October 2022

Fern L. Reimer, 94, passed away on October 11, 2022 at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler.

Floyd E. “Skippy” Garnett, 84, died Wednesday (October 12, 2022) at his home in Newton, Ks. He was born on January 5, 1938 in Newton, the son of Harry and Edna Rose Dickinson Garnett. A lifelong resident of Newton, he graduated from Newton High School in 1956 where he played football, basketball and was on the track team. He later attended Bethel College where he played football. “Skippy” married Winnifred P. Rawlins on January 23, 1959 in Wichita, Kansas. They were longtime members of Hall’s Chapel A.M.E. Church in Newton. He was inducted into the Newton High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018. He had been a Foreman at the Harvey County Road & Bridge Department for many years and was involved with the development of East Lake. After retiring from the county, he went to work for Rhoades Construction Company. Survivors include his wife Winnifred of the home; two sons Eldon Garnett of Wichita and Steven Garnett with his wife Deana of Salina; daughter Dee Garnett of Kansas City, Mo.; one sister Jeri Lynn Tipton of Kansas City, Mo.; and three grandchildren Jeffrey Garnett, Latoyia Garnett, and Jayden Roberts. Mr. Garnett is preceded in death by his parents; three brothers Clayton, Norris and William; and six sisters, Clara Whitmore, Eilene Boyd, Rose Marie Foster, Brenda Harvey, Rosetta and Harriet. The casket will be open at the funeral home on Thursday (Oct. 20) between 1:00 and 5:00 P.M., and Friday (Oct. 21) between 9:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M., where the family will receive friends between 6:00 and 7:30 P.M. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday (Oct. 22) at the Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in Newton. Condolences may be left at www. broadwaycolonialfh.com. Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton, Ks.

Nancy Ann McFarlane, 84, died Thursday (October 13, 2022) at the home of her daughter in Newton, Kansas. She was born on May 3, 1938 in Newton, the daughter of Morris and Alice Billings Hogan. Nancy attended Newton schools, graduating from Newton High School. She married Walter James McFarlane on January 24, 1956 in Newton.

Lora “Maurine” Voth Regehr was born to Wilhelm “William” Cornelius Voth and Matilda Kliewer Voth on July 12, 1931 and died on September 15, 2022. A memorial service for Maurine will be Sunday afternoon October 23rd, 2022 at 3:00pm at Faith Mennonite Church, Newton Kansas.

Roberta Senner Hofer, 74, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on October 5, 2022. The cause was complications from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Roberta was born to Robert and Rachel Epp Senner in Newton, Kansas, on April 8, 1948. She grew up in Buhler, Kansas, where she joined her siblings John and Rachel, followed by her brother Stan. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Bethel College in N. Newton, Kansas, like her parents, grandparents, and older siblings before her. In 1970, after earning a degree in Art, Roberta acted upon her dream to go to Europe. Rod Hofer, a Bethel friend who was working for the Red Cross in Yugoslavia, secured her an au pair position in Ljubljana, where she was able to explore the beautiful city with its castle on the hill. During the summer she lived on the Croatian island of Hvar before joining Rod and his parents in Germany for a month-long tour of Western Europe in his new VW beetle. To this day, Rod claims that Roberta traveled halfway around the world just for him. Roberta and Rod were married on December 27, 1971, and moved to Lawrence, Kansas. Other than brief stints in Pennsylvania and Thailand, Roberta called Lawrence home for the rest of her days. Roberta and Rod started their family with the adoption of Alexandra in 1978, followed by the birth of Timothy in 1979 and Elise in 1982. She was a volunteer English instructor at Small World, an organization that helped international women and their preschool children adapt to a new culture. In 1984, the family moved to Bangkok, Thailand for six months, where Rod served as a Water Quality Advisor to the Royal Thai Government. Roberta homeschooled and cared for their three children, ages 6 and under, navigating the bustling streets by bus, taxi, and tuk-tuk. With her children in school, Roberta matriculated at the University of Kansas and earned a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics in 1991. She worked as a lecturer at the KU Applied English C