Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Rosella Lankford
Rosella Mae Miller Lankford, 87, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Wade and Judy Lankford of Valley Center, died Nov. 26, 2004.
Vivien Sadowski
Vivien Lavonne Sadowski, 74, of Abilene, sister and sister-in-law of Ed and Carol Reffner and Kay and Ken Anderson, all of Valley Center, and Jane and Steve Frieze of Park City, died Nov. 22, 2004, after a battle with cancer.
Dorothy Huffman
Dorothy Allen Huffman, 97, of Wichita, mother of Herbert Hanson of Valley Center, died Dec. 1, 2004.
Eunice Hix
Eunice Ruth McDivitt Hix, 86, of Bentley, homemaker and former Spartan, Swallow & Cessna aircraft inspector, died Dec. 6, 2004.
Geraldine Lappan
Geraldine Ann “Gerry” Lappan, 70, of Caldwell, formerly of Valley Center, died Dec. 1, 2004, following three surgeries in two weeks.
Jackie Blakney
Jackie Jean Blakney, 53, of Wichita, sister of Darrell Williams of Valley Center, died Dec. 2, 2004.
John Gawthorp Jr.
John Edward Gawthrop Jr., 49, of Wichita, mason, died Dec. 2, 2004.
Thelma Putnam
Thelma C. Putnam, 83, of Wichita, mother of David Putnam of Kechi, died Dec. 1, 2004.
Barbara Bergen
Barbara JoAnne Bergen, 60, of Ralston, Neb., sister-in-law of Neva Leckington of Valley Center, died. Service is at 11 a.m. today (Thursday) at Overland Hills Baptist Church, Papillion, Neb. Private burial.
Dorothy Hanks
Dorothy M. Hanks, 92, of Wichita, died Dec. 18, 2004.
John Fenn
John “Jack” Fenn, 72, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Mark and Cindi Fenn of Valley Center, died Dec. 20, 2004.
Juanita Lay
Juanita Louise Smith Lay, 67, of Valley Center, died Dec. 14, 2004.
Sandra Gaston
Sandra Ann Gile Gaston, 65, of Wichita, mother of Daryl Gaston and Sheryl Gaston and sister of Paul Gile and Janet Kester, all of Park City, died Dec. 16, 2004.
Almetta Glenn
Almetta M. Glenn, 82, of Wichita, mother of Will Glenn of Kechi, died Dec. 11, 2004. Service was Dec. 14 at Lakeview cemetery & Funeral Home and at Fairmount United Methodist Church.
Dana Bibler
Dana K. Bibler, D.D.S., of Wichita, died Dec. 9, 2004. Service was Dec. 13 at Risen Savior Lutheran Church with Rev. Tom Harmon officiating. Burial was at Old Mission Mortuary, 21st and Hillside, Wichita.
Ethyl Cooper
Ethyl C. Cooper, 82, of Wichita, mother of Daniel Rex Cooper of Park City, died Dec. 12, 2004. She was a homemaker. Service is at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita, and at 3:30 p.m. at Westmead cemetery in Nickerson.
James Ramsey
James Jay Ramsey, 60, of Spicewood, Texas, formerly of the Bentley-Valley Center area, died Dec. 12, 2004. He was a farmer and commercial real estate salesman. Service is at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at First Christian Church, Sedgwick, with Rev. Kim Beckwith officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley cemetery, Bentley.
Monona Opheim
Monona Lyn Schommer Opheim, 57, of Wichita, mother of Monona Chris Johnson of Valley Center, died Dec. 10, 2004. Service was Dec. 13 at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita.
Oliver Delforge
Oliver L. Delforge, 77, of Clyde, father and father-in-law of Daniel and Aileen Delforge of Valley Center, died Dec. 12, 2004. Service was Dec. 15 at Nutter Mortuary. Burial was at Nelson cemetery, rural Rice.
Opal Weippert
Opal Inez Mapes Weippert, 101, of Valley Center, died Dec. 10, 2004. She was a homemaker and Weippert Lumber Co. bookkeeper. Service was Dec. 15 at Baker Funral Home. Burial was at Pleasant Ridge cemetery, Goddard.
Phillip Tennyson
Phillip Waldine Tennyson, 77, of rural Augusta, brother and brother-in-law of Elvin and Rose Tennyson of Valley Center, died Dec. 10, 2004.
Richard Heston
Richard W. Heston, 58, of Wichita, brother of Robert Heston of Valley Center, died Dec. 13, 2004. Service is at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at Westlink Christian Church, Wichita, with Pastor Larry Rowe officiating. Burial will be at Kechi Township cemetery, Kechi.
Timothy Travis
Timothy N. “Tim” Travis, 46, of Wichita, Raytheon Aircraft media relations manager, died Dec. 9, 2004. Service was Dec. 13 at College Hill United Methodist Church, Wichita. Burial was at Greenwood cemetery, Newton.
Malcom Balzer
Malcolm “Tom” Balzer, 73, died Dec. 24, 2004.
Naomi Schlehuber
Naomi Ruth Gant Schlehuber, 95, of Wichita, mother of Dorleen Martens of Park City, died Dec. 25, 2004.
