Obituaries
Nora A. Hayes
Aug 12, 2010
Nora Ann Hayes, 51, of Newton, died Thursday (Aug. 12, 2010) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Ks. She was born on December 2, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Emilio and Katherine Jaso Monarez. The family moved to Newton in the early 1960’s where she attended local...
Frank L. Rodriguez
Aug 6, 2010
FRANK L. RODRIGUEZ, 87, of Newton, died Friday (August 6, 2010) at Asbury Park in Newton. He was born on September 23, 1922 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Abraham and Maria Monarez Rodriguez. He was a life long resident of Newton. During World War II, Frank served in the U. S. Army. Frank returned to Newton after being discharged...
Hazel G. Fey
Jul 31, 2010
HAZEL GERTRUDE FEY Born February 13, 1913 in Crescent City Illinois to Robert and Eva Thompson, died July 31, 2010. Hazel left her home at the age of 14, to work in St Louis Missouri and later at Scott Field Illinois, where she met her soulmate and life partner, Richard Dudley Fey. They were married July 11, 1935 in Maplewood...
Mary Ann Smith
Jul 22, 2010
Mary Ann Smith, 72, of Newton, died Thursday (July 22, 2010) at the Select Specialty Hospital on the St. Francis Campus of Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on February 27, 1938 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert E. and Bessie Helen Foster Perry. Mary Ann was raised in Bartlesville where she graduated from high...
Virginia Ann Scheffler
Jul 19, 2010
Virginia Ann Scheffler, 80, died on July 19, 2010 at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on August 11, 1929 in Newton, to Leo James and Mabel Vance Siehndel Walton. Virginia attended Sugar Grove elementary school through the 8th grade and graduated from Newton High School in 1947. After graduation she attended Emporia Teachers College, earning her teaching degree....
Larry Dean Schmidt
Jul 15, 2010
Larry Dean Schmidt, 60, died on July 15, 2010 at the Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on March 23, 1950 in Goessel, Kansas to Willard and Velma (Friesen) Schmidt. On July 27, 1971 he married Renate Schindelar in Switzerland. Larry was a member of the Faith Mennonite Church of Newton, Kansas. He served two years with...
Lee R. Rodgers
Jul 14, 2010
Lee R. Rodgers, 91, of Newton, died Wednesday (July 14, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on June 12, 1919 in Newton, the son of Charles and Emma Holdeman Rodgers. He graduated from Newton High School Lee started working for Midland National Bank, March 13, 1938, and except for time in the Army, Lee remained with the...
Virgil Lester McClure
Jul 8, 2010
Virgil Lester McClure, born December 29, 1917, the son of Lester and Leto Miller McClure, Walton, Ks. Died July 8 2010, Virgil was a resident of Schowalter Villa, Hesston, KS. He was a graduate of Walton High School, Walton, KS. Virgil was a sheep industry leader, champion sheep shearer, a life long farmer and community leader. He served as President...
Phyllis K. Mull
Jul 8, 2010
Phyllis K. Mull, 68, died Thursday (July 8, 2010) at her home in Newton. She was born on December 21, 1941 in Garden City, Ks. Phyllis operated Mom’s Maid Service for several years and had also worked at El Toro Restaurant. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and the Ladies Auxillary of the V.F.W., American Legion and...
Irene B. Sperling
Jul 4, 2010
Irene Bernice Sperling, 86, of Newton, died Sunday (July 4, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on December 1, 1923 in Fairbury, Neb., the daughter of Peter R. and Anna Thiessen Harms. She graduated from high school in Paxton, Nebraska in 1942 and later attended Tabor College in Hillsboro, Ks. Irene married Menno M. Sperling on June...
Bert M. Garrison
Jun 29, 2010
Bert M. Garrison, Jr., 67, of Newton, died Tuesday (June 29, 2010) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on March 26, 1943 in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Berton Merle, Sr. and Wilford Cress Willis Garrison. Bert was raised and attended schools in Atchison. He married Rebecca A. Eichelberger on January 29,...
Frank William Miller
Jun 26, 2010
Frank W. “Big Frank” Miller, 36, of Newton died Saturday (June 26, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on November 20, 1973 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Gary Lynn and Mary Ann Tunison Miller. He had lived in Waco, Texas prior to moving to Newton in July, 2006. “Big Frank” had worked at Prestressed Concrete for...
Kevin Michael Regier
Jun 20, 2010
Kevin Michael Regier, 28, died on Sunday (June 20, 2010) in Newton, Ks. He was born to Ella J. Scott and Gordon K. Regier in Newton, Kansas on December 12, 1981. Kevin was employeed as a machine operator for Legg Company in Halstead, Ks. He enjoyed throwing the baseball with his sons and tea parties with his special little princess,...
Melvin L. Noland
Jun 14, 2010
Melvin L. Noland, 84, died Monday (June 14, 2010) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on October 5, 1925 in Sedgwick, Ks., the son of Robert Elmer and Sylvia Shumaker Noland. He graduated from Sedgwick High School in 1943. During World War II, Melvin served in the U.S. Army where he played drums in the Army...
Maxine G. Dickson
Jun 13, 2010
Maxine G. Dickson passed away Sunday (June 13, 2010). She was a resident of the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Ks. Maxine was born April 6, 1917, near Whitewater, Kansas on her family farm, the daughter of Alpha and Colista Gates. She attended school at Annley and Whitewater, Ks. Maxine was married to C.L. Dickson in the late 1930’s. She...
Howard Haun
Jun 12, 2010
Charles Howard Haun was born in Newton on Fathers Day, June 17, 1928 to Charles and Della (Artz) Haun. He was a 1946 graduate of Whitewater High School, and lived his entire life in Harvey County. A lifelong farmer, he had a love and dedication for working the land. He not only managed his own farm, but also did custom...
Michael R. Jay
Jun 5, 2010
Michael R. Jay, 55, of Newton, died Saturday (June 5, 2010) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Ks. He was born on October 26, 1955 in Newton, the son of Raymond M. and Dixie A. Liby Jay. A lifelong resident of Newton, Mike graduated from Newton High School in...
Gary D. Royer
Jun 2, 2010
Gary D. Royer, 75, of Newton, Kansas died on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. He was born August 3, 1934 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Alvin and Ella Royer. He graduated from Newton High School and attended Bethel College. On September 23, 1956. he married Bonnie Klassen in Inman, Kansas. He served in...
Gene Smith
May 29, 2010
Gene Smith, 97, of Newton, died Saturday (May 29, 2010) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. O. Eugene Smith was born November 27, 1912 (Thanksgiving Day) in Craig, Mo, the son of Oscar W. and Magdalena Catherine Vedder Smith. He said he interrupted Thanksgiving dinner and he was given and kept the roaster the turkey was baking in when...
Doris I. Frazey
May 17, 2010
Doris I. Frazey, 78, of Newton, died Monday (May 17, 2010) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton. She was born on January 16, 1932 in Newton, the daughter of Andrew and Emma Schlagowsky. Doris graduated from Newton High School in 1950. She married Lester Frazey in 1962. As he worked for General Motors, they lived in several places. At the...
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