Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Roy Lee Blake
Roy Lee Blake, 45, of Valley Center, Sanitation Sewer Service employee, died May 20, 2002. Visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. May 23, service 2 p.m. May 24, both at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial at Pleasant Valley cemetery, Bentley.
Sharmen Carter
Sharmen Edman Carter, 75, of Valley Center, retired Elixir fabricator, died May 21, 2002. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. May 23, service 10 a.m. May 24, both at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial at Burrton cemetery, Burrton.
Alfred Riffel
Alfred Riffel, 70, of Park City, died May 10, 2002. Service was May 13 at Carlson-Becker Funeral Home, Hope, with Rev. Clark Davis officiating. Burial was in Lewis cemetery, Ramona.
Christine Darter
Christine Simonsen Darter, 85, of Valley Center, died May 12, 2002. She was a retired Valley Center elementary school cook. Service is at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at El Paso cemetery, Derby.
Gene Manning
Gene William Manning, 79, a resident of Medicalodge of Goddard, grandfather of Tammy Lies and great-grandfather of Christien Lies, both of Kechi, died May 6, 2002. He was a former Fredonia resident and custodian in the Fredonia public schools. Service was May 11 at First Assembly of God Church, Fredonia, with Rev. Howard Ansel Rice and Rev. Max Manning officiating. Burial was in Fredonia City cemetery with military rites by VFW Post 3018 and 5962.
Joseph Wilson Jr.
Joseph Alexander Wilson Jr., 92, of Valley Center, retired accounting cashier for Rock Island Railroad, died May 14, 2002.
Linis Fitzpatrick
Linis E. “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, 82, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Jimmie and Vickie Fitzpatrick of Valley Center, died May 9, 2002. He was a retired McConnell Air Force Base welding shop civil engineer. Service was May 13 at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
Wilma Webb
Wilma O. Webb, 92, of Madison, mother of Wilma Miller of Valley Center, died May 8, 2002, at Sedgwick Health Care Center, Sedgwick. She was a homemaker. Service was May 13 at First Baptist Church, Madison, with Rev. Bobby Massey officiating. Burial was at Number Eight cemetery east of Madison.
Betty Petty
Betty Lou Petty, 73, of Hutchinson, mother of Jon Petty of Valley Center, died Aug. 2, 2004. Service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.
Donald Newman
Donald Gloyd “Woodbutcher” Newman, 72, of Valley Center, owner of Rapid Construction, died Aug. 3, 2004. Visitation is from 6 to 8 tonight (Thursday), and service is at 10 a.m. Friday, both at Baker Funeral Home.
Goldie Newman
Goldie E. Newman, 90, formerly of Wichita, mother of John L. of Park City, died July 29, 2004. She was retired from Boeing Aircraft and Private Duty Home Care. Service was Aug. 2 at Downing & Lahey Mortuary East, Wichita.
Haskell Booth
Haskell Elmor “Hack” Booth, 81, of Augusta, brother and brother-in-law of Don and Wanda Booth of Valley Center, died July 29, 2004. He was a retired Tweco products maintenance supervisor. Service was Aug. 2 at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta, and at Harper cemetery.
June Wendling
June A. Wendling of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Gerald and Carolyn Wendling of Park City, died July 30, 2004. She was a homemaker. Service was Aug. 4 at Riverview Baptist Church.
Kenneth Murphy
Kenneth Elvis Murphy, 67, of Valley Center, retired gauger for Phillips Pipeline, died July 26, 2004. Service was July 29 at Calvary Baptist Church.
Hallene Gibson
Hallene Charlotte Cook Gibson, 83, of Valley Center, retired Southwestern Bell operator, died July 19, 2004. Service was July 26 at Memorial Lawn cemetery, Emporia.
John Vogt
John E. Vogt, 83, of Valley Center, retired farmer, died July 25, 2004. Services are at 1:30 p.m. today (Thursday) at Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church, 655 S. Lorraine, Wichita.
Kenneth Murphy
Kenneth Elvis Murphy, 67, of Valley Center, retired gauger for Phillips Pipeline, died July 26, 2004. Memorial service is at 11 a.m. today (Thursday) at Calvary Baptist Church, Valley Center.
Maxine Garner
Maxine Garner, 82, of Wichita, grandmother of Doug Fletcher of Valley Center, died July 21, 2004. Service was July 26 at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
David Christian
David Jared “D.J.” Christian, 21, of Wichita, Suburban Landscape Management crew leader, died June 8, 2002, at Fall River Lake. Service was Wednesday at Greater New Life Church, Altoona, with pastors Jim Raymond, Rob Frazier and Bobby Massey officiating. Burial was at Altoona cemetery.
Edward Streitz
Edward J. Streitz, 93, of Wichita, great-grandfather of Jennifer and Stephanie Scott, both of Valley Center, died June 10, 2002. He was a retired McConnell Air Force Base airplane mechanic. Service is at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday) at Lakeview Funeral Home, Wichita.
Lester Decker
Lester Harold Decker, 86, of Kechi, retired farmer, died June 5, 2002. Service was June 8 at Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church.
Lonnie McDannald
Lonnie Elwin McDannald, 41, of Merriam, brother and brother-in-law of Steve and Kathy McDannald of Valley Center, died June 4, 2002. He was a Postal Service manager and former Wichita resident. Memorial service was June 8 at Cochran Mortuary, Wichita.
Pamela Fisher
Pamela Sue Fisher, 43, of Hutchinson, sister of Bill Moore of Valley Center, died June 8, 2002, in an automobile accident on Highway 50 west of Newton. She was a Durham Transportation school bus driver. Also killed in the accident were her husband, Gerald D. Fisher Jr., 37, delivery driver; her son, Jarod S. Fisher, 5, and the Fishers’ niece, Tiffany Ann Matthews, 15, of Mulvane, high school student.
Roy Foster
Roy W. Foster, 67, of Park City, retired steel erector contractor, died June 11, 2002. Memorial service is at 3 p.m. Friday at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
Michael Haas
Michael Kent Haas, 48, of Wichita, Sturdy Fence and Services Co. owner, died Feb. 8, 2004. The family will have a memorial service and receive friends from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Fraternal Order of Eagles #3251, 1855 S. Sedgwick, Wichita.
