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Roxie Patrick
Jan 27, 2016
Roxie Bennett Patrick, 95, passed away on Wednesday (January 27, 2016) at her home in Newton. She was born on March 2, 1920 in Joseph, Oregon to John and Ruth Meadows Bennett. She was the fifth child of seven sisters and two brothers. Roxie met C.W. “Pat” Patrick when he came to pastor the church she attended in Joseph in...
Shirley Ayers
Jan 16, 2016
Shirley Ann Ayers, 79, died Saturday (January 16, 2016) at the Bethesda Home in Goessel. She was born on August 9, 1936 in Sedgwick, Ks., the daughter of Guy Vestal and Olive M. McCullough Hayes, joining a brother Robert. Shirley had a younger brother, Don L. Hayes who died on October 29, 2002, and a younger sister, Elaine Pratt, who...
Gina Marie Wertz
Jan 5, 2016
Gina Marie Wertz, 31, died Tuesday (January 5, 2016). She was born in Chanute, Kansas on July 6, 1984. Gina was independent, she would take charge in every type of situation. She was very compassionate and would be there for you always. Her smile was contagious and could always make you laugh. She had unconditional love for her friends and...
Jean Grochowsky
Jan 4, 2016
Jean Grochowsky, died on January 4, 2016 at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on May 27, 1930 to Andrew J. and Frieda K. (Weins) Kosminki in Newton, KS. On May 22, 1949 Jean married Bert E. Grochowsky at St. Mary’s Rectory in Newton, KS. Jean was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church and also served on...
Betty Dixon
Jan 2, 2016
Betty J. Dixon, 90, died Saturday (January 2, 2016) at the Greenhouse of Asbury Park in Newton. She was born on January 6, 1925 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of James and Flossie Howard Gillmartin. Betty attended Newton schools, graduating from Newton High School in 1943. She went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone. She married Delmar Leon Dixon on...
Julia Pina
Jan 1, 2016
Julia Pina, 88, of Newton, died Friday (January 1, 2016) at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born on June 28, 1927 in Newton, the daughter of Antonio and Irene Pedrosa Gomez. Julia was a lifelong resident of Newton. She married Lee Pina on September 11, 1947 in Newton,...
Robert Stanford Kreider
Dec 27, 2015
Robert Stanford Kreider January 2, 1919-December 27, 2015 Robert Stanford Kreider died on December 27, 2015 at his home in North Newton, Kansas. Robert was born January 2, 1919, in Sterling, Illinois, son of Amos and Stella (Shoemaker) Kreider. In 1921, the family moved to Goshen, Indiana, and in 1926 to Bluffton, Ohio. In 1929, Robert was baptized in the...
Clarice Titus
Dec 23, 2015
Clarice E. (Penner) Titus passed away peacefully on Wednesday (December 23, 2015) at the age of 86 in Wichita. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday (December 30, 2015) at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday 1pm til 8pm where the family...
Richard B. Martin
Dec 20, 2015
Richard B. Martin, 74, died Sunday (December 20, 2015) at his home. He was born on August 22, 1941 in Arkansas City, Kansas, the son of Everett Woodrow and Ruth May (Ray) Martin. Richard was raised in Arkansas City where he was very active in athletics, graduating from Arkansas City High School in 1960. Shortly after graduating he enlisted in...
Stephen J. Adkins
Dec 20, 2015
Stephen John Adkins, 74, died Sunday (December 20, 2015) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on December 4, 1941 in San Diego, California. During the Viet Nam Conflict he served in the U. S. Air Force. Stephen received a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the National University in San Diego. Stephen served on the police department in...
Wanda Beebe
Dec 11, 2015
Wanda Louise Beebe, 70, of Hesston, died Friday (December 11, 2015) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on July 7, 1945 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Wanda graduated from Wellsville High School in 1967. She was married to Edward L. Beebe. They lived in Washington state for a time being where Wanda worked in apple and cherry orchids. They later...
Melvin O'Keefe
Dec 5, 2015
Melvin R. O’Keefe, 90, of Newton, died Saturday (December 5, 2015) at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born on December 6, 1924 in Newton, the son of John Patrick and Clara Vetter O’Keefe. Melvin was raised in rural Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1942. After graduating, he enlisted in the U.S....
Estela Chavez
Dec 2, 2015
Estela Rosario Chavez, 93, died Wednesday (December 2, 2015) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus. She was born on July 1, 1922 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the second oldest child of Sebero and Teresa Grajeda Rodriguez. The family moved to Newton when Estela was an infant. She was raised and attended school in Newton. Estela married Juan Chavez,...
Clinton C. Koppes
Nov 25, 2015
Clinton C. Koppes, of North Newton, Kansas, died on November 25 at age 96. The son of Daniel Atlee and Melinda Koppes, he was born on September 10, 1919, in Newton, Kansas. He is survived by his brother, Dean and wife Linda, three children, Clayton, of Cleveland, Ohio, Barbara Beal, of Glen Carbon, Illinois, and Duane, of Newton, Kansas, and...
Richard C Robb
Nov 24, 2015
Richard Charles Robb, born on November 20, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois went home to be with his Lord on November 24, 2015 from Bethesda Home in Goessel, Kansas. The world is poorer today for the loss of Richard Charles Robb. Dick was a loving husband and father, who typically kept his family rolling with his fabulous sense of humor. He...
Gladys Smith
Nov 22, 2015
Gladys Maxine Smith, born November 10, 1921, at home in rural Butler County, the daughter of Orson H. and Lura Bacon, died on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Kidron Bethel, in North Newton, Kansas. Gladys married Frank Leo Smith in Grayville, Illinois in 1940. He preceded her in death in 2001. Also preceding her in death was her mother and...
Bertha C. Linnens
Nov 18, 2015
Bertha Marie Cain Linnens was born March 23, 1921 to Russell and Alma Cain on a farm south of Cedar Point, Kansas. She died on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was the oldest of five children - three sisters, Roberta West, deceased, Eula Williams of Loveland, Colorado; and Willa Mae Laughlin of Eagle,...
Peter W. Voran
Nov 14, 2015
Peter Willard Voran, 3rd child of Carl and Martha Voran, was born on August 19, 1923, on a farm near Castleton, Kansas. He attended Zion Grade School and graduated from Castleton High School in 1941. Upon his confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ he was baptized in the Mennonite Church in Arlington. In 1946 he attended Grace Bible...
Zada M. England
Nov 13, 2015
Zada Carlson England, 93, died Friday (November 13, 2015) at Kidron Bethel in North Newton, Ks. She was born on March 22, 1922 in Halstead, Ks., the daughter of Albert and Lina Artz Carlson. Zada grew up in Halstead during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl days. She graduated from Halstead High School and Chillicothe College in Missouri. During World...
Betty V. Decker
Oct 22, 2015
Halstead Betty V. Decker died on October 22, 2015 at the Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 27, 1928 to Matilda (Eck) and Ben Decker in rural Kansas. Betty was employed many years for Wesley Hospital as a medical transcriptionist. Upon her retirement she enjoyed garage sale, thrift shops, health stores and her cats. Betty also...
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