Obituaries
Esther Monares
Jul 5, 2019
Esther Monares, 87, passed away at home with family by her side on Friday (July 5, 2019).
She was born on March 27, 1932 in Peabody, Ks., the daughter of Manuela (Melendez) and Jesus Torres. On August 26, 1950, Esther married Angel Monares at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton. He preceded her in death on March...
Kenneth Travis, Jr.
Jun 14, 2019
Kenneth Eugene Travis Jr passed away at age 89 on June 14, 2019 at Salem Home in Hillsboro, KS. He is reunited with his parents, brother Glenn Edward, and son Tim.
Gene was born on Sept 23,1929 in Wichita, KS to Kenneth and Minerva (Schmitt) Travis. He graduated Newton High School in 1947, got a job with the railroad and ...
Lawrence Herron
May 31, 2019
Lawrence Anson (Larry) Herron died on May 31, 2019 of Parkinson’s related complications.
He was born in Norman, Oklahoma on January 29, 1934 and was the youngest child of Forrest Herron Sr and Grethel Cir Froney (Van Bibber) Herron. His siblings were Lewis, Ethyl (Miley), Forrest Jr, Irene, and Marcus Herron all now deceased.
On December 22, 1956 he...
Daniel Gonzalez
May 20, 2019
Daniel R. Gonzalez, Sr., 93, was reunited with his loving wife on Monday (May 20, 2019) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
He was born on April 10, 1926 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Jose and Ylaria (Rincon) Gonzalez. Growing up he attended Newton public schools. Daniel joined the U.S. Army on July...
Mildred Buller
May 10, 2019
Mildred June (Regier) Buller, 89, died Friday (May 10, 2019) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton
She was born on June 26, 1929 in hospital in Halstead, Kansas, the daughter of Edward C. and Anna May Dick Regier.
After finishing high school in Buhler, she attended Summer classes at Bethel College. Mildred taught at a one-room school in rural...
Sharon Reif
May 9, 2019
Sharon Kay (Daub) Reif, 76, of North Newton, Kansas transitioned peacefully to the light on Thursday May 9, 2019, at Kidron Bethel Village, with family by her side.
Sharon is survived by her brother Charles Daub of Cherokee, Oklahoma, and her three loving daughters Tracey Carrier and Shelly Reif of Poway, California and Christina Goold of Wichita, Kansas. She was...
Joyce Ann Spencer
May 5, 2019
Joyce Ann Spencer, 80, died Sunday May 5, 2019 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, KS.
Services are pending and will be announced at a later date.
Arrangements by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 East Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Salvador Monares
May 5, 2019
Salvador “Barb” Monares, 96, of Newton, died Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
Salvador was born on September 21, 1922, in El Paso, Texas, the son of Jesus and Rafaela (Pina) Monares. As a child his family moved to Newton where he attended local school.
During World War II, Salvador served in the U.S. Army. He...
Gene Jost
Apr 23, 2019
Gene Tilford Jost died on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Westview Manor in Peabody, Kansas. He was the second child born to Titus and Rose (Thiessen) Jost on November 13, 1949 in Newton, Kansas. He grew up on the Jost farm located southwest of Newton. Gene graduated from Halstead High School.
Gene worked on the family dairy farm and...
Phyllis Chavez
Apr 22, 2019
Felicitas “Phyllis” Gomez Chavez, 84, died Monday (April 22, 2019) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
She was born on July 10, 1934 in Florence, Kansas, the daughter of Francisco and Juana (Puentes) Gomez.
Phyllis was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton, the Altar Society. She enjoyed cooking, crafts, painting, collecting religious statues...
Tina Reyes
Apr 13, 2019
Mary A. “Tina” Reyes, 75, passed away on Saturday (April 13, 2019) at her home in Newton.
She was born on September 3, 1943. Tina is preceded in death by her parents Maria and Tranquilino Reyes; brother Felix Reyes and sister Angelina Marion.
Survivors include daughter Valerie Valle of Blue Springs, Missouri; grandchildren Nicholas, Adrian and Gabriela; and sister...
Evelyn Regier
Apr 8, 2019
Evelyn L. Regier, 94, died Monday (April 8, 2019) at the Homestead of Halstead Care Center.
She was born on December 23, 1924 in rural Harvey County, Kansas, the only child of Bert and Mary (Bierschbach) Stutzman. Her profession of faith and baptism was at the Centennial Methodist Church in Lake Township near Patterson, Kansas in 1936 at the age...
Renee Schmidt
Mar 31, 2019
Renate Maria “Renee” Schmidt, 65, died Sunday (March 31, 2019) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
She was born on September 16, 1953 in Oedheim, Germany, the daughter of Adolph and Anna Schindelar. She was raised and attended schools in Germany. After graduating from high school, Renee worked as a dental hygienist and was a secretary at Audi in...
Ruth Ann Schoonover
Mar 23, 2019
Ruth Ann Schoonover passed away Saturday, March 23rd at Richwood Nursing Home in LaGrange, Kentucky at the age of 67 after a long battle with cancer.
She was born on June 3, 1951 in Great Bend, Kansas to parents Loyall and Marion (Flowers) Komarek. She graduated high school in Great Bend and earned her degree from Phillips University in...
Rex Saylor
Mar 19, 2019
CPO Rex L. Saylor, USN (Ret.), 88, died Tuesday (March 19, 2019) at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Ks.
He was born on February 8, 1931 in Newton, Ks., the son of Arthur L. and Lulu Emma Sickelbower Saylor. Rex attended schools in Newton, with exception of three years in Virginia, returning to graduate from Newton High School...
Lucile Randall
Mar 17, 2019
Mary “Lucile” Burke Randall was born to Gertie Webster and Thomas Burke on August 18, 1921 in their home in Stoutland, Missouri. She passed on to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and join her husband John Richard “Dick” Randall and her baby son John Burke Randall on March 17, 2019. She was also proceded in death by her...
Janet Bueker
Mar 16, 2019
Janet K. Bueker, 60, Wichita Kansas, died at her home on Saturday March 16th 2019.
Janet was proceded in death by her parents Jim and Imogene Bueker, sister Carolyn Schwarz, and brother Terrence Bueker, and her beloved dog Kudos.
She is survived by her nephew Dustin Parsons-Schwarz and husband Nathan of Springfield, Virginia, brother-in-law Kenneth Schwarz of Bel Aire,...
Roy Braught
Mar 16, 2019
Roy Ulysess Braught, 67, of Newton, died Saturday (March 16, 2019) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Ks.
He was born on May 28, 1951 in El Dorado, Ks., the son of Roy William and Elizabeth Maxine Casto Braught. Roy went to Putnam City High School in Oklahoma. During the Viet Nam War he served in the U.S. Army.
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Aries Kelley
Mar 10, 2019
Aries Scott Kelley, three month old son of Jordan Scott Kelley and Emerald Estrada was born on November 20, 2018 in Newton. He died on Sunday (March 10, 2019) at the Newton Medical Center.
Along with his parents Aries is survived by his brother Rylan Espada-Kelley of Newton; sister Emma Rose Woodyard of Linden, Tex.; maternal grandparents Albert Estrada,...
Armando Martinez
Mar 5, 2019
Armando Julian Martinez, 78, of El Paso, Texas passed away March 5, 2019.
Mr. Martinez was born January 9, 1941 in Newton, Kansas, son of Ignacio and Maria Martinez. Armando was raised and attended schools in Newton, graduating from Newton High School.
He served in the US Coast Guard and worked as a U.S. Customs Officer for 27 years. Armando...
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