Obituaries
Howard Wedel
May 9, 2016
Life Sketch for Howard Clarence Wedel
Howard Clarence Wedel, 97, passed away on Monday, May 09, 2016 at his home in rural Peabody.
He was born on January 8, 1919 in rural Moundridge, Kansas to Herman and Christina (Voran) Wedel.
He married Louise Entz on September 10, 1951 in Newton, Kansas. She preceded him in...
Elsie F. Cook
May 8, 2016
Elsie Fontelle (Clark) Cook 97, died Mother’s Day Sunday May, 8, 2016 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion, Kansas. She was born May 31, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas to Earl and Ociola (Gibbler) Clark. She married Vance Eldon Cook on April 19, 1943. He preceded her in death on May 25, 1999. Elsie loved to read books and looked...
Lorraine E. Morrison
May 6, 2016
Lorraine E. Morrison, 94, of Sedgwick, Kansas died May 6, 2016. She was born to Lute and Julia Alloway April 11, 1922 in Milton, Kansas. She married Vern Morrison February 24, 1943, together they had two children, Linda and Douglas. Lorraine worked as a cosmetologist in Wichita. She is preceded in death by parents, Lute and Julia Alloway; husband Vern...
Dustin Patterson
May 4, 2016
Dustin Patterson 37, died Wednesday May 4, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born November 15, 1978 in Wichita, Kansas to Lonnie and the late Jeannie (Holland) Patterson. Dustin grew up in Newton and recently moved to Kansas City .He attended Newton High School. Dustin was an outgoing person with many friends, he looked forward to spending time with...
T.J. Cornejo
May 4, 2016
T.J. Cornejo 33, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 6, 1983 in Roswell, New Mexico. To Robert “Bob” Cornejo and Rhonda L. Neuman. His father preceded him in death. T.J. Graduated from Newton High School in 2002 and served his country in Iraq in the U.S. Army. He loved...
Pansy Koehn
May 3, 2016
Laveda Pansy Koehn 83, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Moundridge Manor in Moundridge, Kansas. She was born February 22, 1933 in Halstead, Kansas to Enoch D. and Anna (Smith) Koehn. Pansy was a lifelong active member of the Eden Church of God in Christ Mennonite rural Burns, Kansas. She was a retired LPN at the former Bethel Hospital...
Richardo “Richard” Aranda
Apr 20, 2016
Ricardo “Richard” Aranda 74, died Wednesday April 20, 2016 at The Robert J. Dole V.A. Hospice Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 9, 1941 in El Paso, Texas to Esteban and Maria (Lucero) Aranda. He married Jessie Sifuentez and she survives of the home. He served his country in the armed forces during Vietnam. Richard attended Our Lady...
Dorothy H. Smith
Apr 20, 2016
Dorothy H. Smith 84, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. She was born August 18, 1931 in Poteau, OK to Robert and Neva (Doyle) Smith. She married Donald Smith on January 5, 1950 and he preceded her in death. Dorothy attended First Church of God in Newton and retired from Rockwell International in Newport Beach,...
Kathryn Wheaton
Apr 15, 2016
Life Sketch for Kathryn L. Wheaton
Kathryn L. Wheaton, 79, died on Friday, April 15th at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas
She was born on December 14, 1936 to Royal and Wilhelmina (Rudginsky) Berggren in Menominee, Michigan.
Kathryn worked in many positions throughout her working career. She grew up on a farm and had a strong work...
Robert Clark
Apr 15, 2016
Robert Stephen Clark was born November 5, 1925, in Baltimore, MD, giving him no other option than to be a faithful Orioles fan. He was a city-boy through and through, always staying away from wheelbarrows, “because he didn’t know anything about heavy equipment.” As a young man, he served in the Army during World War II, then returned to Maryland...
Joann Brown
Apr 11, 2016
JoAnn Brown was born in Hoisington, Kansas on September 3, 1947. She died at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas on April 11, 2016. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton, Kansas as well as a member of the VFW Auxiliary in Newton. She was preceded in death by husband, Lloyd Brown; parents Adolph and...
Dorothy M Williams
Apr 11, 2016
Life Sketch for Dorothy Williams
Dorothy Williams, 99, died on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Asbury Park in Newton.
Dorothy was born on November 22, 1916 in Cimarron, Kansas to Carl and Agnes (Davidson) Porter.
Dorothy married Gilbert F Williams on May 12, 1950 in Newton, Kansas. He died on September 7, 1992.
Dorothy was an...
Sylvia Grosch
Apr 11, 2016
Sylvia Grosch, 77, died on April 11, 2016 at Newton Medical Center.
Sylvia was born on July 25, 1938 to Wesley and Thelma (Weathers) Klauman in Morehead, Kansas.
She married Billy Ward Grosch on September 23, 1960 in Newton, Kansas. They were married fifty five years before her passing.
She was a hard working mother who loved and took care...
Don Schommer
Apr 10, 2016
Donald “Don”-“Doc” Schommer died on Sunday, April 10,,2016 at his home in Sedgwick, Kansas. Don was born on May 18, 1938 in Great Bend, Kansas to Mathias John and Alice Sarah (Klee) Schommer. Don was married and lived with his wife, Virginia “Kay” (Allison) Schommer until his death.
Don was a very athletic man; playing varied sports and an avid...
Kathryn Wheaton
Apr 9, 2016
Life Sketch for Kathryn L. Wheaton
Kathryn L. Wheaton, 79, died on Friday, April 15th at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas
She was born on December 14, 1936 to Royal and Wilhelmina (Rudginsky) Berggren in Menominee, Michigan.
Kathryn worked in many positions throughout her working career. She grew up on a farm and had a strong work...
Wenley Donald Bergman
Apr 5, 2016
Wenley “Bergie” Bergman, 86, of Newton passed away April 5, 2016. He was born to Minnie (Jantz) and Bernie Bergman on January 9, 1930 in Durham, Kansas at the family home. Wenley married Florene (Unruh) Bergman on August 3, 1952, together they had two children, Stephanie and Douglas. Wenley was devoted to his family, and will be deeply missed by...
Arnold Koehn
Apr 3, 2016
Arnold Koehn 86, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. He was born August 28, 1929 in Galva, Kansas to Peter W. and Clara (Nichols) Koehn. On January 29, 1950 he married Neoma Ruth Jantz and she survives.
Arnold is a member of Eden Church of God in Christ Mennonite Rural Burns, Kansas and...
Frances Hay
Apr 1, 2016
Life Sketch for Frances Ann (Linscheld) Hay
Frances Ann (Linscheid) Hay died April 1, 2016 at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton. She was born November 9, 1925 in Newton, KS to Ernest and Anna Linscheid. She had one sister Edith Mae. She was a 1943 graduate of Newton High School and attended Wichita State University majoring in Elementary...
Lillian E. Gilbert
Apr 1, 2016
Lillian Erna Folkerts Gilbert 96, died April 1, 2016 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. She was born November 1, 1919 in Timkin, Kansas to George and Margarita (Josefiak) Folkerts. On December 15, 1941 she married Max H. Gilbert at Pawnee Rock, Kansas and he preceded her in death. Lillian was an elementary school secretary for 16 years. She was...