Obituaries

Ruben Rodriguez

Ruben Rodriguez

Apr 20, 2018

Ruben Rodriguez, 79, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-grandfather, and Godfather died Friday (April 20, 2018) at his home in Newton.

He was born on June 1, 1938 in Newton, the son of Sebero and Teresa Rodriguez. He graduated from Newton High School. He served in the U. S. Army infantry as an airborne ranger and was assigned on the DMZ.

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Victoria Crump

Victoria Crump

Apr 14, 2018

 

Victoria Arlene Crump, 52, died Saturday (April 14, 2018) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.

She was born on December 4, 1965 in Newton, the daughter of Wiley and Arlene Crump. Victoria was a lifelong resident of Newton, graduating from Newton High School.

She was a longtime member...

Don Busenitz

Don Busenitz

Apr 13, 2018

 

Donald Wayne Busenitz, 81, died Friday (April 13, 2018) in Newton.

He was born on December 27, 1936 at the Bethel Deaconess Hospital in Newton, Ks., the son of Edward and Hilda Entz Busenitz. Don graduated from Berean Academy in 1955.

He married Judy Elaine Claassen on October 20, 1963. She died on August 19, 2009.

Don was a...

Joseph Penner

Joseph Penner

Apr 9, 2018

Joseph D. Penner, 90, died Monday, April 9, 2018, at Kidron Bethel in North Newton.

He was born on August 11, 1927, in Newton, Ks., the son of Daniel and Marie Boese Penner. Joseph was raised in the Burrton, Ks area and graduated from Bethel Academy.

He married Florene Viola Riesen on September 15, 1949 at the Grace Hill Mennonite...

Orville Schmidt

Orville Schmidt

Apr 9, 2018

Orville A. Schmidt, 77, died Monday (April 9, 2018) at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita following an automobile accident.

He was born on November 5, 1940 in Goessel, Ks., the son of Arnold T. and Marie Flaming. Orville attended Greenville School in West Branch Township and graduated from Goessel High School.

He married Nancy Ann Franz...

Robert "Bob" Reinhardt, Sr.

Robert "Bob" Reinhardt, Sr.

Apr 8, 2018

 Robert D. Reinhardt, Sr. passed away at the age of 88 on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, KS. He was born the third of seven children to Victor and Hazel Cowell Reinhardt on February 25, 1930, in Chicago, IL. He married Shirley Davis on August 12, 1950, in Chicago. They celebrated 50 years of marriage before her...

William L. Mourey

William L. Mourey

Mar 24, 2018

William L. "Bill" Mourey, 78, of Newton, the husband of Donna Tanner, died Saturday (March 24, 2018) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday (March 31, 2018) at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in Newton. A memorial has been established with Respite Care of Trinity Heights and Caring Hands Humane Society....

Clifford Carroll

Clifford Carroll

Mar 16, 2018

Clifford E. Carroll, 81, died Friday (March 16, 2018) at Evergreen Community in Olathe, Ks.

 He was born January 12, 1937 in Willow Springs, MO to John and Roxie (York) Carroll. He married  Bridgette (Overton) Lee and together they had one child, Lorraine. He later married “his sweetheart” Ruth (Potterf) Carroll and were blessed with thirty-two years of marriage. She...

Patrick McGee

Patrick McGee

Mar 13, 2018

Patrick McGee, 68, of Lakewood, CO, passed away on March 13, 2018 in the presence of his wife of 46 years and three children.The Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 7:00 P.M., Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton, KS.The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, June 2, 2018 at...

Richard Domme

Richard Domme

Mar 9, 2018

Richard Loren Domme, 74, of Newton, died Friday (March 9, 2018) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.

He was born on October 2, 1943 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Helen Snyder Domme. Richard graduated from Silver Lake High School, after which he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.

After being discharged from...

Raymond R. Hiebert

Raymond R. Hiebert

Mar 5, 2018

Raymond R. Hiebert was born on July 4, 1927 to Albert and Eva Hiebert. He married Elsie Dieck on March 14, 1952. Raymond died on Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas at the age of 90.Ray was a loving husband to his wife Elsie of Hesston; father of three daughters, Janet Kennedy of Overland Park, Patricia...

Esperanza "Hope" Sandoval

Esperanza "Hope" Sandoval

Feb 23, 2018

 

Esperanza “Hope” Sandoval, 92, died Friday (February 23, 2018) at the Greenhouse of Asbury Park in Newton.

She was born in Hutchinson, Ks., the daughter of Rosalio and Consuelo Herrera Marquez. Hope was raised in Hutchinson.

She married Billie Sifuentez Lujano on June 28, 1941 in Newton. They later divorced. She later married Robert Sandoval, Sr. on August 8,...

John Patrick

John Patrick

Feb 13, 2018

John Edison Patrick, 65, died Tuesday (February 13, 2018) at his home in Wichita. He was born on July 31, 1952 in Wichita. John had been a truck driver for several years. Survivors include his wife, Sue Ellen Aiken Patrick, who he married on April 10, 1976 in Maize, Ks.; son John E. Patrick, II of Wichita; daughter Kaleena Sue...

Tom Collier

Tom Collier

Feb 8, 2018

Thomas David Collier, 67, lifelong Newton resident, passed away in his sleep on Thursday (February 8, 2018) while on vacation with his wife, Mary, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Tom was born on February 14, 1950 in Newton, the son of Walter and Marilynn Lehr Collier. He graduated from Newton High School in 1968. He married Mary Wetschensky on November...

Harry Hinton, Jr.

Harry Hinton, Jr.

Feb 8, 2018

Harry Donald Hinton, Jr., 76, died Thursday (February 8, 2018) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Ks. He was born on November 9, 1941 in Newton, Ks., the son of Harry Dodson and Agnes Zarnowski Hinton, Sr. Harry was a lifelong resident of the Newton area. For 25 years he had worked at Cargill/Horizon Milling in Newton as a Cereal Chemist,...

Pearl D. Brandewiede

Pearl D. Brandewiede

Jan 17, 2018

Pearl Delores Brandewiede, 86, died Wednesday (January 17, 2018) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born on August 14, 1931 in Durham, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Mary Fisher Hein. Pearl was raised in the Durham area, graduating from Durham High School. She married Robert Frank...

Bill Kasitz

Bill Kasitz

Jan 16, 2018

William “Bill” R. Kasitz, 91, died Tuesday (January 16, 2018) in Peabody, Kansas. Bill was born on April 4, 1926 on a snow blizzard day on the family farm in Walton, Ks., to William F. and Elsie (Gut) Kasitz, the doctor came across the field in a horse and buggy to deliver him. He became the younger brother to Harry...

Jim McFarlane

Jim McFarlane

Jan 15, 2018

Walter James “Jim” McFarlane, 80, died Monday (January 15, 2018) at his home. He was born on April 22, 1937 in Newton, Ks., the son of Cecil D. and Hazel Irene Coulson McFarlane. Jim graduated from Newton High School in 1955. He married Nancy Ann Hogan on January 24, 1956 in Newton. Jim went to work for the City of...

Angel Juarez

Angel Juarez

Jan 9, 2018

Angel Jose Juarez, 90, died Tuesday (January 9, 2018) at his home in Newton. Angel was born on October 2, 1927 in Freedom, Wisconsin, the son of Victoriano and Engracia Reza Juarez. As a child his family moved to the Strong City-Elmdale area until moving to Newton. Angel married Juanita Moralez on June 2, 1951 in Newton. He retired in...

Clara Wance

Clara Wance

Jan 8, 2018

Clara Lucille Wance, 93, died Monday (January 8, 2018) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. Clara was born on January 17, 1924 in McPherson, KS to Adam and Agnes Unruh Ratzlaff. She and her twin brother, Clinton were the youngest of 5 children and grew up on a farm near Durham, KS. Clara attended the one-room Columbia District 116 School through...

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