Obituaries
Florence L., Grunert
Aug 29, 2016
Florence L. Grunert, 101, died on August 29th, 2016 at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on January 14, 1915 in Newton to Elizabeth (Krahbiel) and Ernest Ritter. On June 8, 1939 Florence married Carl Grunert and together they raised their family in Newton. Two children were born into the family, Patricia and Richard. Florence was a member of...
Jay Dee Ediger
Aug 17, 2016
Jay Dee Ediger, 62, passed away Aug. 17, 2016. He was born February 23, 1954 in Hutchinson, KS to Harvey and Helen Ediger. They precede him in death. Jay graduated from Buhler High School in 1972. On July 6, 1973, he married Jolene Bowles. She survives. He was the beloved father of Jeremy Ediger and fiance’ Brandi Golden, Josh Ediger...
Robert E. Dawson
Aug 15, 2016
Robert E. Dawson, Sr., 89, of Newton, died August 15, 2016, at Newton Medical Center. Robert was born March 14, 1927, in Hoisington, Kansas, to Olive M. (Knox) and John Grant Dawson. He was the youngest of nine children. Dawson graduated from Hoisington High School. On September 5, 1948, he married Joanna Irene Keeling in Salina, Kansas. To this marriage...
Jody L. Altum
Aug 14, 2016
Jody L. Altum, 59, died Sunday (August 14, 2016) in Wichita, Ks. He was born on July 26, 1957 in Smith Center, Ks., the son of Donnie Eldon and Leota Earleen Reid Altum. The family moved to the Zimmerdale area in 1965. Jody attended Moundridge High School. Shortly after high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After being discharged...
Avalee Weeks
Aug 7, 2016
Avalee Ruth Weeks, 71, died Sunday (August 7, 2016) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. Cremation has been effected. Private family services will take place at a later date. Avalee was born on July 7, 1945 in Batavia, New York. She moved to Newton in the mid 90's. Survivors include her sister, Margaret "Peg" Martin of Newton; and two brothers Dale...
Dr. Andrew Nachtigall
Jul 30, 2016
Dr.Andrew Nachtigall, 87, died July 30th, at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton, KS. He was born December 9, 1928 to John and Matilda Hofer Nachtigall in Freeman, SD, the 3rd of four children. He graduated from Freeman High School, Tabor College and Kansas University School of Medicine (1959). Andrew was board certified in Pediatrics in 1971. He worked at the...
Barbara "Bobbie" R. Harris
Jul 28, 2016
Peabody Barbara “Bobbie” R. (Mott) Harris, died on July 28, 2016, at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born October 20, 1934 in Hillsboro, Kansas to Hazel Marie (Bredemeier) and William Lewis Mott. On October 20, 1982 Bobbie married Myron Paul Harris in Newton, Kansas. He survives of the home. Preceding her in death are her parents, Pete and...
Roberta Bainum
Jul 28, 2016
Roberta Ann Bainum, 87, died Thursday (July 28, 2016) at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston. She was born on December 22, 1928 in Eskridge, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Lena Schumate Lake. Roberta graduated from high school in Saffordville, Ks. Roberta married Donald A. Bainum on November 15, 1947 in rural Newton, Ks. They lived in Newton until moving...
Delores W. Koehn
Jul 23, 2016
Delores W. Koehn, 87, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on July 23, 2016 at the Newton Presbyterian Manor, Newton, KS. Delores was born on September 9, 1928 on the family farm southeast of Ellinwood, KS as the only daughter and youngest of the five children born to Delbert W. and Alice V. (Burchart) Bryant....
Raymond Salas, Sr.
Jul 23, 2016
Raymond J. Salas, Sr., 88, died Saturday (July 23, 2016) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on September 14, 1927 in Marland, Oklahoma, the son of Refugio and Pauline Diaz Salas. As a child his family moved to Newton. During World War II, Raymond served in the...
Marcene Albin
Jul 22, 2016
Marcene Carrielyn Albin, 90, of Newton, died Friday (July 22, 2016) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born on August 3, 1925 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Leslie Clayton and Sophia Jessie Haiber Phillips. After graduating from Newton High School Marcene attended Wichita State University where she studied music. Marcene went to...
Steven G Hulse
Jul 21, 2016
Towanda Steven G. Hulse, 56, was born on September 21, 1959 in Wichita, Kansas to John and Phyllis (Sollenberger) Hulse. Steven is preceded in death by his mother. He graduated with the class of 1977 in Andover High School. Steven was an outstanding football player. He loved working outside and with his horses. Above all he enjoyed spending time with...
Ronald Harris
Jul 16, 2016
Ronald Allen Harris, 71, of Newton, died Saturday (July 16, 2016) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. He was born on August 22, 1944 in Hominy, Oklahoma, the son of Robert and Grace Harris Amburgey. His father was killed in an automobile accident in 1949. His mother would later re-marry and Ronald was adopted by his step-father, James C. Harris, in...
Velma "Vicki" J. Howard
Jul 13, 2016
Velma “Vicki” J. Howard, 85, died on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on August, 19, 1930, the daughter of Augusta (Dalke) and John R. Klassen in Hillsboro, Kansas. She married Joe L. Howard on September 15, 1950 in Newton, KS at the First Baptist Church. He preceded her in death on November 22, 1999....
Bob Martin
Jun 23, 2016
Robert H. Martin, 88, died Thursday (June 23, 2016) at his home. He was born on June 24, 1927 in Newton, Ks., the son of Harold M. and Pearl E. Rowland Martin. Bob graduated from Newton High School in 1945, shortly after which he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Bob married Gloria Beamgard on December 10,...
Elnora Peters
Jun 22, 2016
Elnora Peters, 87, died Wednesday (June 22, 2016) at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston. She was born on July 11, 1928 in Roscoe, Texas, the daughter of Edwin and Esther Kiphen Althof. She graduated from high school in 1945. Elnora married Arnold Kenneth Peters on May 21, 1946 in Roscoe, Tx. Elnora and Arnold moved to Greensburg shortly after being...
Leo Terrones
Jun 20, 2016
HILARION “LEO” TERRONES, 86, of Newton, died Monday (June 20, 2016) at the Kidron Bethel Center in North Newton, Ks. He was born on October 21, 1929 in Newton, the son of Thomas and Clara Landin Terrones. Leo was raised and attended schools in Newton. He married Emily Juarez. After spending 46 years with the Santa Fe Railroad, Leo retired...
Juanita Monares
Jun 19, 2016
Juanita Monares, 93, of Newton, died Sunday (June 19, 2016) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Juanita was born on April 13, 1923 in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Soledad and Saturnina (Corona) Sanchez. She married Salvador Monares on October 28, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas. Juanita loved dancing, gardening, reading and cooking for her family. She and...
Leroy "Sam" Banman
Jun 6, 2016
HESSTON: Leroy “Sam” Banman, 84, of Hesston, died Monday (June 6, 2016) at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Ks. He was born on August 13, 1931 in Marion County, Ks., the son of Samuel J. and Selma Schmidt Banman. Survivors include Mary Ann Bartel of Alberta, Canada, Kermit “Sam” and Dolores Banman of Hesston, Sheryl and Jim Kelso of Dalhart,...
William Heffentrager
Jun 3, 2016
William Eugene Heffentrager, 90, died Friday (June 3, 2016) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on July 23, 1925 in Sacketts Harbor, N.Y., the son of George H. and Sarah E. Booth Heffentrager. Bill had served as a Sgt in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War...
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