Obituaries
Edward M. Smith
Mar 18, 2017
Edward M. Smith 90, died Saturday March 18, 2017 at Via Christi Villages Cornerstone in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 15, 1926 in Belle Plaine, Kansas to Darrell J. (Ted) and Elsie Mae (Worden) Smith. On December 30, 1949 he married Vada P. Kocher in Independence, Kansas and she survives of the home.
Edward served his country...
Linda Ediger Guhr
Mar 17, 2017
Life Sketch for Linda Ediger Guhr
Linda Guhr, 91, was born on September 18, 1925 in Rural Inman, Kansas to Solomon and Agnes (Friesen) Ediger. She was one of eight children.
Linda attended and graduated from Inman High School in 1944. After graduation, she attended Bethel College for one year and then entered into nursing school. ...
Clifford R. Sommerfeld
Mar 17, 2017
Clifford R. Sommerfeld 91, died Friday, March 17, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 12, 1926 in rural Canton, Kansas to John and Elsie (Auernheimer) Sommerfeld. On August 8, 1970 he married Irene M. Talbott at Halstead, Kansas and she preceded him in death on March 6, 2017. Clifford was a member of the...
Harry J Pritchett
Mar 16, 2017
Harry J. Pritchett 98, died Wednesday, March 16, 2017 at Newton Medical Center. He was born June 6, 1918 in El Dorado, Kansas to Harry B. and Sarah L. (Pyle) Pritchett. On September 15, 1940 he married Lucy V. Campbell at the Chase County Courthouse in Cottonwood Falls and she survives of the home.
Harry served his country during...
Byron Keith Jarrell
Mar 15, 2017
Byron Keith Jarrell 49, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Miltonvale, Kansas. He was born December 3, 1967 in Newton, Kansas to Lester P. and Barbara (Dimmitt) Jarrell.
He was a graduate of Newton High School and he was a former mechanic for the Davis Moore Dealership in Wichita.
He enjoyed working on cars, being outdoors and fishing. ...
Michael G. Dechant
Mar 8, 2017
Michael G. Dechant 57, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at his Halstead residence. He was born January 28, 1960 in Blackwell, OK to Elmer R. and Billie J. (Soctt) Dechant. On January 8, 1999 he married Laurie “Jill” Martin and she survived of the home.
Michael served his country in the US Army was a plumber installing Echo...
Ronald Pracht
Mar 7, 2017
Life Sketch for Ronald Dean Pracht
Ronald Dean Pracht, 75, died on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the
Robert D. Dole Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.
Ronald was born on September 5, 1941 in Marion, Kansas to Roland and Myrtle (Fox) Pracht.
Ron served his country from 1962 t0 1964 where he was a crew chief...
Herman Toevs
Mar 5, 2017
Herman Lawrence Toevs went to be with his Lord on March 5th, 2017. He passed away peacefully attended by family at Kidron Bethel Retirement Home. He was born on January 19th, 1924 to J.C and Marie Claassen Toevs in rural Whitewater, where he spent most of his working life on the family farm. He retired from farming in...
Lois B. Regier
Mar 4, 2017
Lois Bethene (Eichelberger) Regier was born in Strang, Nebraska, to Joel V. and Katie Lauber Eichelberger on January 11, l931, and passed away at Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, KS, on March 4, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband J. Stanley Regier, parents, stepmother Mabel (Gingerich) Eichelberger and nine siblings. She is survived by two...
Emma M. (Owens) Nugent
Mar 1, 2017
Emma M. (Owens) Nugent 92, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born December 30, 1924 in Offerle, Kansas to Joshua and Strausie (Simmons) Owens.
She retired in 1984 from the District Engineering Department of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Dodge City, Kansas. She was a active volunteer with...
Elizabeth Ann Baker
Mar 1, 2017
Life Sketch for Elizabeth Baker (Newton)
Elizabeth Ann Baker, 92, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Wichita, Kansas.
Elizabeth was born on July 26, 1924 in Mittelfischach, Germany to Friedrick and Lisette (Brenner) Hubman.
Elizabeth married Bob G. Baker on February 4, 1946 in Newton, Kansas. He preceded in death.
Elizabeth moved to...
Charlotte R. (Leap) Rutschman
Feb 28, 2017
Charlotte R. (Leap) Rutschman 96, died February 28, 2017 at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 28, 1920 in Furley, Kansas to Corbit C. and Stella (Bachelder) Leap. She married James D. Rutschman on May 14, 1944 in Furley, Kansas and he preceded her in death.
Charlotte was a member of Bethel College Mennonite Church in...
Charles E. Baker
Feb 25, 2017
Charles E. Baker 89, died Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Haysville, Kansas. He was born June 28, 1927 in Hays, Kansas to Charles H. and Eva Mae (Harmon) Baker. On December 29, 1949 he married Caroline E. Bieker in Hays, Kansas and she preceded him in death on September 1, 2000. Charles was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic...
Harry M. Dudte
Feb 24, 2017
Harry Michael Dudte was born May 8, 1920 in Rural Harvey County to John M. and Anna Tangeman Dudte. He was the 6th of 8 children. He passed into Heaven on February 24, 2017.
A Lifelong resident of Harvey county, he progressed through Rural School, Graduated Newton High School and attended Bethel College. He worked the family farm his entire...
Donald C. Whitney
Feb 24, 2017
Donald C. “Don” Whitney 95, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at Newton Medical Center. He was born December 31, 1921 in Wilder, Vermont to Edward R. and Rita M. (Clough) Whitney. On January 4, 1944 he married Ellen J. Failing at Hanford, California. She preceded him in death on November 15, 2016. Don served his country in the US Army...
Mary Hanson
Feb 21, 2017
Life Sketch for Mary M. Hanson
Mary Hanson, 87, passed away in her home on February 21, 2017 in Valley Center, Kansas.
Mary was born on August 29, 1929 to Cecil M. and Wilma I. (Jenkins) Walls in Jameson, Missouri.
Mary married Herbert Eugene Hanson on June 24, 1967 in Valley Center, Kansas. He preceded her...
Anthony T. “Tony” Steiner
Feb 21, 2017
Anthony (Tony) Steiner, 84, born August 22, 1932 in Jersey Shore, PA, to Anthony P. and Marion Steiner, passed away Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and had many wonderful friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, first wife Martha, and one brother and sister. He is survived by wife Donna...
Robert Evoroski
Feb 20, 2017
Life Sketch for Robert C. Everoski (Dateline: Halstead, Kansas)
Robert Everoski, 70, died on Monday, February 20th at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Robert was born on May 18, 1946 to Chester and Alice (Kasotsky) Everoski in Glenn Cove, New York.
Robert moved to Kansas to attend the College of Emporia where he participated...
Ray A. Kerstetter, Jr.
Feb 19, 2017
Life Sketch Ray A. Kerstetter
Ray Kerstetter, 88, died on February 19, 2017 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
Ray was born on March 12, 1928 to Ray and Alice (Goldbeck) Kerstetter in Woods County, Oklahoma. He grew up on a farm and enjoyed the outdoors. He enjoyed the Ministry, farming, flying and traveling to south Texas as...
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