Obituaries

Max E. Ford

Max E. Ford

Jul 21, 2008

Max E. Ford died on July 21, 2008 at home with his family at his side. He was born on May 22, 1929 in Chase County, Nebraska to Liston L. and Verna Mae Ford. He married Virginia E. (Spurgeon) , May 2, 1966. Together, they adopted twins, Karla and Kurt. He was the owner of Ford Hearing Aid Service in...

Maxine E. Rossiter

Maxine E. Rossiter

Jul 20, 2008

Maxine E. Rossiter, 87 passed away Sunday, July 20, 2008 at Kansas Christian Home. She was born to Joseph and Isabele (Franklin) Sears, May 28, 1921 in Newton, Kansas. She married Guy Rossiter in Newton, Kansas. He preceded her in death October 1, 2004. Maxine loved to travel, with some fond memories of such places as Alaska. She was loved...

Katherine M. Bowman

Katherine M. Bowman

Jul 18, 2008

Katherine M. Bowman, died on July 18, 2008 at the Kidron Bethel Retirement Village in North Newton, Kansas. She was born on May 3, 1912, the daughter of Ralph and Margaret Marie (Jessen) Krueger in Whitewater, Kansas. On April 1, 1931, she married Virgil Bowman in Dodge City, Kansas. He died on March 14, 1957. Following her marriage, Katherine spent...

Keith D. Ellis

Keith D. Ellis

Jul 16, 2008

Keith D Ellis, 75, passed away July 16, 2008 in Newton. He was born to Alfred C. and Effa (Behm) Ellis, March 20, 1933 in Newton. On September 18, 1960 he married Carol E. Fraser in Newton. She survives. He graduated from Newton High School in 1952. Keith was very active and involved in The Boy Scouts of America over...

Donna M. Laramore

Donna M. Laramore

Jul 11, 2008

Donna M. Laramore, 75, passed away July 11, 2008 at Legacy Park in Peabody. She was born to Henry and Alvina (Janzen) Anduss on February 25, 1933 in Newton. On August 31, 1980 she married William E. Laramore in Newton. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Brad and wife, Kelly Laramore of Kansas City, MO ; daughters, Beth and...

George Roy Kuntz

George Roy Kuntz

Jul 4, 2008

George Roy Kuntz, retired Roadmaster with the Santa Fe Railroad, World War II Veteran and Golfer Extraordinaire, was born on February 22, 1916. He died on July 4, 2008 at Newton, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Kuntz, brothers, Fred, Henry, Howard and a sister Velda. Survivors include a daughter Cindy Jones and her husband George;...

Jerry L. Fiedler

Jerry L. Fiedler

Jun 30, 2008

Jerry L. Fiedler, 67, died June 30, 2008 at the Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born the son of Olive (Gaede) and Fred Fiedler in Beatrice, Nebraska. Jerry served in the United States Air Force from 1959 to 1963 while spending time in Vietnam. He enjoyed collecting items, especially lamps. Jerry was a good family man. He...

Glen Henry Yakle

Glen Henry Yakle

Jun 22, 2008

Glen Henry Yakle Sr. 98, passed away June, 22, 2008 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. Glen Henry Yakle was born in White City, Kansas the son of Henry and Ida May (Height) Yakle on December 21, 1909. He worked as a farm hand most of his life in and around White City, Wilsey, and Peabody. In later years...

Robert D. Enyard II

Robert D. Enyard II

Jun 19, 2008

Robert D. Enyard II, died on June 19, 2008, at his home in Newton, Kansas. He was born on September 12, 1963 the son of Barbara Ann (Sears) Hawthorne and Robert D. Enyard, Sr. in Newton, Kansas. Robert was enlisted in the United States Army. Upon his discharge, he worked at Richman American Homes in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He then...

Jerry Vajnar

Jerry Vajnar

Jun 18, 2008

Jerry Vajnar, died on June 18, 2008 at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. He was born the son of Antone and Frantiska (Codle) on October 25, 1915 in Tampa, Kansas. . Jerry married Mildred Holub on October 14, 1941 in Pilsen, Kansas. She died on February 22, 2007. Together they farmed for many years, just south of Tampa,...

Avery "Gene" Irwin

Avery "Gene" Irwin

Jun 7, 2008

NEWTON “Gene” Irwin, 95, died June 7, 2008 at the Newton Medical Center, Newton, Kansas. He was born on January 15, 1913 the son of Frank W. and Fern (Wahl) Irwin in Cantrall, Illinois. On December 18, 1954 her married June E. Glasco in Jacksonville, Illinois. Gene enlisted in the Air Corp Division of the United States Army on May...

Waunita Jane Johnson

Waunita Jane Johnson

Jun 6, 2008

Waunita Jane Johnson, 78, died Thursday, June 6, 2008 in Newton, Kansas She was born October 25, 1929 in Newton to Daniel F. and Myrtle (Lowbough) Seeney. She married Ernest L. Johnson September 26, 1946 in Hutchinson, Kansas; he preceded her in death May 11, 2004. She was a homemaker and also worked at Ralphs Grill and Randy’s Steaks before...

Warren Grant Boese

Warren Grant Boese

May 31, 2008

WALTON — Devoted husband and father, Warren Boese, 87, passed away Saturday (May 31, 2008). He was born Feb. 9, 1921, in rural Harvey County to Tobias and Susie Boese. He grew up in Garden City and Newton. A World War II veteran, Warren joined the U.S. Coast Guard in July 1942, returning home in 1945 to marry Estella Gail...

Mrs. Evelyn Lorene Gates Belgard

Mrs. Evelyn Lorene Gates Belgard

May 24, 2008

WAKEENEY, KS Mrs. Evelyn Loren Gates Belgard, died on May 24, 2008 at The Lutheran Home in WaKeeny, Kansas. She was born the daughter of Arthur (A.C.) Gates and Emma Fluke in Newton, Kansas. Evelyn forming belonged to the First United Presbyterian Church, 20th Century Club of Wichita, Ateliar Club, Secretary of JOB's Daughters, and the Order of the Eastern...

Maurice E. Clark

Maurice E. Clark

May 9, 2008

Maurice E. Clark was born in McPherson, Kansas on March 24, 1922. The eldest of seven children, “Maurie”, as he became known, grew up during the depths of the Great Depression. His parents farmed in the New Gottland, Kansas area, and the combination of lean times, hard work, and a loving, close-knit Christian family all came together to form his...

Agatha Wohlgemuth

Agatha Wohlgemuth

Apr 30, 2008

AGATHA PENNER NIGHTENGALE WOHLGEMUTH 1916-2008 Agatha Penner Nightengale Wohlgemuth was born to Jacob and Susanna Penner on February 29, 1916 in Coldwater, KS and passed away on April 30, 2008 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS. She was 92 years old. She was one of 13 children. On November 1, 1946 she married Walter Nightengale in a double-ring ceremony with...

Alfred O. Fields

Alfred O. Fields

Apr 25, 2008

Alfred O. Fields passed away, Friday, April 25th at his home. He was born July 23, 1939 in Drexel, Missouri to William Benjamin and Hallie Jane (Green) Fields. They precede him in death. He was raised in Newton, Kansas and attended Newton schools. As a young boy he played baseball and greatly enjoyed his dog, Teddy, and a pet raccoon,...

David T. West

David T. West

Apr 23, 2008

David T. West died on April 23, 2008 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. He was born the son of Rose (Darlington) and Tullis Ray West in Copiah, Mississippi. On November 24, 1956 he married Gay Stillions in Rome, Mississippi. He graduated from Drew Mississippi High School and then attended Sunflower Junior College for two years. David transferred...

Bertha S. Adrian

Bertha S. Adrian

Apr 22, 2008

Bertha Salome Adrian, 87, loving sister, aunt and friend, passed away April 22, 2008 at Legacy Park, Peabody, Kansas. She was born on February 13, 1921, in rural Burrton, Kansas to Jacob and Gertrude (Wiens) Adrian. After graduating from Halstead High School, she attended Franklin Business College in Wichita, Kansas. During World War II she worked in Beech Aircraft for...

Arthur (Art) L. Kyburz

Arthur (Art) L. Kyburz

Apr 19, 2008

Arthur (Art) Lee Kyburz died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born September 23, 1930 the son of John and Bertha (Steineger) Kyburz in Fairbury, Illinois. In 1949 he graduated from Monticello High School, Monticello, Indiana. Art married Mary Kerr in Coatesville, PA in 1976. In the 1980’s, Art was given the opportunity...

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