Obituary Listings

Nov 12, 2019

Lolita Mae Silsby was born to L. Marie (Hansen) and Leo Beanblossom at home on a farm in the Burr Oak, Kansas area on October 31, 1924. She died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Mitchell County Resident Care Center. All her surviving children were with her at the end.

Lolita worked many jobs in her long...

Nov 7, 2019

Mary Rose Dillon was born on February 9, 1916 on the family farm near Cawker City, Kansas, the daughter of Frederick and Laura Megli Boehner. She died Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 103.

Mary grew up and attended school in the Cawker City area, and later graduated from...

Nov 6, 2019

Martin Edward Kohler was born on November 18, 1929, the oldest of nine children to Joseph Sr. and Catherine Sehi Kohler in Paris, Arkansas. He died Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 89.

Martinus or Peanuts, as he was known by many, grew up in Arkansas before...

Nov 6, 2019

Marian was born September 23, 1919 in Center Township, southwest of Beloit, the daughter of John and Alice Lynch Walter. Her parents named her Alice Marian, but she went by Marian all her life. She died early Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit at the age of 100.

She attended Beloit High School and...

Nov 6, 2019

Ivan Laverne Long was born on September 26, 1934 in Minneapolis, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Alma Bailey Long. He died Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 85, and on his 64 th wedding anniversary.

Following his high school graduation in 1952, he rode a train...

Oct 30, 2019

Marti Jean Chapman was born on December 27, 1950 in Ogallala, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles Myron and Bernice Maxine Myers Chapman. She died Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Resident Care Center in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 68 after a recent diagnosis with cancer.

At a young age, she moved with her family to...

Oct 30, 2019

Pauline (Paula) Inskeep, 91, passed away October 30, 2019 at Parkview Care Center in Osborne.  She was born July 12, 1928, in Dante, Virginia, to Monroe and Sarah (Holbrook) Smith.  Paula had a twin brother, Paul. She was born a coal miner's daughter.

She graduated from Dante HS in 1945 at 16 years old. She moved to...

Oct 29, 2019

Dennis Lynn "Humpy" Reling was born August 27, 1952 in Beloit Kansas to Vernon and Venda (Jones) Reling. He passed away October 29, 2019 at his home in Cawker City Kansas.

Dennis graduated from Cawker City High School in 1970 and experienced college life in Colorado until the college closed.   He then moved back home to be...

Oct 27, 2019

Connie Virginia Wyman Schmidt was born on October 2, 1931 to Forrest and Naomi Terry Wyman in Beloit, Kansas. She died late Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the Joy House in Oxford, Kansas at the age of 88.

She lived with her family in Glen Elder and Kensington until the 2 nd grade, when they moved to...

Oct 27, 2019

Lyman Thomas "Tommie or Tom" Parish Thomas, 89, Glen Elder, was born July 2, 1930, in Cawker City to Lyman Thomas and Carmen Ersel (Forster) Parish. He died peacefully in his sleep early Sunday morning, October 27, 2019, at the Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit.

Due to the death of Tom's father when he was three, his mother...

Oct 23, 2019

Eldon Ray Kadel, 89, passed away October 23, 2019 at M.C. Hospital, Beloit Kansas.  He was born March 1, 1930, on a farm at Hunter, Kansas to Elmer and Lizzie (Cordwell) Kadel.  He attended Lincoln schools and was a 1948 graduate of Lincoln H.S where he played football, basketball and track.  He enlisted in the Army and proudly served...

Oct 19, 2019

Mack Vincent Gormly was born on June 16, 1968 in California, the son of Eugene and Bonnie Rosson Gormly. He died early Saturday, October 19, 2019 at his home in Beloit, Kansas following a battle with cancer at the age of 51.

Mack lived with his family in California and later Seattle, before they made their home...

Oct 16, 2019

Survivors include his sons, Dustin A. Bowles (Cassandra) of Estes Park, CO, Desmond D. Bowles of Sharon Springs, & Shawn A. Teichmer (Nikki) of Grinnell; the mother of the sons, Tamara Cook-Unrein of Wallace, KS; & brothers, Allen of Beloit and Andy of Wichita. Per his wishes, cremation has taken place & there will be no services. Memorials may...

Oct 14, 2019

Eric Lowell Platter left this life too soon on October 14, 2019 at the age of 18.  He was born on May 25, 2001 to Gayle Lowery and Jeffrey Platter, Amarillo, Texas.  He spent most of his life there and in Beloit, Kansas.  He was baptized into the Lutheran Church in 2006 and confirmed in May, 2013.  When he...

Oct 1, 2019

Clarence Seely was born on May 4, 1948, in the Beloit Hospital in Beloit, Kansas.  He grew up on the family farm just south of Asherville.  He attended Asherville Grade School and Beloit High School graduating in 1966.  He was a National Merit Finalist during his senior year.  He then attended Kansas State University earning a degree in Psychology....

Sep 26, 2019

Ray E. Brown, aka, Papa Ray, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2019 at the ripe old age of 92. Ray was born June 25, 1927 in Falls City, NE to Donald and Dora (Wheatley) Brown.

Having only an 8 th grade education didn't limit him in life. He served in the US Navy during WWII as...

Sep 25, 2019

Ray Charles Rosebaugh was born on November 21, 1920 in Waterville, Kansas, the son of William I. and Vida Cammel Rosebaugh. He died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 98.

Ray grew up and attended school in Waterville, where he graduated from high school. Shortly after graduation,...

Sep 17, 2019

Jason L. Monty age 45 passed away at Simpson, KS, September 17, 2019.  He was born at Mitchell County Hospital January 17, 1974 to Doug and Dee Monty of Beloit, KS.  He married Becky Siegrist of Simpson, Kansas on July 22, 1995.   They made their home in Simpson, KS.

Jason worked at Asherville elevator in Asherville, KS...

Sep 16, 2019

Leta Ruth Dameron was born on May 12, 1925 in Asherville, Kansas, the daughter of Frank R. and Ruth E. (Dawes) Shurts. She died Monday, September 16, 2019 at the Resident Care Center in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 94.

A lifetime resident of Mitchell County, she attended grade school at Greenmound School through eighth grade,...

Sep 15, 2019

Edwin Dean Weeks, (Dean) 80 of Cawker City, Kansas died September 15, 2019, at the Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit, Kansas.

He was born on a farm near Beaver Kansas May 2, 1939.

His parents were Viola (Leurman)Weeks and George Weeks.  He had 3 brothers, George, Terry, & Loren

Dean spent his youth growing...