THE WICHITA EAGLE I SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2004 WWW.KANSAS.COM In Memoriam Wichita Arbaugh, Mary E. Brown, Genevieve Irene Burton, Kathleen Dodge Cameron, Everett J. Carr, George R. Fletcher, Thelma J. Holdeman Ford, Roy E.
Sr. Hager, Ruth Hanchett, Naomi Jo Iseli. Kevin R. Issinghoff, Stanley A. Keck, Marjorie J.
Klee, Patrick Ray Knight, Mary J. LaForge, Julia Marie Linn, Ernest Eugene Meacham, Myrtle S. Wirth Million, Mary Passmore, Onice E. Pfeifer, Jeremy Lee Price, Corine I. Purl, Hazel D.
Reisman, Roslyn P. Ritter, Melvin A. Sanborn, Keyana Noel Schmitz, Bryan David Segers, Carl Edward Stowell, Kenneth E. Toot, Martha Leona VonFange, Jean Whitlow, Glen A. Wilderson, Emma M.
Will, Mildred E. Woodberry, John Lee Around the state CANEY Garrett, Bert Lee CHERRYVALE Goins, Sherman M. DOUGLASS Darter, Louise EL DORADO Coons, Carl L. Bud EMPORIA Beal, Dixie D. Schwab EMPORIA Richter, Florence Lucille GREAT BEND Brazda, Morris F.
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Monday-Sunday. Wichita Advantage Funeral Cremation Services. Arbaugh, Mary 76, homemaker, doed April 7, 2004. Memorial service at a later date. Survivors: sons, Jeffrey and Dennis Arbaugh, Roger Lee Anderson; daughters, Lucinda Arbaugh, Linda Nevins; brother, James Daily; sisters, Doris Jean Cornett, Dorothy Daily; 10 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.
Brown, Genevieve Irene, 93, retired St. Francis Medical Center cashier and insurance clerk, died Thursday, April 8, 2004. Service 1 p.m. Monday, St. Luke's United Methodist Church.
Preceded in death by her parents, Glenn and Amy Ricketts; brothers, Foster C. and Jesse G. Ricketts; her first husband, Homer Naylor; and her second husband, Ray E. Brown. and daughter-in-law, Raymond E.
and of Wichita; daughter and son-in-law, Jack Boden of Mulvane; 2 great grandchildren and four greatMemorials have been established United Methodist Church, 250 N. KS 67203 Villa Maria, 116 KS 67110. Condolences may be to the family via Burton, Kathleen Dodge, 59, passed away Saturday Burton; sons, Blair, Robstown, TX, Mark, Lawrence, KS, Brad, Overland Park, KS, Michael, West Lafayette, IN, Ryan, Lawrence, KS; mother, Mary Louise Dodge of Salina; sisters, Ann Burgess, Janet Denning both of Salina, KS, Nancy Burns of Leawood, KS. She graduated from Salina High School in 1963, attended Kansas University where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was a member of the Junior League of Wichita, Prairie Quilt Guild, and St Mark's Guild of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
She was employed by Maxine's and by Dillon's 35 at 13th and Woodlawn. Kathy, our angel, will be loved and missed by all. In lieu of flowers, suggested memorials to Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 124 N. Roosevelt, Wichita, KS 67208, Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202 and Cancer Center of KS, 818 N.
Emporia, Ste. 403, Wichita, KS 67214. Downing and Lahey Mortuary East. Condolences may be sent to the family via www.downingandlahey.com Cameron, Everett 85, retired Coleman employee, died April 8, 2004. No service.
Survivors: wife, Betty; daughters, Wynemah Onewoman of Seattle, Services. Tsianina Davis of Wichita. All Faiths Funeral morning, April 10, 2004 at her home in Wichita, KS. Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2004; funeral mass 10 a.m.
Wednesday, April 14, 2004 both at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church; graveside service 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Salina, KS. She 1S survived by husband Robert E. Carr, George 76, retired merchandise manager of GEM and Woolco Stores, died April 10, 2004.
No service. Survivors: sister, Edna Hake of Wichita; brother, Edwin Carr of Shawnee, OK; many nieces and nephews. Culbertson-Smith Mortuary. Fletcher, Thelma J. (Holdeman), 74, of El Cajon, CA, formerly of Wichita, retired Wesley Medical Center, Sedgwick Co.
Health Dept. and Scripps Memorial Hospital East County (El Cajon, CA) registered nurse, died Feb. 24, 2004. No local services. Mrs.
Fletcher was born Oct. 14, 1929 in Hesston, KS to the late Walter B. and Gertie L. Holdeman. She received her degree in nursing from Wesley School of Nursing in 1950.
Preceded in death by son, Mark D. Fletcher; 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors: daughters, Tana J. and husband, Steve Hurlock of Wichita, Linda J. and husband, Ray Rinke of Haysville, Maura J.
Fletcher of Wichita; son, Craig D. Fletcher and wife, Krista of Wichita; grandchildren, Chris Fletcher, Dustin and Eric Hurlock, Jennifer, Kristy and Jody Rinke, Bobby Fletcher; -grandson, Tyler Fletcher. We love you and will miss you greatly. Memorials may be sent to Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church Summer Angels (July 16-17), 3700 E.
Mt. Vernon, Wichita, KS 67218. Ford, Roy age 75, retired technical support engineer for Boeing, died Thursday, April 8, 2004. Visitation, Wednesday, 9am-8pm, Services, Thursday, 11 a.m., both at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary Chapel, Clearwater, Hager, Ruth, 70, Phoenix, formerly of Wichita, died March 21, 2004. Survivors: children, Jacky Riley, Jesse Michaelis; granddaughter, Shelley Hillesheim; great-grandchild, Jaeden Hillesheim; sisters, Reba Rhodes Ysidro, Wichita, Joyce Motti, Cole Hill, AR, Joan Kitchens, Verden, OK, June Hillhouse, Gainsville, MO; brother, Harold Rhodes, Grapevine, TX.
Hanchett, Naomi 87, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2004, Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. Monday; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at Resthaven Mortuary Chapel. Survivors: husband, Dale W. of the home; daughters, Nancy Gibbons of New Albany, IN, Margaret Wright of Ceres, CA, Darlyne Sodders of Spring, TX; brother, Bob Means of Goddard, KS; sisters, Dorothy Tyson, Dolly Poteet of Wichita, Sue Henderson of Goddard, KS; grandchildren, Dena Sparrow of Sellersburg, IN, Jeff Daggett of Fairdale, KY, Darin Wright of Ceres, CA, Paula Lasater of Modesto, CA, Danielle Roberts, Whitney Sodders, both of Houston, TX.
In lieu of flowers, memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Iseli, Kevin 43, Raytheon engineer, died April 9, 2004. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Sedgwick, KS. Graveside service 2 p.m.
at Greenridge Cemetery, Dickerson, KS. Survivors: daughters, Stephanie Brown of Sedgwick, Jennie Iseli of Andover; parents, Delmar and Nadiene Iseli of Marion, KS; sister, Kelly Trujillo and grandchild, Paige Brown, both of Sedgwick, fiancee, Jackie Sanford of the home, Broadway Mortuary. Issinghoff, Stanley 75, retired City of Wichita Attorney, died Thursday, April 8, 2004. Visitation Monday 10 to 5 p.m., Hillside Funeral Home West. Rosary Monday, 7 p.m., Funeral Mass Tuesday 10:30 a.m.
both at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Interment, Resurrection Cemetery. Preceded in death by his parents, 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors: wife of 49 years, Rita Issinghoff; sons, Terry and James Issinghoff both of Wichita; daughter and spouce, Beth and Sonny Brackeen of Derby; brother, Clinton Issinghoff of Osage, KS; sisters, Gladys Werner of Buhler, KS, Maxine Durler of Gardner, KS; 3 grandchildren.
Memorials to St Patrick's Lord's Pantry and Windthorst Heritage. Keck, Marjorie age 86, former owner of Peerless Pies and Senior Companion volunteer, passed away Friday, April 9,2004. The visitation with the family present will be held from 4-5 pm Sunday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home, with services scheduled for 2:00 pm Monday, at Grace Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters, Beverly O'Donnell, Schueler, of Phoenix, AZ, Trudy Taylors, SC, Linda Gilley, of Charlotte, Kirkhart, of Peck, KS, Jerelynn Derby, KS. 15 grandchildren and 18 A memorial has been established Church Children's Ministries and Memorial Hospice.
Condolences may be www.watsonfuneral.com. Services are under Watson's Garden Chapel, 3201 S. Ray, Butler County Community Wichita, Carolyn Murphree, of NC, Janeann Buchanan, of great-grandchildren. with Grace Baptist Harry Hynes sent via the direction of Webb Road. Klee, Patrick Ray, College student and Sears Towne East Square employee was born April 4, 1978 and graduated to be with the Lord on April 8, 2004.
Patrick was a loving son, faithful follower of Christ and a joy to all who knew him. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Monday, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.; service 2 p.m. Tuesday, both at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Preceded in death by loving grandparents, Bob and Lucerne Burlison. Survivors: parents, Jim and Trenna Klee of Wichita; grandparents, Frank and Catherine Klee of Wichita; aunts and uncles, Lindy White of Wichita, Bob and Teresa Erickson of TX, Karen and Jim Beebe of Wichita, Linda and Frosty Gray of CA, Cathy and Jim Ledbetter of TX; and 34 cousins who adored him and his beloved miniature dauchsand, Copper, Memorial established with Sedgwick County Zoo.
Knight, Mary 48, homemaker, died April 9, 2004. Service 3 p.m. Monday, Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survivors; husband, Bob; son Bobby Gile both of the home; daughter, Rebbeca Gile of Wichita; step-daughters, Teala Ramsey, Kimberly Knight, Roberta Knight, all of Wichita; brothers, Lura Boatright of Wichita; Bert Boatright of Derby; Dale Boatright of Park City; Jeanne Herron of Wichita; Sue Phillippe of Wichita; Vickie Baker of Maryville, TN, Ruth Ann Ekiss of Decatur, IL; 2 grandchildren, 9 step-grandchildren. Resthaven Mortuary.
LaForge, Julia Marie, 86, retired St. Joseph Medical Center housekeeper, died Monday, April 5, 2004, while visting her son in New Jersey. Rosary 7 p.m. Monday; funeral mass 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at All Saints Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John A. LaForge; 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Survivors: children and spouses, John and Susan LaForge, Francis and Sharon LaForge, James and Linda LaForge, Annette and Gary Buck; grandchildren and spouses, D. J. LaForge, Scott and Sheri LaForge, Julie and Jeff Sanders, Lisette LaForge, Emilie LaForge, Alex Buck; great-grandchildren, Jessica, Erica and Justin Sanders; sister, Maddie and William Robinson.
Hillside Funeral Home East is assisting the 682-5575. Linn, Ernest Eugene, 83, retired after 47 years as a tool designer for Boeing Wichita and WWII Veteran with 7th Airways Communications for the United State Army, died Thursday, April 8, 2004. Visitation 1 to 9 p.m. Monday, with family present from 6 to 7 p.m.; service 11 a.m. Tuesday, both at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
Mr. Linn was a member of Wichita High Twelve Club No.45, Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, Boeing Retirees Association and Society of Antique Modelers. He enjoyed growing flowers and took pride in taking care of his yard. Preceded in death by parents, Ernest F.
and Sadie F. (Rounds) Linn; brother, Richard W. Linn and sister, Dorothy LeRoy. Survivors: wife, Susie Earline (Maple) Linn; son, Ernest Earl Linn of Seattle, WA; daughter, Diana Frazier of Wichita; grandchildren, Travis Linn, Lincoln Linn, Jonathan Michael Hicks and Charity Ann Hicks; greatgrandchildren, Travis Linn Jr. and Liberty Linn.
Memorials to Maude Carpenters Childrens Home and Kansas Aviation Museum. teacher, formerly of Lincoln County Segers, Carl and then Salina, KS, died Monday, April 5, 2004 at Wichita. Memorial service will be at 3pm, Saturday, April 24, 2004 at Prairie Homestead Chapel, 1605 May Street, Wichita. Private family inurnment will be in the Bethany Cemetery, Lincoln County, KS, and will follow at a later donated her body to the University of Meacham, Myrtle S. Wirth, 99, retired public school date.
Myrtle date. Myrtle Kansas Medical Center. She was born January 23, 1905 in the Bethany community, Lincoln County, the daughter of the late William Samuel and Lydia (Mueller) Jaeger. On November 16, 1928 she married William F. Wirth in Lincoln County.
He died December 27, 1953.0 On August 15, 1983 she married E. Donald Meacham in Lorraine, KS. He died April 17, 1993. Myrtle had no children. Survivors include: nieces and nephews from her first marriage; stepchildren from her second marriage; and a host of former students.
Memorial contributions may be made to the William F. Wirth Myrtle Jaeger Wirth Scholarship Fund at Ottawa University, 1001 South Cedar, Ottawa, KS 66067. Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, Wichita has charge of the arrangements. Million, Mary, 93, homemaker, passed away Apr. 9, 2004.
Funeral services will be Tues. Apr. 13 at Broadway Mortuary. Preceded in death by husband, Elmer, (ret. Sgt, W.P.D.); son William (Butch); step brothers, Howard Irvin Darge; step sister, Viola Lucas.
Survivors include, dau. and son-in-law, Ruth Edward Soleman, Wichita; Judy (Million) Erickson, Thousand Oaks, CA; sister-inlaw, Ferne Darge, Wichita; grandchildren, Cindy Nick Kennedy, Wichita, Connie Mike Gilmore, Las Vegas, NV; great-granddaughters, Kara, Nicki Casey Kennedy, Tyler Gilmore; great-grandson, Logan Gilmore. Memorials to Hospice Care of KS. Services by Broadway Mortuary. Passmore, Onice 81, retired sheet metal worker for Boeing, died Friday, April 9, 2004.
No visitation. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Smith Mortuary, Derby. Onice was a WWII Navy veteran, while in the Navy he served on the USS Randolph Aircraft Carrier. In 1980, he retired from Boeing.
He will be remembered by his family as an avid fisherman. Onice is preceded in death by parents, James and Idella Passmore and sisters, Aretha Passmore and Eletha Johnson, Survivors: wife, Vena; daughters and son-in-law, Carolyn Davis, Sharron and Darrell Collins all of Wichita; grandsons, Greg and Jeff Davis, Randy and Danny Collins; 10 great Pfeifer, Jeremy Lee, 33, of Livingston, MT, died Monday afternoon March 29, 2004 near Cedar City, UT as a result of injuries he sustained in a single vehicle automobile accident. He was born July 12, 1970. He graduated from North High and Wichita State University. Services and cremation have taken place in MT.
Memorial service and vigil rosary for family and friends will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Christ the King Catholic Church, 4411 W. Maple. Survivors include: his mother, Laurie Pfeifer of Livingston; brothers, Jason Satterfield, Joshua Pfeifer and Mike Pfeifer all of Wichita; stepbrother, Christopher Pfeifer of Wichita; two special nephews and a special niece; his stepfather, Kevin Pfeifer and his wife, Valerie of Wichita; maternal grandmother, Betty Foster of Brighton, CO. If desired, memorials may be directed to the Humane Society of Park County, Boulder Business Park Livingston, MT 59047.
Price, Corine 91, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at the Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Arkansas. Corine was born the third of four sisters on December 26, 1912, in Creek County, Oklahoma, to John and Isabel Carder. She was raised and educated in Southeast Kansas, where she married Robert M. Price in 1930. They shared 49 years together before Bob's passing.
Corine is survived by daughters DeeAnn McCann of Naples, Florida, and Shirley Smith of Dallas, Texas; sister Helen Hobson of Bella Vista, Arkansas; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchilderen; and one great-great-grandson. Corine loved her involvement in the Bella Vista Community Church, her volunteer work at the library and Helping Hands, her bridge games and sewing projects, and mostly, spending time with her friends and family. Sign a guestbook for The Wichita Eagle death notices. See the obituary section at www.kansas.com Honoring life with dignity www.kansas.com Purl, Hazel 73, homemaker, died April 8, 2004. Service 1:00 p.m., Monday, Resthaven Mortuary.
Preceded in death by husband of 51 Al Purl. Survivors; son, J. D. of St. Charles, MN, daughter, Eunice Feuerborn, Wichita, 5 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren.
Memorial established with Victory in The Valley and Heartland Home Health Care Hospice. Reisman, Roslyn 78, Co-Founder of Lighting in 1948, died Thursday, April Services will be 2:00 P. M. Tuesday, April Old Mission Mausoleum, 3424 E. 21st St.
Sons and Daughters-in-law: Stephen J. Reisman, Jeffrey S. and Mary Grandchildren: Ashley, Austin, Tina, Scott Memorial has been established with: Multiple Sclerosis Society, 250 S. Laura, 67211. be sent to the www.downingandlahey.com Ritter, Melvin 44, died April 6, 2004.
pending. All Faiths Funeral Services. Sanborn, Keyana Noel, Sanborn Wichita, will be Church, Wednesday, survivors: Cheryl grandparents, Beck of Sanborn, Keyana of Ham Lake, MN; uncle Sanborn of Killeen, TX; Wichita; many relatives established in memory of Bank of River, 729 Main Schmitz, Bryan David, Service pending. Affinity Segers, Carl Survivors: wife, Angela, Jennifer sister, Janice; grandchildren and memorial has Hospice. Stowell, Kenneth Scouts of Boy 1916 in Valley Stowell.
Mr. the Quivira Council of both the Silver Ken was co-founder Association and along with Gardens. In addition, publication in was a Rotarian, hunting and outdoors or member of the United Methodist survived by his home; son and Stowell of Overland E. (Trey) Stowell mother, April Robert Eisenhart; Jake Morczkowski, Courtney Coffman; Erickson (Paul), Feiser (David), Sinclair. Ken was Stowell and a condolences may (Arrangements: Toot, Martha Wichita resident, Denver are Alex and Bessie Charles Harper.
wife, Lucille, Ellen Toot, Conway Springs, Albuquerque, Friendship, MD; nephews. Memorial: York Denver, Von Fange, Jean, Thursday, April 10:00 am Monday, Von Fange will the Garden Chapel survived by her Wichita, Bruce daughters, Debbie Jones, (Bill), Christenson, sister, KS, 11 established Condolences www.watsonfuneral.com. direction of Road. Whitlow, Glen April 10, 2004. daughter, Stephanie Rick Whitlow of of Lake City, CO.
infant daughter of Rebecca and Leon Washington, of died April 6, 2004. Services held at Central Lutheran Elk River, MN on April 14, 2004. Other grandparents, Denny Sanborn of Elk River; greatCharles Murlyne Elk River, Maurice Sanborn and aunt, Shawn Kara uncle, George Washington of and friends. Memorial Keyana First National Elk River, MN 55330. 27, died April 9, 2004.
Mortuary. Edward, 53, retired Raytheon sheet metal assembler on the King Air, passed away at 6:34 p.m. April 9, 2004 from a long illness at home. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.; service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, both at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary. He is preceded in death by his father, Melvin and his grandparents. Shirley; mother, Opal; daughters, and Kim; sons, Mike and James; brothers, Marvin and Gary; 16 numerous other family members. A been established with Odyssey House of 8, 2004. 13, 2004, Survivors: and Patty Reisman; Katie.
National Wichita, KS family via Services 87, of Lee's Summit, MO, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at Lee's Summit Hospital. Services were held 1:00 pm Saturday, April 10, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation took place from pm Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the America.
Ken was born November 13, City, ND to C. Ed and Mabel (Adams) Stowell was an Eagle Scout, President of of the Boy Scouts and a recipient Antelope and Silver Buffalo awards. of the Wichita Home Builders built the 1st solar home in Wichita Coleman Co. and Better Homes and he built several feature homes for Better Homes and Gardens. Mr.
Stowell an avid pilot and loved spending time fishing. He was happiest when he was building something. Ken was a past board of directors for East Heights Church in Wichita. Mr. Stowell is wife M.
Jean (Winn) Stowell of the daughter-in-law Ken and Jackie Park, KS; grandchildren Kenneth III, Alexandra Stowell-Long and her Long, Beth Eisenhart, Amy Coffman, great-grandchildren Rachel and Robert Kroulik, Colby and brothers and sisters Florence Richard Stowell (Bert), Eleanor Clarence Stowell (Betty) and Jean preceded in death by a son Bradley brother-in-law Lloyd Sinclair. Online be left at www.speakschapel.com Speaks Suburban Chapel). Leona, 89, Denver, CO, former died April 7, 2004. Services in pending. Preceded in death by parents, Toot; sister, Fontella and husband, Survivors: brother, Dean Toot and Wichita; nephews and wives, John and Durango, CO, Maurice and Judy Harper, KS, Kenneth and Neleen Harper, NM, Warren Harper and Edlu Thom, plus numerous grand-nieces and Denver Botanic Gardens, 909 CO 80206.
of Survivors: son Margaret Brown Homerine and grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. with St. Luke's Meridian, Wichita, S. Central, Mulvane, e-mailed www.cochranmortuary.com age 79, homemaker, passed away 8, 2004. Services are scheduled for at Bethany Lutheran Church.
Mrs. lie in state from 1-5 pm on Sunday in of Watson Funeral Home. She i is sons, Barry Von Fange, (Deanna), of Von Fange, of Columbia, SC, Wilson, (Bart), of Wichita, Vicki of Fayetville, GA, brother, Clyde Eleanor Berkely, both of Tescott, Granchildren. A memorial has been with Bethany Lutheran Church. may, be sent to the family via Services are under the Watson's Garden Chapel, 3201 S.
Webb 73, retired auto salesman, died Services have been held. Survivors: Bishop of Valley Center; son, Hewitt, TX; sister, Betty Greenbank Broadway Mortuary. Share memories. See the obituary section at www.kansas.com The Wichita Eagle Please see obituaries, Page 38.
