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 three. Cause of death: unknown. He lived in Denver, Colorado at time of death. He was self-employed.

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.

Cause of death: she struggled several years from cancer, with a great fight. She was retired from Kansas Newman College and had worked for many insurance companies. Being semi-retired, she was an office bookkeeper at the time of her death. Her favorite hobby was working puzzles. These were put onto many easels. She also enjoyed planting flowers and going ballroom dancing with her husband.

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.

Cause of death: Cancer. Jack was single at his time of death. He lived in Wichita at time of death. His favorite hobby was traveling.

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.

DOB: 12/17/40, DOD: 10/30/06, Place of Death: Colorado Springs CO. Vicki struggled several years with lung cancer. Cause of death: Pneumonia. She remained single. She was retired from the Plumbers and Fitters Union in Colorado Springs. Her favorite interest were her four poodles, who kept her running.

Cause of death: colon and liver cancer. He lived in Wichita at time of death. Mike had a Masters degree in music at Wichita State and also attended Friends University. He was a professional musician and taught at Grand Island, Nebraska as a Clarinet instructor. His favorite hobbies were mostly music. He had his own marching band and worked at dancing jobs. He was an active member in the Wichita Symphony. He was active in his church, Covenant Presbyterian Church.

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.

DOB: 9/7/41, DOD: 6/15/03, Place of Death: Denver CO. Cause of Death: Multiple, Myeloma, cancer. Spouses name, Norvett, also deceased. She had 3 children and 4 grandchildren. She was retired from the City of Denver. She also worked for the Federal Government. Hobbies: loved all sports; she was quite a Tom-boy and played softball. Main interest: her children and she did everything possible to give them a great life. She lived in Denver CO at time of death,

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.

He lived in Bethany, Oklahoma at time of death. Spouse's name, Marlene. He had 6 children and 10 grandchildren. He was employed by Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners for many years as a top notch sales representative. In his later years, he bought, maintained and managed many rental homes. He was never retired. He was an entrepreneur who was very creative and developed some uniquely challenging three dimensional wooden puzzles and other items made of wood. He traveled to Branson MO with his crafts for several years. He was invited to sell his crafts at the Crafter's Fair in Branson for several years. He enjoyed making crafts for his grandchildren and he was making wooden puzzles for Christmas gifts for his grandchildren when he suffered a massive heart attack and passed away, doing what he enjoyed most. He was a member of First church of the Nazarene.

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

Larry died in November 4, 2007 of cancer in Emmett KS where he worked for many years as a very well respected Sheriff's Deputy. Larry never married. Cause of death: cancer. He was employed by the Pottawatomie County Sheriffs Patrol as a civil processor at the time of his death. He had been on the sheriff's patrol since 1969, and joined the Pottawatomie County in 1975. There was a service plaque given to him for his dedicated years of service. He was very personable and was respected. Larry started his career in law enforcement in 1963.

Cause of death: bone cancer. She struggled many years, but kept going and enjoying her life. Spouses name: "Ted" William, also deceased. She had 3 children and 3 grandchildren. She lived in Acworth, Georgia at time of death. Her favorite hobbies and activities were; traveling and taking pictures, her Harley Davidson motorcycle and excitement. She was active in her church, Grace Fellowship. She also had a small flea market business that she enjoyed very much.

She was a loving homemaker. Her favorite hobbies were traveling and any outdoor activity. Her family was the most important thing in her life. Her children and grandchildren were the "apple of her eye".

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. Causes of death: unknown.

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.

Cause of death: heart and other problems. His favorite hobbies were camping and reading. He also liked to remodel homes and refinish furniture; he was quite a refinisher. He lived in Wichita KS at time of death.

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.

DOD: unknown, Place of Death: unknown. Karla Kay was a member of the class of 1959, but did not graduate. Karla Kay quit school in her senior year and got married.

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.

Cause of death: Diabetes and heart failure. He lived in Derby Kansas at time of death. His favorite hobbies were metal detecting, collecting coins, reading books and restoring old cars. He was very active in the Derby Friends church. He was a very generous person, per his wife.

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.

He lived in Howard KS at time of death. No grandchildren. He was retired from Raytheon Aircraft where he was employed for 39 years, he was in supervision for several years. He had so many hobbies. He enjoyed working on his farm, playing racketball, archery, and camping. He also loved his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He loved everything at his home and his wife.

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.

Cause of death: Diabetes and heart condition. Favorite hobbies: knitting, crochet and any crafts. She enjoyed fishing and camping with Bill and their children. She was very active in her church, and was a Girl Scout leader and a Cub Scout leader.

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.

Died July 31, 2006; Cause of death, cancer. She lived in Wichita at the time of her death. Spouse's name, Francisco. She had 4 children, 17 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. She was employed as Assistant Director of Inter-faith Ministries Home for the sheltered up until her death. Her favorite activity was going to Indian powwows all over the country to watch her wonderful grandchildren dance. Her favorite hobby was reading.

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.

Cause of death: unknown. She lived in Wichita at time of her death. She was a homemaker and mother.

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. Spouse's name, Gary. No children. Spouse is also deceased. She lived in Satana, Kansas at time of death. She was a homemaker and loved to take care of her dogs. Patsy was an avid lover of animals, she had many animals and helped many stray animals.

DOB: 5/24/41, DOD: 2/?/72, Place of Death: ?, She was serving in the Army with honors. She was in the Washington D.C. area at the time of her death. She was never married.

DOB: 3/24/40, DOD: 10/26/08, Place of Death: Wichita KS, Cause of death: Stroke, then got pneumonia. Spouses name, Adella, 2 children, 4 grandchildren. Retired from Broadway Auto Salvage, as co-owner. Favorite hobbies: worked on old cars, bought old houses and did rentals. He really enjoyed repairing the rental houses. He was working on one of them when he got sick. Donnie loved his family and grandchildren. He was active in his church.

He lived in Wichita at time of his death. He loved his family and grandchildren. He was active in his church, Asbury Methodist, in Wichita.

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 1991. Cause of death: Throat aneurism. Place of death: Gig Harbor, Washington. He was single at time of death. Survived by one child. Richard went back to college in his 30's and became an M.D. At the time of his death, he was the director of the Public Health Clinic in Tacoma, Washington. The city named one of their wings after him. His top interest was science. This led him to apply for the astronaut program and he made it to the final round in the selection process. His age, height and no pilot status kept him out. Up until his death he ran the Pikes Peak hill climb every year.

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.

Cause of death: cancer. He lived in Wichita at time of death. Jack was retired from the teaching field where he had taught in California. In earlier years and later, Jack taught at Collegiate. His favorite hobbies were watching and going to the KU basketball games. He was also an avid reader and loved cooking and trying different recipes.

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.