Obituaries

Stan Briar

Stan Briar

Jul 3, 2014

HESSTON Stan Briar, 64, died at his home on July 3,2014. He was born on July 2, 1950, in Newton, Kansas, the son of Norman N. and Maurine (Dreier) Briar. On October 5, 2002 Stan married Switlana Korobka at the Highland Trinity United Church of Christ. Stan was a 1968 graduate from Newton High School. He then went on the...

Ronnie Baxter, Jr.

Ronnie Baxter, Jr.

Jun 28, 2014

Ronald “Ronnie” Clyde Baxter, Jr., of Newton, died Saturday (June 28, 2014) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Ks. He was born on August 24, 1971 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Ronald Clyde and Carol Forrester Baxter, Jr. Ronnie was raised in Sand Springs, Oklahoma and graduated from high school in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Ronnie married Tisha Jean...

Phyllis Zellers

Phyllis Zellers

Jun 27, 2014

Phyllis L. Zellers, 92, went to her home in Heaven, Friday (June 27, 2014) from her home in Newton. She was born on June 16, 1922 in Peabody, Ks., to Irvin and Irene Draper. Phyllis graduated from high school in Florence, Ks. She married Orville A. Zellers on July 6, 1942 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Peabody. Orville...

Terry Wrench

Terry Wrench

Jun 24, 2014

Terry Lee Wrench, 66, died Tuesday (June 24, 2014) at his home in Newton. He was born on December 26, 1947 in Wellington. Terry was raised in Wichita and graduated from Wichita South High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam Conflict. After being discharged he returned to Kansas, moving to Newton in 1969 at which...

Deborah Hazeltine

Deborah Hazeltine

Jun 24, 2014

Deborah Ann Hazeltine, 59, died Tuesday (June 24, 2014) at her home in Newton. She was born on September 27, 1954 in Wichita, Ks., the daughter of Vernon Richard and Betty Lou Dooley Hazeltine. Despite having been born handicapped, Deborah enjoyed life. The Hazeltine’s had lived in Wichita for many years, moving to Newton in the late 1980’s. Deborah enjoyed...

Rebecca Romero

Rebecca Romero

Jun 8, 2014

Rebecca Romero, 84, died Sunday (June 8, 2014) at Asbury Park in Newton. She was born on July 19, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Ramon and Maria Partida Ayala. She was raised in Omaha along with her two brothers John and Raymond. Rebecca married Theodore Romero on January 30, 1946 in Omaha, to which eight children were born....

Roy Regier

Roy Regier

May 22, 2014

Roy Wayne Regier, “Rippin Roy” from Car Buddies, “Rolaids” from Ashley Franklin, “Bone Crusher” from Gordon Regier, died on May 22, 2014, at his home surrounded with loving family. Roy was born October 26, 1956 to Vernon and Hilda (Woelk) in Newton, Kansas. Roy worked at Bunting Magnetics as an assembler for almost 30 years. He was an avid motor...

Sonja Barringer

Sonja Barringer

May 20, 2014

Sonja Ann Barringer, 61, died Tuesday (May 20, 2014) at her home in Newton. She was born on April 7, 1953 in Deposit, N.Y., the daughter of Marshall William and Marcella Scrambling Barringer. Sonja was raised and attended schools in Deposit. In 1985, she moved from Florida to the Newton area where she worked as an LPN for Kansas Christian...

Diana M Bueno

Diana M Bueno

May 20, 2014

Diana M. Bueno, 61, died on May 20, 2014 in Newton, Kansas. She was born on February 20, 1953, in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas the daughter of Louise T. (Terrones) and Eugene N. Morales. Diana married Louis R. Bueno, Sr. on May 27, 1972 at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Newton, Kansas. She graduated from Newton High School in...

Calvin Ridgeway

Calvin Ridgeway

May 17, 2014

Calvin Ridgeway, 88, passed away on Saturday (May 17, 2014) at the Bethesda Home in Goessel, Ks. He was born on September 18, 1925 in DuQuoin, Illinois, the son of Calvin J. and May Stevenson Ridgeway. Calvin attended schools in DuQuoin. After graduation from high school he proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II as...

Dennis H. Walker

Dennis H. Walker

May 8, 2014

Dennis Homer Walker, 78, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday (May 8, 2014) at his Newton home. He was born on April 17, 1936 in Newton, to Aurora E. and Florence R. (Stubblefield) Walker. Dennis was a long time member to Hall’s Chapel A.M.E. Church in Newton. On June 23, 1957, he married Sylvia J. Rossiter in Newton. She preceded him...

Henry K. Reimer

Henry K. Reimer

May 7, 2014

Henry K. Reimer was born on May 12, 1917, attaining the age of 96 years passing away just five days shy of his 97th birthday, on May 7, 2014 at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston. Henry was born to John H. and Katherine Heidebrecht Reimer in Meade, Ks., and attended McNulty Grade School and Meade Bible School as a youth....

Maverick Polley

Maverick Polley

May 7, 2014

Our little man, Maverick Aleczander Polley, became a beautiful angel on Wednesday (May 7, 2014). Maverick was born on September 10, 2013 at the Newton Medical Center to the parents Taegan Curtis and Jack Polley. Maverick died of complications from a viral pneumonia at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Maverick would meet everyone with a breathtaking smile that...

Marjorie Bath

Marjorie Bath

Apr 29, 2014

 

Marjorie May Bath, 96, died Tuesday (April 29, 2014) at the St. Luke Living Center in Marion, Ks.

She was born December 23, 1917, near Tampa, Kansas on the family farm, to Henry and Lena (Niemeier) Abeldt. After graduating from Hope High School in 1935, she went on to graduate from Business College in 1937.

After marrying her husband,...

LaDonna Smith

LaDonna Smith

Apr 26, 2014

LaDonna Joan Smith, 76, died Saturday (April 26, 2014) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

 She was born on July 17, 1937 in Dodge City, Ks., the daughter of Ralph M. and Maggie R. Rupert Smith, Sr. The family moved to Newton in 1945, LaDonna graduated from Newton High School.

 She had been the office manager at Conklin Cars...

Dean Grimm

Dean Grimm

Apr 26, 2014

Dean Grimm, resident of Parker, Colorado, passed away on April 26, 2014 after a brief bout with cancer.  He was 83 years old.  He was born in a rural area southeast of Conway Springs, Kansas on May 28, 1930.  His parents were Ralph and Maybelle (McIntyre).  Dean was one of seven children. Four of his brothers, Wayne of Conway Springs,...

Roberta M Renich

Roberta M Renich

Apr 21, 2014

Roberta M. (Enns) Renich, died on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas.She was born March 7, 1919 in Inman, Kansas, the daughter of Merle (Hargis) Enns and Edward H. Enns.Roberta married Paul William Renich on May 15, 1943 in Inman, Kansas. They were married 68 years.Roberta earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Bethel College in...

Thelda Marie Sauceda

Thelda Marie Sauceda

Apr 21, 2014

Thelda Marie Sauceda, 86, died Monday, (April 21, 2014) at the Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center in Halstead, Ks.She was born on November 28, 1927 in Trenton, Mo., the daughter of Byron and Chlotilla Jones Russell. Marie married Martin Peter Sauceda on March 3, 1959 in El Paso, Tx. He died on November 8, 1976.Marie had been a C.N.A. for...

Dorothy M. Schill

Dorothy M. Schill

Apr 17, 2014

Dorothy Maxine Schill, 90, died Thursday (April 17, 2014) at the Newton Medical Center. 

She was born on April 21, 1923 in Newton, the daughter of Margaret (Powell) and Charles “Mutt” Sherman. Dorothy was raised and attended schools in Newton. She married Paul A. Schill on March 28, 1946 in San Francisco, Calif., they returned to Newton. Paul died on...

LeRoy Ashcraft

LeRoy Ashcraft

Apr 15, 2014

H. LeRoy Ashcraft, 87, of Newton, died Tuesday (April 15, 2014) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. 

He was born on May 26, 1926 in Strong City, Ks., the son of Willard L. and Ruth Irene Orr Ashcraft. The family would later move to Newton where LeRoy graduated from Newton High School. LeRoy enlisted into the U.S. Navy on May 25,...

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