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Jessie Behrendt
DERBY - Jessie Lorene Behrendt, 75, of Derby, died March 19, 2000, at Riverside Health System in Wichita.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Medicine Lodge at the First Christian Church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery
in Medicine Lodge.
Friends may call at Hawks Funeral Home of Wellington until 8 tonight and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the church in Medicine Lodge.
A memorial has been established with the Native American Fund, Defenders of Wildlife and Friends of the Earth. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Behrendt was born Feb. 8, 1925, on a farm near Gerlane, to Blanche (Freeman) and Henry Bryan McCracken. She attended schools in Barber County and graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 1943. After graduation she moved to Wellington.
During World War II she worked at Boeing in Wichita where she met Harold W. Behrendt of San Antonio, Texas, an officer in the U.S. Navy. They were married Aug. 19, 1945, in Wichita.
The couple lived in several locations before returning to the Wichita area in 1951. They were ranchers until her death.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Behrendt, Derby; two sons, Michael Allen Behrendt, Wichita, and Steven Lee Behrendt, Burden; a daughter, Debra Jean Newsome, Davis, Okla.; two brothers, Don McCracken, Wellington, and Eldon McCracken, McKinney, Texas; and three grandchildren.
Judith Irvin
WICHITA - Judith Kay Irvin, 53, of Wichita, formerly of Winfield, died March 19, 2000, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus in Wichita.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Miles Funeral Service. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home until 9 tonight. Family will greet friends from 7 to 9.
A memorial has been established with the Lupus Foundation of America. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Irvin was born Dec. 12, 1946, in Winfield, to Clara May (Baucom) and Warren Ernest Bowlby. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1964. For four years during high school and following graduation, she was a certified nursing assistant at Winfield State Hospital and Training Center.
On Feb. 19, 1967, she married Donald E. Irvin in Winfield where they made their home before moving to Wichita. Irvin was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Irvin, a daughter, Angie Barr, and two sons, David Irvin and Kevin Irvin, all of Wichita; her sister, Jeanna Hall, and her brother, James Bowlby, both of Winfield; and six grandchildren.
Marjorie Osmundson
Marjorie Jean Osmundson, 77, of 1712 Ritchie, Winfield, died March 19, 2000, at her home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jerre Nolte will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Friends may call at Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home until 8 tonight. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8.
Memorials have been established with the Grace United Methodist Church Kitchen Fund and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Cancer Fund. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Osmundson was born April 29, 1922, in Girard, to Lillie (Holler) and L.H. "Lola" Gove. She graduated from Girard High School in 1940. She attended Pittsburg State Teachers College in the early 1940s and graduated from Emporia State University in the 1960s.
On June 6, 1948, she married Roy Clifford Osmundson in Girard. They lived on a farm near Eureka for 17 years before moving to Winfield in August 1965.
For over 30 years she taught music in schools in various communities, including Dexter and Udall.
Osmundson was active in community activities. She held every position in the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliaries at both the local and state levels. She was the state musician for the VFW Auxiliary and a member of the American Legion Past Presidents Club 8 & 40 and the Udall Teachers Organization. She had been a 4-H community leader and delivered meals for Meals On Wheels in Winfield.
She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Roy Osmundson, Winfield; a daughter, Jean Johnston, Manhattan; and one grandson.
Charles Veach
Charles Edward Veach, 81, of Winfield, died March 16, 2000.
Private services will be held later. Hillside Funeral Home East of Wichita is in charge of arrangements.
Veach was a retired self-employed mechanic and millwright.
Survivors include a daughter, R. Noretta Haynes, Smyrna, Tenn.; a brother, Floyd Veach, Thompson Falls, Mont.; three sisters, Ardina Whayley, Oxford, Dorothea Peacock, Auburn, Wash., and Margaret Veach, Winfield; five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Lydia Walker
UDALL - Lydia Christina Walker, 89, of Udall, died March 17, 2000, at Riverview Manor in Oxford.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Udall United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Udall Cemetery.
Friends may call at Miles Funeral Service from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials have been established with the Alzheimer's Research Association and the Udall United Methodist Church. Contributions may be made through the church or funeral home.
Walker was born Oct. 4, 1910, in Butte, Neb., to Christina (Horst) and Jacob Brunmeier. She was raised in Nebraska and South Dakota. In 1931 she moved to Fort Scott, and she graduated from high school in Fort Scott in 1935.
On March 17, 1946, she married John W. Walker at Fort Scott. The couple lived there until moving to Udall to live on the Walker family farm. Her husband died Sept. 27, 1987.
Walker was a member of the Udall United Methodist Church and was active in church organizations.
Survivors include two sisters, Elsie Gaynor, Minneapolis, Minn., and Deloris Polar, Austin, Texas; and four brothers, Dr. Richard Brunmeier, Lincoln, Neb., Rudy Brunmeier and Herman Brunmeier, both of Oregon, and Paul Brunmeier, California.
Mildred Detter
Iva Mildred Detter, 95, of Winfield, died March 17, 2000, at Cumbernauld Village.
Services were held at 10 a.m. March 21 at the First United Methodist Church. The Revs. Rick Thornton and Forrest Robinson officiated. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Laura Belle Haines was the organist. Jeanette Thornton sang 'The Lord's Prayer,' and the congregation sang 'Amazing Grace' and 'How Great Thou Art.'
Casket bearers were Bradley Detter, John Kielhorn, Rocky Flick, Worrall Clift, Matt McCune and Richard Tredway.
Memorials have been established with the First United Methodist Church and Cumbernauld Village Van Fund. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Detter was born Nov. 26, 1904, in Grenola, to Effie (Fletcher) and Joseph J. Marshall. She graduated from Grenola High School at 16 years of age and began her teaching career at 17 in the Grenola area. She attended Southwestern College in 1927.
On July 31, 1930, she married Harry E. Detter in Winfield. He died Oct. 9, 1965.
She continued to teach in the Udall, Oxford and Winfield area during her marriage. Shortly after her husband's death, she returned to Southwestern and graduated. She retired in 1969.
Detter was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Order of Eastern Star and Chapter CU of P.E.O. and a past member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, all of Winfield.
Survivors include a son, Marshall Detter, Winfield; two daughters, Carol Falen, Lawrence, and Janis Flick, Winfield; a sister, Nada Jo Thomas, Manhattan; seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
John Hawkins
Memorial services for John Franklin Hawkins were held at 11 a.m. March 21, 2000, in Colonial Chapel of Miles Funeral Service. The Rev. Jerre Nolte officiated.
Music included 'In the Garden' and 'That's My Job' sung by Conway Twitty.
American Legion Post 10 of Winfield provided a military honor guard with Bill Morris as commander.
The body has been donated to the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
Memorials have been established with the World War II Veterans Memorial, the Army Emergency Relief Fund and Hospice Inc. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Edna Bingle
Edna M. Bingle, 88, of 1611 Ritchie, Winfield, died March 22, 2000, at William Newton Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at Miles Funeral Service until 9 tonight.
A memorial has been established with the First Christian Church. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Bingle was born May 16, 1911, at Amboy, Ind., to Elizabeth Ann (Kendall) and Jesse Glen Arnold. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1929 and from Southwestern College in 1933. She was a school teacher for eight and a half years.
In 1938 she married William Eugene Bingle in Winfield. They lived in Lyons from 1940 to 1943.
Following her husband's death in 1943, Bingle returned to Winfield where she was a chemical technician for H.L. Snyder Memorial Research Foundation. She retired in 1976 following 28 years of service.
She was a member of the First Christian Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda J. Schneider, Marietta, Ga., and Mary E. Eseltine, Brea, Calif., and four grandchildren.
Judith Irvin
Services for Judith Kay Irvin were held at 10 a.m. March 22, 2000, in Colonial Chapel of Miles Funeral Service. The Rev. Gerald Graber officiated. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Music included "You'll Never Walk Alone," sung by Elvis Presley, and "Amazing Grace" and "How Do I Live Without You?" sung by LeAnn Rimes.
Honorary casket bearers were Brian Little and Steven Irvin. Casket bearers were Steve Redd, Roger, Bob and Jeremy Bolander, James L. Bonnell and Jerry Little.
A memorial has been established with the Lupus Foundation of America.