
The Cemetery provides information about their. Please sign her online guestbook and leave a memory of Verna at To plant memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Verna Harder, please visit our flower store. The Newton Greenwood Cemetery, located in Newton, KS, is a burial ground that offers funeral and burial services.

Memorial contributions in Verna’s name may be directed to the Ponca Bible Camp or Good Shepherd Hospice. The Celebration of Life will be live streamed on MCTV20LIVE at the time of the service. Private burial will be held in Green Valley Cemetery, Furley followed by a Celebration of Life service Friday March 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. Verna was the company’s bookkeeper, go-fer, and she put a lot of miles on the trucks she drove.Ī family and friends’ visitation will be held on Thursday March 24, 2022, from 6 to 8 p.m. The company later became known as Harder Construction. Carroll worked as a counselor and Verna in the kitchen.Ĭarroll and Verna started Harder Service in the early 1960’s. Ponca Bible Camp was a big part of their lives up until their sons were old enough to attend. While at Swiss Mennonite Church, both Carroll and Verna taught various age groups at many different times. Verna taught Sunday School and VBS while in high school and later was superintendent of the primary department when she was in college. They were married on May 4, 1957.Ĭarroll and Verna were long time active members of Swiss Church in Whitewater which is now Whitewater Community Church. This is where she met her husband, Carroll. After teachers’ college, she taught at Countryside School between Whitewater, Elbing and Potwin. She then attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia.

She attended high school at Hesston Mennonite Academy. She was involved in the Macon 4-H club and later was part of the first group of Gem Go Getters 4-H club. Verna grew up attending Gem School just down the road from where she grew up. Verna is survived by sons Randy (Lori) and David (Vicki) grandsons Todd (Jaime), Andrew (Lorisa) and Alex and great grandchildren Austin, Lillian, Sophie, Allison, Addyson, Gemma, and Reese. Verna was preceded in death by Carroll L.

Verna was born Verna Mae Chapple to George Harold Chapple and Anna Mary (Sommerfeld) Chapple on September 18, 1935. Harder, 86, of Newton passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday, March 20,2022. Memorials may be made to Meridian Baptist Church for Missions and left with Petersen Funeral Home.Verna M. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery Newton, Kansas. Visitation will be at Petersen’s Funeral home Sunday, February 13, 1-5PM with family 3-5PM. She was a homemaker and loving wife, of 64 years, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Rev Jerroll Martens daughter Robin Martens of Wichita son Rod and Holly of Wichita granddaughters India, Sydni and Audrey and great granddaughter, Anais.įuneral service will be held at Meridian Baptist Church, Newton, Kansas, Monday February 14 at 11AM. Alvina married Lawrence Koehn in 1947 at Newton, Kansas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her only sibling, Mrs. Matthews Episcopal Church, Newton, Harvey County, Kansas : organized 1876. Her own health issue made her sensitive of others with the same. Newton Cemetery Records Boot Hill Burial-baptismal records (1876 through 1999), St. She cared deeply for her immediate family as well as extended family. He was born on Decemin El Paso, Texas, the son of Robert.

She was a helpmate in each of the churches where they served. Newton - Robert 'Guero' Sandoval, Jr., 75, died Tuesday (August 24, 2021) at his home in Newton, Ks. She was trained in music and loved the songs of the Christian faith. Her life was given in ministry to her husband and family and as pastor’s wife for 60 years. Nursing was indeed a ministry for her, and many testified of her kind and tender care. She received the RN in nursing degree from Baptist School of Nursing and attended Bob Jones University. She received Christ as her Savior in early youth and dedicated her life to Him. She was born Maat Trumann, Arkansas to Jimmie and Frances Owens. Carolyn Martens, 82, of Newton Kansas went home to be with the Lord February 7, 2022, after an extended illness.
