On Sunday, October 3, 1926, a child lady, Eda Louise, was born to Freida,
nee Schlicher, Motsenbocker and Claude Motsenbocker. They lived on the
Hoccott Farm, one mile West and one mile North of Hoxie, Kansas. Our
Lord had Louise be a part of him in heaven on April 20, 2022.
She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hoxie, Kansas when she
was two weeks outdated. She confirmed her religion within the Triune God in 1940 in
the identical church.
The household moved six occasions in Sheridan and Rooks Counties by the
time she was six years outdated, settling 2 ½ miles East of Seguin. Louise
attended faculty at Fairview District # 43, Immanuel Lutheran College in
Sheridan County and St. John’s Lutheran College, Orange County,
California.
She graduated from Sheridan Group Excessive College in 1944. Louise
continued her schooling at Fort Hays State College and Colby
Group School. She taught for 3 years in Sheridan County
Faculties.
Louise married Karl W. Berndt on January 2, 1947, at Calvary
Lutheran Church in Yuma, Arizona. They had been married for 56 years. They
grew to become the mother and father of three kids, Janelle, Kristine, and Welton.
Louise typically mentioned that her kids had been her ‘desserts’ in life.
Karl and Louise operated Okay & L Farms in Hoxie for 50 years. They
moved to Quinter, Kansas in 1997 and have become members of Bethlehem
Lutheran Church in Wakeeney, Kansas.
The significance of the Triune God, household, nation, and schooling
had been of utmost significance together with honesty and kindness. The worth of
time well-spent included her church in educating Sunday College, Trip
Bible College, and Weekday courses. She additionally loved stitching for her
kids, knitting, studying and politics.
The foremost elements of her employment had been creating, helping, and
implementing applications for people with well being and particular wants
together with The Northwest Kansas Affiliation for Retarded Residents, Inc;
The Kansas Affiliation for Retarded Residents, Inc; The Arthritis
Basis, and The American Most cancers Society.
All through the years she volunteered her time and experience with
quite a few organizations and applications together with Woman Scouts; SCHS/Hoxie
Excessive College Alumni Affiliation; Developmental Providers of Northwest
Kansas; Northwest Kansas Affiliation for Retarded Citizen; Senior
Companion Program at Gove County Medical Middle, Lengthy Time period Care; and
Foster Grandparent Program at Quinter Elementary College and Tender
Hearts Baby Care Middle at Gove County Medical Middle.
Louise was preceded in demise by her mother and father; her husband, Karl; her
son, Welton; her granddaughter, Karen Lynn Lewis; two brothers and three
sisters. She is survived by her kids, Janelle Mulvenon (Steve),
Sparks, Nevada, and Kristine Lewis (Tim), Franklin, North Carolina.
Grandchildren are Tracie Lewis, Overland Park, Kansas; Tad Lewis
(Suzanne), Columbia, South Carolina; Andy Lewis, Wichita, Kansas; Ryan
Mulvenon (Kristen), Falls Church, Virginia, and Morgan Mulvenon Tuttle
(Gary), Novato, California. Nice grandchildren are Aidan, Thomas, and
Mary Elise Lewis, Columbia, South Carolina and Owen David Tuttle,
Novato, California.
A Funeral Service is deliberate for Monday, April 25, 2022, 11:00 A.M.,
on the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wakeeney, Kansas. A lunch can be
held on the church following the service. Interment can be within the
Lutheran Cemetery in Rural Sheridan County at roughly 2:30 P.M.
Visitation can be held Sunday, April 24, 2022, on the Mickey-Leopold
Funeral Residence, Hoxie, Kansas from 3:00 P.M. till 5:00 P.M. with household
receiving mates from 3:00 P.M. from 5:00 P.M. A second visitation will
be held on the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wakeeney, Kansas, Monday,
April 25, 2022, from 9:30 A.M. till 10:45 A.M. Memorials items could also be
designated to Prairie Religion Well being Ministry, Quinter Elementary
College-Pre-Okay Classroom, and Developmental Providers of Northwest Kansas.
John 6: 39-40 -That is the need of the Father who despatched me, that of
all He has given me I ought to lose nothing however ought to elevate it up on the
final day. And that is the need of Him who despatched me, everybody who sees the
Son and believes in Him could have eternal life.
Memorials items could also be designated to Prairie Religion Well being Ministry,
Quinter Elementary College-Pre-Okay Classroom, and Developmental Providers of
Northwest Kansas.
