Greg Beuke

Beuke, Greg, was welcomed into His Eternal Fathers loving embrace on June 7, 2014. Greg will be dearly missed by Gayle, his wife of 40 years, children, Lauragail Beuke, Noelle and Wade Martin, Greg and Magdalena Beuke, as well as his grandchildren, Logan and Cooper Martin. He also leaves behind his sister Ru Kondon, nieces, Melissa Kondon and Michelle Lorenzo (Javier), and nephew Mark Kondon. He was preceded in death by his parents Rudy and Nan Beuke, siblings, Thomas, Nancy, and Joan. Greg was a WWII Navy veteran, graduated from Wichita State University, and received his MBA from Northwestern University. Greg earned a CPCU designation, and owned an independent insurance agency for 50 years. He was President of the Eastside Optimist Club, and cofounder and Charter President of the Catholic Alumni Club, resulting in many marriages and life-long friends. Greg was a devoted Shocker basketball fan, holding season tickets for more than 50 years. Rosary service will be at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 11, 2014, both at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Andover. Memorials have been established with Kansas Food Bank - Cargill Cares Complex Food-4-Kids, 1919 E. Douglas, Wichita, Kansas, 67211, and the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675. Downing Lahey Mortuary East.