Obituaries

Karen A. Henson, 84, of Norwich, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Main St. Villa, Cheney, Kansas.

In loving memory of Norman “Dean” Crossman, March 4, 1940.June 8, 2025.\Norman Dean Crossman, affectionately known to all simply as “Dean”, passed away peacefullydoing what he loved most…fishing for trout at Roaring River, Mo.

Wilbur “Bill” J. Gregory, 84, of Valley Center, passed away on June 11, 2025.

Ellen “Tootie” Caskey, Haysville, age 72, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2025.Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 19, and funeral Mass at 10 a.m., Friday, June 20, both at St.Cecilia Catholic Church, Haysville.Tootie was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Helen Balster, and sister,...

Lousina K. Mishler of Clearwater, age 78, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

Our dad, John “Johnnie” Kurimsky, passed away June 9, 2025, in Wichita, at the age of 100 years, 8 months and 17 days.He was born in a rural home just west of Clearwater, where he continued to live until March 2024.

Donna Ruth Ryan passed away on May 23, 2025 in Oakley, Kan., at the age of 93.She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, brothers, husband Douglas, and sons, William D. Ryan and David E. Ryan.

Donald F. Neises, age 87, passed away on Saturday May 31, 2025. He was a Farmer, 4th Degree/Grand Knight with Clonmel and Schulte 3114 council, and gave 35 years of service to Cessna as a sheet metal worker, and he also worked in construction.

Louie Franklin “Leon” Jennings, age 90, of Haysville, passed away at home on Monday, May 12, 2025.He was born in Opelika, Ala., to William Louie Jennings and Geneva (Jarrell) Jennings. He moved to Wichita in 1952, and married Jeanette Hendershot in 1954.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Cleta Marie (Glenn) Cornett, age 96, of Clearwater.Cleta died Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the Oxford Grand Assisted Living and Memory Care Unit in Wichita.Cleta was born on Nov. 25, 1928, in Delaware County,...