Judith Beat

Judith M. Beat, 84, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2024, at St. Teresa Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Born on June 26, 1940, in El Reno, Oklahoma, Judith was the daughter of Rolf and Sylvia von Merveldt. Sadly, her mother died shortly after childbirth. By age three, she was lovingly raised by her father and Mary (Hemphill) von Merveldt, who she was fortunate to have as a mother.

Judy attended Sacred Heart High School. In 1961, she married Leo Beat, with whom she shared a life and marriage of 60 years until his passing. A lifelong parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wichita, Judy contributed her time to the church community and worked in the school kitchen for many years while raising her family.

Judy is survived by her children, Debra Sanders, Diane (Tom) Evans, and Jeffrey Beat; her brothers, Rolf (Shelley) and Paul (Marlene) von Merveldt; her sisters, Rebecca (Jay) Renicker and Mary Birtciel; and her beloved grandsons, Devin, Jared, and Jack.

She is preceded in death by her husband Leo, her birth mother Sylvia, and her parents Rolf and Mary.

A Rosary service will be held on Monday, July 1, at 5:00 p.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, July 2, at 10:00 a.m., both at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wichita. Judy will be laid to rest at Resurrection Cemetery.

Memorial contributions in Judy’s name may be made to the St. Joseph School Fund, 139 S. Millwood, Wichita, KS 67213.