Obituaries
Edna Mae Franco
Sep 26, 2023
Edna Mae (Goad) Franco 82, died at her Walton residence on September 26, 2023. She was born March 9, 1941 in Newton, Kansas to William "Bill" and Ruby Elda "Decker" Goad. On April 30, 1960 she married Gregorio Franco at Newton, Kansas and he survives of the home.
Edna was a woman of great faith and faithfully served her...
Lola F Schmidt
Sep 24, 2023
Lola Fern Voth was born January 2, 1930 in Newton, Kansas, to Leo and Sarah (Kliewer) Voth. After a week-long stay at Sarah’s parents’ home due to a snowstorm, Leo picked up Sarah and little Lola to head out to their farm home east of Newton in the Grace Hill community where Lola spent all of her growing up years....
Carol Jean Harms
Sep 20, 2023
Carol “Jean” Harms 82, died Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at her Newton residence. She was born April 4, 1941 to Earl and Anna (Otto) Bullock, in Cedar County, Missouri. She married Arthur Harms on May 15, 1971, in Wichita and he preceded her in death on August 30, 2010.
Jean ran a drapery business before she became a housekeeper....
James A Casey
Sep 20, 2023
James A. Casey 65, died Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at his Newton residence. He was born February 2, 1958 in Newton, Kansas to James and Sonja (Tharp) Casey. On October 22, 1983 he married Cindy Sue Weerts at Newton and she survives of the home.
James was a longtime local HVAC technician working for several local firms including Denny's...
Verna J Classen
Sep 19, 2023
Verna Heibert Classen was born on July 28, 1932 in Meade, Kansas. She was the youngest child of Ben and Lizzie Heibert, her brothers were Ernest and Marvin.
Verna’s early childhood was spent on the farm where her father raised crops. She went to a small country school, where she learned English because she only knew low-German. Verna accepted...
Jason Sutcliffe
Sep 18, 2023
Jason Wayne Sutcliffe, 44 years young, died Monday, September 18, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on March 10, 1979 in El Dorado Springs, MO to Milo Andy Sutcliffe and Sylvia (West) Doyle.
Jason was Vice President of Operations at Empower Physical Therapy in Newton for many years. He loved his job in physical therapy....
Patricia Joyce Shelly
Sep 4, 2023
Patricia Joyce Shelly, 71, of Newton, Kansas died Monday, September 4, 2023, at home after a 3-year struggle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born on December 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, to Kenneth and June Rupert Shelly, while her father was in seminary. She lived in Pulaski, Iowa, and Trenton, Ohio, before moving to North Newton, Kansas. She was baptized...
Ruby Phyllis Harms
Sep 1, 2023
Ruby Phyllis Harms, 93, of Peabody, KS, was welcomed to Heaven September 1, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born to John and Eva Funk on September 9, 1929. She married the late Willard Harms August 17, 1956 and they started their family in Goessel, KS and eventually moved to Peabody, KS.
They had two sons, Ronald...
Gladys Thiessen
Aug 30, 2023
In her own words:
I was born near Lostwood, North Dakota, and raised in the Alsen/Munich, North Dakota, area. My family farmed near Lostwood, not far from the Canadian border in the northwestern part of the state, and moved to the northeastern part of the state near Alsen while a young girl. The winters were very cold and harsh...
Bobby G "Bob" Niblett
Aug 29, 2023
Bobby (Bob) Niblett 89, went peacefully home to his Lord and Savior, whom he served faithfully on August 29, 2023.
He served many years as a Deacon in the Baptist church but faithfully attended the Legacy Worship Center (Westside Freewill Baptist) in Wichita, KS for the last 17 years. Bob was dearly loved by his family, and he loved them.
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Evelyn Fitz Roy
Aug 26, 2023
Florence “Evelyn” (Mather) Fitz Roy 89, died peacefully on August 26, 2023, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, Kansas. On June 16, 1934, Evelyn arrived the ninth of 12 children born to Jacob P. and Susie (Bigbee) Mather on a farm 10 miles S.W. of Grinnell, Kansas. She grew up in a happy Christian home. At a young...
Richard E Janzen
Aug 23, 2023
Richard E. Janzen 94 died August 23, 2023, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. He was a retired bank loan officer. He was born on February 25, 1929, to Herman S. and Linda (Peters) Janzen. Richard grew up on the family farm near Newton and attended a one-room grade school. He graduated from Walton High School in 1947 and later attended...
Raymond Gene Ghere
Aug 22, 2023
Raymond Gene Ghere passed away at the age of 90 on August 22, 2023 at his rural Sedgwick, KS home surrounded by his loving family. Raymond was born on May 25, 1933 at the family home in rural Harper, KS. He was the third boy born in a family of 6 boys and 1 girl to Russel and Inez Ghere.
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Justin L Vajnar
Aug 19, 2023
Justin Lyn Vajnar 51, died Saturday, August 19, 2023, at his Newton residence. He was born April 12, 1972, in Newton, Kansas to Lynn and Connie (Klein) Vajnar. On June 26, 2004, he married his lifelong love Melissa Smith at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton, and she survives.
Justin would say his crowning achievement was when the light of...
Crecensio Franco - Rojas
Aug 18, 2023
Crecensio (Chencho) Franco-Rojas, passed away August 18, 2023. Crecensio was born on June 15, 1949 in Nombre de Dios, Durango, Mexico to Ascension and Teresa Franco. Crecensio grew up without his birth parents but worked hard to provide for himself by coming to Kansas to work at Ferroloy Refinery in the 70’s. He then moved on to work for Excel...
Karen K Vermillion
Aug 17, 2023
Our beloved Momma, Wife, Nana and Sister went to Heaven on August 17, 2023, surrounded by her family. Karen Kay Vermillion was born June 12, 1947, in Anthony, Kansas to William (Bill) and Dorthy (Seifert) Hesser.
In 1965, Karen married her first husband, Kenneth. They had two daughters, Shelly and Shelia. They were married for almost 50 years. She was...
Darrell F Mosiman
Aug 16, 2023
Darrell Floyd Mosiman was born June 16, 1959 in Newton, Kansas to Aaron and Arlene Mosiman. When he was 12, Darrell asked Jesus into his heart and was baptized.
Throughout his life, Darrell enjoyed many activities, one of which was garage sales! When he was young, he went to his first garage sale near his home. He promptly came...
Stephen Pierce Biddle
Aug 15, 2023
Stephen Pierce Biddle died August 15, 2023 at his home in the Paramount Community and Rehab Center in Newton, Kansas. Dr. Biddle received his Bachelor’s degree from Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas and received his PhD in Theater Arts from the University of Kansas as well as a Doctor of Divinity from Bangor Theological Seminary.
Creative writing was his...
Marilyn Kay Heilman
Aug 15, 2023
Marilyn Kay (Bearnes) Heilman, 68, finished her race on August 15, 2023. She was born July 16, 1955, in Salina, the daughter of George A. and Lois R. (Brenner) Bearnes.
Kay graduated from Bennington High School in 1973 and continued her education at Cloud County Community College and a floral design school in Denver. At Cloud County, she met Jeff...
Arlene Merkey
Aug 12, 2023
Our beloved friend and family member, Arlene Merkey was welcomed to Heaven August 12, 2023. Arlene was 88 years old. She was attended by a niece and longtime friend at her passing. Arlene was born April 2, 1935, in Burr Oak, Kansas to George and Jessie (Ball) Merkey. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Bob Merkey,...
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