Mark Joseph Lara

Mark Joseph Lara, 33, died October 27, 2026.

Rosary will be at 5:00 pm, Thursday, November 12, 2026; Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am, Friday, November 13, 2026, both at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The mass will be live streamed and available to view through the church’s YouTube page or by clicking “Watch” below.

Mark is preceded in death by his brother, Evan Lee Lara.

He is survived by parents, John and Laura Lara; his sister, Teresa and her husband Jesse Amy; his sister, Beth and her husband Zach Fry; his sister, Maria; his brother, Paul; his grandfather, John Lara; his grandmother, Evelyn Kirkland; and three nieces and nephews.

Memorials have been established with: Kansas Humane Society, 3313 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67219; St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 1321 N. Stratford, Wichita, KS 67206.

Services in care of Downing & Lahey Mortuaries — East Wichita.