Obituaries

Feb 24, 2023

Darlene K. Bontrager 77, died February 24, 2023 at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas. She was born June 9, 1945 in Garden City, Kansas to Edwin and Maureen (Snyder) Allen.  On August 8, 1964 she married Barry D. Bontrager at Shallow Water Mennonite Church and he survives of the home.

Darlene was a member of the Pleasant Valley...

Feb 23, 2023

Catherine M. “Connie” Morford 95, died February 23, 2023 at Paramount Health and Rehab in Newton.  She was born February 19, 1928 in Little River, Kansas to Robert and Florence (Moredick) Reynolds. On April 28, 1973 she married Galen E. Morford and he preceded her in death.

Connie was a retired 911 operator for Harvey County. She and Galen were...

Feb 23, 2023

Patty Tieszen was born on July 16, 1928 in Forgan, Oklahoma to Henry Mercer and Helen (Rice) Parks. She passed peacefully on February 23, 2023 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS. She married Lewis Earl Tieszen on August 18, 1953.  He preceded her in death on October 12, 1995.

Patty moved to Wichita from Oklahoma and attended Friends University. There...

Feb 22, 2023

Jeffrey “Jeff” Louis Hurd, 66, of Hesston, Kansas, passed away on February 22, 2023, while traveling in Slovenia.

Services for Jeff will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Petersen’s Family Funeral Home in Newton, Kansas, with a reception following at the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made...

Feb 22, 2023

Linda K. Johnson, 74, died on February 22, 2023, at her residence in Newton, Kansas.   She was born on July 15, 1948, in Mesa, Arizona, the daughter of Arthur and Elsie (Shirey) Johnson.   Linda attended Galt high school in California, graduating with the class of 1966.

Linda spent most of her life in California, and had many different careers in...

Feb 20, 2023

Rona Jo Mueller 64, died February 20, 2023 at her Newton residence.  She was born April 21, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas to Jerry and Sharon (Harp) Marsh. She married James “Jim” Mueller in July of 1976. He preceded her in death on August 4, 1994. Rona had a huge heart and would do anything for anybody. She loved spending her...

Feb 16, 2023

Curtis Ross Means passed away peacefully on February 16, 2023, at the age of 91. Curtis leaves a legacy of three children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, with two more great-grandchildren on the way.

Curtis was born on October 9, 1931, in Topeka, Kansas to Harry and Olive (Weeks) Means. He was the youngest of three children. The family relocated...

Feb 15, 2023

Thomas E LaGree 79, died February 15, 2023, at his Newton residence.  He was born July 23, 1943, in Newton, Kansas to Willard and Elsie (Butts) LaGree.

Tom married Goldie F Baldwin in Newton, Kansas on December 4, 1965, she preceded him in death on December 24, 2009.

Thomas served with The United States Army and was Honorably Discharged in...

Feb 13, 2023

Dennis R. Bradshaw 70 died February 13, 2023, at his Newton residence.  He was born January 31, 1953, in Kinston, North Carolina to Robert and Daisy (Warlick) Bradshaw.  On June 10, 1975, he married Nancy Murphy at Las Vegas, Nevada and she survives of the home.

Dennis was a longtime member of the Newton Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie...

Feb 13, 2023

James “Jim” Lewis Dunn was born in McPherson, Kansas on December 3, 1941 to Jasper and Linda (Ewy) Dunn. The family moved to a farm near Arlington, Kansas.  Their marriage was blessed with two sons, James and Kenneth.  After his mother’s tragic death to cancer in 1946, Jasper married Hazel Edwards in 1948.  They had three children together, Donald, Kathy,...

Feb 9, 2023

Elma Ruth Harms, 94, died February 9, 2023, at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas. She was born September 12, 1928 in Walton, Kansas to Theodore and Anna (Voth) Regier. On March 4, 1949, she married Ruben W. Harms at Tabor Mennonite Church. He preceded her in death on February 2, 2004. They coined the phrase, “We marched forth...

Feb 5, 2023

Ruth Eagleson was 88 years old at the time of her death. She lived in Newton, KS with daughters Ronda and Tania. After bravely battling cancer, she passed away peacefully at Paramount Respite Care surrounded by her family.

Ruth was born April 15, 1934 at the Sterling Hospital to John Alvin Zimmerman (1892-1962) and Edna Edith (Mosier) Zimmerman (1904-1994). She...

Jan 28, 2023

Donna Rae Lybarger, age 86, of Newton, Kansas, passed away at Kidron Bethel in North Newton Kansas.

Donna was born in Laramie, Wyoming on September 25, 1936 to Ralph and Myrle (Bellinger) Lybarger.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents; brother and sister-in-law, Claris and Shirley Lybarger; and sister, Bertha Lybarger.

She is survived by her son, Curt (Cindy)...

Jan 28, 2023

Geraldine Faye “Gerry” (Martin) Penner was born December 29, 1936, at Corn, Oklahoma to John H & Selma (Schmidt) Martin.  She accepted Jesus Christ as personal Savior in January of 1946 in their country kitchen around the pot belly stove.  Her parents prayed with her after clearly showing God’s plan of salvation.  John 3:17 was a special Bible verse which...

Jan 27, 2023

Glenda Lynn Carpenter, daughter of Walter and Glendora Carpenter, born December 8, 1954, in Hutchinson, Kansas, died January 27, 2023, in El Dorado, Kansas.

She is survived by brothers, Wayne Carpenter and Jerry (Char) Carpenter of Newton and Donald Carpenter of South Hutch; sisters, Loretta Carpenter of McPherson and Geraldine (Steve) Barden of Newton; nephews, Josh (Becky) Barden of Emporia,...

Jan 26, 2023

Jan 25, 2023

Kenneth (Kenny) R. Stewart, 63, died January 25, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.

He was born April 23, 1959 in Eldorado, Kansas the son of Charles and Ethel Stewart.

He attended high school in Newton.

Kenny worked as a saw operator at Future Foam in Newton for 28 years. He enjoyed fishing, old cars and spending time...

Jan 24, 2023

Fred Saab, Jr., 87, of Shawnee, Kansas, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Advent Health Medical Center in Merriam, Kansas. Fred was born on May 13, 1935, in Haskell, Oklahoma to Lebanese immigrants, Fred and Najla Saab.

Fred spent his childhood in Haskell surrounded by a loving family with two brothers, Teddy Kay and Phillip John; two sisters, Susanne...

Jan 21, 2023

Ronald Clark Hall, age 80, passed away January 21, 2023 after a recent illness and hospitalization, with his wife Darlene at his side.

 

Ron was born September 21, 1942 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Horace Calvin and Neoma G. (Carlsen) Hall.  Ron spent his early years in Iowa towns where his dad had business locations as an oil and...