Obituaries
Carol Ellis
May 4, 2015
Carol Evaline Ellis, 73, a longtime Hesston resident, died Monday (May 4, 2015) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on December 17, 1941 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of William Robert and Letha Margaret Box Fraser. Attending local schools, Carol graduated from Newton High School in 1959. Carol was united in marriage to Keith Donald Ellis on September...
Janice Hiebert
Apr 29, 2015
Janice Ailene (Wagner) Hiebert died on April 29, 2015 at her farm in rural Harvey County. She was born on July 10, 1942 to Lorene (Williams) and Lester G. Wagner in Newton, KS. Janice attended church at the Salem United Methodist Church in Newton. She had a very caring nature, and this inspired her to lead Grief Support Groups for...
Frieda Viola Eck
Apr 15, 2015
Frieda Viola (Johnson) Eck, 97, died on April 15, 2015 at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on March 2, 1918 in Lahoma, OK, the daughter of Gertrude Maria Lizetta Penner and Benjamin J. Johnson. On May 9, 1937 she married David P. Eck. He precedes her in death. For many years, she was a member of the Walton...
Laura Hiebert
Apr 14, 2015
Laura Hiebert, 96, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday (April 14, 2015) at the Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community in Buhler, Ks. She and her twin brother Lewis were born on June 5, 1918 in Harvey County, Kansas, the daughter of John and Ida Breitenstein. As one of nine children, Laura attended schools in Harvey County, moving into town after graduation. On...
Carol Widman
Apr 5, 2015
Carol Louise Loggan Widman, 78, died Sunday (April 5, 2015) at the Harry Hynes Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born on December 9, 1936 in Independence, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth and Gertrude Snell Crowe. Carol attended schools there and graduated from Independence High School. She married Max Bruce Loggan on December...
Harold Farris
Mar 25, 2015
Harold L. Farris, 88, of Walton, died Wednesday (March 25, 2015) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on January 31, 1927 in Sedan, Kansas, the son of Leo and Ethel Vanderhoof Farris, Sr. Harold was raised in the Sedan area and graduated from Moline High School. Harold and Bonnie were married on May 24, 1947 in Sedan. They...
Edna Westfall
Mar 19, 2015
Edna Lucille “Eddy” (Boam) Westfall, 96, died on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Newton Medical Center. She was born on March 11, 1919 the daughter of Eada (Ault) and Benjamin K. Boam in Topeka, Kansas. “Eddy” graduated from Topeka High School and then attended college at Park College in Parksville, Missouri. On January 15, 1944 she married Dr. George A....
Dorothy Seibel
Mar 15, 2015
Dorothy Amy Seibel, 94, died Sunday (March 15, 2015) at Kidron Bethel of North Newton. She was born on January 31, 1921 on a farm near Durham, Ks., in Marion County, the daughter of Abraham and Minnie Frantz Pankratz. Dorothy was raised in the Durham area, attending Durham schools, Zoar Academy in Inman and Tabor Academy in Hillsboro. Dorothy had...
Carl Gus Sangals
Mar 10, 2015
Carl G Sangals, retired CSM (US Army Reserve) passed away on 03-10-15 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita KS. He was born on May 3, 1930 In Moundridge KS to Gustav and Margaret (Winsinger) Sangals. He graduated from Newton High School in 1947 and he went to work as a carpenter for Walt Broadhagen Construction. He joined the US...
James Hosie
Mar 9, 2015
James Lee Hosie, 53, died Monday (March 9, 2015) at his home in Newton. He was born on March 23, 1961 in Abilene, Ks., the son of Robert and Joyce Provance Hosie. He was raised South of Abilene and graduated from Chapman High School, he later attended the Vo-Tech school in Salina. James owned and operated a body shop in...
Vince Garcia
Feb 25, 2015
NEWTON: Vincent Julian Garcia, 58, died Wednesday (February 25, 2015) at his home in Newton after a short battle with A.L.S. He was born on February 15, 1957 in San Fernando, California, the son of Julian and Elesa Garcia. They moved back to Newton in 1958. Vince graduated from Newton High School in 1975 and later attended Bethel College and...
Mary Smith
Feb 24, 2015
Mary M. Smith, 61, of Newton, died Tuesday (February 24, 2015) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on April 14, 1953 in El Dorado, Ks., the daughter of Ben L. and Doris A. Long Smith. Mary was raised in the Potwin area and graduated from Fredrick Remington High School in 1971. After graduating, she moved to...
Floyd Wright
Feb 16, 2015
Floyd Eugene Wright, 82, died Monday (February 16, 2015) at the Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, Ks. He was born on May 4, 1932 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Jack and Edith Anderson Wright. As a child, the family moved to Newton where he attended schools. Floyd married Alberta McClellan on October 5, 1956 in Ponca City, Oklahoma....
Thelma M. Umholtz
Feb 11, 2015
Thelma Marie (Dreier) Umholtz, 92, died on February 11, 2015 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born on July 22, 1922, to Lulu Barbara (Vesper) and Louis Dreier in Newton, Kansas. On January 17, 1954, she married Max E. Umholtz . Together, they farmed the homestead in Zimmerdale until 2002. He preceded her in death on August 4,...
Thelma Bartel
Feb 10, 2015
Thelma May Bartel, 82, died February 10, 2015 at Kidron Bethel in North Newton. She was born May 2, 1932 to Albert C. and Rosina (Gaeddert) Bartel in Hillsboro, Kansas. Thelma graduated from Newton High School in 1950. She was a campus kid and felt it a privilege and a joy. Her father was a builder at Bethel College and...
Rachel Minor
Feb 7, 2015
Rachel Minor, 98, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Newton, KS. Rachel, a long time Newton resident, was born May 21, 1916 in Richards, MO the daughter of John and Alberta Zimmerman. Rachel and Robert Minor were married in Nevada, MO in 1941 and celebrated 67 years of marriage before his passing in 2009. She was preceded...
Esther Beard
Feb 5, 2015
Esther Elvira (Pitts) Beard, 93, homemaker, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday (February 5, 2015) at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Ks. A lifelong Newton resident, she was born on September 27, 1921 to Wilbur and Gertrude Pitts in Manhattan, Ks. Esther lived a short while in Emporia, Ks., before moving to Newton where she met married...
Richard Wayne Stephey
Feb 2, 2015
Richard Wayne Stephey, 62, died on February 22, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 9, 1952 to Barbara Maurine McCabe and Richard Lynn Stephey in Arkansas City, Kansas. Richard worked for the railroad as a conductor, retiring after 42 years of service with BNSF. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them and...
Lucy Reyes
Jan 27, 2015
Lucy Reyes, 90, died Tuesday (January 27, 2015) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on January 9, 1925 in Newton, the daughter of Jesus and Rafaela Pena Monares. Lucy married Felix A. Reyes on November 8, 1944 at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton. He died in May 1984. Lucy was a longtime member of...
Carol J. Munger
Jan 25, 2015
Carol J. Munger, 70, died Sunday (January 25, 2015) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Unit of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born on October 16, 1944 in Oketo, Ks., the daughter of Francis and Catherine Latus Brockman. The family moved to Oakland, Iowa where she graduated from high school in 1962. Carol married...
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