Elizabeth Lucille Wolfinger

May 29, 1934 — September 15, 2025

Pleasanton, Kansas

Elizabeth “Betty” L. Wolfinger, age 91, of Pleasanton, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025, in Olathe, Kansas.  Betty was born on May 29, 1934, in Tovey, Illinois, to Harris and Agnes (Meikle) Nichols. Her father died when she was 9 and her mother when she was 11. She was adopted by Thomas and Tillie Corbett of Urbana, Illinois, when she was 13 years old.  

Betty graduated from Champaign High School in 1953. She married William Wolfinger on June18, 1954. They had four children and later divorced.  

Survivors are her children: William Wolfinger Jr., Deborah (Darren) Callahan, Diana Robison, and Deanna (Edward) Bradley. Her grandchildren: John (Libby) Frank, Colin (Allison) Lewis, Thomas (Kassie) Wolfinger, Amber (Justin) Dyjak, Michael (Julie) Wolfinger, and Morgan Bradley. Her great-grandchildren: Gavin and Crew Frank; Logan and Baby Lewis; Addison, William, and Emerson Wolfinger; Melody and Hannah Dyjak; Liam Wolfinger and Owen and Rylie Dawson. She is also survived by her sister, Helen (George) Traver; her brother, Robert (Kathi Hamernik) Barbre; her sister-in-law, Gail Barbre; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is proceeded in death by her parents, her adopted parents, and her siblings, Joyce Yard,  Harris Nichols Jr., Earl (Dee) Thayer, and Charles Barbre.

Graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Linville Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Midwest Genealogy Center. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.

(Published in the Linn County Journal on September 19, 2025.)