Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Virginia Goodrich
Virginia S. Goodrich, 86, of Wichita, retired U.S.D. 259 secretary, died May 3, 2002. Service was May 6 at Cochran Mortuary.
James Stone
James D. “Jim” Stone, 61, of Nipomo, Calif., father of Brijette French of Kechi, died April 14, 2002. He was a former Cessna Aircraft Co. flight manager and Wichita resident. No service.
Mary Shirkey
Mary Shirkey, 86, formerly of Valley Center, died April 8, 2002, in Spearman, Texas. Burial was April 13 in Bokoshe, Okla.
Terry Harger
Terry W. Harger, 47, of Medicine Lodge, brother of Donna Cavin of Valley Center, died April 26, 2002. He was a Glenn Vanderwork farmhand and Whites Foodliner butcher. Service was April 30 at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home.
Betty Kinnett
Betty Ann Kinnett of Gallipolis, Ohio, mother and mother-in-law of Tim and Peggy Wagner of Valley Center, died April 22, 2002. Memorial service is at 11 a.m. Saturday in Wheeling, W. Va.
Delbert Holcomb
Delbert O. Holcomb, 76, of Liberal, brother of Lucille Slinkard of Valley Center, died April 17, 2002. He was a former Ideal Foods baker, Tom's Peanuts service employee and retired contract mail carrier. Memorial service was April 19 at Miller Mortuary, Liberal.
Dorothy Zackula
Dorothy Louise Myrtle Zackula, 70, longtime resident of Independence, Mo., sister of Mary Jane Spencer of Valley Center, died April 22, 2002. Service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Speaks Midtown Chapel, Independence, Mo. Burial will be at Leavenworth National cemetery.
Ferrell Stamback
Ferrell W. Stamback, 78, of Holyrood, retired Stamback Construction and Welding owner and Excel Packing refrigeration technician, died April 18, 2002. Service was April 22 at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
Freddie Inkelaar
Freddie R. Inkelaar, 74, of Wichita, father of Pamela Tracy and brother of Leo Inkelaar Jr., both of Park City, died April 21, 2002. He was a retired Boeing Wichita machine press operator. Service was April 24 at Lakeview Funeral Home, Wichita.
Jack Smith
Jack O. Smith, 77, of Augusta, father of Dianna Clark of Valley Center, died April 18, 2002. He was a retired Wichita Southeast Transit Co. truck driver. Service was April 22 at Dunsford Funeral Home.
Pamela Hiebert
Pamela Hiebert, 54, of Portland, Ore., daughter of Olin Hiebert of Park City, died April 7, 2002. She was an electronic publishing technician with Portland Community College. A family memorial service was held April 10 at Dharma Rain Zen Center, Portland.
James Boyd
James Alvin Boyd, 63, of Yukon, Okla., son of Verna M. Chambers, brother of Lois M. Huddlestun, both of Park City, and brother of Verle Ross Boyd of Bel Aire, died July 31, 2002.
Marguerite Holder
Marguerite M. Gosch Holder, 76, of Norwich, mother and mother-in-law of Connie and Terry Ishman of Valley Center, died Aug. 8, 2002.
Agnes Haynes
Agnes Iris Roy Hayes, 95, of Valley Center, mother of Leroy Haynes of Valley Center, died Aug. 8, 2002.
Juanita Jacobs
Juanita G. Jacobs, 84, of Hutchinson, mother of Wallace Jacobs of Valley Center, died Aug. 10, 2002.
Ethel Pettegrew-Beheler
Ethel Marie Gabbert Pettegrew-Beheler, 83, of Maize, mother of Charles David and Michelle Pettegrew of Valley Center, died Aug. 7, 2002.
Anna Stauffer
Anna L. Perkins Stauffer, 75, of Wichita, retired registered nurse at Via Christi St. Francis, died Jan. 19, 2002. Rosary was Jan. 21 and service was Jan. 22, both at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Calvin Langstaff
Calvin R. Langstaff, 75, of Mulvane, father of Debra Lee Langstaff of Valley Center, died Jan. 21, 2002. He was a retired Boeing Wichita modification mechanic. Service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Dawson United Methodist Church.
Feland Adsit
Feland Eleanor Adsit, 81, of Wichita, mother of William Adsit Jr. of Valley Center, died Jan. 18, 2002. She was a homemaker. Private family service was held.
Gary Rockett
Gary Dee Rockett, 60, of Hardtner, father of Greg Rockett of Kechi, died Jan. 18, 2002. He was a R.S.I. Corp. radio frequency engineer. Service was Jan. 21 at United Methodist Church.
Jack Heffner
Jack K. Heffner, 84, of Winfield, father of Richard Heffner of Kechi, died Jan. 15, 2002. He was a Blair Oil Co. employee. Service was Jan. 18 at Miles Funeral Service.
Katie Hromek-Pape
Katie Hromek-Pape, 90, of Wichita, mother of Lena Hollaway of Valley Center, died Jan. 19, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Jan. 23 at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
Linda Olvera
Linda K. Olvera, 51, of Valley Center, formerly of Salina, died Jan. 16, 2002. No service.
Manuel Flowers
Manuel Arthur Flowers, 83, of Valley Center, retired Army, died Jan. 21, 2002. Private family service has been held.
Martha Smith
Martha “Betty” Smith, 88, of Russell, mother of Martha Eby of Valley Center, died Jan. 20, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service is at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Pohlman’s Mortuary.
