Elizabeth "Bea" Fiene, 92, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Asbury Park in Newton. She was born November 15, 1919 in Hutchinson to Joseph Calvin and Elizabeth Mary Miller Wood. Bea and her family lived on a ranch in Lookout, Oklahoma. She graduated from high school in Freedom, Oklahoma.
She and her husband, Irvin John Fiene married December 22, 1957 in Wichita. They moved to Newton in September 1958 and later opened the J&B Market on High Street in Newton, which they operated for nearly 14 years.
After closing the store, Ben sold Avon for more than 30 years. She was an active member of East Side United Methodist Church and a volunteer for the American Cancer Society.
Surviving is her husband, John of Newton; daughter, Shari Miller and granddaughter, Kyana Miller of San Diego and granddaughters, Andria Christiansen; Elizabeth Hadden and Tamara Antoine and great grandson, Joshua Phillip Hadden, all of Newton. She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Phillip Irvin Fiene, all of Newton.
Funeral service will be September 18 at East Side United Methodist Church in Newton. Interment will be in Restlawn Gardens of Memory with a reception back at the church.
