HUTCHINSON — Marian Helen Lipe, 94, entered the Gates of Glory on Nov. 6, 2022, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler. She was born Sept. 10, 1928, in rural Inman, to John and Marie (Thiesen) Pauls.
Marian graduated from Inman High School. She was an avid pianist and singer throughout her life, the secretary of the Golden Belt Community Concert Association for numerous years, a long-standing member of the Parnasses Club, the Central Baptist Church choir director, volunteered at the Great Bend food bank as well as the Kansas State Fair. Marian was the church secretary for First Southern Baptist Church for 20 years and Mitchell United Methodist Church for 10 years, retiring at 87 years of age. From the Hutchinson News in April 2016: Marian discovered something she never expected while working for the house of God. “What I remember most about starting to work is, we have five children, so I was somebody’s mom, I was somebody’s wife. Then I became my own person- and I like it.”
On Feb. 7, 1947, Marian married Raymond C. Lipe, in Inman. They celebrated 59 years of marriage before he passed in 2006.
Marian’s joyous heavenly homecoming party consists of the recent passing of her son, Gary; her daughter and son-in-law, Sharolyn and Duane Meyeres; husband, Raymond; her parents; sister and brother-in-law, Viola and Harry Bettin; brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Mildred Pauls; along with nephews, other family members and countless friends. We are certain that it was a joyous event. We are certain that her daughter Sharolyn made it extra extravagant. And most importantly, Jesus was at the head of the line welcoming her home.
Marian is survived by son, Michael (Suzanne) Lipe of Ft. Collins, Colo.; son, Richard (Lisa) Lipe of Hutchinson; daughter, Carol (Sean) Dennis of Grand Lake, Colo.; grandson, Douglas Lipe of Merriam; granddaughter, Jordyn (Joshua) Kelly and a great-granddaughter, who is due in December, of Dunn, N.C.; step-grandchildren, Amanda and Brian Dennis; sister-in-law, Shirley Hinkel-Pauls; surrogate daughter, Debbie Barry; and many extended family members and friends.
Marian’s family would like to extend a huge amount of gratitude to her caregivers at the Buhler Sunshine Meadows Nursing Home for making her last few years productive and special. Everyone there became a blessing and a part of our family. It was extremely comforting to know that our mom and our brother were safely left in their hands. We know that our mother became your mama too! Thank You!
Celebration of Life service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at Elliott Chapel with Pastor Michael Lipe officiating. The family will greet people following the service. The family will have a private inurnment at Zoar Cemetery. Friends may sign her book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community Home- Physical Therapy Project in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Elliott Mortuary
1219 N. Main
Hutchinson, KS. 67501
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Nov. 11, 2022
