OBITUARY

Henry "Hank" V. Buresh

November 4, 1941 – May 24, 2026

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DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary

Henry “Hank” V. Buresh, passed away on May 24, 2026 at the age of 84. He was born on November 4, 1941 to Henry and Winifred "Peggy" (Bradfield) Buresh.

Hank was born and raised in Caldwell, Kansas, graduating from Caldwell High School in 1959. After high school, he began working for Simplex Time Recorder, servicing fire alarms and security systems for 43 years.

On November 16, 1963, he married Madonna B. (Bucheit) and together they had six children. She passed away on February 24, 2007. After the passing of Madonna, Hank met Grace (Carballo) Blum, whom he later married on August 17, 2012.

He is survived by his wife Grace; children Bradley Buresh of Augusta, Denise Loomis of Wichita, Madonna (Cliff) Smith of Clearwater, Chad (Katie) Buresh of Wichita, and Wendy Prue of Wichita; step-children Elizabeth (Lee) Cuckson of Castle Rock, CO, and Mary Anne (Donnie) Morton of Decatur, AL; siblings Phyllis (Norman) James of Caldwell, Betty (Dave) Schmidt of Caldwell, Janice (John) Cottle of Enid, OK, David (Jeneane) Buresh of Cheyenne, WY, Phillip Buresh of Wichita, Teresa (Kurt) Johnson of Goddard, and Sarah (Tom) Yunker of Caldwell; as well as 25 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Hank was preceded in death by his first wife Madonna, brother Steve Buresh, son Todd Buresh, son-in-law Mike Prue, grandson Tyler Loomis, and granddaughter Nicola Cuckson.

Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 pm and the Rosary will begin at 7:00 pm, Friday, May 29, 2026, at Christ the King, 4411 W. Maple St., Wichita.

Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Christ the King, 4411 W. Maple St., Wichita. Interment will immediately follow at Resurrection Cemetery, 1640 N. Maize Rd., Wichita. Please join the family at Christ the King School Cafeteria for a luncheon immediately following the interment.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, and Christ the King Catholic Church.

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FAMILY

Grace (Carballo) Blum BureshSecond Wife

Bradley BureshSon

Denise LoomisDaughter

Madonna Smith and husband, CliffDaughter

Chad Buresh and wife, KatieSon

Wendy PrueDaughter

Elizabeth Cuckson and husband, LeeStep-Daughter

Mary Anne Morton and husband, DonnieStep-Daughter

Phyllis James and husband, NormanSister

Betty Schmidt and husband, DaveSister

Janice Cottle and husband, JohnSister

David Buresh and wife, JeneaneBrother

Phillip BureshBrother

Teresa Johnson and husband, KurtSister

Sarah Yunker and husband, TomSister

25Grandchildren

17Great Grandchildren

Madonna B. (Bucheit) BureshFirst Wife (deceased)

Steve BureshBrother (deceased)

Todd BureshSon (deceased)

Mike PrueSon-in-Law (deceased)

Tyler LoomisGrandson (deceased)

Nicola CucksonGranddaughter (deceased)

PALLBEARERS

Kaleb LoomisPall Bearer

Nicholas PruePall Bearer

Hank BureshPall Bearer

Paul BureshPall Bearer

Ethan MortonPall Bearer

Travis HillmanPall Bearer

Bradley BureshHonorary Pall Bearer

Todd Buresh (deceased)Honorary Pall Bearer

Chad BureshHonorary Pall Bearer

Cliff SmithHonorary Pall Bearer

Mike Prue (deceased)Honorary Pall Bearer

Lee CucksonHonorary Pall Bearer

Donnie MortonHonorary Pall Bearer

Tyler Loomis (deceased)Honorary Pall Bearer

Colton SmithHonorary Pall Bearer

Clayton SmithHonorary Pall Bearer

Patrick SchraderHonorary Pall Bearer

Anthony MortonHonorary Pall Bearer

Jacob MortonHonorary Pall Bearer

Jared MortonHonorary Pall Bearer

Walker WatsonHonorary Pall Bearer

Ryan CucksonHonorary Pall Bearer

Brittany HillmanGift Bearer

Ashton LoomisGift Bearer

Lyndsey LoomisGift Bearer

Ellie KlitzingGift Bearer

Josie BureshGift Bearer

Gabby SchraderGift Bearer

Gracie MortonGift Bearer

Jessica HamiltonGift Bearer

Emma CucksonGift Bearer

DONATIONS

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105

Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice313 South Market Street, Wichita, Kansas 67202

Christ the King Catholic Church4411 West Maple Street, Wichita, Kansas 67209

Services

No services are scheduled at this time. Receive a notification when services are updated.

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