Venda Marie Hemken

Venda Marie Hemken, 87, retired secretary for Graham Real Estate, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014. Rosary, 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, Downing Lahey Mortuary West. Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., Thursday, January 30, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Preceded in death by parents, LeRoy and Mary Widdows; husband, Raymond Hemken; brothers, Robert, William and Thomas Widdows; granddaughter, Anne Marie Ewald. Survivors: children, Dennis R. (Linda) Hemken, Doris (Michael) Gerik, Dolores (Jerome) Ewald, Diane M. (Fredrick) Stump all of Wichita, David J. Hemken of Evergreen, CO, Debra A. (Paul) Sontheimer of Waseca, MN; brother, Donald Widdows of Barstow, CA; sister, Betty Widdows of Apache Junction, AZ; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 South Market, Wichita, Kansas 67202 and Bishop Carroll High School, 8101 W. Central, Wichita, KS 67212.