Obituaries

Sadie Moulds

Sadie Moulds

Aug 3, 2012

Sadie J. Moulds, 87, of Carbondale, Illinois, passed away at 7 a.m. Friday, August 3, 2012, at the Carbondale Rehab and Nursing Center in Carbondale, Illinois. Sadie was born on September 28, 1924, in McPherson, Kansas, to William T. Becker and Elizabeth (Seibrandt) Becker. Mrs. Moulds was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Murphysboro, Illinois. She was a...

Anette McNeill

Anette McNeill

Aug 2, 2012

Anette M. McNeill, 50, of Newton, died Thursday (August 2, 2012) at her home. She was born on November 18, 1961 in Newton, the daughter of Glenn and Vivian Whittle McNeill. Anette had attended local schools and worked at Friendly Acres. Survivors include two sisters Glenna McNeill of Newton and Amy Moser of Winsor, Mo.; nieces and nephews Derick Duncan,...

James E. Combs, Jr.

James E. Combs, Jr.

Jul 22, 2012

James E. Combs, Jr., 91, gently left this earth to be with his heavenly father on the morning of July 22, 2012. Jim was born to James and Alice Prior Combs on November 9, 1920 in Kansas City, Ks. He was an Eagle Scout and an Altar Server at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City, graduating from Wyandotte High...

Daniel D. Rowlands

Daniel D. Rowlands

Jul 21, 2012

Daniel D. Rowlands, 41, died on Sat. July, 21, 2012 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on March 24, 1971 in Indiana. His parents are Doris (Schlageter) and Jerry Rowlands. Daniel was survived by his mother, Doris; 2 children, Sadie and Austin Rowlands, Newton; brother, Tony Rowlands and wife Ruth; sister Donna Rowlands (Manhatten); 1 neice, Brittany and 3 nephews,...

Richard D. Smith

Richard D. Smith

Jul 18, 2012

RICHARD D. SMITH, 59, died Wednesday (July 18, 2012) at his home in Newton. He was born on October 9, 1952 in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of James Lee and Lucille Weeks Smith. He attended high school in Atlanta, Louisiana, moving to Anchorage, Alaska where he graduated from high school. Shortly after which, Richard enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Richard...

Sage Sutherland

Sage Sutherland

Jul 17, 2012

Sage F. Sutherland, 21, of Newton, died Tuesday (July 17, 2012) at the K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City, Ks. She was born on July 24, 1990 in Newton, the daughter of Michael and Jody Fields Sutherland. Sage was raised and attended schools in Newton where she played in the school band. For several years Sage played the trumpet in...

Becky Long

Becky Long

Jul 8, 2012

Rebecca L. “Becky” Long, 71, died Sunday (July 8, 2012) at Wesley Medical Center. She was born on January 6, 1941 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Stan and Marie Bragg Humphrey. Becky graduated from Newton High School and W.S.U. Becky married John W. Long on January 25, 1965 in Newton, they moved to Wichita that same year. Survivors include...

Jay Burkhart

Jay Burkhart

Jul 3, 2012

Allen Jay Burkhart, 82, of Newton died Tuesday (July 3, 2012) at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Friends may call at the funeral home, Friday July 6th 1:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at Eastlawn Cemetery at Zimmerdale, Kansas. A Memorial Service will...

Bernadine V. Whitmire

Bernadine V. Whitmire

Jul 2, 2012

Bernadine V. Whitmire, 88, of Newton, died Monday (July 2, 2012) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born on October 11, 1923 in Newton, the daughter of George A. and Katherine Hill Biesterfeld. Bernadine attended schools in Newton. She married Roy D. Whitmire on March 17, 1973 at the Lutheran Church parsonage in Hesston. He died on...

Bill Gronau

Bill Gronau

Jun 25, 2012

William A. “Bill” Gronau, 100, passed away on June 25, 2012, at Asbury Park in Newton, Kan. Bill was a lifelong farmer and cattleman who has lived east of Newton since 1934. Bill was born on Sept. 25, 1911 to Frank and Rosa (Adler) Gronau on the family farm three miles north of Whitewater, Kan. He attended rural schools through...

Clara J. Reid

Clara J. Reid

Jun 19, 2012

Clara J. Reid, 66, of Newton, died Tuesday (June 19, 2012) at her home. She was born on March 25, 1946 in Athens, Tennessee, the daughter of Roscoe H. and Estie I. Akins German. Clara married Harry E. Reid on June 2, 1973 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. They moved to Newton in 1974. Among the places Clara had worked is...

Hans J. Mulders

Hans J. Mulders

Jun 18, 2012

Hans J. Mulders, 82, of Wichita, died June 18, 2012 at the Galichia Heart Hospital. He was born on January 22, 1930 in Rotterdam, Nederlands, the son of Jacobus Marie and Engelina Elisabeth Soeters Mulders. Hans enlisted in the Navy in Holland in 1947. He moved to the United States in the 1960's and became a U.S. citizen in 1968....

Adolph W. Koehn

Adolph W. Koehn

Jun 15, 2012

Adolph W. Koehn, 87, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on June 15 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. Adolph was born on Nov. 12, 1924 in Ringwood, Oklahoma as the eldest of five children to Fred A and Mary E (Koons) Koehn. During his childhood his family moved to Texas and then...

Mary Lou Warner

Mary Lou Warner

Jun 11, 2012

Mary Lou (McMurray) Warner, 91, passed away after a series of illnesses on Monday (June 11, 2012) at Larksfield Place in Wichita. Mary Lou was born on October 30, 1920, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Zella McMurray. She graduated from Newton High School. She spent many years in Wichita and Bartlesville, Okla., while her husband was employed...

Beatrice "Bea" L. Breitenstein

Beatrice "Bea" L. Breitenstein

Jun 7, 2012

Beatrice “Bea” Breitenstein, died on June 7, 2012 at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center- St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on July 1, 1925 to Esther (Gaines) and Otto Weber, in Newton, Ks. On October 19, 1942 she married Ora C. Breitenstein in McPherson, Kansas. He died on July 28, 2004....

Eva Reese

Eva Reese

Jun 5, 2012

Eva Dell Reese ,85, of Newton, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Halstead Health and Rehab Center in Halstead, Ks. Eva was born October 29, 1926 near Ellington, Missouri to Rowland A. and Esther B. Davis. Both were native Kansans. She was the eldest of seven children. The family moved back to Kansas near Whitewater and Kechi in about...

Margaret "Peg" L. Johnson

Margaret "Peg" L. Johnson

Jun 2, 2012

Margaret “Peg” L. Johnson died on June 2, 2012 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. Peg resided in Andover, but was a longtime Newton resident. She was born on April 26, 1941 to Myrtle M. (Garrett) Robinson and Alvin Robinson in Greenville, SC. She was preceded in death by her father, Alvin Robinson. Survivors include her mother Myrtle;...

James R. Johnson

James R. Johnson

May 30, 2012

James Robert Johnson, 46, of Valley Center, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday (May 30, 2012) at the Memorial Herrman Hospital in Houston, Texas. Jim was born on February 9, 1966 at the Bethel Hospital in Newton, Kansas, the son of James K. and Frances Dolores Graham Johnson. He attended schools in Newton and was graduated from Buhler...

Barbara Jane Smith

Barbara Jane Smith

May 26, 2012

Barbara J. Smith, of Newton, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Asbury Park in Newton. She was the daughter of Minnie and Henry Holderread, the 12th of 13 children. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Pastor Delbert L. Smith; and several of her siblings. Barbara began her teaching career in 1941 in a one room school house...

Thelma Weston

Thelma Weston

May 26, 2012

Carrie Thelma Weston, 92, went home to be with the lord on Saturday(May 26, 2012) from her home in Newton. She was born in Newton on January 4, 1920. Thelma is preceded in death by her parents, Charles J. and Carrie Ella Russell Weston; her brother Charles K. Weston; and two sisters Merle Welch and Esther Sadowski. Graveside services will...

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