Obituaries

Body Cheryl Kay (Heitman) Kunkel, age 82, passed away on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025.

Body Daniel Dwayne Davis, 73, passed into eternal life on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 at Harry Hynes Hospice, St.

Body Debra Jean Pauly, 72, of Viola, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025, at Ascension Via Christi- St. Teresa, Wichita.She was born July 2, 1953, at Wellington, to Monta Gordon Benge and Elizabeth Mae (Sones) Benge.

Body LaVaughn Ruth Urban, 78, of Ellsworth, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Ellsworth County Medical Center. 

Body Ed J. Albers, 82, loving husband, father, and “grumpa” passed away on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, surrounded by his family.Ed was a farmer, carpenter and propane salesman, and a life long member of St. Rose Parish and a 4th Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus. He was a proud U.S.

Body Homer Dale Compton was born Dec. 21, 1928, on a farm near Anness, Kan., the son of Alson Streeter Compton and Zama Zoe Schammehorn Compton. He departed this life July 29, 2025, at the age of 96 years, 7 months.

Body Alvena Halsey King, 92, of Conway Springs, passed away Friday, August 1, 2025 at Spring View Manor, Conway Springs.

Body Leon F. Seidl, 77, retired Cessna Aircraft employee, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025. He was born to Valentine and Marie Seidl on Nov. 4, 1947, in Wichita. He was an Army veteran who served in Vietnam.

Body  Shannon Marie Strunk (Wiseman), born on April 4, 1965, in Wichita, was sent to join our Lord in Heaven on July 28, 2025, in Garden Plain, after a nine-month battle with cancer.

Body Helen Klinell (Wells) Hey Proctor passed away peacefully May 13, 2025. Klinell was the daughter of John Kline and Helen Elizabeth Wells. Klinell was born Aug. 8, 1934 in Neodasha. Klinell married French Hey on Nov. 30, 1951.