Obituaries

Pamela S. Surface, 75, of Hutchinson, died April 18, 2025, at Hospice House. She was born July 27, 1949, in Wichita, to Allen L. and Maxine J. (Burgett) Ward.

Roger Lee Bunck, 81, of Viola, Kansas, passed away April 14, 2025 with family at his side. He was born Christmas Day 1943.

Larry Sylvan Stockton, 81, was carried by Angels to the God he loved, on April 14, 2025, after living a life of Christian Mission, nurturing and serving others.

Joyce Ann Ford, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2025, at the St. Francis Harry Hines Hospice Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was 73 years old.

Barbra J. Solberg, 85, of Goessel, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025 at her home. Services are pending and will be announced later by Miller-Ott Funeral Home, Goessel with a full obituary.

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Sharon Lynne Weve, 84, of Haven, Kansas passed away Friday, April 18, 2025 at Pleasant Hills in Hutchinson. She was born on January 15, 1941 in Cunningham, Kansas to Wilbur J. and Marion (Stanton) Spain.

Cheryl L. Reinert, 60, passed away April 18, 2025, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kan. She was born January 7, 1965, in Great Bend, Kan. to Larry and Marilyn (Brown) Kopke. Cheryl had previously been married to Darren Reinert.

Stanley Dewayne “Stan” Lamb, 77, passed away April 16, 2025, at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on January 5, 1948, in Pratt, Kansas, to Raymond and Della (Smith) Lamb. On December 18, 1966, he married Kathy Gabriel in Great Bend.

Kyle M. Jimison, 72, died April 16, 2025, at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born August 30, 1952, at Ellsworth, Kansas, the son of Howard and Verda (Staley) Jimison. Kyle graduated from Holyrood High School.

Gary Allen Hinson, 87, passed away on April 16, 2025, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born on October 27, 1937, in Concordia, Kansas, to Elbert and Helen (Strait) Hinson. On November 23, 1958, he married Patricia “Pat” Blake in Delphos, Kansas. She passed on July 9, 2023.

Velma Jean (Krehbiel) Funk was born December 18, 1930, to Henry P and Emma (Kaufman) Krehbiel in Cleveland, Kansas. She was the youngest of 8 children born to this union. She died at Parkside Homes on April 11, 2025.

Lorene Elizabeth Myers, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, and matriarch of her family, passed away peacefully at Diversicare in Chanute, Kansas, on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the age of 103.