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Marilyn Sue Brown
Marilyn Sue Brown
Marilyn Sue Brown of Eureka, died on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 66. 05/07/2024 11:00 PM
Floyd Zollinger
Floyd Zollinger
Floyd Zollinger, 66, of Derby, died on Saturday, April 20, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born on June 12, 1957 in Wichita, the son of Ted and Louise (Parker) Zollinger. 04/30/2024 11:00 PM
Calvin Wayne Johnson
Calvin Wayne Johnson
Calvin Wayne Johnson, age 83 of rural Eureka, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Eureka Nursing Center. 04/30/2024 11:00 PM
Loren Henry Wools, Jr.
Loren Henry Wools, Jr.
Loren Henry Wools, Jr. of Eureka, a man who could lay carpet as flawlessly as he served his country, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at St. Francis Hospice, in Wichita, at the age of 80. Loren was born March 21, 1944, in Topeka, the son of Loren Henry and Agnes P (Crouch) Wools. His Topeka roots ran deep and he graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1962, leaving his mark on the school’s athletic scene. 04/23/2024 11:00 PM
Father Michael Peltzer
Father Michael Peltzer
WICHITA - Father Peltzer was born August 4, 1953, in Omaha, Nebraska, and died Tuesday, April 9, 2024. His family moved to Andale, when he was just a few weeks old, and then on to Wichita, where he attended Christ the King and St. Francis of Assisi schools. After graduation from Bishop Carroll High School in 1971, he attended Kansas Newman College before entering the Seminary of St. Pius X in Erlanger, Ky. After completing his theological studies at Mt. St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., he was ordained by Bishop Maloney on May 10, 1980, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Wichita. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM
Beau Morgan Schauvliege
Beau Morgan Schauvliege
March 15, 1987 - April 1, 2024 04/09/2024 11:00 PM
Joyce Arlene Dewell
Joyce Arlene Dewell
Joyce Arlene Dewell passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 31, 2024 in Winfield. She was 91 years old. Joyce was born in Bucklin, on June 28, 1932 to James Ernest (J.E.) and Mayme Melvina Birney (Frazier). She was the youngest of three children. Joyce grew up in western Kansas and graduated from Bucklin High School in 1950. During high school, she played tenor saxophone in the band, did track (hurdles and pole vaulting), and was a drum majorette. She attended Emporia State University and was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. Later, while she was living with her sister Wynona and brotherin- law Harold McCarty in New York, she received a marriage proposal from Hal in a letter, while he was enlisted in the Air Force and serving in England. 04/09/2024 11:00 PM
EthEl louisE Cox
EthEl louisE Cox
Ethel Louise Cox, 62, of Wichita, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024 at her home surrounded by her partner and two daughters. She was born December 26, 1961, in Boca Raton, Fla. and was the daughter of Herbert “Leroy” and Mildred “Marie” (Johnston) Cox. Ethel had two daughters Misty Dawn Metcalf, 40 and Kristie Ann Metcalf, 34, with Ray Metcalf who proceeded her in death. Survivors include partner of 17 years, Kevin Marshall of the home; three sisters; daughters, Misty Metcalf and Kristie Metcalf, one stepson, Den Marshall, one stepdaughter, Abby Reed and 10 grandchildren. 04/09/2024 11:00 PM
Fern Irene Nunn Flournoy
Fern Irene Nunn Flournoy
Fern Irene Nunn Flournoy, 85, died on December 26, 2023 in Whitewater. 04/02/2024 11:00 PM
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