Kay Astelle, 87, of Newton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Park Centre Health Care, under the care of WesleyLife Hospice.

A funeral service for Kay will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. Friday until service time. Burial will be in Newton Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are being designated in Kay’s name to WesleyLife Hospice and may be left at the funeral home.

Kay, the son of John Francis and Signe Katheryn (Fosberg) Astle, was born May 8, 1925, near Logan, Utah, and was where he attended school. Kay served his country during World War II, with the U.S. Navy.