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Betty Jo Weber

Betty Jo Weber

Jan 20, 2012

Betty Jo Weber passed away January 20, 2012 at Spring View Manor in Conway Springs, KS. Betty Jo (Busch) Weber was born on August 24, 1926 Northeast of Milan, KS on the old homeplace. She was the third child and first daughter born to Henry Leslie and Victoria Francis "Babe" (Hembrow) Busch. When Betty was three years old the family...

Victor Leroy Furman

Victor Leroy Furman

Jan 18, 2012

Victor Leroy Furman, age 60, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 18, 2012 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was a mechanic. Victor L. Furman was born on October 19, 1951 in Stillwater, OK to Ory Gene Furman, Sr. and Dellma Rose (McCurry) Furman. He enjoyed fishing and camping and spending time with his family,...

Erma Maxine Stewart

Erma Maxine Stewart

Jan 11, 2012

Erma Maxine Stewart, age 88, loving wife and mother passed away Wednesday morning, January 11, 2012 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. She was a retired homemaker and a food service worker for the Wellington school system for many years. Erma Maxine (Chiles) Stewart was born on February 10, 1923 in Appleton City, Missouri to Roy Elmer Chiles...

Earl Norman Trost

Earl Norman Trost

Jan 11, 2012

Earl Norman Trost, age 95, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 11, 2012 at his home in Wichita, KS. He was a retired rural mail carrier in the South Haven, KS area and also served as the Post Master at the Hunnewell, KS Post Office. Earl Norman Trost was born on December 7, 1916 in rural Hunnewell, KS to Ernest C....

Steven Lloyd Shafer

Steven Lloyd Shafer

Dec 30, 2011

Steven L. Shafer, age 50, passed away December 30, 2011 at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichta, KS. Steven Lloyd Shafer was born on October 16, 1961 to Lloyd C. and Flora Joan (Robertson) Shafer. He was preceded by his parents. He is survived by his sister, Julie Wasinger and her husband Mark of Wichita, KS; one nephew; one niece; and...

Merita Lorene Hutchison

Merita Lorene Hutchison

Dec 30, 2011

Merita Lorene Hutchison, age 87, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Friday afternoon, December 30, 2011 in Broken Arrow, OK. Merita Lorene (Barker) Hutchison was born on November 4, 1924 in Waynoka, OK to Roy Orville Barker and Vera (Haltom) Barker. Merita married Richard V. Washburn on May 3, 1945. He passed away in 1963. She then...

Margaret Ann Mcminn

Margaret Ann Mcminn

Dec 10, 2011

Margaret Ann McMinn, age 77, loving, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Margaret Ann (Yarbrough) McMinn was born on October 6, 1934 in Memphis, TN to Grover Clifton Yarbrough and Annie Beatrice (Wood) Yarbrough. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She is preceded in death...

Sylvester J. "Ves" Koehler

Sylvester J. "Ves" Koehler

Dec 8, 2011

Sylvester J. "Ves" Koehler, age 88, a Wellington resident for over 50 years, and a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away Thursday morning, December 8, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. He worked for Boeing Aircraft for 18 years and at Kemp's Appliance as a service technician. For many years after his retirement,...

Linda L. Thompson

Linda L. Thompson

Nov 22, 2011

Linda L. Thompson, age 72, passed away early Tuesday morning, November 22, 2011 at her home in Wellington. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Wellington since 1957. Linda L. (Wood) Thompson was born on January 30, 1939 in Everton, AR to Horace Wood and Viola (Cooper) Wood. Linda married Floyd R. Thompson on August 24, 1956...

Nita N. Elkins

Nita N. Elkins

Nov 19, 2011

Nita Nadine Elkins, age 53, passed away early Saturday morning, November 19, 2011 at her home in rural Wellington. Nita Nadine (Wood) Elkins was born on September 24, 1958 in Winfield, KS to Everett E. Wood, Jr. and Delma (Williams) Wood. Nita married James G. Elkins on September 27, 1977 in Wellington, KS. They had recently celebrated 34 years of...

John Raymond Lechtenberg

John Raymond Lechtenberg

Nov 13, 2011

John Raymond Lechtenberg, age 63, of Mulvane, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away Sunday morning, November 13, 2011 as a result of a car accident. He was a machinist at GKN. John R. Lechtenberg was born on November 17, 1947 in Chanute, KS to John Joseph Lechtenberg and Virginia Maya (Burns) Lechtenberg. John married Connie Harris on December...

Dwaine M. Reheard

Dwaine M. Reheard

Nov 5, 2011

Dwaine M. Reheard, departed this life, November 5, 2011. Dwaine M. Reheard was born on October 19, 1923. He and his father owned Reheard & Son Cabinet Works. He was a Quality Control Inspector Lead at Boeing and retired after 30 plus years. He is preceded in death by his parents Jesse and Aordine Reheard; father-in-law and mother-in-law Roy and...

Richard "Rick" Allen Goodrum

Richard "Rick" Allen Goodrum

Oct 24, 2011

Richard "Rick" Allen Goodrum, age 47, died Monday morning, October 24, 2011 in Carrollton, TX as the result of a plane crash. Rick was Vice President of Internet Technology for Emerus Corporation. He had been a resident of Texas since 1993. Rick was born on October 14, 1964 in Wellington, KS to Richard L. Goodrum and Rose I. (McEachern) Goodrum....

Marjorie Hazel Brown

Marjorie Hazel Brown

Oct 22, 2011

Marjorie Hazel Brown, age 80, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Wellington, KS. Marjorie had worked as a CNA at Cedarview Nursing Home and Lakeside Lodge Nursing Home in Wellington and Wheatland Lodge in South Haven. Marjorie Hazel (Lattimer) Brown was born on April 30, 1931 in Barton, New York to George Wilbur Lattimer and...

Mercedes Ybarra Cornejo

Mercedes Ybarra Cornejo

Oct 19, 2011

Mercedes (Ybarra) Cornejo, age 90, loving wife, mother, grandmother and long time Wellington resident, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. She was a homemaker and through the years had worked as a nurse's aide. Mercedes (Ybarra) Cornejo was born on August 1, 1921 in Wellington, KS to Victor Ybarra and Florentina (Hernandez)...

Ruth Margaret (Riley) Duncan

Ruth Margaret (Riley) Duncan

Oct 16, 2011

Ruth M. (Riley) Duncan, a former long-time resident of Wellington, Kansas, passed away on the 16th day of October, 2011, in Kingman, Kansas. She was living in the Wheatlands Healthcare facility near her niece, Sharon K. Watkins, and her husband, Curtis E. Watkins. Ruth was born in Oxford, Kansas, on June 12, 1912, to George Tryon and June (Donley) Tryon....

Kerry Wayne Edward Corter

Kerry Wayne Edward Corter

Oct 4, 2011

Kerry Wayne Edward Corter, 50, of Wellington passed away October 4, 2011 at St. Francis Harry Hynes Hospice Unit in Wichita. Kerry was born July 17, 1961 in Winfield. In December 1980 he was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He loved his ministry work and shared an encouraging scripture with everyone he met. On December 5, 1981 Kerry married...

Lucerne Marie Barry

Lucerne Marie Barry

Sep 30, 2011

Lucerne Marie Barry, age 99, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away early Friday morning, September 30, 2011 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. Lucerne Marie (Ehlers) Barry was born on November 28, 1911 in Perth, KS to William Ehlers and Ada M. (Richards) Ehlers. She was a Wellington High School graduate with the Class of 1930....

Betty Jane Carter

Betty Jane Carter

Sep 25, 2011

Betty Jane Carter, age 87, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Sunday morning, September 25, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Wellington, KS. Betty Jane (McNair) Carter was born on February 17, 1924 in Newton, KS to Homer McNair and Gertrude (Fagan) McNair. Betty married Dale E. Carter on April 24, 1945 at the First Baptist Church...

Dorothy Alice Baldwin

Dorothy Alice Baldwin

Sep 19, 2011

Dorothy Alice Baldwin, age 93, loving mother and grandmother, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Oxford, KS. Dorothy A. (Walton) Coffelt Baldwin was born on March 27, 1918 in Wellington, KS to William Walton and Iza Pearl (McKelvy) Walton. Dorothy married Garland Willard Coffelt on December 28, 1934. He preceded her in death in...

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