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Jesse Arellano
Dec 27, 2021
Our beloved Jesse Arellano, 86, died Monday (December 27, 2021) in Newton, surrounded by his family.
He was born on October 5, 1935 in Newton, Kansas to his parents Juan and Georgia Corona Arellano.
In 1955, Jesse met the love of his life, soon to be his future bride – Amelia Hernandez, at a basketball tournament. On December 22,...
Carole Herron
Dec 26, 2021
Carole Ann Herron died on December 26, 2021 in Newton, Kansas.
She was the only child of Floyd and Olive Smith Sherman, born on August 15, 1935 in Lexington, Oklahoma.
On December 22, 1956, she was married to Lawrence “Larry” Herron and had four children, seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Carole attended Oklahoma University graduating with a degree...
Darl Crawford
Dec 17, 2021
Darl Crawford, 72, died Friday, December 17, 2021 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.
The family will receive friends Friday, January 7, 2022 between 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Graveside memorial services with military honors will follow at 2:00 pm at St. Mary's Cemetery, Newton, KS.
A memorial has been established with Da...
Eleanor Gooden
Dec 17, 2021
Eleanor Ruth Gooden died December 17, 2021 in her home, Newton, KS. She was born January 2, 1927 at home in Wright Kansas, the third daughter of Leslie R. and Elizabeth F. Howard Doonan. Her parents moved from Wright to Dodge City in 1928 where she attended school.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed her family and service to others...
Vernetta Funk
Dec 16, 2021
Vernetta (Reimer) Funk, 87, of Goessel, KS went to her eternal home on Thursday, December 16, 2021.
She was born in Goessel on February 24, 1934 to Herman C. and Helen (Funk) Reimer. She attended and graduated from Goessel area schools. On November 27, 1952, she married Roland D. Funk at Goessel Mennonite Church. They immediately went to 1-W...
Marie Linn
Nov 28, 2021
Marie R. Linn, 84, died Sunday (November 28, 2021) at Paramount Community Living in Newton, Kansas.
She was born on August 17, 1937 in Newton, KS, the daughter of Harold and Christine Mellin Hayes. Marie grew up in a family of six children of which she was the only girl and second youngest.
Her family was active in The Church of God...
Cheryl Ashcraft
Nov 23, 2021
Cheryl A. Ashcraft, 76, died Tuesday (November 23, 2021) at her home in Newton, Kansas.
She was born on February 14, 1945 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Leland and Claribel Hurlock Nossaman.
Cheryl married Willard C. “Butch” Ashcraft on June 5, 1965 in Wichita. They lived in Wichita until moving to Newton in 1972.
She worked at the...
Annie Troxel
Nov 11, 2021
Annie Martha Woffenden Troxel, 94, died Thursday (November 11, 2021) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor.
She was born on June 25, 1927 in Chester, Arkansas, the daughter of George Henry and Carrie Viola Sills Woffenden. Annie was the fifth child of eight. The family came to Newton on the train in 1937 when she was 10 years old. The...
Bentley Phillips
Nov 8, 2021
Bentley T. Phillips, 85, died Monday (November 8, 2021) at the South Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri.
He was born on October 14, 1936 in St. Joseph, Arkansas, the son of Johnny Hardy and Lois Turney Phillips. While growing up the family lived in several communities, he graduated from Wichita North High School.
Bentley married Loyce K. Webb...
Sandra Harms
Nov 8, 2021
Sandra “Sandy” Lindell Harms, 56, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, November 8, 2021, after a short, hard-fought battle with cancer.
Sandy was born December 2, 1964, in Jacksonville, Illinois to Dr. Vernon and Carolyn (Bunting) Lindell. She married Lonnie Harms on April 23, 1988, and he survives.
Growing up in Jacksonville, Illinois, she was active in 4-H showing horses and...
Mary Rodriguez
Nov 8, 2021
Mary Rodriguez, 77, died Monday (November 8, 2021) at NMC Health in Newton.
She was born on December 9, 1943 in Goessel, Kansas, the daughter of George and Martha Schmidt Janzen, Sr. Mary’s mother died on August 12, 1946 and her father would later marry Agnes Funk. The family moved from Goessel to Hillsboro where Mary graduated from high...
Sanford Rogers
Oct 31, 2021
Sanford (Sandy) C. Rogers was born on June 5, 1941 to his parents Marvin Sanford Rogers and Ollie Opal (Fitzgerald) Rogers. Although he was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, he grew up in the beautiful states of Kentucky and West Virginia.
He graduated from High School in Barboursville, West Virginia and then enlisted in the Marine Corp. It wasn’t long...
Donald Botterweck
Oct 29, 2021
Donald Botterweck, 95, died Friday (October 29, 2021) at Kidron Bethel in North Newton.
He was born on April 10, 1926 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Augusta Boehnke Botterweck. Don was raised and attended schools in Newton. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17 years old.
Upon being discharged from the military in...
Ana Vargas
Oct 24, 2021
Ana Maria Vargas, 85, died Sunday (October 24, 2021) at the Ascension Via Christi Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
She was born on July 10, 1936 in St. Antonio de Horta, Guanajuato, Mexico, the daughter of Ricardo Castillo Yepez and Filomena Yepez. She moved to Newton in 1994.
Among her survivors are her children, Ricardo, Emelia, Jose Luis, Antonio,...
Sebastian Duarte Felix
Oct 24, 2021
Sebastian Duarte Felix, the son of Maria Felix Carrillo and Alfredo Duarte, fell asleep in the arms of Jesus, on Sunday (October 24, 2021) at his home in Wichita.
Sebastian was born on September 18, 2021 in Newton, Kansas.
His brief time was enjoyed by his brothers Daniel Duarte Felix and Julian Duarte Felix of the home; along with...
Otis Dean Tatum
Oct 24, 2021
Otis Dean Tatum, 66, died Sunday, October 24, 2021, at his home in Newton, KS.
He was born on June 24, 1955, in Nowata, OK, the son of Jimmie Don and Twila (Anderson) Tatum. The family moved from Nowata to Newton when Dean was in grade school and graduated from Newton High School in 1973.
Dean married his high...
Refugia Gonzalez
Oct 23, 2021
Refugia “Cookie” Gonzalez, 91, died Saturday (October 23, 2021) at Kidron Bethel in North Newton, Ks.
She was born on July 14, 1930 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Juanita and Jose Lopez Leal. Her mother died when she was five years old and her father later married Juanita Solis.
“Cookie” moved to Newton in the early 1950’s. She...
Jerry D. Nickel
Oct 21, 2021
Jerry Dean Nickel was born at Bethel Hospital on May 6, 1937, to Gerhard and Alice (Reimer) Nickel. He grew up on a farm near Elbing and enjoyed raising cattle for 4-H. He attended Elbing Elementary and then Foster, a one-room schoolhouse. He and his family attended Grace Hill Church, where he was baptized.
He went to Newton High School...
Larry Hanes
Oct 19, 2021
Larry Neal Hanes, 75, of Newton, died Tuesday (October 19, 2021) at the Newton Medical Center.
He was born on February 8, 1946 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Millard and Velma Mize Hanes. Larry graduated from high school in Florence, Kansas in 1964.
He married Peggy Ann Gaul on July 25, 1969 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Through the years...
Mary West
Oct 15, 2021
On October 15, 2021, Mary Irene West passed peacefully at Newton Presbyterian Manor at approximately 7:00 am. She was 72 years old.
Mary Irene Topping was born on July 16, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri. She travelled home with her parents Richard Topping and Genevieve Palmer, to be reared with her brother, John Topping, on their family farm in Lawrence,...
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