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Dorothy Beckel Obituary

Beckel, Dorothy Mae, daughter of Nels A. and Margaret May (Moore) Johnson, was born April 22, 1922 in White Cloud, Iowa. She passed away on August 27, 2010 in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 88. Dorothy enjoyed life with her family and friends and valued the memories and moments with all. Preceding her in death were her parents and her husband Arthur. Surviving Dorothy are her children; Howard Dean Beckel, David D. Beckel, Sondra Guertin, Rhonda Sue Talburt all of Wichita, Kansas; a brother and sister in law, Daniel A. (Pebble) Johnson of Garden City, Kansas; 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at Old Mission Mortuary Chapel with burial to follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.The family requests donations to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or Alzeheimers Association. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.oldmissionmortuary.com.

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Published by Wichita Eagle from Aug. 31 to Sep. 2, 2010.

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sue longhofer

August 31, 2010

dorothy will be miss dearly she was a wonderful lady i enjoy taking care of her. god bless to the family during this sad time.

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