamilton Junior High history and English teacher and Heritage Baptist University professor, died May 27, 2002. Service was May 31 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial was at Kechi cemetery, Kechi.
Pearl Kullman
Pearl Elsie “Betty” Kullman, 83, of Wichita, grandmother of Rebecca K. Kullman Mullen of Valley Center, died May 29, 2002. She was a homemaker. Private family service was held.
Harold Volkmann
Harold Roy Volkmann, 81, of Wichita, grandfather of Tim and Marlena Volkmann of Wichita, died Jan. 30, 2004. Service was Feb. 2 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Rev. Butch Lambert officiating. Memorial service was Feb. 3 at the United Methodist Church in Clay Center. Burial was at Greenwood cemetery in Clay Center.
Lena Pew-Gilliam
Lena Mae Pew-Gilliam, 93, of Maize, grandmother of Ray and Rachel Pew of Bel Aire, died Jan. 29, 2004. She was a homemaker. Service was Feb. 2 at Maize Park cemetery.
