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Cora P. Froelich
Dec 5, 2019
Cora Pearl Froelich, age 97, passed away December 5, 2019 at Kansas Christian Home. She was born March 2, 1922 in Waverly, KS to Alvin Earle and Pearlie May Arnold. She graduated from Burlington High School and had one year of post-Baccalaureate education. Cora taught one year in a Coffey County, one-room school. She was active in church serving as...
Max Gilbert
Dec 3, 2019
Max Allen Gilbert 77 passed away on December 3, 2019 at Newton Medical Center. He was born on May 15, 1942 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Norvel and Beryl (Holt) Gilbert. Max was they youngest of three children.
He served his country in the United States Air Force. After leaving the service he began his long law enforcement career in...
Peggy M Unruh
Dec 1, 2019
Peggy M. Unruh 95, died Sunday December 1, 2019 at Comfort Care Home in Newton.
She was born September 24, 1924 in Sedgwick, Kansas to Ralph and Addie (Bruce) McAfee. She married Clyde Unruh in 1955 and he preceded her in death in 1988.
Peggy worked as a receptionist at prairie view in Newton prior to her retirement. She also...
Robert J. “Bob” Entz
Nov 30, 2019
Life Sketch for Robert J. “Bob” Entz
Robert J. “Bob” Entz, 72, left this life on Saturday, November 30, 2019 while being cared for by the Kansas Christian Home and Good Shepherd Hospice in Newton, Kansas.
Bob was born on January 20, 1947 in Concordia, Kansas and grew up in Newton.
He was preceded in...
Ellenora Meyer
Nov 28, 2019
Ellenora Ethel Meyer, 96, passed away on November 28, 2019, at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born January 7, 1923 in Graham County, Kansas to Fred and Ethel (Hedge) Eichman. On July 20, 1945 she married the love of her life, Truman A. Meyer, in Hill City, Kansas and he preceded her in death 3 days prior to...
Truman Meyer
Nov 25, 2019
Truman Amos Meyer, 95, passed away on November 25, 2019 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. He was born August 21, 1924 in Roca, Nebraska to Amos and Lena (Reiss) Meyer. On July 20, 1945 he married the love of his life, Ellenora E. Eichman, in Hill City, Kansas. They were blessed with 74 years of marriage.
Truman moved...
Robert Lee Brickell
Nov 24, 2019
Robert Lee Brickell, 85, died on November 24, 2019 at Via Christi St. Francis Wichita, Kansas.
Robert was born on March 24, 1934 to Robert and Dorothy (Ferris) Brickell.
He married Marilyn “Tiny” Havens on October 10, 1956 in Newton Kansas and she preceded him in death on December 14, 2010.
Robert served his country in the...
Robert M “Bob” Zimmerman
Nov 22, 2019
Robert M. “Bob” Zimmerman 66, died Friday, November 22, 2019 at his Newton residence. He was born December 25, 1952 in Newton, Kansas to Allen and Mary (Anduss) Zimmerman. On August 14, 1971 Bob married Marla S. Sargent in Newton and she survives of the home.
Bob was a 1970 graduate of Hesston High School in Hesston, Kansas. He...
Ralph S. Lehman
Nov 21, 2019
Ralph S. Lehman passed away peacefully on November 21, 2019, at age 97. He was an extraordinary man who led an exemplary life of service. Ralph was known for his kindness, gentle strength, devotion to family, professional leadership, unquestionable integrity, commitment to social justice, generosity, cheerful disposition, and positive world view. He was greatly loved and admired by all who...
Evelyn K. Pankratz
Nov 21, 2019
Evelyn K Pankratz passed away peacefully at home on Nov 21, 2019. She was born on July 18, 1934 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital to Phillip Stucky and Roma Schrag Stucky.
She attended Marion County Country one room school for her elementary education. She was a Burns 1952 High School Graduate. She attended Zion Mennonite Church and was baptized onMay...
Claude T. “Ted” Wynn
Nov 20, 2019
Claude Theodore (Ted) Wynn was born September 9, 1935, in Newark, New Jersey. He was the only child of Claude Lester Wynn and Marie Bertha Seymour Wynn. He spent his early youth in Brooklyn, NY, and for the second year of World War II he lived in Oklahoma with his paternal grandparents. He had many fond and exciting memories of...
Delbert H. Bartley
Nov 18, 2019
Delbert H. Bartley 84, died November 18, 2019 at his Newton residence. He was born April 10, 1935 in Arkansas City, Kansas to Albert and Lou (Sparks) Bartley. On October 2, 1954 he married Yvonne R. White in Sedan, Kansas and she preceded him in death on December 17, 2005
Delbert attended Newton Christian Church. He retired from Bunting Magnetics...
Joan C. Dallan
Nov 15, 2019
Joan C. Dallan 75, died Friday, November 15, 2019, in Newton, Kansas. She was born December 10, 1943 in Columbia, Missouri to Arnold and Edna (Carter) Bloch.
Joan was a member of the Catholic Church and retired from National Beef in Liberal, Kansas as a Safety Director. She enjoyed researching family history and genealogy, cooking especially baking and spending...
Charlotte Leigh Love
Nov 14, 2019
Charlotte Leigh Love, 65, died Thursday, November 14, 2019, surrounded by her sisters, after battling breast cancer since May. Charlotte was born February 3, 1954 in Belleville, KS to Charles and Evelyn Love.
Upon graduation from Belleville High School, class of ’72, Charlotte enlisted in the US Air Force. She was a Morse Systems operator. After returning from being stationed...
Shirley A Gosney
Nov 12, 2019
Shirley A Gosney 84, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 18, 1935 in to Fred and Dora (Stonebreaker) Bay.
She grew up on the family farm near Waverly, Kansas
Shirley had her first piano lesson at age 9, and by age 13 she was playing the piano at church. This began...
Mary Alice Hanke
Nov 7, 2019
Life Sketch for Mary Alice Hanke
Mary Alice Hanke, 70, passed away on November 7, 2019 at Ascension-Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.
Mary Alice was born on January 16, 1949 in Newton, Kansas to Fred and Lila (Jantz) Killfoil.
Mary Alice was married on July 14, 1971 to Harley Gene Hanke. They were married for...
Anna Showalter
Nov 6, 2019
Anna (Ann) was born January 8, 1930, on a farm near Kokomo, IN., to Jacob and Lovina Helmuth Yoder, the youngest of seven children. Ann died on November 6th at Presbyterian Manor in Newton, KS, following a short illness. She married Ray Showalter, February 20, 1953 in Kansas City, MO. They had four children, Krista Kaufman (Robert), Karen Hildebrand...
Ina Mae Kinkaid
Nov 4, 2019
Ina Mae Kinkaid 94, died October 23, 2019 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She was born March 14, 1925 in Elk City, Kansas to John and Pearl (Ferguson) Penhorwood.
Ina Mae was a longtime active member of the Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in Newton.
Ina Mae enjoyed time visiting with her two great grandchildren and reminiscing over...
Velora Peters
Nov 1, 2019
North Newton, KS — Velora Phoebe (Kaufman) Peters, 93, died on Friday, November 1, 2019, at her home in North Newton, KS
She was born on January 11, 1926, on a farm near Moundridge to Ray and Emma (Schrag)
Kaufman. She was baptized in 1941 at Eden Mennonite Church. In 1946 she married Victor
Peters of Buhler, KS....
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