Obituaries
Clarence O. Webb
Sep 4, 2015
Clarence O. Webb 93, died Friday, September 4, 2015 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. He was born July 19, 1922 in Faye, Oklahoma to Samuel and Della (Minor) Webb. He was married to Betty L. Webb and she preceded him death on February 14, 2012. Clarence was a longtime active and faithful member of the Second Baptist Church...
Carmaleta Russell Slater
Aug 31, 2015
Carmaleta Ann “Russell” Slater, age 79 of Wichita, KS. Passed Away at Westview NH Derby, KS. on August 31, 2015.
Born in Poughkeepsie, AR. She was the Daughter of Lige and Amy Luella “Jones” Russell. She was a Wife, Homemaker, Seamstress, and Member of Unity Missionary Baptist Church in Wichita, KS.
Survivors include 3 Children, Son Lige A. Slater his...
Missey D. Lucas
Aug 27, 2015
Missey D. Lucas 60, died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Newton Medical Center. She was born July 25, 1955.
A gathering and visitation with the family will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday September 1, 2015 at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel.
Missey is survived by her husband Victor Burns of Newton and sons: Christopher Deniger of Newton and Tony...
Celesta Gaede
Aug 26, 2015
Celesta Gaede, 70, of Newton died on August 26, 2015. She was born to Estelle and LD Bucher in Greeley, Colorado on March 19, 1945. Celesta and Gene Gaede married on July 29, 1960 in Newton, Kansas. She and Gene had two children, Robert and Becky. The family took many trips to Colorado, several of which were to Estes Park,...
Irene M. Chandler
Aug 25, 2015
Irene May Chandler, Born August 21, 1931 in Saskatchewan, Canada and died August 25, 2015 in Newton, KS. Her parents were Pete and Tilly Ratzlaff. When she was in her teens her family moved to Oregon where she graduated from high school. She then moved with her family to Oklahoma. She attended college in Alva, OK. She married Calvin Chandler...
Robert “Bob” Scheffler
Aug 22, 2015
Robert (Bob) Lynn Scheffler, 65, of Newton, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 at his home.
Bob was born February 10, 1950 in Newton, Kansas to James and Evelyn (Gatz) Scheffler. He graduated from Newton High School in 1968 and from Southwestern College in 1972. On September 1, 1979, he married Vickie (Granaas) Scheffler. Bob was employed as a...
Hazel Abrahams
Aug 21, 2015
Life Sketch for Hazel F. Abrahams
Hazel F. Abrahams, 95, died on August 21, 2015 at Sandpiper Bay Nursing Home in Wichita, Kansas.
Hazel was born on February 7, 1920 to Carl and Agnes (Davidson) Porter in Cimarron, Kansas.
Hazel was married to Elmer Abrahams on January 14, 1946 in Newton, Kansas. He preceded her in death.
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Rosalee Campbell
Aug 20, 2015
Life Sketch for Rosalee Irene Campbell
Rosalee Irene Campbell, 84, died on August 20, 2015 in Wichita, Kansas.
Rosalee was born on January 7, 1931 in Luray, Kansas to Floyd and Veda (Reed) King.
Rosalee was married to James Lee Campbell. He passed away on March 19, 2010. They were long-time residents of Newton, KS.
Rosalee...
Betty Degrado-Mosiman
Aug 17, 2015
Betty DeGrado-Mosiman born May 17, 1922, in Reasnor, Iowa, died on August 17, 2015 in Newton, Kansas. She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Charles DeGrado & Wilbur Mosiman. She is survived by daughters, Jan & Monte Zinn, Joyce & Bernie Schorn; sons, Vince & Melanie Gilbertson-DeGrado, John & Diane DeGrado, Jerry & Deidre DeGrado; 19 Grandchildren; and...
Ezra Magnus Fuller
Aug 17, 2015
Ezra Magnus Fuller, died on August 17, 2015 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO.
Christopher Leon Horn
Aug 15, 2015
Life Sketch for Christopher Leon Horn
Christopher Horn died on Saturday, August 15th in Manzanita, Oregon. Christopher was born on June 18, 1995 to Merle Horn and Darcy Eason Plenert.
Christopher was a young man full of life and adventure. He was deeply committed to whatever he did. One of his loves was long boarding with his friends. ...
Vera Johns
Aug 15, 2015
Vera M. Johns 83, died, Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Comfort Care Home in Newton, Kansas. She was born August 22, 1931 in Valley Center, Kansas to George and Eva (Schuessler) Bastow. On November 19, 1947 she married Glenn Johns and he preceded her in death. Vera was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and was a leader in...
Charlene Beacham
Aug 13, 2015
Charlene Beacham of Sedgwick, Kansas died August 13, 2015. She was born to Zona and Elmer Kendall on July 16, 1956 in Wichita, Kansas. Charlene is remembered by her family as a devoted mother, wife and grandmother whom was always willing to help and care for others. She worked as an LPN for nearly 20 years at different facilities, one...
Viola Ediger
Aug 11, 2015
Viola Ediger:
Viola Edna Duerksen Ediger was born on August 27, 1922, on the west side of Lake Inman on the Wiens farm (3 mi E & about 1 mi N of Inman), which belonged to her Grandpa, CJ Wiens, because that was the farm that Grandpa Wiens had put his daughter Marie on.
She had 3 sisters, Louise,...
Susan Claassen
Aug 4, 2015
Susan Louise Claassen, 57, passed away August 4th at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. Susan had lived with multiple sclerosis from early adulthood and ultimately died from complications of this disease. Susan graduated from Newton High School in 1976, earned a degree in Personnel Management from Kansas University in 1980, and was a graduate of the Hesston School of Nursing...
Susan L. Claassen
Aug 4, 2015
Susan Louise Claassen, 57, passed away August 4th at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. Susan had lived with multiple sclerosis from early adulthood and ultimately died from complications of this disease. Susan graduated from Newton High School in 1976, earned a degree in Personnel Management from Kansas University in 1980, and was a graduate of the Hesston School of Nursing...
Fawn Manring
Aug 4, 2015
William “Fawn” Manring 80, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at his Newton residence. He was born December 30, 1934 in Newton, Kansas to William A. and Laura K. (Stewart) Manring. On August 14, 1953 he married Edwarda Leffingwell and she preceded him in death on November 5, 2013. Fawn served his country in the U.S. Army as Chaplain’s Assistant and...
Howard Snider
Aug 2, 2015
Howard Mervin Snider, 92, Bethel College Professor Emeritus, died at his North Newton home on Sunday, Aug. 2. He was born on March 19, 1923, in Guernsey, Saskatchewan, to Clemens and Samantha (Biehn) Snider. He had two older sisters and a younger brother.
The family farm was a substation in the experimental farm system of the Canadian Department of Agriculture....
Sandra K. Richey
Jul 30, 2015
Sandra K. Richey 61, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at her Halstead residence. She was born December 21, 1953 in Overland Park, Kansas to James and Mildred (Cochran) Anderson. She married Dennis J. Moore and later Richard L. Richey and they both preceded her in death.
Sandra is survived by her daughter Ada Moore of Newton, KS and her...
Catherine M. Scheffler
Jul 29, 2015
Catherine M. Scheffler, 91, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. Catherine was born July 13, 1924 in Colwich, Kansas to Balthasar and Katherine (Girrens) Lies. She married Arthur J. “Art” Scheffler on November 26, 1946 in Newton, Kansas. He preceded her in death on November 30, 1999. In her retirement, Catherine moved...