Wilkening, Betty M., 83, homemaker, passed away, Friday, February 10, 2012. Graveside service, 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, KS. Preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Opal Keller & Peggy Kessler; brothers, Fay & Jerry Dickinson. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth of the home; daughter, Shirley (John) Downer of Douglass, KS; son, Steven (Janet) Wilkening of Yukon, OK; brother, Clarence (Barbara) Dickinson, Jr.; sisters, Jean Riggs of Coeur d’Alene, ID, Sarah (Ben) Greenlea of Denver, CO, Patricia Perry of Windom, MN; grandchildren, Kenneth (Jennifer) Wilkening of Virginia Beach, VA, Chad (Ashlee) Wilkening of Yukon, OK, Joel (Shana) Downer of Douglass, KS; great grandchildren, Jeremy, Hailey, Emily, D’Lanee, Ryan, Wylie & Bailey. A memorial has been established with the Alzheimer’s Association.