Larry Berndt

Larry Berndt, age 67, departed this life on Sunday, February 28, 2021 in Beloit, Kansas following a lengthy illness.

Larry Dean Berndt was born February 26, 1954, in Concordia, Kansas, to Harlan and Mildred Berndt. He was raised in Glasco, Kansas, and graduated with the class of 1972. Upon graduating, he attended North Central Kansas Area Vocational Technical School in Beloit, Kansas. He graduated with a degree in agriculture in 1974.

With a long-time love for the land, Larry spent his life farming and raising cattle in and around the Glasco area. As a lifelong resident of Glasco, Larry took great pride in becoming the third generation of the Berndt Family to farm in the Solomon River Valley area.  He loved the area and loved to spend time on the farm and in the fields. He farmed for many years until health issues caused him to retire.

Throughout his life, he enjoyed collecting and sharing stories with friends and family and was widely considered to be the family historian, he always had a tale of adventure or a joke for his six nieces and nephews and shared many laughs around a good meal.

Better known as Seymour to many of his friends, Larry never knew a stranger and always had fun learning more about people and sharing stories. A favorite memory of Larry's was his adventure along with friends from Glasco, as they traveled to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Larry is preceded in death by his mother, Mildred and father, Harlan. He is survived by his four siblings: Michael (Suzanne) Berndt of Venice, Florida; Janet (John) Siler of Belmont, North Carolina; James (Patty) Berndt of Centralia, Missouri and Phillip (Stacey) Berndt) of Topeka, Kansas; six nieces and nephews: Yvonne Berndt of Centralia, Missouri; Nathan Siler of Richmond, Kentucky; Allison Siler Capps of Oxford, North Carolina; Erica Berndt Shaffer of Centralia, Missouri; Torey Berndt of Kansas City, Missouri and Chance Berndt of Phoenix, Arizona; and seven great nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, March 19, at the Roberts Family Funeral Home in Beloit. Interment of his ashes will follow at the Glasco Cemetery. Friends may sign the book from 9 AM to 5 PM Thursday, March 18 at the Roberts Family Funeral Home in Beloit. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Glasco VFW.