Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Richard Wiens
Richard Henry Wiens, 61, died March 28, 2006. Services were Friday, March 31, at Hesston Mennonite Church, with John Murray officiating.
Sara Classen
Sara F. Classen, 83, died April 2, 2006 at her residence in Hesston.
Viola Birky
Viola Kathryn Birky, 85, died April 2, 2006 at her home in rural Foosland, Ill. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, at East Bend Mennonite Church in Fisher, Ill. Burial will be at the East Bend Mennonite Memorial Gardens.
Raymond Sommerfeld
Raymond Albert Sommerfeld, 84, died April 5, 2006 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater. Funeral services were held at April 8 at Protection Mennonite Church with Del Regier officiating.
Dr. Jay Benton
Jay S. Benton, 83, retired physician, died April 16, 2006 at Newton Medical Center.
Alta Belillo
Alta Faye Belillo, 83, died April 25, 2006 at Schowalter Villa.
Elmer Decker
Elmer Joseph Decker, 92, died at Schowalter Villa on Wednesday, April 26, 2006.
Winnie Ludwig
Winifred “Winnie” E. Ludwig, 85, died April 30, 2006 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
Helen Neumann
Helen Neumann, 83, died May 8, 2006 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. She was the mother of Susan Lamb of Hesston.
Adin Holdeman
Adin F. Holdeman, 90, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Moundridge.
Arnold Oetinger
Arnold Oetinger, 59, of Newton, died on Feb. 3, 2005 at Newton Medical Center.
Conway Davis
Conway Max Davis, 79, died on Feb. 4, 2005 at his home in Walton.
Peter Kaufman
Peter R. Kaufman, 93, of Hesston, died on Feb. 8, 2005 at Newton Medical Center.
Jack P. Murry
Jack P. Murry, 71, of Hesston, died on Feb. 17, 2005, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Wichita.
Ben Haury, 19
Ben Haury, 19, Topeka, died on Feb. 21, 2005.
Loretta J. Latta, 55
Loretta J. Latta, 55, died on Feb. 23, 2005, at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Wilbur E. Selzer, 87
Wilbur E. Selzer, 87, died on Feb. 26, 2005, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
Elva E. Wenger
Elva E. Wenger, 90, of Newton, died on March 5, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Moundridge.
Ezra Richard Erb
Ezra Richard Erb, 83, died on March 4, 2005, at Southwestern Memorial Hospital in Weatherford, Okla.
Johnny H. Dirks
Johnny H. Dirks, 92, died on March 6, 2005, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
Arnold Goertz
Arnold E. Goertz, 80, of Buhler, died on March 14, 2005, at Hutchinson Hospital.
Helena Friesen
Helena Friesen, 82, died on March 24, 2005, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
Kurt Ford
Kurt Andrew Ford, 38, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at Newton Medical Center.
Fred Dirks Jr.
Fred Dirks Jr., 81, died on April 6, 2005, at Newton Medical Center.
Kurt Ford
Kurt Andrew Ford, 38, died on April 9, 2005, at Newton Medical Center. He was killed in the line of duty.
Louis C. Stika Sr.
Louis C. Stika Sr., 89, of Hesston, died on April 10, 2005, at the St. Francis campus of Via Christi in Wichita.
Edna C. Niehage
Edna C. Niehage, 90, died on April 18, 2005, at Memorial Home in Moundridge.
Arthur S. ‘Bud’ Holopirek
Arthur S. “ Bud” Holopirek, 81, died on April 30, 2005, at his residence in La Crosse.
Joleen J. Burns
Joleen J. Burns, 57, died on April 28, 2005, at the St. Francis campus of Via Christi Regional Medical Center.
Louise Krehbiel
Louise Krehbiel, 86, died on April 29, 2005, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita.
Bethene Kae (Nebel) Stewart
Bethene Kae (Nebel) Stewart, 46, died on April 30, 2005, at her home in Tucson, Ariz.
Eldon C. Goering
A memorial service will be held for Eldon C. Goering at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2005, at Bethel College Mennonite Church in North Newton.
