Obituaries

Apr 5, 2022

 A memorial service is scheduled for Ila Jean Sauerwein who died on January 29, 2022 will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday April 18, 2022 at Salem United Methodist Church in Newton.  Her full obituary is on the Petersen Funeral Home Website dated January 29, 2022

Apr 5, 2022

Edward “Lee” Cooper Jr., 97, died April 5, 2022. He was a retired Boeing technical illustrator and WWII Army veteran.

Edward was born November 25, 1924, in Newton, Kansas. He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Kansas.

Preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Olive (South), and bother Gary.

Survivors include daughter Susan and son Steven...

Apr 5, 2022

Darlene Ruth (Nickel) Redinger went to be with the Lord on April 5, 2022.   She was born on April 28, 1936 to Peter and Margaret (Franz) Nickel., Goessel Kansas. She graduated in 1954 from Goessel high school. After graduation, she became a waitress at the corner lunch Newton Kansas where she met Gerald, “Jerry “  Redinger. They married on June...

Apr 4, 2022

LeeAnn Newell passed away on 4-4-22 at Bethesda Home in Goessel.

She was born the 9th child of 14 to Vivian B. and William A. Sheffler in Newton, KS. She lived her whole life in Harvey County, KS.

She worked in the Newell Family Businesses in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. She also worked as a chef at other local...

Apr 2, 2022

Sandra Kay (Sanderson) Johnston (“Sandi”), longtime Newton resident, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, April 2, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was born August 17, 1944 to Freddie L. and Norma J. (Anderson) Sanderson in Corpus Christi, Texas. They preceded her in death. She married Franklin Dale Johnston in Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 29,...

Apr 1, 2022

Betty Jean (McGinn) Hanna, 102, homemaker and retired co-owner of Hanna Furniture Company, Inc. passed away at home April 1, 2022 surrounded by family. She was born May 10, 1919 to Margaret (O’Keefe) and John McGinn on the family farm in Sedgwick, KS. She married George J. Hanna on January 28, 1949. Betty was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic...

Apr 1, 2022

William Douglas Meyer 77, died April 1, 2022 at Newton Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1944 in Flandreau, South Dakota to William N. Meyer and Alvina C. Johnson Meyer.  His parents were traveling evangelists for The Church of God of the Firstborn and he was raised on street meetings where his parents would spread the gospel for Christ. ...

Mar 31, 2022

Bill R. Kliewer, 78, died peacefully on March 31, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on April 15, 1943, to Edward and Wilma Kliewer in Beaver, Oklahoma, with dreams of being a cowboy, raising cattle.

 

Growing up, Bill loved the farm life, but there was always time to play basketball with his dad when...

Mar 24, 2022

Pamela Sue Kyle was born May 6, 1958. She passed March 24, 2022.

She loved plants and cats. She did upholstery work for many years. She was a collector like her mother.

She is preceded in death by her father, Thomas Kyle, and her ex-husband, Martin Wetschensky.

She is survived by her mother Dolores Kyle, three brothers, Thomas Kyle, Brent...

Mar 22, 2022

Donovan J. Stubby (94) passed away Tuesday, March 22 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas.  Don was born on July 26, 1927 to Jacob and Edna Stubby.  The oldest of nine children he grew up in rural Lehigh, Kansas.   He went to school in Lehigh and at age 16 went to work in the oil fields for two...

Mar 19, 2022

Arley L. Porter 88, died Saturday March 19, 2022 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. He was born August 4, 1933 in Boise, Idaho to Archie and Ruth (Wimmer) Porter. On June 1, 1957 he married Mary Robinson and she preceded him in death on July 15, 2008

Arley served his country in the United States Navy and was...

Mar 18, 2022

Mary Ann Unruh Gertsen, 93, was born on Friday, January 13, 1928, to Susanna (Susie) Hiebert Unruh and Henry Funk Unruh at their home in Newton, Kansas. She was the youngest of six children. She attended Bethel College Mennonite Church with her family and was baptized and joined the church in 1942. She died peacefully with family by her side...

Mar 18, 2022

Norman F. Salmans, 88, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, at home, surrounded by family in Newton, Kansas.

He was born Norman Farrell Salmans on November 22, 1933 near Hanston, Kansas, to Vance & Sue (Hertel) Salmans.  He graduated in 1951 from Hanston High School, Hanston, Kansas.

On June 29, 1951, he married the love of his life, Joy E....

Mar 16, 2022

Robert Stanley Floyd (Red) made it to the finish line here on Earth on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. He ran a great race!  He gave life 110% with intestinal fortitude! A man with many titles and names:  husband, father, son, brother, uncle, grandpa, great grandpa, Red, Bob, Robert, Uncle Bob, Uncle Red, Coach Floyd, Mr. Floyd, teacher, principal, boss, mentor,...

Mar 15, 2022

Richard W. Smith 81, died on March 15, 2022 at Paramount Health and Rehabilitation in Newton, Kansas.  He was born January 11, 1941 in Pueblo, Colorado the son of William V. and Pearl (Larsen) Smith.   He attended school in Goodland, Kansas.

 

After school he went to work for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, where he worked for...