Obituaries

Lowell Tucker

Lowell Tucker

Oct 14, 2015

Lowell T. Tucker, 78,of Sedgwick, Kansas, died Wednesday (Oct. 14, 2015)at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday (October 19, 2015) at the Greenwood Cemetery in Eureka, Ks. He was born on July 5, 1937 in Eureka, Ks., the son of John Walter and Mildred Duncan Tucker. Lowell...

Bernell Baldwin

Bernell Baldwin

Sep 13, 2015

Uriel Bernell Baldwin was born April 10, 1922, to Rev. William and Gertrude Wells McNeill in Upper Tract, West Virginia. She passed away September 13, 2015, in Wichita, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Dr. William J. Baldwin and grandson, David Schaeffer. . Bernell is survived by her children, Janice (Don) Schaeffer, Ozawkie, KS,...

Ronald "Ron" L. Soller, Sr.

Ronald "Ron" L. Soller, Sr.

Sep 9, 2015

Ronald “Ron” L. Soller, Sr., 84, died on September 9, 2015 at the Via Christi St. Francis, Harry Hynes campus in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on June 27, 1931 the son of Lorene (Byrne) and Albert Soller in Florence, Kansas. Ron married Catherine “Kay” Carpenzano-Dikin on September 30, 1960 in Denver, CO. She died on August 3, 2006. Ron...

Dorothy Stubby

Dorothy Stubby

Aug 31, 2015

Dorothy Louise Stubby, 83, passed away on Sunday (August 30, 2015) at Touchmark in Helena, Montana. She was born Dorothy Louise McCarty, daughter of Gene and Vera McCarty in Marion, Ks., on November 10, 1931. Dorothy was the second oldest of five McCarty siblings. Dorothy married Gilmer Stubby, the love of her life, on February 18, 1951. They had two...

Gene Dugan

Gene Dugan

Aug 26, 2015

Wallace Eugene “Gene” Dugan, 88, died Wednesday (August 26, 2015) at the Via Christi Village-Ridge Plaza in Wichita. He was born on July 3, 1927 in Gowen, Oklahoma, the son of George Wallace and Ida Patrick Dugan. The family moved to Southeastern Oklahoma where Gene was raised and graduated from Haleyville High School. During World War II, Gene served in...

Edna Hiebert

Edna Hiebert

Aug 16, 2015

Edna S. Hiebert, 95, died Sunday (August 16, 2015) at Kidron Bethel in N. Newton, KS. She was born on January 12, 1920 on a farm near Walton, KS, the ninth of ten children born to Jacob and Susie Goossen Hiebert. Edna spent her youth on the farm and attended Walton Public School. On April 7, 1940, Edna married Wilhard...

Rose Flaming

Rose Flaming

Aug 10, 2015

Rose Flaming was born October 27, 1921 to Birkholtz and Eva Goertz Guhr. She used her “ticket” to Heaven on Monday, August 10, 2015, and it would be her sincere desire to see all of you there too! Along with her brothers she attended Sandcreek country school for 8 years. The school room was heated with wood and then coal....

Elaine Kasitz

Elaine Kasitz

Jul 26, 2015

Elaine Kasitz died on July 26, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, at her home in Newton, Kansas. She was born on June 15, 1936 to Lester and Lorene (Williams) Wagner. On May 21, 1955 she married Richard Kasitz in Walton, Kansas. This year they celebrated 60 wonderful years of marriage. Elaine was a member of the 1st United Church...

Donald Robert Gfeller

Donald Robert Gfeller

Jul 23, 2015

Donald (Don) Robert Gfeller, 83, died at his home in Newton, Kansas on July 23, 2015. He was born on August 19, 1931 in Newton to Alice (Brenzikofer) and Arnold Gfeller. On June 10, 1951, Don married his high school sweetheart, Marjorie Parsons, in the Burns Methodist Church. They were married 63 years before Marjorie preceded him in death on...

Roselyn Villarreal

Roselyn Villarreal

Jul 23, 2015

Roselyn M. Villarreal, 81, of Newton, died Thursday (July 23, 2015) at the Newton Medical Center. She was born on May 24, 1934 in Newton, the daughter of Theodore L. and Mattie Jordan Rickman. Roselyn was raised in Newton, the family later moved to Sylvia, Kansas where she graduated from high school. She later attended college in Hastings, Nebraska and...

Sebastian Garcia

Sebastian Garcia

Jul 17, 2015

Sebastian Garcia, 96, died Friday (July 17, 2015) at the Wheat State Manor in Whitewater, Ks. He was born on January 7, 1919 in Newton, Ks., the son of Joseph and Felipa Hernandez Garcia. He attended schools in Newton and was a longtime member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Sebastian served in the U.S. Army during World War...

Mona R. Abney

Mona R. Abney

Jul 14, 2015

Mona R. Abney, 59, went to be with the Lord on July 14, 2015. She entered this world on June 11, 1956 to her parents Pat (Kelly) and Orville Jones. Mona was born in Sterling, Kansas, and raised in Newton, Kansas. She graduated from Newton High School and later in life went on to achieve her real estate license. Mona...

Raymond R. Gonzalez

Raymond R. Gonzalez

Jul 12, 2015

Newton Raymond R. Gonzalez, 84, died at Via Christi St. Francis on July 12, 2015. He was born on February 25, 1931 in Newton to Ylaria (Rincon) and Jose Gonzalez. On July 2, 1955 he was united in marriage to Hope Esperanza Gonzalez at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Newton, KS. She precedes him in death. Raymond graduated...

Margaret Corona

Margaret Corona

Jul 7, 2015

MARGARET CORONA, 91, of Newton, died Tuesday (July 7, 2015) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on February 22, 1924 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Leonardo J. and Delores Vasquez Estrada. Margaret attended schools in Newton. During WWII, she worked in Wichita at Boeing Aircraft as a “Rosie the Riveter”. She married Gavino “Gabby” Corona on October...

Joan Rose

Joan Rose

Jul 4, 2015

Joan Lee Rose, 84, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born on January 24, 1931 to Lee W. Onstott and Inez M. (Thalman) Onstott in Newton, KS. Joan married Richard J. Rose on January 24, 1948 at First Baptist Church of Newton. Joan was a lifelong resident of Harvey County. Joan was raised on...

John P. Quility

John P. Quility

Jun 29, 2015

NEWTON: John Patrick Quilty, 92, died June 29, 2015 at First Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Kansas. He was born July 23, 1922 in Newton to Mary Widowsky and Jack Quilty. While attending Newton High School he worked at the family store Quilty’s Grocery, off 8th Street, until he graduated in 1940. In 1942 he began his career with the Santa...

Dona' Wells

Dona' Wells

Jun 29, 2015

Dona’ Fleur Wells, 79, of Newton, died Monday (June 29, 2015) at the Select Specialty Hospital of Via Christi Medical Center in Wichita, Ks. She was born on May 20, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Hannibal and Connie Leola Anderson White. A longtime resident of Newton. Dona’ graduated from Newton High School on May 27, 1954. She...

Evangelina Valdivia

Evangelina Valdivia

Jun 29, 2015

Evangelina Valdivia, 65, of Newton, died Monday (June 29, 2015) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on October 7, 1949 in Yurecuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Evangelina married Manuel Valdivia, Sr., on August 15, 1967 in Yurecuara. They moved to Newton in 1995 and she had worked at Norcraft for 16 years. Survivors include her husband, Manuel of...

Virginia L. Hayes Mills

Virginia L. Hayes Mills

Jun 27, 2015

Virginia Lee Hayes Mills, passed peacefully at the impressive age of 96 on June 27, 2015. She has resided at The Cliffs at Eagle Rock Assisted Living Facility in West Orange, NJ for the past 4 years. Virginia was born on February 23, 1919 in Osage City, KS to Clifford and Lillian Ashbaugh, raised in Newton, KS and graduated from...

Bill G. Brown

Bill G. Brown

Jun 22, 2015

Bill G. Brown, 85, of Newton, died Monday (June 22, 2015) at the Newton Medical Center. He was born on February 10, 1930 on the family farm in the Clifford Township of Butler County, Kansas, the son of Gilespie Epp and Eva Lawson Brown. He graduated from Peabody-Burns High School. Bill married Norma Lee Riggs on January 25, 1947 in...

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