Obituaries
Victor B. Tejano
May 13, 2018
Victor B. Tejano, 40, died of natural causes Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Newton Medical Center. He was born February 21, 1978 in Newton, Kansas to Dr. Neonilo A. and Dr. Esperanza (Buniao) Tejano.
Victor was a 1996 graduate of Newton High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wichita State University. He was a volunteer...
Phillip G. Morford
May 13, 2018
Phillip G. Morford 55, died Sunday May 13, 2018 at his Wichita residence. He was born December 18, 1962 in Newton, Kansas to Galen and Marie (Bachman) Morford. On December 26, 1987 he married Stephanie Jaso at St. Mary Church in Newton and she survives.
Phillip was a radiation health technician for the U.S. Government prior to...
Dorothy Lorene Koehn
May 13, 2018
Dorothy Lorene Koehn, age 79, of Newton passed away at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS on May 13, 2018. Dorothy was born February 13, 1939 in Newton the daughter of Luther and Gladys (Merrell) Phillips.
Dorothy graduated from Burns High School and went on to earn an Associate’s Degree from Butler Community College. On December 30, 1967 she...
Lorton Rowland
May 13, 2018
Life Sketch for Lorton Hayes Rowland
Lorton Hayes Rowland, 90, passed away on May 13, 2018 at Newton Medical Center.
Lorton was born on October 8, 1927 to Charlie and Gertrude Rowland in Newton, Kansas.
He married Inez Woody in Los Angeles, California. Inez valued that he was dependable, had strong traditional values and a wonderful...
Mary Gatz
May 12, 2018
Life Sketch for Mary Gatz
Mary D. Gatz, 90, passed away on May 12, 2018 in Emporia, Kansas.
Mary was born April 5, 1928 in Clonmel, Kansas to Balthazar and Katherine (Goerings) Lies.
Mary was married on May 22, 1956 to William Francis Gatz at St. Mary’s Church in Newton. They were married...
Janice Robertson
May 11, 2018
Life Sketch for Janice Lou Robertson
Janice L. Robertson, 76, passed away on Friday, May 11th at her home in Newton, Kansas.
Janice was born on July 1, 1941 in Newton, Kansas to Earl and Goldie (Todd) Henry. She attended and graduated from Newton schools.
She married Jerry Abney on August 28, 1960. He...
Donald Lee Yoder
May 9, 2018
Donald Lee Yoder 83 years, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away May 9, 2018. Donald was born on December 30, 1934, in Newton, Ks, to John King Yoder Sr. and Anita (Laurin) Yoder. Don grew up on a farm in Harvey County, graduating from Walton High School with the class of 1953. He joined the...
Freddie Lyon
May 8, 2018
Freddie A. Lyon 80, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Newton Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1938 in Springdale, Arkansas to Jesse and Blanche (Medlin) Lyon. On September 18, 1959 he married Geneviev Boese and she survives.
He moved from Springdale, Arkansas to Newton in 1951.
Freddie was a long time active member of the...
Roland Claassen
May 8, 2018
Roland Leonard Claassen was born at home on October 6, 1926 to Leonard and Helen Claassen. He died on May 8, 2018. Rol’s 91 years were all spent in Newton. At age 15, he began dating Donnis LaGree. They were married on June 11, 1950 for 54 years until her death in March, 2004. He attended Newton Schools through the...
Charles “Chuck” Burnett
May 8, 2018
Charles (Chuck) Roland Burnett, 64 of Halstead, Kansas passed away on May 8, 2018. He was born in Los Angeles, California to Richard Dietz and Nancy DeShazo. Chuck attended Nickerson High School and then served his country in the Vietnam War. On June 25, 1977, he married Linda (Seiler) Burnett. Together they have three children: Kristoffer Burnett of Wichita, Kansas, Karis O’Neal of...
Melvin F. Buxman
May 7, 2018
Valley Center – Melvin F. Buxman, 75, passed away May 7th at Via Christi Village Ridge, Wichita. Melvin was born on a farm in Lost Springs, KS on January 31, 1943. He was the son of Andrew and Caroline (Hanschu) Buxman.
The family moved to a farm outside Ramona, KS where Melvin grew up and attended grade school and...
Esther M. Hoelscher
May 5, 2018
Esther Marie Hoelscher (84) passed away the morning of Saturday, May 5, 2018, at her home in Walton surrounded by her adoring family. Esther was born November 14, 1933, the youngest of four children to Philomena (Minnie) and Henry Lutz, near Fowler, Kansas. The family lived on a farm near Garfield, Kansas for several years before moving to Wichita after...
Edith G. (Entz) Harms
May 4, 2018
Edith G. (Entz) Harms, age 102, passed peacefully from this life into the presence of her Savior on Friday morning, May 4th, 2018. She was born at home on the family farm in rural Newton to Bernard and Anna (Claassen) Entz. At age 16 she was baptized by her uncle John, the Reverend J E Entz at First Mennonite Church,...
Dr. Marlow Ediger
May 1, 2018
Dr. Marlow Ediger was born to Jacob and Marie Regier Ediger on October 10, 1927 on a farm near Inman. He attended and graduated from Turkey Creek Elementary School and Inman High School in McPherson County. He completed his first two years of college study in education at Bethel College before transferring to Emporia State University. Marlow taught at...
Myron Duggins
Apr 26, 2018
Myron H. Duggins 59, died April 26, 2018 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. He was born December 18, 1958 in California to George and Judith (Scheffler) Duggins.
He was a construction worker and did trench digging. He also enjoyed spending time working on and riding motorcycles.
Myron is survived by his Mother Judith C....
Doris J. Hawkey
Apr 23, 2018
Doris J. Hawkey 86, died April 23, 2018 at her Newton residence. She was born January 11, 1932 in Newton, Kansas to David and Mathilda (Frey) Buller. On April 13, 1951 she married Gene Hawkey at Newton, Kansas and he survives.
Doris was a longtime active member of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in Newton. She was a...
Terry Dean Dover
Apr 22, 2018
Life Sketch for Terry Dean Dover
Terry Dean Dover, 60, died at his residence in Peabody, Kansas on April 22, 2018.
Terry was born in Port Lyautey, Morocco on March 27, 1958 to Ted and O’letta (Humphrey) Dover.
He served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Steward, Georgia for two years. Later on, he became...
Robert L. “Bob” Whitney
Apr 19, 2018
Robert L. “Bob” Whitney 92, died Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Newton Medical Center. He was born August 26, 1925 in Wichita, Kansas to Curtis and Velma (McConnell) Whitney. On November 6, 1949 he married Lois J. Geis at Wichita, Kansas and she preceded him in death on January 11, 2003. Robert served his country in the United States Navy...
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