Obituary Listings

Aug 8, 2020

Nancy Lou Foulke was born on May 7, 1946 to Ovid and Mable Gray of Beloit, Kansas. She peacefully passed away at her home in Beloit on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Nancy was 74 years old.

Nancy graduated from Beloit High School in the class of 1964. On May 18, 1965, Nancy was united in marriage to...

Aug 3, 2020

Hazel Lucille Peterson was born to Charles Sumner Johnson and Jessie Sproul Johnson on September 23, 1917 at Moreland, Kansas. She left this life peacefully to meet her Lord and savior on Monday night, August 3, 2020 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. She was 102 years old.

After her father's death in 1924, Hazel, her sister...

Jul 13, 2020

Laurine Ann Matilda Schmitt passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 in Beloit, KS.

Laurine was born on May 21, 1933 on the family farm southwest of Tipton, KS.  She was the third of seven children born to John and Katherine (Gasper) Schroeder.  Laurine attended country school during her elementary years.  She completed her schooling at Tipton Catholic...

Jul 10, 2020

Jeffery Don Smith was born on May 4, 1959 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Donald and Shirley Hancock Smith. He died unexpectedly on Friday, July 10, 2020 at his home in Cawker City, Kansas at the age of 61 years.

Jeff lived on the family farm for most of his life, and farming quickly became his...

Jul 7, 2020

Lois Marie (Schmitt) Gengler was born March 29, 1935 at the Schmitt family farmhouse near Tipton, KS. On July 7, 2020, she passed peacefully at the Gengler family farmhouse north of Beloit, Kansas, her beloved home for the last 60 years.   Lois was the 4 th of 7 children born to Nicholas and Madeline (Matheis) Schmitt.  Lois attended Tipton...

Jun 30, 2020

Louise Ida Sutton was born on October 27, 1935 on the family farm near Aurora, Kansas, the daughter of George and Mabel Budreau Bisnett. She died Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 84.

She grew up and attended country schools around Concordia before graduating from Concordia High School. She...

Jun 29, 2020

Helen Rose Gronewoller Franks Driggs was born on January 1, 1919 in Butler, Missouri, the daughter of Frank and Rose Raising Gronewoller. She died Monday, June 29, 2020 at the Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 101 years.  Helen was the last living of the twelve Gronewoller children.

Helen married Wesley Franks in 1939...

Jun 21, 2020

Jack Leon Marzolf, 83, passed away June 21, 2020, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit. He was born May 25, 1937 in Kirksville, Mo. to Marvin and Viola Marzolf. He married Rebecca Fisher on May 24, 1959. She survives.

Jack was a lifelong resident of Glen Elder, graduating from Glen Elder High School in 1956. He...

Jun 21, 2020

Rita Delene Cross, age 67, of Jamestown, KS passed away Sunday Afternoon, June 21, 2020.

She was born September 3, 1952, in Saline County, a daughter to the late Orval and Norma Windholz.

Rita was preceded in death by her husband Wade Cross, two sons: Kenneth Gaylor and Jason Cross, one daughter: Laurie Lynn Baugh....

Jun 16, 2020

Evelyn Elizabeth Hartman was born on November 29, 1945 on the family farm near Hunter, Kansas, the daughter of David Louder, Sr. and Marcellene Emmot. She died on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at her home in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 74.

She grew up and attended school in Hunter, before attending and graduating from Beloit...

Jun 11, 2020

Darrell DeWayne Conley, the son of DeWayne and Helen Helmbrecht Conley, was born January 26, 1934 in Beloit. He passed away June 11, 2020 at the age of 86 years.

Darrell graduated from Beloit High School with the class of 1952. He attended one year at Washburn College in Topeka. While working in Kansas City at Armour...

Jun 5, 2020

Deanna Larzalere, 78, of Glasco, KS, passed away on June 5th after a valiant 5-year battle with vascular dementia.

Deanna was born on July 2nd, 1941 to George and Irene Martin, in Glasco, KS. After graduating from Glasco High School, she attended business school in Salina KS. There she met Jack Larzalere, and they wed in December...

Jun 3, 2020

Wanda Lee Gentry Clark was born June 25, 1932 in Beloit, Kansas to Flavel and Elma West Gentry. She passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Resident Care Center, Beloit following a year and a half stay. Her father passed away when she was five, so it was only her mother and younger brother DeWayne. She grew...

May 29, 2020

Charles Francis Boden was born to Michael Nicholas and Cecilia Katherine (Brummer) Boden on December 24, 1929 in the home of Uncle Frank Boden SW of Tipton, KS in Osborne County.  He attended Castle Hills Grade School in Osborne, Ks for 1st-3rd grade, then graduated 8th grade Holy Corners Grade School which was SW of Tipton, KS.

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May 26, 2020

Memorial services will be at 2 PM Saturday, July 11 at the Roberts Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the Nicol Home or Solomon Valley Hospice.

May 13, 2020

Bernard F. Jamison was born on August 19, 1929 to Bernard Boyd (B.B.) and Mary Elsie Jamison in Toronto, Kansas. He died at home, surrounded by his family on May 13, 2020 at 90 years old.

Bernard grew up in Madison, Kansas with his mother, father and brother Gary.  He graduated from Madison High School and continued...

May 5, 2020

Betty C Bergmann was born on November 11, 1926 to John and Helen Nible Murray on a farm near Simpson, Kansas. She departed this life of 93 years on Tuesday May 5, 2020 at her home in Beloit, Ks surrounded by her family.

Betty spent her childhood years on the family farm. She attended Atwell 107 Rural...

Apr 22, 2020

Steven Louis Balthazor was born on December 8, 1948 in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Everett R. and Virginia M. (Sims) Balthazor. He died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 71.

Following his high school graduation, he served in the United States Marine Corps, and later attended...

Apr 7, 2020

Marianne Metcalf (90) was born to Robert and Elizabeth (Koch) Metcalf on January 19, 1930, at the newly opened Beloit Community Hospital.  She passed peacefully into heaven on April 7, 2020, at the Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, KS. She grew up on a farm near Solomon Rapids in the native stone house where her father was raised.  She attended...

Apr 6, 2020

John Dana Bell, Jr. was born August 19, 1941 in Frederick, Oklahoma, the son of John D. and Marcella E. Pauly Bell. He died Monday, April 6, 2020 at the Mt. Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, Kansas at the age of 78.

At a very young age, his parents moved John and his sister Mary to Beloit,...