Obituaries
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...
Ida J. Newberry
Mar 25, 2011
IDA J. NEWBERRY, 99, passed away on Friday (March 25, 2011) at her home in Newton. She was born on February 18, 1912, in Fort Madison, Iowa, to George and Pearl (Stevens) Kendall. On January 17, 1931, Ida married Loyd D. Newberry in Argyle, Ia. He preceded her in death on May 8, 1991. Ida loved flowers, gardening, reading, and...
Wendy J. Goerzen
Mar 21, 2011
Wendy J. Goerzen, 49, of rural Newton, died Monday (March 21, 2011). She was born on December 27, 1961 in Newton, the daughter of Clayton and Virginia Williamson Harms. Wendy graduated from Remmington High School in 1980 and later received a Secretarial Degree from Bethel College. She married Bryan Goerzen on September 2, 1984 at Koerner Heights Church of the...
Wilma Jean Harber (Stanford)
Mar 19, 2011
Wilma Jean Harber (Stanford), 69, died on March 19, 2011 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Via Christi, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on November 2, 1941, to Evelyn Stinson and Alvin Carder in Eldon, Missouri. Wilma earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degree’s in Education thru Wichita State University. She was a teacher at the middle school...
Richard "Rick" L. Cannon
Mar 16, 2011
Richard “Rick” L. Cannon, 51, died March 16, 2011 at the Harry Hynes Hospice-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on February 14, 1960, to Lee (Draper) Cannon and Jack R. Cannon, in Rockford, Illinois. After high school, Rick attended Kansas University. On March 30th, 1990 he married Earlene Paul in Newton, Kansas. Rick faithfully followed KU basketball...
Alan E. Lee
Mar 7, 2011
Alan Erwin Lee, 92, peacefully passed away Monday, March 7, 2011 at 2:15 p.m. in the Asbury Park Nursing Home, Newton, Kansas, after suffering a stroke. Alan was born in Kingston, NY on September 2, 1918 to Dr. Ernest K. and Violet Mabel Lee. He was one of three children, with a brother Norman and sister Alberta, and he grew...
Martha S. McCloud
Mar 5, 2011
Martha S. McCloud, 92, of Newton, died Saturday (March 5, 2011) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton. She, the daughter of Henry S. and Sarah Flaming Schroeder, was born on December 2, 1918 in Hillsboro, Kansas (the first baby born in the Salem Hospital). Martha was raised on a farm South of Hillsboro, moving with her family to Newton when...
Richard Garcia
Mar 1, 2011
Richard Garcia, 58, died on March 1, 2011 at his home in Newton, Kansas. He was born on September 29, 1952 to Margaret (Torres) and Guadalupe Garcia in Newton. Richard was a member of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton. He had many hobbies in life. He enjoyed watching sports, especially football, taking walks and spending time...
Katheryn A. Preston
Feb 26, 2011
Katheryn A. Preston, 86, of Newton, died Saturday (Feb. 26, 2011) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on December 27, 1924 in Walton, Ks. Survivors include her brother Dennis Albright and his wife Linda of Mission, Ks.; her grandchildren William Tiede, Colleen Jackson, Venise Polite, Heather Tiede; and seven great grandchildren. Katheryn is preceded in death by her...
John Koehn
Feb 23, 2011
JOHN KOEHN, 93, died Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2011) at his residence in Newton. He was born on December 26, 1917 in Dubois, Idaho, the son of Cornelious C. and Agnes Goertz Koehn. When he was two years old his parents moved back to Goessel, Kansas where John attended a country grade school. On July 8, 1941, John was sent to...
Billie Lee Wright
Feb 16, 2011
Billie Lee Wright, 89, died February 16, 2011 at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Kansas. He was born on July 15, 1921, in Walton, Kansas to Harvey Lee and Elsie Mae (Worthington) Wright. Billie graduated from Marion High School and then enlisted in the Army Air Force on November 11, 1942, during WWII. He was honorably discharged in October 1945....
Lucille Long
Feb 8, 2011
Lucille Long of Kansas Christian Home went to be with her Lord and Redeemer Tuesday (Feb. 8, 2011) at the age of 96. Born to Elmer and Ruth Curtis in Paris, Missouri on September 29, 1914, Lucille spent most of her life in Newton, Ks. She retired from the J.C. Penny Company in Newton. Lucille was an active member of...
Dorothy J. Androes
Feb 2, 2011
Dorothy J. Androes, 83, died Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2011) at the Grace Living Center in Norman, Okla. Dorothy was born in Hutchinson, Ks., on March 19, 1927, the daughter of Lloyd and Blanche McConnaughey Clothier. She married Leslie E. Androes on August 4, 1946 in Newton. She and Les enjoyed traveling together throughout the United States. She had been a...
Nina G. Roupp
Jan 27, 2011
Nina G Roupp, 89, died Thursday, January 27, 2011, at Newton Medical Center, Newton KS after a short illness. She was born January 16, 1922, at Crystal Springs KS to Christian Lee and Ida (Kauffman) Naffziger. Her childhood was spent on the family farm. She graduated from Harper High School and attended Hesston College. On November 6, 1942, she married...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
