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*OBITUARIES* Allen, Donald Fredolin Baxter, Helen V. Bolan, Betty R. Slothower Burgardt, James A. "Jim" Chaney, Robert Eugene Chizek, Tammy Marie Gallatin Decker, F.J. "Jim" Eischen, Timothy Lawrence "Tim" Graves, William S. "Bill" Heinsohn, Vern Howell, Wanda L. Hughes, Dale Ramon Hutzen, Lea Janet Koch Indermill, Evelyn Fidelia Irwin, Douglas J. Knapp, Certa Lee Martin, Wilfrid Sr. Maulin, Gary Edwin Means, Mary Jane Morrow, Lloyd C. "Mr. Lloyd" Ralstin, Letitia (Tish) Palmer Mandle Reed, Millard Anthon Jr. Reich, Roland Gene "Sug" Sandlin, John W. Scantlin, William Lee "Bill" Smith, Francis I. "Frank" Sowell, Taylor D. "Tay Tay" Surface, Ronald J. Lt. Col (ret) Uttinger, Kevin LeRoy Venning, Mary Jane Widdowson, Melba C. CLEARWATER - Wortham, William Larry HAYSVILLE - Smith, Joshua L. PECK - Boots, James Harry ROSE HILL - Davis, Bobbie SPIVEY - Bane, Ruth VALLEY CENTER - Hinkle, Lillian Naomi Harrod *LOCAL DEATHS* Curtis, Sheilla Jane (Anderson), 72, died Oct. 6, 2012. Services at a later date. Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. DeCosta, Edward Brian, 35, died Oct. 10, 2012. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Blackwell, Okla. Thompson, Larry Dean, 60, died Oct. 12, 2012. Services pending with Biglow-Bethea Funeral Directors. Tucker, Jeremiah Daniel, infant son of Kristopher Tucker and Melissa Martinez, died Oct. 12, 2012. Services pending with Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. *AREA DEATHS* ANDALE - Harris, Wade J., 71, died Oct. 12, 2012. Services pending with Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita. AUGUSTA - Trevolt, Harold R., 74, died Oct. 12, 2012. Services pending with Dunsford Funeral Home and Crematory. CIMARRON - Burns, Bill R., 70, died Oct. 13, 2012. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Swaim Funeral Home. DODGE CITY - Maupin, Gabriele, 64, died Oct. 12, 2012. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Church of Christ. Swaim Funeral Home. GREAT BEND - Legleiter, LeeRoy A., 78, died Oct. 12, 2012. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Patrick Catholic Church. Bryant Funeral Home. HERINGTON - Edmonson, James Fred, 87, died Oct. 11, 2012. Service 2 p.m. Monday, St. Paul Lutheran Church. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. HUTCHINSON - McFadden, Robert William Bob "Mac," 85, died Oct. 12, 2012. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church. Elliott Mortuary. KINGMAN - Ely, Mildred P., 91, died Oct. 11, 2012. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Livingston Funeral Home. McPHERSON - Embers, Wayne D., 90, died July 18, 2012. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, McPherson Cemetery. Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home. MEDICINE LODGE - Hoerl, Carson F., died Oct. 6, 2012. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, Skipper Hall, Medicine Lodge. NEWTON - Johnson, Iva M., 76, died Oct. 10, 2012. Private services. Broadway Colonial Funeral Home. PRATT - Grimes, William David "Will," 21, died Oct. 6, 2012. Services pending with Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. ULYSSES - Mangels, Lynn D., 63, died Oct. 10, 2012. Service 2 p.m. Monday, New Life Church. Garnand Funeral Home. VALLEY CENTER - Perkins, Sheridan Henry, 87, died Oct. 4, 2012. Private services. Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. *The above Local & Area Deaths notices are published at no charge in the newspaper. Free death notices are not featured online.*
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Allen, Donald Fredolin, Sept. 10, 1935 - Oct. 6, 2012. Donald Fredolin Allen (Fred), died Saturday at a retirement home on Mercer Island. He was 77. Born Sept. 10, 1935, in Valley Falls, Kansas, Fred was the son of Kansas State Senator Donald Chester Allen and Rosemary Carver Allen. He graduated Wichita High School North in 1953. He married Kathleen Kay from Heber City, Utah, on Dec. 16, 1960, and earned his B.S. in computer science in 1973 from Washington University. Fred transferred with Boeing from Wichita to Seattle in 1977, shortly after which he started Level II, a software firm that created computer dispatch police systems throughout America and parts of Europe. He presided as the company’s president until his retirement in 2009. Fred delighted in word play, spinning prose that very nearly required a Ph.D. in linguistics to decipher. When writing about his wife taking her dog, Arthur, for a walk: Kathy said that her gorge had risen beyond the bearable and, fearing Arthur's would have done, took him out for some fresh air, noting that she was herself near overcome by the sulfurous whiff of duplicity. Bach, Beethoven and Mendelssohn he adored. But just to prove he appreciated pop culture, he listened to the occasional sea shanty, Carmina Burana or Tubular Bells. Elvis? The Rolling Stones? Not so much. For Fred, these artists were evidence of "the decline of the Western Civilization." Fred was a man of great appetite, mostly for blue steak, penury ("Look it up!"), motorcycles, history and math. He had a deep, sonorous voice and prided in singing when goaded (very lightly goaded). He was proud of his pioneering family in Kansas, who stood up to the KKK, fought for freedom in many wars, farmed the land, shod many horses, and wrote many, many letters. Fred was a great personality. He will be dearly missed. Preceded in death by his parents and brother, Richard Legler Allen, Fred is survived by his wife, Kathleen Kay Allen, his sons, Donald Fredolin Allen II, Samuel Kay Allen, his daughter, Deirdre Allen Timmons, his niece, Adabel Loretta Allen, his grandchildren, Mary Jane Tatoy, Kimberly Ann Allen-Baldwin, Christopher Richard Allen, Rosemary Elizabeth Timmons, and his great-grandchildren, Carmen Gonzales and River Gene Baldwin. Private services will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you put that money in your own savings account. Fred would approve of that. Remembrances may be shared at www.sunsethillsfuneralhome.com
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Chaney, Robert Eugene, 81, of Bellevue, Wash., entered the presence of his Lord Aug. 29, 2012. He was born in Wichita on Dec. 10, 1930, to Albert and Edris Chaney. Robert graduated from East High School and attended Central College in McPherson before receiving his BA degree in 1959, and his MA degree in 1966, from Wichita State University. Pursuing his love of flying, Robert was commissioned as an Air Force officer in 1951, serving as a pilot until his discharge in 1955. In 1959, he began a 34-year career with The Boeing Company designing cockpits and flight decks for both military and commercial aircraft. Robert was first employed at Boeing Wichita, relocating in 1966 to Boeing Seattle. He retired in 1993. Robert is survived by Sheryl, his wife of 52 years; four sons, Scott, Brad, Craig, and Patrick; daughters-in-law, Sherry, Jane, Christina; grandchildren, Bradley and wife Michelle, Christopher, Rebekah, Leah, Timothy, Michael, and Kimberly; two sisters, Dorothy Claassen and Beverly Spann, wife of Dr. Richard Spann, of Wichita, and nieces and nephews. Robert was interred with full military honors at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, Wash., on Sept. 11, 2012.
Chizek, Tammy Marie (Gallatin), 52, passed away Oct. 10, 2012 from her battle with MS. Tammy was born Nov. 16, 1960, in Wichita, Kan. Survived by daughter, Megan Chizek; brothers, Gene Gallatin, Vancouver, Wash., Dennis Gallatin, Beaverton, Ore.; sisters, Darla Lambert, El Dorado, Carol Murray (Wayne), Cheney, Sandy Mount (Dennis), Wichita; many nieces and nephews. Tammy was preceded in death by her mother, Ardythe Gallatin; father, George Angle; brother, Larry Gallatin; sister, Kathy (Taylor) Buck; nieces, Brandy Mount, Amber Shumard, Shawnda Taylor; nephews, Mike Gallatin, Ronnie Gallatin. Tammy worked for Sharpline from 1978-1993. Tammy has been in Marion and Parkside nursing homes for the last 12 years where her caregivers also became her family. Tammy requested that there be no funeral service. She wanted a dinner to celebrate her life. Dinner date is pending. For more info contact darla.ann45@hotmail. or on facebook by sending message to Darla Lambert.
Decker, F. J. "Jim," 80, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away October 9, 2012. Jim was retired owner/operator of F.J. Decker Tax and Accounting, a Korean War Navy veteran, member of Bestor G. Brown Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Midian Shrine Mini Cyles. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruth Decker; sons, Jimmy (Carol) Decker of Wichita, Mike (Grace) Decker of Wichita, Larry (Esther) Decker of Mt. Pleasant, TX; brother, Bill (Louise) Decker of Virginia; 3 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Viewing is Sunday 12 to 8 pm with family receiving friends 5 to 6 pm and funeral service is 3:00 pm Monday, October 15 at Resthaven Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials Baxter, Helen V., 92, passed away Friday, may be sent to Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy. may be offered at October 5, 2012. She was a retired hairstylist and a Condolences Life Master Duplicate Bridge Player. In www.resthavenmortuary-cemetery.com accordance with her wishes, private family memorial will be held at a later date. She was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Survived by son, Don (Karen) Baxter; Eischen, Timothy Lawrence "Tim," 63, retired grandchildren Michelle Peckham and Justin field service engineer at Makino Inc. passed away Baxter; great-grandchildren Jaden, Jace, and Jenna Oct. 10, 2012. Tim was preceded in death by his Peckham. Memorials to American Diabetes father Jerome. He is survived by sons, Joey Association, 608 W. Douglas Ave. Ste. 100, (Tammy) of Wichita, Brian of MD, Tanner and Wichita, KS 67203. Share condolences at Christopher of Wichita; daughters, Tina (Jay) smithfamilymortuaries.com Kleinschmidt of NC, Kailyn Eischen of Wichita; mother, Sylvia Eischen of Port Washington, WI; brother, Terry of TN; sisters, Bernie Ansay and Bonnie Jacky of WI; grandchildren, Audrey, Bolan, Betty R. (Slothower), 89, died September Violet, Hannah and Reece. Rosary is 7:00 p.m. 26, 2012. Technical illustrator at Monday and Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 Beechcraft and then Boeing, a.m. Tuesday at Christ The King Catholic Church. retired in 1988. Preceded in death Memorials may be sent to Christ The King by parents, Truman and Merta Catholic Church. Condolences may be offered at Slothower, and six siblings. www.resthavenmortuary-cemetery.com Survived by four daughters: Vicki Bailey (John) El Dorado, KS, Billie Hickey (William) Detroit, MI, Penny Bolan Reid Graves, William S. “Bill,” 89, retired Koch employee, died Thursday, (Walter) Derby, KS, and Terry Bolan (Ralph October 11, 2012. Funeral service Flowers) Olsburg/Manhattan, KS, six will be at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. October 17, 2012, at Downing & Loving memories abound. Memorial service 2 Lahey Mortuary East. Preceded PM, October 21, Calvary United Methodist by his sister, Helen Luedke and Church, 2525 N. Rock Rd., Wichita, KS. In lieu of brother Conrad Graves. Survived flowers, please support Heartspring, 8700 E. 29th by: wife, Betty Maclaskey; sisterSt. No., Wichita, KS 67226 or at in-law, Tsuneko Graves of www.Heartspring.org. Condolences to: Walnut Creek, CA; several nieces and nephews. BettyBolanFamily@glass.kscoxmail.com Memorials have been set up with: American Red Burgardt, James A. "Jim," 58, owner of Cross, 1900 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS 67214; Burgardt Retail Liquor, died National Rifle Association, 11250 Waples Mill Thursday, October 11, 2012. Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030. Tributes can be sent to the Rosary will be 7:00 P.M., family via www.dlwichita.com Sunday, October 14, 2012. Heinsohn, Vern, 90, passed away Thursday, Oct. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M., 11, 2012. Memorial Services will Monday, October 15, 2012, both be 1:30 pm, Monday, Oct. 15, at at Church of the Magdalen. First United Methodist Church, Survived by: wife, Pam; children, 330 N. Broadway. Vern headed Matthew Burgardt of Wichita, the Wichita office of Railroad Marcus Burgardt of Tulsa, OK, Megan Burgardt Savings and Loan, was an active of Dallas, TX; parents, Cletus and Viola Burgardt; member of First United brothers, Bill and Bob, both of Wichita. Methodist Church, a long time Memorials have been established with: CLL Boy Scout leader, and volunteer Global Research Foundation, c/o Department of with Botanica and the Sedgwick County Leukemia – Unit 428, M. D. Anderson Cancer Emergency Operations Center. He is preceded in Center, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX death by his wife, Barbara Heinsohn; parents; and 77230-1402; Church of the Magdalen, 12626 E. a brother, Robert Leroy Heinsohn. Survivors 21st St. N., Wichita, KS 67226. Downing & include his son, David (Christine) Heinsohn; Lahey Mortuary East. www.dlwichita.com daughters, Cheryl (Steve) House and Lori (Carl) Bowman; grandchildren, Camillia, Erica, Kathryn, Luke, and Craig. Memorials to: Botanica Remembering a and First United Methodist Church. Share lifetime of love... condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com. kansas.com Services by Broadway Mortuary.
Howell, Wanda L., 91, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012. She was born April 18, 1921 to Jess and Margaret (Hahn) Fields near Parker, KS. Wanda loved quilting and was a talented seamstress, making her children’s clothes out of flour sacks. While traveling with her husband, she visited all 50 states and Europe. Wanda enjoyed camping and fishing with her family and was an excellent cook. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 68 years, Eldon Howell in 2008; son-in-law, Dennis Hogue; and grandsons, Korey Howell and Danny Lee Hogue. Wanda is survived by her children, Kenneth (Wilma) Howell of Leon, KS, Helen (Tom) Norris of Wellington, KS, Phyllis Hogue of Wichita, KS, Patsy Dickerson of Wichita, KS, and Sheila (Bruce) Tandy of York, NE; sister, Lillian Larrick; brother-in-law, Don (Lois) Howell; 15 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 7 greatgreat grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Monday; funeral 10 a.m., Tuesday; both at Lakeview Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202 or Emporia Avenue Church of Christ, 1144 S. Emporia, Wichita, KS 67211. www.mylakeviewfuneralhome.com
Hughes, Dale Ramon, 84, retired Boeing Photo Specialist, died Thursday, October 11, 2012. Funeral Service 1:00 P.M., Monday, October 15, 2012, at Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Preceded in death by: wife, Ruby Willet Hughes; sisters, Keda Vance, Violet Peterson, Trudy Hughes. Survived by: daughter, Debra (Randy) Hill; son, Kyle (Robin) Hughes, both of Wichita; grandchildren, Chad (Lisa) DeWitt, Sarah (Mark) Hughes Lynch, Hannah Hughes; great-grandchild, Lindsay Dewitt; stepgrandchildren, Mark Dewitt, Michael McQuilliams. Memorials have been established with: American Diabetes Association, 608 W Douglas Ave. #100, Wichita, KS 67203; Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Inc., 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202. www.dlwichita.com Hutzen, Lea Janet (Koch), 49, Former welder, born Augusta 3, 1963 passed away Oct, 7, 2012. Preceded in death by both parents, Charles I. Koch, Wanda L. Koch, and Husband Charlie Hutzen. Survived by 6 sisters, Patty Boyd, Rita (Carl) Jones, Sara (Henry) Featherby, Lindy Magness, Annette (Lennie) Huelsman, Sheila Koch, 3 brothers, Charles I. (Deborah) Koch Jr., Kevin (Annette) Koch, Roy (Kathy) Koch. In lieu of flowers send donations to the Kansas Humane Society.
Indermill, Evelyn Fidelia, age 95, of Augusta, formerly of Wichita, retired JC Penney employee, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012. Visitation 2-8 PM Saturday, and 1-8 PM Sunday with family receiving friends 2-4 PM Sunday, CulbertsonSmith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 1 PM Monday, October 15, 2012, Meridian Avenue Baptist Church, 200 N. Meridian. Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Regina Tornquist; her first husband, Warren Segerhammar; and her second husband, Lester Indermill; son, Paul Segerhammar; grandson, Kyle Segerhammar; one brother and two sisters. Survivors include her children, Carl (Sharon) Segerhammar, of Courtland, Sheryl (Paul) Davis, of Wichita, Joyce (Gary) Huntsperger, of Wichita, and Ann (E. Dennis) Ward, of Augusta; 10 grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren and 1 greatgreatgrandchild. A memorial has been established with Meridian Avenue Baptist Church, 200 N. Meridian, Wichita, KS 67203. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com
Irwin, Douglas J., 65, Attorney at Law and retired Boeing Military Contracts Manager for 26 years lost his fight with cancer on October 9, 2012. Born in Wichita, KS to Margaret and Wayne Irwin, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Linda. He also leaves behind his adopted son, Joe Irwin (Karla), four stepchildren, Ricki (Stephanie) Linnabary of Wichita, KS, Russell Linnabary of Grand Junction, CO, Reamon (Christie) Linnabary of Pittsburgh, PA and Michelle Linnabary of AR. Three surviving sisters, Cindy Padgham of Wichita, KS, Debbie Irwin of Branson, MO, Beverly Lighty of Wichita, KS, mother-in-law, Doris Trogdon, sister-in-law, Carol Cook (Dale), brother-in-law, George Whittaker (Jane) of Dania, FL as well as stepgrandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. And not to be forgotten his faithful dog ROCKY who was at his side during his long illness. Doug loved life to the fullest and was an avid KU fan and he fought hard right up to the end to stay here with all his family and friends. Services will be held at Resthaven Mortuary on October 15, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Public visitation, viewing on Sunday from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Masonic Crippled Children and Masonic Burn Unit. Condolences may be offered at www.resthavenmortuary-cemetery.com
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