Shirley Simmelink, 92, died Sept. 1, 2024, in Beloit, Kansas, at the Resident Care Center, where she had lived for the past ten and a half years and received wonderful care from many loving staff members.
Shirley was born near Jewell, Kansas, to Vic and Mary Tullar on June 24, 1932. She attended Star Hill, a one-room schoolhouse, for the early years of her education. Shirley graduated from Jewell High School with the Class of 1950.
On Nov. 11, 1951, Shirley married Don Simmelink. They briefly lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where Shirley worked at a dry cleaners. They later returned to Ionia, Kans...
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