Obituaries
Clayton Harms
Oct 26, 2020
Clayton L. Harms, 85, died Monday (October 26, 2020) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
He was born on November 18, 1934 in Newton, Ks., the son of Waldo and Hilda Nachtigal Harms. Clayton graduated from Newton High School.
He married Virginia Williamson on October 25, 1958 in Osawatomie, Ks. They moved to a farm between Elbing and...
Carolyn Graves
Oct 20, 2020
Carolyn Ann Graves, 69, died Tuesday (October 20, 2020) at her home in Hesston.
She was born on June 9, 1951 in Sedan, Ks., the daughter of Harold and Alta Finney Kirchner. Carolyn graduated from Sedan High School in 1969.
She married Ed Graves on May 12, 1973 in Sedan. They lived in Wichita for a short time before...
Walter Penner
Oct 19, 2020
Walter D. Penner, 96, passed away Monday (October 19, 2020) at Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, Kansas.
He was born February 17, 1924, near Henderson, Nebraska, to Gerhard F. Penner and Marie H. (Wall) Penner. They preceded him in death. Walter was raised on a farm near Henderson, Nebraska. He married Elizabeth Z. Friesen on August 4, 1946, in...
Hildo Villar
Oct 18, 2020
Hildo Villar, 84, died Sunday (October 18, 2020) at the Newton Medical Center.
He was born on April 12, 1936 the son of Gerardo and Florentina Mata Villar.
After graduating from the Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, Kansas, Hildo went to work for Hesston Hay & Forage where he was machinist for 30 years.
He is...
Willard C. Entz
Oct 17, 2020
Willard C. Entz, 97, graduated to his heavenly home on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the Newton Presbyterian Manor.
Willard was born May 10, 1923 in Newton, KS at Bethel Deaconess Hospital, to Bernard W. and Anna (Claassen) Entz. His schooling included eight years at Kellas District 35 (east of Newton), four years at Hesston Academy, and one year...
Homer Friesen
Oct 16, 2020
Homer V Friesen, 87, entered his heavenly home on Friday (October 16, 2020) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton.
He was born November 6, 1932 to John and Melinda Friesen in Great Bend, Kansas. Homer was a graduate of Berean Academy, Grace Bible Institute, and the Dunwoody College of Technology in MN.
He married Eldena Schroeder, of Adams, OK on...
David L. Ricklefs
Oct 14, 2020
David L. Ricklefs, age 76, formerly of Storm Lake, Iowa died on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Ks.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in Iowa.
David L. Ricklefs was born June 10, 1944 in Hawarden, Iowa the son of Garrett and Grace (Hartsock) Ricklefs.
He spent his adult life in...
Antonio Ramos
Sep 25, 2020
Antonio M. Ramos, 82, died Friday (September 25, 2020) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
He was born on March 17, 1938 in Chavinda, Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Donaciano and Nicolasa M. Martinez Ramos.
Antonio married Maria Cristina Barajas in 1958 in Mexico. They moved to Newton in 1976.
He had worked at Hehr International and Future...
Rhonda Smith
Sep 4, 2020
Rhonda R. Smith, 57, died Friday (September 4, 2020) at her home.
She was born on November 14, 1962 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of John Henry and Betty Ann Humphrey Bond. Rhonda was raised and attended schools in Newton.
She married Gary Lee Smith on July 24, 1992 in Newton.
Through the years Rhonda had been a medication...
Howard Lacher
Aug 30, 2020
Howard R. Lacher, 81, died Sunday (August 30, 2020) at his home in Newton.
He was born on July 2, 1939 in St. Cloud, Minnesota the son of Ferdinand Stephen and Roberta Genevieve Kleber Lacher.
Receiving his Bachelor’s Degree, Howard taught American and World History for several years in Michigan. He later moved to Colorado where he was a sales...
Rudolph Willems
Aug 29, 2020
Rudolph B. “Rudy” Willems, 79, died Saturday (August 29, 2020) at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center of St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita, Ks.
He was born on September 12, 1940 in Windom, Kansas, the son of Jacob T. and Kathryn Buller Willems. Rudy was raised on a farm near Zimmerdale, Kansas and moved with the family into...
Lynn Combs
Aug 29, 2020
NEWTON:
Lynn D. “Pete” Combs, 77, passed away Saturday (August 29, 2020) at Halstead Health and Rehab in Halstead.
He was born February 13, 1943 in Winona, Minnesota the son of Lynn Jay and Ruth Julia Englund Combs.
Pete served in the United States Air Force for 20 years. After moving back to Newton, he worked as a painter for...
Alice TenEyck
Aug 27, 2020
Alice Marie TenEyck, 94, died Thursday (August 27, 2020) in Newton.
She was born July 23, 1926 in Newton to Andrew and Emma Schlagowsky. The eldest of their four daughters, she attended Candy School in rural Harvey County and graduated from Newton High School. After graduation, she went to work for Kansas State Bank & Trust. She married George Robert...
Mary Richert
Aug 25, 2020
Maria (Mary) Dueck Richert, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2020.
Mary was born on September 17, 1933 in the village of Gnadenfeld, Russia to Susanna Dosso and Gerhard Dueck. She married Jacob W. Richert on September 1, 1953 who proceeded her in death after 62 years of marriage.
Mary is survived by their five children: Vernon (Tammy) Richert, Darlene...
Mary Garcia
Aug 24, 2020
NEWTON:
Mary Helen Garcia, died Monday (August 24, 2020) at Ascension Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Ks.
She was born on February 19, 1939 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Nicolas and Guadalupe Dominguez Garcia. Mary was raised and attended schools in Newton. She married Joe “Lollie” Garcia on October 25, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois,...
Frank G. Nachtigal
Aug 17, 2020
Franklin (Frank) Nachtigal was born in Hutchinson, Kansas the son of Jacob and Edna (Klassen) Nachtigal on February 9, 1940. Frank grew up speaking Low German which was the language of the home. His early years were spent in Buhler, Kansas where he attended elementary and high school. During his childhood, most activities were centered on the extended family within...
Forrest Lawson
Aug 14, 2020
Forrest C. Lawson, also known as “Frosty”, 64, passed away Friday, August 14th, 2020.
He is survived by his wife, Sandy Lawson; his daughters, Morgan and Justine Lawson; his mother, Carrie Mayes and stepfather, Max Mayes; his younger siblings, Tami Myers, Lee Sisk, and Lynn Sisk Sweeten; and many nieces and nephews.
Frosty was born on May 1st, 1956 in Wichita,...
Wilber Koehn
Aug 12, 2020
Wilber Eugene Koehn, 85, passed away on Wednesday (August 12, 2020) at the Newton Medical Center. He had spent the last five years of his life at the Newton Presbyterian Manor.
He was born on May 4, 1935 in Meno, Oklahoma and was the 13th of 14 children born to Ben and Lea Koehn. He married Janice Dombrosky on...
Reynaldo Gonzalez
Aug 9, 2020
Reynaldo (“Chita”) R. Gonzalez, a man with great passion for faith, family and sports, passed away August 9, 2020 due to complications of Multiple Myeloma.
He married the love of his life, Teresa Rodriguez, on June 2, 1956 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Wichita, KS and enjoyed 64 loving years together.
He was a loving family man who...
Mary O'Brien
Aug 5, 2020
Mary Bonjoe O'Brien went to be with our Lord on August 5th, 2020, at age 79.
She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1958. She was a daughter of God and actively served her church, as well as her community as a counselor at Mirror, Inc. She was married to the love of her life Paul in 1970.
She was...
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