Obituaries

ARLINGTON — John L. Gardner, 89, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Waldron Place, Hutchinson. He was born March 2, 1925 in Plevna, to L.F. and Lula (Smith) Gardner. John graduated from Plevna High School in...

CUNNINGHAM — Jaclyn M. Fischer, 75, died May 2, 2014, at her home at Cunningham. She was born Oct. 1, 1938 in Wichita, the daughter of Lawrence and Katherine Hein Mans. A resident of Cunningham most...

NORWICH — John E. Swinehart, 87, retired farmer, teacher and coach of 14620 SE 110th Ave, Norwich, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his home. He was born May 25, 1926 at Chapman, the son of...

KINGMAN — Raymond L. Helm, 81, died Friday, April 25, 2014 in rural Kingman. He was born Nov. 16, 1932 near Spivey, the son of Walter J. and Iva M. Pepper Helm. A lifetime resident of...

KINGMAN — Norma Shaw, 105, died Sunday, April 20, 2014. She was born Sept. 17, 1908 at Haverhill, the daughter of Maurice E. and Edna Earll Hutchinson. A Kingman resident since 1948, previously of Leon, she...

DENVER, Colo. — Dorothy Filley was born June 27, 1922 in Kansas City, Mo., to Ina Dixon Filley and George Frank Filley, native Kansans. She died Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Dorothy grew up with her older...

NORWICH — A.J. Fieser, 81, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Harper Hospital. He was born Sept. 19, 1932 at Norwich, the son of Albert and Grace Fones Fieser. A lifetime resident of the Norwich...

GREAT BEND — Cory Blake Chambers, 40, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Aug. 29, 1973 at Homestead, Fla., to Bryan Blake and Pam (Jones)...

KINGMAN — Dennis W. Young, 67, died Friday, April 11, 2014, at Wichita. He was born Feb. 6, 1947 at Nashville, the son of Earl and Marie Depenbusch Young. A Kingman resident since 2013, previously of...

KINGMAN — Pampi Gonzales, 77, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Wichita. He was born May 31, 1936 at Clearwater, the son of Rudolph “Rudy” and Jesus Valadez Gonzales. A Kingman resident most of his life,...