Raymond Carl Hemken

Hemken, Raymond Carl, 87, retired farmer and Boeing flight line mechanic, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011. Rosary, 7 p.m., Thursday, March 24; Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., Friday, March 25, both at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Preceded in death by parents, John and Lena (Becker) Hemken; infant sister, Hilda; twin sisters, Lenore and Leona; sister, Velma Keener; granddaughter, Anne Marie Ewald. Survivors: wife, Venda; children, Dennis Hemken (Linda), Doris Gerik (Michael), Dolores Ewald (Jerome) all of Wichita, David Hemken of Evergreen, CO, Diane Stump (Fredrick) of Wichita, Debra Sontheimer (Paul) of Waseca, MN; sister and brothers, Edna Maki of Loveland, CO, Norman Hemken of Rush Center, KS, Ernest Hemken of Long Beach, CA; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202 and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, 8101 W. Central, Wichita, KS 67212. Downing Lahey Mortuary West. Rosary, 7:00 P.M., Thursday, March 24, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church