Obituaries
Christopher "C.J." J. Schmidt
Mar 11, 2017
Christopher J. Schmidt, 20, died Saturday, March 11th 2017 at his home in Newton, Kansas. He was born on May 18, 1996 in Wichita to Katherine P. Schmidt. She precedes him in death. C.J. loved music. With that love came the joy of singing and dancing. He was loved playing his video games. He was employed at RCI of Newton,...
Clarrie Ellen Koehn
Mar 10, 2017
Clarrie Ellen Hill Koehn, 92, of Newton, Kansas passed away on Friday (March 10, 2017) at Presbyterian Manor. She was born on April 7, 1924, the youngest twin daughter of Samuiel O and Clara Myrtle (Lauterdale) Hill. She was raised from birth by Thomas and Laura Carter. She married John Koehn on September 1,1945 and five children were born of...
Jerry Bertram
Mar 6, 2017
Jerry Lynn Bertram,74 of Pratt, Ks.,died March 6, 2017 at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, due to medical complications. Jerry was born October 13, 1942 in Oakland, CA to Carl and Velma (Smitherman) Betram. He spent his life behind a microphone, starting out at KEDD Radio in Dodge City. Jerry then moved on to Wichita to further his career in...
Marie Morford
Mar 5, 2017
Marie Arlene Bachman Morford, 86, went to her eternal rest on March 5, 2017. Marie was born in Derby, Ks., on October 21, 1929 to George Edward and Bertha (Wear) Bachman. The second oldest of six children, she attended Cathedral High School, graduating in 1947. She married Galen Everett Morford on November 16, 1949 and moved to Newton in 1951....
Annabel L. Orman
Mar 4, 2017
Annabel Lee Orman, 90, died on March 4, 2017, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on April 18, 1926 in Osage County, Missouri to Leona (Mask) and Adolphus Tharp. Annabel married George Patrick Burns and to this marriage was born a son, John Burns. George passed away in 1984 after 42 years of marriage to Annabel. Later in life...
David Hayes
Feb 28, 2017
David Lee Hayes, 73, died Tuesday (February 28, 2017) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Ks. He was born on January 16, 1944 in Rocky Ford, Colo., the son of Chester and Ila Allen Hayes. David was raised and attended schools in the Stinnett and Borger, Texas area. David...
Marcelina Solis
Feb 26, 2017
Marcelina Ruiz Solis, 97, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great -great grandmother, and friend was called to heaven on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, KS. She was in Emporia, Kansas on born June 18, 1919 to Jesus and Alijandra Ruiz. She married Joe N. Solis, Sr. on July 18, 1936 in Emporia. They...
Pamela Twombly
Feb 25, 2017
Pamela J. (Gosser) Twombly, 58, died Saturday (February 25, 2017) at her home in Peabody. She was born on November 8, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Herbert Louis and Wilma Lorraine Knight Gosser. Pam was raised in the Wichita and Derby area, graduating from Derby High School. Pam had worked with Home Health and as a Supervisor at...
Nelton Dean Lemons
Feb 23, 2017
Cremation has taken place. There are no services planned at this time.
David L. Montano
Feb 23, 2017
Cremation has been effected. There are no public services planned at this time.
Michael J. Lemons
Feb 23, 2017
There are no services planned at this time. Cremation has been affected.
Deborah Sue Balerio
Feb 21, 2017
Deborah “Sue” Balerio, 61, died on February 21, 2017 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born on December 11, 1955 to the late Annabelle (Ladner) and Carl Metcalf in Ulysses, Kansas. Sue enjoyed crafts, shopping and reading. She loved watching basketball and any sporting events her family was involved with. Most of all, her favorite time was spent at home with...
Arlene Ross
Feb 15, 2017
Arlene (Nickel) Ross, 85, of Newton, Kansas passed away peacefully with her husband, Ned Ross, by her side on the evening of February 15, 2017. Arlene was born to Gerhard (George) and Elizabeth Nickel on July 4, 1931 in Goessel Kansas, the 5th of 6 children. Arlene grew up with the family on a farm southeast of Lehigh Kansas. She...
Bertha Mae Martin
Feb 12, 2017
Newton Bertha Mae Martin, 85, died on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. Bertha was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on February 28, 1931 to Benjamin and Florence (Ward) Elliott. They preceded her in death. She married Charles E. Martin on July 3, 1949 in Hutchinson. He proceeded her in death on April 4, 2002. She was raised in...
Betty Farrow
Feb 2, 2017
Betty Lee Farrow, 93, died Thursday (February 2, 2017) at the Asbury Park in Newton, Ks. She was born on February 22, 1923 in Severy, Ks., the daughter of Henry Marshall and Florida Weatherford Sexton. Betty was raised in the Severy area and moved to Oklahoma as a teenager. Betty met Arthur Willard Farrow as he was selling religious items...
Barry Q Tedder
Jan 31, 2017
Barry Quentin Tedder died January 31, 2017. He was born July 25, 1946 in Borger Texas to Howard and Doris Tedder. July 19, 1966 a car accident changed Barry’s life forever. Barry lived with parents in a house on 1st that he called home. He would sit on the porch and wave at everyone as they passed by, and, would holler...
Kenton Britton
Jan 20, 2017
Kenton O. Britton, 75, of Newton, formerly of Arkansas City, died Friday (January 20, 2017) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on March 16, 1941 in Arkansas City, Kansas, the son of Guy Orwell and Angie Velma Bennett Britton. In 1944 they moved to Lamont, Oklahoma where...
Charolette Ann Gaskill-Carroll
Dec 30, 2016
Charlotte Ann Gaskill-Carroll, 74, of Newton, passed on December 30, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 30, 1942 to Mary and William Carlson in Wichita, Kansas. She married Bill Gaskill and together they had three children, Jeff, Pam and Vicki. Charlotte was a homemaker, she enjoyed sewing and cross stitching, she also enjoyed Christian romance novels....
Servero "Buzzy" Curiel, JR
Dec 29, 2016
Severo “Buzzy” Curiel Jr., 59, of Newton, died December 29, 2016 at his residence in Newton. He was born to Matilda (Romero) and Severo Curiel Sr., April 2, 1957 in Newton. He worked as a Blacksmith for Santa Fe Railroad for many years. Buzzy loved The Beatles, was a Washington Redskins fan and KU basketball fan. He also had a...
Wallace Jantz
Dec 29, 2016
Wallace Ray Jantz, 90, retired pastor, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Hesston, Ks. He was born March 4, 1926 on the Jantz ranch in Haviland, Kansas to Solomon B. Jantz and Katie (Wadel) Jantz. Wallace married Sylvia Ruth Andres on August 19, 1955, in Hesston and she preceded him...