Obituaries

Samuel Calhoun Zweifel (Sam), of Charlotte, N.C., passed away on June 16, 2025, after a long battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma. He was 74. Sam was born Jan. 9, 1951, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., to Dr....

Priscilla “Pat” Haney Smith passed away Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community in Manhattan. She was born on Nov. 19, 1935, in Topeka to Neil and Gladys (Goldsmith) Haney. She spent her childhood...

Shawn Lee Harding passed away June 17, 2025, surrounded by family in Wichita. Shawn was born on June 17, 1957, in Harper, the son of Lloyd Tommy and Rose Arlene (Wohlschlegel) Harding. The family made their...

Martha Gerstenkorn, 85, of Bartlesville, formerly of Conway Springs, Kan., passed away peacefully on May 3, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.  Martha was born Jan. 28, 1940 in Anthony, Kan., to Eugene and Winifred Hastings....

Mary Louise Ayers passed away peacefully on June 17, 2025 surrounded by her sisters, Eddie and the incredibly caring staff at Community Health Center in Wakita.  Mary was born Aug. 13, 1936 – one of the...

Martha Catherine Oeding Rohlman, 100, died June 18, 2025, at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham. She was born Jan. 11, 1925, at Willowdale, the daughter of Herman and Mary Heckenkamp Oeding.  A lifetime resident of the Willowdale and...

Stephen R. Darling, 74, died June 9, 2025 at the Medical Lodge, Goddard. He was born April 30, 1951, in Abilene, the son of Coe and Barbara Bowser Darling. A longtime resident of Kingman, he was...

Rachel Lou (Palmer) Green, 92, passed away on May 15, 2025. Rachel was born on Oct. 8, 1932 to Edgar “Doc” and Zelma (Davenport) Palmer at her grandparent’s farmhouse near Chandler.  When sisters Lorelei and Donella...

Dorothy Jean Lebeda Bruner, 87, peacefully entered the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 25, 2025 in Whitesboro, Texas.   Dorothy was born on Sept. 20, 1937 to Frank and Marie (Bruey)...

George William Shellenberger, a man of remarkable intellect, compassion, and dedication, passed away on May 18, 2025, at Diversicare of Council Grove, just one week shy of his 86th birthday. Born on May 26, 1939, in...