Obituaries
Becky Long
Jul 8, 2012
Rebecca L. “Becky” Long, 71, died Sunday (July 8, 2012) at Wesley Medical Center. She was born on January 6, 1941 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Stan and Marie Bragg Humphrey. Becky graduated from Newton High School and W.S.U. Becky married John W. Long on January 25, 1965 in Newton, they moved to Wichita that same year. Survivors include...
Jay Burkhart
Jul 3, 2012
Allen Jay Burkhart, 82, of Newton died Tuesday (July 3, 2012) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Friends may call at the funeral home, Friday July 6th 1:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at Eastlawn Cemetery at Zimmerdale, Kansas. A Memorial Service will...
Bernadine V. Whitmire
Jul 2, 2012
Bernadine V. Whitmire, 88, of Newton, died Monday (July 2, 2012) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born on October 11, 1923 in Newton, the daughter of George A. and Katherine Hill Biesterfeld. Bernadine attended schools in Newton. She married Roy D. Whitmire on March 17, 1973 at the Lutheran Church parsonage in Hesston. He died on...
Bill Gronau
Jun 25, 2012
William A. “Bill” Gronau, 100, passed away on June 25, 2012, at Asbury Park in Newton, Kan. Bill was a lifelong farmer and cattleman who has lived east of Newton since 1934. Bill was born on Sept. 25, 1911 to Frank and Rosa (Adler) Gronau on the family farm three miles north of Whitewater, Kan. He attended rural schools through...
Clara J. Reid
Jun 19, 2012
Clara J. Reid, 66, of Newton, died Tuesday (June 19, 2012) at her home. She was born on March 25, 1946 in Athens, Tennessee, the daughter of Roscoe H. and Estie I. Akins German. Clara married Harry E. Reid on June 2, 1973 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. They moved to Newton in 1974. Among the places Clara had worked is...
Hans J. Mulders
Jun 18, 2012
Hans J. Mulders, 82, of Wichita, died June 18, 2012 at the Galichia Heart Hospital. He was born on January 22, 1930 in Rotterdam, Nederlands, the son of Jacobus Marie and Engelina Elisabeth Soeters Mulders. Hans enlisted in the Navy in Holland in 1947. He moved to the United States in the 1960's and became a U.S. citizen in 1968....
Adolph W. Koehn
Jun 15, 2012
Adolph W. Koehn, 87, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on June 15 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. Adolph was born on Nov. 12, 1924 in Ringwood, Oklahoma as the eldest of five children to Fred A and Mary E (Koons) Koehn. During his childhood his family moved to Texas and then...
Mary Lou Warner
Jun 11, 2012
Mary Lou (McMurray) Warner, 91, passed away after a series of illnesses on Monday (June 11, 2012) at Larksfield Place in Wichita. Mary Lou was born on October 30, 1920, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Zella McMurray. She graduated from Newton High School. She spent many years in Wichita and Bartlesville, Okla., while her husband was employed...
Beatrice "Bea" L. Breitenstein
Jun 7, 2012
Beatrice “Bea” Breitenstein, died on June 7, 2012 at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center- St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on July 1, 1925 to Esther (Gaines) and Otto Weber, in Newton, Ks. On October 19, 1942 she married Ora C. Breitenstein in McPherson, Kansas. He died on July 28, 2004....
Eva Reese
Jun 5, 2012
Eva Dell Reese ,85, of Newton, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Halstead Health and Rehab Center in Halstead, Ks. Eva was born October 29, 1926 near Ellington, Missouri to Rowland A. and Esther B. Davis. Both were native Kansans. She was the eldest of seven children. The family moved back to Kansas near Whitewater and Kechi in about...
Margaret "Peg" L. Johnson
Jun 2, 2012
Margaret “Peg” L. Johnson died on June 2, 2012 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. Peg resided in Andover, but was a longtime Newton resident. She was born on April 26, 1941 to Myrtle M. (Garrett) Robinson and Alvin Robinson in Greenville, SC. She was preceded in death by her father, Alvin Robinson. Survivors include her mother Myrtle;...
James R. Johnson
May 30, 2012
James Robert Johnson, 46, of Valley Center, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday (May 30, 2012) at the Memorial Herrman Hospital in Houston, Texas. Jim was born on February 9, 1966 at the Bethel Hospital in Newton, Kansas, the son of James K. and Frances Dolores Graham Johnson. He attended schools in Newton and was graduated from Buhler...
Barbara Jane Smith
May 26, 2012
Barbara J. Smith, of Newton, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Asbury Park in Newton. She was the daughter of Minnie and Henry Holderread, the 12th of 13 children. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Pastor Delbert L. Smith; and several of her siblings. Barbara began her teaching career in 1941 in a one room school house...
Thelma Weston
May 26, 2012
Carrie Thelma Weston, 92, went home to be with the lord on Saturday(May 26, 2012) from her home in Newton. She was born in Newton on January 4, 1920. Thelma is preceded in death by her parents, Charles J. and Carrie Ella Russell Weston; her brother Charles K. Weston; and two sisters Merle Welch and Esther Sadowski. Graveside services will...
Loyce K. Phillips
May 21, 2012
Loyce K. Phillips, 71, died on Monday, May 21, 2012 in Newton, Kansas. She was born on November 24, 1940 the daughter of Enid (Winks) and E.A. Webb in Borger, Texas. On August 30, 1957 she married Bentley T. Phillips in Wichita, Kansas. Loyce enjoyed cross stitching, fishing, gardening and spending time with her family. Preceding her in death were...
Richard D. Keller
May 1, 2012
Richard D. Keller died on May 1, 2012 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on October 29, 1932 to Thelma K. (Leckington) and David Keller in Newton, Kansas. He married Nora Joyce Wilson on July 17, 1972 in Newton, Kansas. She died on October 21, 2005. Richard served in 4 years in United States Air Force. Richard worked for Leckington...
Tammee Yoder
Apr 29, 2012
Tammee Lee Yoder passed away at her family Hearts 4 Him Ranch near Halstead, KS on Sunday, April 29, 2012. Tammee was a transplanted Texan, whose favorite flowers were yellow roses and bluebonnets. She was known for her mischievous, laughing blue eyes and her vivacious spirit. She cherished her husband, family, friends, her horses, and God above all else. She...
Gail Witkowski
Apr 27, 2012
Gail K. Witkowski, died peacefully on Friday, April 27, 2012 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas at the age of 78. She was born October 17, 1933 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to H.G. and Phamie Mc Feely. Gail was a teacher for more than 50 years and influenced the lives of not only her own 5 children, but thousands of...
Jordan Harris
Apr 21, 2012
Jordan Harris, 19, of Newton, died Saturday (April 21, 2012) at the result of an automobile accident. He was born on April 16, 1993 in Lyons, Kansas, the son of Christopher Harris and Elizabeth A. (Turner) Harris. Jordan graduated from Newton High School in the spring of 2011.. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, creative writing, playing...
Helen Klaassen
Apr 20, 2012
HELEN KAUFMAN KLAASSEN, 84, Newton, died Friday (April 20, 2012) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on June 4, 1927 in Newton, the daughter of Gustav and Katie Regier Entz. Helen graduated from Hesston Christian Academy. Helen married Jake Kaufman on April 14, 1962. He died on December 16, 1975. She later married Harry Klaassen on March 9,...
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