Obituaries

Jan 9, 2021

On January 9th, 2021, Mary Ruth Daugherty, loving mother of three daughters passed away at the age of 64.   Mary was born December 16th of 1956 in Newton, Kansas to Francis and Evelyn Bornowsky. She grew up with 7 siblings. She later married Rod Daugherty of Newton. Together they had three daughters, Andria, Denise and Laura.   Mary enjoyed...

Jan 9, 2021

Betty Ash (Grace Elizabeth Bagby Ash) was born February 4, 1922 in Aurora Mo, to Grace and John Roscoe Bagby. She died peacefully January 9th at NMC Health in Newton, Ks.

Raised in Aurora, Mo, she attended what is now Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. and moved to Washington, DC in 1943 to work for the GPO. There she...

Jan 7, 2021

Raul Gonzalez Calixto, de 79 años , nació el 26 de Abril del 1942 y Dios lo llamó a su reino el 7 de Enero del 2021.

El era hijo de la señora Maria de Jesus Calixto y el señor Pablo Gonzalez Su querida esposa es la Señora Guadalupe Navarrete, se casaron el día 25 de Diciembre del 1971.

Sus...

Jan 5, 2021

Geraldine “Gerry” Angela Adkins, 86, passed away peacefully January 5, 2021 at her home in Newton, Kansas.

 

She was born March 1, 1934 in Naples, Italy to Antonio and Caterina Palmieri. She was their only child. She moved with her family to the United States in 1947. She lived most of her life in Eagle Rock, California. In her...

Dec 31, 2020

Wichita Dateline

Alexander C. Ewy 24, died in Wichita, Kansas in December 2020.  He was born July 12, 1996 in Syktivkar, Komi Republic, Russia. He joined his forever family with Charles C and Donna (Flemming) Ewy on Christmas Day, 1997.

Alex grew up in Newton, Kansas and was a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church and attended St. Mary...

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...

Dec 29, 2020

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...

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...

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...

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”...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...