Obituaries

Doris Closson, age 98, passed away at her home on Sept. 5, 2022. She was born Aug. 31, 1924s in Norwich and grew up on a farm near Belmont. The daughter of Ernest and Wilma Trostle,...

Caroline E. Becker Dyche, 91, died Aug. 28, 2022 in Wichita. She was born Oct. 24, 1930, at Nashville, the daughter of William and Rosa C. Hageman Becker. A longtime resident of the Cunningham community, she...

Richard D. Plush, 78, of Wichita, formerly of Norwich, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at Ascension Via Christi- St. Francis, Wichita.  Richard was born Dec. 31, 1943, at Harper to Warren...

It is with heavy heart that the family of Franklin Leroy “FL “Young announce his passing at 89, of Cheney on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. He was born July 5, 1933, in a farmhouse near Cheney,...

Kathleen Marie Panek, 96, passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kathleen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, C.J. and Lena Gerber; husband, Willie; and siblings, Bishop...

Maxine Marie Kirkpatrick was born April 17, 1928, and passed away Aug. 12, 2022. Maxine’s parents were Zora Dunkelberger Thiel and Pete Thiel. She was born on a farm southwest of Cleveland. She was preceded in...

Leonard John Henning, 94, was born on March 8, 1928 in Willowdale. He was the son of Anthony “Antone” and Emma Mertens Henning and brother to Julius, Anthony Jr., Robert, Eugene, Joan, and Florence. Leonard grew...

Ruth Ellen Tasset Shippen, 81, was a loving friend, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was born to Clarence and Margaret (Klenke) Tasset in Spearville. A devout Catholic, she graduated high school at...

Ronald Eugene Frampton, 84, died Aug. 9, 2022 at Derby. He was born Dec. 20, 1937, in Hutchinson, the son of Walter George and Pauline Nickell Frampton.  A lifetime resident, he was a retired farmer and...

Jerry Edward Vanlandingham passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home in Zenda on Aug. 6, 2022. Born in Kingman on Oct. 2, 1939, to Palmer “Dick” Vanlandingham and Sylvia Ione Torrance Vanlandingham. In 1947,...