Obituaries

Jay W. McCulloch

Jay W. McCulloch

Mar 22, 2016

Jay W. McCulloch, 29, died on March 22, 2016 at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. He was born on August 17, 1986 to Joan (Widener) and Russell McCulloch at the Axtell Hospital in Newton. Jay grew up in the Hesston and Newton communities and graduated from Hesston High School with the class of 2005. Jay was employed as a...

Vernon Dreier

Vernon Dreier

Mar 8, 2016

Vernon F. Dreier, 70, of Hesston, died Tuesday (March 8, 2016) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on November 29, 1945 in the Newton, Ks., the son of Delbert F. and Dorothy May Steiner Dreier. Vernon graduated from Moundridge High School in 1963 and later from Bethany College. He served in the...

Frank Midkiff

Frank Midkiff

Mar 6, 2016

Franklin R. Midkiff, born October 24, 1932 passed away on March 6, 2016, in his home in North Newton, KS of a heart attack. Frank was born in Chelyan, W.Va. to Samuel and Gertrude (Burger) Midkiff, but moved to South Charleston, WV at the age of 2 where he grew up as the youngest of 5 children. He began a...

Carlos J. Gomez

Carlos J. Gomez

Mar 3, 2016

Carlos Gomez, 74 , died on March 3, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on January 18, 1942 the son of Angela S. (Sifuentez) and Epimenio Gomez in Newton, Kansas. Carlos served in the United States Army, 101st Airborne as a paratrooper. He earned his Parachutist Badge and an Expert Badge in Rifle. He was...

Deila Lingenfelter

Deila Lingenfelter

Mar 3, 2016

Deila Lingenfelter, 60, of Newton, died Thursday (March 3, 2016) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of the St. Francis Regional Medical Center-Via Christi Campus in Wichita. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday (March 8, 2016) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. Interment will be in the Old Mission Cemetery in Wichita. Friends may call...

Elda Siemens Jantz

Elda Siemens Jantz

Feb 25, 2016

Elda Koehn Siemens Jantz, 94, died Thursday (February 25, 2016) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born October 14, 1921 in Halstead to Fred and Susie (Jantz) Koehn. Elda married Wilbur Siemens on November 11, 1939. They lived on a farm East of Walton where they started farrowing pigs for a retirement occupation. Wilbur died August 11, 1975, after...

Brian E. Sadowsky

Brian E. Sadowsky

Feb 25, 2016

March 1, 2016- PARKING There are several parking areas near the church, those will be for the family. We will have parking attendants, directing you to the parking lots to the WEST of the church, about 1/2 block, and it will be marked. There is another Large Parking lot on SE 2nd. Street. and the McKinley building across the street...

Betty Sandate

Betty Sandate

Feb 23, 2016

Betty Jo (Rogers) Sandate, 69, was called by our Lord Jesus Christ on February 23, 2016 while at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Ks. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her beloved family. Betty was born in Salina, Ks., on July 15, 1946, the daughter of Tommy and Melba Jo Rogers. A graduate of Salina Central High School,...

Riley Eugene Abel, Sr.

Riley Eugene Abel, Sr.

Feb 20, 2016

Services will be at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home on Thursday, February 25th, 2016 at 11AM. Visitation will be held from 9AM-11AM at the funeral home prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Kansas. Memorials may be to Donor's Choice,and mailed to the funeral home at 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.

Danny R. Reimer

Danny R. Reimer

Feb 20, 2016

Danny Ray Reimer, 66, died at his home on Saturday, February 20, 2016 in Newton. He was born on December 3, 1950 to Freida (Swartz) and Bill Reimer in Newton, Kansas. Danny was a member of The Church of God of The First Born in Newton. Attending church and spending time with his church family was very important to Danny....

Dorothy Hite

Dorothy Hite

Feb 6, 2016

Dorothy L. Hite, 84, of Newton, joined the angels in Heaven on Saturday (February 6, 2016) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on May 17, 1931 in Whitewater, Mo., the daughter of Carl R. and Ruby E. Bowling West. She married Wilbur Hite on April 12, 1948 in Pocohantas, Arkansas. They later moved to Newton. He died in...

Bruce Hoffer

Bruce Hoffer

Feb 6, 2016

Bruce Hoffer, 69, died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita following a recurrence of mantle cell lymphoma. Bruce was born on November 26, 1946 in Newton to Leonard and Lois (Adams) Hoffer. Bruce attended school in Newton, graduating with the class of 1964. He married his high school sweetheart Carol (Voth) on October 15, 1966. Bruce...

Randy L. Luckey

Randy L. Luckey

Feb 2, 2016

Randy L. Luckey, 62, died on Tuesday, February 02, 2016 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. He was born on March 2, 1953 in Beloit, Kansas to Mildred (Thull) and Kenneth E. Luckey. Randy attended the Salina military school and was proud to have this military connection with his son, Richard. He cherished this throughout life. During his...

Betty M. Oller

Betty M. Oller

Feb 1, 2016

Betty Mae (Vogt) Oller, 83, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 1, 2016 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born February 23, 1932 at Bethel Hospital in Newton, Kansas to Paul E and Edna (Tangeman) Vogt. She grew up in a Christian family on a farm southwest of Hesston, Kansas. Betty attended grade...

Roxie Patrick

Roxie Patrick

Jan 27, 2016

Roxie Bennett Patrick, 95, passed away on Wednesday (January 27, 2016) at her home in Newton. She was born on March 2, 1920 in Joseph, Oregon to John and Ruth Meadows Bennett. She was the fifth child of seven sisters and two brothers. Roxie met C.W. “Pat” Patrick when he came to pastor the church she attended in Joseph in...

Shirley Ayers

Shirley Ayers

Jan 16, 2016

Shirley Ann Ayers, 79, died Saturday (January 16, 2016) at the Bethesda Home in Goessel. She was born on August 9, 1936 in Sedgwick, Ks., the daughter of Guy Vestal and Olive M. McCullough Hayes, joining a brother Robert. Shirley had a younger brother, Don L. Hayes who died on October 29, 2002, and a younger sister, Elaine Pratt, who...

Gina Marie Wertz

Gina Marie Wertz

Jan 5, 2016

Gina Marie Wertz, 31, died Tuesday (January 5, 2016). She was born in Chanute, Kansas on July 6, 1984. Gina was independent, she would take charge in every type of situation. She was very compassionate and would be there for you always. Her smile was contagious and could always make you laugh. She had unconditional love for her friends and...

Jean Grochowsky

Jean Grochowsky

Jan 4, 2016

Jean Grochowsky, died on January 4, 2016 at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on May 27, 1930 to Andrew J. and Frieda K. (Weins) Kosminki in Newton, KS. On May 22, 1949 Jean married Bert E. Grochowsky at St. Mary’s Rectory in Newton, KS. Jean was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church and also served on...

Betty Dixon

Betty Dixon

Jan 2, 2016

Betty J. Dixon, 90, died Saturday (January 2, 2016) at the Greenhouse of Asbury Park in Newton. She was born on January 6, 1925 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of James and Flossie Howard Gillmartin. Betty attended Newton schools, graduating from Newton High School in 1943. She went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone. She married Delmar Leon Dixon on...

Julia Pina

Julia Pina

Jan 1, 2016

Julia Pina, 88, of Newton, died Friday (January 1, 2016) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born on June 28, 1927 in Newton, the daughter of Antonio and Irene Pedrosa Gomez. Julia was a lifelong resident of Newton. She married Lee Pina on September 11, 1947 in Newton,...