Obituaries
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...
Paul M Quiring
Jan 13, 2025
When someone's sole existence is to make the world a better place one smile at a time, it makes one forget the craziness of this world.
Paul M. Quiring died on January 13, 2025, at the age of 49. He was born on May 14, 1975, in Garden City, Kansas to Leo and Jeanie Munoz. At three years of age, Paul...
Beverly D Keyser
Jan 10, 2025
Beverly D. (Kasper) Keyser 76 died January 10, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born March 27, 1949, in Escondido, California to Paul and Adena J (Eck) Kasper.
On February 14, 1976, she married Robert K Johann in Wichita, Kansas and he preceded her in death. She later married Robert M Keyser on May 18, 2010, in...
Kenton Hartman
Jan 9, 2025
Kenton Dale Hartman February 16, 1956 – January 8, 2025 Kent was a proud graduate of Newton High School and spent many dedicated years working at Boeing. He was known for his love of Kansas City Chiefs football and could always be found cheering for his team with passion. Kent was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Hartman and...
Bob D. Hiebert
Jan 6, 2025
Robert (Bob) D. Hiebert 84, died January 6, 2025, at Morris County Hospital in Council Grove, Kansas. He was born June 12, 1940, in Walton, Kansas to Bernard G. and Lizzie (Neufeld) Hiebert. On November 15, 1958, he married Barbara Julane Manning at Walton, and she survives of the home.
Bob retired as a captain in the Newton Fire Department after...
Vince Romero
Jan 6, 2025
Vincent "Vince" Romero, age 44, died unexpectedly at his residence in Andover, Ks.
He was preceded in death by his Grandparents, Yolanda & Marcelo Garcia, Uncle Frank Garcia, Aunt Evangelina Amparo Garcia and family friend Michael Gooden.
Survivors: Children, Ashlynn (Miguel) Romero, Tatum Glennie and Gage Hoesch. Mom and stepdad, Estela (Gerald) Garcia - Perry. Siblings, Michael (Pamela) Garcia, Bryanna (Michael) Romero....
Ethel Margaret Rickard
Jan 4, 2025
Ethel Margaret (Boucher) Rickard, 97, died on Saturday January 4, 2025, at Newton Presbyterian Manor where she has lived since 2013.
She was a longtime active member of First Presbyterian Church in Newton where she has held membership since the 1950’s.
Ethel, known by almost everybody as “Granny”, was born on April 25, 1927, in Douglass, Kansas to Charles and Lena (Zurbuchen)...
Anna Marie Harder
Jan 4, 2025
Anna Marie (Regier) Harder, 82 passed away surrounded by her children on Saturday January 4, 2025, at NMC Health in Newton, Kansas. She was born May 14, 1942 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital in Newton, Kansas to Carl C. and Katherine (Doerksen) Regier. In May of 1957, she was baptized at First Mennonite Church in Halstead, Kansas where her long and...
Crystal Ann Johnson-Morton
Jan 4, 2025
Crystal Ann Johnson- Morton 63, passed away January 4, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born May 15, 1961, in Las Vegas, Nevada to John Francis and Carroll (Palmer) Morton. On February 2, 1980, she married James Yoder in Hesston, and they had three children, Jessica, Zachery and Jacob.
Crystal is survived by 2 sons: Zachary (Kristen) Yoder and Jacob...
Dewayne Pauls
Jan 2, 2025
Dewayne Allen Pauls passed away on January 2, 2025 surrounded by his wife and children leaving behind a legacy of generosity, involvement and dedication to his church, community and to his friends and family. He also was a visionary who encouraged others to get involved with him.
Dewayne was born on April 9, 1937 to Henry and Marie Pauls of Inman,...
Marrietta J Buller
Dec 31, 2024
Marietta J. Buller, 85, died Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at NMC Health in Newton. She was born on January 20, 1939, in Wichita, Kansas to Edwin E. and Opal Irene Knoffloch. On August 14, 1960, she married Larry W. Buller in Wichita. They enjoyed 63 years of marriage, and he preceded her in death on November 30, 2023.
Following high school...
Kent Dove
Dec 29, 2024
Richard Kent Dove, beloved husband, brother, uncle, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, December 29, 2024, at the age of 79. He succumbed to complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma while under hospice care.
Kent was born April 26, 1945, at Axtell Christian Hospital in Newton, Kansas, to Richard “Dick” Dove and Sarah “Joan” (Kealiher)...
Gary Lee Davis
Dec 28, 2024
Gary L. Davis 84 died December 28, 2024, at NMC Health. He was born September 7, 1940, in Wichita, Kansas to William Sr. and Lucile (Gambel) Davis.
Gary was a retired manufacturing machinist where he worked at Cessna and Bunting Magnetics. In his retirement years he worked as a crossing guard at Sunset School in Newton.
Growing up Gary was active in...


