Obituaries
Calvin Flickinger
Feb 18, 2025
Calvin Flickinger was always a lucky one. You wouldn’t think that one of eight children raised on a small farm in Pretty Prairie, Kansas during the Great Depression could be considered lucky, but to hear him tell it, he never had an unhappy day in his life. His parents, Amos Flickinger and Ida Graber, were children of Mennonite immigrants from...
Donald E Croft
Feb 17, 2025
Donald (Don) E. Croft, 95, passed away Feb. 17, 2025 at Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Kansas.
Don was born Dec. 3, 1929 to James William (Bill) Croft and Mary Gertrude (Altig) Croft in Morrill, Nebraska. He had three siblings, an older brother, James (Jim) Jr., and two younger sisters, Joyce and Patsy.
Most of Don’s childhood was spent in Torrington, Wyoming where...
Virgene Gaede
Feb 17, 2025
Virgene (Gene) Gaede, 84, died February 17, 2025, at Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, Kansas. He was born on October 25, 1940, in Lehigh, Kansas to Henry and Mary Lu (Gibson) Gaede. On July 29, 1960, he married Celesta Bucher in Newton. She preceded him in death on August 26, 2015.
He was a longtime active member at First United...
Merrill F Raber
Feb 16, 2025
Merrill F. Raber passed away on February 16, 2025, age 90, at Kidron Bethel Healthcare in North Newton, Kansas. He was born February 13, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan, to Frankin B. and Clara (Jennings) Raber.
Merrill met Beulah “Boots” Esch at Hesston Academy (now Hesston College) and they married on December 31, 1954, at Sunnyslope Mennonite Church in Phoenix, AZ.
After graduating...
Sharon Rae Gawith
Feb 16, 2025
Sharon Rae Gawith Born 11/27/1946 in Newton, Kansas to Clara "Curtiss" and Albert Higgins. Sharon had 6 siblings- Phylis Griffith, Delores Wadley, Ellen Disney, Everett Williams, Albert Higgins, and Cathy McCurdy.
Sharon married Dana Tilley in June of 1964 and had her daughter Mary Tilley. Later on, Sharon married Bobby Gawith and had another daughter Amanda Gawith.
Sharon graduated high school in...
Howard L Schrag
Feb 13, 2025
Howard Schrag was born in Yankton, South Dakota on July 5, 1941 to his parents, Howard and Leona Schrag who preceded him in death. When he was very young, they moved to a farm in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. Howard grew up in a rural community with parents who taught and modeled good ethics, which he carried throughout his life. Howard...
Raymond H Voth
Feb 10, 2025
Raymond H. (Ray) Voth 85 died Monday, February 10, 2025, at Paramount Health and Rehab in Newton. He was born August 24, 1939, in Newton, Kansas to Herbert J and Martha (Jantzen) Voth.
Ray worked in construction as a homebuilder with Thunander and sons Contracting in Halstead for 30 years. Following his retirement he continued to build homes and keep busy...
Kathy Nye
Feb 7, 2025
Kathryn Ashbaugh Nye (1925 – 2025)
Kathryn “Kathy” Nye, 99, of Newton, passed away peacefully at home in the early morning of February 7, 2025.
Kathy was born in Newton on August 9, 1925, to Lillian and Charles Ashbaugh, joining an older sister to complete the family. She attended Newton public schools followed by a year at Bethel College. She graduated from...
Kevin E Miller
Feb 3, 2025
Kevin Eugene Miller, 69, of Newton, Kansas, passed away on Monday Feb 3rd, 2025. He was born on March 8, 1955, in Bremen, Indiana, to Edward and Velma (Stutzman) Miller.
Kevin graduated from East Noble High School in Kendallville, Indiana. On April 3, 1976, he married Carolyn (Coffman) Miller at Shore Mennonite Church in Shipshewana, Indiana. Together, they built a life...
Kay Hague
Jan 31, 2025
W. Kay Hague, a radiant spirit known for her adventurous heart and warm personality, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2025, in Hesston, Kansas, at the age of 87. Born on April 19, 1937, in Buchanan, Michigan, Kay lived a vibrant life that touched the hearts of many.
Kay dedicated over two decades of her professional life as an orthodontic assistant,...
Sharon K Hanley
Jan 30, 2025
Sharon K Hanley passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at the age of 72 after years of battling cancer. Born in Wichita, Kansas on May 26, 1952, daughter to Myron Laflin and Myrtle "Irene" Willard. She graduated from high school in Norco, California in 1970. Sharon worked in finance and finished her working career as...
Nola Joyce Dent
Jan 26, 2025
Nola Joyce Dent, 95, died January 26, 2025 at Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Kansas. She was born May 4, 1929 in Halstead, Kansas to Cornelius C. and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Koehn. On April 22, 1961, she married Eugene W. Dent.
Joyce was a homemaker, having raised 8 children. She loved cooking, baking, and caring for her extended family, often rising before the...
Billie N Miller
Jan 26, 2025
Billie N. Miller 93 died January 26, 2025, at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. She was born March 24, 1931, in Midvale, Idaho to Weldon and Edith (Craddock) Holmes. On August 26, 1949, she married Howard Miller in Florence, Kansas and he preceded her in death on June 16, 1991.
Billie was a longtime active member of the First Baptist Church...
Edna (Eddie) Ruth (Toevs) Krehbiel
Jan 23, 2025
EDNA (EDDIE) RUTH (TOEVS) KREHBIEL
Edna Ruth (Eddie) Krehbiel, 93, died peacefully with family by her side on January 23, 2025 at her residence in Paramount Community Living and Rehab, Newton, KS.
She is survived by her daughter Ann (Bev) Krehbiel of Newton, KS and son Don Krehbiel and son-in-law John Bush of Dallas, TX, as well as many nieces and nephews,...
James "Jim" Reimer
Jan 20, 2025
James Allen Reimer, 70 of rural Canton, KS passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025 after a brief illness.
He was born in Goessel, KS in 1954 to Richard and Evelyn (Barton) Reimer. He attended Goessel High School where he graduated in 1972. He then went on to graduate from Manhattan VoTech school for Mechanics, which turned in to be a...
Amber K Grant
Jan 19, 2025
Amber K Grant 48 died January 19, 2025, at NMC Health in Newton, Kansas. She was born August 20, 1976, in Great Bend, Kansas to Raymond Wehr and Tamra (Neighbors) Downs, they survive.
On June 13, 1998, she married Justin Grant at Newton, Kansas and he also survives. The couple built there life together starting in Walton, KS, where they raised...
Melissa Mae Morris
Jan 19, 2025
Melissa Mae (Siemens) Morris, “Mel”, 43, died January 19, 2025 at her residence in Newton, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1981 in Newton, Kansas to Karl Siemens and Jacquie Oswald.
On July 30, 2019, she married James Henry Morris in Newton, Kansas, and their family built their life together at their home in Newton. They have one son, Luke Morris.
Melissa...
Patricia A Moulds
Jan 18, 2025
Patricia Ann "Pat" Moulds, 91, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center. She was born on March 3, 1933, in Newton, Kansas at the Bethel Deaconess Hospital, to Harold and Phoebe (Keady) Hughes. Pat married the love of her life, Elmer Dean Moulds, on November 15, 1953, in Newton, who preceded her in...
Jimmy Wilford Grow
Jan 16, 2025
Jimmy Wilford Grow, affectionately known as Jim, passed away on January 16, 2025, at the age of 71 in Newton, Kansas. Born on November 24, 1953, in Wichita, Kansas. Jim grew up in Augusta, Kansas and spent most of his adult life as a resident of Burrton, Kansas.
Jim was a proud U.S. Navy veteran, having served in the Vietnam War...
Thomas R Szambecki
Jan 14, 2025
In his 72 years, Tom Szambecki lived a more interesting, eclectic life than most of us can imagine. And yet, he was the same loving, generous, brilliant light in the lives of everyone he met along the way.
First, there was his colorful youth. He was born on March 27, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas, to Ed and Vivian Szambecki, joining older...
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