Roselyn M. Villarreal
1934 - 2015 | Obituary
Roselyn M. Villarreal, 81, of Newton,
died Thursday (July 23, 2015) at the Newton Medical Center.
She was born on May 24, 1934 in Newton,
the daughter of Theodore L. and Mattie Jordan Rickman. Roselyn was
raised in Newton, the family later moved to Sylvia, Kansas where she
graduated from high school. She later attended college in Hastings,
Nebraska and the University of Kansas.
Roselyn married Louis Chester Scott,
they moved to California and lived until 1974 when she returned to
Newton. She later married Cephas "Pete" Villarreal on May
17, 1979 and they continued to live in Newton.
She had worked at the Railroad Saving
and Loan, Bethel Deaconess Hospital and later at the Newton Medical
Center for many years. Roselyn attended the First Christian Church in
Newton.
Survivors include her husband Pete of
the home; two sons Ted Scott and his wife Joni of Bothell, Washington
and Michael Scott and his wife Lisa of Newton; daughter Julia
Caldwell of Newton; five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
She is preceded in death by her
parents; two brothers Keith and Vernon Rickman; and two sisters
LeMoyne Jones and Jean Houston.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00
A.M., Monday (July 27, 2015) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home
with the Rev. Gary Bell officiating. Inurnment will be in the
Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
There will be no visitation or viewing
as cremation has been effected.
A memorial has been established with
the First Christian Church, contributions may be sent to Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
1934 - 2015 (81 years)