Obituary Listings

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,...

Apr 5, 2020

Janice Marie (Miller) Sahlfeld, 77 of Beloit, KS, entered her heavenly home on April 5, 2020.  She was born on June 21, 1942 in Lincoln, KS, the daughter of Robert and Katherine (Murphy) Miller

After the death of her mother, Janice was taken in by Sue and Dale Giesecke of Glasco, KS and was gifted with a...

Apr 1, 2020

Verlin Ray Kolman passed from Earth to Heaven on Wednesday, April 1 st , 2020.  He was a great man, not by worldly measures, but by the way he loved his family, loved God, and showed the love of Christ others.

Verlin was born on August 18, 1936 to Chas and Grace Kolman in Cuba, KS. Embodying...

Apr 1, 2020

Lois Jean (File) Krone was born to Cecil and Dorothy (Phelps) File on March 22, 1957 in Beloit, Kansas. She passed away peacefully from this life on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in Beloit.

She attended Beloit Jr-Sr High School and graduated with the Class of 1975. Following her high school graduation, she attended NCK Vo-Tech in Beloit....

Mar 30, 2020

Darwin Cockroft, age 54, the first of 4 children born to Daryl Cockroft and Jamie (Lamb) Cockroft, was born April 10, 1965 in Hebron, Nebraska.  He came into the world as a 4-pound premature baby.  He died on Monday, March 30, 2020 at Alma Manor Nursing Center in Alma, Kansas.  Darwin moved with his parents to Ionia, Kansas in...

Mar 19, 2020

Steven Lyle McPeak was born on August 25, 1950, the first-born son of Lyle Eugene and Shirley Rose (Miller) McPeak.  He departed this life at the age of 69 on March 19, 2020, at Mitchell County Hospital.

Steve grew up on the family farm Southwest of Glen Elder and attended Naomi Country School, Glen Elder Grade School...

Mar 16, 2020

Lawrence Mathew Pahls was born on the family farm west of Tipton, Kansas on February 16, 1933 to Casper P. and Anna (Junk) Pahls. Lawrence passed away peacefully at his home in Salina, Kansas on March 16, 2020 at the age of 87.

Lawrence grew up on his family farm. He was the eighth born of eleven...

Mar 8, 2020

Frances Reba Kadel Oetting was born February 26, 1935 to C. Frank and Reba Lillian Patterson Kadel on the family farm. She died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Resident Care Center in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 85.

She grew up on the farm near Round Springs Cemetery and Church, and later graduated from Beloit...

Mar 7, 2020

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Mar 7, 2020

Bradley G. Weidenhaft, 62, Glen Elder, KS, took his last motorcycle ride on Saturday, March 7, 2020. His family was with him as he rode towards his Heavenly home after a long, hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Brad was born July 22, 1957 in Beloit, KS to Billy Raymond Weidenhaft and Phyllis Taylor Weidenhaft.

Brad grew...

Mar 4, 2020

Lorna Juliane Pruitt was born June 11, 1940 in Kansas City, MO. She died late Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in Beloit, KS at the age of 79. Her parents were Cecil and Neva (Selleck) Pruitt. Juliane was a happy child. She started school in the first grade at Field School in Beloit under Dorothy Roberts. After that she attended...

Feb 22, 2020

Vergaline Adelle (Hanson) Holdren entered into eternal rest on February 22, 2020, at the age of 75 years, 1 month and 23 days, from a hard-fought battle against pancreatic cancer with the comfort of her loving family around her.

Vergaline was born on December 30, 1944, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, KS, to Chester (Chet)...

Feb 20, 2020

Delores Kathryn Morrell was born on May 7, 1929 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Harold and Hyland Hock Sleichter. She died early Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Resident Care Center in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 90.

She grew up in Colorado, where she attended and graduated from Falcon High School in Falcon,...

Feb 17, 2020

Todd Michael Darnall was born on March 12, 1960 in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Clark Dean and Marilyn Jean Fox Darnall. He died with his children and family by his side on Monday, February 17, 2020 in Glasco, Kansas at the age of 59.

Todd graduated from Glasco High School and was known for his wood...

Feb 10, 2020

Survivors include her husband Manuel of the home; and sons, Tim and Darrin and their families.

Memorial services will be at 12 Noon on Saturday, February 15 at the Cawker City United Methodist Church followed by a reception. Cremation has taken place & there will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to the Donor's Choice of...

Feb 7, 2020

Garry Randall VandeRiet was born August 23, 1946 to Gary and Ardeth Vanderiet of Downs, Kansas. His brother, Rick was born when he was four. Rick and Randy always took care of each other.

Randy's first memories were of being on "the farm." His Granny and Grampy VandeRiet lived there and he spent quite a lot of...

Feb 6, 2020

Glenn was born on July 18, 1935, to Dutch immigrants who made their way to Jersey City, NJ by way of Ellis Island. Although Glenn spent much of his adult life in Delaware, his home across the harbor from the Statue of Liberty was where his heart remained. At age 19, he married a spunky Puerto Rican girl, which...