Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Edgar Glotzbach
Retired U.S. Army Col. Edgar N. Glotzbach, 82, of Leavenworth, father of Stephen J. Glotzbach of Valley Center, died Jan. 14, 2003. Rosary was Jan. 20 at Davis Funeral Chapel. Mass was Jan. 21 at St. Casimir Church with Rev. Gary Applegate officiating. Burial with military honors was at Ft. Leavenworth National cemetery.
Floyd Dugan
Floyd I. Dugan, 75, of Wichita, father of Betty Wright of Park City, died Jan. 14, 2003. He was a retired Hallmark lithographer and Emprise Bank part-time employee. Graveside service was Jan. 17 at Resthaven cemetery.
Harold Manlove
Harold T. Manlove, 91, of Wichita, brother of Laura Pavey of Valley Center, died Jan. 15, 2003. He was a retired Motor Equipment Co. wholesale automotive supply employee. Service was Jan. 17 at West Side Christian Church.
J.T. “Pete” Swindle
J.T. “Pete” Swindle, 65, of Valley Center, Copeland Corporation manufacturing employee, died Jan. 14, 2003. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Service is at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Kenneth King
Kenneth R. King, 72, of southeast Butler County, father of Kenna Sue King of Valley Center, died Jan. 20, 2003 of complications due to cancer. Visitation is from 5 to 7 tonight (Thursday) at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta, with a Masonic service immediately following. Funeral service is at 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Augusta, 2420 N. Ohio. Graveside service is at Sunset Lawns cemetery, El Dorado.
Malcolm Wade
Malcolm Elbert Wade, 87, formerly of Valley Center, died Jan. 11, 2003, at Texas State Veterans home in Bonham, Texas. Services were Jan. 18 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Joshua, Texas. Burial was at Rose Hill cemetery, Cleburne, Texas.
Pauline Oshel
Pauline Smith Oshel, 89, of Whitewater, grandmother and grandmother-in-law of Pat and Martin Pugh and great-grandmother of Sara and Cory Pugh, all of Valley Center, died Jan. 19, 2003. She was a homemaker. Service was Jan. 22 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial was at Fredonia cemetery, Fredonia.
Steven Vogt
Steven M. Vogt, 39, of Park City, formerly of McPherson, died Jan. 13, 2003. Service was Jan. 18 at Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
Cipriano Aguero
Cipriano De La Rosa Aguero, 79, of Wichita, father of Alicia A. Boren and Oralia Aguero, both of Park City, died Jan. 10, 2003. He was a retired carpenter. Service was Jan. 14 at Church of the Resurrection.
Dolores Poppelreiter
Dolores Maxine Poppelreiter, 69, of Wichita, Valley Center school district private tutor, died Jan. 7, 2003. Service was Jan. 10 at Lakeview Funeral Home, Wichita. Burial was at Holy Name Catholic cemetery, Bushton.
Dorothy Bailey
Dorothy M. Bailey, 91, mother and mother-in-law of Clifford and Dolores Quenzer of Valley Center, died Jan. 6, 2003, in Moore, Okla. Service was Jan. 10 at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Resthaven Memory Gardens.
Elaine Carlson
Elaine “Suzie” Carlson, 86, of Wichita, aunt of Bill Spangler of Valley Center, died Jan. 9, 2003. She was a retired Carlson Company accountant. Service was Jan. 14 at Hillside Funeral Home East.
Joseph Quiring
Joseph C. Quiring, 48, of Sedgwick, father and father-in-law of Amy and Chris Shepherd and brother of Milton Quiring, all of Valley Center, and brother of David Quiring of Park City, died Jan. 11, 2003. He was employed in parts and maintenance for Thayer Aerospace. Service was Jan. 15 at Sedgwick Christian Church, Sedgwick, with Pastor Kim Beckwith officiating. Burial was at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Kenneth Ellard
Kenneth W. Ellard, 51, of Goddard, fiance of Sondra Walling of Valley Center, died Jan. 11, 2003. He was an outdoor guidesman. Memorial service was Jan. 14 at Eastminster Presbyterian Church. Graveside service was at Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Wichita.
Reinhart Unruh
Reinhart Unruh, of Hillsboro, father of Cory Dale Unruh of Park City, died Jan. 11, 2003. He was a retired state highway department employee. Service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Hillsboro Memorial Chapel.
Frank Sturm
Frank C. Sturm, 68, of Belle Plaine, father of Jay D. Hess of Valley Center, died Jan. 4, 2003. He was a retired assistant manager for Locke Plumbing Supply of Winfield. Service was Jan. 7 at Rieckenburg cemetery south of Belle Plaine.
Glenn Stroud
Glenn Darrel Stroud, 72, of Wichita, brother of Betty Pearson and uncle of George Pearson Jr., both of Valley Center, died Dec. 29, 2002. He was a Graybar Electric warehouse supervisor. No service.
Marion Meyer
Marion Olive Meyer, 91, of Sabetha, sister of Ivan Arick of Valley Center, died Jan. 2, 2003. Service was Jan. 6 at First Congregational Church, Sabetha. Burial was at Sabetha cemetery.
Robert McGilvary
Robert M. McGilvary, 62, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Margaret and Michael Wooldridge and grandfather of Joshua, Alexander, Emily and Sarah Wooldridge, all of Park City, died Jan. 3, 2003. Service in Portland, Ore.
Stephen Holt
Stephen D. “Steve” Holt, 54, of Wichita, brother and brother-in-law of Sharon and Loyd Kupfersmith of Valley Center, died Dec. 31, 2002. He was the owner and operator of The Auto Clinic. Service was Jan. 6 at Hillside Funeral Home West, Wichita. Burial was at Maple Grove cemetery.
Alyssa Kiser
Alyssa Jo Kiser, 6, of Augusta, niece of Linda Rinke of Kechi, died Dec. 26, 2002. She was a Robinson Grade School student. Service was Dec. 31 at Living Word Outreach, Wichita. Burial was at Andover cemetery.
Christian Cook
Christian Alan Lee Cook of Wichita, 9-day-old infant grandson of Starla Jacobs of Kechi, great-grandson of Hazel Claudine Cook of Park City and nephew of James Peoples of Park City, died Dec. 20, 2002. Service was Dec. 27 at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
Della Rittgers
Della Ruth Rittgers, 68, of Marion, sister of Melford Nickel of Valley Center, died Dec. 23, 2002. She was a retired Marion school district bus driver. Service was Dec. 26 at Eastmoor United Methodist Church.
Doris Krieg
Doris E. Krieg, 81, of Newton, sister of Bonnie Kirk of Park City, died Dec. 29, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Dec. 31 at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton.
Letha Springstube
Letha M. Cannady Springstube, 88, grandmother of Vaughn Callaway of Valley Center, died Dec. 24, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Dec. 30 at White chapel Memorial Gardens cemetery, Wichita.
