Winkel Funeral Home

She died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Mercy Hospital in Moundridge, Kansas at the age of 88.She grew up 4 miles north of Beloit, and had one brother Lyle, who was 13 years older than her. She attended country schools in Prairie Grove, Mulberry, and Number 1, and later attended Beloit High School, where she graduated with the class of 1948. She stayed in town with her Aunt Nellie and Uncle Frank Starkey, and walked 1 ½ miles to school each way. She was very proud of her Beloit High School, and would listen to events on the radio. Her granddaughter Brittany was a Beloit Trojan as well, and she loved going to any event she was in, whether it was orchestra or cross country.Marianne got her start in teaching when a one room school she had attended needed a teacher. Her mother Mary said she would be at school as the adult while Marianne did the teaching. In those days, it was not uncommon for the older students to become the school teacher. Marianne attended Emporia State, Kansas Wesleyan, and K-State during the summer to get her degree and teach during the school year. She always had a job wherever she attended summer school. She obtained a teacher’s certificate from Kansas Wesleyan the summer following high school graduation. She taught her first school year at Hyde School in 1948-49. The other rural schools she taught at were Mulchery 1949-50, Rodgers School 1951-52, and Naomi 1954-57, and in Beloit 1952-54, as well as primary grades in Glen Elder 1957-60, and substituted until 1966. Marianne was an excellent school teacher, and developed programs for children that were gifted to keep them engaged and interested. At that time, those ideas for gifted were not common at all, and were not well received. But that did not change Marianne or her goals for her students. She loved teaching. When she moved to Beloit, she had her own after school homework program for her grandchildren and their friends. Marianne did not have a sister by blood but neither did Emma Jane Coffield Dooley. The...

Police said Tuesday afternoon they believe Stacey Lynn Ongiyo’s death was an accident, though the investigation continues.Emergency crews responded to River of Life Church at 695 W. Allegan St. for a 1:30 p.m. call and found Ongiyo lying unresponsive next to the church building. A passerby had called central dispatch to say there was an individual having an unknown medical emergency, according to the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office.EMS and fire personnel arrived a short time later.Police said, “It appeared she had been there for some time and she could not be resuscitated.”Sheriff’s deputies and Otsego police officers investigated well into the night but found no signs of foul play.“This was confirmed by initial autopsy findings; however, toxicology tests are still being completed,” police said. “All indications at this time lead investigators to believe that this is an accidental death.”Friends and family posted messages using her Facebook account saying they had been searching for her as of Sunday evening. One post said she had left the home on foot without her phone. Dozens of people helped spread the word with many saying they would help search. Messages of support turned to heartfelt condolences by Monday evening after it became clearer police were investigating her death.According to her obituary through the Winkel Funeral Home, Ongiyo was a mother of one and worked in the Emergency Department at Bronson Methodist Hospital.Visitation is at the funeral home today (Thursday, Jan. 17) from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be Friday with burial at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego.Contributions in her memory may be made to Cub Scout Pack #3098.The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Otsego Police Department, Otsego Fire Department, Michigan State Police and Plainwell EMS.Contact Ryan Lewis at rmlewis@allegannews.com or (269) 673-5534.

She was a homemaker and a long-time volunteer at the Riley County Seniors’ Service Center. She attended the First Lutheran Church in Manhattan. Hannelore was born in Munchen, Germany on October 30, 1939, the daughter of the late Martha (Hedweig) and Heirich Frantz Winkel. On February 11, 1981, she married Donald Slater, in Manhattan. He preceded her in death on December 25, 2015. Hannelore is survived by a son, Daniel Duvalier/Slater (Michelle) of Topeka; two grandchildren, Angel and Isley Duvalier of Topeka; and one brother and one sister in Germany. Hannelore’s wishes were that there not be a memorial service. Interment will take place in Sunset Cemetery, Manhattan. The family requests no flowers. For those who would like to make a donation in Hannelore’s memory, the family suggests Manhattan Juneteenth or the Riley County Seniors’ Service Center. Donations may be left in the care of Carlson’s Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, 1317 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.