Amelia Marie Field
Oct 3, 2014
Amelia Marie Field, age 77, passed away Friday morning, October 3, 2014 at Main Street Villa in Cheney, KS. She was a homemaker and had also taught elementary school for many years. Amelia Marie (Slechta) Field was born on January 29, 1937 in Liberal, KS to Joe F. Slechta and Rose Marie (Schlehofer) Slechta. In 1948 the family moved from...
Sherrie A. Tucker
Sep 27, 2014
Sherrie Tucker passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, September 27, 2014. She was 81 years old. She was born August 1, 1933 to Robert Cantrell and Josie (Heflin) Cantrell in Winfield, KS. She graduated from Winfield High School and attended Southwestern College. She married Robert Hancock of Wellington, KS in 1951. They had one daughter, Carol Ann Hancock. Robert...
Max Earl Bretches
Aug 18, 2014
Max Earl Bretches, age 78, passed away Monday morning, August 18, 2014 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS surrounded by his loving family. Max was born on September 10, 1935 in McPherson, KS to Stanley Bretches and Alice (Anderson) Bretches. Max graduated from McPherson High School in 1953 and from Wichita University in 1957 where he was the football...
Claude Stanley Rice
Aug 17, 2014
Claude Stanley Rice was born on February 3, 1931 in Wellington, KS. He passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014 at the Life Care Center in Wichita, KS. He was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Wellington, KS. Claude served in the United States Army from 1947 to 1950 as a Military Policeman. He joined the Boeing Airplane Company...
Rodger Frank Dwyer
Aug 15, 2014
Rodger Frank Dwyer, age 67, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away early Friday morning, August 15, 2014 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was a retired Manufacturing Manager and had worked at GEC for 34 years. Rodger was born on November 1, 1946 in Wellington, KS to Carl F. Dwyer and Betty J. (Washburn) Dwyer....
O. Irene Naasz
Jul 29, 2014
O. Irene Naasz, age 94, passed away Tuesday morning, July 29, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Wellington, KS. She was a retired R.N., farmer, and business manager for Naasz Trucking. O. Irene (Wohlschlegel) Naasz was born on February 15, 1920 in Harper, KS to Benjamin Wohlschlegel and Mary Evelyn (Hooper) Wohlschlegel. She was a 1938 graduate of Manning High...
Shirley Jean Craig
Jul 11, 2014
Shirley Jean Craig, age 87, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away Friday morning, July 11, 2014 at Cherished Friends in Wellington, KS. Shirley and her husband, Bob, owned and operated the KOA camp ground for many years. Shirley Jean (Bedwell) Craig was born on August 22, 1926 in Wellington, KS to Clark W. Bedwell and Nellie E....
Sharlene A. Berger
Jul 6, 2014
Sharlene A. Berger, age 81, passed away early Sunday morning, July 6, 2014 at Riverview Manor in Oxford, KS. Sharlene A. (Abel) Berger was born on September 8, 1932 in Hominy, OK to Joseph Carl Abel and Jewel May (Marlar) Abel. Sharlene married Vernon A. Berger on February 12, 1971 in Nobel County, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in...
George Edward Thomas Conley
Jun 12, 2014
George Edward Thomas Conley, age 65, of South Haven, KS, passed away at home early Thursday morning, June 12, 2014. He was a retired CNC machine operator for Beechcraft. George Edward Thomas Conley was born on April 25, 1949 in Watergap, KY to Redmond Monroe Lee Conley and Minnie (Whitt) Conley. George married Barbara Miller on July 10, 1971 in...
Corey Douglas Smith
May 26, 2014
Corey Douglas Smith, age 45, of El Dorado, KS, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. He worked as an inspector at Valmont Industries in El Dorado. Corey was born on December 13, 1968 in Ponca City, OK to John Douglas Smith III and Claudine Fay (Elston) Smith. He was raised in...
Opal E. Dunlap
May 9, 2014
Opal E. Dunlap, age 94, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Opal E. Parks Dunlap was born to Robert M. Parks and Ines E. (Davis) Parks at Hunnewell, KS on January 30, 1920. She was born on a school quarter (80 acres) just across the line in Oklahoma. She was an only child....
Trinidad Sanchez
Apr 23, 2014
Trinidad Sanchez, age 91, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away Wednesday morning, April 23, 2014, at Sumner County Care Center in Wellington. She was a retired sales clerk at Chief Drug Store and Geronimo's.
Trinidad was born on September 3, 1922 in Wellington, KS to Gregorio and Maria (Garcia) Sanchez.
She was a member of St....
Eliga Austin Creed
Apr 6, 2014
Eliga Austin Creed, age 88, of Conway Springs, KS, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. He worked at Hyde Park Milk Dairy as a machine operator for over 40 years before retiring.
Eliga Austin Creed was born on October...
Martha Jane "Janie" Wilson
Mar 26, 2014
Martha Jane "Janie" Wilson, age 89, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Wellington since 1946.
Martha Jane (Bartelson) Wilson was born on December 5, 1924 in Webb City, OK to Oscar...
Lucille Mae Stamm
Mar 17, 2014
Lucille Mae Stamm, age 92, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at Sumner County Care Center in Wellington, KS.
Lucille Mae (Winsor) Stamm was born on June 6, 1921 in Wellington, KS to Carl Delmar Winsor and Della Mae (Summers) Winsor.
Lucille married Russell E. Stamm on November 21, 1940...
Clarita Jo Russell
Mar 16, 2014
Clarita Jo Russell, age 89, former Wellington resident, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler, Texas.
Clarita Jo (Laney) Russell was born on October 28, 1924 in Antlers, OK to Joe C. Laney and Lottie A. (Ballard) Laney.
Clarita married Kent O. Russell on February 27, 1942 in Antlers,...
Edward Martin "Eddie" Ybarra
Mar 10, 2014
Edward Martin "Eddie" Ybarra, age 56, longtime Wellington resident, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Wellington, KS. He was a current resident of the Mosaic Group Home in Winfield, KS. Edward Martin Ybarra was born October 30, 1957 to Paul Ybarra and Irene J (Jaramillo) Ybarra in Wellington, KS. He was a Wellington High...
Elizabeth Webster
Mar 10, 2014
Elizabeth Webster, age 90, passed away Monday evening, March 10, 2014 at Sumner County Care Center in Wellington. She had been a resident of Wellington for 58 years and had served our community well by providing in-home health care to some of our elderly citizens. Elizabeth (Farley) Webster was born on December 13, 1923 in Pitcher, OK to Walter Farley...
Max Bernard Crittenden
Mar 4, 2014
Max Bernard Crittenden, age 84, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 4, 2014 at Sumner Regional Medical Center, in Wellington. Max was a long time Wellington resident and a retired Meat Inspector for the United States Department of Agriculture. Max was born on November 19, 1929 in rural Wellington, KS to Don Palma Crittenden and Maude Elvira (Hutchison) Crittenden. He served...
James Walter Reef
Feb 27, 2014
James Walter Reef, age 69, of Goddard, KS, passed away Thursday morning, February 27, 2014 at Medicalodges of Goddard, KS. He was a retired carpenter. James was born to James J. Reef and Ruby C. (Jewell) Reef on June 15, 1944 in Thayer, MO. James was married to Virginia Lee Kirkpatrick and to this union two daughters, Leda and Brenda,...
