Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Bobbie Purcell
Bobbie Max “Bob” Purcell, 74, of Wichita, father of Rhonda Purcell of Park City, died Nov. 2, 2001. He was a retired Boeing Wichita chemical engineer. Service was Nov. 6 at Old Mission Mortuary.
Bona Johnson
Bona Jean Larsen Johnson, 67, of Nevada, mother and mother-in-law of Connie Johnson and Edwin Merkel of Valley Center, died Oct. 29, 2001, after a three-year battle with lymphoma. She was a dietician in the Le Sueur Public Schools, retiring after 27 years. Memorial service was Nov. 2 at Walton’s Chapel of the Valley in Carson City, Nev.
Faundalee Deines
Faundalee Vinita Deines, 73, of Park City, homemaker, died Oct. 30, 2001. Service was Nov. 2 at rural Kechi cemetery.
Waunita Kaltenbach
Waunita Satterthwaite Kaltenbach, 77, of El Dorado, retired SRS clerk, died Nov. 3, 2001. Service was Nov. 6 at First United Methodist Church, Valley Center. Graveside service was the same day at Sunset Lawns cemetery.
Wilma Bishop
Wilma Jane Schaede Bishop, 75, of Dodge City, formerly of Valley Center, died Nov. 6, 2001. She was a retired bookkeeper for Clearwater Trucking, Wichita. Visitation is from 1 to 4 p.m. today (Thursday) at Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. Funeral is at 10 a.m. Friday at Baker’s. Burial is at 1 p.m. Friday at Yates Center cemetery, Yates Center.
Clinton Mann
Clinton C. Mann, 72, of Valley Center, retired Learjet Inc. sheetmetal employee, died Oct. 24, 2001. Service was Oct. 26 at Wichita Park Mausoleum.
Cody Gatton
Cody Kent Gatton, 18, of Stafford, great-nephew of Leroy and Jackie Brown of Valley Center, died Oct. 24, 2001. He was a John Deere Co. industrial equipment mechanic student. Service was Oct. 27 at First Baptist Church, St. John, with minister David A. Ford officiating. Burial was at Trinity cemetery, Hudson.
Edith Mann
Edith Mary Mann, 76, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of John and Penny Mann of Valley Center, died Oct. 29, 2001. She was a homemaker. Service is at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Smith Mortuary, Haysville.
Edward Skupa
Edward A. Skupa, 89, of Haddam, father of Keith Skupa of Valley Center, died Oct. 24, 2001. He was a Civil Service map surveyor. Service was Oct. 27 at Haddam United Methodist Church.
Nema Godwin
Nema Godwin, 77, of Derby, mother of Glenda Sharer of Valley Center, died Oct. 24, 2001. She was a retired El Paso Water Co. secretary. Service was Oct. 29 at First Presbyterian Church.
Wayne Utt
Wayne A. Utt, 82, of Mulvane, father of Jerrie Molina of Park City, died Oct. 15, 2001. He was a retired Beech Aircraft Corp. Dept. 17 upholstery foreman. Service was Oct. 18 at Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Charles Haddock
Charles William “Chuck” Haddock, 47, of Valley Center, self-employed heavy equipment operator, died Oct. 16, 2001. Private family service.
Glen Koch
Glen J. Koch, 84, of Valley Center, retired Groendyke Transport truck driver, died Oct. 21, 2001. Service was Oct. 24 at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
Inez Oldham
Inez A. Oldham, 80, of Wichita, mother of David F. Oldham and grandmother of Brenda R. Buck, both of Park City, died Oct. 17, 2001. She was a retired Dillons meat wrapper. No service.
Landon Unruh
Landon Tate Unruh, 12, of Great Bend, grandson of Duane and Pamela Langhover and great-grandson of Eldine Shaw, all of Valley Center, died Oct. 19, 2001. Service was Oct. 23 at First Assembly of God with Rev. J.P. McCamey and Rev. Joseph Voss officiating. Burial was at Great Bend.
Lorraine Thorpe
Lorraine Duana Beery Thorpe, 77, of Valley Center, homemaker, died Oct. 21, 2001.
Nolan Gorham
Charles Nolan Gorham, 56, of Valley Center, automotive parts salesman, died Oct. 18, 2001. Memorial service was Oct. 22 at Valley Center Assembly of God with Pastor Bobby Massey officiating.
Betty Simpson
Betty Stafford Simpson, 70, of Powell, Wyo., formerly of Valley Center, died Oct. 10, 2001. Memorial service was Oct. 17 at First United Methodist Church, Powell.
Flara Ronningen
Flara Gean Brown Ronningen, 63, of Andover, St. Joseph hospital environmental services employee, died Oct. 13, 2001, at Rose Hill. Service was Oct. 16 at Valley Center Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bro. Darren Baron officiating. Burial was at Fairview cemetery, Hutchinson.
Mabel Webster
Mabel C. Webster, 90, of Wellington, mother of Clifford Webster of Park City, died Oct. 9, 2001. She was a homemaker. Service was Oct. 12 at First Baptist Church.
Robert Phillips
Robert Ralph Phillips, 87, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Trudy and Tom Strunk of Valley Center, died Oct. 16, 2001.
Virginia Haggart
Virginia K. Haggart, 89, of Russell, aunt of Martha Smith Eby of Valley Center, died Oct. 10, 2001. She was a retired Washburn College librarian. Memorial service was Oct. 12 at Pohlman’s Mortuary.
Catharine Bunnell
Catharine Isabelle Bunnell, 82, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died Oct. 3, 2001. She was retired from National Cash Register, Wichita. Service was Oct. 5 at Christ Church, Yukon, Okla., and Oct. 6 at Knox City cemetery, Knox City, Mo.
Dorothy Poland
Dorothy Peavler Poland, 91, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Helen and Merle Galyon of Valley Center, died Oct. 6, 2001. She was a homemaker and retired Wichita Cowtown Museum caretaker. Service was Oct. 10 at Wichita Park Mausoleum.
Ennis Hogland
Ennis H. Hogland, 87, of Wichita, former U.S. Treasury Department clerk, died Oct. 1, 2001. Service was Oct. 4 at Cochran Mortuary.
