Obituary

Bertha Mae (Dyck) Toevs-- April 6, 1927 – January 3, 2010 Bertha M. Toevs 82, died Sun., Jan. 3 at Newton Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born Apr. 6, 1927 in Inman, KS to Abraham J. and Margaret (Schmidt) Dyck. Nov. 26, 1948 she married Herman Toevs in Buhler, KS. He survives of the home. She was an active member of the Bethel College Mennonite Church. Bertha graduated from Inman High School and attended Bethel College. She graduated from the Bethel Deaconess Nursing School as a Registered Nurse. After raising her children Bertha worked as a nurse for 17 years at Prairie View and as the Director of Nursing at Meadowlark Homestead both in Newton. In 1982 Bertha along with her husband opened the Breadbasket in downtown Newton. They later sold the business and it has continued to remain a landmark eating establishment in South Central Kansas. She was a 4-H leader and Youth leader at Emmaus Church. She also enjoyed sewing and quilting. She is survived by her husband Herman of the home; son and daughter- in- law Jim and Christine Toevs of rural Whitewater, KS; grandsons Jason and Joshua Toevs of rural Whitewater; sisters Rosella Toevs and Alma Ruth Dyck, both of North Newton, KS. Bertha was preceded in death by her parents; daughter Janet Rae Toevs and son Paul Toevs; two sisters, Hulda Enns and Lena Martens; and one brother, Abraham Dyck