Obituary Listings

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.

Ronald D. Hewitt

Ronald D. Hewitt

Oct 28, 2009

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 31, 2009 at St. John's Catholic Church with burial following in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the KSU Center for Basic Cancer Research or the Make A Wish Foundation. Friends may call from 10 AM until 8 PM Friday at the McDonald Funeral Home where the Parish Vigil...

Patricia S. Winkel

Patricia S. Winkel

Oct 25, 2009

Patricia "Pattie" Winkel was born January 11, 1945, at Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Bernice Kelley Duskie. She died October 25, 2009, at the Salina Regional Health Center at the age of 64 years, 9 months and 14 days. Pattie graduated from St. Theresa's Academy in Cawker City in 1959, and then graduated from Sacred Heart Academy at...

Theodora "Teddy" Phillips

Theodora "Teddy" Phillips

Oct 22, 2009

Theodora June Phillips completed her earthly journey October 22, 2009 and slipped peacefully into the presence of the Lord after a brief illness with pancreatic cancer. Teddy was born July 3, 1931 at Beloit, Kansas to George W. and Daisy (Brummer) Phillips and grew up on the family farm near Cawker City, Kansas that had been homesteaded by her great-grandparents....

Ruth A. Rhodes

Ruth A. Rhodes

Oct 19, 2009

Ruth Alice Rhodes was born January 21, 1920 to Albert and Mae Thornton Applebee at Jewell, Kansas. She departed this life of 89 years, 8 months, and 29 days Monday evening, October 19, 2009 at the Republic County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Belleville, Kansas. A lifetime resident of Jewell County, Ruth graduated from Randall High School. On July...

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