Obituary Listings

Jan 22, 2024

Richard D. (Rick) Larson was born on September 3, 1944 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Concordia, Kansas. Rick came into this world at 11 AM, just in time for church to start.

Emil W. "Bill" Larson and Marguerite I. Wilcox Larson were very happy to have a son join their family. His school years were spent...

Jan 20, 2024

James (Jim) Andrew Wilson was born September 1, 1953 to James Andrew and Dora Lee Morrell Wilson in Beloit, Kansas. He passed away at the age of 70 years on January 20, 2024 at home.

Jim attended Beloit Elementary School and graduated from Beloit High School in the Class of 1971. He worked as a salesman in...

Jan 19, 2024

Judith Anne Lesch Thierolf, daughter of Joseph and Mary Axline Lesch, was born April 26, 1939, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She passed away after a brief illness on January 19, 2024 at the Residential Care Center in Beloit, Kansas.

Judy was born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas and loved growing up in the shadow...

Jan 19, 2024

Elizabeth Ann Fugate was born May 14th, 1932 in Garden City, Missouri to Dr. Carl Frederick and Edith Webb Fischer. She passed away January 19, 2024 at the age of 91 years, 8 months and 5 days.  Ann graduated from Garden City High School in 1950 and the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1954 with a degree in...

Jan 17, 2024

Darla J. Johnson, 71, of Indianapolis, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.  She was born on August 20, 1952 to Keith and Ina (Briney) Johnson in Kansas City, Kansas.

Darla worked in accounts receivable for the Glick Co.  She enjoyed auto racing and going to air shows. Darla adored Kaitlyn and Nic and enjoyed attending all...

Jan 15, 2024

Per her request, cremation has taken place, & private family graveside services will take place at a later date. Memorials may be given to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Jan 12, 2024

Gary Dean Spear was born on August 29, 1937, on the family farm in Lincoln County.  The second child and first son of Eugene and Viola (Hanneman) Spear. He passed away on January 12, 2024, in Beloit, KS. He was a spry and ornery 86 years old.

Gary grew up on the family farm and graduated from...

Jan 10, 2024

Joseph Peroutek was born to Emil "Peck" and Sarah "Leona" (McCarty) Peroutek on the old homestead SW of Esbon on December 17, 1938.  He departed this life on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the age of 85.

He was in Boy Scouts as a child and attended the Mt. Zion Country school and then Esbon High School,...

Jan 6, 2024

Neil "Tad" Ansell Fuller, son of Ansell and Mary Pauline "Polly" Spain Fuller, was born February 28, 1947, at the Community Hospital of Beloit, Kansas. He passed away unexpectedly at home January 6, 2024 in Council Grove, Kansas.

Tad, the youngest son of Ansell and Polly, shared many stories of life on the farm, spending endless hours...

Dec 28, 2023

Dawna Gay (Ramsey) Robinett was born June 15, 1931 at Concordia, Kansas to Clarence and Velma (Sellers) Ramsey. She went to her heavenly home on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at the age of 92 years.

Dawna Gay grew up on the family farm west of Randall. She attended school in Randall and graduated from Randall Rural High...

Dec 20, 2023

Kevin Brent Peterson was born on January 24, 1958 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Roland and Mable Hill Peterson. He died on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at the Jewell County Hospital in Mankato, Kansas at the age of 65.

Kevin spent most of his life in and around the Beloit area, where he attended school. He...

Dec 20, 2023

Myrna Prewett of Beloit, KS, was called back to God on December 20, 2023, at Mitchell County Hospital, the day after her 93rd birthday.

Myrna Lea Jamison was born December 19, 1930, in Quinter, KS, to Ernest and Ruby (Jarboe) Jamison. She was the sixth of eleven children raised on her parents' farm. Myrna learned from that...

Dec 8, 2023

Joseph Anthony Kohler 86. of Ingleside Tx, passed away on Dec 8, 2023, surrounded by family and friends.

Joe was born on December 16, 1936, to Joe and Catherine Kohler in Paris Arkansas who spent his childhood helping raise his brothers and sisters along with helping his father in his blacksmith shop.  He graduated from Subiaco Academy...

Nov 28, 2023

Wayne Allen Foulke was born on July 21, 1935, to Leroy and Hazel Owen Foulke of Jewell, Kansas. He peacefully passed away, surrounded by his children, at the MCHHS Resident Care Center in Beloit, Kansas, on November 28, 2023. Wayne was 88 years old.

Wayne spent his childhood growing up on the family farm in Jewell and...

Nov 26, 2023

William Robert "Bill" Walter passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at home on the family farm west of Beloit at the age of 92.  Bill was born the youngest of five children to Herman and Minnie (Kirgis) Walter on the same farmstead on April 6, 1931.

Bill attended a country school just north of his home...

Nov 24, 2023

Per his wishes, cremation has taken place, and no formal services will be planned.

Nov 18, 2023

Floriene Rosalie Spielman Walker was born at home on a Sunday morning on September 20, 1925, in Prairie Township, Jewell County, Kansas to Walter Jacob and Nancy Dorothea Warburton Spielman.  She attended church at the neighborhood "Star" Church.  She was baptized in the Jewell Methodist Church, later transferring to the Beloit First UMC where she continued to be a...

Nov 17, 2023

Tom G. Lynch, beloved husband, father, and papa, passed away November 17, 2023 at Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas.

Tom was born May 5, 1946 to Floyd Eugene and Evelyn Pauline (Pilcher) Lynch in Concordia, Kansas. He graduated in 1964 from Delphos High School. He spent his younger years growing up working on a family...

Nov 17, 2023

Claude J. "Doc" Harwood left this earthly life on November 17, 2023, at the age of 98. He was born June 12, 1925 in Larned, Kansas to Claude Jesse and Tola Mae (Peters) Harwood.

Claude graduated from Larned High School and was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served in Europe during WWII and was awarded...

Nov 17, 2023

Anthony "Tony" Joseph Martin was born on February 16, 1956 in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Dennis (Denny) and Dorothy Chavey Martin. He died Friday, November 17, 2023 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas at the age of 67.

Tony grew up and spent his whole life in Glasco, where he graduated from Glasco...