John Paul Diaz, 60, died April 2 at his home in Florence.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 8 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, rural Florence. No visitation is scheduled.
He is survived by six brothers, Chillo, Nick, Paul, Jim and Tony all of Chicago, Robert of Florence, and two sisters, Rickey Marroquin and Anita Diaz, both of Chicago.
Edward J. Costello, 85, former president and chief executive officer of Tampa State Bank, died April 2 at St. Luke Hospital in Marion.
Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 5 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Marion. A rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday April 4 at Holy Family Parish, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Tampa. A private family burial will be held at Marion Cemetery.
He was born April 9, 1922, to James and Anna (Noone) Costello in Tampa. On Sept. 1, 1947, he was married to Mary K. Quinn, who survives in Marion.
He is also survived by two sons, Patrick Costello and Donna Kay Fladager of Moscow, Idaho, and Christopher Costello of Marion; three daughters, Cathleen McNamara, Teresa and Dave Perky and Barbara and John Loehr, all of Overland Park, and Mickey and Bill Lundy of Marion; sisters Anna Marie Bergkamp of Pretty Prairie, Rosemary Lewis of Wichita, Catherine and Martin Hajek of Tampa, and Florence Scanlan of Laguna Nigel, Calif.; and 17 grandchildren.
Memorial funds have been established with Holy Family Parish Building Fund, Marion Advancement Campaign and Wichita State University Foundation, all in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, P.O. Box 6, Marion, KS 66861.
Karen C. Pruitt, 72, teacher and former Florence resident, died March 30 at Flint Hills Care Center of Emporia.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 4 at First Christian Church, 202 E. 12th Ave., Emporia. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Cemetery in Florence.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 4 at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall.
She was born July 20, 1935, to H. Floyd and Marie (Whitaker) Slater in Wichita. On June 3, 1956, she was married to Gene Pruitt, who survives in Emporia.
She is also survived by two sons, Steve and Kim Pruitt of Wichita, and Craig and Ann Pruitt of Austin, Texas; a daughter, Penny and Jody Fleming of Waverly; a brother, Harold Slater of New Mexico; and six grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established with Guardian Angel Program—Dr. Grizzell, in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, P.O. Box 6, Marion, KS, 66861.
Faynell M. Lehman, 88, former retail employee, died March 31 at harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 3 at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in Newton. Burial will follow at Restlawn Gardens of Memory.
Visitation will be prior to the service at 9 a.m. at the church.
She was born April 2, 1919, to Lou (Winder) and Roy Miller in Ryan, Okla. On March 6, 1941, she was married to Trevor Lehman, who survives in Newton.
She is also survived by a daughter, Becky and Gary Pankratz of Davenport, Iowa; and two grandchildren.
Memorial funds have been established with Trinity Heights UMC Library Fund and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in care of the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.
August A. Wolf, 88, former Bendix Corp. employee in Kansas City, Mo., died March 28 at his home in Garland, Texas.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, at Broadway Mortuary in Wichita. Visitation will from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary.
He was born Aug. 15, 1919, to Alexander Wolf and Anna Margaret Schreiner-Wolf in Lehigh. In 1946, he was married to Josephine Fall, who survives in Garland.
He is also survived by a daughter, Cindy Biter of Richardson, Texas; two sons-in-law, Doug Biter and Joel Falk; and four grandchildren.
