Obituaries
Morris Laswell
Jun 30, 2018
Morris Eugene Laswell
Morris E. Laswell passed away on June 30, 2018 in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Morris was born on March 8, 1928 in Newton, Kansas to Walter and Rosella (Pearl) Laswell.
Morris was the third child of five. He was born with a mental disability that limited his ability to read, write and learn.
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Anna S. Friesen
Jun 29, 2018
Anna S. Friesen, age 85, of Newton, Kansas, passed away June 29, 2018, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born Anna S. Doerksen on November 15, 1932, in Rural Meade County, Kansas – the daughter of John and Sara (Reimer) Doerksen. Anna was the 4th of six children born to John and Sara.
Anna and her siblings lived and worked...
Rev. Nathan J. Morgan
Jun 28, 2018
The Reverend Nathan J. Morgan died June 28, 2018 in Halstead, Kansas. He was born February 2, 1953 in Hays, Kansas, to Joe D. and Ella (Sanders) Morgan.
Nathan graduated from Hobbs High School in 1971 and Panhandle State University in 1975. He married Lorraine G. Ivie of Guymon, Oklahoma on July 6, 1976, and with her...
Elda Pearle Penner
Jun 28, 2018
Elda Pearle Penner 100, died Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born July 27, 1917 at Deer Creek, Oklahoma to Christian and Floy (Marston) Eberle. On July 26, 1942 she married Orville K. Penner at Deer Creek, Oklahoma and he preceded her in death on December 26, 2003.
She was a graduate...
Rubie Reimer
Jun 27, 2018
Rubie was born on June 29, 1921 in Marion County, Kansas to Gerhard and Anna Unruh.
She married Wilbert V. Reimer on April 30, 1942 and followed him to CPS Camp in Oregon and later to an institution to work with disabled people in Wisconsin.
In the early fifties she and Wilbert settled in North Newton,...
Emery G. Seibel
Jun 27, 2018
Emery G. Seibel 96, died Wednesday June 27, 2018 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. He was born April 12, 1922 in Hillsboro, Kansas to John and Nellie (Hintz) Seibel. On August 2, 1949 he married Frances K. Brannan in Wichita, Kansas and she preceded him in death on July 1, 2011.
Emery was a member of the...
Irene V. Janzen
Jun 23, 2018
Sketch for Irene Viola (Voth) Janzen
Irene V. Janzen, 89, passed away on June 23 at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, following heart failure.
Irene was born on September 24, 1928 in rural Goessel, Kansas to Herman and Elizabeth (Enz) Voth. She grew up on the Voth farm southwest of Goessel.
She married Milferd Janzen on May 23, 1948 at the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in rural...
Dennis Leon Ratzlaff
Jun 16, 2018
Dennis Leon Ratzlaff, age 56, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Dennis was born April 15, 1962 in Newton, KS the son of Bruce Leon and Shelia Ann (Kochenower) Ratzlaff.
Dennis graduated from Newton High School and worked in construction until he was no longer able to. He married Diann Staley and to...
Pastor John D. Otto
Jun 16, 2018
John D. Otto, 81, former pastor at Faith Mennonite Church in South Hutchinson died at his home in Newton, Kansas on June 16, 2018. John was born to Daniel E. and Susana G. (Kauffman) Otto on October 5, 1936 in Arthur, Illinois and was the youngest of 8 siblings. John married his wife Edna Jane (Yoder) Otto on February 24,...
Harvey Koehn
Jun 15, 2018
Harvey Koehn 93, died Friday June 15, 2018 at Pine Village in Moundridge Kansas. He was born January 19, 1925 in Verden, Oklahoma to Mano and Eva (Jantz) Koehn. On November 8, 1945 he married Erma J. Unruh at Newton, Kansas and she preceded him death on November 29, 2013.
Harvey was a member of the Eden Church of...
Michael T. “Mike” West
Jun 14, 2018
Michael T. West 71, died Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. He was born October 12, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri to Leo and Lucille (Winter) West. On May 10, 1969 he married Mary Topping at Lawrence, Kansas and she survives of the home.
Michael was a retired chemical engineer with NCRA.
He is survived...
Geneva A. Manning
Jun 4, 2018
Geneva A Manning, age 99, rose to her home with Jesus on June 4, 2018, at the home of her daughter, Kathy (Gronau) Terral, where she had resided since December 2017. She passed away following a slow health decline. Geneva was born September 13, 1918, the only child of John and Clara (King) Fluke. She lived east of Newton until...
Virginia Anne Davison
Jun 1, 2018
Dateline: Sedgwick, Kansas
Life Sketch for Virginia Anne Davison
Davison, Virginia Anne, age 82, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away June 1, 2018.
Virginia was born June 6, 1935, in Newton, Kansas, to Joseph Allen and Anna Gertrude (Umholtz) Hershberger. She attended country schools in Zimmerdale, Chase County, and Putman. In 1944, the...
Mildred Grace Cox
May 27, 2018
Mildred Melson Cox
Mildred Melson Cox, 99, passed away peacefully May 27, 2018 at Asbury Park in Newton, KS. She was born December 9th, 1918 on her parent’s farm, George and Bessie Sidener Melson, in the Pleasant Valley Community, Chase County, Kansas. She attended the Pleasant Valley School Dist. 45, Cedar Point High School and Emporia Beauty school.
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Ruth Wood
May 26, 2018
Life Sketch for Ruth “Diane “Wood
Diane Wood, 62, passed away on May 25, 2018 at Via Christi -St. Francis in Wichita.
Diane was born on August 25, 1955 in Barstow, California to Gerald E. and Ernestine (Kush) Baxter.
Diane married Gregory L. Wood on June 10, 1989 in Wichita, Kansas. They were married for...
Pauline Balzer
May 22, 2018
Pauline Balzer 95, Died Tuesday May 22, 2018 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born February 10, 1923 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota to David H. and Helena (Peters) Schroeder.
On August 10, 1943 she married Raymond Balzer at Mountain Lake, Minnesota and he preceded her in death.
Pauline was a longtime active member of the Grace...
Michael R. Haviland
May 21, 2018
Michael Ray Haviland, 63, of Newton went to be with the Lord on May 21, 2018 after a long illness.
Michael was born on Feb. 18, 1955 in Newton. Michael is survived by his children, John (Stephanie) and Joe (Jill) Haviland; grandchildren, Austin and Alyssa Haviland; father, Albert Haviland; step-father, Keith Sims; sisters, Pamela (Michael) Whalen and Annette...
Ada M. Koehn
May 21, 2018
Ada M. Koehn 92, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at Newton Medical Center. She was born July 15, 1925 in McPherson County, Kansas to David and Dena (Nightengale) Schmidt. On September 28, 1947 she married Ervy D. Koehn and he preceded her in death on February 17, 1924.
Ada moved from the Galva community to Burns in 1954...
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