Elizabeth A. Chapman
May 3, 2011
Elizabeth was born on Tuesday, September 5, 1916 to Ossie and Christine Borgen Wooster in their home on a farm two miles east of Beloit, Kansas. She departed this life on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the age of 94 years at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. Elizabeth grew up a farm girl, but her parents sent her...
Evelyn I. Wagner
May 1, 2011
Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Friday, May 6, 2011 at the McDonald Funeral Home, followed by burial in Scottsville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Scottsville Community Church.
Lola G. "Gerry" Topliff
Apr 18, 2011
Lola Geraldine Topliff was born January 19, 1925 to Leo and Ruth Knickerbocker Benschoter at Falls City, Nebraska. Her release from a lengthy illness came Monday, April 18, 2011 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 86 years, 2 months and 30 days. "Gerry" as she was known by all, grew up in Falls City. She married...
Billie J. Albert
Apr 17, 2011
Billie J Albert was born March 1, 1929 to William and Zella Burger Albert, the youngest of eight children. He passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Resident Care Center, Beloit, KS. Born and raised on a farm southwest of Glen Elder, Billie attended Walnut Creek Grade School and graduated from Glen Elder High School. He served in...
Joan S. Mehl
Apr 6, 2011
Joan S. Mehl, the daughter of Fredrick and Wilma Siegel was born November 27, 1928 in Stratton, Nebraska. She died April 6, 2011 in Mesa, Arizona. Joan grew up and attended school in Stratton. She lived in a household which included not only her parents, her two brothers Bill and Casey, but also, because of the difficulties in the 30's,...
Jo Grace Gilbert
Apr 4, 2011
Jo Grace Gilbert, 77, died Monday April 4, 2011 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, KS. She was born July 5, 1933 in Oklahoma City, OK to Vance Vernon and Mae Helen Francis Prewett. In 1934 the family moved back to Kansas to the Green Mound community where Grace spent the first seven years at the Green Mound School....
Raymond Worley
Apr 2, 2011
Raymond E. Worley, 100, died Saturday, April 2nd. He was born in Osborne County, Kansas on September 8, 1910 to Ed and Jennie Worley. Survivors are sister Margaret Bihlmaier, Downs, son Ron and wife Dana Worley of Lenexa, granddaughter Rhonda and husband David Hamilton, Wichita, grandson Matthew Freije and granddaughter Lauren Freije, Overland Park. He is also survived by numerous...
Imogene Hansen
Mar 30, 2011
Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM Saturday at the McDonald Funeral Home with burial following in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Charity of the Donor's Choice. Visitation will be from 3 PM until 8 PM Friday at the McDonald Funeral Home. The casket will remain closed.
Martha Hurley
Mar 29, 2011
Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Monday, April 4, 2011 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Glasco.
Erma J. Cikanek
Mar 29, 2011
Erma Jean Cikanek, age 77, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at the Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit, Kansas. She was born June 16, 1933 to Claude and Freda Janne Wire at Dorrance, Kansas. Raised on a farm in Russell County, she attended Colony Country Grade School through the fifth grade. With the closing of the country school all students were transferred...
Johnnie Dale Ahlvers
Mar 25, 2011
Johnnie "Dale" Ahlvers was born on September 17, 1922 on a farm south of Glen Elder, Kansas in Mitchell County. He departed this life on March 25, 2011 at his home in Ellsworth, Kansas at the age of 88 years, 6 months, and 8 days. Dale was born to John A.P. Ahlvers and Lena M. (Dieckman) Ahlvers. He attended grade...
Gerald D. Banks
Mar 19, 2011
Gerald Dean Banks was born on October 26, 1932 in Woodston, Kansas, the son of Charles Edward and Grace Irene Riley Banks. He died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at his home in Glen Elder, Kansas at the age of 78 years, 4 months, and 24 days. He grew up around Cawker City, and later graduated from Cawker City High School...
Carl E. Johnson
Mar 17, 2011
Carl Edward Johnson of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and Sidney, Nebraska died March 17, 2011 at the age of 86. Carl, son of Russell and Kathryn Berneking Johnson was born in Simpson, Kansas. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and proudly served as a B24 navigator flying out of England and Italy....
Albert F. Schaffer
Mar 15, 2011
Albert Frank Schaffer was born on September 27, 1918 on a farm north of Beloit, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Yeager Schaffer. He died on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit at the age of 92 years, 5 months, and 18 days. Albert grew up in the Beloit area and attended the Springfield...
Yolanda Kay Pittenger
Mar 10, 2011
Yolanda "Kay" Pittenger, 80, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Hilltop Lodge, Beloit, Kansas. She was born December 15, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas to Ernest and Cora Ladner. Kay attended public schools in Onaga and Wamego, Kansas. During WWII her father accepted a position as a civilian employee of the US Government and moved the family by train to...
Lucille L. Zimmerman
Mar 9, 2011
Lucille Zimmerman Lois Lucille Zimmerman was born on August 26, 1911 to E. F. and Mable Williams Woodard of Glen Elder, Kansas. She departed this life of 99 years Wednesday evening, March 9, 2011 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit after a rather lengthy illness. Lucille, as she was known, attended High Prairie District No. 67 School south of...
Don W. Gordon
Mar 7, 2011
Don Warren Gordon, 90, departed this life on March 07, 2011, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. He was born September 27, 1920, at Centralia, KS, the fourth of six children born to Calvin Wesley and Carrie Isabelle "Belle" Reed Gordon. He graduated from Corning Rural High School with the class of 1937. Don worked the family farm near...
Cecil D. Winkel
Feb 23, 2011
Cecil Daniel Winkel, age 81, died at his home north of Glen Elder, Kansas on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born November 29, 1929, at his family home south of Cawker City to Peter K. Winkel and Anna Belle Piersch. Cecil was the 7th son of eight boys. Later the family moved north of...
Raymond L Grittman
Feb 13, 2011
Raymond LaVerne Grittman was born June 30, 1934 in Mitchell County, Kansas, the son of Martin and Irene Sporleder Grittman. He died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, Texas at the age of 76 years, 7 months, and 13 days. He grew up in the Beloit area and attended school in Beloit, before graduating from...
