Taryn L Higle
Jul 2, 2019
Taryn Layne Higle passed away Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019, at the age of 39 years, 9 months and 24 days, at The Nicol Home in Glasco. Taryn was born mentally and physically handicapped, and spent the majority of her life in healthcare institutions to include Winfield State Hospital and Training Center of Winfield Kansas, South Oklahoma Resource Center, Pauls...
William "Bill" Vowinckel
Jun 27, 2019
William Vowinckel age 74 of Glen Elder died Thursday, June 27 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Survivors include wife, Marjorie of the home, sons, Adam (Jody) of Glen Elder and Nathan (Jen) of Carbondale, daughter, Wendy Vowinckel of Albuquerque, New Mexico, step children, Misty (Chris) Thornton of Cawker City, and Brandi (Jeff) Zimmer of Beloit. Cremation...
Phyllis D Fobes
Jun 27, 2019
Phyllis Devona Fobes was born on March 29, 1935 in Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of LeRoy A. and Trella Shane Fobes. She died early Thursday, June 27, 2019 at her home in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 84. She grew up and spent her life in Beloit, where she attended schools. After high school, she worked for OCCK,...
Shirley A Smith
Jun 27, 2019
Shirley A. Smith of Mankato, KS passed away Thursday June 27, 2019 at the RCC in Beloit. Shirley was born on October 28, 1937 in Mankato to Clifford and Clara Hancock. She graduated from Mankato High in 1956. Shirley fell in love with and married the love of her life, Donald J. Smith on August 2, 1958 in Esbon,...
Martha "Joan" Neifert
Jun 17, 2019
Martha "Joan" Neifert was born on April 21, 1931 on the family farm south of Glen Elder, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde and Elsie Neff Porter. She died early Monday, June 17, 2019 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 88. She grew up and spent most of her life in the Glen Elder area, where...
Dorothy "Dot" Timbers
Jun 17, 2019
Glen Elder Dorothy (Dot) E. Timbers was born to Robert and Mabel (Berry) Bowman on February 11, 1933, and passed to the next journey on June 17, 2019. Dot lived a full life, much of which was spent raising her children, grandchildren, and a few other wayward souls on a farm north of Glen Elder, KS. Her journey through...
Carolyn Bice
Jun 13, 2019
Graveside services will be at 11:30 AM Wednesday, June 19 at Elmwood Cemetery in Beloit. There will be no visitation.
Irma Koster
Jun 12, 2019
Irma Lee Koster was born on August 8, 1927 in Beloit, Kansas, one of 11 children to John and Bessie Rorabaugh Gildersleeve. She died Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit at the age of 91.
Irma grew up and spent most of her life in Beloit, where she graduated from Beloit High...
Susan Zimmerman
Jun 11, 2019
Susan Luella Zimmerman was born March 2, 1915 to Jacob Henry and Sarah Elizabeth (Pfeiffer) Zimmerman on the family farm north of Simpson, Kansas. Also born to the family were three sisters, Iva May, Hester Ann, Bessie Katherine, and one brother, William Walter. She passed away peacefully on June 11, 2019 after a long life of 104 years and...
Donald Spooner
Jun 6, 2019
Donald Dale Spooner, of Beloit Kansas, died on June 6, 2019 at the age of 85 at the Mitchell County Community Hospital. He had retired from Wilkins manufacturing in Stockton, Kansas. Don's superior management, inventiveness, and welding skills made him a natural fit as a manufacturing foreman.
Don was born in Otego, Kansas on September 13, 1933...
Deen Woods
Jun 3, 2019
Deen E. Woods was born on December 17, 1954 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Patrick Duane and Joan Wilson Woods. He departed this life Monday, June 3, 2019 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas at the age of 64.
Deen grew up and spent most of his life in the Beloit area. As...
Harold R. Seely
Jun 1, 2019
Harold Seely was born on March 20, 1925 near Asherville, Kansas. He grew up on the family farm south of Asherville and attended Asherville Grade School and Asherville High school graduating in 1942. He studied electrical engineering in what is now Kansas State University for one year before fulfilling what he felt was his duty to his country by...
Barbara Finlayson
May 30, 2019
Mrs. Barbara Gene Finlayson (née Thull), age 71, of Wichita, KS, died unexpectedly on May 30th, 2019, at Overland Park Regional Hospital in Kansas City, KS.
Barbara was born November 4th, 1947, to Eugene N. and Frances K. (Heinen) Thull in Beloit, KS. Barbara attended St. Theresa's Grade School in Cawker City. During her high school years,...
Kenneth Fromm
May 19, 2019
Kenneth W. Fromm, age 93, entered his heavenly home on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit. He was born on October 24, 1925, in Emporia, Kansas to Henry and Lillian Kohman Fromm. With both parents being of full German descent, he and his brother Eugene were raised in several German communities in the Flint Hills. Kenneth...
Virgil Palen
May 18, 2019
Virgil Anthony Palen was born on September 15, 1939 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Benedict and Monica Koenigsman Palen. He died Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit at the age of 79.
Virgil spent most of his life in Tipton, where he attended and graduated from Tipton schools.
On June 1,...
Norman E. Newell
May 8, 2019
Norman Edmond Newell was born May 24, 1937 in Damar, Kansas to Armond and Ruby Newell. He went home to Jesus, Wednesday evening, May 8th at the age of 81 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. He was one of thirteen children and attended Damar High School. He then went on to attend...
Jim Harlow
Apr 29, 2019
Jim Allen Harlow was born on February 12, 1952 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Wendell and Leta Geering Harlow. He died unexpectedly on Monday, April 29, 2019 at his home in Barnard, Kansas at the age of 67.
Jim spent most of his lifetime in the Barnard area. He graduated from Lincoln High School , and...
Pharus "Bud" Wiles
Apr 29, 2019
Pharus D. "Bud" Wiles was born on August 16, 1919 to Frank and Elsie Michal Wiles on a farm in the Blue Hill community, northeast of Hunter. He was the 12 th child, the third born of triplets. He passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit at the age of 99 years, 8...
James L. Hawk
Apr 18, 2019
Survivors include his wife Lois of the home; son Tim and wife Jill of Decatur, IL, daugher Sue and husband Bill Mehess of St. Helen's, OR, son L. Kelly and wife Sandra of Beloit, daughter Melissa and husband Kevin Hammond of Topeka; 10 grandchildren; & 6 great grandchildren. Cremation has taken place & services will take place at a...
Richard "Dick" A. Myers
Apr 17, 2019
Richard Allen Myers was born to Doyle and Louise Myers at Beloit, Kansas on May 25, 1948. He departed this life of 70 years Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Salina Regional Hospital in Salina, Kansas.
"Dick" as he was truly known and loved by all, grew up in Beloit. After a time in the Army, he...
