Obituaries
Anita Luna
May 6, 2016
Anita Luna, lifelong resident of Sedgwick, Ks, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at the age of 89 at her home. She was born on March 15, 1927 in Sedgwick, the daughter of Miguel and Anastasia Medina Luna. Anita graduated from Sedgwick High School in 1947. For many years Anita was a housekeeper and caretaker in the homes of Lyle...
Thelma Elliott
May 5, 2016
Thelma Lela (Williams) Elliott, 95, was born May 5, 1921 in Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of Claire and Effie Gilkerson Williams. Thelma was to married Donald Ray Elliott on April 23, 1941. He preceded her in death in July 1964. She passed away on Thursday (May 5, 2016) in Newton, Kansas. Thelma has four children: Phillip Ray (Wichita), Karen Branson...
Darrell L. Bybee
Apr 24, 2016
NEWTON Darrell L. Bybee, a longtime aspiring entrepreneur, entered into eternal life on April 24, 2016 in Newton, Kansas at 62 years of age. He was born on July 16, 1953 at St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas the late Arthur E. and Marvelle L. Bybee. He married the love of his life, Christina M. McElroy on September 12, 1998 in...
Elsie Epp
Apr 23, 2016
Elsie Ruth Wiebe Epp, 87, died Saturday (April 23, 2016) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born on February 1, 1929 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Henry B. and Katie Enz Wiebe. The family moved to Idaho when she was a year and half old. Elsie graduated...
Max Mayhill
Apr 22, 2016
Max Mayhill, one of America’s greatest generation, passed away on April 22, 2016 in Texas. Graveside and inurnment services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday (June 13, 2016) at the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton under the direction of Broadway Colonial Funeral Home. Max’s ninety-one year life was remarkable. His childhood and life were framed by the Great Depression and...
Max Mayhill
Apr 22, 2016
Max Mayhill, one of America’s greatest generation, passed away on April 22, 2016 in Texas. Graveside and inurnment services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday (June 13, 2016) at the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton under the direction of Broadway Colonial Funeral Home. Max’s ninety-one year life was remarkable. His childhood and life were framed by the Great Depression and...
Arturo Gloria
Apr 20, 2016
Arturo Gloria Ponce, 42, died Wednesday (April 18, 2016) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on September 4, 1973 in Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, Mexico. He had worked as a butcher for Krehbiel Specialty Meats in McPherson for several years until becoming disabled. Survivors include his daughter Jennifer Gutiererez; mother Maria de Jesus...
Mary Quint
Apr 18, 2016
Mary K. Quint, 100, of Newton, died Monday (April 18, 2016) at Asbury Park of Newton. She was born on January 14, 1916 in Russell County, Kansas, the daughter of John J. and Pauline B. Mermis Schmidt. She was raised in the Russell County area. Mary was united in marriage to Eugene Rudolph Quint on November 6, 1939 in Victoria,...
James "Jim" F. Bueker
Apr 16, 2016
Newton James “Jim” F. Bueker, 86, died on April 16, 2016 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. He was born on November 8, 1929 in Newton, Kansas to Irene Agnes (Gibson) and William Earl Bueker. Jim graduated from Newton High School in 1947 and then went on to attend college at Kansas State. On October 16, 1954 he...
Stan Schultz, Jr.
Apr 10, 2016
Stanley I. Schultz, Jr., 71, died Sunday (April 10, 2016) at his home in Wichita. He was born on September 30, 1944 in Newton, Ks., the son of Stanley Irwin and Elvina Hiebert Schultz, Sr. Stan graduated from Newton High School in 1962, he attended one year at Ft. Hays College before enlisting into the U.S. Navy. During the Viet...
Gary Cole
Apr 4, 2016
Gary Norman Cole, 75, of Marion died Monday (April 4, 2016) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on October 6, 1940 in Lawrence, Ks., the son of Jess A. and Doris Farmer Cole. The family moved to Wichita where Gary attended schools. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1961 serving until 1965 during the Viet Nam Conflict....
Bill Zuercher
Apr 4, 2016
William Joseph Zuercher, 82, of Newton, died Monday (April 4, 2016) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on October 22, 1933 in Strong City, Ks., the son of Christian William and Katherine Louise Martin Zuercher. His family moved to Newton in 1938 where he attended school, graduating from Newton High School in 1952 and attending Bethel College. Just...
Robert E. Unruh
Mar 31, 2016
Robert E. “Bob” Unruh, age 86, retired public music teacher, piano tuner/technician and postal employee, died on Thursday, March 31, 2016. He was born April 11, 1929 in Goessel, Kansas to Jacob S. and Sara (Friesen) Unruh. He grew up on a farm with his parents and two older siblings, Eskil and Charlene. The family was part of the Tabor...
Mark Vernon
Mar 31, 2016
Mark Alan Vernon, 49, passed away Thursday March 31, 2016. Mark was born on April 10, 1966, in Concordia, Kansas to Kenny and Diane Vernon. He was the middle of three children, having two sisters. Mark grew up in the small community of Glasco Ks. As a young child hearing the emergency sirens he would rush to ready himself. Donning...
Guadalupe Llamas, Jr.
Mar 26, 2016
Guadalupe Llamas, Jr., 72, of Pasadena, Texas died Saturday (March 26, 2016) at the Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born on March 24, 1944 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Guadalupe and Marian Saenz Llamas, Sr. He attended schools in Newton and had worked as a cook. Guadalupe moved to the Houston, Texas area where he...
Clifford Dale Wyss
Mar 24, 2016
Newton Clifford Dale Wyss, 73, died on March 24, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on January 21, 1943 to Martha Emmaline (Criger) and William Walter Wyss in Newton, Kansas. Clifford graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. He was employed as a CPA, then as a Comptroller...
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
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
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
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...
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