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Norman F Tennyson
Oct 9, 2023
Norman F. Tennyson 82 died October 9, 2023, at Newton Medical Center. He was born August 3, 1941, in Wichita, Kansas to David and Vivian (Hanes) Tennyson. On April 6, 1963, he married Sharon Ratzloff at Valley Center, Kansas and she survives of the home.
Norman served his country in the U.S. Army. He was retired as a assembler...
Gary F Chaffee
Oct 9, 2023
Gary F. Chaffee, age 84, passed away on October 9, 2023. He was born on June 8, 1939 in Newton. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Claudia Rose Justice Chaffee, son Paul and daughter-in-law Shellie Lynn Foulk Chaffee, grand children: Kyle Allan Chaffee and wife Diana, Sgt Caleb Chaffee, and Reagan Chaffee. Great Grandchildren Jasmyne Shelby Chaffee,...
Duranda E Hogan
Oct 8, 2023
Duranda, 67, of Newton, Kansas passed through the heavenly gates on October 08, 2023 after battling long term illnesses to rejoin her late husband, Kyle Baymiller in the afterlife. Duranda Ellis Hogan was the 3rd of 4 children. The only daughter, she grew up in the deserts of southern New Mexico with her brothers Mike, Dan, and Wilson as...
James Philip Corfman
Oct 2, 2023
James "Jimmy" Corfman, age 64, passed away on October 2, 2023 in Wichita, Ks.
Jimmy began his life in Salina KS and was born August 22, 1959 to Roy Dean & Roberta (Dunn) Corfman. He moved with the family to the farm near Whitewater KS and graduated from Remington High School in 1977. Most recently, Jimmy was employed as...
Mary Lou Holt
Oct 2, 2023
Mary Lou (Marlin) Holt died October 2, 2023 at NMC in Newton, Kansas.
She was born August 7, 1937 in Greenville, Oklahoma to Jesse Edward and Eva M. (Clinkscale) Marlin. On November 27, 1954 she married Leonard J (James) Holt . They were married 51 years when he preceded her in death.
Mary Lou is survived by her 4 daughters: ...
Edna Mae Franco
Sep 26, 2023
Edna Mae (Goad) Franco 82, died at her Walton residence on September 26, 2023. She was born March 9, 1941 in Newton, Kansas to William "Bill" and Ruby Elda "Decker" Goad. On April 30, 1960 she married Gregorio Franco at Newton, Kansas and he survives of the home.
Edna was a woman of great faith and faithfully served her...
Lola F Schmidt
Sep 24, 2023
Lola Fern Voth was born January 2, 1930 in Newton, Kansas, to Leo and Sarah (Kliewer) Voth. After a week-long stay at Sarah’s parents’ home due to a snowstorm, Leo picked up Sarah and little Lola to head out to their farm home east of Newton in the Grace Hill community where Lola spent all of her growing up years....
Carol Jean Harms
Sep 20, 2023
Carol “Jean” Harms 82, died Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at her Newton residence. She was born April 4, 1941 to Earl and Anna (Otto) Bullock, in Cedar County, Missouri. She married Arthur Harms on May 15, 1971, in Wichita and he preceded her in death on August 30, 2010.
Jean ran a drapery business before she became a housekeeper....
James A Casey
Sep 20, 2023
James A. Casey 65, died Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at his Newton residence. He was born February 2, 1958 in Newton, Kansas to James and Sonja (Tharp) Casey. On October 22, 1983 he married Cindy Sue Weerts at Newton and she survives of the home.
James was a longtime local HVAC technician working for several local firms including Denny's...
Verna J Classen
Sep 19, 2023
Verna Heibert Classen was born on July 28, 1932 in Meade, Kansas. She was the youngest child of Ben and Lizzie Heibert, her brothers were Ernest and Marvin.
Verna’s early childhood was spent on the farm where her father raised crops. She went to a small country school, where she learned English because she only knew low-German. Verna accepted...
Jason Sutcliffe
Sep 18, 2023
Jason Wayne Sutcliffe, 44 years young, died Monday, September 18, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on March 10, 1979 in El Dorado Springs, MO to Milo Andy Sutcliffe and Sylvia (West) Doyle.
Jason was Vice President of Operations at Empower Physical Therapy in Newton for many years. He loved his job in physical therapy....
Patricia Joyce Shelly
Sep 4, 2023
Patricia Joyce Shelly, 71, of Newton, Kansas died Monday, September 4, 2023, at home after a 3-year struggle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born on December 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, to Kenneth and June Rupert Shelly, while her father was in seminary. She lived in Pulaski, Iowa, and Trenton, Ohio, before moving to North Newton, Kansas. She was baptized...
Ruby Phyllis Harms
Sep 1, 2023
Ruby Phyllis Harms, 93, of Peabody, KS, was welcomed to Heaven September 1, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born to John and Eva Funk on September 9, 1929. She married the late Willard Harms August 17, 1956 and they started their family in Goessel, KS and eventually moved to Peabody, KS.
They had two sons, Ronald...
Gladys Thiessen
Aug 30, 2023
In her own words:
I was born near Lostwood, North Dakota, and raised in the Alsen/Munich, North Dakota, area. My family farmed near Lostwood, not far from the Canadian border in the northwestern part of the state, and moved to the northeastern part of the state near Alsen while a young girl. The winters were very cold and harsh...
Bobby G "Bob" Niblett
Aug 29, 2023
Bobby (Bob) Niblett 89, went peacefully home to his Lord and Savior, whom he served faithfully on August 29, 2023.
He served many years as a Deacon in the Baptist church but faithfully attended the Legacy Worship Center (Westside Freewill Baptist) in Wichita, KS for the last 17 years. Bob was dearly loved by his family, and he loved them.
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Evelyn Fitz Roy
Aug 26, 2023
Florence “Evelyn” (Mather) Fitz Roy 89, died peacefully on August 26, 2023, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, Kansas. On June 16, 1934, Evelyn arrived the ninth of 12 children born to Jacob P. and Susie (Bigbee) Mather on a farm 10 miles S.W. of Grinnell, Kansas. She grew up in a happy Christian home. At a young...
Richard E Janzen
Aug 23, 2023
Richard E. Janzen 94 died August 23, 2023, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. He was a retired bank loan officer. He was born on February 25, 1929, to Herman S. and Linda (Peters) Janzen. Richard grew up on the family farm near Newton and attended a one-room grade school. He graduated from Walton High School in 1947 and later attended...
Raymond Gene Ghere
Aug 22, 2023
Raymond Gene Ghere passed away at the age of 90 on August 22, 2023 at his rural Sedgwick, KS home surrounded by his loving family. Raymond was born on May 25, 1933 at the family home in rural Harper, KS. He was the third boy born in a family of 6 boys and 1 girl to Russel and Inez Ghere.
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Justin L Vajnar
Aug 19, 2023
Justin Lyn Vajnar 51, died Saturday, August 19, 2023, at his Newton residence. He was born April 12, 1972, in Newton, Kansas to Lynn and Connie (Klein) Vajnar. On June 26, 2004, he married his lifelong love Melissa Smith at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton, and she survives.
Justin would say his crowning achievement was when the light of...
Crecensio Franco - Rojas
Aug 18, 2023
Crecensio (Chencho) Franco-Rojas, passed away August 18, 2023. Crecensio was born on June 15, 1949 in Nombre de Dios, Durango, Mexico to Ascension and Teresa Franco. Crecensio grew up without his birth parents but worked hard to provide for himself by coming to Kansas to work at Ferroloy Refinery in the 70’s. He then moved on to work for Excel...
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