Martina B. Chavez
1924 - 2020
Martina B. Chavez, 96, died Thursday
(October 29, 2020) in Sedgwick.
She was born on January 30, 1924 in
Mulvane, Kansas, the daughter of Meliton and Josefa Bonilla Chavez.
Martina was raised in Wichita and attended Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic School.
For over 40 years she had work at the
Woolsworth Store in Wichita as a window decorator. Through the years
Martina had been a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
and Christ the King Catholic Church in Wichita. She moved to Sedgwick
in the late 90's where she was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Halstead.
Martina was an avid quilter and enjoyed
spending time at the Sr. Center in Sedgwick.
Survivors include her sister-in-law
Manuela Chavez of Sedgwick; along with her nieces and nephews Antonio
Chavez and his wife Kathy of Sedgwick, Daniel Chavez of Pueblo,
Colo., Victoria Davis and her husband Don of Sedgwick, Angela Panek
and husband Steve of Garden Plain, Ks., and Elisa Wagoner and her
husband Jim of Shawnee, Ks.
Martina is preceded in death by her
parents; brother John Chavez; and an infant brother.
Graveside services and interment will
be held at 1:00 P.M., Monday (November 2, 2020) at the Hillside
Cemetery in Sedgwick, Ks.
A memorial has been established with
Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Halstead, contributions may be sent
to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton,Ks. 67114.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton, Ks.
