Obituaries

CASSVILLE, Mo. — Joan Rose (Friess) Irsik, age 78, passed away at Springfield Mercy Hospital in Missouri, on Feb. 7, 2013, following a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 26, 1934 in Cheney, to Fred and Anna Friess....

NORWICH — Viola Jean Pullen, 82, died Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Cheney Golden Age Home in Cheney. She was born March 5, 1930, at Byron, Okla., the daughter of Walter V. and Velda Olive Waters Sunderland....

KINGMAN — Paul T. Powers, age 77, passed away Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Paul is preceded in death by his parents, Paul F. and Edith Powers; and sister, Nancy Tropidi. He is survived by his wife,...

CUNNINGHAM — Delbert J. Fischer, 87, died Feb. 4, 2013 at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1925, at Ost, the son of Anthony B. and Anna Reichenberger Fischer. A resident of Cunningham most of...

PRETTY PRAIRIE — Robert M. White, 62, died Feb. 1, 2013 at Hutchinson. He was born July 13, 1950, at Hannibal, Mo., the son of Thomas B. and Juanita L. Williams White. A longtime Pretty Prairie...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ann Lynette Messenger-McDonald, 57, passed away having lost her long battle with ovarian cancer at Santa Teresa Hospital in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2012. She was born Aug. 30, 1955...

JACKSONVILLE, ARK. — Michael Henry Stage, 69 of Jacksonville, Ark., died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. He was born May 27, 1943, in San Diego, Calif., to the late Norman Stage and Lorraine Thomas. He was a...

GOESSEL — Helen Fornwalt, 96, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 at the Bethesda Home in Goessel. She was born Feb. 18, 1916 in Reno County, to Frank and Maude (Woodson) Dutton. She married George Fornwalt and...

HUTCHINSON — Iantha Young, 97, died Jan. 27, 2013, at Wesley Towers, in Hutchinson. She was born July 14, 1915 at Murdock, the daughter of Charles and Allene Whitelaw Harner. A resident of Kingman County most...

WICHITA — Blanche Mary Boose, 88, died Jan. 25, 2013. She was born April 15, 1924, the daughter of Pete and Gertrude Osner Weiser. She was a member of All Saints and Blessed Sacrament Churches, both...