“Now my boat’s left on the shoreline behind me; by your side I will seek other seas. Lord, you have come to the seashore.”

She was blessed from the day she was born December 30, 1935, to Hazel Glaze Bieber and Bernard Alois Bieber.

Raised in the small town of Kinsley, Kansas, her early childhood was carefree and happy, A child of the Kansas south wind.

She loved her Savior, her husband, all of her children, and grandchildren.

Her life was blessed by two wonderful men.

She was united in marriage to Earl LaOrange August 1, 1954. To this union two remarkable children were born. Desiree LaOrange of Clarksville, Tennessee, and Monte LaOrange of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Their respective spouses are Tom Call and Karla LaOrange.

She had the joy of two beautiful granddaughters, Karly and Ashlyn LaOrange.

She realized her life’s dream of being an elementary teacher and later in life became a Montessori teacher. She had the opportunity to touch the lives of many precious little ones.

October 16, 2004, she was united in marriage to Duane Banning, her high school sweetheart, and together they enjoyed much happiness and contentment.

This union brought four wonderful children into her life: Diana and Mark Nelson, Dan Banning, Duane and Stephanie Banning, Donna and Aaron Bachman, and nine wonderful grandchildren, Jason and Alexis Banning, Eric Banning, Andrew, Amanda, and Aimee Nelson, Matthew, Ryan, and Nathan Bachman, and Alisha Rank.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Duane, and her dear sister-in-law, Darlena LaOrange, and her dear brother, Sidney Bieber, as well as her children and grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, and cousin, Susie Martin.

She loved nature, enjoyed motorcycle trips, reading, travel, gardening, painting, ballroom dancing, the ocean, and Moon River, their motor home. Hawks, hummingbirds, and eagles became symbolic to her in her later years.

She always felt God’s hand on her life because her Grandmother Bieber prayed for her.

Her closest friends, Bee and Scott Tivald touched her life with love and caring.

Her dear neighbors and friends filled her life with amazing love.

“On Memorial Day 2018 when we went to the cemetery in Kinsley, I had this wonderful peace, to knowing that whatever was left of me would rest eternally on the windswept hill where my family remains rest in eternal peace!”

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2026, at Elliott Chapel. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. in Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley, Kansas.

Friends may sign her memorial book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday – Thursday at Elliott Mortuary.

Memorial donations may be made to Cause for Paws, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

The service can be viewed by clicking here.