Alden “Al” Duane Eidet 78 years old of Beverly, Kansas departed with angels on October 21, 2024 at his home surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer.
He was born April 19, 1946 to Norman H. Eidet and Eleanor A. “Vedvig” Eidet in Stanley, North Dakota. He spent his childhood and school years growing up in North Dakota before entering the oil industry.
He was united in marriage to Myrtle “Ann” Kissick on June 3, 1966 in Tescott, Kansas. They had two children son Terry and daughter Sheila.
Throughout their marriage he showed he was a man of many trades. He worked at the Pepsi and Warta Buick companies in Salina, Kansas. Then he moved his family to Nebraska where he was employed with Good Year and Iseman Mobile Homes in Grand Island, Nebraska. Then he decided to take his family back up to his home area where he shared his trades with Koch and Tioga Air Heaters. As the years went by he and his family came back to Kansas where he became self-employed in running his own mobile home repair and traveling the state delivering the Wheels for You books with his wife. Then he decided to become employed with the Kansas Highway Patrol Troop C as a Custodial Specialist in Salina, Kansas which is where he retired from.
He was a loving husband and extraordinary father who was always so generous, eager and devoted to all his family and friends especially to his grandchildren he was their “Hero”! They always enjoyed hearing his stories and always knew he was very opinionated when it came to whatever was thrown his way. He was known to them as “Pops” or just grandpa. The grandsons knew they could always turn to him if needed any mechanic advice whether it was for their daily cars or race cars and the granddaughters could always depend on him no matter what the reasons. He always had that sense of love and humor no matter what. To all that knew him knew he was one of a kind and will always be in their hearts and mind.
He was a busy man always doing things he enjoyed like going to car races and supporting his drivers and meeting up with family and friends at the track. He loved flea markets and garage sales and always looking to add to his die cast car collection for which he proudly showed in his lighted curio. You could always find him fiddling in his sheds/ shops and even helping “Mom” with the yard work. He was also taking up playing guitar just for some extra entertainment or even singing.
He is proceeded in death by his parents, In-laws Bill and Arlene Kissick, brother Norris Eidet, sister Beatrice and husband Walter “ Sonny” Larson, brother-in-law Ronald Brilz, niece Wanda Holloway, daughter-in-law Mary “Whitson” Eidet and great grandson Gracin Eidet.
He leaves behind with his memories his loving wife Ann of 58 years of the home, brother Robert “ Bobby” ( Luisa) Eidet of Puyallup, Washington, sister Norma Brilz of Tioga, North Dakota, brother-in-law Carl “LaVern” (Linda) Kissick of Marquette, Kansas, son Terry (Charlie) Eidet, daughter Sheila Tatro (Gary Pauley) , sons deeply and forever in heart Wesley Hume, James Stubby, Christopher Handley, Timothy Dewell Handley, Les Wright , grandchildren Heather, Kristy (Randy),Terry “T.J” (Krissy), Dakotah (Katelyn), Raymond, Michael (Samantha),Harley (Felicia) and Hayleigh (Billy). 15 great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in memory of Al Eidet.
Cremation was chosen by Al with a Celebration of Life being held on June 14, 2025 in Minneapolis, Kansas at Scout building in Markley Grove Park from 2-6.