Joseph Peroutek was born to Emil “Peck” and Sarah “Leona” (McCarty) Peroutek on December 17, 1938. He departed this life on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the age of 85.
Joe was raised on the family homestead near Esbon, Kansas, and enjoyed farming most of his life. After retiring from farming, they moved to Salina where he worked various jobs culminating in 13 years at the Salina Parks department where he worked until he was 79 when his health prevented him from continuing.
Joe enjoyed taking his family to ballgames, vacations, camping, fishing, hunting, and boating. As he got older, his family and grandkids were his greatest joy and he enjoyed watching them in everything they did. Joe was proud to have served in the United States Navy. He was a long-time member of Esbon’s Lions Club and was a devout Catholic who attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Esbon and Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina.
Joe was preceded in death by his sister Vonda Hale and his brother Bill. Joe is survived by his wife of 63 years, Yvonne (Benoit) Peroutek; their four children: Alan Peroutek and wife Leah of Boerne, TX; Yvette Brown and husband Jerry of Glen Elder, KS; Renee Thompson and husband Chris of Salina, KS; and JoVonna Rutherford and husband Derrick of Salina, KS; grandchildren: Lacey (Thompson) Caywood of Tulsa, OK; Grant Brown, of Kansas City, MO; Keenan Thompson of Liberal Kansas; Bailey (Brown) Budke of Kansas City, MO; Channing Rutherford of Hays, KS; Jacob Peroutek of College Station, TX; Kaiden Thompson of Wichita, KS; Konnor Thompson of Kansas City, MO; Kira Rutherford of Kansas City, MO; Michael Peroutek of Leander, TX; Rieker Rutherford of Salina, KS; and Karrigan Thompson of Salina, KS; and great-grandchildren: Audra and Aurie Perry; Carter Anschutz; Corbyn and Avery Brown; Emersyn Rutherford; Asa Budke; Oliver and Warner Thompson; sisters: Pat Trembly of Marble Falls, TX and Janie Callaway of Belleville, KS.
A Funeral Mass was held on Friday, January 12th at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Esbon. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Mitchell County Hospital Resident Care Center, or the St. Elizabeth Cemetery Fund.