eidaVonne Zeek, 88, of Hutchinson, quietly and triumphantly entered into eternal rest on July 4, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society – Hutchinson Village. She was born October 2, 1931, in Beloit, to Carl and Julia (Finney) Broadbent.
NeidaVonne attended Laban District 82 and Georgia District 90 elementary schools and graduated from Beloit High School in 1949. She began working as a nurse’s aide at Mitchell County Hospital, in Beloit. NeidaVonne’s life’s work was caring for elderly women in her home, which she continued when her family moved to Hutchinson in 1980.
In September 1949, NeidaVonne married Kenneth Zeek, in Beloit. They had two children, Juanita Diane and Paul Galen. In 1956, they moved to McPherson and later, Kenneth began commuting to Hutchinson to work at CESSNA. In 1993, Kenneth had his first heart attack, so they retired and began traveling in their fifth-wheel camper for 15 years, spending their winters in Kerrville, Texas and summers in Gunnison, Colorado. Health issues brought them back to Hutchinson and Kenneth passed away in 2012.
In McPherson, Kenneth and NeidaVonne were members of the Church of Christ and easily became a part of the Eastwood Church of Christ when they moved to Hutchinson. NeidaVonne will always be remembered as a loyal friend, fun, and spirited participant in church activities. She taught Sunday school classes, did uncountable good deeds, and was a dedicated Christian woman. NeidaVonne will be greatly missed and very fondly remembered.
She is survived by daughter, Juanita Pendlay (Bill Jr.), McPherson; brother, Carldon Broadbent, Beloit; sister, Beverly Hobbs, Beloit; and grandson, Heath Pendlay, Montana.
NeidaVonne was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth Zeek; son, Galen Zeek; and grandson, Glenn William Pendlay III, who won the 1992 World Power Lifting Championship title, in Moscow, Russia.
Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at McPherson Cemetery, 1601 Cemetery Drive, McPherson, KS 67406.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Eastwood Church of Christ, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.