Obituaries
Charles Irvin Ulsh
May 25, 2020
Charles Irvin Ulsh passed away on May 25, 2020, at the age of 91 years.
He was born July 14, 1928 in rural Peabody, Kansas, the son of Roy Gerald and Frances Gladys Slater Ulsh.
Irvin attended eight years of school at Pleasant Valley District 46 southeast of Peabody, and graduated from Peabody High School in 1946.
Irvin lived...
Debra “Debbie” Ann Johnson
May 24, 2020
Debra “Debbie” Ann Johnson went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family. Debbie was born on October 23, 1957 in Bakersfield, CA to Donald Wayne Walker and Alpha “Loretta” Moore Walker. She was the oldest of six children, having two younger brothers Greg and Donald Jr, and three younger sisters...
Neoma Ruth (Jantz) Koehn
May 24, 2020
Neoma Koehn
Neoma Ruth Jantz began life’s journey on May 13, 1929 at Hesston, Kansas. She peacefully passed away at Moundridge, Kansas on May 24, 2020 just a few days after her 91st birthday. She was the first born of Dan S Jantz and Elizabeth Ratzlaff Jantz. She attended school in Hesston and Moundridge areas. She was baptized November 21,...
Eileen G. Voth
May 24, 2020
Eileen (Entz) Voth 65, of Newton, passed away Sunday 24, 2020. Eileen was born on May 19, 1955 to Edward Entz and Elizabeth (Betty) Entz in Newton and graduated from Newton High School. She married Darrell Voth of Goessel in 1972. Eileen worked at Hesston Corporation for 10 years. She was a devoted Christian and often volunteered her time at...
Rosanne K. Krehbiel
May 22, 2020
Rosanne K. Krehbiel 75, died Friday May 22, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. A gathering of remembrance and visitation will be 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday May 27, 2020 at Petersen Funeral Home. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Memorials are suggested to Hesston Resource Center or New Hope Shelter in Newton in...
Rosanne Kay (Froese) Krehbiel
May 22, 2020
Rosanne Kay (Froese) Krehbiel, 75, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2020.
Rose was born in Hutchinson, KS to Pete and Hilda (Martens) Froese on June 20, 1944. She grew up on a farm outside of Inman, KS, and graduated from Inman High School in 1962. She continued her education at St. Francis Hospital and earned her degree as...
Elizabeth Ann Harris
May 22, 2020
Elizabeth (Beth) Ann Harris (Turner) was born February 16th, 1961 in Wichita Kansas. On Friday May 22nd, 2020 at 12:20 pm that is also where God called her home. She passed away at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita Kansas. She lost her battle to fight a bad infection that she had been dealing with over the last few weeks of...
Jo Kathleen (Kathy) Williams
May 19, 2020
Jo Kathleen (Kathy) Williams 54- Passed away May 19, 2020. She was born August 1, 1965 in Wichita, Kansas the daughter of David and Lana (Stauffer) McLain. An Employee of NORC of Wichita, on her off time Jo enjoyed crocheting and camping with her significant other Lonnie Merchant of Wichita who survives. Other survivors include 3 sons Tom (Collette) Grier;...
Dana Francis Johnson
May 17, 2020
DANA FRANCIS JOHNSON was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, in 1925, the sixth child of the late Rev. Luther Ray and Martha Effie (Warford) Johnson. He died on May 17, 2020, at The Newton Presbyterian Manor where he has been a resident since 2007. He received his public education in Kansas and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in Lawrence...
Michael D. Crupper
May 15, 2020
Michael Dennis Crupper, 81, of Hesston, died Friday, May 15, 2020. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on November 5, 1938, son of Joe and Rhoda (Burk) Crupper.
Mike lived most of his life in Newton, Kansas. He graduated from Newton High School in 1957 and attended Wichita State University before being hired as a switchman for the Santa...
Sue Arnold
May 15, 2020
Andrea Sue Arnold, 66, of Newton, died Friday (May 15, 2020).
She was born June 26, 1953, in Emporia, the youngest child of Edward and Doris Arnold.
Sue is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Belva.
Survivors include her sister, Linda (Don) Roswurm, of Derby;
niece, Kari (Shane) Schott, great nieces, Lexi and Joci,...
Iris Gail Strahan
May 14, 2020
Iris Gail (Koehn) Strahan, 75, died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Newton Medical Center.
Iris was born November 8, 1944 to Ernest H. Koehn and Nola (Schmidt) Koehn. She was the first of their 3 daughters. She was a graduate of Newton High School and the school of cosmetology in Hutch.
Iris was a dedicated homemaker, following in the tradition...
Pearl Mae Cole
May 13, 2020
On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, Pearl Mae Cole, loving wife and mother of two children, went to be with her Savior at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. She was 99 years old.
Pearl was born on July 28, 1920, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to Alfred L. and Hattie C. (McFee) Cook. The family was completed by the arrival of...
Marie E. Hale
May 9, 2020
Marie E. (Ransford) Hale, 97, passed away on Saturday May 9, 2020. She was a resident at Halstead Health and Rehabilitation where she enjoyed friendships and appreciated the many staff members that took good care of her needs in so many ways.
Marie was faithful and supportive wife over seventy years. She loved her children, family, and cared deeply for...
Ricardo “Ricky” Pelayo
May 8, 2020
Ricky Pelayo 36, died Friday May 8, 2020 at his Newton residence. He was born January 24, 1984 in Los Angeles, California to Tranquilino and Haude Irina Pineda Diaz Pelayo. He worked at Autozone in Newton.
Ricky is survived by his parents and siblings: Carlos, Adam, Oscar and Christian Pelayo, Saul and Jesus Escobar, Eva Pelayo, Nancy Damian Escobar, Anaceli...
Elizabeth Marie Schierling
May 1, 2020
Elizabeth “Liz” Schierling went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 1st 2020 at the age of 87. She will be remembered for her love of family and feistiness.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Eldon, and son Jay.
Survivors include her son Mike (Kay) Schierling, daughters Susan (Clay) Johnson and Deanne (Russell) Ballard, 10...
John Leo Mceachern
Apr 28, 2020
A career educator, John Leo McEachern passed away surrounded by his family at his home in Newton on April 28.
Born July 24, 1937, his early education was in a one-room schoolhouse in Drury, Kan. His family subsequently moved to Caldwell where he graduated from high school in 1955. In 1957, he graduated from Garden City Community College where he...
Christa Ann Lalouette
Apr 28, 2020
Christa Ann Lalouette, age 74, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Peabody Health and Rehab. Christa was born January 25, 1946, in Wichita, KS to Jay and Thelma (Hanke) McClure.
Christa is survived by her son Lynn Lalouette of Newton, KS.
She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter, Peggy Ann Lalouette.
No services are pending.
Nadine Brunner
Apr 28, 2020
Nadine Brunner went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on April 28th, 2020 at the age of 96. She was born on June 18th, 1923 to Theodore and Augustine Warnke in Newton, KS.
She met Orville Brunner in 1940 at a neighborhood gathering under the streetlights on West 12th Street. During Orville’s first leave after joining the Navy,...
Elfrieda Schmidt
Apr 27, 2020
Elfrieda Schmidt was born September 8, 1923 in Newton Ks to Peter M. and Elizabeth/Lizzie (Dick) Lohrentz. She died at Kidron Bethel Healthcare Center North Newton Ks. on April 27, 2020 at the age of 96.
She grew up on a farm East of Buhler, Ks. and graduated from Buhler High School in 1942. She married Raymond L....