Obituaries

Vada P. Smith

Dec 30, 2020

 

Vada P Smith 90, died December 26, 2020 at Via Christi St. Joseph in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born December 14, 1930 in Southeast Kansas near Peru to Frank and Goldie (Wave) Kocher.  On December 30, 1949 she married Edward M. Smith and he preceded her in death on March 18, 2017.

Vada was a loving wife, mother and...

David B Rowland

Dec 29, 2020

David B. Rowland 68, died December 29, 2020 at his Newton residence surrounded by his loving family.

He was born June 28, 1952 in Newton, Kansas to Emmert and Virginia (Hanke) Rowland.  He married Linda Thomas on June 21, 1975 and they enjoyed 39 years of marriage before Linda preceded him in death. He worked the current AGCO from 1972...

Frank Luna

Dec 29, 2020

Linda Lee (Merritt) Pfau

Dec 28, 2020

Linda Lee (Merritt) Pfau 80, died Monday December 28, 2020 at the Medical Center Intensive Care Unit of Newton, Kansas.  She was born October 28, 1940 in Ames, Iowa to Lee and Evelyn (Lund) Merritt.  On April 4, 1961 she married Melvin Eugene Pfau at Boulder, Colorado; Melvin preceded her in death by one week, December 21, 2020.

Linda attended...

Marvin J. Rutschman

Dec 28, 2020

Marvin J. Rutschman 89, died December 28, 2020 at Regency Park in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born November 25, 1931 in Whitewater, Kansas to Julius and Martha (Weins) Rutschman.  On June 15, 1953 he married Jane Hogan at Newton, Kansas and she preceded him in death on January 22, 2015.

Marvin was a United States Air Force Veteran and a...

Sara Quinones

Dec 27, 2020

Sara Quinones 92, passed away peacefully December 27, 2020 at Newton Presbyterian Manor.

Sara was born May 18, 1928 in Newton, Kansas to Amador and Rosa Cardenas.  She attended Newton Public Schools until the family moved away during the middle of her senior year.  She graduated from Strong City High School in the class of 1946. Sara married Luis “Louie”...

Marvin Schmidt

Dec 26, 2020

Marvin Schmidt 90, died Saturday December 26, 2020 at Halstead Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday December 31, 2020 at Eden Mennonite Church in Burns, Kansas There will be a private family visitation. Petersen Family Funeral Home

Marvin Schmidt

Dec 26, 2020

Marvin Schmidt was born to John J and Anna (Schmidt) Schmidt, on February 22, 1930, in Alfalfa Co. Oklahoma near Goltry. He passed away on December 26, 2020, at the Halstead Health and Rehab, Halstead Kansas, reaching the age of ninety years.

Marvin’s childhood was spent in the Goltry and Jet Oklahoma communities. It was here he received his formal...

Carolyn Schmidt

Dec 26, 2020

Carolyn Jean Youk Schmidt passed away peacefully at home in Newton Kansas on December 26, 2020.  She was born to Leland Victor Youk and Lorene Keller Youk in Durham Kansas on July 29,1940.

 

She married Leon Boyd Schmidt at the Durham Lutheran Church in Durham Kansas on July 8, 1960 and recently celebrated their 60th anniversary.

 

She grew...

Lana D. Voss

Dec 23, 2020

Lana Dianne Voss, 70, died on December 23, 2020, at Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Kansas.  She was born on December 28, 1949, in Sterling, Kansas to William A. Voss and Lillie Carol Shannon.  Lana graduated from Kingman High School in 1967, and attended Emporia State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Masters Degree in Reading.  She taught...

Melvin E. Pfau

Dec 21, 2020

Melvin Eugene Pfau 86, died Monday December 21, 2020 at his North Newton residence.  He was born September 26, 1934 in Holyoke, Colorado to Adolph and Helen (Faulheber) Pfau.  On April 4, 1961 he married Linda Lee Merritt at Boulder, Colorado and she survives, of the home.

Melvin was an United States Army Veteran.  He retired as an Agricultural Loan...

Trevor W. Reeves

Dec 21, 2020

 

Trevor W. Reeves 23, died Monday December 21, 2020 at Hutchinson, Kansas.  He was born October 30, 1997 at Hutchinson, Kansas to Tom and Jeanette (Hungerford) Reeves.

He graduated from Buhler High School and enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing and boating at area lakes.

Trevor was a loving son, grandson, brother, uncle, cousin and friend to many and will...

Terry Dean Janzen

Dec 18, 2020

Terry Dean Janzen of Wichita passed away on December 18, 2020, surrounded by family, after a battle with cancer. He was born September 14, 1952, in Newton to Arthur H. and Louise (Hiebert) Janzen.

Terry graduated from Newton High School with the class of 1970, and was a dedicated employee of Kansas Gas Service for more than 30 years.

On...

Margaret “Colleen” Rivera

Dec 16, 2020

Margaret “Colleen” Rivera, 83, of Newton passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Newton

Presbyterian Manor. She was born December 8, 1937, in Des Moines, Iowa, the youngest child of Emmett Scott and Jane (Dickson) Willis.

 

Colleen grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated from East High School. She married Antonio “Tony” Rivera, Sr., on September 8,...

Gwen Phillips

Dec 16, 2020

Gwen Phillips 93, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Asbury Park in Newton.  She was born November 10, 1927 in Jacksonville, Florida to Evan and Viola Richards. On May 22, 1949 she married John W. Phillips at Newton and he preceded her in death on September 2, 2014.

Gwen was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church in Newton...

Travis M “Stix” Smith

Dec 15, 2020

 

THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN POSTPONED WE WILL ANNOUNCE TIME AT A LATER DATE 

Travis Michael ‘Stix’ Smith 41, passed away Tuesday December 15, 2020 from a car accident.

 

He was born November 15, 1979 to Richard Smith and Wilma Jean (Schultz) Decker in Newton, KS. Travis graduated Newton High School Class of 1998. He loved...

Richard “Dick” Verschelden

Dec 14, 2020

Richard “Dick” Verschelden, 70, died on December 14, 2020 at his home surrounded by family.

He was born July 17, 1950, in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Ernest and Josephine (Newton) Verschelden. He was raised in Peabody and attended Peabody-Burns High School, graduating with the class of 1968. He then attended Emporia State University.

Prior to retirement, Richard worked as...

Samuel D. Fritts

Dec 10, 2020

Samuel Dean Fritts, 59, of Newton, Kansas died on December 10, 2020 at his home in Asbury Park, Newton, Kansas.

He was born February 13, 1961, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Tommie “J” & Iris Nadine (Smith) Fritts (Waltman).

Sam at age of 4 had an illness that required other people to take care of him. He lived at...

Sierra Rose Issel

Dec 9, 2020

Sierra Rose Issel was born to Jason and Tamara Issel on September 24, 2007.

She left this earth to meet the Savior on December 9, 2020.

Sierra was a delight to all who knew her.

 

Early on we discovered she was a special girl that would need extra attention and help. This

did not take away from the delight...

Ermina Shepherd

Dec 8, 2020

Ermina Belle (Koby) Shepherd passed peacefully surround by family on Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020 at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, KS after a brief non-covid illness and lung cancer.

 

Ermina was the seventh child of eight born to Lyle D and Lelah N (Crawford) Koby in Sedgwick, KS.  She graduated from Sedgwick High School in 1952 and was...