Obituaries
Mary Jane Pickering
Nov 7, 2022
Mary Jane Pickering, 68, passed away Monday November 7, 2022 at her family home in Valley Center. She was born February 7, 1954 in Halstead, Kansas to Sharmen and Delores (Powell) Carter. She was married to Harvey Pickering who preceded her in death.
Mary Jane was a member of the Riverview Baptist Church. She was a retired Dialysis Nurse for...
Betty Dody
Nov 7, 2022
Betty Dody, Newton, KS, former director and owner of Candy Cane Corner Nursery School, passed away November 7, 2022, at the age of 90. She was born December 4, 1931, in Bucklin, Kansas to Frank and Bertha Hoffman. She was a 1949 graduate of Bucklin High School. In 1951 she received an associate’s degree and teaching certificate from Dodge City...
Elizabeth “Betty” Martinez
Nov 5, 2022
Elizabeth (Betty) Martinez, age 80, passed away on November 5, 2022, in Newton, Kansas.
Betty was born July 8, 1942 in Marion, Kansas to Juan and Josephina (Morales) Martinez.
Through three marriages she is survived by nine children. Tom and Mary (Torres) Jaso, Christopher and Mary (Breon) Martinez, Jo Ann and Mark Pauley, Rose Paige, Roberta Jaso, Felicitas Jaso Cantu...
Donald L Schmidt
Nov 2, 2022
Donald Lee Schmidt, 86, of Newton, KS, died Wednesday from complications of pancreatic cancer at Kidron Bethel Village. Don was born at home to David and Kathryn Schmidt who farmed on hilly ground outside of Medford, OK during the Great Depression . Despite the challenging times, and despite living initially without electricity, Don and his younger brother, Lewis, grew up...
Charles Arthur Dudley Jr.
Oct 31, 2022
Charles Arthur Dudley Jr. was our beloved husband, father, brother, and friend. He passed away peacefully at the age of 74 on October 31, 2022.
He was born in Pittsburgh, Kansas on August 26th, 1948 to parents Charles A. Sr. and Dorothy Dudley. He was raised in Sedgwick, Kansas along side his 3 sisters, Donna Kaye, Debbie, and Delinda.
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Esther M Kroeker
Oct 30, 2022
Esther M. Kroeker 94, died Sunday, October 30, 2022 at NMC Health in Newton, Kansas. She was born October 18, 1928 in Pretty Prairie, Kansas to Herman John Henry and Marie Alma (Schrag) Winsinger. On July 30, 1965 she married Peter F. Kroeker at Pretty Prairie, Kansas and he preceded her in death on June 21, 1997.
Esther was a...
Diane Branning
Oct 30, 2022
Diane Branning 60 died October 30, 2022, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was Born August 11, 1962, in Wellington, Kansas to Darrell and Shirley (Bradt) Branning. On September 19th she celebrated 41 years with her life partner Patty Kreier.
She graduated from Wellington High School, Fort Hay State University with a degree...
Michael Martinez
Oct 27, 2022
Michael “Mike” Martinez 69, died peacefully on October 27, 2022 at his home in Newton, Kansas. A rosary will be at 6 pm on Friday November 4, 2022 at Petersen Funeral Home in Newton. The family will receive friends following the rosary. Celebration of Life will be Saturday November 5, 2022 from 1-5 at the American Legion in Newton.
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Walter John Silvernale
Oct 26, 2022
Walter “Walt” Silvernale 85, died October 26, 2022 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston
Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday November 2, 2022 at St. Mary Catholic Church
With The Reverend Andrew Bergkamp and The Reverend Jorge Lopez Celebrants
Rosary will be 6:00 p.m. Tuesday November 1, 2022 at Petersen Funeral Home the family receive friends following Rosary
Walt...
David Lee Schmidt
Oct 25, 2022
David Lee Schmidt was born to Bob and Joyce (Hiebert) Schmidt on April 29, 1969 in Wichita, Kansas.
He graduated from Kansas State University and Dallas Theological Seminary. He married Joella Woods in 1996. They were blessed with three children, Anna, Nathan, and Ethan.
David worked as a youth pastor for many years and most recently in IT...
Donald Dean Quiring
Oct 23, 2022
Donald Dean Quiring, 89, died on October 23, 2022, at his home in Newton, Kansas.
He was born on July 8, 1933, in Cimmaron, Kansas, the son of Frank and Katherine Quiring.
Don played basketball for Newton High School graduating in 1951. He served four years on a destroyer in the United States Navy from February 1952 – February...
T. Nadine Smith
Oct 23, 2022
Thelma Nadine Donham was born to Claude Earl “Jack” Sr and Vera Nadine (Willhour) Donham on March 14, 1934, at the family home in Wichita, Kansas. Nadine was the oldest child, followed by Nancy, Claude “Butch” Jr, Carl and Everett.
Nadine attended various Wichita grade schools before starting tenth grade at East High School. She graduated from East in...
Don Mccann
Oct 16, 2022
Donald R. McCann 89, died October 16, 2022 at Paramount Health and Rehab in Newton, Kansas. He was born January 14, 1933 in Newton to Cecil and Iva (Hale) McCann.
Don retired as a car inspector for the Santa Fe Railroad.
He was married to Wanda Medlock in 1954; Vergia Mellott in May of 1975 to November 1998; Barbara...
James Earl Blair (Jimmy)
Oct 14, 2022
James Earl Blair (Jimmy), passed away on October 14, 2022, at the age of 82 in Newton, Kansas at the Kansas Christian Home.
Jimmy was born on August 28, 1940, in Enid, Oklahoma.
He is survived by his brother Bill Blair, sister Roberta O’Dell, his niece Kathie Cook, his cousin Jerry Magers and his loving partner of 38...
Selena Fuller
Oct 12, 2022
Selena Fuller, 69, of Russellville went home to her Lord on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Capitol Region Medical Center.
She was born September 26, 1953 in Paris, Arkansas to the late Cliff and Mary Frances (Smith) Craft. Selena grew up in Charleston, AR where she graduated from high school. One day she was introduced to Earl Fuller at her family...
Gary Hadsell
Oct 9, 2022
NEWTON – Gary Craig Hadsell passed away Oct. 9 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. He was 79. Although Gary spent his last year of life in the Harvey County area, several local family members have decades-long ties, including his daughter, Kerry Grosch (formerly of Hesston); and granddaughters, Julie Hendricks and Tami Mosqueda (James), a grandson, Adam Johnson; and two great-granddaughters, Brylie...
William Henry Winter
Oct 7, 2022
William Henry Winter, age 82 died October 7, 2022 in Newton Kansas, one month after his beloved wife Margaret.
William (Bill) was born in Wichita, Kansas to Roy and Alice Winter. As a child Bill was often with family helping his family with chores. He could be found tending the garden, doing yard work, sometimes at work with his...
Frieda Mae Quiring
Oct 7, 2022
Frieda Mae Quiring, 84, died on October 7, 2022, at her home in Newton, Kansas.
She was born on December 28, 1937, in Goessel, Kansas, the daughter of Cornelius (Curt) and Kathrine (Flaming) Janzen.
On June 15, 1957, Frieda was united in marriage to Don Quiring in Newton, Kansas. The couple celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this year.
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James “Jim” Hess
Oct 6, 2022
James “Jim” Howard Hess, 76, passed away unexpectedly on October 6, 2022, at his home in Newton, Kansas.
He was born on November 17, 1945, in New York, New York, the son of August “Jimmy” and Joan (Decker) Hess.
At the age of seventeen, Jim joined the United States Army. He proudly served his country as a Non-Commissioned Officer in...
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