Obituaries
Bill R. Kliewer
Mar 31, 2022
Bill R. Kliewer, 78, died peacefully on March 31, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on April 15, 1943, to Edward and Wilma Kliewer in Beaver, Oklahoma, with dreams of being a cowboy, raising cattle.
Growing up, Bill loved the farm life, but there was always time to play basketball with his dad when...
Pamela Sue Kyle
Mar 24, 2022
Pamela Sue Kyle was born May 6, 1958. She passed March 24, 2022.
She loved plants and cats. She did upholstery work for many years. She was a collector like her mother.
She is preceded in death by her father, Thomas Kyle, and her ex-husband, Martin Wetschensky.
She is survived by her mother Dolores Kyle, three brothers, Thomas Kyle, Brent...
Donovan J. Stubby
Mar 22, 2022
Donovan J. Stubby (94) passed away Tuesday, March 22 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. Don was born on July 26, 1927 to Jacob and Edna Stubby. The oldest of nine children he grew up in rural Lehigh, Kansas. He went to school in Lehigh and at age 16 went to work in the oil fields for two...
Arley Porter
Mar 19, 2022
Arley L. Porter 88, died Saturday March 19, 2022 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. He was born August 4, 1933 in Boise, Idaho to Archie and Ruth (Wimmer) Porter. On June 1, 1957 he married Mary Robinson and she preceded him in death on July 15, 2008
Arley served his country in the United States Navy and was...
Norman F. Salmans
Mar 18, 2022
Norman F. Salmans, 88, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, at home, surrounded by family in Newton, Kansas.
He was born Norman Farrell Salmans on November 22, 1933 near Hanston, Kansas, to Vance & Sue (Hertel) Salmans. He graduated in 1951 from Hanston High School, Hanston, Kansas.
On June 29, 1951, he married the love of his life, Joy E....
Mary Ann Unruh Gertsen
Mar 18, 2022
Mary Ann Unruh Gertsen, 93, was born on Friday, January 13, 1928, to Susanna (Susie) Hiebert Unruh and Henry Funk Unruh at their home in Newton, Kansas. She was the youngest of six children. She attended Bethel College Mennonite Church with her family and was baptized and joined the church in 1942. She died peacefully with family by her side...
Robert “Red” Stanley Floyd
Mar 16, 2022
Robert Stanley Floyd (Red) made it to the finish line here on Earth on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. He ran a great race! He gave life 110% with intestinal fortitude! A man with many titles and names: husband, father, son, brother, uncle, grandpa, great grandpa, Red, Bob, Robert, Uncle Bob, Uncle Red, Coach Floyd, Mr. Floyd, teacher, principal, boss, mentor,...
Richard W. Smith
Mar 15, 2022
Richard W. Smith 81, died on March 15, 2022 at Paramount Health and Rehabilitation in Newton, Kansas. He was born January 11, 1941 in Pueblo, Colorado the son of William V. and Pearl (Larsen) Smith. He attended school in Goodland, Kansas.
After school he went to work for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, where he worked for...
Thursa Jarvis
Mar 7, 2022
Thursa Jarvis, died on March 7, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kanas. She was born March 26, 1974 in Eldorado, Kansas, to Curtis Edward Cole and Janie Sue Hampton.
Thursa graduated from Wichita State University with a Master’s in Social Work, and went on to be employed by Heartland Home Health & Hospice and El Dorado Correctional Facility...
Betty Adams
Mar 5, 2022
Betty Lea Adams
February 7, 1928 – March 5, 2022
Betty Adams 94, was born February 7, 1928 in McPherson County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Lewis H. Wilhelm and Clara F. Ensminger. She was the 10th of 12 children in the family. She died March 5, 2022 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas
She moved...
Dennis G. “Denny” Franz
Mar 4, 2022
Dennis Gene “Denny” Franz 77, died Friday, March 4, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Wichita. He was born September 11, 1944 in Newton, Kansas to Marvin and Frieda (Schroeder) Franz. On November 16, 1963 he married Rita Ann Schrag of Halstead.
Denny and Rita owned and operated Denny’s Heating & Cooling for 27 years until they sold...
Crystal G. (Jaso) Hollis
Mar 2, 2022
Crystal G. (Jaso) Hollis, 35, died on March 2, 2022, in Wichita, Kansas.
She was born on May 1, 1986, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Victor and Amanda (Caudell) Jaso. Crystal grew up in Guymon and Newton.
On March 9, 2018, Crystal married David Hollis III in Wichita, Kansas.
Crystal was selfless, kind, and loyal. She prioritized making others...
Lois Bartel
Feb 26, 2022
Lois Bartel, 84, died peacefully on February 26, 2022, with family at her side, after living at Kidron Bethel in North Newton, Kansas, since 2007. Lois Agatha Franz was born to Julius A. and Agatha Dyck Franz December 26, 1937, and grew up with seven siblings on the family farm in eastern Washington.
Lois embraced her Mennonite heritage. She...
John E. Gray
Feb 26, 2022
John E. Gray, 78, died February 26, 2022 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita after a brief illness. He was born December 3, 1943 in Eureka, Kansas to J. Evert and Velva (Todd) Gray.
John grew up in Newton, KS with his parents and older sisters, Sharon and Pat. He clearly recalled his childhood...
Andrew White
Feb 25, 2022
Andrew Lynn White, 75, died peacefully on February 25, 2022, at Paramount Greenhouse, Newton Kansas. Andrew White was born on August 1st, 1946 to Frank Paul White and Wanda Lee (Warren) White.
Andrew was born in Winfield, Kansas and attended school there. After he graduated, Andy enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in the Vietnam Conflict from November...
Cliff Gaiser
Feb 25, 2022
Clifford “Cliff” Loren Gaiser, 81 passed away on Friday, February 25th, 2022 at NMC Health in Newton, Kansas. He was born February 23rd, 1941 in Newton, Kansas to Katherin and Vernon Gaiser. Cliff met Patsy White at the First Christian Church in 1956, where they later married in front of family and friends on August 5th, 1961.
Cliff was a...
Lee Pownell
Feb 24, 2022
Lee Pownell, 73, passed away peacefully – surrounded by family and toe tappin’ to Johnny Cash – on February 24, 2022, in Newton, KS. Lee was born the first (and rowdiest) of three boys to Milton and Mary Pownell on August 10, 1948, at Halstead Hospital in Halstead, KS. Lee attended Halstead High School in Halstead, KS, but, like any...
Maria Caballero
Feb 22, 2022
Maria Caballero, 75, died February 22, 2022, at Newton Medical Center.
Mass of the Resurrection will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 25, 2022 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with The Reverend Jorge Lopez Celebrant. A Recitation of the Rosary will be prior to Mass at 1:30 p.m.
Rodney A. Heath
Feb 21, 2022
Rodney A. Heath 62, died Monday, February 21, 2022 at his Goessel residence. He was born June 15, 1959 in Newton, Kansas to Joe C. and Elizabeth (Erwin). On May 7, 1983 he married Virginia Foiles in Newton, Kansas and she survives of the home.
Rodney worked as a welder at Excel Industries in Hesston. Some of Rodney’s interest included...
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