Obituaries
Bonnie Rae Schmidt
Jun 8, 2023
Bonnie Rae (Mosiman) Schmidt of Hesston, KS, age 75, passed away early morning of June 8, 2023, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS after a battle with declining health.
Bonnie was born to Daisy D. Richert and Howard W. Mosiman in Newton, KS on March 12,1948, the first of seven siblings. She attended Remington High School, Whitewater, KS. After high...
Russell Hernandez
Jun 7, 2023
Russell Hernandez, 90, died Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. He was born on September 4, 1932 in Newton, KS to Pedro and Maria (Regaldo)Hernandez. On February 6, 1976 he married Elvera Hernandez of Newton.
Russell is survived by his wife, Elvera Hernandez, two sons, Tony Hernandez of Topeka, KS and Paul...
Janet Rochalle Scheffler
May 29, 2023
Janet Rochalle Scheffler went to Heaven on Monday, May 29th. She could comfort an upset grandchild in an instant, dish out motherly advice with a look, and kept Dad on his toes for 45 years.
Janet was born October 28, 1956 and had quite the list of accomplishments during her 66 years of life. She attended Hutchinson Community College where...
Connie Lea Boatwright
May 28, 2023
Connie Lea Boatwright (Lechner) 65 of Sedgwick, Kansas passed away May 28, 2023. She was born June 26, 1957 at Smokey Hill Air Force Base in Salina, Kansas to Harley and Patsy Lechner.
Connie graduated in 1975 from Sedgwick High School. She married Dean Boatwright on June 16, 1986 in York, South Carolina. Growing up in South Dakota with lots...
Sarah Cenith Hazlett
May 16, 2023
Sarah Cenith Hazlett, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Fountain View Nursing Home in Omaha, Nebraska. Sarah was born November 23, 1926 in Potwin, Kansas the daughter of Roy O. and Ethel (Stewart) Killion.
The family moved to Newton, Kansas when Sarah was a teenager and she graduated from Newton High School. On November, 23, 1947...
Arlene Ruth Decker
May 7, 2023
Arlene Ruth Decker was born February 20, 1943 in Meade, KS to C. F. and Margaret (Reimer) Classen. Growing up, she attended a country school and Meade Academy. She also attended Grace Bible Institute in Omaha, NE. She accepted the Lord and was baptized at an early age. Arlene was united in marriage to Lyndon Decker in Meade, KS, on...
Martha Gomez
May 1, 2023
Martha (Rodriguez) Gomez 98 died May 1, 2023, at Paramount Community Living and Rehab in Newton Kansas. She was born April 25.1925 in Newton KS, to Severo and Teresa (Grajeda) Rodriguez. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Newton, Kansas.
On September 18, 1948 Martha married Margarito Gomez. They shared 69 years of marriage, prior...
Phyllis Ann Smith
Apr 30, 2023
Phyllis A. Smith, age 72, of Newton passed away on April 30, 2023 at McPherson Health and Rehab. She was born on April 1, 1951 to William A. and Rosalie Mae (Ahlstedt) Brewer, Sr. in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Phyllis was raised in Lindsborg and McPherson. When she married Joe Smith, they moved to Oklahoma. Phyllis was an avid reader and when...
Robert Vidacs
Apr 26, 2023
Robert “Bob” Vidacs, age 79, born in Yugoslavia and resident of Newton, Kansas, left this world peacefully and found his spot in heaven on April 26, 2023.
In his young adult days, Bob was 82nd Airborne in the Army during the Vietnam War. After his military service, he moved from Pennsylvania to Newton, Kansas where he met his beautiful wife,...
Daniel James Pillow
Apr 22, 2023
Daniel James Pillow left this earth in Wichita, Kansas on the evening of April 22, 2023. We had 49 unforgettable years with him and was born to David and Jean Pillow on August 21, 1973 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Danny spent the first 17 years of his life in Sturgeon Bay and you’d find him exploring wildlife, building skateboard ramp,...
Dean Boatwright
Apr 20, 2023
Dean Boatwright, 66 of Sedgwick KS passed away Thursday April 20th 2023 at St Francis Medical Center in Wichita KS.
He was born January 8th 1957 in Jacksonville FL, the son of Jerry and Naomi Boatwright. Dean was raise in Catawba SC and attended Rock Hill High.
He married Connie L. Lechner on June 16th 1986 in York South Carolina.
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George Paul Garcia
Apr 17, 2023
George Paul Garcia, age 61, of Newton, Kansas passed away April 17, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, surrounded by his family. George was born January 25, 1962 in Marion, Kansas to George A. and Angela (Martinez) Garcia.
George graduated from Newton High School. George loved all kinds of music, and on the weekends he would DJ and...
Gerald Lewis Christensen
Apr 16, 2023
Gerald “Chris” Christensen, age 92, passed away on April 16, 2023. Gerald was born in rural Beverly, Kansas to Robert and May Christensen on January 31, 1931.
He graduated from Beverly Rural High in 1949. He then attended the National Railroad School in Omaha, Nebraska. “GL” was married to Nancy Ruth Ayers on January 24, 1954. He served his country...
Gerald Allan Bartel
Apr 15, 2023
Gerald was born December 18, 1953 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Leonhard and Delsie (Tieszen) Bartel. Ko graduated from Marion High School in 1972. He attended Bethel Cellege in North Newton, Kansas from 1972 to 1977. After college he worked at Boeing in Wichita, Kansas as a programmer. In 1997 he accepted a position of full time Programmer/PC Technician at...
Donna James
Apr 11, 2023
Donna James, age 69, of Deerfield, Ohio passed away unexpectedly April 11, 2023 in her tractor-trailer, while parked at Newell Truck Plaza. Donna had driven trucks since graduating high school. She was born May 7, 1953 in Mount Carmel, Illinois the daughter of Albert Debes.
Donna is survived by a son and a daughter both of Deerfield, Ohio.
No services...
Angela Theodora Garnica
Mar 29, 2023
Angela Theodora Garnica, age 76, passed away March 29, 2023 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas, surrounded by her family. Angela was born November 9, 1946 in Newton, Kansas to Andrew and Conception (Hernandez) Terrones.
She grew up and attended school in Newton. On St. Patrick’s Day in 1983 she married the love of her life, Eugene Garnica,...
Phyllis Mae Scarlett
Mar 27, 2023
Phyllis Mae Scarlett, 91, formerly of Valley Center KS, passed away MondayMarch 27, 2023 at Presbyterian Manor Newton Kansas. She was born May 2, 1931,in rural Atchison County KS to James and Luella (Robinson) Cowley, the youngest ofthree children.
Phyllis married Richard Loren Scarlett April 26, 1952. He passed awayNovember 27,2006, after 54 years of marriage.
Raised on a farm,...
John Timothy Keliher, Jr.
Mar 26, 2023
John Timothy Keliher, Jr. died suddenly Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Life Care Center in Andover, Kansas of dementia. He was born on September 1, 1942 to John Timothy Keliher and Mary Louise Monks Keliher in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He has one sister, Katherine Albertini of Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.
As a young child he spent most of his summers in Eagles...
Georgene Ann Carstenson
Mar 21, 2023
Georgene Ann (Olson) Carstenson was born to George and Laura (Bruggeman) on October 17, 1945 in McCook, Nebraska. She and her siblings spent their childhood in Leoville, Dresden and Oberlin, Kansas.
Georgene spent her life caring for the children of her community in her licensed daycare homes. She also worked as a daycare teacher, assistant director, and director at the...
Floyd E. Remer
Mar 6, 2023
Floyd E. Remer 87, died Monday March 6, 2023 at The Robert J. Dole V.A. Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.
He was born May 16, 1935 in Newton, Kansas to John Wesley “J.W.” and Mable “Brunk” Remer. On
September 24, 1960 he married Naomi I. Helphingstine at Winfield, Kansas and she preceded him in
death on October 15, 2021.
Floyd was...
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