Obituaries

Janice E. Langford

Janice E. Langford

May 4, 2019

 

 

Life Sketch for Janice E. Langford

 

Janice Langford, 78, died on Saturday, May 04, 2019 at Asbury Nursing Home in Newton.

 

Janice was born on February 25, 1941 in Goessel, Kansas to Alvin and Elfrieda (Fleming) Warkentin. Janice was a member of the Warkentin family of Newton.

 

Janice loved to read, garden and was very...

Imo “Jane” Willis

Imo “Jane” Willis

May 4, 2019

Imo “Jane” Willis

 

Jane Willis, 88, passed away at Diversacare Hospice of Sedgwick on Saturday, May 4, 2018.

 

Jane was born on October 21, 1930 to Ivo and Ruth (Shipman) Jones in Peace Valley, Missouri. 

 

Jane married Marvin Willis on July 5, 1949 in Salem, Arkansas.  They were married for thirty-nine years prior to his death...

Albert Allen Schmidt

Albert Allen Schmidt

May 2, 2019

Albert Allen Schmidt, 78, died on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas.

 

Allen was born on March 5, 1941 in Medford, Oklahoma to Albert and Verna (Fleming) Schmidt.

Allen married Shirley Plenert on August 15, 1969 in Hilsboro, Kansas. They were married for 38 years until her death in 2008.

Allen was a genuinely kind...

Mary Alice Davidson

Mary Alice Davidson

Apr 27, 2019

Mary Alice Davidson went to be with her Lord on April 27, 2019 at the Kansas Christian Home of Newton, KS, with her family by her side.

She was born November 2, 1933 in Kansas City, Mo. At the age of four months she was adopted by a loving couple, Orville Eugene and Myrle Havens (Woody) Barbour of Wellington, KS....

Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson

Apr 24, 2019

 

 

Life Sketch for Robert B. Stephenson

 

Robert “Bob” Stephenson, 62, died on Wednesday, April 24th at his home in Newton.

 

Robert was born on March 2, 1957 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Robert and Anna Lee (Andrews) Stephenson.

 

Robert graduated from high school and joined the U.S. Navy where he served as a Navy Corpsman.

 

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Hazel Irene “Rene” Sattler

Hazel Irene “Rene” Sattler

Apr 23, 2019

Hazel Irene “Rene” Sattler, age 91, passed away April 23, 2019 at Newton Medical Center surrounded by her family. Irene was born February 11, 1928 in Lyndon, KS to Oscar Irvin and Hazel June (Goldsmith) Beck.

On February 16, 1957 Irene married Wilbur Sattler at the Methodist Church in Moundridge, KS. Irene finished her L.P.N training and worked at Bethel...

Alan L. Heine

Alan L. Heine

Apr 19, 2019

Alan L. Heine 83, died April 19, 2019 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas.  He was born July 24, 1935 in Newton, Kansas to John H and Lulu B (Thompson) Heine.

 

Alan was a 1953 graduate of Newton High School and earned his bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University in 1957. He was the manager of American General Finance...

Joseph B. Wallace Jr.

Joseph B. Wallace Jr.

Apr 15, 2019

Joseph B. Wallace Jr. 91, died April 15, 2019 at Asbury Park Healthcare in Newton, Kansas.  He was born April 8, 1928 Arkansas City, Kansas to Joseph B. Sr. and Anna L (Good) Wallace.  On February 13, 1949 he married Mary (Bette) Evans at Norman, Oklahoma and she survives of the home.

 

Joe was a retired signal supervisor...

Roland A. Schmidt

Roland A. Schmidt

Apr 13, 2019

Roland Albert Schmidt born December 7, 1920 in Great Bend, Kansas, to Samuel J and Katharine (Schroeder) Schmidt, died April 13, 2019 at Kidron-Bethel Village, Newton, Kansas. He was the tenth living child of thirteen. Roland’s father died when Roland was four years old.  Roland attended an elementary, one-room country school for seven years; Pawnee Rock High school for four...

Richard L. Schmidt

Richard L. Schmidt

Apr 9, 2019

North Newton, KS -Richard Lee Schmidt – 89- Peacefully passed away April 9, 2019. He was born December 4, 1929 to John U. Schmidt and Marie Gaeddert Schmidt in Hutchinson, Kansas. As a teenager he studied Catechism and was baptized in First Mennonite Church where his family was active. He attended Hutchinson schools and played baseball on school teams and...

Eve L. Sauerwein

Eve L. Sauerwein

Apr 7, 2019

Eve L. Sauerwein 51, died Sunday April 7, 2019 in Sedgwick, Kansas. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday April 13, 2019 at Kingdom Life Ministries 505 South Ridge Road in Hesston, Kansas The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Memorials are suggested to Caring Hands Humane Society in care of Petersen Funeral Home

Hendrene Edna Bailey

Hendrene Edna Bailey

Apr 6, 2019

Hendrene Edna Bailey, age 99, passed away April 6, 2019 at Asbury Park Nursing Home in Newton, Kansas. Hendrene was born February 26, 1920 to William and Hattie (Konjer) Rupke in Long Island, Kansas.

She married Lenn Bailey in 1939 and to that union two children were born.

Hendrene is survived by her son, Lenn Bailey, Jr. and wife Jane...

Cory C. Caudell

Cory C. Caudell

Apr 4, 2019

Cory C. Caudell 39, died Thursday April 4, 2019 at Diversicare in Sedgwick, Kansas.  He was born August 30, 1979 in Newton, Kansas to Mark Caudell and Teresa (Kirchmer) Stucky.

 

Cory was a 1998 graduate of Newton High School and worked for Excel in Hesston prior to his illness.   Cory was known for his unique sense of humor and...

Ferd Schmidt

Ferd Schmidt

Apr 4, 2019

     Uncle Ferd Schmidt, age 90, was born June 19, 1928 at Morton, Texas, to Allen and Anna Decker Schmidt. He peacefully passed away April 4, 2019.

 

     When he was just a small boy, he was kicked by a work horse which affected his entire life. As a boy, his parents moved the family to Burns, Kansas which...

Wendell D. Kirby

Wendell D. Kirby

Mar 31, 2019

Wendell D. Kirby 85, died March 31, 2019 at Newton Presbyterian Manor.  He was born August 24, 1933 at Arlington, Kansas to Taylor C. and Nina E. (Reynolds) Kirby.

 

He was retired as a dispatcher in 1994 after 27 years with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

 

On June 28, 1953 he married Barbara Jane Parker and...

Evelyn Fern (Reimer) Buller

Evelyn Fern (Reimer) Buller

Mar 31, 2019

Evelyn Fern Buller, age 93 of Newton, KS passed away March 31, 2019 at Comfort Care Home in Newton. Evelyn was born August 25, 1925 at home north of Walton, KS to David and Carolina (Voth) Reimer.

Evelyn graduated from Walton High School in 1944. On April 6, 1946 she married Raymond Buller at the Tabor Mennonite Church. This union...

Mary Janice “Jan” Cornies

Mary Janice “Jan” Cornies

Mar 31, 2019

Mary Jan Cornies passed away on Sunday, March 31st at the Newton Medical Center. Mary Janice “Jan” Manewal was born on May 21, 1934, in Marceline, Missouri, to Willard and Mary Bernice (Shoot) Manewal. Jan spent her early years in Missouri and moved to Newton, Kansas, in 1949 when her father was transferred there by the AT&SF Railroad.

 

Jan...

Vicki L. Goldsberry

Vicki L. Goldsberry

Mar 30, 2019

Vicki Lynn Goldsberry, 65, of Newton, KS, died Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS.  She was born January 15, 1954 to Bill and Dorothy Svoboda in Concordia, KS.

Vicki was preceded in death by her father, Bill Svoboda.

She is survived by two children, son, Sean Goldsberry; daughter Katie Base and husband, Joe of Goessel, KS;...

Max E. Pierce

Max E. Pierce

Mar 29, 2019

 

 

Max E. Pierce

 

Max E. Pierce, 97, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton.

 

Max Pierce was born on November 20, 1921 in Clements, Kansas to Earl and Martha (Spitler) Pierce.

 

Max attended Clements schools and was a 1939 graduate of Clements Rural High School. Max was raised...

James “Jim”  Hudson

James “Jim” Hudson

Mar 29, 2019

James “Jim” Ray Hudson, 84, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 29th at Wesley Hospital in Wichita.

Jim was born in Newton, Kansas to Paul and Catherine Hudson on August 3rd, 1934.  He attended Newton Public Schools graduating from Newton High School in 1952.  He married Carol Logan on June 15, 1965, in Newton; they later divorced.  He later...