Deceased Classmates of North High (Wichita KS) Class of 1959

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Malcolm died November 5, 1993 from cancer. He was a finish carpenter in Las Vegas Nevada at the time of his death. He loved working with old cars and refurbishing them to a classic. He enjoyed being with his family and friends very much. He was very close to his children. Spouses name Mary Jo. He had four children.

Pat died March 16, 2005. Husband of Pamela; father of Kevin (Rose), Deanna (Keith); Laura, and Sloan; grandfather of 3.

Lee Ann Austin Duncan died of cancer, May 11, 2008, Mothers Day. She lived in Tennessee (near Tellico Plains) where they were living and working in a church camp for children located in the country.

Betty Jean died in 2001. Administrative assistant at her church until her death. Spouses name O.C. She had four children.

Marlene died July 30, 2003. She had suffered from cancer for five years and died from heart failure caused from an infection in her lungs. She was very active and in the last part of her life was involved with the cancer survivors group. She worked several years in the mortgage industry as a VP at the Butterfield Savings and Loan in Irvine, California, and was highly respected by her peers. She enjoyed her conversations with her old friends from North and was very glad to catch up on the old gang. She was a very devoted mother and grandmother; her family was her world. She was not married at the time of her death. She had three children.

Glenda died September 22, 1996 in Bethany Okla. She had been fighting Parkinsons disease since a very young age. She was employed by an aircraft company in Bethany until she became very ill. She was single at the time of her death. She had no children.

Michael died February 1983. He was employed by the Civil service munitions department. He was shot and killed accidently. He was single at the time of his death. He had no children.

Died November 25, 2002 from complications of emphysema and chromes disease. After graduation from high school he and some friends had a band and played for different organizations and groups. He also attended Kansas State University, where he was the number one pitcher for their baseball team. After leaving K-State, he served in the Marine Corps with honors. After leaving the Marines he opened a grocery store in Udall, Kans. for several years. He later went to work at Boeing aircraft in Wichita until his illness, which required him to take early retirement. After leaving Boeing he enjoyed collecting coins and working with his computer. He was very close to his family, especially his daughter. Spouses name Rose. He had one child.

Raetta died 2002 with diabetes. She was married and had one child, who was deceased at time of Raetta's death.

Kathryn died April 14, 2000 caused from a brain tumor. Kathryn was a lifetime member of Riverside Christian church in Wichita. After graduation from high school she attended Phillips University in Enid OK, where she received the "Most friendliest freshman award". Kathy lived in several states during her life. She lived in Kansas, Oklahoma, Washington, Illinois, New Mexico, Connecticut, and Texas. She received her associates degree from New Mexico University in Las Cruces. She was employed as a nurse in Las Cruses NM working intially in labor and delivery, and then in public health care, working in the area of pregnant/unwed mothers and their families. She was playing with her grandchildren, the love of her life when she had a seizure. It was discovered that she had a brain tumor, that should have been lethal within months. Through her faith and will she beat the odds, but later could not function independently after her treatment, much like one who has had a severe brain injury/stroke. She and Dave moved to TX where he had a position at Baylor. They were later divorced and Kathryn spent her remaining years living with her three children.

Hollinger, Sandra J. Mitchell (Ewertt), 63, office bookkeeper, passed away September 23, 2004. Visitation 1 to 9 p.m. Monday; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary. Preceded in death by parents. Survivors: husband, Dr. A.L. Hollinger; son, William W. and wife, Stephanie Mitchell; stepsons, Arthur Jr. and Dr. Rod Hollinger; brothers, Billy M. and Donald G. Ewertt; sister, Pamela Smith; grandsons, Anthony, Tyler and Jesse Mitchell; nieces and nephews, Misty and Dean Whitaker, Robbie Smith; numerous stepgrandchildren; stepgreat-grandchildren and nieces and nephews all of Wichita. Memorial established with Victory in the Valley, 3755 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67218. Published in the Wichita Eagle from 9/26/2004 - 9/27/2004.

Nancy died December 28, 1998 in California. She had been struggling for sometime and finally her heart gave out with a heart attack. Nancy was a loving mother and homemaker. She kept busy doing voluntary work for her children's school and loved to work in her yard and doing gardening. She also enjoyed cooking and trying new recipes. Spouses name Jerry. She had three children.

Carolyn died April 27, 1998. She struggled with cancer for years. She was employed at Sealy mattress company in Akron, Ohio. She continued working until becoming very ill. She enjoyed interior decorating and working in her garden. She enjoyed everyone. She was single at the time of her death. She had one child.

Merle died November 10, 1976. Merle was involved in political science at Kansas University. He was never married.

Lupe died March 24, 1987. She was employed at St. Francis hospital in Wichita in the pharmacy dept. She was very energetic and active in various things until she became very ill with diabetes. She enjoyed being with her family very much. She was married and had two children.

Sidney died July 28, 2003. He died suddenly of COPD. He graduated from Southwestern College with honors into the ministry. He was the minister of Cottage Grove Church of Christ in Wichita up until his death. He was very active with the church. He also drove a school bus part time in his spare time. He loved bussing the children to school. He loved taking the youth groups to camp and loved being around people and was very close to his family. He was never married.

Karen died June 1999. She died of an inoperable brain tumor, which was being treated, but with little success. She fell in the middle of the night and hit her head, which caused her death. She was not employed at the time of her death. She was residing at a combination farm and ranch outside of Arapahoe OK. Karen always wanted to be around horses, even as a child growing up. She got horses when she got married. She lived in the country and owned cutting horses and had a wonderful stallion that she entered in competition and used for breeding. She had cows and 8 horses. She loved planting tomatoes and taking care of her stock. She was a great cook. Karen had worked at Hyman Oil Company in Clinton OK for many years until her health failed. Spouses name Olin. She had two children.

Frank died December 19, 1999 from cancer. Frank had worked at Lear Jet in the tooling department for several years until his illness. He enjoyed being with his family and lived with his parents. He enjoyed working in the yard, his most enjoyed hobby since school was restoring old cars and showing them, mostly Chevy Corvettes. He was never married.

Niles Haworth Jr, age 64, passed away December 12, 2005 in Bethany, OK. He had been diagnosed a few years ago with congestive heart failure caused by the chemotherapy he was given when he had lymphoma in 1981/82. His wife had talked to him on the phone at 5:00pm CST and found him blue and not breathing when she got home minutes later. She called paramedics at 5:12pm but doctors couldn't revive him. He'll celebrate Christmas with Jesus and his mother this year.

Argus died 1962 after fighting leukemia. She was not employed because of illness. Spouses name Woody. She had two children.

Judy Gail Carter, 66, of Acworth died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. Services will be private at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, S.C. Ms. Carter served in the Navy for 22 years as an electronics technician. She was a member of Grace Fellowship Church in Acworth. Survivors include one daughter, Rennee Martin of Acworth; two brothers, Larry Hull of Witchita, Kan., and Ward Haines of Howard, Kan.; three sisters, Erma Bish of Elk City, Kan., Sharon Patchett of Goodard, Kan., and Mary Smith of Elk Falls, Kan.; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Collins Funeral Home in Acworth. Published Marietta (GA) Daily Journal 11/01/2007

Wanda died January 1982 after struggling with cancer. She graduated from Wichita University and was very well liked there. She mainly enjoyed her Spanish class and took vacations to Mexico. She taught special education at Hadley Middle School in Wichita for 20 years. She taught at Curtis Middle School in Wichita until her death. She was very interested in dancing and enjoyed traveling with her family. She was very active in her church. Spouses name John. She had two children, one is deceased also.

Thomas died November 1983 after struggling with brain cancer. Right after graduation fron Wichita University with his masters degree he was picked to work on the X-15, the first ultra jet rocket plane. He later went to work at McDonald Douglas aircraft company to supervision in the engineering area. He lived in Orange County California at the time of his death. He loved to snow ski and play cards with his friends and spend as much time as he could with his family. Spouses name Kay. He had one child.

Barbara died 1990 of kidney problems. She worked at a local bank until her illness. Spouses name Kenny. She had three children.

Tom died May 29, 1995 of a heart attack while doing his daily exercise walking at El Dorado KS. He served in the Army reserves. He was employed at Raytheon Aircraft in Wichita in the tooling department and had just received his honorable 30 year pin. He was never married.

Donna died around 1990 of an aneurysm. She was a homemaker and loving mother. She enjoyed gardening and working in her yard. She was very active in her church up until her death. Spouses name Hugh. She had two children.

Betty died 1992. She taught school in the Wichita system at the time of her death. She had struggled with cancer. She had special interest in pottery and collected Southwestern dolls. Immediately after graduation from Friends University she taught at an Indian reservation in Arizona. She was never married.

Died 1988. She was employed in a nursing facility in Kansas City MO. Spouses name Bruce. She had three children.

Died February 20, 2003 from esophageal cancer. Chuck had had been in supervision at the Safeway grocery chains for 32 years in the frozen food warehouse of the local distribution center in Bellview Washington and had been well respected and liked. He retired 11 months before his death. He and his family just after retirement moved to Great Falls Montana because he wanted to get away from the big city and all the noises. He and his family took many trips together and enjoyed Montana the last few months of his life. His spouse is from Montana. His spouse commented that he loved sports in high school and had many fond memories of North High. Chuck enjoyed stamp collecting and read much about the subject. This hobby gave him great knowledge about history. He enjoyed touring wineries and eating out at nice restaurants with his family and friends. He was a avid photogopher and liked taking pictures at all gatherings and vacations. He enjoyed his computer very much. He was interested in so many activities. Spouses name Patricia. He had three children.

Green, Jill Lorraine (Omo), 65, USD 265 Goddard Bus driver, passed away January 13, 2007. Survivors: husband, Harland Green; children: Robyn Green, Cindy Kemper and Greg Green, all of Wichita; granddaughter, Jessica Kemper. Preceded by parents, Elmer & Flora Omo.

Died December 12, 1982 of a heart attack in his sleep. He had been attending a college bowl game in Shrieveport LA. He served his country with honors in both the Army and the Air Force. He was a paratrooper at Forbes A/F base in Topeka KS until his death. He was single at the time of his death. He had six children and three are serving in the military at the present.

Cindy Olson, eldest daughter of Lewis and Marguerite Paul died of a massive heart attack last weekend. She was a member of St. Marks as a youngster. She and her husband, Ron, have been living in Houston, TX. Ron and Cindy's home address is 6730 Escondido - Houston, TX 77083-1114 in case you want to send Ron a card.

Died January 17, 1994 of cancer. She lived in Smyrna TN at the time of her death. At one time she had lived near Cape Kennedy in Jacksonville FL and enjoyed watching the spaceship lift off. Spouses name Wendell. She had four children.

DERBY - Mitchell, Robert, age 65, tech writer at Raytheon, died Wed., June 13, 2007. Private family services have been held. Survivors include: wife, Pam Mitchell, Derby; son, Robert Mitchell II, Las Vegas, NV; sister, Marilyn Shonts, Wichita; brothers, Jerry Ridling, Cheney and Gary Ridling, Wichita. Services provided by Smith Mortuary, Derby. Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/14/2007.

Ryan, Max F., age 66, of Howard, formerly of Wichita, retired Beechraft employee of 39 years, passed away Thursday, January 10, from pulmonary fibrosis. Visitation with family will be 2:00 P.M. ~ 4:00 P.M., Sunday, January 13, with funeral service 10:00 A.M., Monday, January 14, both at Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Interment will be 1:30 P.M., Monday, in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Chapman, KS. Preceded in death by son, Timothy and parents, L.B. and Orlena Ryan. Survived by wife of 47 years, Charmaine and the girls (his dogs), Gretchen and Kandi, sister, Yvonne (Herb) Coin of Wichita; brother, John (Shirley) Ryan of Lakeview, AR; nephews, Doug (Suzanne) Coin, Brad (Cherie) Ryan and Darren Ryan; nieces, Joanna Werner, Brenda (Jack) Blazer, Christa (Doug) Schwabe; 5 great-nephews and one niece. Memorial to: Caring Voice Coalition, 8249 Meadowbridge Road, Mechanicsville, VA, 23116. Tributes may be sent to the family via www.dlwichita.com Published in the Wichita Eagle from 1/12/2008 - 1/13/2008.

Died August 10, 2003. He had been struggling several years from emphysema, a bad heart and COPD. He had been employed at Dolese Construction for several years until his illness. He enjoyed fishing and hunting with his bow and arrow, and was really good with the bow. He was very good in music and this was his most enjoyable hobby, he played the guitar and sang a lot with his friends and family. He was very close to his parents and especially his mother. He was single at the time of his death. He had two children.

Date of death unknown. She had struggled with polio since she was very young. She was retired from pathology supervision at Riverside hospital in Wichita. She was on oxygen at the time of her death. She was single at the time of her death. She had two children.

Kempner, Georgiann (Teer), 65, homemaker, died July 18, 2006. Private family services. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Preceded in death by father, William Teer. Survivors: mother, Janie (Teer) Baunhofer of Wichita; husband of 27 years, Joe W. Kempner of Pascagoula, Miss.; sons and families, John E. Jackle Jr. of Wichita, James W. Jackle of Liberal, Jerry F. Jackie of Douglass; stepchildren and families, Joey Kempner of Vancleave, Miss., Marianne Kempner, Sharon Frank both of Houston, Patrick Kempner of Dallas-Ft. Worth, Michael Kempner of Pascagoula, Miss.; sisters and families, Anita Lockett, Sally Cobb, Susie Parker all of Wichita; 11 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Memorial: Hospice Care of Kansas, 750 N. Socora, Suite 400, Wichita, KS 67212. Resthaven Mortuary.

Died December 23, 1999. He had diabetes and heart failure and died from his heart failure. He retired from the Wichita Police department. He was very active in the Masonic Order of Masons. He was post Grand Priest and was past Alustrous master of the council. He also, after retirement worked part time for the Valley Center police department. He was also a professional photographer and did many conventions and Masonic meetings. Spouses name Sharon. He had one child.

Died May 17, 2007. Pat had been diagnosed with lung cancer, had surgery and thought she had it conquered, but not the case. Pat was a avid animal lover from the word go, had many and helped several strays. Her last days were in the hospital in Garden City, with pneumonia.

Died between 1963 & 1965. She was serving in the military with honors. She was in the Washington D.C. area at the time of her death. She was serving in the Army. She was never married.

Died 1993 from a bad brain tumor. He served in the Marine Corp with honors. He graduated from Kansas University and was employed with the government teaching in Columbia, South America. He was also an art dealer at the time of his death. He was single at the time of his death. He had no children

Died September 24, 1998 from complications of Asthma. He was employed at Star Lumber in the lumber department at the time of his death. He had also owned his own business prior to Star Lumber. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. He loved to spend time reading. He always enjoyed helping his friends and neighbors, he was a real people person and enjoyed everything he did. He enjoyed his daughter very much. He was single at the time of his death. He had three children.

Worley, Jack Dennis, 63, teacher, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2005. Survivors: spouse, Judi Worley, Wichita; daughters: Lori Resnik, Sedgwick; Kristin Ramsey, Wichita; son, Bret Worley, Wichita; grandchildren: Delaney, Briana, Kade, Corbin & Gannon; brother, Courtney Worley, North Richland Hills, TX; sister, Tonya Worl, Geneseo. Baker Funeral Home. Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/22/2005.

Died 1995 after struggling with Lou Gehrigs desease. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was employed at Cessna aircraft in Wichita several years as a machinist. He was married and had two children.