Roadside Crosses in Harvey County, Kansas
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
Many roadside memorials have been placed in Harvey County over the years. Many more deaths from vehicle accidents were never marked by a roadside cross.
This page is dedicated to the memory of those whose lives were effected by these roadside accidents in Harvey County. Information for this page was derived from the book, Sudden Stops: Roadside Crosses in Harvey County by Darren McMannis.
Unknown Man
Halstead Road 3 miles south of Halstead / Bentley Man Dies In Wreck A 31-year-old Sedgwick County man was killed Saturday evening (April 3, 1994) in a single-vehicle accident about 3 miles south of Halstead on Halstead Road, authorities said. The man, a resident of...
Wayne Seiler
3 miles NE of Burrton / Burrton Man Killed in One-Vehicle Accident One man was killed and another was injured late Monday in a one-vehicle accident northeast of Burrton, Harvey County Sheriff Galen Morford said. The fatality victim was identified as Wayne F. Seiler,...
Michelle Rodriguez
800 N Walnut – Newton.
Rajondea Irene Koerperich
100 Block of N. Walnut – Newton.
Patricia Smith
CR560 at TR827 / Mrs. Patricia L. (Grunert) Smith, 32, of Walton Rt. 1, a certified nurse aide at Friendly Acres, was killed late Sunday afternoon (April 11, 1982) in an automobile accident The accident occurred late Sunday afternoon on TR827, about 60 yards south of...
Jean Sutherland
Newton Accident Victim Serious Dallas Matzenbacher, 25, Newton, who was injured in a July 21 car accident in Sedgwick County, is not in serious condition at Wichita Osteopathic Hospital. His condition was changed from critical on Sunday. Another passenger in the...
Norman Thornhill, Jr.
County Road 576 one-half mile east of CR785 – south of Burrton.
Carlton Schroeder
Carlton L. Schroeder, 50, Route 1, Parker, Kan., formerly of Newton, died Monday (Dec. 5, 1977) from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born July 11, 1927, in Newton, the son of Marvin and Anna Schroeder. He had been an air traffic controller with...
Alvin Warkentin
Newton Man Dies A 65-year-old retired Newton man died Sunday afternoon in a traffic accident east of Newton that apparently resulted from a heart attack, investigating officers said. Dead is Alvin Wakentin, 211 SE 11th, who was pronounced dead on arrival at Bethel...
LaVerne Friesen
LaVerne R. Friesen LaVerne R. Friesen, 50, Buhler, one of the world's foremost photographers, died early Thursday at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. His death was from injuries suffered in an automobile accident August 30 west of Hesston. He was born February 12,...
