Obituaries
Patrick C Breckunitch
Jun 21, 2025
Patrick C. Breckunitch 70, died June 21, 2025, at Advena Living of Clearwater, in Clearwater, Kansas. He was born on September 8, 1954, in Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Carl and Jean (Levins) Breckunitch. On July 14, 1984, he married Majel Palmateer at St. Mary Church in Salina, Kansas and she survives of the home.
Pat graduated from Buffalo Center High School...
Dorothy I Unruh
Jun 19, 2025
Dorothy I. (Dudte) Unruh, 103, passed away under hospice care on June 19, 2025, at a Paramount Community Living and Rehab Greenhouse in Newton, Kansas.
Dorothy was born on September 12, 1921 to Anna (Tangeman) and John L Dudte in a Gordon-Van Tine pre-cut house north of Newton. It is said the home was also the first in Harvey County with...
Linda Lou Flores
Jun 18, 2025
Linda Lou Flores (Friesen), age 77, Born on July 17, 1947 in Newton, KS, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2025. Loved and adored by many, Linda will always be remembered for her kind, loving, and nurturing nature that seemed to come so naturally to her. Though her passing brings sadness, those who know and love her can find comfort...
Robert J. "Bob" Bunting Sr.
Jun 17, 2025
Robert J. Bunting Sr.
February 14, 1949 – June 17, 2025
Robert J. Bunting Sr., 76, died June 17, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born February 14, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan, to Walter F. and June A. (Klotz) Bunting.
Bob graduated from St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, where he was a proud member...
Deborah Dennis
Jun 15, 2025
Deborah Dennis past away June 15, 2025 she was born October 18, 1952 . Her service will be at Kidron Bethel chapel on July 22 at 3p.m.
Molly Sue Kangas Stahlheber
Jun 15, 2025
Molly Sue Kangas Stahlheber died June 15, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on December 20, 1980 in Hancock, Michigan. During her young years she attended several schools due to her dad’s army career. She graduated in 1999 from Peabody Burns High School. She worked as a CAN/CMA.
Molly is survived by her parents Ken...
Myron Paul Voran
Jun 12, 2025
Myron Paul Voran, 96, passed away June 12, 2025, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. He was born March 22, 1929, in Kingman, KS, to Paul J and Hulda (Graber) Voran and grew up in Pretty Prairie, KS. Myron had a rich and full life. He was a farmer and built custom houses and kitchens. He took an active part in church...
Erwin Lloyd Loeffler
Jun 11, 2025
Erwin (Erv) Lloyd Loeffler, 94, of Newton Kansas died on June 11, 2025 at Presbyterian Manor in Newton, KS. Erwin was born to Jacob and Marie Loeffler on May 10, 1931 in Dalhart, Texas. The Loeffler family moved around to several Kansas towns before eventually settling in Inman. He graduated from Inman High School in 1949.
After high school Erwin worked...
Keith Willis Woolery
Jun 8, 2025
Keith Willis Woolery, 75, of Denton, Texas, passed away on June 8, 2025, at Faith Presbyterian Hospice’s T. Boone Pickens Center in Dallas. He was born on Flag Day (June 14), 1949, in Newton, Kansas, to Lorin Willis and Nellie Mae Price Woolery.
As a child, Keith was an avid hunter and trapper who enjoyed keeping unique pets, including an alligator...
Leonard Don Rhoden
Jun 8, 2025
Leonard Don Rhoden passed away on June 8, 2025.
His parents at the time of his home birth on September 14, 1941 were: Louis Oscar Rhoden (1890-1957), and Evelyn Pearl Smith-Rhoden (1908-1983), Leonard was preceded in death by his father and mother, brother Louis Eugene Rhoden (1931-1984), and sister Rose Mary Rhoden-Tennyson (1938-2021), and first born son Leonard Don Rhoden Jr....
Marion Deckert
Jun 6, 2025
Marion was born on the 14th of August 1934 in Richey, Montana, to Annie and Alvin Deckert. Marion is not a typical name for a boy, and while growing up on the farm in eastern Montana with his sister Alison (Hiebert) and brother Kenneth, he was known as Bud. Marion graduated from Bethel College, where he met his wife Lois...
Norma Jean Tipton
Jun 5, 2025
Norma Jean Tipton 87 died June 5, 2025, at her home. She was born April 11, 1938, in Snowball, Arkansas to Audy E. and Fairy M. (Taylor) Turney.
In May of 1957 she married Herman Baker and they were later divorced; she then married Ted Neuenschwander and he preceded her in death. In August of 1991 she married Jerry W. Tipton...
Robert L Sheffler
Jun 5, 2025
Robert L. Sheffler 84, lovingly know as Bob or Lanny died June 5, 2025 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. He was born June 5, 1941 in Halstead, Kansas to William A. and Vivian B. (Carter) Sheffler. On January 24, 1961 he married Lynda Kay Van Buren in Newton and she preceded him in death on August 19, 2019....
Joaquin Valle Vasquez
Jun 4, 2025
Joaquin Valle Vasquez 70, died Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born May 9, 1955 in Jalisco, Mexico to Arcadio and Socorro (Vasquez) Valle. On February 13, 1974 he married Maria Rios in Mexico and she survives of the home. Joaquin attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton.
He worked...
Larry Hill
Jun 3, 2025
Larry Lee Hill, 81, passed away on June 3, 2025. Larry was born in Beloit, Kansas on December 8, 1943.
He grew up on a farm near Glen Elder, KS, attended Beloit Elementary School, Jardine Junior High School, and graduated from Wichita South High School in 1962.
He raised three children with his first wife of 23 years, Marilyn (Watkins) Hill in...
Vere English
May 30, 2025
Vere Edward English, 92, went to be with the Lord on May 30, 2025. He was born March 14, 1933 in Newton to parents David and Velma Jean English. He grew up on a farm north of Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1951. While in high school he was active in FFA and was awarded the State...
Chad W Schuessler
May 27, 2025
Chad W. Schuessler 49, died Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at his home. He was born December 12, 1975 in Wichita, Kansas to Alvin Max and Velma (Reimer) Schuessler. On June 4, 2016 he married Wendy Stone at Sedgwick, Kansas and she survives of the home.
Chad is survived by his loving family; wife Wendy, brother Marc and wife Debbi, niece Rachel...
Janice L Born
May 25, 2025
Wichita-Janice L. Born (McGlachlin) 85, devout Catholic, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother passed away May 25, 2025, at Ascension Living Wichita, KS. She was born November 20, 1939 to William and Margaret (Reilman) McGlachlin in Newton, KS. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and Newton High School. Janice was a homemaker, a mother to 9 children, 3 stepchildren, 35 grandchildren...
Elsie Troyer
May 19, 2025
Elsie Jane Troyer (Koehn), 101, passed away peacefully at home in Newton on May 19, 2025. She was born Sept. 29, 1923, in Cimarron, KS, to parents, Abe and Matilda (Schultz) Koehn. She was the 7th of 10 children. Elsie married Ora Jacob Troyer on October 23, 1939. Together they had 5 children. They owned and operated Ever Ready Cab...
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