Obituaries
Becky Magee
Jun 9, 2017
Becky Ann Magee, 64, died Friday (June 9, 2017) at her home. She was born on November 2, 1952 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, the daughter of Glenn D. and Wilma Baker Thomas Magee. As a child, she and her family moved to Newton where she was raised and attended school. Becky graduated from Newton High School in 1970. She later...
Ruth Robbins Huebert
Jun 9, 2017
Ruth B. Robbins Huebert, 87, of Newton, died Friday (June 9, 2017) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on October 19, 1929 in Newton, the daughter of Philip William and Pearl Vidella Leech Gibbens. Ruth attended schools in Newton. She married Robert C. Robbins on October 12, 1947 in Newton. They lived in Arizona for a...
Robert Stamps, III
Jun 3, 2017
Robert B. Stamps, III, 85, died Saturday (June 3, 2017) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on October 20, 1931 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Gwendolyn (Jones) and Robert B. Stamps, Jr. He was raised in Shawnee and graduated from high school there in 1949....
Marc Young
May 30, 2017
Hiram Marc Young, 47, died Tuesday (May 30, 2017) at his home in McPherson, Ks. He was born on November 28, 1969 in Newton, Ks., the son of Hiram Milton and Charmaine Zerger Young. Marc attended schools in McPherson. Marc had worked for Asplundh Tree Service for several years until an automobile accident left him disabled. He married Cynthia Lyn...
Albert Higgins
May 26, 2017
Albert R. Higgins, 76, of Newton, died Friday (May 26, 2017) at the Windsor Estates in Salina, Kansas. He was born on August 5, 1940 in Newton, Ks., the son of Albert and Clara Mae Curtiss Higgins. Albert was raised and attended schools in Newton. He went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad when he was 18 years old...
Maria Lemus
May 26, 2017
Maria A. Lemus, 92, of Newton, died Friday (May 26, 2017) at her home in Newton. She was born on February 13, 1925 in Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, El Salvador. The daughter of Rafael Sandoval and Angela Lemus. Maria moved to Newton in the early 80's and became a U.S. Citizen in 2014. Survivors include her son Oscar Avila and his...
Margarito Gomez
May 20, 2017
Margarito J. Gomez, 93, passed away on Saturday (May 20, 2017) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born December 15, 1923, in Newton, Kansas to Antonio and Irene Pedrosa Gomez, the second oldest of ten children. He started working for the Santa Fe Railroad at the age...
Sylvia M. Butcher
May 13, 2017
Sylvia Mae Butcher, 87, died Saturday (May 13, 2017) at her home in Newton. She was born on August 20, 1929 in Kiowa, Kansas, the daughter of Royal I and Daissie M. Brown Johnson. Sylvia attended Washington Grade School and graduated from Newton High School. She married Gerald R. “Jerry” Butcher on November 8, 1953 in Newton. He died on...
Ramiro "Ron" A. Montano
Apr 22, 2017
Newton Ramiro “Ron” Angel Montano, 89, died on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the Kansas Christian Home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 1, 1927, in Chase County, the son of Juana (Camarena) and Juan Montano. Ron was a member of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, both of Newton,...
Shirley "Lee" J. Elliott
Apr 20, 2017
Shirley “Lee” J. Elliott, 88, died on April 20, 2017 at the Newton Medical Center, Newton, Kansas. She was born on August 20, 1928 in Newton to Leota B. (Jordan) and Irvin W. Elliott. Shirley graduated from Kansas University with a Master’s degree in Art. She was also a member of the Delta Sigma Theta. Before entering retirement, Shirley was...
Anthony Witkowski
Apr 12, 2017
Anthony John Witkowski died peacefully on April 12, 2017 in Tooele, Utah. Memorial graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday (June 3, 2017) at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Newton beside of his wife Gail. Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton. Tony was born on July 16, 1927 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of...
Violet E. Mitchell
Apr 10, 2017
Violet E. Mitchell, 97, of Newton, died Monday (April 10, 2017) at Asbury Park in Newton. She was born on December 3, 1919 in Newton, the daughter of E. Warren and Flora Anderson Creglow. A lifelong resident of Newton, Violet graduated from Newton High School. Violet married Harley Mitchell on September 17, 1950 in Newton. He died on April 16,...
Kenneth E. Abel, Sr.
Apr 8, 2017
Wichita Kenneth E. Abel Sr., 70, died at his home in Wichita, Kansas on April 9th, 2017.He was born on June 11, 1946 to Artie Bell (Ferrell) and Eugene Clemon Abel in Lexington, Mississippi. Kenneth was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Stigler, OK. Kenneth was self-employed as a painter for many years. He loved to play pool...
Deloris Schmidt
Mar 30, 2017
Deloris E. Schmidt, 79, of Newton, died Thursday (March 30, 2017) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus. She was born on July 13, 1937 in Goessel, Ks., the daughter of Ben and Selma Warkentin Hildebrand. Deloris was raised on a farm East of Goessel, graduating from Goessel High School in 1955. Deloris married John H. Schmidt on...
Marvin Kratky
Mar 29, 2017
HESSTON: Marvin Joseph Kratky, 68, of Hesston, died Wednesday (March 29, 29017) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita from a long battle with Crohns Disease. He was born on July 1, 1948 in Kansas City, Mo. His parents were Joseph and Sylvia Bartunek Kratky. They lived in Wilson, Kansas where he graduated from high school...
Alma Jean Rediger
Mar 23, 2017
Alma Jean Rediger, 91 of Hesston, died Thursday (March 23, 2017) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born in Allen County, Ohio on November 12, 1925, the daughter of Chester and Eva Mae Wright Alspaugh. Alma Jean and her sister Esther were later adopted by Edward and Elizabeth Statler Rediger. She attended grade school in Flanagan, Illinois. The Rediger’s...
Spencer Curtis
Mar 23, 2017
Spencer Lee Curtis, the son of Adam and Erica (Behrns) Curtis was born into the arms of God on Thursday (March 23, 2017) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus in Wichita. Along with his parents, Spencer is also survived by his maternal grandfather Dale Behrns; paternal grandparents Randy and Jackie Curtis; maternal great grandmother Julia Jaimez; paternal...
Marie B. Buller
Mar 22, 2017
Marie Bernice Janes Buller, 109, died on March 22, 2017 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS. She was born on 9-30-1907 on a farm near Goltry, OK. Her parents were Elizabeth (Kroeker) and Albert Carol Jones. At the age of 109, Marie has lived through many historical events. She lived thru 19 presidents, the roll-out of the automobile, the Women’s...
Kevin D. Chambers
Mar 21, 2017
Kevin David Chambers, a lawyer and resident of Newton, KS, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at the age of 36. Kevin is survived by his parents; his wife, Traci Chambers (née Siebert); his children, Chloe Joy and Andrew David; his siblings Staci, Jeremy, and Kimberly; grandfather Robert L. Chambers; grandmother Janet Ratzlaff; and numerous nieces and nephews. Kevin...
Elmer Isaac Reimer
Mar 19, 2017
OBITUARY ELMER I REIMER Elmer Isaac Reimer, our much loved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, pastor, and friend, passed away peacefully in his son’s home March 19, 2017. He was born in Drake, Saskatchewan, Canada, on May 18, 1922, the third of seven sons and one daughter born to Frank and Gertrude (Boese) Reimer. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
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