Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
ALYSSA SPEARS
Alyssa Kay Spears, infant daughter of Jim and Terri Spears of Kechi, died April 15, 2006.
EVELYN LEE
Evelyn M. Lee, 81, of Valley Center, homemaker, died April 21, 2006.
HARRIET TODD
Harriet E. Todd, 92, of Wichita, sister of Lucy Courtney of Valley Center and Eldine Shaw of Kechi, died April 16, 2006.
HARVEY MONASMITH
Harvey Samuel “Sam” Monasmith, 86, of Maize, father of Marc Monasmith of Valley Center, died April 23, 2006.
JANET WALBURN
Janet C. Walburn, 85, of Hutchinson, mother of Jerome Walburn of Valley Center, died April 23, 2006.
MAMIE FOX
Mamie M. Fox, 91, of Wichita, mother of Barbara J. Smith of Valley Center, died April 18, 2006.
PAUL TORMEY
Paul A. Tormey, 79, of Chula Vista, Calif., brother of M.R. Tormey and V.S. Tormey of Valley Center, died April 14, 2006.
WILLIAM JOHNSON
William H. Johnson, 85, of Wichita, retired U.S. Navy veteran and USD 259 industrial arts instructor, died Sept. 21, 2006.
John Luther
John V. Luther, 81, retired modification worker at Boeing Aircraft, of Valley Center, retired modification employee at Boeing Aircraft, died Feb. 18, 2002. Services are at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at First United Methodist Church, Valley Center.
Lloyd Forson
Lloyd W. Forson, 89, of Miami, Okla., father and father-in-law of Lois and John Fry of Valley Center, died Feb. 17, 2002. Service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at First Assembly of God Church, Miami. Burial will be at Greenlawn cemetery northwest of Treece, Kan.
Myrtle Purkey
Myrtle Lee Robbins Purkey, 76, of Park City, homemaker, died Feb. 16, 2002. Service was Feb. 19 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Ruth Benjamin
Ruth Aline Benjamin, 88, mother of Randy Benjamin of Valley Center, died Feb. 13, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Feb. 18 at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home, Belle Plaine.
Wilma Fox
Wilma U. Fox, 79, of Valley Center, died Feb. 16, 2002. She was a retired Larned State Hospital administration secretary. Service is at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at First Church of the Brethren, 1103 Jefferson, Wichita.
Delores Teschke
Delores M. Teschke, 73, of Wichita, mother of Mick Teschke of Valley Center, died Feb. 10, 2002. She was a retired cosmetics salesperson. Rosary is at 7 tonight (Thursday) and service is at 11 a.m. Friday, both at Cochran Mortuary, Wichita.
Dorothy Boggs
Dorothy June Phillips Boggs, 80, of Wichita, mother of Lyndon Boggs of Valley Center, died Feb. 5, 2002. She was a retired Leon, Douglass, Salina and Wichita teacher and former Beech Aircraft Corp. employee. Service was Feb. 9 at Resthaven Mortuary.
Frank Slinkard
Frank Scott Slinkard, 88, of Valley Center, died Feb. 12, 2002. He was a retired Ededo-Air aircraft parts inspector. Service is at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery.
Fred Westerfield
Fred W. Westerfield, 74, of Wichita, brother of Jim Westerfield of Valley Center, died Feb. 8, 2002. He was a retired Price Truck Line driver. Service was Feb. 11 at Bethel Wesleyan Church.
Harold Huebert
Harold Norman Huebert, 74, of Park City, retired electrician, died Feb. 11, 2002. Service is at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Assembly of God Church.
Hazel Blattner
Hazel A. Blattner, 91, of Glasco, aunt of Arlen Mitchell of Valley Center, died Feb. 9, 2002. She was a retired cosmetologist. Service was Feb. 13 at Memorial Park cemetery, Glasco.
LeRoy McCarthy
LeRoy W. McCarthy, 63, of Park City, retailer, died Feb. 11, 2002. Service was Feb. 13 at Baker Funeral Home, Peabody, with Pastor Donald Booth of Wichita Heights Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Prairie Lawn cemetery, Peabody.
Mildred Gregory
Mildred Lois “Millie” Rogers Gregory, 78, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Jim and Gina Gregory and grandmother of Christina Gregory, all of Valley Center, died Feb. 8, 2002. She was retired after 27 years as an art supplies buyer for Wichita State University. Service was Feb. 11 at Kechi cemetery.
Arthur Mathis
Arthur Durward Mathis, 85, of Valley Center, died May 8, 2002. He was the owner of Mathis Radio & TV and Mathis Mobile Home Court. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. May 9 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Service 1 p.m. May 10 at Valley Center Christian Church. Burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita.
Janice C. Glotzbach
Janice C. Glotzbach, 77, of Leavenworth, mother of Stephen J. Glotzbach of Valley Center, died May 4, 2002. She was a medical transcriber. Funeral mass was May 8 at St. Casimir Church with Rev. Gary Applegate officiating. Burial was in Ft. Leavenworth National cemetery.
Merlin Shepherd
Merlin D. “Shep” Shepherd, 55, of Wichita, died May 6, 2002. Service was May 8 at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton, with Rev. Roger Megli of Meridian Baptist Church, Wichita, officiating.
Michael Boner
Michael Boner, 53, of Wichita, brother of Pat Mabie of Park City, died May 4, 2002. He was a former Park City Police Department volunteer. Service 2 p.m. May 9 at St. Anthony’s cemetery, Garden Plain.
