Obituaries

Inez M. Miller

Inez M. Miller

Mar 24, 2010

Inez M. “Tommie” Miller, 84, of Newton, passed away on Wednesday (March 24, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on August 31, 1925 in the Kansas City area, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. B.J. Thomas. She moved to Newton as a child. She married Gilbert “Gib” Miller on August 10, 1947 in...

Louis W. Jones

Louis W. Jones

Mar 20, 2010

Louis Wade Jones, infant son of Travis A. Jones and Kristina R. Carrion, was greeted by the angels on Saturday (March 20, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. Other survivors include sisters Keyana Jones and Alissah Jones of Wichita; paternal grandparents Gerald Jones of Wichita, Randy and Janet Weerts of Wichita; maternal grandparents Victoria Jaso and Louis Carrion of Wichita....

Marilyn K. Roux

Marilyn K. Roux

Mar 9, 2010

Marilyn K. Roux, 63, of Newton, died Tuesday (March 9, 2010) at her home in Newton. She was born on June 26, 1946 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Ralph and Lydia Kater Roux. She graduated from Newton High School in 1964. She was crowned “Lassie Queen” of the Kansas Shorthorn Association. Marilyn left Newton as a young woman and...

Julie Giles

Julie Giles

Mar 7, 2010

Julie Giles, was reunited with the Lord on March 7, 2010 at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on July 22, 1963 the daughter of Carol (Madden) Russell and Richard Rosko in Wichita, Kansas. On June 16, 2001 she married her soul mate Darron Giles, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Julie was a member of the A.M.E. Baptist Church , Compassionate...

George F. Brueggeman

George F. Brueggeman

Mar 1, 2010

George F. Brueggeman, 81, died on March 1, 2010 at his home in Newton, Kansas. He was born on August 9, 1928, in Parsons, Kansas, the son of John and Elsie Brueggeman. During the Korean Conflict, George was stationed in Alaska. On October 7, 1956, he married Beverly Pickett in Parsons, Kansas. She died on March 15, 2008. George had...

Doris M. Tedder

Doris M. Tedder

Feb 21, 2010

Doris Martha (Northrop) Tedder, 86, died February 21, 2010 at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on January 30, 1924 to Walter Evertt and Elvira (Meredith) Northrop. Doris married Howard Clifford Tedder on August 31, 1941. She held a membership with the First Church of the Nazarene, Newton, KS. Doris worked at (Friendly Acres) Asbury Park for many years....

Colletta L. Sangals

Colletta L. Sangals

Feb 21, 2010

Colletta L. Sangals, 75, of Newton, died Sunday (Feb. 21, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Ks. Colletta was born on November 5, 1934 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Leland and Ruth Weaver Kenagy. She was a lifelong resident of Newton. When she was four years old, Colletta was crowned “Little Miss Newton”. She graduated from Newton...

Doris D.. Dreier

Doris D.. Dreier

Feb 19, 2010

Doris D. Dreier, 96, died on Friday, February 19th, 2010 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born August 24, 1913, at Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Irving Lorrin Donaldson and Margaret Geane (Catterton) Donaldson. She attended Newton Public Schools, graduated from Newton High Schools in 1931. She also graduated from American Medical Records course of study. On...

Virginia Lee Greenfeather

Virginia Lee Greenfeather

Feb 17, 2010

Virginia Lee (Tanner) Greenfeather, 82, of Wichita, died Thursday (Feb. 17, 2011) at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on September 27, 1928 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Jesse E. and Lottie M. Geabhart Tanner. She married Kenneth Greenfeather on January 3, 1951. Virginia had worked in janitorial services. She is preceded in death by her parents;...

Elizabeth H. Glover

Elizabeth H. Glover

Feb 16, 2010

Elizabeth H. (Betty) Glover died Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Betty was born April 15, 1922 in Denver, Colorado to James Isben and Margaret Webster Hollingsworth. She attended Parkhill Grade School, Smiley Junior High, and East High, head girl at all three schools. Betty attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs, and graduated in 1944 with a degree in Sociology. On March...

Mary Jane Vargas

Mary Jane Vargas

Feb 12, 2010

Mary Jane Valerie Vargas, 49, of Newton, died Friday (Feb. 12, 2010) at the K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City, Ks. She was born on June 14, 1960 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Frank and Bertha Vargas Marquardt. She graduated from high school in Colorado Springs. She lived in McPherson, Kansas for a time period before moving to Newton...

Renee G. Weston

Renee G. Weston

Feb 12, 2010

Renee’ Gladys Weston, 97, of Newton, died Friday (Feb. 12, 2010) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born on March 10, 1912 in Maidstone Kent, London, England, the daughter of Charles and Nellie Goodfield Weston. She moved with her parents to the United States in 1913. Renee’ had worked for the Fred Harvey Laundry for several years....

Catherine L. Kelly

Catherine L. Kelly

Feb 6, 2010

Catherine L. Kelly, 59, of Newton, died Saturday (Feb. 6, 2010) at the Harry Hynes Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Ks. “Cathy” was born on February 1, 1951 in Marion, Kansas, the daughter of John “Jack” and Betty Herzet Kelly. She was raised in Potwin, Ks. and graduated from Remmington High School in 1969....

JoAnne Gomez

JoAnne Gomez

Feb 5, 2010

JoAnne Gomez, 56, of Newton, died Friday (Feb. 5, 2010) at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Ks. She was born on October 14, 1953 in Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, the daughter of Martin and Josepha Edelman Hoyt, Sr. She graduated from St. Anne’s Academy in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. JoAnne married Robert F. Gomez on October 15, 1971...

Glenn L. Bright

Glenn L. Bright

Feb 1, 2010

Glenn Lee Bright, 65, of Newton, died Monday (Feb. 1, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on April 21, 1944 in Kingswood, Bristol, England, the son of Glenn Evans and Daisy Smith Bright. The family moved to United States when he was an infant. Glenn was raised in Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1962....

John Joseph Ryan

John Joseph Ryan

Jan 30, 2010

Ryan, John Joseph, 70, of Lakeview, Ar., formerly of Newton and Sedgwick, KS. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, died on January 30, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Shirley of the home, his children Bradley (Cherie) Ryan , Christa (Doug) Schwabe , and Darren Ryan. His granddaughter Sarah Ryan and great granddaughter Alexis Grace....

Bessie M. Clark

Bessie M. Clark

Jan 29, 2010

Bessie M. Clark, 92, died January 29, 2010, at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on November 16, 1917 in Milo, Kansas to Herman and Anna (Rittel) Moegling. She married T.A. (Bud) Clark on May 5, 1942 in Seneca, Kansas. He died on March 26, 1988. Bessie previously held a membership with the First Presbyterian Church in Dalhart, Texas....

Pauline A. Curteman

Pauline A. Curteman

Jan 28, 2010

Pauline M. (Brown) Curteman, 90, of Newton, died Thursday (Jan. 28, 2010) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Ks. Pauline was born in Newton, Ks., on December 2, 1919 to Joseph M. and Etta Mae (Gaston) Brown. “Pauly” attended school in Newton through out her public school years. She attended business school in Topeka, and then moved to San Diego...

Geraldine L. Comer

Geraldine L. Comer

Jan 27, 2010

Geraldine Loretta “Geri” Comer, 87, of Newton, died Wednesday (January 27, 2010) at the Newton Medical Center. Geri was born on March 13, 1922 in West Bend, Iowa, the daughter of Patrick Francis “Frank” and Bridget Calligan Sweeney. She was raised and attended schools in West Bend. She followed her brother Gene Sweeney and his wife Gayle to Wichita where...

Jean P. Spain

Jean P. Spain

Jan 26, 2010

Jean Paulyne “Grandma Jean” Spain, 86, of Newton, died Tuesday (Jan. 26, 2010) at Asbury Park in Newton. Jean was born on June 3, 1923 on a farm outside Gypsum, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence S. “Lefty” and Elmyrah M. Hall Sloop. She graduated from Newton High School in 1943. Jean married D. Dean Bahr on September 28, 1944 in...