WEBDORTHA DUERSON. Published: September 19, 2024. No comments on “DORTHA DUERSON”. Dortha Lea Duerson, 85, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born May 10, 1939 to Clista (Hopke) and Lewis Duerson. After graduating from Turpin High School in 1957, she pursued a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern ...