Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Nancy Robertson
Nancy Carol Robertson, 56, of Park City, mother and mother-in-law of Debbie and Doug O’Rear and Kris and Mark Heinz, all of Valley Center, died June 30, 2001. She was a Cessna maintenance secretary. Service is July 3 at Kechi United Methodist Church. Burial was in Kechi Township cemetery.
Wallace Tinkler
Wallace E. Tinkler, 84, of Valley Center, retired Golden Derrick (Liberal) Restaurant owner, died June 29, 2001. Service was July 2 at Hillside Funeral Home East, Wichita.
John Whitlock
John Jefferson Whitlock, 82, of Wichita, formerly of Valley Center, died June 5, 2001. He was a retired Raytheon Aircraft Co. machinist. Services were June 16 at Lakeview Funeral home.
Josephine Johnson
Josephine H. “Jo” Johnson, 91, of Manhattan, mother of Jerry Johnson of Valley Center, died June 21, 2001. She was a former Green Thumb Garden Center co-owner and operator. Service was June 25 at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.
Leonard Simpson
Leonard Clarke Simpson, 83, of Independence, father of Cheryl Maris of Valley Center, died June 22, 2001. He was a U.S. Post Office employee. Service was June 25 at Mount Hope cemetery.
Melba Reyman Suffield
Melba Jeane Reyman Suffield, 70, of Wichita, retired teacher, die dJune 16, 2001. Rosary was June 21 and service was June 22, both at St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Haysville. Burial was June 22 at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Raymond Renner
Raymond Lee Renner, 69, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of R. John and Lisa Renner of Valley Center, died June 21, 2001. He was a farmer and school bus driver. Rosary was June 24 and service was June 25, both at St. Peter Catholic Church, Schulte.
Robert Rich
Robert O. “Bob” Rich, 79, of Wichita, retired owner of Bob Rich Drywall, died June 20, 2001. Service was June 22 at Valley Center Christian Church.
Valeria Dellinger Verboom
Valeria L. Dellinger Verboom, 73, of Wichita, retired trust officer at First National Bank, Wichita, died June 21, 2001. Service was June 25 at First United Methodist Church.
Violet Stroot
Violet R. “Betty” Stroot, 77, of Wichita, mother of Richard Stroot of Valley Center, died June 20, 2001. She was a retired nurse, former owner of A Cottage of Flowers and author of “Fluids and Electrolytes-A Practical Approach.” Rosary was June 22 at Downing & Lahey Mortuary West. Service was June 23 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
Douglas Ewy
Douglas J. Ewy, 47, of Boise, Idaho, brother and brother-in-law of Jerry and Cyndie Ewy of Valley Center, died June 14, 2001. Service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at First Mennonite Church, Halstead. Burial is at Halstead cemetery.
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark, 71, of Haysville, mother of Cindy Bogle of Valley Center, died June 13, 2001. She was a retired Copeland Hermetics employee. Service was June 16 at Faith Baptist Church, Andover. Burial was at Andover cemetery.
Jack Rhiley
Jack W. Rhiley, 74, of Valley Center, retired rancher and heavy equipment operator, died June 18, 2001, of injuries sustained in an auto accident in Utah. Service is at 10 a.m. Monday at Holechek Funeral Home, Oshkosh, Neb. He was a former resident of Hanna, Wyo.; Rapid City, S.D., and Creighton, S.D.
Leo Opat
Leo M. Opat, 75, of Lindsborg, father of Kerrick Opat of Valley Center and Kevin Opat and Cynthia George, both of Kechi, died June 15, 2001. He was a Family Shoe owner and insurance agent. Vigil was June 17 and service was June 18, both at St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church.
Zelma Thompson
Zelma Mae Berry Thompson of Wichita, sister of Lee Berry of Kechi, died June 12, 2001. She was a Renal Care Center dialysis technician. Service was June 16 at Jackson Mortuary.
Mary Burdick
Mary Ellen Burdick, 82, of Hesston, mother of David Burdick of Valley Center, died June 7, 2001. She was a retired substitute teacher. Services were June 9 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston and at St. Peter United Church of Christ cemetery, Holyrood.
Melvin Dall
Melvin J. Dall, 81, of Derby, father and father-in-law of Jim and Kay Dall, grandfather of Dan Dall and Camie Borsdorf and great-grandfather of Jacob Borsdorf, all of Valley Center, died June 8, 2001. He was a retired Boeing Wichita and heavy equipment operator. Memorial service was June 11 at Watson Funeral Home, Wichita.
Mildred Groves
Mildred “Millie” Groves, 62, of Wichita, mother of Roland Hoag of Valley Center, died June 8, 2001. She was a homemaker. Service was June 11 at Hillside Funeral Home East.
Rose Helms
Rose Marie Helms, 77, of Wichita, sister of Mary Ayers of Valley Center, died June 8, 2001. She was a retired Coleman Co. rate analyst and former SRS low-income energy program employee. Memorial service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Cochran Mortuary.
Royce Haley
Royce Haley, 70, of Wichita, nephew of Bob Haley and Reba Lewis, both of rural Valley Center, died June 5, 2001. He was a retired American National Insurance agent and cattle rancher. Service was June 7 at Antioch Christian Church.
Simon Campbell
Simon Campbell, 78, of Wichita, father of Jack Campbell and Alvie Campbell, both of Park City, died June 8, 2001. He was a retired Campbell Iron owner and former Sedgwick County employee. Service was June 12 at Kechi cemetery.
Viola Bodenhamer
Viola Ruth Streck Bodenhamer, 86, of Rosalia, mother of Ruth Wooden and grandmother of Jason Wooden, both of Valley Center, died June 9, 2001. Service was June 13 at First Baptist Church, El Dorado. Burial was June 13 at Sunnyside cemetery in Barber County.
Irene Tennissen
Irene Struble Tennissen, 90, of Valley Center, homemaker, died June 4, 2001. Rosary is at 7 tonight (Thursday) and service is at 10 a.m. Friday, both at St. Jude Catholic Church, Wichita. Burial is at 1 p.m. Friday at Lakeview Gardens cemetery.
Lewis Stroud
Lewis J. Stroud, 86, of Wichita, brother of Glen Stroud of Valley Center, died May 31, 2001. He was a retired Cessna Aircraft Co. inspector. Service was June 5 at Lakeview Funeral Home.
Ray Green
Ray D. Green, 76, of Wellington, father of Kim Green of Kechi, died June 2, 2001. He was a retired firefighter. Service was June 5 at Church of Christ.
