Obituaries
Paul Whomans
Apr 15, 2012
Paul C. Whomans, 80, of Newton, died Sunday (April 15, 2012) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on November 4, 1931 in Wellington, Ks., the son of John and Florence Myers Whomans. The family moved to Newton in 1940. Paul graduated from Newton High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. After being discharged...
Richard B. Hogan
Apr 10, 2012
Richard B. Hogan, died on April 10, 2012 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 2, 1940 the son of Alice Mae (Billings) and Morris Richard Hogan. Richard graduated high school in 1958 and enlisted in the United States Navy on October 28, 1958. He was medically discharged on March 1, 1962....
Fred Gonzalez
Apr 6, 2012
Frederick Gonzalez, 78, of Newton, died Friday (April 6, 2012) at the Kansas Christian Home. He was born on August 27, 1933 in Newton, the son of Eleodoro and Herlinda Castillo Gonzalez. Fred was raised in Newton, graduating from Newton High School in 1952. He was married to Mona Jimenez. Fred served in the U.S. Air National Guard, retiring in...
Lyle E. Yost
Apr 5, 2012
Lyle E. Yost, 99, died Thursday (April 5, 2012), at the Schowalter Villa, in Hesston. Lyle was born on March 5, 1913, in the home northwest of Hesston, Kansas. His parents were Joseph and Edith Alma (Hensley) Yost. Lyle attended Goshen College in Goshen, IN where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics in 1937 and his Bachelor’s Degree in...
Mary Ellen Scott
Apr 4, 2012
Mary Ellen McCoy Scott, 82, died Wednesday (April 4, 2012) at her home in Valley Center. She was born on July 7, 1929 in Haverhill, Ks., the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Case McCoy. She married Bertrum Scott, Sr. on July 30, 1946. Mary is preceded in death by her parents; husband; son James Scott; brothers Charles and Hervey; sisters...
Patricia D. Brandon
Mar 30, 2012
PATRICIA D. BRANDON, 77, of Newton, died Friday (March 30, 2012) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on May 11, 1934 in Avinger, Texas, the daughter of Harlidge Howard and Dianthia Bolton Hill. The family later moved to the Dallas area where she graduated from South Oak Cliff High School in 1951. Patricia went to work after high...
Richard Graves
Mar 28, 2012
RICHARD J. GRAVES, 84, died Wednesday (March 28, 2012) at the Aberdeen Village in Olathe, Ks. He was born on July 13, 1927 in Newton, Ks., the son of Jacob and Mary Quiring Graves. The family moved from Brainerd into Newton when Richard was a child. He graduated from Newton High School in 1945. Richard served in the U.S. Navy...
Rosa Lee Strawderman
Mar 24, 2012
ROSA LEE STRAWDERMAN, 78, of Newton, died Saturday (March 24, 2012) at her home. She was born on May 31, 1933 in McPherson, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Lena Bell Stewart Kail. She was raised in McPherson, moving with her family to El Dorado, Ks., while in Junior High School. Rosa Lee moved to Newton in 1962. She married...
Gladys C. Brewer
Mar 22, 2012
Gladys Charleen McAdams Brewer died March 22, 2012, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. Memorial Services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Sunday (April 1, 2012) at Schowalter Villa. She was born on August 27, 1908, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Frank Goodwin McAdams and Ella Krebs McAdams. Her grandfather, Henry H. McAdams, was the first mayor of Halstead,...
Pauline H. Miller
Mar 13, 2012
Pauline H. Miller, 85, of Newton, Kansas died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Asbury Park. She was born on March 9, 1927 in Thomas Township, Ellsworth County, near Lorraine, Kansas to LeRoy and Alva (Steinberg) Janzen. She married William D. Miller August 21, 1944 in Ellsworth, Kansas. He preceded her in death on July 22, 2007. She grew up on...
Martha Mae (Anderson) Overholt
Mar 11, 2012
Martha Mae Anderson Overholt (86) was born on January 2, 1926 in her parent’s home on Ash Street in Newton. She lived her entire life in Newton and went to be with Jesus on March 11, 2012 from the home she shared with her beloved partner of 64 years, Willis Overholt. Martha was the ninth child of twelve born to...
Rose Jost
Mar 8, 2012
Rose Agnes Thiessen Jost was born on April 17, 1921 near Conway, Kansas to Jacob and Mary (Klaassen) Thiessen. She was the first of six children. Mrs. Jost died Thursday (March 8, 2012) at Kidron Bethel Health Care in North Newton, Ks. Rose grew up on a family farm during the Depression where she and her siblings learned a strong...
Lois M. Roth
Mar 3, 2012
LOIS M. ROTH, 84, of Newton, died Saturday (March 3, 2012) at the Newton Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday (March 7, 2012) at the Church of the Nazarene in Newton. Interment will be in the Whitewater Cemetery, Whitewater, Ks. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Tuesday evening 7:00 til 8:30pm. Survivors include her...
Adaline R. Abrahams
Mar 3, 2012
Adaline R. Abrahams, 96, of Newton, died Saturday (March 3, 3012) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born on June 6, 1915 in _ Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Peter K. and Millicent Measer Funk. The family moved to a farm near Goessel, Kansas when she was an infant. Adaline graduated from Goessel High School. During World...
Lawrence VanBuren
Feb 20, 2012
Lawrence “Daffy” VanBuren, 69, of Newton, died Monday (Feb. 20, 2012) at the Salem Home in Hillsboro, Ks. He was born on December 3, 1942, in Florence, Ks., the son of Robert and Stella Piper VanBuren. He was raised in the Florence, Ks., and Barnsdall, Okla., areas. Larry had lived in Walton for five years and many years in Newton....
Paul W. Renich
Feb 16, 2012
Paul William Renich died February 16, 2012 at Schowalter Villa. He was born on May 5, 1919 at La Junta, Colorado, the son of Edward Alexander Renich and Anna (Andres) Renich. Paul grew up in Newton and worked with his family at the Renich Family Dairy in Newton during the 20’s and 30’s. He graduated from Newton High School in...
Michael S. Smith
Feb 10, 2012
Michael Steven Smith, 58, of Wichita, died February 10, 2012, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Michael was born February 15, 1953 to Thomas Harlan and Mary Ann (Wilson) Smith in Newton KS. He attended the Newton schools and in 1971 joined the United States Marine Corps. Michael served 3 years of active duty and 3...
Gerold L. Anspaugh
Jan 29, 2012
Gerold Leroy Anspaugh, 72, of Newton, died Sunday (Jan. 29, 2012) at his home. He was born on October 19, 1939 in Rural Dorrance, Ks., the son of Lyle Arthur and Carrie Daisy Essig Anspaugh. He graduated from high school in Lucas, Kansas in 1958. Gerold later served in the U. S. Marine Corps. Gerold married Sherry V. Ramsey on...
Rosalind E. Hirsch
Jan 23, 2012
Rosalind Elizabeth Hirsch, 95, of Newton, died Monday (January 23, 2012) at the Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Halstead, Ks. She was born in Champaign, Illinois on October 26, 1916 to Harry W. and Frieda (Lang) Pyle. Rosalind married Pershing (Pete) Hirsch on February 13, 1943 in Ft. Monroe, Virginia. He preceded her in death on July 6,...
LeRoy W. Seitz
Jan 14, 2012
LeRoy W. Seitz, 80, of Newton, entered into God’s Glory on the evening of January 14, 2012. He was born near Lehigh, Kansas on July 6, 1931. His parents were Fred and Martha (Ollek) Seitz. He married Jeanne Loewen on January 7, 1955. She preceded him in death in 2003. LeRoy was employed with t he Santa Fe Railroad for...
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