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Vera C. Unruh
Nov 7, 2013
Vera C. Unruh 93, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Newton Medical Center. She was born February 3, 1920 in Buhler, Kansas to George W. and Mary (Dick) Matthies. On June 11, 1941 she married Otis Unruh in Halstead, Kansas and he survives of the home. Vera was a member of the First Mennonite Church in Newton, Kansas and was...
Edwarda M. Manring
Nov 5, 2013
Edwarda M. Manring, 78, died on Tuesday, (Nov. 5) at Newton Medical Center. She was born on August 7, 1935 in El Dorado to Ted and Leona (Gard) Leffingwell. She was a graduate of the Newton High School class of 1953. Upon graduation she married Fawn Manring in Newton. They were married for more than 60 years until her death....
Rex E. Hobble
Oct 20, 2013
Rex E. Hobble
Rex E. Hobble, 99, passed away at the Diversicare of Sedgwick health care center Oct. 19, 2013 – 11 days short of his 100th birthday.
Hobble was born to Howard and Cora Bissell Hobble Oct. 30, 1913, at the family farm in Putnam, Kan. He graduated from Valley Center High School in 1931 and from...
Salome A. Jantz
Oct 20, 2013
Salome A. Jantz 87, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the Newton Medical Center. She was born April 24, 1926 in Goessel, Kansas to Albert and Anna (Duerksen) Schmidt. On June 6, 1947 she married Allen Jantz in Goessel Kansas and he preceded her in death on March 24, 2008. Salome was a member of the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in...
Stacey L. (Wolting) Tappan
Oct 20, 2013
Stacey Lee (Wolting) Tappan 49, died Sunday October 20, 2013 at her Newton residence. She was born December 2, 1963 in Newton, Kansas to Ralph and Leora (Blundon) Wolting. ON April 26, 2003 she married Brian Tappan in Newton and he survives of the home. Stacey dreamed of travel and enjoyed crafting with her family and grandchildren. She also was...
Juanita L. Morrison
Oct 15, 2013
Juanita L. Morrison 87, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Newton Medical Center. She was born September 12, 2013 in Cheney, Kansas to Elmer and Hazel (Osborne) Cook. She married Ralph E. Morrison and he preceded her in death. Juanita was a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church in Wichita, Kansas. She was a homemaker, loving wife and mother. Juanita...
Doris Weber
Oct 10, 2013
Doris Weber 86, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. She was born April 5, 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada to Eden and Clara (Kellsey) Kinzie. She married Ralph Weber on September 1, 1951 in Kitchener, Ontario and he preceded her in death in 1988. Doris was a 1951 graduate of the nursing school at Kitchener-Waterloo...
Esther Ream
Oct 9, 2013
Esther C. Ream 85, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born September 27, 1928 in Newton, Kansas to Eli and Nancy (Branson) Butts.. On February 7, 1947 she married Gaylord “Jack” Ream in Wellsville, Kansas and he preceded her in death on August 31, 1992. Esther was a member of the First...
Linda Anderson
Oct 9, 2013
Linda L. Anderson, 93, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Halstead, Kansas.
She was born on February 15, 1920 in Goessel, Kansas to DD and Louise (Warnke) Reimer.
On September 1, 1940 she married Kermit L. Anderson in Goessel, Kansas. They were married for over 60 years until his passing in 2002..
She...
Nellie Esau
Sep 25, 2013
Nellie Esau, age 100, homemaker and former resident of Newton, passed away Sept. 25, 2013, in Newton. She was married to Walter Esau on Sept. 22, 1935. He preceded her in death in 1992.Survivors include: brothers, Frank Koehn and Irwin Koehn; children: daughters, Delores J. Yoder and husband, Donald of Newton, and Kay Esau of Wichita; sons: Clifford Esau of...
Norma “June” Barham
Sep 23, 2013
Norma “June” Barham, 63, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at Asbury Park in Newton. She was born June 5, 1950, in Delano, Calif., to Fletcher and Melba (McMahan) Aubrey. On April 12, 1985, she married Ken Barham in Newton, and he survives of the home. June grew up in Delano, Calif., where her father farmed on fruit and nut farms....
Garry Wayne Irby
Sep 23, 2013
Garry Wayne Irby, “G.W.”, passed away at his residence on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Garry retired as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was a self-employed “handyman” and could rebuild or fix almost anything.Garry was born on Feb. 14, 1942, in Springfield Green Co., Mo., to Waldo and Taney (Bass) Irby. Garry married Sandy Lynn Bishop on...
Willard Stucky
Sep 22, 2013
Willard (Bill) Stucky
Willard Stucky, 84, minister and carpenter, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Kidron Bethel Village. He was known to many as Bill.
Bill was born July 26, 1929 to Emilie and Gideon Stucky in rural McPherson, Kansas.On August 8, 1954, he married Marjorie Olson.
Bill and Marj served Mennonite churches in Deer Creek, Oklahoma; Liberal,...
Wilma Joan Holmes
Sep 10, 2013
Wilma Joan Holmes, 74, of Newton, Kansas, entered eternal life to be with her Savior on September 10, 2013 while in the arms of her beloved husband of over 50 years. Born on October 9th, 1938, in Meade, Kansas, she was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and a brother.
She graduated from Meade High in 1956 and...
Lois Marshall
Sep 9, 2013
Lois A. (Squires) Marshall
NEWTON — Lois Ann
(Squires) Marshall, 76, of
Newton, died Monday,
Sept. 9, 2013.
She was born Aug. 21, 1937,
in Dover, N.J., the daughter
of William L. Squires Sr. and
Laura E. (Truscott) Miller.
She was preceded in death by
her father and step-mother, William L. and Dorothy “Dot” Squires Sr.;
and mother and step-father,...
Walter Thiesen
Sep 8, 2013
Walter Thiesen 93, died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Kidron Bethel In North Newton, Kansas. He was born March 5, 1920 in Marion County, Kansas to David and Sarah (Goertzen) Thiesen. He was married to Anna Kroeker on May 23, 1946 and she preceded him in death on November 6, 2003. Walter was a retired from maintenance at the former...
Irene Woolery
Sep 8, 2013
Irene D. Woolery 98, died Sunday September 8, 2013 at Sedgwick Plaza in Wichita, Kansas. She was born December 3, 1914 in Walton, Kansas to Oscar and Elizabeth (Thimm) Theleman. Irene met her future husband Phil playing horseshoes in the park and on April 6, 1942 she married Robert “Phil” Woolery and he preceded her in death in 1989.
...
Rico F. Gomez
Aug 30, 2013
Rico F. Gomez 42, died Friday, August 30, 2013 at his Newton residence. He was born October 22, 1970 in Newton, Kansas to John and Rosalie (Fast) Gomez. Rico was a laser technician at Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas. He enjoyed playing drums in local bands, hunting, fishing and being outdoors. His children family and friends were very important to...
George Hurd
Aug 28, 2013
George Hurd 76, died Wednesday August 28, 2013 at his Newton residence. He was born October 2, 1936 in Ft. Scott, Kansas to George Hurd Sr. and Hazel (Foster) Hurd. On August 12, 1966 he married Frances Allison and she preceded him in death on July 18, 2012. They started their married life out in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas before moving...
Mary L. Olmstead
Aug 21, 2013
Mary L. Olmstead, 84, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, at Asbury Park in Newton. She was born Nov. 25, 1928, in Taylor Township, Minn., to Charles and Olive (Wentworth) Olmstead. She was a homemaker and babysitter. Growing up in Minnesota, Mary enjoyed hunting and fishing and being outdoors. Her family was very important to her, and she greatly enjoyed spending...
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