Obituaries
Eugene R. Quint
Nov 1, 2010
Eugene R. Quint, 97, of Newton, died Monday (Nov. 1, 2010) at Asbury Park in Newton. He was born on May 6, 1913 in Victoria, Ks., the son of John P.A. and Catherine Windholz Quint. He graduated from high school in Victoria. On November 6, 1939, Eugene married Mary Katherine Schmidt in Victoria. The Quint’s moved from Russell, Ks. to...
Preston M. Tolbert
Oct 29, 2010
Preston M. Tolbert, 27, died October 29, 2010 at Liberal, Kansas. He was born on October 21, 1983, in Newton, Kansas to Diane K. (Rogers) Tripp and Raymond S. Tolbert. Preston graduated from Newton High School in 2001. He then went on an attended Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson. Preston was employed at Central States in Salina, Kansas as a fumigator...
Velma Mae Mathews
Oct 26, 2010
Velma Mae Mathews, 92, died October 26, 2010, at Asbury Park, Newton, Kansas She was born on February 14, 1918 to Guy and Bessie (McComas) Phillips in Holly, Colorado. On June 19, 1938 she married Ralph D. Mathews in Marion, Kansas, he precedes her in death. Velma was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church. She and Ralph also had...
Lawrence M. Quilty, II
Oct 14, 2010
Lawrence M. Quilty II, died on October 14th, 2010 at the Presbyterian Manor, with family by his side. He was born May 22, 1917, Newton, Kansas to Lawrence M. and Rachel (Arnold) Quilty. On February 7, 1948, he married D. Jane Steinkirchner at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Newton, Kansas. He held a membership with the St. Mary’s Catholic...
Bertha M. Tangeman
Oct 8, 2010
Bertha Mattie Egger Tangeman passed away peacefully on Thursday (October 7, 2010) at Kidron Bethel in North Newton at the age of 107. She was born October 16, 1902, on a farm near Ellis, Kansas, to Fred and Rella (Schoenthaler) Egger. Her family included two older brothers, John and Ernest. After graduating from Ellis High School in 1920, she taught...
Laura E. Foth
Oct 2, 2010
Laura Elma Foth, of Newton, finally had her wish come true Saturday night (Oct. 2, 2010) when she left the Kansas Christian Home to be with Jesus in Heaven. Laura was born on January 24, 1916 in Goessel, Ks., the oldest of six children to John and Bertha (Becker) Peters. She was raised on a farm near Peabody and attended...
Lucile Hamm
Oct 1, 2010
Lucile Gordon Hamm, 87, entered Heaven October 1, 2010. She was born April 18, 1923 to Howard W and Nelida Vessot Gordon in Monmouth, IL. As daughter of a United Presbyterian minister, she grew up in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Washington. She attended Sterling College (1940-1942), and nursing school in Boise, ID (1942-1945). While at Sterling College, she met...
Velma Claassen
Oct 1, 2010
Velma Claassen, 94, of Newton, died in her home on Friday (October 1, 2010) Velma was born on February 27, 1916 in Walton,Ks., the daughter of Frank and Helena Schmidt. After graduating from Walton High School in 1934, Velma attended the Axtell Christian Hospital Nursing School, where she earned her R.N. degree in 1938. A woman of spunk, Velma moved...
LaVera Baker
Sep 29, 2010
LaVera Baker, 82, of Newton, died on Wednesday (September 29, 2010) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born on October 5, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of John and Lydia Asendorf. LaVera attended St. John’s College in Winfield, Kansas, graduating with an Associates Degree in Arts in 1947. God blessed LaVera’s life with many special people...
Frank J. Easley
Sep 24, 2010
Frank J. Easley had his final wishes come true at 11:00 p.m. Friday evening when he passed peacefully in his sleep at his home with family; made possible by the caring staff at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Frank was born December 12, 1923 in Emporia, Kansas to Harry Davenport and Helen Gertrude (Reynolds) Easley. Frank considered it an honor to...
Titus F. Jost
Sep 24, 2010
Titus F. Jost died on Friday, September 24, 2010 at Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, Kansas. He was the eldest child born to Jacob and Marie (Friesen) Jost on April 25, 1917 at home near Lehigh, Kansas. He grew up on the Jost farm located just west of Hillsboro. He graduated from Hope Valley Grade School (8th grade) and...
Verla M. Eastman
Sep 13, 2010
Verla May Eastman, 92, of Newton, died Monday (Sept. 13, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on March 25, 1918 in El Dorado, Ks, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Flossie Dale O’Dell Goodson. Verla graduated from El Dorado High School and the Hutchinson Business College. During World War II, Verla was employed in a war plant...
Steven Danny Moran III
Sep 10, 2010
Steven Danny Moran III, 37, died, September 10, 2010 at his home in Newton. He was born on April 1st, 1973 in Newton, Kansas. Steven attended schools in the Newton school district and graduated high from Newton High School in 1991. While he was in high school, Steven helped to start the first Newton High Soccer program. After high school,...
M Kathryn Rose
Sep 4, 2010
M. Kathryn Rose, 98, died on September 4, 2010, at her residence in Newton, Kansas. She was born on August 12, 1912, the daughter of Musa (Lemley) and Homer S. Goudy in Chetopa, Kansas. Kathryn graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from Pittsburgh State. For over 34 years Kathryn worked as a lineotype operator for the Kansas City Star newspaper. She...
Marvin R. Wedel
Sep 3, 2010
Marvin R. Wedel, 88, of Newton, died Friday (Sept. 3, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born, the son of Jacob and Susie Buller Wedel, on February 19, 1922 on the family farm in McPherson County, Kansas. As a child Marvin’s family moved to a farm Southeast of Newton where he was raised. He served in the U.S....
Lynn Marie Farnan
Aug 27, 2010
Lynn Marie Farnan, 40, died Friday (Aug. 27, 2010) at her home in Newton. She was born on October 14, 1969 in Wichita, Ks. Lynn was a lifelong resident of Newton where she attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, Santa Fe Middle School, and graduated from Newton High School in 1988. Lynn later received her Master’s Degree from Emporia State College...
Lu Gaede
Aug 24, 2010
Lu Gaede, 71, died on August 24, 2010 at the Newton Medical Center, Newton, Kansas. He was born on July 27, 1939 to Mary Lu (Gibson) and Henry H. Gaede in Hillsboro, Kansas. Lu married Sharron J. Johnston on April 17, 1972 in Newton, Kansas. He had many hobbies during his lifetime, which included playing pitch, drinking coffee at several...
Mason Bomberry
Aug 22, 2010
Mason James Bomberry, 24, of Newton, died Sunday (Aug. 22, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on August 5, 1986 in Wichita, Kansas. He moved to Newton in 2005 and worked at the Newton McDonald’s Restaurant since 2006 where he was a manager. Mason loved to write music, he was an avid sports fan, and loved by...
Candelario Chavez
Aug 17, 2010
Candelario Chavez, 70, of Newton, died Tuesday (August 17, 2010) at the Select Specialty Hospital of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Ks. He was born on February 2, 1940 in Durango, Mexico. He moved to Wichita, Ks. in the late 1970’s and to Newton in 1981. He had worked for Future Foam in Newton for over...
Lee Grimwood
Aug 16, 2010
Lee Grimwood, 85, died August 16, 2010 at the Sedgwick Health Care Center in Sedgwick, Kansas. He was born on May 28, 1925 to Thomas Jerry and Henrilou (Young) Grimwood in Sedgwick, Kansas. On March 21, 1953 he married Vera M. Stonebraker. She died on November 23, 2006. Lee was a lifetime member of the Sedgwick Christian Church. He enlisted...