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Matthew Williams
Dec 25, 2022
Matthew “Matty” Williams 42, died December 25, 2022 in Sedgwick, Kansas. He was born May 4, 1980, in Wichita, Kansas. His mother and father Susan (Purdy) and John A. Chambers survive.
Matthew was known for being outgoing, helpful, and very polite. He was forever saying “My Pleasure” when someone thanked him for his help. He could often be found...
Kyle Baymiller
Dec 23, 2022
Heaven welcomed a new resident as Kyle L. Baymiller stepped into eternity and into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Friday, December 23, 2022, after a long battle with cancer.
Kyle, age 64, was the third of five sons born to Carol and Kurt Baymiller. Left to mourn him are his mother, Carol Schecher of Rapid City, SD; his...
Vernon Koehn
Dec 18, 2022
Vernon Koehn 90, died Sunday, December 18, 2022, at his rural Marion County residence. He was born February 14, 1932, in Ingalls, Kansas to Manno and Eve (Jantz) Koehn. He was married to Florene Smith who preceded him in death in 2009.
Vernon was a longtime member of Eden Church of God in Christ, Mennonite rural Burns. He...
Dale Egy
Dec 17, 2022
Dale Raymond Egy, affectionately known as “Uncle” to everyone who loved him, died at his home in rural Newton on December 17, 2022. Uncle was born September 3, 1955 to Mildred Edna Zimmerman and Cecil Raymond Egy.
Uncle attended and graduated from Hesston High School in 1972. After graduation, Uncle would work at the Colonial House Restaurant in Hesston...
Verna Gervas
Dec 15, 2022
Verna Jean (Koeneman) Gervais 77 died December 15, 2022, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born October 26, 1945, in Newton, Kansas to Lester and Alma (Williams) Koeneman. On February 2, 1994, she married Jim Gervais at Yates Center, Kansas and he preceded her in death in 2016.
Verna is survived by daughters Irene Knauf and Jeannie Gervais. She is also...
Ricardo Telles
Dec 14, 2022
Ricardo Telles, 63, died on December 8, 2022.
He was born in Havana, Cuba, on July 2, 1959, the son of Joe and Nereyda Telles.
Ricardo loved trains, BNSF, and CB radio’s – his CB handle was Bandit. He was loved drinking coffee and bringing donuts to his grandkids. Ricardo absolutely loved going to Newells, and when he wasn’t there...
Delia B Schroeder
Dec 13, 2022
Delia Bernice Schroeder, 92, passed away on December 13, 2022. She was a resident of Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, KS.
She was born September 4, 1930 in Newton, Kansas to Henry E. and Inez (Decker) Huxman, the first of their four children. Her mother, Inez Huxman, was tragically lost in an automobile accident when Delia was 10. ...
Ila Marie Lee
Dec 12, 2022
Ila Marie Lee 101 died December 12, 2022 at Newton. She was born June 14, 1921 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dan Quinlin presiding. Burial will be in Greenup, Illinois. Memorials may be made to First Missionary Church Newton or Bethel University in Mishawaka,...
Paul H. Harder
Dec 9, 2022
Paul Herschel Harder died, age 88, in Wichita Kansas.
He was born June 30, 1934, to Rev. Henry N. and Hilda Klassen Harder in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was later joined by two brothers, Verlin and Glennie (deceased 1941 at age 2 1/2 years old). At age one his parents moved to Enid, Oklahoma where his father started the Grace...
Carole A Bean
Dec 7, 2022
Carole Aileen Berger Bean died on December 7, 2022. She was born March 5, 1938, at Halstead Hospital, Halstead, Ks, to Harold “Rolly” Berger and Marion Jordan Berger. She was raised on a farm in Halstead Community and attended a one-room school, Mayflower, District 34, through seventh grade, and then went to Halstead grade school and graduated from Halstead High...
Andrea N Sharp
Dec 5, 2022
Andrea Nell Sharp, 37, beloved daughter, sister and friend, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, after a long illness. She was born to Gene and Janice Sharp of Valley Center, KS, on April 27, 1985, and attended Valley Center schools, Newton Christian High School (Class of 2003), Butler Community College and Friends University. For 11 years, she worked as a...
Mary Margaret Johnson (Bartel)
Dec 1, 2022
Mary Margaret Johnson (Bartel) passed away on December 1, 2022. She was preceded in death by one child. She is survived by her husband, Bill; five children and their four spouses; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial Celebration of her life to be announced later. Donations in Mary’s name may be sent to the Carriage Factory, Newton Ks.
Elsie Challans
Dec 1, 2022
Elsie Kay Challans of Newton, Kansas, age 81 years, passed into the arms of her Savior Jesus peacefully on Thursday morning, December 1, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born December 22, 1940, in rural Halstead, KS to Charles R. and Minnie M. (Giersch) Hege. Throughout her life she resided in Newton, Lyons, Salina and rural Halstead,...
Elaine Lee
Nov 30, 2022
Elaine Lee, Lawrence Kansas, passed away on November 30, 2022. Memorial services will be held on December 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Petersen Funeral Home in Newton, KS. She was born on May 28, 1954, in Coffeyville, Kansas to Elliott Lee, Jr. and Ellen Dean Lee. Her parents and twin brother, Dwayne Lee preceded her in death.
Elaine grew...
Dennis Dicke
Nov 29, 2022
Dennis L. Dicke, 70, died on November 29, 2022, in Newton, Kansas.
He was born on December 21, 1951, in Newton, Kansas, the son of Leland and Betty (Laswell) Dicke.
Dennis is survived by his mother, Betty Dicke; brothers, Daryl (Carrie) Dicke and Darren (Kay) Dicke; sister, Darla (Jasper) Eicher; and many other friends and family members.
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Susan Koehn
Nov 29, 2022
Susan Koehn 88 died November 29, 2022 at Comfort Care Home in Newton. She was born March 14, 1934 in Newton, Kansas to Albert A and Susanna “Jane” (Krehbiel) Goering. On October 21, 1952 she married Charles E Koehn Sr. in Newton and he preceded her in death on October 22, 2004.
Susan was a longtime active member of St....
Terresia Lynn Lujan
Nov 28, 2022
On November 28th, 2022, Terresia Lynn Lujan passed away at age 70.
Born August 20th, 1952 in Lebo, Kansas, her lifelong dream was to be a wife, a mother, and a homemaker. She made her family home in Newton, Kansas.
She was a devoted wife of 49 years to her husband, Armando. She was a loving mother of...
Harlin Calvin Duerksen
Nov 28, 2022
Harlin Calvin Duerksen, 90, died November 28, 2022 in Newton, Kansas. He was born February 11, 1932 in Hillsboro, Kansas to Cornelius Rose (C.R.) and Martha (Funk) Duerksen. On March 7, 1953, he married Doris Joan Swanson at First Baptist Church in Newton and she preceded him in death on August 5, 2014. He accepted God’s sacrificial gift of Salvation...
Steven L. Oliver
Nov 28, 2022
Steven L. Oliver passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. He was 66 years old. He was born on February 20, 1956, in Glencoe, OK, to Noel Arthur Oliver and Juanita Mae (Ritchey) Oliver. He attended grade school in Elk City, KS. The family later moved to Newton where Steven would attended...
Cheryl Buckley
Nov 28, 2022
Cheryl Joan Buckley
July 16, 1945 – November 28, 2022
Peacefully and surrounded by her family, Cheryl Joan Buckley passed to eternal life on November 28, 2022, at her home in Newton, KS at the age of 77 years following a battle with brain cancer.
Cheryl’s life is represented by the motto: “To Jesus Through Mary”, it is what made...
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