Kenneth D. Bebermeyer
Kenneth Bebermeyer Obituary - Abilene, KS | Danner Funeral Home (martinbeckercarlson.com)
September 4, 1931 - April 25, 2021
Kenneth Dean Bebermeyer was born September 4, 1931 in Abilene,
Kansas, the son of John and Sarah (Koelling) Bebermeyer. Kenneth was
the youngest of four children born to John and Sarah. Kenneth grew up in the Talmage community and attended grade school in Talmage and graduated from Abilene High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years.
On June 19, 1955, he married Shirley Sheets and to this union five children were born: Gregory, Sheryl, Kathy, Mary Jean, and Sandra.
All their married life was spent farming, first in the Sand Springs area
and then they moved to the Talmage community. He retired from
farming full-time in 1996 and continued to help his son-in-law Eric, with taking over his farm operation for many years.
He attended Talmage United Methodist Church, the Lord’s Chapel in
Talmage and in more recent years was a member of Zion Brethren in
Christ Church.
He served on the Flora township board, was a member of the Talmage
Lions Club and actively involved in the local Gideons organization.
Kenneth loved the Lord and accepted Christ as his personal Savior in his
early married years and later rededicated his life to the Lord at a revival
service led by Curtis Fulton at Zion Brethren in Christ Church.
Kenneth was a strong, hard worker and loved being outdoors tending his
crops and caring for his cow-calf operation.
On June 19, 2021, Kenneth and Shirley would have been married for 66
years. They were deeply devoted to one another. He was a loving
husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He enjoyed
his family, and they enjoyed him.
Kenneth passed away on Sunday evening, April 25, 2021 at Abilene
Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include his wife Shirley, one son, Greg Bebermeyer, of
Hiawatha, Kansas, and four daughters, Sheryl (Dave) Lundquist of
Plano, Texas, Kathy (Eric) Hoover rural Abilene, Mary Bebermeyer, of
the home, and Sandy (Lee) Rometti of Iron River Michigan; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents John and Sarah, stepmother
Blanche, two brothers Marvin and Dwight and an infant sister, Evelyn.
A private visitation for the family will be on Friday, April 30 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Danner Funeral Home.
A celebration of life service will be at Zion Brethren in Christ Church, 997
K-18, Abilene, Kansas Saturday, May 1 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Jay
Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairiedale Cemetery,
Talmage, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given in his honor to
Zion Brethren in Christ Church or Gideons. They can be left at the church
the day of the service or sent in care of Danner Funeral Home.