Obituaries
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...
Jim DeVore
Jan 4, 2012
Robert James “Jim” DeVore, 80, of Newton, died Wednesday (January 4, 2012) at his home. He was born on June 28, 1931 in Lower Drew, Ontario, Canada. The son of James G. “Shine” DeVore and Olive Holtom DeVore. The family lived in Wyandotte, Michigan for several years before moving to Ottawa, Ks., where Jim attended schools. During the Korean Conflict,...
Herbert Eugene (Gene) Herr
Jan 1, 2012
Herbert Eugene (Gene) Herr passed away at age 79, on Jan 1, 2012, in Hesston, Kansas. He died from complications related to cancer. Gene was born on May 11, 1932 in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, to Mary Landis and Herbert Herr. He married Mary Yutzy on May 21, 1955. He attended primary and high school in Strasburg. He attended both Eastern Mennonite...
Gerald Boyer Williams
Jan 1, 2012
Gerald Boyer Williams,68, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Via Christi in Wichita. He was born on April 13, 1943 to Gale and Lois (Spangler) Williams in Newton, who preceded him in death. He married Maxine K. Miller, August 3, 1968 in Newton. She survives of the home. He was plant engineer at AGCO Corporation in Hesston for over 43...
Martha Hiebert
Dec 25, 2011
MARTHA MILDRED KLASSEN HIEBERT, of Newton, died December 24, 2011 at Kidron Bethel Nursing Home in North Newton. She was born on December 23, 1920 in Newton, the daughter of Detrick and Tina Schmidt Klassen. She attended schools in Newton, graduating from Newton High School. Martha helped in her dad’s florist business, Klassen Greenhouse. She later followed her boyfriend Marion...
Sherry V. Anspaugh
Dec 17, 2011
Sherry V. Anspaugh, 67, of Newton, died at her home on Saturday (Dec. 17, 2011). She was born on February 15, 1944 in Roswell, N.M., the daughter of Phil and Lawida Finkenbinder Ramsey. Sherry lived in the Russell County, Kansas area for many years. She had worked for Graves Truck Line in Salina. Sherry was a waitress for many years...
Marie A, Swoyer
Dec 12, 2011
Marie A. Swoyer, 54 of Newton, went home to her Lord and Savior, on Monday (Dec. 12, 2011). She was born on February 24, 1957 in Topeka, Ks., the daughter of Donald D. and Grace E. McEvoy Swoyer. As a child, the family moved to Elm, Washington. Marie attended school in Olympia, Washington until the family moved to Newton in...
Lowell L. Biesterfeld
Dec 4, 2011
Lowell L. “Biss” Biesterfeld, 86, of Newton, died Sunday (Dec. 4, 2011) at the Robert J. Dole Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on November 7, 1925 in Newton, the son of George A. and Katherine Hill Biesterfeld. Lowell attended Newton schools. He joined the Merchant Marines and later served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Lowell enjoyed watching sports...
Chuck Spencer
Dec 1, 2011
Charles Edward “Chuck” Spencer, 65, of Newton, died Thursday (Dec. 1, 2011) at his home. He was born on November 23, 1946 in Wichita, the son of Myron Ted and Martha Kannapel Spencer, and was a lifelong resident of Newton. Chuck and his brother, David owned and operated Spencer’s House in Newton for several years. Chuck worked for nearly 40...
Louis F. DeMont
Dec 1, 2011
Louis F. DeMont, 64, of Newton, Ks., died Thursday (Dec. 1, 2011) at his home. He was born on January 23, 1947 in New Orleans, La., the son of Fredrick Louis and Clarabelle Thibodeaux DeMont. He graduated from high school in Mandeville, La. After graduation, he proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Viet Nam War. Following being...
Claudia Jaso
Nov 27, 2011
Claudia Gloria Estrada-Jaso, Newton, Kansas, 91, Nursing Home Aid and Waitress passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, of Alzheimer’s disease at Asbury Park in Newton. Claudia was born October 30, 1920, in Newton, KS. She married Ralph Vega in 1943 in Wichita, Ks., he died in January, 1977. She later married Nick Jaso in 1989 in Newton, he died January...
Irene A. Schmidt
Nov 27, 2011
Irene Annie Schmidt, 84, of Newton, died Sunday (Nov. 27, 2011) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton. She was born on August 14, 1927 in Peabody, Ks., the daughter of Ben and Leah Weber Larsen. Irene attended school in Peabody and enjoyed collecting newspaper clippings of the old radio songs and poems. On May 18, 1948, she married Walter D....
Paul Androes
Nov 26, 2011
PAUL P. ANDROES, 86, of Newton died Saturday (Nov. 26, 2011) at his home. He was born on July 15, 1925 in Nowata, Okla., the son of Peter and Marie Pauls Androes. He was raised in the Elbing, Kansas area. Shortly after graduating from Whitewater High School, Paul enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served on the USS Radford....
Stephanie D. Reimer
Nov 26, 2011
Stephanie Reimer, 67, died in the company of her daughters on the morning of Saturday, November 26, 2011, in Newton, Ks., after a prolonged illness. Born Stephanie Donice Fortney to Don and Naomi (Davis) Fortney on August 11, 1944, Stephanie graduated from Wichita North High School in 1962. She attended college in Houston and graduated as a Registered Nurse, a...
Johnny C. Lujan, Jr.
Nov 18, 2011
JOHNNY CHRIS LUJAN, JR., 48, of Newton, died Friday (Nov. 18, 2011) at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Ks. He was born on February 21, 1963 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended schools in Lamar, Colo. They family moved to McPherson, Ks., where they lived for eight years until moving to Newton ten years ago. Johnny’s life was filled...
Pauline Bartley
Nov 9, 2011
Pauline Bartley 73 of Newton died Wednesday (November 9, 2011) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Pauline was born on July 24, 1938 to Cole and Laura Pippin White in Alden, Ks. On July 31, 1954 she married Shelton Bartley in Sedan, Kansas. Pauline had worked in the Food Service Dept at Bethel College and the Bakery at North...