Obituaries

Margaret (Rusty) Louise Colahan-Sederstrom, 76, passed away on August 20th, 2025, surrounded by loved ones, in Wichita.

Helen was a prayer warrior — dynamite in a small package! She was slim with sandy-colored hair and a narrow face, but make no mistake, she packed prayer power in her slender frame. She took God's instruction to "pray without ceasing" earnestly, and if you knew Helen, she prayed for you by name!

David Lee Mullins, aged 64, of Plainville, passed away peacefully at his home on August 24, 2025, after a long battle with cancer.He was born August 16, 1961, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Jack Junior and Cecilia "Sheila" (Higareda) Mullins.

Robert “Rob” Lee McDowell, formerly of Stockton, passed away on August 23, 2025, at Smith Center Memorial Hospital in Smith Center at the age of 71.He was born on May 17, 1954, to Arthur “Art” and Mary (Paulsen) McDowell in Smith Center, Kansas.

Wesley Neil Branch, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on August 18, 2025, at Redbud Village in Plainville, at the age of 64.He was born on December 28, 1960, to Edward F. and Shirley Ann (Grieve) Branch in Plainville. He was married in 2002 to Pamela Cleveland. She passed away in 2007.

Mary Catherine (Herrman) Dreher, age 92, passed away on August 18, 2025, at her home at Dove Estates in Goddard.She was born on September 18, 1932, the daughter of Isidore and Albertina (Legleiter) Herrman, on the family farm in Liebenthal, KS.

Wayne Albert Walz, of Plainville, passed away on August 18, 2025, at Redbud Village in Plainville, at the age of 83.He was born on March 13, 1942, to Albert T. and Leona L. (Shubert) Walz in Hays, Kansas.His father died in 1943, when Wayne was less than a year old.

Kermit Dean Schindler, Sr., passed away on August 12, 2025, at his home in Stockton, at the age of 88. He was born on December 26, 1936, at the family homestead in Rooks County, Kansas—the fourth of twelve children of Ray and Vera (Arrington) Schindler.