Obituaries

Jacqueline Marie Haas

Jacqueline Marie Haas

Feb 17, 2009

Jacqueline Marie “Jackie” Haas, 47, of Tulsa , died Tuesday (Feb. 17, 2009) at the home of her aunt in North Newton , Ks. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, APRIL 11, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Loretto, Kansas. Inurnment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Jackie was born on March 6, 1961 in Hay,...

Martha Mae Turner

Martha Mae Turner

Feb 17, 2009

Martha Mae Turner , 87, died on Tuesday (Feb. 17, 2009) at the Salem Nursing Home in Hillsboro , KS. She was born on January 31, 1922 in Monrovie , Kansas , the daughter of James and Carrie (Lamberson) Donovan . She married Merle W. Turner on February 12, 1955 in Wichita , Kansas. Martha had been a self-employed technician...

Dorothy Margaret Friesen

Dorothy Margaret Friesen

Feb 14, 2009

HESSTON , KS . Dorothy Margaret Friesen , 89, of Hesston, died Saturday (February 14, 2009) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday (February 28, 2009) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. Private family interment was held at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton . A memorial has been established with Schowalter Villa , contributions may...

L. Elizabeth Vogt

L. Elizabeth Vogt

Feb 9, 2009

L. Elizabeth Vogt , of Newton , died Friday (Feb. 6, 2009) at Asbury Park in Newton , Ks. Private family graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M.,Monday (Feb. 9, 2009) at Restlawn Garden of Memory. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday (Feb. 9, 2009) at the First Mennonite Church in Newton with Pastor Clarence Rempel...

Ruth M. Schope

Ruth M. Schope

Feb 8, 2009

Ruth M. Schope, 92, passed away February, 8, 2009 at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Kansas. She was born on October 14, 1916 in Otis, Kansas , the daughter of Elizabeth (Steitz) and Jacob Roenfeldt. She went to a country school and graduated from the LaCrosse High School. Ruth also had taught school at a one room school house near...

Ramona Sifuentez

Ramona Sifuentez

Feb 7, 2009

Ramona Sifuentez, 88, went to be with her heavenly father on February 7, 2009 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. She was born on February 18, 1920 in Roper, Kansas, the daughter of Luiz (Perez) and Gorgonia Hernandez. On November 27, 1940 she married Jose Cosme Sifuentez in Newton Kansas. Ramona was a member of Our Lady of...

Rudolph P. Yelenich

Rudolph P. Yelenich

Feb 7, 2009

Rudolph (Rudy) P. Yelenich Rudy passed on to be with his wife Kay Yelenich on February 7, 2009 at the age of 91. He was born on June 22, 1917 in Hibbing, MN. Rudy joined the Navy and was stationed in San Francisco, CA where he met Kay. They later was stationed aboard the USS Morrison and served during WWII....

Zelda R. Hiebert

Zelda R. Hiebert

Feb 2, 2009

Zelda R. Hiebert, 94, died on February 2, 2008 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born on March 20, 1914 in Marion County, Kansas, the daughter of Hester (DuBois) and Alvin Richter. Zelda obtained her education in Marion County, and graduated from Peabody High School in 1934. She was employed in the homes of several families in Arkansas...

Valdene Veer

Valdene Veer

Jan 19, 2009

Valdene Neuman Veer, 75, died Monday, January 19, 2009, after a long struggle with ALS. She was born May 13, 1933 in Aberdeen, Idaho, to John and Marie (Kliever) Neuman. She was born in the midst of the dust bowl years, and times were very hard but they enjoyed life on the farm and being a close knit family. Early...

Jo Lynne Evans

Jo Lynne Evans

Jan 15, 2009

Jo Lynne Evans died on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. She was born on November 5, 1966, in Pratt, the daughter of Molly C. (Doty) and husband Robert Likins and her father Willard S. McKee. She resided in Newton with her husband Ernest E. Evans. Jo loved riding motorcycles and playing bingo. She also enjoyed playing computer games and made many...

Oscar Roy Tieking

Oscar Roy Tieking

Jan 15, 2009

Oscar Roy Tieking,long time Newton resident, passed away Jan. 15, 2009. He was born on Dec. 24, 1914, in Concordia, KS. The youngest of five children born to Lena(Oberinger) and John Henry Tieking. He married Sadie Ellen Thyfault from Damar, KS, on May 24, 1937. Together they raised two daughters, Judie (Dan) Rogge of Overland Park, KS, and Joyce (John)...

Janice M. Brown

Janice M. Brown

Dec 30, 2008

Janice Marie Brown, died December 30, 2008 in Newton. She was born on September 21, 1946 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Francis (Sams) and Edward Thomas Mervia. Janice enjoyed playing bingo, shopping and spending time with her friends. Her greatest love were her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include 2 sons; Larry Brown, Newton, James Brown, Peabody , 3...

Ernest A. Unruh

Ernest A. Unruh

Dec 20, 2008

Ernest A. (Ernie) Unruh passed away on December 20, 2008, at Newton Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on April 28, 1920, and was a life long resident of Newton. Ernie was a local businessman, served 20 years in the Kansas House of Representatives, and was a member of Bethel College Mennonite Church since baptism in 1936....

Mary Lou Dean

Mary Lou Dean

Dec 19, 2008

Newton Mary Lou Dean died on Friday, December 19, 2008 at her home in Newton, Kansas. She was born on November 11, 1938, in Florence, Kansas, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Waner) Malek-Creamer and John Ernest Malek. On December 24, 1954, she married James (Jimmy) Lee Dean in Newton, Kansas. Mary Lou was a member of the Columbus Avenue Church...

Lidio G. Jaso

Lidio G. Jaso

Dec 18, 2008

Lidio “Lito/Frank” G. Jaso, 92, Newton, KS passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Newton Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Mr. Jaso was born on August 3, 1916 in El Paso, TX the son of Magdaleno and Maria (Garcia) Jaso. He was a member of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and he participated frequently in Diocesan Masses and...

Aden Francis Brungardt

Aden Francis Brungardt

Dec 9, 2008

Aden Francis Brungardt, the son of Brad F. Brungardt and Monica R. Mosqueda, was stillborn on December 9, 2008. Little we knew that morning, God was going to call your name, in life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone, for part of us went...

Barbara (Barb) Ann Repshire

Barbara (Barb) Ann Repshire

Dec 4, 2008

Barbara (Barb) Ann Repshire, 56, Newton, KS passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Newton Medical Center. Barbara was born March 17, 1952 in Omaha, NE, the daughter of Arnold F. and Bernice E. (Lowe) Huigens. She graduated from Berean Academy and later from Hesston College with a Nursing Degree. Barbara had worked for numerous nursing homes, medical clinics in...

Leota E. Altum

Leota E. Altum

Nov 27, 2008

Leota E. Altum, 78, Newton, KS passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at the Sedgwick Healthcare Center. Leota was born August 3, 1930 in Agra, KS the daughter of Clarence Earl and Jessie Lula (Minium) Reid. She was employed with Axtell Hospital for 23 years as a Food Services Supervisor and later retired from Bethel Hospital after the merger. Leota...

Margaret E. "Peggy" Martin

Margaret E. "Peggy" Martin

Nov 27, 2008

Margaret Elaine “Peggy” Martin died on Thursday, November 27, 2008. She was born Nancy Hogan in Wichita on November 7, 1933 and adopted by Dr. Melvin C. Martin and Luberta Craig Martin on December 11, 1934. She was a lifelong resident of Newton. Many will remember her as the lady who tirelessly collected cans throughout the city. She was a...

Erletta R. Weyand

Erletta R. Weyand

Nov 19, 2008

Newton, Erletta R. Weyand , died November 19, 2008 in Newton, Kansas. She was born on October 23, 1932, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Mathilda (Ratzlaff) and Aaron Willems. Erletta married Elmer A. Weyand on June 13, 1953 in Rose Pine, Louisiana. He preceded her in death on September 3, 2007. Erletta was a member of the Zion Lutheran...