Obituary Listings
Leland L. Gates
May 26, 2006
Leland Loren Gates was born on November 23, 1918 on a farm in Mitchell County, the son of Harry and Rilla McKee Gates. He died Friday, May 26, 2006 at the Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Beloit at the age of 87 years, 6 months, and 3 days. Leland grew up in the country, attending Center R-12...
Richard Daws
May 25, 2006
Richard Clayton Daws, the son of Richard and Helena Hosch Daws, was born December 14, 1936, at Sioux City, Iowa. He died May 25, 2006, at the Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 69 years, 5 months and 11 days. Richard, or "Dick" as he was known, attended St. Frances School in...
Margaret L. Lowdermilk
May 25, 2006
Margaret Lois Lowdermilk, the daughter of Bruce and Maggie Reese Place, was born June 4, 1918, at Glen Elder, Kansas. She died May 25, 2006, at the Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 87 years. Margaret grew up and attended school in the Glen Elder area where she was a lifelong resident....
Donald L. Sackhoff
May 23, 2006
Donald Lyle Sackhoff, the son of August Frederick and Julia Viola Blundon Sackhoff, was born June 27, 1934 on a farm near Hunter, Kansas. He departed this life of 71 years late Tuesday morning, May 22, 2006 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas after a rather lengthy illness. "Don", as everyone knew him, lived nearly all of his life...
Gail Gordon Thomas
May 21, 2006
Gail Gordon "Tom" Thomas was born near Hunter, Kansas on February 18, 1928. He died on Sunday, May 21, 2006 in the Long Term Care Unit of the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. Tom grew up in rural Hunter and lived his entire life within 17 miles of his birthplace. He attended rural primary schools and graduated from Hunter...
Lucy H. "Lou" Gustafson
May 20, 2006
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday at the McDonald Funeral Home with Rev. Dan Davis officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church or Solomon Valley Hospice, and friends may call from 10:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday at the McDonald Funeral Home.
Frederick A. Karlin
May 19, 2006
Frederick Albert Karlin was born on July 10, 1943 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Leo E. and Martha Etzel Karlin. He died Friday, May 19, 2006 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 62 years, 10 months, and 9 days. Fred grew up in western Kansas, and attended the St. Francis Seminary in Victoria,...
John Ervin Emrich
May 17, 2006
John Ervin Emrich was born July 19, 1911 to George and Nellie Anthony Emrich in a log cabin in Quinlin, Oklahoma. He departed this life of 94 years, 10 months, and 1 day early Wednesday evening, May 17, 2006 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. "Ervin" as he was known, lost his mother to typhoid fever when he was three...
Leith E. Watts
May 17, 2006
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 20, 2006 at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Ken Parker officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the North Central Kansas Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Department. Friends may call from 9:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday at the McDonald Funeral Home.
Ella Richard
May 17, 2006
Ella Elizabeth Richard was born on June 28, 1914 on a farm near Glasco, Kansas, the daughter of Lemmit and Estella Davis Amspacker. She died Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 91 years, 10 months, and 19 days. She grew up and attended the Welcome School District #66. On May 20, 1941,...
Vera Adrian Hauptli
May 16, 2006
Adrian (Vera) Hauptli was born on September 26, 1911 in Little River, Kansas, the daughter of Luther D. and Hattie Mae Davis Smith. She died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at the Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 94 years, 7 months, and 20 days. Adrian, as she was known, graduated from Cawker...
Joseph W. Gaston
May 15, 2006
Joseph Woodward Gaston was born May 24, 1921 to Robert Bruce and Cora Grace Goodshaw Gaston on a farm south of Glen Elder, Kansas. He departed this life of 84 years, 11 months, 22 and days late Monday morning, May 15, 2006 at the Mitchell County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Beloit, Kansas. "Joe", as everyone knew him, attended...
Hazel M. Yeager
May 7, 2006
Hazel May Yeager, the daughter of John Sylvester and Minnie Elnora Odle Huffman, was born March 6, 1909 on a farm south of Beloit, Kansas. She departed this life of 97 years, two months, and one day late Sunday afternoon, May 7, 2006 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. Following her graduation from Asherville High School (where she was the...
Harold H, Munsey
Apr 18, 2006
Harold Howard Munsey was born June 14, 1927 to Howard and Edna Rosa Moyer Munsey on a farm near Glen Elder, Kansas. He departed this life of 78 years, 10 months, and 14 days late Tuesday afternoon, April 18, 2006 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Harold attended all eight years of grade school at the High Prairie Country...
Herbert A. Traulsen
Apr 9, 2006
Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Friday, April 14, at the McDonald Funeral Home in Beloit with burial in St. John's Cemetery. Mr. Traulsen died Sunday, April 9, 2006, at his home in Albuquerque, NM. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Shaffer Traulsen of the home. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday at the...
Bernadine M. Pahls
Apr 7, 2006
Bernadine Margaret (Baker) Pahls was born on September 5, 1920 in Marienthal, Kansas, the daughter of Anton and Caecilia Baier Baker. She died Friday, April 7, 2006 at the Long Term Care Unit of the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 85 years, 7 months, and 2 days. She grew up and attended Marienthal Grade School...
Charlotte Street
Apr 6, 2006
Charlotte Street was born August 30, 1916 to Leonard Weaver and Parthene Jermark James in Beloit, Kansas. She departed this life of 89 years late Thursday evening, April 6, 2006 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. Charlotte spent her early years living in a number of locales including Phoenix and Winslow, Arizona, Shreveport, Louisiana, and El Paso, Texas...
Gene N. Porter
Apr 5, 2006
Gene Neifert Porter was born December 8, 1926 on a farm south of Glen Elder, Kansas, the son of Archie and Beulah Neifert Porter. He departed this life on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 79 years, 3 months, and 28 days. Gene graduated from Glen Elder High School with the Class...
Alonzo "Lon" C. Boatwright
Apr 5, 2006
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 8, 2006 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Glasco. Memorials may be given to the American Lung Association or the Nicol Home. Respecting "Lon's" wishes, his body was bequeated to the KU Medical Center.
Lloyd Schreuder
Apr 4, 2006
Lloyd Schreuder was born September 15, 1918 in Cawker City, Kansas, the son of Peter and Tracie Folger Schreuder. He died early Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at the Downs Nursing Center in Downs, Kansas at the age of 87 years, 6 months, and 19 days. Lloyd grew up on the family farm, and attended the Cottonwood Grade School before graduating...
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