Mary Marquardt

May 28, 2026

Mary Marquardt, 72, died Thursday, May 28, 2026, peacefully with caregivers at her bedside. Mary was cared for by staff members at Azria and Wheat State Manor for several years. Mary was also cared for by Country Care Hospice from Harper, Kansas.

Viewing will be from 10 am – 8 pm, Monday June 1, 2026, and Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Graveside Service will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Maple Grove Cemetery. Her caregivers will be invited to honor her and share their memories at the graveside service, or by visiting her at Downing & Lahey and sharing their memories in her register book.

Mary grew up in the Methodist church in Wichita, Kansas.

Mary is preceded in death by her father and mother William Frederick and Patricia Esther Marquardt; and brother, William “Bill” Howard Marquardt.

Services

Visitation: Monday, June 1, 2026 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Downing & Lahey East Mortuary
6555 E. Central
Wichita, KS 67206

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Visitation: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Downing & Lahey East Mortuary
6555 E. Central
Wichita, KS 67206

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Graveside Service: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 2:00 pm

Maple Grove Cemetery
1000 N. Hillside St.
Wichita, KS 67214

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Cindy Welton says:

June 2, 2026 at 2:20 pm

Thank-you for being a shining star at Azria Health. You are so loved.

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jeff southard says:

June 3, 2026 at 3:45 pm

Mary was my second cousin on my mother’s side. Life dealt her a
tough hand, but she was a constant source of encouragement to
everyone around her. Rest in peace.

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David Staudacher says:

June 28, 2026 at 7:40 am

Hi Mary! So sorry to hear of your passing, and that we never got the chance to talk more. My fault, I know – always chasing rainbows. I imagine you probably forgot all about me long ago, but I still remember you, all these years later, and often ponder what might have been. Your Father, even though we met only once, briefly, on a group bike ride, was an inspiration to me my whole life, with his good humor, wit, and deeply curious way of engaging with the world, doing great things in small ways. We bonded over bicycles. I was sad to hear he had died not long after our brief meeting – hit by a car, 3000 miles into his dream goal of retracing an 1880 round-the-world journey – by bicycle.

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