Obituaries
Dorothy Jane Quilty
Oct 3, 2009
Dorothy Jane Quilty, 90, of Newton, died Saturday (Oct. 3, 2009) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Ks She was born on September 9, 1919 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Joseph M. and Nora F. McGarry Steinkirchner. Jane graduated from Newton High School in 1937 and from Kansas State University in 1941. She married Lawrence Michael Quilty, II., on...
Eugene "Gene" W. Schmidt
Oct 1, 2009
Eugene “Gene” W. Schmidt, 64, died October 1, 2009 at his home in Newton. He was born on September 19, 1945 in Goessel, Kansas the son of Velma (Friesen) and Willard Schmidt. They reside in Newton, Kansas. On April 20th, 1968 he married Bonne R. Mosiman at the Faith Mennonite Church, Newton, Kansas. She survives of the home. He was...
Margaret E. Perkins
Sep 27, 2009
Margaret E. Perkins, 80, of Newton, died Sunday (Sept. 27, 2009) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on January 24, 1929 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Carl F. and Ethel Brinkmeyer Kater. Margaret graduated from Newton High School in 1947. She married Dale Perkins on Sept. 10, 1950 at the Evangelical & Reformed Church in Newton. Maragret...
Dorothy May Dreier
Sep 14, 2009
Dorothy May (Steiner) Dreier, 93, died Monday (Sept. 14, 2009) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Ks. Dorothy was born on May 17, 1916 in Walton, Ks., the daughter of Albert and Anna King Steiner. She attended schools in Newton. Dorothy was united in marriage to Delbert F. Dreier on April 3, 1934 at the Highland United Church of Christ near...
Wilma Irene Orpin
Sep 13, 2009
Wilma Irene (Allen) Orpin, 79, died on Sunday, September 13, 2009 in Newton, Kansas. She was born on August 19, 1930 in Newton, to Grover Cleveland and Alta Lena (Wisner) Allen. She attended school in Peabody, Kansas. Wilma met her husband Jack B. Orpin while she was waitressing at the Walton Café. Jack and Wilma were married on March 11,...
Carol Jean Troxell
Sep 1, 2009
Carol J. Troxell, 66, of Newton, died Tuesday (Sept. 1, 2009) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on April 23, 1943 in Petersburg, Illinois, the daughter of Lloyd and Hazel Guinan Vogt. She graduated from high school in Petersburg and moved to Newton in 1968. She married Richard L. Troxell on October 26, 1973 in Miami, Oklahoma. They...
Thomas C. Moulds
Aug 21, 2009
Thomas Clayton Moulds, 89, of Halstead, died Friday (Aug. 21, 2009) at the Halstead Health & Rehabilitation Center in Halstead, Ks. Tom was born on November 26, 1919 in Sedgwick , Kansas , the son of Robert E. and Clare M. Ropp Moulds. He graduated from Halstead High School in 1939. He married Ann Marese Phillips on April 25, 1942...
Helen E. Lewin
Aug 20, 2009
Wichita , KS . Helen Elizabeth Lewin , 86, died Thursday (Aug. 20, 2009) at Lakepoint Nursing in Wichita . Helen was born on April 24, 1923 in Elbing, Ks., the daughter of Jack and Maybell Cullup Seeney . She attended school in Elbing. She married Arlo R. Lewin in 1945 in El Dorado , Ks. He died in 1958....
Judy E. Busenitz
Aug 19, 2009
Judy Elaine Busenitz, 67, of Newton, died Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2009) at the Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Ks. Judy was born on March 17, 1942 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Emil and Millicent Dart Claassen. She married Donald Busenitz in Newton on October 20, 1963 and became a hard working farm wife for 46 years. Judy was young...
Melvin L. Bartel
Aug 13, 2009
Melvin L. Bartel, 79, of North Newton, died Thursday (Aug. 13, 2009) at the Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton. Melvin was born on March 12, 1930 in Hillsboro, Kansas, the son of Albert C. and Rosina Gaeddert Bartel. He was a Bethel College campus kid, graduating from Newton High School in 1952. Melvin helped with the building of the...
George Stanley Ammann
Jul 27, 2009
George Stanley Ammann, 74, of Newton, died Monday (July 27, 2009) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. He was born on July 9, 1935 in Alliance, Nebraska, the son of George A. and Zenita E. Symms Ammann. From 1957 til 1960, he served in the U. S. Air Force. He had lived in Newton for several years and had...
Betty L. Steinkirchner
Jul 26, 2009
Betty Lucile Steinkirchner died July 26, 2009. She was born January 19th, 1926 in Newton, Kansas, to Emmett E. Smith and Flossie L. (Pletcher) Smith. She married Leo Frank (Pete) Steinkirchner, Jr. on September 20, 1952. He passed away on August 27, 1986. Over the years Betty worked as a dental assistant for Dr. R. C. Nichol, a telephone operator...
Lucille E. Graber
Jul 8, 2009
Lucille E. Graber, 93, passed away July 8, 2009 at the Newton Medical Center, Newton, Ks. She was born to Charles and Maize (Wehry) Hupp on July 23, 1915 in Newton, Ks.. She attended Newton schools and graduated from Bethel College with a degree in Music Education. Following college she taught two years and then married Clarence Graber. They spent...
Charles D. Foust
Jun 30, 2009
Charles D. Foust, 80, passed away on June 30, 2009 in Houston, Tx. Charles was born on October 2, 1928 in Topeka, Ks., the son of William K. and Harriet C. Foust. When his country called, Charles answered by joining the U.S. Army in 1950, where he served in the Korean Conflict and was awarded three Bronze Campaign Stars before...
Billie K. McFarlane
Jun 23, 2009
BILLE KAY McFARLANE, 64, of Newton, died Tuesday (June 23, 2009) at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Ks. Billie was born on July 21, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Irene Patricia Bruner Hamm. She was raised and attended schools in the Lehigh, Kansas area. She married Jerry Schmidt, as he served in the U.S. Army,...
Lydia J. Utz
Jun 5, 2009
Lydia J. Utz "L.J." passed from thi life on Friday, June 5th, 2009 in Halstead, Kansas. She was born in Great Bend, Kansas on Sept.23, 1917 to Frank E. and Lydia F. (Pratt) Long. They preceded her in death. The family lived briefly in Scott City, Kansas and then moved to Newton, where L.J. resided until 2003 when she moved...
Robert J. Minor
Jun 4, 2009
Robert “Bob” J. Minor, 90, passed away June 4, 2009 in Newton, Kansas. He was born on October 24, 1918 the son of Mary F. (Bond) and John D. Minor in Rinehart, Missouri. On October 17, 1941 he married Rachel F. Zimmerman in Nevada, Missouri at the First Christian Church. Bob was a veteran of the United States Army, serving...
Katie Kaufman
May 26, 2009
Kathryn G. “Katie” Kaufman, 98, of Newton, died Tuesday (May 26, 2009) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Katie was born on December 18, 1910 in Newton, the daughter of H.J. and Emma Goerz Kaufman. She was a life long resident of Newton. Katie’s grandfather, David Goerz, was one of the three founders of Bethel College. For many years...
Harold N. Porter
May 23, 2009
Harold N. Porter, 69, of Newton, died Saturday (May 23, 2009) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Harold was born on August 4, 1939 in Fay, Oklahoma, the son of Harold Grant and Mildred Leta West Porter. He was raised in the Fay and Thomas, Oklahoma area. Harold married Daintee Bee Higgins on October 19, 1958 in Newton, Kansas....
Jonathan Gonzalez Wake
May 20, 2009
Jonathan Gonzalez Wake joined us briefly the morning of May 20, 2009. He then rejoined our Lord in eternity. Although we held him only briefly, he will remain in our hearts always. Jonathan was born at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Ks., the son of Baillye S. Wake and Thomas Gilbert Gonzalez, both of Newton. Other survivors include maternal...
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