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Frederick T “Fred” Kuestersteffen
Dec 8, 2020
Frederick T. “Fred” Kuestersteffen 84, died of Covid-19 Tuesday December 8, 2020 at Newton Medical Center. He was born November 28, 1936 in Piqua, Kansas to Gerhard and Margaret (Kreimer) Kuestersteffen.
He was married to his first wife Teresa (Estle) Harrington on April 15, 1961 in Iola, Kansas at St. John’s Catholic Church. She preceded him in death on January...
Doris Van Rossun
Dec 7, 2020
Doris M. Van Rossun, 91, of Newton, Kansas, died on December 7, 2020 at St. Francis hospital in Wichita, Kansas.
She was born January 28, 1929, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Preston and Katherine (Wilkerson) Bean.
Doris cared deeply for others, and was called to work as a health professional as a Certified Nurses Aid.
On...
Bernadine Dorothy Manning
Dec 6, 2020
Bernadine Dorothy Manning, 94, died on December 6, 2020 at her home.
She was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 20, 1926, the daughter of William Penn and Bridgett Brown.
On August 1, 1960, Bernadine married Norman Manning; he preceded her in death in 2010.
When Bernadine was young she was an amateur actress and model.
Bernadine attended Wichita State...
Harold D Bartel
Dec 5, 2020
Harold Dean Bartel, age 96, and a 68-year resident of the North Newton community,
passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020. Harold was born February 14, 1924 at
McPherson County Hospital to parents Edward W. and Ida (Schroeder) Bartel, joining 6-
year-old brother Wesley. The childhood home was a farm 8 miles northwest of
Hillsboro, Kansas and a “stones-throw” from Lehigh...
Margie Lee Crist
Dec 4, 2020
Margie Lee Crist went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 4, 2020. Born on February 20, 1933 in Wister, OK, she was the youngest of eight children. Margie attended Fanshawe schools and never missed a single day of classes from kindergarten all the way through high school. After graduating, she started working for the Santa Fe Railroad,...
Carl D. Thieszen
Dec 2, 2020
Carl David Thieszen was born July 21, 1929 on the family farm in rural Henderson, Nebraska. He was the second of six children of Daniel and Marie J. (Epp) Thieszen. He died December 2, 2020 at Presbyterian Manor (Newton, KS) with his loving wife, Louise and daughter, Sharon at his side.
Carl’s family farmed and engaged in the land...
Norvell L. Ericson
Nov 27, 2020
Norvell L Ericson 85, died November 27, 2020 at his Newton residence. He was born November 2, 1935 in Moran, Kansas to Orville L. and Jessie P. Ericson. On October 2, 1965 he married Jeanie Graves at Wichita, Kansas and she survives of the home.
He served his county in the United States Army Reserves. Norvell worked as a machinist...
Margaret Mccullum
Nov 24, 2020
Margaret McCullum, 77, died on November 24, 2020, at Kansas Christian Home due to complications of COVID-19 and went home to her Lord and Savior. She was born August 26, 1943 in Great Bend, Kansas to Richard A. and Mary L. (Wright) McCullum. She was the third of four children who were just about a year apart. Growing up the...
Walter “Walt” Long
Nov 24, 2020
Walter Long, retired Clinical Social Worker died November 24, 2020. He was born August 28, 1932 in Norton, Ks. His mother, Beulah Samuelson, died in childbirth and he was cared for by his maternal grandmother, Pearl Samuelson and his Aunt, Mary Margaret Samuelson. When he was one and one half years old, his father, Ralph Long, a Methodist minister, married...
Ruth Gail Preston
Nov 23, 2020
Ruth Gail Preston 81 died November 23, 2020 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Rural Elk County and grew up on a farm outside of Howard, Kansas as one of 9 children to Otis L and Hazel (Greenwood) Preston. She graduated from Howard High School in 1957 and worked at AT&T (Southwestern Bell) as a Manager until...
Lynn V. Loucks
Nov 22, 2020
Lynn Vern Loucks, son of Vernon and Pearl (Koehn) Loucks, was born in Bethesda Hospital in Goessel, KS on July 5, 1945. Lynn’s family lived near Canton, Kansas and attended Spring Valley Mennonite Church until 1952 when they moved to Protection, Kansas. Lynn attended first grade at Sunny Hill Grade School south of Canton and grades 2 through 8 in...
Diane Overaa
Nov 21, 2020
Martha Diane (White) Overaa, born in Roanoke, Virginia on June 27, 1953, passed away on November 21, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. Diane was born to Mildred Florence (Boothe) and Billie Jeanne White, and while she was young the family moved to San Diego, California where she grew up and graduated high school in 1972. Diane married Ronnie Max Grattan...
Betty Wright
Nov 21, 2020
Betty Louise (Bidwell) Wright was born on September 26, 1937 in El Dorado, Kansas to Earl Loyal & Thelma Louise (Frost) Bidwell and passed away in Hesston, KS on November 21, 2020.
Betty married Dean Dale Wright on May 10, 1958 in Whitewater, KS and they were married for 55 years at the time of his passing in September of...
Robert L. “Bob” Gaede
Nov 16, 2020
Robert L. Gaede, 91, passed away Nov. 16, 2020 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. He
was born Feb. 3, 1929 in Newton, KS to John E & Anna (Reiss) Gaede. He played
basketball for Newton High School, graduating in 1947. After graduation, Robert began
a career that lasted 45 years, as an engine foreman with the Santa Fe Railroad, retiring
in...
Steven K. Holinde
Nov 16, 2020
Steven K. Holinde 72, died November 16, 2020 at Newton Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1948 in Newton, Kansas to John and Dorothy (Rosencutter) Holinde. On October 1, 1972 he married Alice Everts at Newton and she preceded him death on March 16, 2009.
Steve retired from the USD 373 school system. He enjoyed watching the birds out...
Marjorie Ann Harms
Nov 16, 2020
Marjorie Ann Harms 87, died Monday November 16, 2020 at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas. She was born October 9, 1933 in Newton, Kansas to Isaac and Helen (Harms) Harms. She was third of three children and was raised on a farm east of Newton. Marjorie was baptized at Grace Hill Mennonite Church on June 5, 1949 upon...
Richard “Rick” Weeks
Nov 14, 2020
Richard “Rick” Orrin Weeks died just a few days short of his seventy-ninth birthday on November 14, 2020. His family surrounded him when he transitioned from this world to the next.
Rick was born on November 19, 1941 to John and Hazel (Mott) Weeks in White City, Kansas. He frequently would reminisce about time with his parents and family trips...
Virginia Bullard
Nov 12, 2020
Virginia A. Bullard 90, died November 12, 2020 at Newton Presbyterian Manor.
A graveside service will be announced at a later date
Virginia Bullard
Nov 12, 2020
Virginia Ann Bullard age 90, passed away on November 12, 2020 at the Newton, Presbyterian Manor. She was a resident there for 20 years. She was born February 6, 1930 in Newton, Kansas to the late Charles and Nellie Sauerwein. Virginia graduated from Newton High School. Shortly after graduation, she began working for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Newton, JC...
Donald E. Dody
Nov 10, 2020
Donald Eldon Dody, Newton, passed away Nov. 10, 2020, at the age of 90. He was born October 20, 1930 in Ottawa, Kan. to Arch and Helen Dody. He went to grade school in Bums, Kan., and country school in Antelope, Kan., later graduating from Bucklin High School in 1948. He married Betty Jeanne Hoffman August 6, 1950, at the...
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