Mattie Jo Savute, 92, was born March 15, 1927 in Salem, Illinois, to James R. Balding and Corrine Heath. She passed away September 27, 2019 in Wichita, Kansas. Mattie was married to John Savute June 12, 1950 three years after graduating from North High. With that marriage, they had three children, Karen Gelvin, Pete Savute and Andretta Crider. She...
Betty Burke-Frields, 94, passed away September 26, 2019. She was born to Martin Cole and Rhoda Schwerdfager May 1, 1925 in Goodland, Kansas. Betty's life was the Lord and the church was an extension of that. She enjoyed taking care of her husband and her family. Her life was well lived and touched many others who were blessed by...
Lonnie G. Hampe Sr, passed away September 24, 2019, he was born October 30, 1944 to Christy A. Hampe and Blanche Gough in Washington PA. He was an avid bowler and loved shopping, chocolate and ice cream. Lonnie was a loving father and grandfather and will be forever missed by his family. He is survived by his son, Lonnie...
Susan was born on January 22, 1943. Her parents were Ferrol and Sadie Ferris. As a child she moved to Wichita Kansas where she graduated from St, Mary's High School. Shortly after graduating, she met Virgil Pool and was married July 23, 1965 in Miami, Oklahoma. She described meeting Virgil as "love at first sight"! They had two children...
Gregory Schumacher, 49, passed away September 17, 2019. He was born October 23, 1969 to Gerald Wayne Schumacher and Rosalia McGreevy in Wichita, Kansas. Gregory loved to be outside where he would work on his lawn and his tan, he loved to be the darkest. He enjoyed watching 80's and 90's movies and watching the Red Sox and Chiefs...
Al Gene was born on April 20, 1933 in Wichita, KS to mother, Wilma Meyer. He grew up on the family farm near Garden Plain with his mother, Grandfather Henry & younger sister Wanda Lou. They moved to Wichita in the 1940's and he & Wanda finished out their schooling. He graduated in 1951 from North High School where...
Age 92, was born on December 7, 1926, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, to Jesse Burl and Nina Gertrude Story of Gentry, Arkansas. She was the beloved wife of Robert W. (R.W./Bob) VanDyke, and the precious mother of Ronnie Lefler, Connie (Lefler/Nikkel) and Carol (Lefler/Massie), and grandmother and great-grandmother to a bunch of awesome kids!
Sharon Kay Surritte, 73, of Jefferson, LA, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning, September 14, 2019, while being cared for by Hospice, with her daughter by her side. She was born to the late Lawrence and Maxine Welch, Aug. 10, 1946, in Wichita, Kansas. Sharon graduated from Wichita Southeast High School in 1964. She married...