Orel Roever

Orel Roever, 98, of Marysville, KS, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Cambridge Place in Marysville. Visitation was Friday, April 27, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 28 at Zion Lutheran Church, Hanover. Rev. Jill Menard officiated. Mae Nieman played the organ while Wayne Kruse sang “Precious Lord Take My Hand”, “Because He Lives” and “On Eagles Wings.” The pallbearers were Jeff Cumro, Mike Reves, Greg Brown, Billy Thompson, David Frohberg, Daniel Frohberg, Douglas Frohberg and David Cedarberg. Burial was in the Hanover Cemetery. Orel was born November 8, 1913 at Hull, KS. She attended school at Beattie and Carden. On January 27, 1932 she married Henry Roever. Together they farmed north of Home and later Waterville until 1958. Orel worked at the radio factory in Marysville, operated the Hanover Locker at Hanover, and volunteered at Boogarts in Marysville for fifteen years. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Moose Lodge. She enjoyed dancing, playing cards and making ceramics. Her parents; husband, Henry; son, Harold Roever; two brothers, Elmer and LaVene Higgins; two sisters, Iva Weeks and Marietta Rowland Souder; and two grandchildren, preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter, Kelma (Don) Frohberg, Waterville; daughter-in-law, Joyce Roever, Herington, KS; eight grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. A memorial fund has been established to Zion Lutheran Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Orel Roever, please visit our flower store.