Obituaries

Clara M Koehn

Clara M Koehn

Oct 7, 2024

Clara (Janzen) Koehn passed away October 7, 2024, at the age of 99 at NMC Health in Newton. She was born August 10, 1925, to Rudolph and Mathilda (Schmidt) Janzen. She was the fourth of five children. She attended Star School and graduated from Whitewater High School. Music was an important part of Clara's early years of life and she...

Alice E Stahl

Alice E Stahl

Oct 6, 2024

Alice Esther Stahl, 92, of Newton, Kansas gained her angel wings and entered the kingdom of heaven on October 6, 2024, at Kansas Christian Home. She was born on September 7, 1932 in Newton, Kansas to Blanche (Montgomery) and John Cowan. She graduated from Newton High School.

She spent most of her life living in the country south of Newton. It...

Mary E Watts

Mary E Watts

Oct 6, 2024

Mary E. (Ellington) Watts of Newton, Kansas, 86 died October 6, 2024, at NMC Health in Newton, Kansas, with her husband and children by her side. She was born November 16, 1937, in Wyandotte, Oklahoma to George and Helen J. (Power) Ellington. Mary grew up in the Miami, Oklahoma area. On September 25, 1953, she married Bobby A. Watts in...

Monica K Stovall

Monica K Stovall

Oct 5, 2024

Monica K. Stovall, 66, died October 5th, 2024 in Milford Delaware, with her daughter by her side.

She was born in Wellington Kansas on November 28th, 1957, the daughter of Gary and Retha (Strait) Blankenship.

Monica was united in marriage to John “Jay” Stoval, on September 17th, 1976, in California. At the time of Jay’s passing (2021) they had been married 44...

Rita Montgomery

Rita Montgomery

Oct 5, 2024

Rita L. Montgomery 81 died October 5, 2024, at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas. She was born April 6, 1943, in Emporia, Kansas to Alver James and Orva Rachel (Buller) Gillmore. She married Donald Wilson on February 11, 1963, and he preceded her in death. She later married James C. Montgomery in 1995, and he also preceded her...

Kenneth Eugene Wheeler

Kenneth Eugene Wheeler

Sep 30, 2024

Kenneth Eugene Wheeler, age 54, of Burrton, Kansas gained his angel wings and sat at the foot of Jesus, our Lord and Savior, on September 30th, 2024.

Ken married the love if his life, Patricia Ann Wheeler (Boyer) on June 9, 2011. They both loved and lived in Burrton, along with their spoiled pets. Ken was a very generous and humble...

Alma Schmidt

Alma Schmidt

Sep 24, 2024

Alma Ruth Schmidt 90 died September 24, 2024, at her North Newton residence. She was born March 19, 1934, in Meade, Kansas to Cornelius K. and Mary (Reimer) Isaac. On May 27, 1961, she married Olin W Schmidt at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Meade, Kansas and he preceded her in death on August 23, 2011.

Alma was a longtime active...

James Harms

James Harms

Sep 24, 2024

Newton KS -- James Orlando Harms died 24 September 2024 at his home in Newton KS.

 

He was born in Hillsboro KS on 26 January 1943 to Orlando and Erna (Wiebe) Harms. He lived in Wichita while his father pastored the First Mennonite Brethren Church. In his elementary years the family moved back to Hillsboro. He graduated from Hillsboro High School...

Evelyn L Seybert

Evelyn L Seybert

Sep 23, 2024

Evelyn L. “Evie” Seybert 76 died September 23, 2024, at her Newton residence. She was born November 2, 1947, to Preston and Nellie Bolmer. She was raised by her mother Nellie and Step-Father William “Bill” Oxford. Evie attended church school and college in Dodge City, Kansas. She became a Para for special education which she truly loved. One of Eveyln’s...

Wilbur L. Hein

Wilbur L. Hein

Sep 19, 2024

Wilbur L. Hein, 81, died September 19, 2024 at Hesston, Kansas. He was born November 15, 1942 in Lehigh, Kansas.

A graveside committal service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton, Kansas. 

Donna M Friesen

Donna M Friesen

Sep 18, 2024

Donna Mae Friesen, 90, of North Newton Kansas died at her Kidron home on September 18, 2024. She was born on September 11, 1934 to Martha (Jantzen) and Herbert Voth. Donna was the oldest of 4 children, and she grew up in Newton, KS, attending Bethel College Mennonite Church.After graduating from Newton High School, Donna attended Bethel College for 1...

Marilyn J Wolgemuth

Marilyn J Wolgemuth

Sep 17, 2024

Marilyn Joyce Minter Wolgemuth, age 93, died September 17, 2024, at the Kidron-Bethel Health Care facility in North Newton, Kansas.

Marilyn was born December 16, 1930, to Samuel F. and Carolyn Luker Minter in Abilene, Kansas. She attended Chronister Grade School and Chapman High School. For her senior year, she attended Upland Academy in California. At Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania,...

Aubrie-Li Cana Lakey

Aubrie-Li Cana Lakey

Sep 7, 2024

Aubrie-Li Cana Lakey

October 21, 2001 - September 7, 2024

Aubrie-Li Cana Lakey (Yang Li Bei, her Chinese name) was born in China and lived some of her most formative years there. She arrived at Yangjiang City Social Welfare Institute in Yangjiang, China in the Guangdong province, in October of 2005. This was the same orphanage that her now-sister, Amy, was already...

Elinor Keesling

Elinor Keesling

Sep 6, 2024

Elinor B. Keesling, 102, died September 6, 2024, at Paramount Community Living and Rehab in Newton, Kansas. She was born August 8, 1922, in Winfield, Kansas, the daughter of Rolley Lewis and Martha Helen (Miller) Wells. She lived many years in Western Kansas towns, graduating from Dighton High School in 1940 and Wichita University in 1944. She taught at Sylvia,...

Sarah Beth Hendrix

Sarah Beth Hendrix

Aug 29, 2024

Sarah B (Hendrix) Mercer, passed on August 29th 2024 in the comfort of her home in the loving arms of her husband, parents, and brother after a long and extended fight with cancer. She was 24 years young. Born December 20th, 1999 to Robert and Brandi Hendrix, in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from Herington High School in 2018. She was...

Carol Linscott

Carol Linscott

Aug 28, 2024

Carol Sue (Peterson) Linscott walked into the gates of Heaven on August 28, 2024. Carol was born August 11, 1967, to Lloyd and Mary Smith in Newton, KS. Carol was born and raised in Newton. She married her high school sweetheart, Timothy Peterson, in December of 1984. She graduated from Newton High in 1985. Following graduation, she gave birth to...

Edna Curtiss

Edna Curtiss

Aug 27, 2024

Edna (Schmidt) Curtiss died August 27, 2024, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. She was born on October 17, 1921, at Harper, Kansas, the daughter of Sam and Alice (Shupe) Schmidt. Edna attended school in Harper, graduating high school in 1939. She moved to Newton, Kansas in 1943.

Here she met, and then married Johnnie C. Curtiss on January 28, 1946....

Karen S Wedel

Karen S Wedel

Aug 25, 2024

Karen S. Wedel 79 died August 25, 2024, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born November 2, 1944, in Newton, Kansas to Norman and Betty (Safe) Stahlheber. On April 7, 1963, she married Allan Wedel and he survives of the home.

Karen attended New Spring Church and was retired as a secretary for the John Hosford Sheild of Shelter insurance agency.

She...

Sondra Sue Cowan

Sondra Sue Cowan

Aug 23, 2024

Sondra S. (Patton) Cowan 84 died August 23, 2024, at her Newton residence on the farm. She was born October 27, 1939, in Walton, Kansas to Glen and Josie (Mishler) Patton. On April 4, 1973, she married Bruce A. Cowan at Walton, and he survives of the home. 

Sondra was a member of the Walton United Methodist Church and attended Salem...

Barbara Ann Haxton

Barbara Ann Haxton

Aug 20, 2024

Barbara Ann Haxton, 78, died Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at her home. Barb was born October 4, 1945 in Great Bend, Kansas to Nicolas Joseph and Mildred Maxine (Almquist) Meyeres. On September 14, 1963, Barb married Wallace Duane Haxton in Chase, Kansas. Duane proceeded Barb in death on July 12, 2016. 

Barb is a retired insurance coordinator for Via Christi and...