obituaries

May 31, 2023

Janet Sue (Morrison) Glick loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away surrounded by family on May 31, 2023 at the age of 81 after a brief illness. Janet retired in 2005 after spending 29 years as a bookkeeper at Impact Bank in Wellington, KS. Her greatest joy in retirement was spending time with her family and treasured friends. She...

May 25, 2023

James Edward King, 96, Wellington resident, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Homestead Assisted Living of Wellington where he had received exceptional care since 2018. James was born on August 26, 1926, in Whitesville, KY. James married Mary Lee Gaskill on February 26, 1944, at the First Christian Church Parsonage in Wellington, KS. James had resided in...

May 16, 2023

Louis M. Bright Jr. passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at his home in Wellington, Kansas surrounded by his family. He was born January 3, 1944 the son of Louis and Nancy (Bray) Bright in Norfolk, Virginia. Louis joined the United States Airforce in 1962, immediately after graduating from high school. He was stationed in Thailand during the...

May 5, 2023

David Wayne Brundage, of Conway Springs, Kansas, passed away on May 5, 2023, at the age of 65. David was born the son of Kendall and Pat (Landreth) Brundage on June 11, 1957 in Wellington, Kansas but was raised in Milan, Kansas. He later attended school in Argonia, graduating in 1975. David loved his family and enjoyed travelling, seeing...

Apr 29, 2023

James (Jimmie) Ryker, 87, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023. James was born June 29, 1935, and was the only son of George and Bertha Ryker. He was a graduate of Wellington High School in the Class of 1954. James was a lifelong resident of Wellington with the exception of living a couple of his teenage years in Hollister,...

Apr 20, 2023

Evelyn Jean Coombs Bircher, 93, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023.  She was born on November 19, 1929 in Sioux, Falls, South Dakota to Albertus "J" Coombs and Margaret Gelbach.  Her childhood was spent in Perth and Wichita, Kansas, graduating from East High School.  As a stenographer and secretary at Boeing Aircraft Company, she met Robert (Bob) Neal Bircher...

Apr 11, 2023

Steven Ray Shaddix, 56, of Wellington, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at his home. He was born May 19, 1966, in Wellington, Kansas to Carl and Virginia Shaddix. Steven loved golfing and spent much time on the greens in his younger years. He also enjoyed his cigars and a good game of poker. Most recently, Steven dearly loved...

Feb 14, 2023

Lloyd Miller was born at 4:20 a.m., March 31, 1926, in Bethel Deaconess Hospital, Newton, Kansas.  He died February 14, 2023 in Wichita, Kansas.

Visitation will be held on Monday, February 20, 2023 from 1:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Frank Funeral Home in Wellington, Kansas.

Graveside Services will be held on February 21, 2023 at...

Jan 17, 2023

Jimmie (Jim) Dale Galloway, retired Blackwell Santa Fe Railroad Agent, died at Wellington Health and Rehab on January 17, 2023 of congestive heart failure. He was 97.

Mr. Galloway was born on March 2, 1925 on the family farm near Harper, Kansas, to James Irwin Galloway and Frankie Mae (McAtee) Galloway. At age five, he moved with...

Jan 16, 2023

Janice Marie Olivas, age 72, longtime Wellington resident, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 at her home.

She was born on June 21, 1950 to Elmer C. Johnson and Patricia M. (Bludworth) Johnson in Sterling, CO. She was raised in Wellington and graduated from WHS with the Class of 1967.  She continued her education while raising her...

Dec 28, 2022

Virginia Lee "Ginny" Mortimer, age 79, passed away Wednesday morning, December 28, 2022 at the Caldwell Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Caldwell, KS.

Virginia Lee (Barry) Mortimer was born on May 13, 1943 in rural Sumner County, KS to Velmar "Doc" Barry and Lucerne Marie (Ehlers) Barry.  She graduated from Wellington High School in 1961.

Dec 23, 2022

Michael C. Rayl, age 67, loving father and grandfather, passed away at his home in Wellington, Kansas on December 23, 2022. He was a lead machinist for Spirit AeroSystems for 32 years.

Michael Charles Rayl was born on August 4, 1955 in Wellington, KS to Charles A. Rayl and Marilyn J. (Lane) Rayl.  He was raised in...

Dec 18, 2022

John Russell "Rusty" DeJarnett, Jr., age 67, passed away at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas on December 18, 2022. He worked as a heavy equipment operator in construction for the majority of his life, incredibly skilled in his craft.

"Rusty" was born on March 8, 1955 in Wellington, KS to John Russell DeJarnett...

Dec 17, 2022

Dorothy L. Crisler, age 94, Wellington resident, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Wellington Health & Rehab in Wellington.  Dorothy was a farmer along with her husband, Bill.

Dorothy L. (Valdois) Crisler was born on July 1, 1928 in Rome, KS to Louis W. Valdois and Jenne F. (Winchell) Valdois.

She married Billy...

Dec 14, 2022

Charlotte Ann Seyfert, age 72, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away on December 14, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi E. R. in Wichita, KS.  She worked as a manager for Boeing Aircraft for 27 years and at Arrowhead Animal clinic from 2008-2015 until her health started to decline.

Charlotte Ann (Foster) Seyfert was born on December 19, 1949...

Dec 11, 2022

Agnes J. Keiss, age 97, passed away on December 11, 2022 at her daughter's home in Wichita, KS.  Agnes and her husband William C. Keiss moved to Wellington in 1988 from Clearwater, KS and she resided here until she moved to Wichita in April of this year to be near her family. She retired from Plessey Midwest in 1985...

Dec 1, 2022

Helen Lydia (Reinig) Mouser, a resident of Wellington, Kansas since 1951, died December 1, 2022 at the age of 94. Helen was born on April 26, 1928 in Panama, Iowa to John G. Reinig Jr. and Margaret (Schwery) Reinig at the family homestead. It was settled by her German grandfather John Reinig Sr. Helen was the fourth of nine...

Nov 30, 2022

Patricia M. Robinson, age 83, of Wellington, passed away on November 30, 2022 at Botkin Care & Rehab in Wellington.  Through the years Pat worked in retail at TG&Y and J C Penney and also for USD #353 in the cafeteria.

Patricia M. (Metzen) Robinson was born on August 11, 1939 in Wellington, KS to Clarence J....

Nov 20, 2022

LaRee Joan Auzat, age 89, of Wellington, passed away on November 20, 2022 at William Newton Hospital in Winfield, KS.  LaRee was a registered nurse and worked for many years at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.

LaRee was born on December 30, 1932 in Wellington, KS to Robert Newton McLain and Blanche Leoma (Ryan) McLain.

Nov 18, 2022

Mark W. Burden, age 70, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, KS on November 18, 2022.  He worked as a machinist at Boeing for over 30 years.

Mark was born on September 23, 1952 in Memphis, TN to Warren W. Burden and Helen L. (Hatcher) Burden.   He served in...