Obituaries

Frank L Spangler

Frank L Spangler

Mar 19, 2017

Newton Frank L. Spangler, 89, died on Sunday, March 19th, 2017 at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on February 21, 1928 in Newton, Kansas to James Ward and Mary Ellen (Reber) Spangler. Frank was raised on a small farm west of Newton. He graduated from Newton High School in 1945. Frank stayed close to home and tended to...

Ruby Susanna Kasper

Ruby Susanna Kasper

Mar 19, 2017

Newton Ruby Susanna Kasper ,98, died on March 18, 2017 at her home in Newton, Kansas, surrounded by her loving family. Ruby was born on March 1, 1919 in Ollinsville, OK to Jacob J. and Gertrude (Wiens) Adrian. She was the sixth of eight children and the last one of them to die. She lived on a farm in rural...

Clark Gilbert

Clark Gilbert

Mar 18, 2017

Clark Preston Gilbert, 70 of Newton, Kansas passed away peacefully Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Salem Home, Hillsboro Kansas. Memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton Kansas. Celebration of his life to follow at The Gilbert home. Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society,...

Christopher "C.J." J. Schmidt

Christopher "C.J." J. Schmidt

Mar 11, 2017

Christopher J. Schmidt, 20, died Saturday, March 11th 2017 at his home in Newton, Kansas. He was born on May 18, 1996 in Wichita to Katherine P. Schmidt. She precedes him in death. C.J. loved music. With that love came the joy of singing and dancing. He was loved playing his video games. He was employed at RCI of Newton,...

Clarrie Ellen Koehn

Clarrie Ellen Koehn

Mar 10, 2017

Clarrie Ellen Hill Koehn, 92, of Newton, Kansas passed away on Friday (March 10, 2017) at Presbyterian Manor. She was born on April 7, 1924, the youngest twin daughter of Samuiel O and Clara Myrtle (Lauterdale) Hill. She was raised from birth by Thomas and Laura Carter. She married John Koehn on September 1,1945 and five children were born of...

Jerry Bertram

Jerry Bertram

Mar 6, 2017

Jerry Lynn Bertram,74 of Pratt, Ks.,died March 6, 2017 at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, due to medical complications. Jerry was born October 13, 1942 in Oakland, CA to Carl and Velma (Smitherman) Betram. He spent his life behind a microphone, starting out at KEDD Radio in Dodge City. Jerry then moved on to Wichita to further his career in...

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...

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.

Michael J. Lemons

Michael J. Lemons

Feb 23, 2017

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

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...