Obituaries

Mary Kathryn (Yoder) Stucky, 95, died April 23, 2023. She was born June 29, 1927, to Eli T.

Mrs. Doris De Hoogh, age 89, of Orange City, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Orange City Area Health System, surrounded by loved ones.

Sasha Jean Brooks Kosminski, age 36, passed away December 16th, 2020. Sasha was born in Wichita, Kansas at Wesley Medical Center on August 24th, 1984. Sasha was a lifelong resident of Newton, Kansas where she grew up with her brother Daniel and attended school from kindergarten through high school. Sasha was always known to be a very quiet, shy and loving woman. She was always quick to help those around her providing comfort and friendship for those who needed her. Sasha loved animals. At any time, you could find her making friends and playing with multiple dogs. Any memorial donations can be sent to Caring Hands Humane Society of Newton, Kansas in her honor. Sasha was married to Andre Kosminski and they had a daughter, Kalie. Sasha is preceded in death by grandparents, Fred and Edith Spinden, Val and Louise Brooks and her brother Daniel Boone Brooks all of Newton. Sasha is survived by her parents Larry and Shirley Brooks, and her daughter Kalie Kosminski of Newton. As well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. A Memorial Service will be held at First Baptist Church of Newton, Kansas on Friday April 28, 2023 at 10:00 am. Broadway Colonial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. On-line condolences may be left www. broadwaycolonialfh.com

August 8, 1931 - February 4, 2023 Rita, the only daughter and the middle child of seven children, born to Henry and Katherine Sadowski, in Newton, Kansas on August 8, 1931, entered eternal life on February 4, 2023, at the age of 91. Rita grew up in Kansas on a small rural farm.

Mary Elizabeth Herr passed away at age 94, on April 19, 2023, in Hesston, Kansas. Mary was born on July 22,1928, in Plain City, Ohio, to Eli and Ida (Kaufman) Yutzy.

Gerald “Chris” Christensen, age 92, passed away on April 22, 2023. Gerald was born in rural Beverly, Kansas to Robert and May Christensen on January 31, 1931.

Vanessa J. Leite, PhD., passed away on April 7, 2023, after a short, yet courageous, battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones throughout her battle and at her passing. Her strength and grace during her cancer fight was profound and she never once complained or felt sorry for herself. Vanessa was born on May 16, 1978, to Armin and Elizabeth (Unruh) Klassen in Filadelfia, Paraguay. During her early years, you could always find her playing outside in the dirt with the dogs, playing with her friends, visiting at her grandparents’ house, getting treats from Oma, fixing something with Opa, or swimming in their pool (once we got all the frogs out of course). She had a wonderful childhood in Paraguay. In 1983, Vanessa, her mom, and her sisters, Tanya and Olivia, moved to Newton, KS. After living there a short time, her mom met and married Alcione (Al) Leite in 1984. This union brought Vanessa a brother and a favorite playmate, Dustin Leite. In 1986, Al adopted all three of the girls, and we all became the Leite Family. Throughout her life, Vanessa would make fast friends with anyone. Her sense of humor and shenanigans always made her someone that people gravitated towards. Her laugh was one of the BEST laughs ever and if you could get her laughing, it made you feel like you were on top of the world. The loss of her is felt deeply by hundreds of people, all who felt an intense connection to her. Vanessa loved to play sports, especially soccer, and was always stronger and faster than most of the boys. In fact, there were times, as a child, that people thought she was a boy because of how she dressed and behaved. Some of her favorite things to do were to ride her banana seat bike around town, play kick the can, climb trees, beat her siblings in Super Mario, make forts, and go mess around down by Sand Creek and hope that we didn’t fall in. She also enjoyed watching scary movies while one of her sisters sat on the stairs as a lookout for her parents, so she c

Jane Sandra Naylor 80, died, April 15, 2023 surrounded by her loving family at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. She was born April 17, 1942 in Chillicothe, Missouri to Frederick and Alma (Schiffendecker) Russell.