Betty I. Palen
Feb 3, 2009
Betty Irene Palen was born on December 30, 1940 in Tipton, Kansas, the daughter of John and Katherine Gasper Schroeder. She died suddenly on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit at the age of 68 years, 1 month, and 4 days. She grew up and was a lifetime resident of Tipton. She started school in...
Tiffany Dawn Mary Thomas
Feb 2, 2009
Tiffany Dawn Mary Thomas was born on July 11, 1975 in Pender, Nebraska, the daughter of Dale and Marlene Strait Gosselin. She died suddenly on Monday, February 2, 2009 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 33 years, 6 months, and 22 days. She grew up and attended school in the Concordia area, Holdredge, Nebraska,...
Loran J. Schaffer
Jan 25, 2009
Loran Joseph Schaffer was born September 13, 1914 to Joseph and Elizabeth Yeager Schaffer on a farm northeast of Beloit, Kansas. He departed this life of 94 years, four months and 12 days late Sunday afternoon at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. Loran attended St. John's Grade School through the 6th grade. He went to Springfield County School for his...
Grace Oplinger
Jan 17, 2009
Grace V. (McElroy) Oplinger, daughter of Edward & Carrie (Heck) McElroy was born August 12, 1912 at the family home north of Randall, KS. Grace passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the age of 96 years old in her home at The Atriums, Overland Park, KS where she has resided for the past 7 years. Grace attended Humphrey Grade...
Charles King
Jan 16, 2009
Charles King was born on January 25, 1930 on a farm east of Barnard, Kansas, the son of Vincent A. and Emily Willhite King. He died Friday, January 16, 2009 at his home in Glen Elder, Kansas at the age of 78 years, 11 months, and 22 days. He grew up in the Barnard area and attended the King School...
Mae M. Poulton
Jan 12, 2009
Mae Marie Poulton was born August 3, 1941 on the family farm near Asherville, Kansas, the daughter of Guy and Helen Stephens Hull. She died early Monday, January 12, 2009 in the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 67 years, 5 months, and 9 days. She grew up on the family farm and attended Asherville Grade...
Lorraine E. Gaskill
Jan 10, 2009
Lorraine Ellen Gaskill was born January 4, 1915 to George and Opal Rickman Winkel at Cawker City, Kansas. Her life of 94 years and six days ended late Saturday afternoon, January 10, 2009 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. Lorraine spent her childhood years living in Cawker City. On October 5, 1935, she was united in marriage with...
Judd S. Thierolf
Jan 7, 2009
Judd S. Thierolf was born January 10, 1938 to Robert W. and Ila M. Stichler Thierolf at Beloit, Kansas. His release from a lengthy illness came early Wednesday morning, January 7, 2009 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, ending a life of 70 years, 11 months, and 28 days. Judd graduated from Beloit High School and then continued his...
Mary A. Crannell
Jan 5, 2009
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. A Parish Vigil & Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. Thursday at the McDonald Funeral Home.
Christine G. Kadel
Dec 28, 2008
Our mother, Christine Gertrude Kadel, was called into the light on December 28, 2008. A mixed blessing it was with body and mind so weak and determination so strong, her faithful soul prevailed and was raised to His verdant pastures. She was 87 years old. She was the eldest of nine and was called upon to lead by example while...
Virginia Marie Balthazor
Dec 27, 2008
Virginia Marie Balthazor, the only child of William Henry "Jack" and Evelena Augusta Mitchell Sims was born April 21, 1920 at Codell, Kansas. She went to sleep on earth and woke up in the arms of Jesus early Saturday morning, December 27, 2008 at the Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care Unit at the age of 88 years. Virginia's parents...
Garrett Brown
Dec 21, 2008
Garrett Brown was born Eli Garrett Brown on August 17, 1915 in Asheboro, North Carolina. His parents were James Audie and Nordie Lelate (Cox) Brown. He was a farmer. He died on December 21, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor, in Clay Center, Kansas. He was 93 years, 4 months and 4 days old. He spent his first 21 years in North...
Dr. Douglas J. Drake
Dec 20, 2008
Dr. Douglas Johnston Drake was born February 6, 1943 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Melvin Eugene and Geraldine Joan Drake, the younger of two boys. The family lived in Enid, OK; Lincoln, NE; Minneapolis, MN; and Albuquerque, NM. Doug graduated from Sandia High School in Albuquerque in 1960. Doug joined the US Navy at age 17, completed his training at San...
Joel D. Hobbs
Dec 20, 2008
Joel Dean Hobbs was born October 7, 1981 to Dan T. and Rita S. Williams Hobbs at Beloit, Kansas. He departed this life of 27 years, 2 months, and 13 days on Saturday, December 20, 2008 on a work site in San Antonio, Texas. A 2000 graduate of Beloit Jr-Sr High School, Joel attended Hutchinson Community College and then graduated...
Max Leroy Spicher
Dec 19, 2008
Memorial services will be at 1:00 PM Monday, Jan. 12, at the Glasco Cemetery. Mr. Spicher died December 19, 2008, in an auto accident near Kingman. He was born July 24, 1960, at Beloit. Survivors include his companion, Carol Collins of the home; father, Leroy Spicher of Paola; his mother, Betty Teague of Bevier, MO; a son, Jeremy Morris of...
Marjorie D. Grittman
Dec 17, 2008
Marjorie D. Grittman was born May 5, 1937 to William Harrison and Della Allen Henderson at Beloit, Kansas. She departed this life of 71 years Wednesday morning, December 17, 2008 at the Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Beloit, Kansas. Marjorie grew up in Downs where she attended school. On January 8, 1955, she married Raymond L. Grittman...
Sabrina Lee Green-Wright
Dec 8, 2008
Sabrina Lee Green-Wright, 47, died Monday, December 8, 2008 in Oklahoma City. She was born October 8, 1961 in Beloit, Kansas, to Leland and Dawna Green. Sabrina has lived in the Oklahoma City area since 1984 and was a member of the Portland United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ray and Beulah Clawson; cousin, Lonnie...
George Kenneth File
Dec 4, 2008
George Kenneth File, the son of John George and Susan Emmot File was born December 6, 1926 on the File farmstead east of Beloit, Kansas. He departed this life of 81 years, 11 months, and 29 days late Thursday evening at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit following a rather lengthy illness. "Ken", as everyone knew him, graduated from Beloit...
Edna M. Nelson
Nov 30, 2008
Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Fairview Cemetery near Jewell. Memorials may be given to the charity of the donor's choice. Friends may call from 9:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday at the McDonald Funeral Home.
Marjorie L. Dudley
Nov 25, 2008
Marjorie Louise "Roberts" Dudley was born in Cawker City, Kansas on September 10, 1922, and died November 25, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in Downs, Kansas. She was the daughter of Joseph Roberts and Emma "Moxter" Roberts. Marjorie was the youngest of a family of nine children. She graduated from Cawker City High School with the class of 1940,...
