Obituaries
Virginia M. Schierling
Oct 20, 2020
Virginia M. Schierling 92, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born October 12, 1928 in Kinsley, Kansas to Robert and Sophia (Fox) Richards. On August 14, 1950 she married Irvin Schierling at Halstead, Kansas and he preceded her in death on February 17, 2006.
Virginia was a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church...
Virginia Schierling
Oct 20, 2020
Virginia M. Schierling 92, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born October 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Kinsley, Kansas with her adoptive parents Robert and Sophia (Fox) Richards. On August 14, 1950 she married Irvin Schierling at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Halstead, Kansas and they made their home...
Tonessa Ann Wilmore
Oct 19, 2020
Tonessa Ann Wilmore passed away unexpectantly Oct 19, 2020. She was born August 25, 1956 to Charles and Romielda Wilmore in Salina, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Wilmore and sister, Stephanie Manos.
She is survived by her son, Jeremy Schowalter; mother, Romielda (Millie), sisters Lynette Crawford (Don) from Salina, Kansas and Kelly Wilmore (John Cronk)...
Martha Cupit
Oct 19, 2020
Martha Cupit was born October 13, 1949 in Great Bend Kansas to Henry and Ruth Tiday. She lived on the family farm until seven years of age when her family moved to Larned. She graduated from Larned High School, Graduated from Fort Hays College, and obtained a Masters Degree from Emporia State.
She met her husband Kenneth in Hutchinson...
Gene A. Hawkey
Oct 19, 2020
Gene A Hawkey, 89, died Monday October 19, 2020 at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, Kansas. He was born June 3, 1931 in Newton, Kansas to Willard and Mary (Magnisun) Hawkey. On April 13 1951 he married Doris Buller in Newton, Kansas and she preceded him in death.
Gene was a longtime active member of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in...
Jimmy Wayne Wickiser
Oct 14, 2020
Jimmy Wayne Wickiser, 80, was born at home in Craig, Missouri, His parents were Ernest Garth Wickiser and Lillian Combs Wickiser. Along with his brother Clyde and sister Kay they enjoyed a lively and loving family. Jim died on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Newton Comfort Care Home. Jimmy lived his last two years in long-term care due to Parkinson’s Disease...
Elinor V. Hall
Oct 12, 2020
Newton, KS -Elinor V. Hall-91-Peacefully passed away October 12, 2020 at Kansas Christian Home. She was born February 13, 1929 In Pawnee Rock, KS the daughter of John and Malinda (Base) Friesen. In 1946 she moved to Newton and graduated from Bethel College. On June 1, 1951 she married Thomas W. Hall who precedes her.
She is survived by two...
Lloyd David Patterson Jr.
Oct 10, 2020
Lloyd David Patterson, Jr., 88, of AZ, retired Plant Operator at Kansas Gas & Electric Co, and follower of Christ, died Saturday October 10, 2020. He is preceded in death by his grandson, Ryan Tristan Hill. His survivors include his wife Jackie, children Linda (Ken) Frevert of KS, Dwight (Laurie)Patterson and Pamela (Bunker) Hill of MN, 8 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren....
Joyce P. Haffner
Oct 8, 2020
Joyce Haffner 85, died Thursday October 8, 2020 at her Newton residence. She was born September 27, 1935 in Salina, Kansas.
She was married to John E. Haffner and he preceded her in death.
She is a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church Newton, Kansas.
Joyce was a homemaker, loving mother, grandmother and greatmother.
She is survived by her...
Carlos Saenz Jr.
Oct 6, 2020
Carlos Saenz Jr 74, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 22, 1946 in Florence, Kansas to Carlos T. and Sarah (Rodriguez) Saenz.
On December 28, 1973 he married Cheryl Lynn Smith at Newton Kansas and she survives of the home.
Carlos was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic...
Robert “Pa” Mcneill
Oct 6, 2020
Robert “Pa” McNeill
Robert Leon “Pa” McNeill, 90, of rural Newton entered eternal life on October 6.
He was born July 11, 1930, in Newton, to Sylvester and Mary (Gronau) McNeill. He grew up on the family farm near Whitewater, Kansas.
Robert was a life-long farmer and retired from the Kansas State University Experiment Field – Harvey County in 1995....
Norma L Tankersley
Oct 5, 2020
Norma Lee Tankersly, age 94, died October 5, 2020 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS. Norma was born October 5, 1926 in Lamont, KS to Ellis G. and Mabel (Adams) Phillips.
She married Harold Eugene Alvord, and he passed away in 1953 in Oklahoma. She then married Raymond Tankersley in 1967 and they were married 34 years before his...
Oliver James Parish
Oct 1, 2020
Oliver James Parish, born on August 26, 1926 in Manchester England to Frank Parish and Elsie McKee, completed his journey here on earth on October 1, 2020, holding his wife’s hand.
As a young man he would preach on the street corners in England. Oliver came to the United States when his friends collected the money necessary to allow Oliver to...
Phyllis Mae Young
Oct 1, 2020
Phyllis Mae Young, age 88, of Newton, Kansas passed away October 1, 2020 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Phyllis was born October 10, 1931 the eighth of ten children, 5 boys, and 5 girls, to Ray and Lela (Pryor) Beanblossom.
She married Howard Bolton in 1951 and they raised 5 boys together. They later divorced. Phyllis...
Richard R. Messerli
Sep 30, 2020
Richard R. Messerli, known as Dick to his family and friends, was born December 11, 1937. He departed from this life to his new heavenly home on September 30, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer.
Richard was born in Hutchinson, Kansas to Robert and Ella Messerli and was raised on the family farm in Turon, Kansas.
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Curtis J. Buller
Sep 29, 2020
Curtis J. Buller passed away September 29, 2020 in Hesston Kansas.
Curt was born in Newton September 9, 1932 to Ernest and Martha (Wedel) Buller.
He married Alice (Al.) Craig on February 4, 1956. He worked at Boeing in Wichita, Hesston Corporation (Agco),
and OMS International (One Mission) in Greenwood Indiana.
Curt is survived by his wife, Al.,
3 daughters:
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Robert “Bob” Granaas
Sep 23, 2020
Robert “Bob” Ardean Granaas, 86, of Newton died on Wednesday, September 23rd at his home.. He was surrounded by his daughters.
Bob was born in Veblen, South Dakota on September 26, 1933 to Alvin S. Granaas and Mabel Wilkerson Granaas. He graduated from Rapid City High School in 1952.
On August 14, 1954, he married Patricia “Pat” Hall...
Kenneth E. West
Sep 23, 2020
Kenneth E. West 63, died Wednesday September 23, 2020 at his Newton residence. He was born December 24, 1956 in Wichita, Kansas to Kenneth F. and Ernestine R. (Lickey) West. On June 19, 2000 he celebrated his commitment ceremony with Nancy Johnson and she survives.
Kenneth was a proud Vietnam Veteran serving his country in the United States Army. He...
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