Arlene Marie Newell

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Arlene Marie Newell, age 86, passed away at her home in Gilbert, Arizona on September 10, 2023.

She was born on January 18, 1937, to Leo and Mary Desmarteau in Damar, Kansas.

She met Robert Henry Newell in Damar, Kansas. The couple was married in June of 1954 and remained in love until death. They began their life in Hill City, Kansas.

Arlene spent some of her best years loving students and staff at the Hill City Grade School library. Arlene retired from Hill City Grade School and moved with Robert to Arizona to enjoy retirement. Arlene loved to quilt, and go dancing, but most of all, loved cooking for large crowds of family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Henry Newell, and is survived by her six children Stan (Lori) Newell-Monticello Ill., Cindy (Lance) Wise-Gilbert Ariz., Joyce (Randy) Maley-Queen Creek Ariz., Myra (John) Doxon-Gilbert Ariz., and Galen (Lori) Newell and Brenda (Tyler) Kobler both of Wichita; grandchildren Kiley Owen, Casey Newell, Kelly Smith, Lindsey Dunton, Sally Chase, Ashley Holt, Adam Doxon, Kayla Nelson, Chris Newell, Nicole Mannion, Carlie Honas, Trey Kobler, and Brody Kobler; and 29 great-grandchildren.

Services at Mountain View Funeral Home were held on Wednesday, September 13 in Gilbert, Ariz., and a Catholic Mass will be held in Damar, Kansas at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2023.