Obituaries
Calvin G. Hall
Jul 1, 2011
Calvin G. “Gov” Hall, 84 of Burns, slipped peacefully into eternity on Friday (July 1, 2011) at Asbury Park in Newton, Ks. He was born on July 18, 1926, the son of Z. Hurshel and Maude (Fowler) Hall. After graduation from Whitewater High School in 1944, Calvin enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Philippines and Japan. Calvin...
Michael Dean Hite
Jun 29, 2011
Michael Dean Hite, of Raleigh, N.C., peacefully passed away on June 29, 2011, after a courageous fight with colon cancer. He was born on Dec. 16, 1949, in Nevada, Mo. The family moved to Newton, Kansas where he graduated from high school in 1967. Michael served seven and half years in the U.S. Air Force, followed by 23 years at...
James Greenfeather
Jun 28, 2011
James Greenfeather, 55, of Wichita, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was the son of Kenneth and Virginia Tanner Greenfeather. Cremation has been effected. Arrangements were by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.
Loretta T. Baird
Jun 18, 2011
Loretta Baird, 69, went to be with the Lord on June 18, 2011. She was born on September 20, 1941 to Thelma (Blecher) and George Klein in Wichita, Kansas. Loretta worked in the retail industry the majority of her lifetime. She attended the First Missionary Church in Newton, Kansas and also was a member of the American Legion of Newton,...
Norma L. Morse
Jun 15, 2011
Norma Louise Morse, 81, of Newton, died Wednesday (June 15, 2011) at the Presbyterian Manor Health Care in Newton. She was born on March 25, 1930 in Grand Blanc, Michigan, the daughter of Chester and Viola Bedell Hargraves. After graduating from high school, Norma attended the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Norma moved to Newton in the early 1950’s....
Heinz D. Janzen
Jun 15, 2011
Heinz D. Janzen, 83, died on June 15, 2011 in North Newton, Kansas. He was born to the late Peter M. and Mary (Dirks) Janzen on June 19, 1927 in a hospital elevator in New York City, shortly after their arrival in the U.S. as immigrants from the Ukraine. Heinz grew up in Ontario, California and was baptized in the...
Grace Kasitz
Jun 4, 2011
Grace Kasitz, 90, of Newton, died Saturday (June 4, 2011) at Showalter Villa in Hesston. Services are pending and will be announced by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Daisy (Mosiman) Herbison
Jun 3, 2011
Daisy D. (Mosiman) Herbison, 86, passed away on June 3, 2011 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on May 29, 1925 to Tobias and Mildred (Byrd) Richert in Bloomfield, MT. She had been currently enjoying being a retiree. Earlier in her lifetime she worked at Mid-Continent Cabinetry and most recently was a clerk and greeter at Walmart in Newton. Daisy...
Harriet V. Patton
Jun 2, 2011
Harriet V. Patton, 82, of Newton, died Thursday (June 2, 2011) at the Halstead Health and Rehab Center in Halstead, Ks. She was born on January 12, 1929 in Newton, the daughter of Archie and Mamie Felible Thomas. Harriet was raised in Peabody and graduated from Peabody High School. Prior to being married, she worked at Kansas Power and Light....
Avis Ayler Faulk
May 24, 2011
Avis Ayler Faulk was greatly loved and will be missed by all who knew her. Avis passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011. She would be the first to say, "Don't be sad; it's just the next adventure!" Born in Kansas and raised on a farm, Avis always sought to help others. An award winning Girl Scout troup leader and trainer,...
Isabel Rodriguez
May 18, 2011
Isabel Rodriguez, 92, died on May 18, 2011 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Via Christi-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, KS. She was born on July 8, 1918, in Newton, Kansas to Refugio (Jimenez) and Cresencio Moralez. Isabel was a member of Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic Church and the Altar Society in Newton, Kansas. On June 12, 1939, she married Agustin...
Ralph W. Penner
May 17, 2011
Ralph W. Penner, age 67, of Newton, died Tuesday (May 17, 2011) at his home. Ralph was born September 13, 1943 in Goessel, Ks., to Herman and Dorothy Harms Penner. He spent his childhood growing up on a farm near Hillsboro. Attended Johannestal Church and was baptized there at the age of 13. During his teenage years Ralph was in...
Catalina Torres
May 14, 2011
Catalina “Katie” Torres, 81, of Newton, died Saturday (May 14, 2011) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Katie was born on November 25, 1929 in Mulvane, Kansas. She was raised by Frank and Bertha Martinez, moving to Newton as a child. She married Felix Torres in Newton, he died October 29, 1985. Katie had worked...
Marcheta Holdeman
May 6, 2011
Mary Marcheta Holdeman, 86, died on May 6, 2011 at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on August 11, 1924, in Newton, KS to Helen (Zarnowski) and Gus Walters. Marcheta was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Altar Society. She worked as a legal secretary for over 25 years with Nye and Nye law firm, and...
Charles w. Confer
May 6, 2011
Charles W. Confer, 71, of Newton passed away on May 5, 2011 at the Wesley Medical Center. He was born on June 8, 1939 in Rimersburg, PA to Andrew and Elsie Mae (Priester) who proceeded him in death. He graduated from the Milton Hershey School in 1957. He served in the Army and Navy before beginning a 21 year career...
Allan Mills
Apr 28, 2011
H. Allan Mills, 90, of Newton, died Thursday (April 28, 2011) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton. He was born, Henry Allan Mills, on July 3, 1920 in Newton, Ks., the son of Henry Edward and Rosetta Mae Wolfe Mills. His parents died when Allan was a child, he was raised by his maternal grandparents, John and Hannah Jane Wolfe....
Rose Weesner
Apr 13, 2011
ROSE WEESNER, 92, of Newton, died Wednesday (April 13, 2011) at Asbury Park in Newton. She was born on January 7, 1919 in Lehigh, Kansas, the daughter of John E. and Mary Friesen Hiebert. Rose was united in marriage to Oscar Weesner in July 1939 in Cottonwood Falls, Ks. He died on October 6, 1997. Rose had done housekeeping work...
Willis R. Miller
Apr 4, 2011
Willis R. Miller, 85, of Newton, died Monday (Apr. 4, 2011) at his home. He was born on October 25, 1925 in Newton, Kansas the son of Herman Ray and Ruth S. Hooley Miller. Willis was raised in Newton and attended Newton Sr. High School until enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1943 to serve during World War II. Upon...
Marylee Brainard
Mar 25, 2011
Marylee Brainard, 86 passed away peacefully Friday (March 25, 2011) in Wichita, Ks. Marylee was born August 30, 1924 in McClouth, KS to John Van and Estella (Stout) Garrett. She married Kenneth Brainard June 7, 1947. After graduating from high school she worked for the Santa Fe Railroad as a printer clerk in Topeka and was then transferred to Newton...
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