Obituaries

Apr 16, 2025

Wayne V. Porter 92 died April 16, 2025, at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. He was born January 15, 1933, in Vona, Colorado to Carl H. and Agnes M. (Davidson) Porter.

On October 3, 1954, he married Janet Jacobsen at First United Methodist Church in Newton. She preceded him in death on December 2, 1971. He later married Sabina Zillner and...

Apr 12, 2025

Ardith Dianne Freyenberger Brunk, aged 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Showalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas.

She was born on November 27, 1933, in Wayland, IA, to Ezra and Lavina Freyenberger. She married James Royce Brunk on June 8, 1957 in Wayland, IA. Ardith lived a full life! She was always busy either baking cinnamon rolls or...

Apr 8, 2025

Chris Michael Kuntz, 72, of Powderly, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Paris Regional Health.

A visitation is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday April 26 at Petersen Funeral Home 

Chris, the son of George & Mary Kuntz, was born Sept. 16, 1952, in Strong City, KS. His career with the railroad spanned more than 30 years, working from Kansas...

Apr 4, 2025

Rosalie Ann Neufeld was born in Hillsboro, KS to Adolf J. and Olga Brandt Bartel on October 5, 1939. Together with older brother Gladwin, she grew up on a farm southwest of Hillsboro. In that home, she had the usual pets among yard animals, helped with chores, and learned to drive the tractor for field work.

Rosalie was baptized into membership...

Apr 2, 2025

Janet Carol Wortz

Janet Carol Wortz, born on August 8, 1964, in Albany, Georgia to Jim and Colleen (Richmond) Hamlett, passed away peacefully in the arms of Jesus at home on April 2, 2025. She is survived by her husband Philip of almost 37 years, their children, Philip James (32) of Wichita, Alyssa Michelle (31) of Newton, and William Henry (25),...

Mar 31, 2025

DOB: July 25, 1955

DOD: March 31, 2025

Survived by daughter Mandy Craig (Mike), son Bobby Altum, grandchildren Katelyn Stahly (Brome), Erin Zinn, Alex Altum, Jett, Jeffrey Craig (Bailie), Preston Craig (Kayla), great grandchildren Dawson, Emersyn, Warren, and Liam, along with siblings Donnitta Warren, Ed Altum, Tom Altum (Angela), Bill Altum (Renita), and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Proceeded in death by his...

Mar 30, 2025

Ruth Eby Penner, age 86, of North Newton, KS, passed away on March 30 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Ruth is survived by her husband Marvin Penner, daughter Vicki Penner, husband Richard Minder, granddaughter Sophia and grandson Joseph and also by her son Larry Penner, wife Rebecca Weidner, grandson Zachary and granddaughter Alison.

Ruth was born May 4, 1938,...

Mar 27, 2025

Harold Richard Regier was born November 21, 1931, the youngest and only son of five children born to Albert and Selma Penner Regier.

He was raised on a farm two miles south and a half mile east of Burrton, Kansas. Born during the depression, he and the family lived frugally. Yet, there was always food. Church, school, and work were the...

Mar 27, 2025

Gregory (Greg) Lewis Hardeman died Thursday, March 27, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 21, 1948, in Leavenworth, Kansas, the only son of John L. Hardeman and Evelyn (Davidson) Hardeman. He spent his childhood in Merriam, KS and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. He attended the vocational school at Kansas State College at Pittsburg, where he...

Mar 26, 2025

Vernon Lee Dyck died on March 26, 2025, at Schowalter Villa, in Hesston, Kansas. He was born September 21, 1936, in Goessel, Kansas to Ervin and Agnes (Dirksen) Dyck. He joined an older sister, Phyllis. After their mother died in 1944, Ervin married Olga Schmidt and they had 3 more children, Galen, Sharole, and Kristi.

He grew up on the farm...

Mar 25, 2025

Catherine Ann Wilson (Cathy) was born on September 10, 1946 and passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025 in Newton, Kansas at the age of 78 years old. Catherine was born to Alice Elizabeth (Pooler) and Damian Cyrus Wilson in Kansas City, Kansas and was one of five children born to this union. 

Catherine is preceded in death by brother Damian...

Mar 25, 2025

Ellen Marie Yocum 89, died March 25, 2025, at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas. She was born July 12, 1935, in Norwich, Kansas to Merle and Mildred (Knowlton) Hendrixson. On January 1, 1952, she married C.L. Aiken and they were later divorced. She went on later, and married Harry Yocum on October 11, 1980, and he preceded her...

Mar 23, 2025

Sarah Mary Swanson Glimpse, beloved daughter, died Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 32. She was born September 21, 1992, in Wichita, Kansas to Jeff and Jan (Swanson) Glimpse. Sarah Mary was a 2011 graduate of Newton High School. She found joy in longboarding, cosplay, tennis, video gaming, being outside, listening to and singing...

Mar 20, 2025

Agnes Elaine (Bergen) Goertzen, 86, of Hesston, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 20, 2025, in her home at Schowalter Villa Retirement Community in Hesston.

Agnes was born March 21, 1938, to the late Abe and Elizabeth (Fast) Bergen in their home near Newport, Washinton. She was baptized as a youth at the Spring Valley Mennonite Church (Newport), where she...

Mar 12, 2025

Gary Eckert, 76, passed away on March 12, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas.

Gary was born on October 29, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri to Billy and Edith (Butler) Eckert.

Gary was a graduate of Newton High School. After graduation, he worked varied positions in many parts of the country in the food service industry. He was an avid motorcycle rider. He cherished...

Mar 11, 2025

Janice J. Garver, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Newton Presbyterian Manor in Newton, KS.

She was born April 9, 1943 in Herington, KS to Darrell and Geraldine (Jerry) Jones. On July 14, 1959 she married Dale K. Garver in Woodbine, Kan.

Janice is survived by: sons and daughters-in-law; Greg and Leisha Garver of Newton, KS; Troy and Jill Garver...

Mar 10, 2025

A graveside committal service will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at Restlawn Gardens of Memory in Newton with Pastor Duane Moraine Presiding. Military Honors will be presented by the McConnell Airforce Base Honor Guard.

Mar 10, 2025

Mar 10, 2025

Kathy A. (Rutenbeck) Hewett 71 died March 10, 2025, at her Newton residence. She was born April 5, 1953, in Waukegan, Illinois to Harvey L. and Iva Fay (Barr) Rutenbeck. On December 29, 1972, she married David W. Hewett in Parsons, Kansas and he survives of the home.

Kathy was a retired ARPN working with the Sedgwick County Kansas Juvenile Detention...

Mar 8, 2025

Mark Runnells, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle of Newton Ks went to be with his eternal father on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Mark was born July 17, 1955 to James (Jim) and Joan (Timmermyer) Runnells. Mark was the third oldest of seven siblings, He attended elementary education at St. Marys Catholic School. As a young boy, Mark was an...