Obituaries

Carol Beaushaw

Carol Beaushaw

Jun 12, 2014

 

Vaughn L. ”Butch” Beaushaw 67, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Peabody Community Living Center in Peabody, Kansas.  He was born November 9, 1946 in Concordia, Kansas to Earl Vaughn and Margaurite (Critchfield) Beaushaw.  He married Carol K. Schmidt and she preceded him in death on March 27, 2010.  Butch was a machine operator for a road construction company. ...

Sharon “Jill” Newell

Sharon “Jill” Newell

Jun 8, 2014

Sharon “Jill” Newell was born to Willie & Mary Gardner November 5th, 1949 in Bastrop Louisiana.  She grew up in Mississippi, graduating from Horn Lake High School.  Several years later she was blessed with the beginning of her family, her son John was born & five years later her daughter Donna.  Eventually the family moved to Valley Center, Kansas, where...

Jack L. Sandberg

Jack L. Sandberg

Jun 6, 2014

Lt. Col. Jack L. Sandberg, Ret., 83, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at Asbury Park in Newton, KS.  He was born July 22, 1930 in Des Moines, IA. He was raised by parents Gus and Emma (Roop) Sandberg and his dear sister, Ruby and her husband, Vern Belles. On August 25, 1962 he married Alvera Severn in Lincoln, NE.  Jack...

Crystal Hammond Stauffer

Crystal Hammond Stauffer

Jun 3, 2014

Life Sketch for Crystal R. (Hammond) Stauffer

 

Crystal R.(Hammond)  Stauffer, 28, died on June 3, 2014  in Newton, Kansas.

 

Crystal was born on October 5, 1985 in Topeka, Kansas to Jerry and Lillian (Eastwood) Hammond. She was a 2009 graduate of Emporia State University and recently received her Masters Degree in Education from Baker College.

 

Crystal was...

Loran Fredrick Wilkens

Loran Fredrick Wilkens

May 31, 2014

Loran Fredrick Wilkens, 96, died on Saturday, May 31st at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas.  Loran was born on January 8, 1918 in Newton, Kansas to William and Olive Glee  Wilkens.  He married Jean Moore on June 20, 1941 and they were married for almost 65 years until her death on May 19, 2006.

Loran retired from Beech Aircraft Industries...

Ena Nell (Conard) Hanke

Ena Nell (Conard) Hanke

May 25, 2014

Ena Nell (Conard) Hanke passed away on May 25, 2014.  She was born to Lyman and Ida Conard on July 3rd, 1921 in Ransom, Kansas.  She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Ruth and Peggy, brother Willard, husband Harry, and Great Grandson Preston Tolbert.  Ena graduated from Ransom High School and then went on to attend the Halstead...

Harvey H. Cunningham

Harvey H. Cunningham

May 17, 2014

Harvey H. Cunningham, 89, died on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Kansas Christian Home of Newton.  Harvey was born on March 25, 1925 to Clifford and Isabelle (Hughes) Cunningham in Manor, Kansas.

He married Reva Rogers on May 25, 1951 at the Salvation Army in Newton, Kansas.  Reva and Harvey have been married for 62 years prior to his death.Harvey...

Joseph D. “Joe” Crowder

Joseph D. “Joe” Crowder

May 17, 2014

Joseph D. “Joe” Crowder 49, died Saturday, May 17, 2014 from injuries sustained in a car wreck in rural Sedgwick County, Kansas.  He was born December 13, 1964 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Kenneth Crowder and Susan Wright.  He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 29 in Wichita and worked for Central Air HVAC sheet metal...

Neva Belle Adamson

Neva Belle Adamson

May 16, 2014

Neva Belle (Kaufman) Adamson,  84 died Fri., May 16, 2014 at  Kidron Bethel Village.  She was born in Newton, KS, March 27, 1930 to Menno S. and Alma Nilla (Schrag) Kaufman.  Neva married Billie Lee Adamson, who died in 1991. In 2000, she married N. Paul Stucky. N. Paul died in 2011.  After graduation from Bethel College in 1952, she...

Sheila Roach

Sheila Roach

May 12, 2014

Life Sketch for Sheila Ann Roach

Sheila Ann (Swartz) Roach, 64, died at her home in Peabody, Kansas on Monday, May 12th.  Sheila was born on September 14, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri to Lorenzo and Erma (Brown) Swartz Sr.

 

Sheila married Roger Newman in 1970 and he preceded her in death.  In 1996 she married Gary Lee Roach...

Ernest H. Koehn

Ernest H. Koehn

May 12, 2014

Ernest H. Koehn, 92, died Monday, May 12, 2014, at Kidron Bethel in North Newton.Ernest was born on March 9, 1922, in rural Goessel to Henry and Sarah V. (Friesen) Koehn. He was married Aug. 19, 1942, to Nola Schmidt at Tabor Mennonite Church in rural Marion County.Ernest retired from the Gas Service Company in 1984 after 36 years of...

Wanda F. Faris

Wanda F. Faris

May 10, 2014

Wanda F. Faris 87, died Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas.  She was born February 19, 1927 in Yale, Oklahoma to Fay and Clara (Canfield) Kizer.  On August 24, 1947 she married Albert Faris in Cedar, Kansas and he preceded her in death on December 12, 2010. Wanda’s greatest joy in life was raising...

Cory Alan Rutschman

Cory Alan Rutschman

May 7, 2014

Cory Alan Rutschman, 19, beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 7.

 

Born August 8, 1994 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan., Cory was the oldest of two sons of Alan and Beverly Rutschman. He graduated from Moundridge High School in 2012 and attended classes at Hutchinson Community College....

Robert Goering

Robert Goering

May 6, 2014

Life Sketch for Robert Charles Goering

 

Robert C. Goering, 85, died at his home on Tuesday, May 6th in rural Newton.

 

Robert (Bob) was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1928.  His parents, Samuel J.and Pauline (Miller) Goering did mission work in China for the first seven years of Bob’s life.  They later moved to Colorado Springs...

Colleen A. Mccullough

Colleen A. Mccullough

May 3, 2014

Life Sketch for Colleen Ann McCullough

 

Colleen Ann McCullough died on Saturday, May 3rd at Presbyterian Manor in Newton.

 

She was born on October 28, 1931 to Emmet and Lucille (Hurst) Bolze in Girard, Kansas. Colleen graduated from Chanute High School in 1949 and was a proud member of the National Honor Society.

 

Colleen married Richard McCullough...

Roy League

Roy League

May 2, 2014

Sketch for Roy L. League

 

Roy League, 77, died on Friday, May 2nd at Newton Medical Center.

 

Roy was born on June 8, 1936 to Kenneth and Mildred (Benckendorff) League in Wichita, Kansas.

 

He married Joan Y. Gardner on July 6, 1958 in Andover, Kansas.  They were married for almost 56 years in July.

 

Roy was...

Sara C. Kerstetter

Sara C. Kerstetter

Apr 30, 2014

 Sara C. (Blythe) Kerstetter 81, passed on to heaven April 30, 2014 at Kansas Christian Home. Born January 2, 1933 to Cephas and Lottie May Blythe near Wilsey, Kansas, Sara grew up with 2 sisters and 5 brothers. She met Ray Kerstetter in a roller skating rink in 1946 and they married on June 11, 1950 in a small country...

James D. “Jim” Spencer

James D. “Jim” Spencer

Apr 29, 2014

James D. “Jim” Spencer 53, died Tuesday, May 29, 2014 at his Newton residence.  He was born December 2, 1960 in Newton, Kansas to Lawrence “Tony” and Julia “Judy” (Thomas) Spencer.  Jim was the owner/operator of Spencer Construction providing construction and concrete work in Harvey County area.  He was a member of the Newton home builders association and helped with...

Linda L. Rowland

Linda L. Rowland

Apr 28, 2014

Linda Rowland, 60, died on Monday, April 28th in Wichita, Kansas.

 

Linda was born on November 12, 1953 to Verdun and Helen Louise (Hays) Thomas in Newton, Kansas.

 

Linda married David Rowland on June 21, 1975 in Newton and he survives of the home. She attended Newton Baptist Church’s for 50 years and most recently attended Newton Christian...