Obituaries
Sallie Mae Dotson
Mar 16, 2015
Sallie Mae Dotson was born January 21, 1936 to the late Rev. John W. and Alice Randolph in Winona, Mississippi. She married Any Lee Dotson in 1953. She raised 6 children Angela, Alice, Edith, April, Hope and Cleon in Chicago, IL. Sallie accepted Christ at a young age in her father’s church, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church located in Ackerman, Mississippi....
Dorel Neufeld
Mar 11, 2015
Dorel Jerome Neufeld, 83, died Wednesday March 11, 2015 following a short illness.
He was born on April 1, 1931 (April Fool’s Day, which might explain his love of pranking and jokes as a young man) in Newton, Kansas, the son of Ferd and Clara Merk Neufeld. He resided with his parents and sister, Virginia Neufeld, in Moundridge before...
Alice Base
Mar 11, 2015
Alice Base, 92, died on March 11, 2015 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Goessel, Kansas.
Alice was born on September 7, 1922 to Homer and Zella (Ewalt) Eldridge in Mott, North Dakota.
Alice was a graduate of Biola Bible Institute of Los Angeles, CA and a graduate of the school of nursing at Bethel College in North Newton. ...
Leroy Wall
Mar 9, 2015
Leroy J. Wall 70, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Newton Medical Center. He was born September 16, 1944 in Newton, Kansas to John A. and Elma (Klaassen) Wall. On March 25, 1967 he married Helen Harms at First Mennonite Church in Aberdeen, ID and she survived of the home. Leroy was a graduate of Bethel College in North Newton,...
Margaret Smithhart
Mar 4, 2015
Margaret D. Smithhart 89, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born October 24, 1925 in Beverly, Kansas to Emil and Ruby (Kidwell) Bergman. On December 31, 1944 she married Lloyd Smithhart in Minneapolis, KS and he preceded her in death. Margaret was a nurse aide at the former Axtell hospital in Newton prior...
Geraldine “Gerry” Sanders
Mar 1, 2015
Geraldine M. “Gerry” Sanders 89, loving wife of Burt Sanders, died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas after a long recurring battle with cancer. She was born January 24, 1926 in Luray, Kansas to Robert E. and Edna (Fulkerson) Irby. Gerry married Burton Sanders on June 5, 1949 at Hill City, Kansas and he survives of...
Linda Schmidt
Feb 24, 2015
Linda Schmidt, 87, passed away at Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Linda was born to Samuel J. and Selma (Funk) Banman on November 30, 1927. Her birth took place in the family home near Goessel.
Following her graduation from Goessel High School, Linda was employed as a telephone operator in Goessel, and then as...
Edwin D. Jantz Jr.
Feb 24, 2015
Edwin D. Jantz Jr. 58, died February 24, 2015 at his home in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He was born May 12, 1956 in Newton, Kansas to Edwin D. Sr. and Betty (Dyck) Jantz. Growing up he was a member of First Church of God in Newton where he played piano for services. He was a 1974 graduate of Berean Academy...
Frances (Wechsler) Buskey
Feb 23, 2015
Frances (Wechsler) Buskey passed from this life on February 23, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 22, 1942 to Clara and Samuel Wechsler in Bronx, New York. Frances earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, practicing as a Registered Nurse for more than 40 years at a career she loved. She was very talented, teaching herself...
Melvin Klaassen
Feb 14, 2015
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Melvin Klaassen passed away February 14, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Newton, Kansas to Fred and Hannah Klaassen on March 9, 1926. Melvin married Donna Regier on August 31, 1947. They remained happily married until Donna’s passing in 2011. He is survived by two sons, Chuck and wife Liz Klaassen;...
Belen Terrones
Feb 10, 2015
Our mother, Belen Terrones, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2015. Mom was born February 28, 1920 in Newton, KS. Mom and her life partner, our father Alfred, were married on Wednesday, February 4, 1948. Mom was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and an active member of the Altar Society where she chaired various committees. Mother...
Joy Salmans
Feb 9, 2015
Obituary for Joy Elmira (Worley) Salmans:
NEWTON, KS—Joy Elmira Salmans, 81, died Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born Joy Elmira Worley on June 8, 1933 to Chester and Hermie (Goller) Worley in Jetmore, Kansas. She graduated in 1951 from Hanston High School, Hanston, Kansas.
On June 29, 1951, she married...
Esther Mccloud
Feb 5, 2015
Esther McCloud died Thursday, February 5th 2015 at Kansas Christian Home. She was born Esther Mae Hummel on May 13, 1922 to Reuben Dell and Edith Annice (Wyncoop) Hummel in Newton, Kansas. She grew up and attended school in Towanda and El Dorado, Kansas. After working at Boeing Esther enlisted in the United States Women’s Army Corps, and was a...
Helen M. Wallace
Feb 4, 2015
Helen M. Wallace 92, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas. She was born June 30, 1922 in Lincoln, Kansas to Thomas and Mabel (Taylor) Stevenson. On July 20, 1946 she married Alfred “John”. Wallace in Lebanon, Kansas and he preceded her in death in 2002. Helen attended First Baptist Church in Newton, Kansas...
Harold D. Buller
Jan 31, 2015
Harold D. Buller, 90, went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2015 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton after a brief illness. He was born on September 22, 1924 near Canton, Kansas to David D. and Lydia (Schmidt) Buller. He grew up on farms near Canton and Peabody, and was a 1943 graduate of Peabody High School. In...
Harold “Mike” Poull
Jan 31, 2015
Harold M “Mike” Poull 53, died Sunday, January 31, 2015 at his Wichita residence. He was born July 5, 1961 in Kingman, Kansas to Harold and Norma (Grice) Poull. Mike attended Newton High School until his last semester and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1979. He was a machinist in the aircraft industry. He enjoyed collecting guns and also...
Farley Wayne Porter
Jan 27, 2015
Farley Wayne Porter, 59, of Topeka, Kansas was found deceased on January 27th at his residence in Topeka.
He was born to Wayne and the late, Janet Porter, on June 12, 1955 in Newton, Kansas. Farley graduated from Newton High School in 1973. Upon graduation, he entered the Navy serving aboard the USS Long Beach, where he received the...
Donald D. Swanson
Jan 26, 2015
Donald (Don) Dean Swanson, a loving father, grandfather and husband passed away on 1/26/2015 at the age of 87. Don married his sweetheart, Lois Angle, on September 17, 1950 and is survived by his wife, son Robert (Bob) Swanson , daughter Diana Barnes, as well as 3 grandchildren, Carey Goza, Katie Wilson, and Julie Swanson, and 2 great granddaughters.
Don was active...
David Bazil
Jan 25, 2015
David Wayne Bazil Sr., 86, died on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.
David was born on March 29, 1928 in Arkansas City, Kansas to Cecil and Nina (Flood) Bazil, and later he was also raised by his step-mother, Catherine.
David was in the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Hanson. He was discharged...
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