Obituaries

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...

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. ...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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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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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nov 27, 2022

Randy G. Payne, 67, died on November 27, 2022, in Newton, Kansas.

He was born on March 30, 1955, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Elwood and Keydron (Hollingsworth) Payne.

Randy is survived by his sisters, Anna Gustafson, Glenna Hartman and Betty Brown; and five nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elwood and Keydron Payne;...

Nov 27, 2022

Thelma Loreen Ratzloff, known as Loreen, passed away on November 27, 2022 at Paramount Community Living and Rehab Center in Newton, Kansas.

 

Loreen was born on February 3, 1931 in Canton, Kansas. Her parents were Pete H. Ratzloff and Adina (Smith) Ratzloff. She had two brothers, Perry and Chet Ratzloff; and two sisters, Viola and Nadine Ratzloff.

 

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Nov 20, 2022

William Blunck, age 86, died Sunday, November 20, 2022 in Sedgwick, Kansas

William is preceded in death by his father Howard, and three sons; William, Richard and Robert Allen Blunck.

He is survived by his wife Joyce Blunck, sons Patrick (Heather) Blunck and Darrel (Sandy) Blunck, daughters Sherri (Harlin) Guynn, Sarah (Neil) Oxford and Terri Braswell.

Burial will take place...

Nov 20, 2022

Earl “Jay” Pinkerton, Newton, Kansas, passed away November 20, 2022 at the age of 81.  He was born October 26, 1941 in Kingman, Kansas to Earl Eugene Pinkerton and Pearl Wolfe Pinkerton.  He lived in Kingman with his mother and older sisters Helen and Kay and younger sister Marcia until he started high school when they moved to Wichita.

 

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Nov 17, 2022