Obituaries

Body Constance Clare (Ternes) Foster was born March 11, 1946, at Great Bend to Jacob Michael Ternes and Frieda Rose (Ast) Ternes. She departed this life on May 28, 2026, at Wichita, at the age of 80 years, after a hard-fought battle with multiple sclerosis and other chronic illnesses.

Body Marie Annett (Tull) Pettegrew was born May 22, 1941, in Garnett, Kan., to Frank and Ollie (Engelman) Tull, and departed this life April 17, 2026, at the age of 84.Marie was the caboose in a family of five children, Raymond, Dale, Alvena, Larry and, of course, Marie.

Body Lawanda "Jeanne” (Black) Bolinger, 102, died peacefully on May 24, 2026, at the Cheney Golden Age Home. She was born on March 31, 1924, to Farrell and Irene (O'Brien) Black, the oldest of 10 children.

Body Neal Claude Harrington, 82, of Channahon, Ill., formerly of Conway Springs, died Sept. 22, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C.

Body Ava Don (Emigh) McGeary, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.Visitation with family will be 5-7 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 24, at the First Christian Church, 524 Wood Ave., Clearwater.

Body Charles Robert Bales was born on April 10, 1940, in Wichita, and he passed away early Friday morning, May 15, 2026, after a courageous fight with cancer.

Body Richard Leon Walker, son of John H. Walker and Ruth D. Brown (Lehner), was born on Sept. 23, 1934, in Cheney, and died on April 30, 2026.Richard was baptized on Nov. 25, 1934, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, rural Cheney, and confirmed on March 21, 1948, also at St.

Body Cody Shane Spencer, born July 10, 1988, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.Visitation will be 2-7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, with family present from 5:30-7 p.m., at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary in Clearwater. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Body With deep love and sorrow, we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mom, Mary Joslin, at the Parkway Nursing Home in Edwardsville, Kan., on Jan. 11, 2026. Born on July 29, 1937, Mary was the last surviving child of the eight children born to Charles and Sarah Steinbacher.

Body Mildred ‘Millie’ I. (Hickey) Barbo passed away Friday, April 24, 2026, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. She was born to William Lauren Hickey and Margaret Marie Best on February 1, 1939, in Two Buttes, Colo.Millie grew up in Cheney, where she graduated from high school.