Lorene Simek

Grove - Lorene Violet Simek, age 90, died at her residence in Grove, Oklahoma on April 4, 2011. Lorene was the daughter of Lodis and Emma (Fisher) Kopsa. She was born on September 25, 1920 in Cuba, Kansas. She was an owner of a General Store. Lorene worked as a personal shopper at Levys, worked as a cook, in the nursery for years at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona. Lorene was a huge basketball fan, enjoyed taking care of her plants, and attended the Methodist church in Grove, Oklahoma. Her parents, her husband John Paul Simek, Jr., daughter Janet Lorene Simek, two brothers Benn and Clarence Kopsa, and one grandson John Wilkinson preceded Lorene in death. Lorene is survived by her two daughters Judy Beyer and her husband John of Grove, Oklahoma, Kaye Wilkinson and her husband Phillip of Chanute, Kansas, four grandchildren John Wilkinson, Jodi Wilkinson Hoffman (Tim), Jeff Beyer (Susan), Jason Beyer (Kirsten), five great-grandchildren Blake Hoffman, Morgan Smith, Logan Beyer, Gage Beyer and Piper Beyer. Services for Lorene are scheduled for Saturday April 30, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Cuba, Kansas. Friends and family may leave online condolences by viewing Lorene's obituary at www.honoringmemories.com. In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations be made in Lorene's name to the First United Methodist Church of Grove, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under the direction of Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove, Oklahoma.

Service Details

Saturday, April 30th, 2011 2:00pm, Presbyterian Church Cuba Kansas