Obituary Listings

Nov 1, 2024

Dan File was born on January 14, 1948, in Beloit, KS.  Dan was the oldest of three children born to Duane (Bud) E. File and Bonnie Jean (Eldringhoff) File.  He died suddenly doing what he loved, preparing to take cattle to the sale barn, at his farm on November 1, 2024, at the age of 76 years old.

Oct 25, 2024

Josephine Lorraine File Hartman was born on February 4, 1921, to Joe and Mabel (Stilley) File on a farm east of Beloit, Kansas.

Josephine passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024, at The Nicol Home in Glasco, Kansas, at the age of 103. Josephine "Josie" or "Jo", as she was also known to many, grew up on...

Oct 23, 2024

Danny Lee Simmelink was born to Mary (Tucker) and Floyd Simmelink on December 11, 1950 at Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit, KS.  He passed away at his home surrounded by family on October 23, 2024 at the age of 73.

Danny grew up on a farm north of Cawker City, KS until 1962 when his family moved to...

Oct 20, 2024

Rose M. Dockstader, age 96, passed away on October 20, 2024 at the Downs Care & Rehab Center in Downs, Kansas. She was born August 20, 1928 in Beloit, Kansas to Forrest and Naomi Wyman.

Rose grew up in the Glen Elder area. She spent a lot of time south of Glen Elder with her Great Uncle...

Oct 18, 2024

Donald Rowlison, age 64 of Beloit, Kansas departed this life Friday, October 18, 2024 at the Select Specialty Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.

He was born Donald Eugene Rowlison to Harold and Rita Rowlison on August 10, 1960 in Salina, Kansas. As a small boy he lived on a farm outside of Delphos. In 1969, he moved...

Oct 12, 2024

Catherine Cecilia (Krier) Seyfert was born June 20, 1927 in Barton County, Kansas to Bill and Clara (Hoffman) Krier. She died Saturday, October 12, 2024 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 97.

She married Eugene Seyfert on October 28, 1947 in Claflin. Five children were born to this union. She loved...

Oct 11, 2024

Francis "Frank" Stramel was born on August 9, 1932 in Hays, Kansas, the youngest of 9 children to Clemens and Anna Gibler Stramel. He died on October 11, 2024 at the Downs Care & Rehab Center in Downs, Kansas at the age of 92.

Frank grew up and attended school in Hays. Following graduation, he attended Ft....

Oct 2, 2024

Donald Witherell Noah was born on October 3, 1928, to Ralph Henry Noah and Grace Elizabeth (Summers) Noah in Beloit KS. He passed peacefully on October 2, 2024, in Beloit KS.

He was married for 71 years to his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Maxine Noreen James, on April 19, 1953. To this union...

Sep 21, 2024

James Elden Johanek, Cawker City, 71, passed away at the Osborne County Memorial Hospital on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Jim was the third child born to Betty and Elden Johanek of Esbon, KS on July 1, 1953 at Beloit, Kansas. Jim was raised on a farm south of Esbon and attended Esbon Grade School and High School, graduating with...

Sep 20, 2024

Charles L. Henderson was born October 12, 1941 in Mitchell County, Kansas, the son of John Leonard Henderson and Gracie May Henderson.

Charles worked multiple jobs, all ranging from mechanic, carpenter, and in farming. He attended the Mitchell County School System.

He is survived by daughter, Crystal McGee of Clay Center; Ann Hogan and husband...

Sep 17, 2024

Kip Allen Fulton, 50, of Beloit, Kansas, passed away on September 17, 2024 at the Salina Regional Health Center.

Kip was born in Beloit, Kansas on November 8, 1973. He graduated from Beloit High School in 1992, and then he went to work in construction for a number of years, doing siding, roofing, windows, and a multitude...

Sep 9, 2024

William "Bill" Robert Tobald was born on December 2, 1949, at Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas, to Robert Carl and Marjorie Ruth (Henning) Tobald. He passed away at his home in Glasco, Kansas, on Monday, September 9, 2024, at the age of 74.

Bill attended Highland R-3 Country School and graduated from Glasco High School in...

Sep 9, 2024

Everett Lee Linton of Glen Elder, the last survivor of a family of 8 children, was born to Vincent Kenneth and Alta Lily (Hoard) Linton on August 7, 1929 in rural Randall, Kansas, and passed away on September 9, 2024 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 95.

Everett lived in Beloit,...

Sep 6, 2024

Gayle Ford Sewell was born June 20, 1947 in Brookville, Pennsylvania to Ray Leonard Ford and Marjorie Olive (McFadden) Ford. She passed away on September 6, 2024 in Lawrence, Kansas, at the age of 77.

Gayle grew up in Brookville, PA. She received a Bachelor's of Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969. She spent some...

Sep 2, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Michael (Mike) Alan Heidrick, age 66, on September 2, 2024, after a courageous battle with ALS. He was embraced by his loving wife and daughters at the time of his passing.

Mike was born on February 4, 1958, in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Richard (Dick) Heidrick and Jacquelyn...

Aug 28, 2024

Neil Junior Torr was born on August 28, 1925 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Neil Ronald and Ruby Leota Chritton Torr. He died on August 28, 2024, his 99th birthday, at the Homestead Assisted Living in Russell, Kansas.

His dad died July 9, 1925 before he was born. His mother later married Wallace Pearl Henderson and...

Aug 27, 2024

Gary Dale Liby, age 59 of Glasco, died Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. Gary was born on February 15, 1965 in Concordia, Kansas to Jewell Chapman and Lonnie Liby.

Gary was a 1984 graduate of DeQueen, Arkansas. He later moved back to Glasco, and began working at Sunflower/Agco, where he...

Aug 12, 2024

Joanne C. Abram was born on December 10, 1944, in Emporia, Kansas, the first of four daughters to Harold and Doris Wilson Abram. She died Monday, August 12, 2024, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 79.

Due to her father serving in the Third Army under General Patton, Joanne lived her...

Aug 12, 2024

Bernice Elaine Sorrell Winkel, age 91, died at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas on Monday, August 12, 2024.

Bernice was born January 3,1933 at her family home in Glen Elder, Kansas to Corwin Griffis Sorrell and Clara Lois Nesmith Sorrell.  Bernice was the oldest of five children.  She graduated from Glen Elder High School...

Aug 3, 2024

Sharon Margaret Smith, 84, of Beloit, Kansas, departed this life August 3, 2024.

She was the first-born to parents, Urban and Lillian Slater on September 25, 1939, in Lebanon, Kansas. Sharon was the cherished sister of David Slater, Brenda Slater, and Mike Slater as well as chosen sister of Bonnie Boxum. She was not a fan of...