Obituaries

Marie Morford

Marie Morford

Mar 5, 2017

Marie Arlene Bachman Morford, 86, went to her eternal rest on March 5, 2017. Marie was born in Derby, Ks., on October 21, 1929 to George Edward and Bertha (Wear) Bachman. The second oldest of six children, she attended Cathedral High School, graduating in 1947. She married Galen Everett Morford on November 16, 1949 and moved to Newton in 1951....

Annabel L. Orman

Annabel L. Orman

Mar 4, 2017

Annabel Lee Orman, 90, died on March 4, 2017, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on April 18, 1926 in Osage County, Missouri to Leona (Mask) and Adolphus Tharp. Annabel married George Patrick Burns and to this marriage was born a son, John Burns. George passed away in 1984 after 42 years of marriage to Annabel. Later in life...

David Hayes

David Hayes

Feb 28, 2017

David Lee Hayes, 73, died Tuesday (February 28, 2017) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Ks. He was born on January 16, 1944 in Rocky Ford, Colo., the son of Chester and Ila Allen Hayes. David was raised and attended schools in the Stinnett and Borger, Texas area. David...

Marcelina Solis

Marcelina Solis

Feb 26, 2017

Marcelina Ruiz Solis, 97, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great -great grandmother, and friend was called to heaven on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, KS. She was in Emporia, Kansas on born June 18, 1919 to Jesus and Alijandra Ruiz. She married Joe N. Solis, Sr. on July 18, 1936 in Emporia. They...

Pamela Twombly

Pamela Twombly

Feb 25, 2017

Pamela J. (Gosser) Twombly, 58, died Saturday (February 25, 2017) at her home in Peabody. She was born on November 8, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Herbert Louis and Wilma Lorraine Knight Gosser. Pam was raised in the Wichita and Derby area, graduating from Derby High School. Pam had worked with Home Health and as a Supervisor at...

Michael J. Lemons

Michael J. Lemons

Feb 23, 2017

There are no services planned at this time. Cremation has been affected.

Nelton Dean Lemons

Nelton Dean Lemons

Feb 23, 2017

Cremation has taken place. There are no services planned at this time.

David L. Montano

David L. Montano

Feb 23, 2017

Cremation has been effected. There are no public services planned at this time.

Deborah Sue Balerio

Deborah Sue Balerio

Feb 21, 2017

Deborah “Sue” Balerio, 61, died on February 21, 2017 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born on December 11, 1955 to the late Annabelle (Ladner) and Carl Metcalf in Ulysses, Kansas. Sue enjoyed crafts, shopping and reading. She loved watching basketball and any sporting events her family was involved with. Most of all, her favorite time was spent at home with...

Arlene Ross

Arlene Ross

Feb 15, 2017

Arlene (Nickel) Ross, 85, of Newton, Kansas passed away peacefully with her husband, Ned Ross, by her side on the evening of February 15, 2017. Arlene was born to Gerhard (George) and Elizabeth Nickel on July 4, 1931 in Goessel Kansas, the 5th of 6 children. Arlene grew up with the family on a farm southeast of Lehigh Kansas. She...

Bertha Mae Martin

Bertha Mae Martin

Feb 12, 2017

Newton Bertha Mae Martin, 85, died on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. Bertha was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on February 28, 1931 to Benjamin and Florence (Ward) Elliott. They preceded her in death. She married Charles E. Martin on July 3, 1949 in Hutchinson. He proceeded her in death on April 4, 2002. She was raised in...

Betty Farrow

Betty Farrow

Feb 2, 2017

Betty Lee Farrow, 93, died Thursday (February 2, 2017) at the Asbury Park in Newton, Ks. She was born on February 22, 1923 in Severy, Ks., the daughter of Henry Marshall and Florida Weatherford Sexton. Betty was raised in the Severy area and moved to Oklahoma as a teenager. Betty met Arthur Willard Farrow as he was selling religious items...

Barry Q Tedder

Barry Q Tedder

Jan 31, 2017

Barry Quentin Tedder died January 31, 2017. He was born July 25, 1946 in Borger Texas to Howard and Doris Tedder. July 19, 1966 a car accident changed Barry’s life forever. Barry lived with parents in a house on 1st that he called home. He would sit on the porch and wave at everyone as they passed by, and, would holler...

Kenton Britton

Kenton Britton

Jan 20, 2017

Kenton O. Britton, 75, of Newton, formerly of Arkansas City, died Friday (January 20, 2017) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on March 16, 1941 in Arkansas City, Kansas, the son of Guy Orwell and Angie Velma Bennett Britton. In 1944 they moved to Lamont, Oklahoma where...

Charolette Ann Gaskill-Carroll

Charolette Ann Gaskill-Carroll

Dec 30, 2016

Charlotte Ann Gaskill-Carroll, 74, of Newton, passed on December 30, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 30, 1942 to Mary and William Carlson in Wichita, Kansas. She married Bill Gaskill and together they had three children, Jeff, Pam and Vicki. Charlotte was a homemaker, she enjoyed sewing and cross stitching, she also enjoyed Christian romance novels....

Servero "Buzzy" Curiel, JR

Servero "Buzzy" Curiel, JR

Dec 29, 2016

Severo “Buzzy” Curiel Jr., 59, of Newton, died December 29, 2016 at his residence in Newton. He was born to Matilda (Romero) and Severo Curiel Sr., April 2, 1957 in Newton. He worked as a Blacksmith for Santa Fe Railroad for many years. Buzzy loved The Beatles, was a Washington Redskins fan and KU basketball fan. He also had a...

Wallace Jantz

Wallace Jantz

Dec 29, 2016

Wallace Ray Jantz, 90, retired pastor, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Hesston, Ks. He was born March 4, 1926 on the Jantz ranch in Haviland, Kansas to Solomon B. Jantz and Katie (Wadel) Jantz. Wallace married Sylvia Ruth Andres on August 19, 1955, in Hesston and she preceded him...

Bertha E. Marquardt

Bertha E. Marquardt

Dec 24, 2016

Bertha E. Marquardt, 77, died at her home in Newton, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 6, 1939 in Capulin, Colorado, the daughter of Moisile Vargas and Emilina Arellano. Bertha was married Frank Marquardt on August 28, 1974. They shared 42 years together. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in...

Barbara Ann Thomas

Barbara Ann Thomas

Dec 20, 2016

Barbara Ann Thomas, 80, passed away on Tuesday (December 20, 2016) at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on November 24, 1936 in Newton, the daughter of Emma (Remp) and Leslie Gaiser. Barbara was raised in the Newton community and graduated with the class of 1954 from Newton High School. On November 25, 1955, she married...

Victoria Akers

Victoria Akers

Dec 19, 2016

Victoria Mae (Hein) Akers, 70, died Monday (Dec. 19, 2016) in Wichita. She was the daughter of Frances and Victor Hein, born on January 13, 1946in Newton, Ks. In 1968, she married Kenneth Akers and in 1971 they had a daughter, Hillary. Though they later divorced, they remained life long friends. Victoria retired from working for the State of Kansas...

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