Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Rosa Lee Strawderman
(May 31, 1933 - March 24, 2012)
ROSA LEE STRAWDERMAN, 78, of Newton, died Saturday (March 24, 2012) at her home.
She was born on May 31, 1933 in McPherson, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Lena Bell Stewart Kail. She was raised in McPherson, moving with her family to El Dorado, Ks., while in Junior High School.
Rosa Lee moved to Newton in 1962. She married
James Leonard Strawderman that same year in Oklahoma, returning to Newton to live. They enjoyed being part of the Tuesday Morning Bowling League at Eastgate Bowl for many years.
Survivors include her son James Keys of San Francisco, Calif.; daughter Jeri Mosiman of Lawton, Okla.; two grandchildren Nick Mosiman of Newton and Callie Stephens of Overland Park, Ks.
Rosa Lee is preceded in death by her parents; husband Jim on November 1, 1995; brothers Billy Joe Kail and James Robert Kail; and sister Dorothy Ann Barr.
At Mrs. Strawderman’s request, no services will be held as cremation has been effected.
A memorial has been established with the Newton Public Library, contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.
Lynn Penner
d. April 28, 2015
Hillsboro – Lynn Penner, 85, died April 28, 2015 at Bethesda Home in Goessel. He was born February 26, 1930 to William and Biena (Ewert) Penner at Hillsboro. He was U.S.D. 410 Transportation Maintenance Superviser. He married
Elva Funk September 21, 1951 at Brudertahl. Survivors include: wife, Elva Penner of Hillsboro; son Gary (Terri) Penner of Rural Hillsboro; daughters, Linda (Morris) Ewert of Rural Goessel, Diane (Kent) Jost of Hesston; 7 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2015 at The Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro officiated by Pastor Brian Allan and Pastor Clint Seibel. Interment will follow after the funeral at Haven of RestCemeteryrural Hillsboro. Family will receive guests from 6 to 8 Friday at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Memorials to Hillsboro Community Foundation Impact Fund in care of Jost Funeral Home P.O. Box 266 Hillsboro, KS 67063.
Orpha M. Zimmerman
Orpha M. Zimmerman, 90, died Friday (March 29, 2002) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
She was born Oct. 20, 1911, in Harper to Jacob J. and Lizzie (Troyer) Zimmerman. She was a registered nurse. She graduated from La Junta (Colo.) Mennonite Hospital School of Nursing and was employed as a registered nurse in Harper, LaJunta, Colo., and Glenwood Springs, Colo.
She moved to Hesston in 1981. She was a member of Hesston Mennonite Church.
Survivors include: a sister, Alta Hostetler of Hesston; 10 nephews; and four nieces.
Service was Tuesday (April 2) at Schowalter Villa Chapel. Burial was Tuesday in Crystal SpringsCemeterynear Harper.
Memorials have been established with Schowalter Villa in care of Miller Funeral Home in Hesston.
Charlene Ann Janzen
d. July 26, 2015
Hillsboro – Charlene Ann Janzen, 70, died July 26, 2015 at Manor Care of Wichita. She was born January 10, 1945 to Charles Fredrick and Rosalene Adella (Higgens) Stinchcomb at Clearcreek Township in Marion County, Kansas. She married
Ralph W. Janzen June 14, 1964 at Marion. Survivors include: husband, Ralph W. Janzen of Hillsboro; sons, Raymond W. (Anne) of Hillsboro, Corey L. (Julie) of Rural Hillsboro; brothers, Charles L. (Barbara) of Russell, Mike (Emma) of Solomon, Blaine (Bonnie) of Canadian, Texas; sister, Susie (Richard) Mueller of Mentor, Kansas; her father, Charles Fredrick Stinchcomb of Marion; 6 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. Predeceased by her son, Kenneth A in 2014, and one brother Robert. Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at The Hillsboro United Methodist Church officiated by Pastor Morita Truman. Family will receive guests from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the Church on Wednesday. Interment will be at Haven of RestCemeteryrural Hillsboro. Memorials to Diabetes Assoc. or The Church in care of Jost Funeral Home P.O. Box 266 Hillsboro, KS 67063.
AGNES MAE ROY
Agnes Mae Roy, 90, Lenexa, (formerly of Shawnee) died Saturday (June 1, 2002) at the Lakeview Village Health Center, Lenexa. She was the mother of Sandra Dreier of Newton.
Family graveside services were 10 a.m. Tuesday (June 4) at the Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. A memorial service at 11 a.m. Tuesday was held at the Shawnee United Methodist Church. Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to either the Lakeview Village Foundation, 9100 Park, Lenexa, KS 66215 or the Shawnee United Methodist Church, 10700 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, KS 66203.
Mrs. Roy was born May 25, 1912, in Minneapolis, Ks., to Lawrence L. and Bessie (Kresge) Sams. She was a graduate of Culver High School and attended Kansas Wesleyan University.
She was a former teacher and had served for over 20 years as secretary at Nieman Elementary School. Mrs. Roy was a member of the Johnson Co. Retired Teachers Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Wilber Roy on Nov. 7, 1991, two brothers and one sister.
Other survivors include two other daughters, Sharon Vojtko, Grand Junction, Colo., and Marilyn Roy, Shawnee; four sisters, Velma Sams, Salina, Margaret Vlcek, San Diego, Calif., Lois Valle, West Milford, N.J., and Bethel Jilka, Hill City; two brothers, Vaden Sams, Culver, and Lawrence Sams, Salina; five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Irvin D. Schroeder
d. May 14, 2013
Hillsboro – Irvin D. Schroeder, 90, died May 14, 2013 at Parkside Home in Hillsboro. He was born July 23, 1922 to Peter David and Katherine (Kim) Schroeder rural Buhler. He married
Mildred Regier June 11, 1944 at Hebron Mennonite Church, Buhler, Kansas. He owned Irv Schroeder County Motors. Survivors include: son, Bruce D. (Jan) Schroeder of Rural Hillsboro; 3 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Predeceased by his wife in 2009 and a daughter, Beverly A. Schroeder in 2006. Celebration of Life service 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013 at First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro. Graveside service 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Buhler Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 8 Friday at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Memorials to Trojan Booster Club in Care of the Funeral Home.
Lois M. Roth
(January 12, 1928 - March 3, 2012)
LOIS M. ROTH, 84, of Newton, died Saturday (March 3, 2012) at the Newton Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday (March 7, 2012) at the Church of the Nazarene in Newton. Interment will be in the Whitewater Cemetery, Whitewater, Ks.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Tuesday evening 7:00 til 8:30pm.
Survivors include her husband Ted of Newton; sons Karl of Australia, Mike and John of Newton; daughters Jeannie Frost of Gore, Ok., Margie Roth of Newton, Julie Ross and Kristie Swift of Wichita, Fritzie Hatfield of Burns; 22 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren.
A memorial has been established with The Gideons and Caring Hands Humane Society of Newton, contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.
Pete Peters
d. May 15, 2015
Hillsboro – Pete Peters, 86, died May 15, 2015 at Parkside Home in Hillsboro. He was born August 3, 1928 to Herbert and Anna (Neufeld) Peters at Hillsboro. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for many years. He married
Joanne Rash January 18, 1956 in Newton. Survivors include: wife, Joanne Peters of Newton; daughter, Betty Schmidt of Gypsum; sister, Randy Kessler of Moundridge, Merilyn Peters of Plainville, Kansas; 3 grandchildren. Celebration of Life Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro officiated by Pastor Gary Peters. Interment at Lehigh MennoniteCemeteryrural Lehigh, Kansas. Memorials to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in care of Jost Funeral Home P.O. Box 266 Hillsboro, Kansas 67063.
Vernon F. Dreier, 70
Vernon F. Dreier, 70, of Hesston, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
He was born on Nov. 29, 1945, in the Newton, the son of Delbert F. and Dorothy May Steiner Dreier.
Vernon graduated from Moundridge High School in 1963, and later from Bethany College. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1968 until 1971, where he was a musician at the NATO Base in Naples, Italy.
Vernon married
Jeanne Ratzlaff on July 15, 1972, in Henderson, Nebraska. They had lived in Newton and Kansas City for a short time before settling in Hesston.
For 20 years, Vernon was an instrumental music teacher. In 1978, he started Dreier’s Lawn Sprinkler Service which he operated until 2014. He was a lifelong member of the Highland Trinity United Church of Christ Church. He was an avid golfer and a member of a trumpet trio, “Generations II”. Vernon loved being with his family, his most meaningful times was spent with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanne of the home; son Mike Dreier and wife Amy of Lindsborg; daughters Joanna Bjerum and husband John of Newton and Angie Dreier of Boulder, Colorado; brothers Galen Dreier of Newton and Curtis Dreier of Hot Springs, Arkansas; sisters Luella Deane Frey of Newton and Yvonne Messamore of Ft. Smith, Arkansas and four grandchildren, Nicholas and Ryan Dreier, Davy and Lina Bjerum.
Vernon is preceded in death by his parents and brother, LeRoy D. Dreier.
Graveside services and interment were held Saturday, March 12, at the Highland ChurchCemeteryfollowed by the memorial services at the Highland Trinity United Church of Christ, rural Newton.
A visitation with family was held Friday, March 11.
A memorial has been established with the Vern Dreier Memorial Fund to which will be used for the Good Samaritan Fund of the church or for a Scholarship Fund for instrumental band students at Hesston High School. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
LaVada Hagen
d. June 29, 2015
Hillsboro – LaVada Hagen, 84, died June 29, 2015 in Hillsboro. She was born March 7, 1931 to Otto and Miriam (Reuscher) David in Hillsboro. She married
Lewis Hagen December 20, 1954 in Hillsboro. She was a hair dresser. Survivors include: husband, Lewis Hagen of Hillsboro; son, John (Marlene) Hagen of Rural Inman; daughters, Coleen (Murray) Koop of Hillsboro, Tamera (Kenneth) Ollenburger of Hillsboro; brother, Fred (Doris) David of Hillsboro; sisters, Vera David-Beach of Hillsboro, Darlene Helberg of Kissimmee, Florida; 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2015 at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro with Pastor Dave Plett officiating. Interment 10:00 a.m. Friday at Hillsboro M.B. Cemetery. Family will receive guests from 6 to 8 Thursday at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Memorials to Parkside Home in care of Jost Funeral Home P.O. Box 266 Hillsboro, KS 67063.
ALBERT G. HAHN
HESSTON — Albert G. Hahn, 92, died Wednesday (May 29, 2002) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
He was born Nov. 23, 1909, to Mr. and Mrs. Augusta Hahn. They preceded him in death. He married
Mildred J. Pierce Jan. 2, 1931, in Halstead. She preceded him in death July 3, 1998.
He was raised in Halstead and graduated from Halstead High School. He was an auto mechanic living in Lyons from 1934 to the mid 1950s. He then moved to Newton and worked at Stevens Spring Factory until retirement. He was a former member of the Lions Club. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Newton.
Survivors include: a daughter, Mary Joan Short of Newton; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
He also was preceded in death by: a daughter, Nancy Jane Jones; a brother; three sisters; and a granddaughter, Linda Kay Amick.
Funeral service was Saturday (June 1) at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton, with the Rev. Michael Keating of First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with First United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.
Anne Marie Yoder
d. June 5, 2015
Wichita – Anne Marie Yoder, 85, died June 5, 2015 at Hillsboro Community Hospital in Hillsboro. She was born April 8, 1930 to John and Ruth (Perrin) Breukelman at Emporia. She was a school teacher. Survivors include: sons, Denis (Kim) Yoder of Lawrence, Evan (Becki) Yoder of Rural Peabody; daughters, Carol (Blaine) Warkentine of Emporia, Felisa Osburn of Manhattan, KS, Geri Doll and Steve Harper of Valley Center; sisters, Betty (Claire) Schelske and Neysa Eberhard. Predeceased by her husband Robert Yoder in 1990 and a grand daughter, Shari Hylton. Celebration of Life service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church in Wichita. Memorials to Music Theater of Wichita in care of Jost Funeral Home P.O. Box 266 Hillsboro, KS 67063.
Richard L. Regier, 88
Richard L. Regier, 88, died March 5, 2016, at Newton Medical Center.
He was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Burrton, the son of Jacob L. and Ida (Ratzlaff) Regier.
On March 31, 1956, he married
Lorita Goering in Moundridge.
Richard was a member of Eden Mennonite Church, Moundridge.
He is survived by his wife, Lorita of Hesston; three daughters, Jeanne Grieser of Hesston, Lori (Rob) Parsons of Parker, Colorado and Sandra (Russell) Hall of McPherson; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, Orval (Leana) Regier of Buhler, Clifford (Marilyn) Regier of Buhler, and Clayton Regier of Denver, Colorado and sister, Linda Pauls of Buhler.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Erika Hall; a brother, Leland Regier; and a sister, Shirley Ediger.
A visitation was held March 7, at Moundridge Funeral Home. A memorial service was held March 8, at Eden Mennonite Church with Pastor Lee Suderman and Pastor Derek King officiating. Burial followed in Eden Mennonite Church Cemetery, Moundridge.
Memorials may be sent to Mennonite Central Committee or the American Heart Association, both in care of Moundridge Funeral Home, Moundridge.
