Obituaries
Phyllis Prouty
Nov 11, 2020
Phyllis Prouty went home to the Lord on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
She was born in Garden City, Kansas on April 9, 1935, the oldest of 6 children born to Admer and Marceline (Bombardier) Lefort.
Born in the height of the dust bowl, Phyllis told many stories of her youth during the post-depression years. She met and married Ted Prouty...
Joyce Jordan
Nov 9, 2020
Joyce Rena Jordan, 61, died Monday (November 9, 2020) at her home in Kansas City, Missouri.
She was born on February 13, 1959 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Emmett S. and Katherine Wade Jordan. Joyce was raised in Newton, graduating from Newton High School in 1977.
She later moved to Missouri, working for General Electric in Springfield for...
Donald M. Epp
Nov 3, 2020
Donald Mark Epp was born on December 22, 1959 to Willard and Elsie Epp in Freeman, South Dakota. Donald grew up on the farm near Marion, the first of six siblings.
The Epp children loved playing together on the farm on the hill above the West Vermillion River. Fishing was a favorite activity.
Donald’s first three...
Martina Chavez
Oct 29, 2020
Martina B. Chavez, 96, died Thursday (October 29, 2020) in Sedgwick.
She was born on January 30, 1924 in Mulvane, Kansas, the daughter of Meliton and Josefa Bonilla Chavez. Martina was raised in Wichita and attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School.
For over 40 years she had work at the Woolsworth Store in Wichita as a window decorator....
Billie Chard, Jr.
Oct 29, 2020
Billie “Bill” Chard, Jr., 89, passed away Thursday (Oct. 29, 2020) in Wichita, Ks.
Bill was born on March 28, 1931 to William and Docia Chard. Bill joined the Army when he was barely 17 years old and served in the Korean War from 1949 until 1951. He was one of the very proud veterans to on the on...
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,...
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