Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Nellie Cowel
Nellie Leona Cowel, 99, of Redfield, mother of Delbert Cowel of Park City, died Jan. 22, 2002. She was a former Wiles Store and Jim Johnston Store employee. Service is at 2 p.m. Friday and Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City. Burial will be in Sunny Slope cemetery, Blue Mound.
Thelma Erwin Davis
Thelma R. Burden Erwin Davis, 83, of Newton, mother of Kenneth L. Erwin and Russell D. Erwin of Valley Center, died Jan. 16, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Jan. 19 at Sunnydale Park cemetery with Chaplain Christina Edwards officiating.
Arlene Wagner
Arlene Ann Wagner, 59, of Valley Center, died Jan. 13, 2002. Service is at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday) at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stuttgart, Kan.
Calvin Bahr
Calvin H. Bahr, 73, of Valley Center, died Jan. 10, 2002, of injuries sustained in a car crash on I-135. He was a security guard for The Hayes Company. Service was Jan. 14 at Zion Lutheran Church, Newton, with Rev. Ronald Glow officiating. Burial was in Sunnydale-Park cemetery.
Douglas Jones
Douglas A. Jones, 50, of Valley Center, died Jan. 8, 2002. He was a truck driver for Robert Cooper Trucking, Hutchinson. Service was Jan. 12 at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead, with Rev. Dallas Curts officiating. Cremation followed the service.
Ethel Smith
Ethel E. Smith, 90, of Hutchinson, mother of Gary Smith of Valley Center, died Jan. 14, 2002. She was a homemaker and seamstress. Funeral mass is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Frances Beitler
Frances Ann Beitler, 82, of St. John, mother of Laurel Keeley of Valley Center, died Jan. 7, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Jan. 12 at Minnis Chapel.
Frank Rowley Sr.
Frank Ferry Rowley Sr., 92, of Valley Center, farmer and retired Wichita Fire Department employee, died Jan. 12, 2002. Service was Jan. 16 at First United Methodist Church. Burial was in Sunnydale Park cemetery.
Pauline McKibban-Woelk
Pauline McKibban-Woelk, 84, sister of Betty Whittington and Louise Slenker of Valley Center, died Jan. 13, 2002. Visitation was at Shepard Funeral Chapel in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation with family is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today (Thursday), and service is at 1 p.m., both at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial will be in Sunnydale Park cemetery.
Verle Patchett
Verle Noble “Slim” Patchett, 52, of Valley Center, Drywall Systems Inc. manager, died Jan. 11, 2002. Service was Jan. 15 at Family Worship Center, Wichita, with Pastor Boone Baker officiating. Burial was at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Antonio Rivera
Antonio L. “Tony” Rivera, 71, of Newton, father of Joe Rivera of Valley Center, died Oct. 8, 2002. He was a retirement community maintenance man. Service is at 10 a.m. Friday at Newton Christian Church.
Billy Sloniker
Billy F. “Bill” Sloniker, 59, of Independence, father of Tina Renee Robbins of Kechi, died Oct. 7, 2002. He was a retired Stoutco Inc. supervisor. Service is at 2 p.m. Friday at Webb & Rodrick Funeral Home, Independence.
Calvin Harned
Calvin A. Harned, 79, of Goddard, father and father-in-law of Randy and Ida Harned of Kechi, died Oct. 2, 2002. He was a Beechcraft employee for 18 years and retired in 1988 from Globe Engineering Co. as welding supervisor. Service was Oct. 5 at Resthaven Mortuary.
Eleanor Wilcoxson
Eleanor Ruth Wilcoxson, 88, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Judy and Clem Rasmussen of Valley Center, died Oct. 5, 2002. She was a retired elementary school substitute teacher. Service was Oct. 8 at Grace Presbyterian Church. Burial was at Old Mission cemetery.
John McKown
John L. “Jack” McKown, 77, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Jonnell and Jim Eichkorn of Bel Aire, died Sept. 30, 2002. He was an Eastridge Cleaners route driver and retired Woolco regional manager. Service was Oct. 4 at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
Leslie Kohl
Leslie Wright Kohl, 83, of Wichita, died Oct. 4, 2002, of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was a lifelong sheep and wheat farmer in Maize. Graveside service was Wednesday at Park cemetery, Maize. Memorial service was at Maize United Methodist Church.
Marcia Kelley
Marcia Caroline Gier Kelley, 51, of Valley Center, office manager for Common Sense Chiropractic, died Oct. 5, 2002. Memorial service is at 1 p.m. Monday at Baker Funeral Home. Private family burial at Sylvan Grove.
Marie Leap
Marie E. Leap, 89, of Iola, sister of Maugerite Falk of Valley Center, died Sept. 30, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Oct. 3 at Wesley United Methodist Church, Iola.
Charles Emler
Charles Franklin Emler, 82, of Wichita, died Dec. 31, 2001. He was a retired Arkansas Valley State Bank president. Service is at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Valley Center.
Eldon Elbert Bevan
Eldon Elbert Bevan, 66, of Haysville, brother of Vernon Bevan of Valley Center, Larry Bevan of Wichita and E. Joyce Huebert of Park City, died Dec. 20, 2001. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Broadway Mortuary.
Henry Abner
Henry Dale Abner, 73, of Valley Center, retired Wichita Eagle printer, died Jan. 1, 2002. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today (Thursday) and Friday at Baker Funeral Home. Service is at 10 a.m. Saturday with Rev. Neal Alford officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven cemetery, Wichita.
Charlie Polk
Charlie H. Polk, 75, of Wichita, grandfather of Steve and Chris Taylor of Valley Center, died Dec. 20, 2001. He was a retired San Mateo, Calif., high school football coach and former Wichita West and Cathedral High School coach. Service was Saturday at Hillside Christian Church.
Edwin Rufle
Edwin A. Rufle, 79, of Wichita, father of Nancy Oldfather of Valley Center, died Dec. 19, 2001. He was a retired Trans World Airlines mechanic. Service was Saturday at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Hugh Hetherington
Hugh R. Hetherington, 81, of Towanda, retired plant supervisor for Product Development Group of Rose Hill and farmer, died Dec. 21, 2001.
Kit McShea
Kit Rea McShea, 20, of Scottsbluff, Neb., grandson of Sylvia Phillips of Kechi, died Dec. 18, 2001. He was a student at Platte Valley Bible College, Scottsbluff, and a Radio Shack employee. Service was Saturday at Main Street Christian Church, Stockton.
