1915
Hester
2008
Hester F. Roles
May 12, 1915 — October 7, 2008
Hester Fern Caselman Roles, Beloit, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit at the age of 93 years, 4 months, and 26 days. She was born May 12, 1915, in Beloit to Benjamin and Elsa (Denton) Spatz.
After graduating from Beloit High School, she attended Kansas Wesleyan University for a year and then began teaching in rural grade schools in Mitchell County until her marriage to Charles Wesley Caselman on July 13, 1941. Their marriage produced two children, Julia May and Stephen, before Wesley was killed in action in World War II on June 6, 1944.
On October 13, 1946, Hester married Walter James Roles, a widower with a young daughter Judy. The family moved to the Roles farm north of Beloit, near the Jewell County line. They remained on the farm until Hester took a third grade teaching position at the Field Grade School and later at the Beloit Elementary School. She continued taking summer school classes at Kansas Wesleyan, graduating with a BS in Education in 1966, and earned her MS in Education from Fort Hays State in 1973. She retired from teaching in 1978.
Hester was an accomplished pianist and enjoyed singing, painting, and writing poetry. She was also noted for her chocolate chip cookies and her decorated angel food cakes. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and the First United Methodist Church in Beloit.
Hester was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband Charles Wesley Caselman in 1944; her second husband Walter James Roles in 2000; her sisters, Flossie Simpson, Mildred Gordanier, Annabelle Bourbon, Agnes Clark, and Verna Nugent; and her two brothers, Robert Spatz and Benjamin Spatz Jr.
Survivors include her daughters Julia Caselman of Topeka and Judy and her husband Lyle McHenry of Beloit; her son, Stephen and his wife Linda of Salina; eight grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Friday, October 10 at the McDonald Funeral followed by burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church.
After graduating from Beloit High School, she attended Kansas Wesleyan University for a year and then began teaching in rural grade schools in Mitchell County until her marriage to Charles Wesley Caselman on July 13, 1941. Their marriage produced two children, Julia May and Stephen, before Wesley was killed in action in World War II on June 6, 1944.
On October 13, 1946, Hester married Walter James Roles, a widower with a young daughter Judy. The family moved to the Roles farm north of Beloit, near the Jewell County line. They remained on the farm until Hester took a third grade teaching position at the Field Grade School and later at the Beloit Elementary School. She continued taking summer school classes at Kansas Wesleyan, graduating with a BS in Education in 1966, and earned her MS in Education from Fort Hays State in 1973. She retired from teaching in 1978.
Hester was an accomplished pianist and enjoyed singing, painting, and writing poetry. She was also noted for her chocolate chip cookies and her decorated angel food cakes. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and the First United Methodist Church in Beloit.
Hester was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband Charles Wesley Caselman in 1944; her second husband Walter James Roles in 2000; her sisters, Flossie Simpson, Mildred Gordanier, Annabelle Bourbon, Agnes Clark, and Verna Nugent; and her two brothers, Robert Spatz and Benjamin Spatz Jr.
Survivors include her daughters Julia Caselman of Topeka and Judy and her husband Lyle McHenry of Beloit; her son, Stephen and his wife Linda of Salina; eight grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Friday, October 10 at the McDonald Funeral followed by burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church.
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