Irene M. Beames, 82, of Ramona, died Thursday, May 21st, 2015, at the Village Manor, Abilene. She was born Friday, January 13, 1933, at White City, the daughter of Leo Albert August and Frances Pauline (Koepsel) Engel.
Funeral Service will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, May 26th, 2015, at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Herington Chapel, with Pastor Stan Norman officiating; burial will follow at the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, White City. The family will receive friends from 7pm until 8pm Monday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Beames worked at the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City in her early years, then at the Duckwall’s Store in Herington, and also was as an Avon Sales Person. She was a member of the Lutheran Ladies Aide. She lived in Herington, prior to moving to Ramona in 1978. She was a member of Herington High School with the class of 1951.
Married Robert R. Beames on April 27, 1972, in Abilene, he preceded in death on September 14, 1994. Also preceded in death by a sister Lucille Johnson, a brother Lloyd Engel (age 3), a niece Sonja Johnson Monnington, and her parents.
Survived by her son Rusty Beames (wife-Samantha) and two grandchildren Robert II and Rebecca, of Herington, a step-daughter Kimberly Pomo (husband-Michael) of Preston, CT, and their children Whitney & Tyler. Also survived by a niece Tami Johnson Cushenberry (husband-Doug) and their son Isaac of Emporia.
The family request memorials for her grandchildren’s college scholarship fund; and they may be sent in care of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, Herington Chapel, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449-3038.