Obituaries
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...
Wilma L. Sears
May 19, 2009
Wilma L. Sears, 84, of Newton, died Tuesday (May 19, 2009) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton. Wilma was born on June 21, 1924 in Stonewall, Oklahoma, the daughter of Johnson and Lena Clayton Gift. She was raised in the Chickasha, Oklahoma area and moved to Newton as a teenager. Wilma married John Franklin Sears, Sr., on September 14, 1940...
Walter George Liggett
May 14, 2009
Walter G. Liggett, 82, of Newton, died Thursday (May 14, 2009) at his home. He was born on January 9, 1927 in Elbing, Kansas, the son of Grandville Aikman and Silvia Jane Landreth Liggett. Walter married Doris Mae Haas on June 23, 1951 in Marion, Kansas. They lived in Marion for a short time before moving to Newton. Due to...
Jean W. Coleman
May 5, 2009
Jean Wilfred Coleman, 92, passed away Tuesday May 5, 2009 at Kansas Christian Home where he had been a patient for a few weeks. Jean was born January 9, 1917 in Atchison, KS, to John Walker Coleman and Emma Grace Ballinger, (and Jay Dwight Adams, step-father). He had 2 brothers: John Ballinger Coleman, physician of Minneapolis, and James Henry Coleman...
Bruce Carl Jacobson
Apr 30, 2009
Bruce Carl Jacobson, 90, died on April 30, 2009 at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. He was born on September 16, 1918 in rural Harvey County, Kansas the son of Leda M. (Crawford) Jacobson and Carl M. Jacobson. He married Marguerite Bauman on September 19, 1943 in Sedgwick, Kansas. She preceded him in death on June 8, 1998....
Virginia May Callahan
Apr 26, 2009
Virginia May Callahan, 81, of Newton, died Sunday, (April 26, 2009) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Virginia was born on February 5, 1928 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Jasper Levi and Evelyn Lucille Buss Scott. She had attended schools in Newton and continued to live in Newton the majority of her life. She had been a member...
Juan R. Chavez
Apr 20, 2009
Juan Chavez, loving husband and father, went to be with our Lord on April 20, 2009. He was born in Morenci, Arizona on June 26, 1924 to Bernardo and Josepha Holguin Chavez. Juan met his future wife Estela Rosario Rodriquez in Newton, Kansas near a tree by the train station before deploying to Europe in WWII. He was awarded the...
Florence Allison
Apr 20, 2009
Florence Allison, 100, of Newton, died Monday (April 20, 2009) at Asbury Park in Newton. Florence was born on May 24, 1908 in Wellington, Ks., the daughter of Charles and Effie Smiley Myers. She was raised in the Wellington area, graduating from Wellington High School. She married John Whomans in 1928, they were later divorced. She moved to Newton in...
Gregory T. KLein
Apr 2, 2009
Gregory Thomas Klein, 54, of Newton, died Thursday (April 2, 2009) at his home. Greg was born on December 1, 1954 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, the son of Thomas and Lorraine Klein. He lived in the Sleepy Eye area until moving to Newton 35 years ago. For the last 25 years Greg had been a dedicated worker and Parts Manager...
John M. Unruh
Mar 18, 2009
JOHN M. UNRUH, 58, of Newton, died Wednesday (March 18, 2009) at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita. John was born on August 13, 1950 in Newton, Ks., the son of Milton and Agnes Goering Unruh. He was raised in the Newton-Hesston area, graduating from Hesston High School in 1968. He married Cindi Botterweck...
David V. Overlin
Mar 15, 2009
David V. Overlin, 76, of Newton, died Sunday (March 15, 2009) at the Memorial Home in Moundridge, Kansas. Vernon Clayton David Overlin was born on August 10, 1932 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Tapley and Mamie Kearn Overlin He was the youngest of 10 children. David lived much of his early life in Emporia. His parents died when he...
John Clinton Wance
Mar 14, 2009
John Clinton Wance, 85, of Hesston, died Saturday (March 14, 2009) at his home. He was born on September 12, 1923 in Elmdale, Ks., the son of Samuel and Irene Scott Wance. John graduated from Elmdale High School in 1941, after which he moved to Newton and began working on the Santa Fe Railroad. During World War II, John served...
Patricia Lou Willingham
Mar 3, 2009
Patricia Lou Willingham, 57, of Newton died Tuesday (March 3, 2009) at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Ks. She was born on November 15, 1951 in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of Oscar Richard and Dorothy Jean King Bray. Patricia graduated from Joplin High School. She married David Ray Willingham on July 31, 1973 in Memphis, Tenn. They had lived in...
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