Obituaries
Virginia Anne Davison
Jun 1, 2018
Dateline: Sedgwick, Kansas
Life Sketch for Virginia Anne Davison
Davison, Virginia Anne, age 82, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away June 1, 2018.
Virginia was born June 6, 1935, in Newton, Kansas, to Joseph Allen and Anna Gertrude (Umholtz) Hershberger. She attended country schools in Zimmerdale, Chase County, and Putman. In 1944, the...
Mildred Grace Cox
May 27, 2018
Mildred Melson Cox
Mildred Melson Cox, 99, passed away peacefully May 27, 2018 at Asbury Park in Newton, KS. She was born December 9th, 1918 on her parent’s farm, George and Bessie Sidener Melson, in the Pleasant Valley Community, Chase County, Kansas. She attended the Pleasant Valley School Dist. 45, Cedar Point High School and Emporia Beauty school.
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Ruth Wood
May 26, 2018
Life Sketch for Ruth “Diane “Wood
Diane Wood, 62, passed away on May 25, 2018 at Via Christi -St. Francis in Wichita.
Diane was born on August 25, 1955 in Barstow, California to Gerald E. and Ernestine (Kush) Baxter.
Diane married Gregory L. Wood on June 10, 1989 in Wichita, Kansas. They were married for...
Pauline Balzer
May 22, 2018
Pauline Balzer 95, Died Tuesday May 22, 2018 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born February 10, 1923 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota to David H. and Helena (Peters) Schroeder.
On August 10, 1943 she married Raymond Balzer at Mountain Lake, Minnesota and he preceded her in death.
Pauline was a longtime active member of the Grace...
Michael R. Haviland
May 21, 2018
Michael Ray Haviland, 63, of Newton went to be with the Lord on May 21, 2018 after a long illness.
Michael was born on Feb. 18, 1955 in Newton. Michael is survived by his children, John (Stephanie) and Joe (Jill) Haviland; grandchildren, Austin and Alyssa Haviland; father, Albert Haviland; step-father, Keith Sims; sisters, Pamela (Michael) Whalen and Annette...
Ada M. Koehn
May 21, 2018
Ada M. Koehn 92, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at Newton Medical Center. She was born July 15, 1925 in McPherson County, Kansas to David and Dena (Nightengale) Schmidt. On September 28, 1947 she married Ervy D. Koehn and he preceded her in death on February 17, 1924.
Ada moved from the Galva community to Burns in 1954...
Victor B. Tejano
May 13, 2018
Victor B. Tejano, 40, died of natural causes Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Newton Medical Center. He was born February 21, 1978 in Newton, Kansas to Dr. Neonilo A. and Dr. Esperanza (Buniao) Tejano.
Victor was a 1996 graduate of Newton High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wichita State University. He was a volunteer...
Phillip G. Morford
May 13, 2018
Phillip G. Morford 55, died Sunday May 13, 2018 at his Wichita residence. He was born December 18, 1962 in Newton, Kansas to Galen and Marie (Bachman) Morford. On December 26, 1987 he married Stephanie Jaso at St. Mary Church in Newton and she survives.
Phillip was a radiation health technician for the U.S. Government prior to...
Dorothy Lorene Koehn
May 13, 2018
Dorothy Lorene Koehn, age 79, of Newton passed away at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS on May 13, 2018. Dorothy was born February 13, 1939 in Newton the daughter of Luther and Gladys (Merrell) Phillips.
Dorothy graduated from Burns High School and went on to earn an Associate’s Degree from Butler Community College. On December 30, 1967 she...
Lorton Rowland
May 13, 2018
Life Sketch for Lorton Hayes Rowland
Lorton Hayes Rowland, 90, passed away on May 13, 2018 at Newton Medical Center.
Lorton was born on October 8, 1927 to Charlie and Gertrude Rowland in Newton, Kansas.
He married Inez Woody in Los Angeles, California. Inez valued that he was dependable, had strong traditional values and a wonderful...
Mary Gatz
May 12, 2018
Life Sketch for Mary Gatz
Mary D. Gatz, 90, passed away on May 12, 2018 in Emporia, Kansas.
Mary was born April 5, 1928 in Clonmel, Kansas to Balthazar and Katherine (Goerings) Lies.
Mary was married on May 22, 1956 to William Francis Gatz at St. Mary’s Church in Newton. They were married...
Janice Robertson
May 11, 2018
Life Sketch for Janice Lou Robertson
Janice L. Robertson, 76, passed away on Friday, May 11th at her home in Newton, Kansas.
Janice was born on July 1, 1941 in Newton, Kansas to Earl and Goldie (Todd) Henry. She attended and graduated from Newton schools.
She married Jerry Abney on August 28, 1960. He...
Donald Lee Yoder
May 9, 2018
Donald Lee Yoder 83 years, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away May 9, 2018. Donald was born on December 30, 1934, in Newton, Ks, to John King Yoder Sr. and Anita (Laurin) Yoder. Don grew up on a farm in Harvey County, graduating from Walton High School with the class of 1953. He joined the...
Freddie Lyon
May 8, 2018
Freddie A. Lyon 80, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Newton Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1938 in Springdale, Arkansas to Jesse and Blanche (Medlin) Lyon. On September 18, 1959 he married Geneviev Boese and she survives.
He moved from Springdale, Arkansas to Newton in 1951.
Freddie was a long time active member of the...
Roland Claassen
May 8, 2018
Roland Leonard Claassen was born at home on October 6, 1926 to Leonard and Helen Claassen. He died on May 8, 2018. Rol’s 91 years were all spent in Newton. At age 15, he began dating Donnis LaGree. They were married on June 11, 1950 for 54 years until her death in March, 2004. He attended Newton Schools through the...
Charles “Chuck” Burnett
May 8, 2018
Charles (Chuck) Roland Burnett, 64 of Halstead, Kansas passed away on May 8, 2018. He was born in Los Angeles, California to Richard Dietz and Nancy DeShazo. Chuck attended Nickerson High School and then served his country in the Vietnam War. On June 25, 1977, he married Linda (Seiler) Burnett. Together they have three children: Kristoffer Burnett of Wichita, Kansas, Karis O’Neal of...
Melvin F. Buxman
May 7, 2018
Valley Center – Melvin F. Buxman, 75, passed away May 7th at Via Christi Village Ridge, Wichita. Melvin was born on a farm in Lost Springs, KS on January 31, 1943. He was the son of Andrew and Caroline (Hanschu) Buxman.
The family moved to a farm outside Ramona, KS where Melvin grew up and attended grade school and...
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