Gerald L. Newton, age 83, entered into rest on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the Stormont Vail Health Care Center in Topeka, Kansas. He was born June 4, 1936, in Cloud County, Kansas, to Alonzo Wilferd and Adeline Marie (Breault) Newton.
On November 6, 1955, he married Lois May Sallman at the Concordia Lutheran Church. She preceded him in death on January 22, 2017.
He worked for Martin Tractor Company in Topeka, Kansas, as a mechanic.
He is survived by a son, Raymond Newton, a daughter, Diana Edwards, all of Topeka; a daughter, Susan Barnard (Ronald), Parkville, Mo.; a son, Steven Newton (Mary), Gardener, Kan.; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; brothers, Dale Newton (Elaine), Don Newton, Gale Newton (Mary), Jim Newton; sisters, Shirley Andrews, Betty (D.A.) Hanson.
He was preceded in death by his wife Lois, parents, Alonzo and Marie, brother, Rex Newton, infant sister, Lois Newton.
Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service will be held at a later time. Private Inurnment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia.
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