Obituaries

Percy Vaughn

Percy Vaughn

Dec 31, 2016

Percy Vaughn 82, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 15, 1934 in Wister, Oklahoma to James W. and Rosa (Lucas) Vaughn.  On June 2, 1961 he married Fern Jones at Guthrie, OK and she survives of the home. 

 

Percy served his country in the US Army in peacetime...

Paul Oswald

Paul Oswald

Dec 29, 2016

Obituary of Paul Erb Oswald (April 9, 1919 – December 29, 2016) Paul Erb Oswald, North Newton, Kansas, died on December 29,2016. He was 97.

Paul was born on April 9, 1919, in O’Neill, Nebraska, to Jacob and Elizabeth Oswald. On October 5, 1941, he married Dorothy Mae Egli from Manson, Iowa, where he resided until June 2009, when he...

Charles Hollingshead

Charles Hollingshead

Dec 29, 2016

Charles “Chuck” A Hollingshead passed from this life on December 29, 2016 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton Kansas.

 

Chuck was born at home in Garnett KS, on Nov 23, 1928, to Frank and Frances Hollingshead and continued living there until until he joined the Marine Corp in 1946. In 1948, he left the Marines as a Corporal and...

Patricia J. Osborn

Patricia J. Osborn

Dec 28, 2016

 

Patricia Jean (Murray) Osborn 83, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born March 5, 1933 in Liberal, Kansas to Dr. Alvin W. and Wilma (Dorth) Murray. Her father was the pastor of the Boise City, OK United Methodist Church.

 

Patricia’s passions were her family and her music.

 

She first had...

Anna P. Walter

Anna P. Walter

Dec 20, 2016

Anna P. Walter 92, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born October 7, 1924 in Augusta, Kansas to Henry L. and Winifred H. (Dowler) Creason.  Anna was the eldest of 6 daughters. She married Rueben Walter on May 1, 1970 and he preceded her in death in May of 1995. 

 

Anna...

Robert “Bob” Gray

Robert “Bob” Gray

Dec 20, 2016

 

Robert Gray, 84, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center.

 

Robert was born on October 2, 1932 in Larned, Kansas to Robert and Frances (Burris) Gray.

 

Robert was married to Joan Schmidt in August of 1955. She preceded him in death on March 10, 2011.

 

Robert graduated from Moundridge High...

Jennifer Lynn Stucky

Jennifer Lynn Stucky

Dec 19, 2016

Jennifer Lynn Stucky, 65, passed away at her residence on Monday, December 19th after an extended battle with cancer.

 

Jennifer was born on July 9, 1951 to Ivan and Marie (Ehmke) Clark in Wichita, Kansas.

 

Jennifer attended Peabody/Burns Schools and was a graduate of beauty school in Wichita.

 

Jennifer was a senior stylist, skilled camper and active...

Esther Wenger

Esther Wenger

Dec 18, 2016

 

 

Obituary for Esther Wenger

 

Esther Elizabeth (Boehr) Wenger, 94, retired missionary and church worker, died Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Kidron Bethel  in North Newton, KS. She was born April 1, 1922, in Wisner, NE, to Henry and Elizabeth (Wiebe) Boehr. Baptized in 1935 at Salem Mennonite Church, she graduated from Wisner High School in 1939. Esther...

Vickie K. Rowland Moore

Vickie K. Rowland Moore

Dec 16, 2016

Vickie K. (Rowland) Moore 70, died Friday, December 16, 2016 at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas. She was born April 9, 1946 in Newton, Kansas to her loving and faithful parents Emmert and Virginia Hanke Rowland.

 

Vickie attended Kansas State University and was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church in Newton. She also faithfully attended...

Vickie Friesen

Vickie Friesen

Dec 16, 2016

Victoria Ruth “Vicki” Friesen 68, died Friday, December 16, 2016 at St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born September 26, 1948 in Newton, Kansas to Dale and Betty (Benbrook) Koehn.  She was married to Ken Friesen and he survives of the home.  Vicki worked as a Medical Aide at the Newton Presbyterian Manor in Newton for 33 years. She...

Susan M. Washburn

Susan M. Washburn

Dec 16, 2016

Susan M Washburn 66, died Friday, December 16, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 9, 1950 in Russell, Kansas to Herbert and Talia (Rein) Karst.

 

On August 1, 1970 she married Pat Washburn in Newton and he survives. Susan was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Newton.  In her working...

Ethel J. Stahl

Ethel J. Stahl

Dec 15, 2016

Ethel J. Stahl (Iserhardt) died peacefully in the Via Christi Village on Ridge on December 15th, 2016 in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 91.

Ethel is survived by her children, Gary and Nancy Stahl, Sedgwick; Bruce and Marilynn Stahl, Overland Park; and Robin and Rickey Miller; Sedgwick; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her...

Arthur Schmidt

Arthur Schmidt

Dec 14, 2016

Schmidt Obituary

 

Arthur A. Schmidt, 98, died on December 14, 2016 at the Newton Medical Center.  Art was born on February 8, 1918 to Abraham and Sara (Schmidt) Schmidt at their home in rural Marion County.  When Art was two the family moved to a farm in Harvey County.

 

Art attended Walton schools through his sophomore year, stayed...

Loren J. Demoss

Loren J. Demoss

Dec 14, 2016

Loren J. DeMoss 65, died December 14, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1951 in Des Moines, IA to Daniel and Florence (Brown) DeMoss. 

 

He was a retired employee for the city of Newton, Kansas. Loren lived at for the last several years at the Wheat State Manor in Wellington, Kansas where he made...

Jim Gervais

Jim Gervais

Dec 13, 2016

Life Sketch for Jim Gervais

 

James “Jim” Lambert Gervais, 72, died on December 13, 2016 in Hesston, Kansas.

 

Jim was born on January 21, 1944 to Edward and Margaret (Ahrens) Gervais in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 

Jim was a retired cement worker with Pre Stress Construction Company. He had also worked as a crane operator and night watchman with...

Vilas Laverne Kaufman

Vilas Laverne Kaufman

Dec 9, 2016

 

 

Vilas L. Kaufman : Moundridge, KS.  (No Funeral Service is Scheduled)

 

Vilas Leonard Kaufman, 92, died on Friday, December 09, 2016 at Pine Village Care Center in Moundridge, Kansas.

 

Vilas was born in Moundridge, Kansas on February 19, 1924 to Ray and Emma (Schrag) Kaufman.

 

Vilas married Donna D. Neel on August 18, 1944 and...

Ruby J. Boucher

Ruby J. Boucher

Dec 5, 2016

 

Ruby J. Boucher, 93, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.

 

Ruby was born on August 11, 1923 in Newton, Kansas to Edward and Freda A. (Beck) Stahl.

 

Ruby was married to Harold McCart and later Virgil C. Boucher. They both preceded her in death.

 

Ruby began her working...

David W. Bazil Jr.

David W. Bazil Jr.

Dec 4, 2016

David W. Bazil Jr., died Sunday December 4, 2016 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice inpatient unit. He was born November 13, 1955 in Newton, Kansas to David W. Sr. and Doris (Rodgers) Bazil. 

 

David worked for Beechcraft/Raytheon as a tool crib attendant and also worked for Excel Industries in Hesston. He attended Newton Church of the Brethren.  He enjoyed...

Arnold Nye

Arnold Nye

Dec 3, 2016

 

A good man died on December 3, 2016. Arnold Nye, a lifelong Newton resident, died on December 3, 2016.  He was two weeks short of his 91st birthday.  He was born in Newton on December 17, 1925. Arnold was the youngest of three children born to J Sidney and Grace (Cochran) Nye.

 

Arnold graduated from Newton High in...