Obituaries

Thomas C. Moulds

Thomas C. Moulds

Aug 21, 2009

Thomas Clayton Moulds, 89, of Halstead, died Friday (Aug. 21, 2009) at the Halstead Health & Rehabilitation Center in Halstead, Ks. Tom was born on November 26, 1919 in Sedgwick , Kansas , the son of Robert E. and Clare M. Ropp Moulds. He graduated from Halstead High School in 1939. He married Ann Marese Phillips on April 25, 1942...

Helen E. Lewin

Helen E. Lewin

Aug 20, 2009

Wichita , KS . Helen Elizabeth Lewin , 86, died Thursday (Aug. 20, 2009) at Lakepoint Nursing in Wichita . Helen was born on April 24, 1923 in Elbing, Ks., the daughter of Jack and Maybell Cullup Seeney . She attended school in Elbing. She married Arlo R. Lewin in 1945 in El Dorado , Ks. He died in 1958....

Judy E. Busenitz

Judy E. Busenitz

Aug 19, 2009

Judy Elaine Busenitz, 67, of Newton, died Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2009) at the Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Ks. Judy was born on March 17, 1942 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Emil and Millicent Dart Claassen. She married Donald Busenitz in Newton on October 20, 1963 and became a hard working farm wife for 46 years. Judy was young...

Melvin L. Bartel

Melvin L. Bartel

Aug 13, 2009

Melvin L. Bartel, 79, of North Newton, died Thursday (Aug. 13, 2009) at the Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton. Melvin was born on March 12, 1930 in Hillsboro, Kansas, the son of Albert C. and Rosina Gaeddert Bartel. He was a Bethel College campus kid, graduating from Newton High School in 1952. Melvin helped with the building of the...

George Stanley Ammann

George Stanley Ammann

Jul 27, 2009

George Stanley Ammann, 74, of Newton, died Monday (July 27, 2009) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. He was born on July 9, 1935 in Alliance, Nebraska, the son of George A. and Zenita E. Symms Ammann. From 1957 til 1960, he served in the U. S. Air Force. He had lived in Newton for several years and had...

Betty L. Steinkirchner

Betty L. Steinkirchner

Jul 26, 2009

Betty Lucile Steinkirchner died July 26, 2009. She was born January 19th, 1926 in Newton, Kansas, to Emmett E. Smith and Flossie L. (Pletcher) Smith. She married Leo Frank (Pete) Steinkirchner, Jr. on September 20, 1952. He passed away on August 27, 1986. Over the years Betty worked as a dental assistant for Dr. R. C. Nichol, a telephone operator...

Lucille E. Graber

Lucille E. Graber

Jul 8, 2009

Lucille E. Graber, 93, passed away July 8, 2009 at the Newton Medical Center, Newton, Ks. She was born to Charles and Maize (Wehry) Hupp on July 23, 1915 in Newton, Ks.. She attended Newton schools and graduated from Bethel College with a degree in Music Education. Following college she taught two years and then married Clarence Graber. They spent...

Charles D. Foust

Charles D. Foust

Jun 30, 2009

Charles D. Foust, 80, passed away on June 30, 2009 in Houston, Tx. Charles was born on October 2, 1928 in Topeka, Ks., the son of William K. and Harriet C. Foust. When his country called, Charles answered by joining the U.S. Army in 1950, where he served in the Korean Conflict and was awarded three Bronze Campaign Stars before...

Billie K. McFarlane

Billie K. McFarlane

Jun 23, 2009

BILLE KAY McFARLANE, 64, of Newton, died Tuesday (June 23, 2009) at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Ks. Billie was born on July 21, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Irene Patricia Bruner Hamm. She was raised and attended schools in the Lehigh, Kansas area. She married Jerry Schmidt, as he served in the U.S. Army,...

Lydia J. Utz

Lydia J. Utz

Jun 5, 2009

Lydia J. Utz "L.J." passed from thi life on Friday, June 5th, 2009 in Halstead, Kansas. She was born in Great Bend, Kansas on Sept.23, 1917 to Frank E. and Lydia F. (Pratt) Long. They preceded her in death. The family lived briefly in Scott City, Kansas and then moved to Newton, where L.J. resided until 2003 when she moved...

Robert J. Minor

Robert J. Minor

Jun 4, 2009

Robert “Bob” J. Minor, 90, passed away June 4, 2009 in Newton, Kansas. He was born on October 24, 1918 the son of Mary F. (Bond) and John D. Minor in Rinehart, Missouri. On October 17, 1941 he married Rachel F. Zimmerman in Nevada, Missouri at the First Christian Church. Bob was a veteran of the United States Army, serving...

Katie Kaufman

Katie Kaufman

May 26, 2009

Kathryn G. “Katie” Kaufman, 98, of Newton, died Tuesday (May 26, 2009) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Katie was born on December 18, 1910 in Newton, the daughter of H.J. and Emma Goerz Kaufman. She was a life long resident of Newton. Katie’s grandfather, David Goerz, was one of the three founders of Bethel College. For many years...

Harold N. Porter

Harold N. Porter

May 23, 2009

Harold N. Porter, 69, of Newton, died Saturday (May 23, 2009) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Harold was born on August 4, 1939 in Fay, Oklahoma, the son of Harold Grant and Mildred Leta West Porter. He was raised in the Fay and Thomas, Oklahoma area. Harold married Daintee Bee Higgins on October 19, 1958 in Newton, Kansas....

Jonathan Gonzalez Wake

Jonathan Gonzalez Wake

May 20, 2009

Jonathan Gonzalez Wake joined us briefly the morning of May 20, 2009. He then rejoined our Lord in eternity. Although we held him only briefly, he will remain in our hearts always. Jonathan was born at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Ks., the son of Baillye S. Wake and Thomas Gilbert Gonzalez, both of Newton. Other survivors include maternal...

Wilma L. Sears

Wilma L. Sears

May 19, 2009

Wilma L. Sears, 84, of Newton, died Tuesday (May 19, 2009) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton. Wilma was born on June 21, 1924 in Stonewall, Oklahoma, the daughter of Johnson and Lena Clayton Gift. She was raised in the Chickasha, Oklahoma area and moved to Newton as a teenager. Wilma married John Franklin Sears, Sr., on September 14, 1940...

Walter George Liggett

Walter George Liggett

May 14, 2009

Walter G. Liggett, 82, of Newton, died Thursday (May 14, 2009) at his home. He was born on January 9, 1927 in Elbing, Kansas, the son of Grandville Aikman and Silvia Jane Landreth Liggett. Walter married Doris Mae Haas on June 23, 1951 in Marion, Kansas. They lived in Marion for a short time before moving to Newton. Due to...

Jean W. Coleman

Jean W. Coleman

May 5, 2009

Jean Wilfred Coleman, 92, passed away Tuesday May 5, 2009 at Kansas Christian Home where he had been a patient for a few weeks. Jean was born January 9, 1917 in Atchison, KS, to John Walker Coleman and Emma Grace Ballinger, (and Jay Dwight Adams, step-father). He had 2 brothers: John Ballinger Coleman, physician of Minneapolis, and James Henry Coleman...

Bruce Carl Jacobson

Bruce Carl Jacobson

Apr 30, 2009

Bruce Carl Jacobson, 90, died on April 30, 2009 at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. He was born on September 16, 1918 in rural Harvey County, Kansas the son of Leda M. (Crawford) Jacobson and Carl M. Jacobson. He married Marguerite Bauman on September 19, 1943 in Sedgwick, Kansas. She preceded him in death on June 8, 1998....

Virginia May Callahan

Virginia May Callahan

Apr 26, 2009

Virginia May Callahan, 81, of Newton, died Sunday, (April 26, 2009) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Virginia was born on February 5, 1928 in Newton, Ks., the daughter of Jasper Levi and Evelyn Lucille Buss Scott. She had attended schools in Newton and continued to live in Newton the majority of her life. She had been a member...

Florence Allison

Florence Allison

Apr 20, 2009

Florence Allison, 100, of Newton, died Monday (April 20, 2009) at Asbury Park in Newton. Florence was born on May 24, 1908 in Wellington, Ks., the daughter of Charles and Effie Smiley Myers. She was raised in the Wellington area, graduating from Wellington High School. She married John Whomans in 1928, they were later divorced. She moved to Newton in...

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