WICHITA, KS
Newman, Nona Gay (Cordes), 74, retired Daycare provider, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011. She was born in Elgin, Oregon, to Albert A. Cordes and Irene Elnora (Dunhan) Cordes. She is survived by her companion, Ron Marcotte; children, Linda (Don) Orvis, Patty (Clint) Schoonover and Donna (Greg) Pollock, all of Wichita; sisters, Kathleen Ross of Meade, KS and Mary Arrington of Pittsburgh, PA; grandchildren, Brock (Tina) Mosier, Tara (Robert Ellis) Mosier, Ariel (Kevin) White, Cyle Schoonover and Rachel Schoonover; great grandchildren, Nona Bravo and Augustine Ellis; many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her grandson Austin Pollock, great grandson Bryce Mosier, parents Albert & Irene Cordes and brothers Earl Cordes and Larry Cordes. Visitation 5-7 pm, Tuesday, August 30; Services 10 am, Wednesday, August 31, both at Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. Burial following the service at Kechi Township Cemetery. Memorials to Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, Ks 67202 and Kansas Humane Society, 3313 N. Hillside, Wichita, Ks 67219. Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center had charge.