Obituaries
Neva B. Dow Iverson
Mar 6, 2023
Neva B. Dow as born June 24, 1929, to Gladys Lee (Nance) and Phil Jones Dow. She was born in the home of her maternal grandparents southwest of Guymon in Texas County. She grew up in Guymon and graduated from Guymon High School in 1947.
During high school, she began working in the County Treasurer's Office and worked there for...
Kenneth E. Cook
Mar 5, 2023
Kenneth E. Cook 76, died March 5, 2023 at Paramount Health and Rehabilitation in Newton, following a sudden brief illness. He was born August 17, 1946 in Ashland, Kansas to Vance and Elsie (Clark) Cook. On January 31, 1975 he Married Deanna Jessup at the Harvey County Courthouse in Newton and she survives of the home.
Ken served his country...
Denise S. (Klein) Neubauer
Mar 5, 2023
Denise S. Neubauer 57, died Sunday March 5, 2023, at her rural Burrton residence. She was born December 15, 1965, in Oakland, California to Dennis D. and Jeanne (Mitchell) Klein. On May 28, 1988, she married Philip M. Neubauer at Colorado Springs, Colorado. He survives of the home.
Denise was a member of Grace Crossing in Moundridge, Kansas. She worked...
Adam E. Hill
Mar 1, 2023
Adam E. Hill 88, died March 1, 2023 at Paramount Health and Rehab in Newton. He was born October 29, 1934 to Charles and Anna Hill. He was married to Sharon (Dodson) Hill and she preceded him in death on June 20, 2022 Graveside committal service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday March 17, 2023 at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton with...
Jeanette Alumbaugh
Feb 28, 2023
Jeanette “Jean” (Kern) Alumbaugh, 91, died February 28.
Jean was born on September 28, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri to Samuel Elmer and Margaret Josephine (McMillan) Kern. She married Richard “Dick” Alumbaugh in Wichita, Kansas on April 14, 1951. He preceded her in death.
Their four children are Lynna Alumbaugh of Springfield, Mo., Jeannine Stults (Randy) of Newton, Kathleen Havens...
Pamela J. Tounsand
Feb 26, 2023
Pamela J, Tounsand 74, died February 26, 2023 at NMC Health in Newton, Kansas. She was born January 29, 1949, in Salina, Kansas to Donald W and Anna K (Richardson) Coburn.
Pam worked in the warehouse at Jim’s Formal Ware prior to retirement. She enjoyed motorcycle riding, gardening and especially loved spending time camping at Kannapolis Lake. Her greatest joy...
Darlene Kay Bontrager
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...
Patricia “Patty” Louise Tieszen
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...
Catherine M “Connie” Morford
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...
Jeffrey Louis Hurd
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...
Linda K. Johnson
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...
Rona Jo Mueller
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...
Curtis R Means
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...
Thomas E Lagree
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...
Dennis Bradshaw
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...
James L. “Jim” Dunn
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,...
Elma Harms
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...
Ruth Eagleson
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...
Donna Rae Livingston (Lybarger)
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)...
Geraldine Faye “Gerry” Penner
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...
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