Obituary Listings

Sep 26, 2020

Max L. Eberle was born March 29, 1928 to Oscar and Hettie Eberle of Glen Elder, Kansas. Max passed away September 26, 2020 at Resident Care Center at the age of 92 years. He graduated from Glen Elder High School in 1946.

Max married Marjorie Weidenhaft on July 25,  1948. They were both members of the Glen...

Sep 24, 2020

Marjorie Jean Ludwig was brought into the world on November 19, 1925 in Jewell County, KS at the home of her parents Gail and Irene (Hogan) Jones. Jean lived in Jewell County until the age of 8 when the family moved to Oak, Nebraska. Jean shared many stories of how the family endured hard times during the dirty thirties....

Sep 21, 2020

Gloria Maxine Wicke was born November 28, 1934 to Floyd and Lucile (Kastens) Wicke on her grandfather's farm north of Ludell, Kansas. She died peacefully in her sleep Monday, September 21, 2020 at the age of 85.

Gloria grew up in the German, Lutheran community north of Ludell. She was baptized, confirmed, and attended parochial school at...

Sep 20, 2020

Funeral arrangements are pending. Cremation has been chosen. Memorials may be given to the Family Expense Fund.

Sep 17, 2020

Deanna Elayne Meier was born on October 22, 1941 in Burr Oak, Kansas, the daughter of Lyle and Irene McDill Kindler. She died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Medicalodges of Clay Center, Kansas at the age of 78.

She briefly attended country school in Jewell County, Kansas before her family moved to Beloit, where she graduated...

Sep 11, 2020

Donald "Don" Franklin Heidrick, loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and friend, went to be with the Lord on September 11 th , 2020, at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas.

He was born the son of Edward J. and Inez M. (Donovan) Heidrick, on June 22, 1944 in Beloit.  He graduated from St. John High School in...

Sep 9, 2020

Gene Lindsay was born on March 11, 1963 in Abilene, Kansas, the son of Royce and Carol Rutz Lindsay. He died early Wednesday, September 9, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer at his home in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 57.

Gene grew up in Abilene, where he attended schools and graduated from Abilene High...

Sep 6, 2020

Steven Dale Murphy was born on December 14, 1959 in Osborne, Kansas, the son of Stanley and Fredrica Robinson Murphy. He died suddenly on Sunday, September 6, 2020 in Lebanon, Kansas at the age of 60.

Steven was baptized at the age of 2 in Alton, Kansas. He began his schooling in Albuquerque, New Mexico before the...

Aug 19, 2020

Clinton James Sewell was born on May 19th, 1941 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Samuel and Irene (Burger) Sewell. He passed away on August 19th, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas at the age of 79.

Clint grew up in Beloit; after high school he spent 2 years at Fort Hays State College in pre-engineering, and then transferred...

Aug 16, 2020

Barbara Ann Cox was born on July 21, 1931 in Scandia, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Esther Johnson Hammer. She died Sunday, August 16, 2020 at the Resident Care Center in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 89.

She grew up and attended school in Scandia, where she later graduated from high school.

In...

Aug 13, 2020

On Thursday, August 13, 2020, Delycia Kay McBlair, the loving mother of four children passed away at age 41. She courageously overcame many odds in her 3 ½ year battle with Triple Negative Breast Cancer and can finally rest peacefully.

Delycia was born on July 17, 1979 in Loveland, Colorado.  She graduated from Beloit Jr.-Sr. High School...

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....