Obituary

Bernadine V. Whitmire, 88, of Newton, died on Monday (July 2, 2012) at Kansas Christian Home in Newton.

She was born on Oct. 11, 1923, in Newton, the daughter of George A. and Katherine Hill Biesterfeld. Bernadine attended schools in Newton. She married Roy D. Whitmire on March 17, 1973, at the Lutheran Church parsonage in Hesston. He died on March 15, 2002. She later married Garlan Johnson in January 2006 in Newton. For several years, Bernadine operated a day care in her home. She was a member of the Meridian Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Garlan of the home; sons, Jerry Johnson of Topeka, and Dominick Gaglione of Oxford, Ga.; daughter, Pam Brown of Newton; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Bernadine also is survived by her stepchildren, Glenace Humphrey, Donald Johnson and Evonne Sawcinski, all of Newton, and Robert Johnson of Lyons; nine stepgrandchildren; and 10 stepgreat grandchildren. Bernadine was preceded in death by her parents; son, Phillip Gaglione; daughters, Candace Kester and Kimberly Ann Gaglione; brothers, Lowell L.Biesterfeld, Vernon E. Biesterfeld and Orren Biesterfeld; and sister, Georgina Neuhauser.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday (July 5, 2012) at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends between 4 and 5 p.m. A memorial has been established with Hospice Care of Kansas. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114. Arrangements
are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home of Newton.