Obituary Listings

Ruth E. Kadel

Ruth E. Kadel

Dec 23, 2009

Ruth Elizabeth Kadel was born January 22, 1917 to James Arthur Porter and Pearl Muck Porter on a farm Southeast of Glen Elder Kansas. She departed this life of nearly 93 years at Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems early Wednesday morning December 23, 2009. Ruth grew up on a farm near Glen Elder and attended rural grade school nearby. She...

Gary Nelson

Gary Nelson

Dec 18, 2009

Friends may sign the register book from 9 AM until 5:00 PM Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the McDonald Funeral Home. The body will be cremated and Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, December 29 at the McDonald Funeral Home. Burial of the ashes will be private. The family requests memorials be given to the Beloit Church...

Judith A. Thrapp

Judith A. Thrapp

Dec 11, 2009

Judith Ann Thrapp was born April 8, 1959 to Murl Dean and Carolyn Jean Teasley Thrapp at Providence Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. Her sudden departure from this life came Friday afternoon, December 11, 2009 at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia at the age of 50 years, 8 months, and 3 days. "Judi" as everyone knew her, moved to...

John R. Bottom

John R. Bottom

Dec 8, 2009

John Robert Bottom was born February 18, 1930 to Bert Rural and Carolyn Hawkinson Bottom at Concordia, Kansas and died early Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Salina Regional Medical Center after a rather long illness. John grew up in nearby Clyde, Kansas and his family moved to Gaylord, Kansas when he was a sophomore in high school. After his graduation,...

Lucile M. Wiles

Lucile M. Wiles

Dec 6, 2009

Lucile Marie Wiles was born January 16, 1923 to Henry and Thelma Richner Snavely in Huscher, Kansas in Cloud County. She was the first born in a family of four. She died Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit at the age of 86. As a youth, Lucile attended Huscher School District 57 of Cloud County,...

Fr. Richard Lutgen

Fr. Richard Lutgen

Dec 6, 2009

Father Richard E. Lutgen was born September 6, 1936 near Tipton, Kansas. Parents were Charles T. Lutgen and Elizabeth (Koenigsman) Lutgen. He died Sunday, December 6, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita at the age of 73. He grew up in the area near Yates Center, Kansas. Later the family moved to Beloit, Kansas, where he finished grade and...

Jane A. Finney-Giesen

Jane A. Finney-Giesen

Dec 3, 2009

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the McDonald Funeral Home with Pastor Cliff Laesch officiating. Burial will follow in the Hopewell Cemetery southwest of Beloit. Memorials may be given to the Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. Friends may call from 9:00 AM until 8:00 P.M. Monday at the McDonald Funeral Home.

Joseph W. Reiter

Joseph W. Reiter

Dec 1, 2009

Joseph William Reiter was born July 3, 1937, at his home in rural Beloit, Kansas. He was the son of Leo and Elizabeth Karleskint Reiter. He died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS at the age of 72. Joe attended Prairie Grove Country School and was a 1955 graduate of St. John's High School,...

Beverly A. Hake

Beverly A. Hake

Nov 27, 2009

Beverly Ann Hake was born June 9, 1933 to Reuben and Lottie Dewey Isaacson at Holdrege, Nebraska. Her Heavenly release from a long illness came late Friday afternoon, November 27, 2009 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. She was 76 years, 5 months, and 18 days of age. Beverly spent her early years in the Holdrege community where she graduated...

Gladys D. Bonham

Gladys D. Bonham

Nov 24, 2009

Cremation has taken place and services will be private. Memorials may be given to the Nicol Home.

Gordon L. Snyder

Gordon L. Snyder

Nov 16, 2009

Gordon Lee was born to Samuel Fernoy (Fern) Snyder and Ada Loretta Smith Snyder on April 7, 1920 near Winchester, Oklahoma, the 6th of their 8 children. He departed this life of 89 years on November 16, 2009 after a 10 year struggle with Alzheimer's. Gordon attended grade school at High Springs & Horace Mann High School in Alva, Oklahoma....

Jim H. Huffman

Jim H. Huffman

Nov 14, 2009

Jim Huffman was born at home on November 6, 1935 outside Ryan, Oklahoma. He passed into the next life on November 14, 2009 after battling chronic illnesses. The Huffmans first came to Kansas territory as abolitionists in 1857. William Huffman, Jim's great-great grandfather, was a United Bretheren minister who felt compelled in 1857 to bring his family of 12 children...

Eleanor L. Shoemaker

Eleanor L. Shoemaker

Nov 12, 2009

Eleanor L. Shoemaker was born on April 12, 1937 in Monterey, California, the daughter of Sam and Frances Cueba Martin. She died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 72 years and 7 months. Eleanor grew up in the Monterey area and graduated from Monterey High School in 1955. Following graduation,...

Charlotte L. Gentleman

Charlotte L. Gentleman

Nov 12, 2009

Charlotte L. Gentleman was born on March 26, 1926 in Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of Reed L. and Anna L. Cubbison Maynard. She died late Thursday, November 12, 2009 at her home near Glen Elder, Kansas at the age of 83 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Charlotte grew up in Beloit, and attended Beloit High School, and graduated in...

Robert J. Rogers

Robert J. Rogers

Nov 12, 2009

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at the Dean Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery near Jamestown. Memorials may be given to the Highland Church or the Charity of the Donor's Choice. Friends may call from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday at the Dean Funeral Home.

Berniece Emilie Wilcoxson

Berniece Emilie Wilcoxson

Nov 10, 2009

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the McDonald Funeral Home with Ronald Wilcoxson officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Silent Bible Baptist Church,Wichita, Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care or Mitchell County Regional Medical Foundation. Friends may call from 9:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday at...

Lloyd S. Shackelton

Lloyd S. Shackelton

Nov 9, 2009

Lloyd Stewart Shackelton was born July 30, 1921 to Henry and Minnie Shackelton at Trenton, Nebraska. He departed this life of 88 years Monday, November 9, 2009 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. Lloyd was raised by his grandparents, and he graduated from high school in Trenton. Lloyd was a carpenter and lived for many years in McAllaster, Kansas. He...

Pearl Mae Young

Pearl Mae Young

Nov 7, 2009

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at tyhe McDonald Funeral Home with Pastor Glenn Fogo officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the MS Foundation or the United Methodist Church. Friends may call from 1:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home

Luella G. Weber

Luella G. Weber

Nov 3, 2009

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 AM Friday, November 6, 2009 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church by Father Joseph Kieffer. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Jamestown. Memorials may be given to the Solomon Valley Hospice or the Funeral Expense Fund. Friends may call from 10 AM-4PM Thursday at the McDonald Funeral Home. The Parish...

Susan A. Leighton

Susan A. Leighton

Nov 1, 2009

Funeral services will be at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Beloit. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Wednesday at the McDonald Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the Funeral Expense Fund or the American Cancer Society.

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