Vera "Jean" (Frankenberg) Whalen

While their 4 children were young, Jean made and decorated a wide variety of cakes, from birthday cakes to wedding cakes, and everything in between. She even made a cake for Actor Hans Conreid when he was in Wichita for “The Absence of a Cello”. She traveled the Midwest making wedding cakes for a number of her nieces and nephews, and children.

She was a private secretary to the owner of Miro-Flex Manufacturing, then a secretary and bookkeeper for a local advertising company, before retiring.

In the summer months, Jean and Jim could always be found at a ball field watching their grandchildren playing softball and/or baseball.

Jean and Jim were long time members of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and founding members of their Harvest House. And they were instrumental in starting the Harvest House at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church.

Jean was much loved by her family and friends. She will be deeply missed.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Roland C. "Bud" Frankenberg, Jr.; two twin sons; five brother-in-laws; and three sister-in-laws.

She is survived by James "Jim" Whalen, her husband of over 69 years; sister-in-law, Cathy Frankenberg; children, Jay (Tanya) Whalen, Jan (Jim) Morgan, Jill (David) Flory, and Jeff (Marcy, decd.) Whalen; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 11 nieces and nephews, 24 great-nieces and nephews, and 23 great-great-nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, located at 3642 N. Ridge Rd., Wichita, KS 67205. A rosary will take place at St. Catherine of Siena at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, also at St. Catherine of Siena. Entombment will follow immediately at Calvary Cemetery, located at 610 S. Vassar St., Wichita, KS 67218.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in memory of Jean. Donations may be directed toward giving in her memory, or to be put toward St. Catherine of Siena Out of Love For God Building Fund. To donate online please visit https://www.eservicepayments.com/cgi-bin/vanco_ver3.vps?appver3=x1a8uAgje-8dTfwGAicT4jfYGSQ2YUK1meeOWlRPxdl1YzobNDOqExusiAiLTuMtqPl2ycQEVO2wLDvNn5G7yY9OLO7Dg8yDfJe-osqoHKPelRMIUQO1ws0MDmjSxQn1d7XXcRWwQd2PPq-TENN99w==&preview or you may mail a check to the church at 3642 N. Ridge Rd., Wichita, KS 67205.