Joshua Aaron Ribble, 42, died on Sept.
30, 2022, at NMC Health in Newton.
He was born on April 1, 1980, in
Belleville, Ill., the son of Dale and Caroline (Foat) Ribble. He
attended Newton Bible Christian School, Berean Academy and Parkview
Christian School in Lincoln, Neb., where he graduated from with the
class of 1998. Josh would later attend Butler Community College.
On June 17, 2000, Josh was united in
marriage to Jaci Smith in Newton. The couple celebrated 22 years of
marriage this year.
For the past 15 years, Josh was
employed as grind shop lead at Harlow Aerostructures in Wichita.
Josh attended the Newton Christian
Church in Newton. For several years, Josh and Jaci lovingly opened
their home and fostered children.
Josh enjoyed attending Chloe and
Caity?s dance recitals and taking recital videos. Josh loved
photography and had a gift for capturing beautiful scenes ? though
his favorite photos usually involved his family. When he wasn?t
creating videos or taking photos, you could find him playing computer
games with his girls or fixing computers.
Josh is survived by his wife, Jaci
Ribble; daughters, Chloe and Caity Ribble; parents, Dale and Caroline
(Foat) Ribble; brothers, Jon Ribble and Dan Ribble; sisters, Raychel
Hurdle and Beth Ann Bennett; and numerous other friends and family
members.
A celebration of life will be at 11
a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 at Newton Christian Church, 210
Southport Drive in Newton.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Chloa and Caity Ribble College Fund at Union State Bank.
