Obituaries

Body Elizabeth ‘Liz’ (Walline) Johnson passed away peacefully on July 22, 2025, after struggling these past five years with dementia.Born Dec.

Body Gary John Thome, 79, of Clearwater, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025.The holy rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, and funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 25, both St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 11000 W. Southwest Blvd., Wichita.

Body Frances Elaine (Graber) Baker passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on July 15, 2025, surrounded by her beloved family and friends.Elaine was born April 11, 1945, in Kingman. She grew up on a farm in nearby Belmont and graduated from Kingman High School, Class of 1963.

Body William “Bill” Mainz, 84, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Wichita. He was born on May 24, 1941, in St. Marks, to Marcus and Lucille (Girrens) Mainz.Bill was born and raised in St. Marks, and graduated from Andale High School.

Body Raneé Marie Phye came into this world on Oct. 29,1946, in Riley, Kan., to Alwin and Roberta (Heintz) Trumpp. She joined her heavenly father on July 10, 2025, after a brief but fierce battle with cancer. She spent her childhood in Kansas and Iowa, and married Jerry Graves in 1964.

Body Phyllis Diann Butherus, 82 of Wichita, was born on Dec. 29, 1942, in Coffeyville to Ruby (King) Goodman and Francis Goodman. She passed peacefully at Harry Hynes Hospice on July 9, 2025.Rosary service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 14, and funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.

Body Robert Glen Wall was born Jan. 29, 1946, to Elmer and Frieda (Bartel) Wall in Hillsboro. He was the oldest of three siblings. His brother, Richard, was four years younger, and his sister, Sandra, was 10 years younger.

Body Regina M. Powell, 72, of Viola, formerly of Dodge City, retired office manager, died Sunday, June 1, 2025, at her residence.Regina was born Feb. 1, 1953 in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Frank Jefferson Adams and Mildred Irene (Kingery) Adams.

Body Charles Edward Daniels age 93, of Clearwater, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.Visitation with family will be at 12 p.m., Friday, July 11, and memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, July 11, both at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary, 200 S. Tracy, Clearwater.

Body Randall “Randy” Wayne Neises was born Aug. 26, 1957, to Mark and Marilou (Pauly) Neises. He was the fourth of five children. He attended St. Joseph Grade School and graduated from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School in 1975.In 1976, he married the love of his life, Cherri Maus.