Ronald Wayne Quillin, 82, Beloit
BELOIT - Ronald W.
Quillin was born August 18, 1940, in Osbome, Kansas, the first of three children to Wayne and Marie Quillin. He died February 3, 2023, at Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems in Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 82 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Ron graduated from Osborne High School, first attending Ft.
Hays State and then Kansas State University, It was in Manhattan where he met his future wife, Consuelo (Connie) Saenz. They were married in 1966 with there being some good-natured disagreement as to whether that occurred in El Paso, Texas, on January 18th as told by Ron or Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in the bride’s family church on January 23rd as preferred by Connie, None-theless, they celebrated 57 years together and to that union were born two daughters, Marie and Jo Ann.
Ron ultimately earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Rockhurst University in Kansas City where he worked several years as an insurance adjuster. The young family moved to Beloit in the early 1970s where Ron managed Peoples Lumber Yard in Beloit and later operated his own small business, “Mitre Box”, Known widely as a skilled woodworker, Ron not only built customized cabinetry but also shared his knowledge and love for the craft by teaching evening courses in the 1980s at NCK Technical College.
Community-minded, Ron was active in Beloit Rotary and never shy about volunteering his services when repairs were needed at St. John’s Catholic Church.
He further enjoyed morning coffee, playing golf, and going fishing with his friends.
Ron is survived by his wife, Connie, of Beloit; daughters Marie (Al) Duhon of Lyons, and Jo Ann (Craig) Tomson of Wichita; grandsons Trent Jackson of Salina and Zayden Tomson of Wichita; and sisters Connie (John) Cyr of Beloit, and Dawna Quillin of Idaho Springs, Colorado, Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Wayne and Alma Marie (Saunders) Quillin.
Cremation has occurred and memorial services are pending. They will be announced at some future date.