Stephen C. Meyer
1924-1999
HIAWATHA, Kan. -- Stephen C. Meyer, 74, rural Hiawatha, died Friday, July 9, 1999, at a Kansas City, Kan., hospital.
Mr. Meyer, a farmer, raised livestock and sold Garst seed for 17 years.
Born Sept. 28, 1924, on a farm northwest of Hiawatha, he lived on the same farm his entire life. He was a graduate of Hamlin (Kan.) High School.
Mr. Meyer was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and St. Paul Lutheran Church, both of Fairview, Kan.; Hamlin School Board; and Walnut Township (Kan.) Watershed Board.
On Oct. 6, 1949, he married Helen Thompson in Hiawatha. She survives of the home.
Mr. Meyer was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Roberta Heineman; his parents, Edward and Rosa; three brothers; and three sisters.
Additional survivors: a son, Douglas, Hiawatha; two brothers, Harlan, Hamlin, and Edward Jr., Fairview; and a grandchild.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fairview. Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha. Visitation: after noon Monday, Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hiawatha, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Stephen Meyer Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home, 519 N. First St., Hiawatha, KS 66434.
Jean E. Morrison
1946-1999
SENECA, Kan. -- Jean Ellen (Strohmeyer) Morrison, 52, Seneca, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at a Seneca health-care center.
Ms. Morrison had been employed as an administrative assistant at a military defense plant in San Diego.
Born Sept. 13, 1946, in Seneca, she was a graduate of Peoria (Ill.) High School. In 1982, she moved to San Diego. Later, she moved to Seneca with her parents due to the progression of multiple sclerosis, a disease she was diagnosed with in 1984. After her parents died, she moved back to California with her sons, returning to Seneca in May 1999.
Ms. Morrison was a member of SS. Peter & Paul Church, Seneca, and St. Ann's Altar Society, of the church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene J. and Wanda Strohmeyer.
Surviving: two sons, Brian and Brad Wink, both of San Diego; a sister, JoAnn Seyller, Harvard, Ill.; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Seneca. Burial: SS. Peter & Paul Church Cemetery, Seneca. Visitation: after 8:30 a.m. Monday, Lauer Funeral Home, Seneca. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, in care of the family.
Elaine E. Pratt
1918-1999
Elaine E. "Tante" Pratt, 80, St. Joseph, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at a St. Joseph hospital.
Ms. Pratt had been employed in the insurance industry for 55 years and retired as office manager for Lucas Insurance Agency. She later managed the Bishop LeBlond High School, St. Joseph, cafeteria for eight years.
Born Nov. 12, 1918, near Albany, Mo., she lived in Albany before moving to St. Joseph in 1931. She was a graduate of Central High School, St. Joseph.
Ms. Pratt was a member of Wyatt Park Christian Church, St. Joseph, where she held various offices including singing in the choir and supervising the Little Toddlers group. She was a member of the St. Joseph Chapter of Sweet Adelines and of the Pony Express Chapter of the American Business Women's Association, where she was voted Woman of the Year in 1982. She was also a member of the 5th Wheel Bridge Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Warren T. and Hazel M.
Surviving: a brother, Derril W. Pratt, Lake Mykee, Mo.
Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wyatt Park Christian Church, St. Joseph. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. Family visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Meierhoffer Family Funeral Care, St. Joseph. The body will be removed from the funeral home to arrive at the church one hour before the service. Memorial contributions may be sent to Wyatt Park Christian Church or St. Jude's Children's Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.
Ervin E. Rea Jr.
1958-1999
BRAYMER, Mo. -- Ervin Ellis Rea Jr., 40, Braymer, died Friday, July 9, 1999, in Kansas City.
Mr. Rea worked for Parsec Inc., Kansas City, for the past four years. He also had served in the Army from 1978 to 1983.
Born Aug. 15, 1958, in Huntington Beach, Calif., he was a graduate of Granite City High School.
Mr. Rea was a member of Beacon Baptist Church, Kansas City.
On June 16, 1979, he married April R. Dial in Kansas City. She survives of the home.
Mr. Rea was preceded in death by his mother, Nancy L.; a sister, Bonnie Pearl; and his grandparents.
Additional survivors: a son, Ervin E. III, of the home; two daughters, Rebecca L. and Mary N., both of the home; his father, Ervin E. Sr.; and two brothers, Edward, Australia, and Terry L., San Diego.
Service: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lindley Funeral Home, Braymer. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Braymer. Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Memorial contributions may be sent to Evergreen Cemetery, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.
The Rev. Clarence Ryan
1930-1999
LEXINGTON, Mo. -- The Rev. Clarence Robert "Clancy" Ryan, 68, Lexington, formerly of St. Joseph and Maryville, Mo., died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at his home.
The Rev. Ryan served as assistant pastor at various Catholic churches in Kansas City, Liberty, Maryville and St. Joseph, Mo., and served as administrator for churches in Liberty, Kansas City and Maysville, Mo. He also served as pastor at Gallatin, Harrisonville and Lexington, Mo., Catholic churches from 1981 until his retirement in 1993.
Born July 11, 1930, in Kansas City, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1956 at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Kansas City.
The Rev. Ryan was active in the Migrant Worker Program, Lexington.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence S. and Pearl; and a sister.
Surviving: a brother in Kansas City; a sister in California; and Opal Currier who cared for him.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lexington. Graveside service and burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kansas City. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday. Arrangements: Walker-Nadler Funeral Home, Lexington. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Rev. Clarence R. Ryan Memorial Fund.
Artela V. Summa
1917-1999
TARKIO, Mo. -- Artela Viola (Lowery) Summa, 81, Tarkio, died Friday, July 9, 1999, at an area health-care center.
Mrs. Summa, a homemaker, was born Sept. 23, 1917, in Pattonsburg, Mo. She moved to Hollister, Calif., in 1942, Gentry, Mo., in 1955, and Ravenwood, Mo., in 1966.
She was a member of the Ravenwood Christian Church and the Golden Age Club, Ravenwood.
On Feb. 24, 1935, she married Lionel G. Summa in Pattonsburg. He died in 1978.
Mrs. Summa also was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Elda, Hobert, Pearly and Albert Lowery; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild.
Surviving: four sons, Gerald, Mount Ayr, Iowa, Vern, Tarkio, Clyde, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Floyd, Rayville, Mo.; two sisters, Clara Macrander, Gallatin, Mo., and Goldena Macrander, Altamont, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Ravenwood Christian Church. Burial: Green Ridge Cemetery, Gentry, Mo. Family visitation: 7 to 8 tonight, Johnson funeral home, Maryville, Mo.
Mildred Vanschoiak
1910-1999
MEXICO, Mo. Mildred "Mickey" (Elliott) Hanon Vanschoiak, 88, Mexico, formerly of St. Joseph and Savannah, Mo., died Friday, July 9, 1999, at a Mexico hospital.
Mrs. Vanschoiak had worked for St. Joseph Paper Box Co. in St. Joseph.
Born Nov. 11, 1910, in Tarkio, Mo., she lived most of her life in St. Joseph and Savannah. She moved to Mexico in 1996.
In 1933, she married her first husband, Ogden L. Hanon. He preceded her in death. On July 5, 1955, she married Kenneth A. Vanschoiak in St. Joseph. He died in 1998.
Mrs. Vanschoiak also was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mary Elliott; a brother, Fred Elliott; and two sisters, Lyla Bridges and Leona Newcomer.
Surviving:a daughter, Sherry King, Mexico; a brother, J.D. Elliott Sr., Tucson, Ariz.; four sisters, Fern Myers, Ozark, Mo., Norma Gray, Cabool, Mo., Lois Barclay, Kingsburg, Calif., and Mayme Brown, Collegedale, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside service and burial: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation: after 9 a.m. today, Breit & Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 3931 Sherman Ave., St. Joseph, MO 64506.
Mary Lu Anderson
1933-1999
TRENTON, Mo. -- Mary Lu (Pumroy) Anderson, 66, Trenton, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at a hospital in Liberty, Mo.
Mrs. Anderson volunteered at the Church Women United Thrift Store.
Born Jan. 29, 1933, in Ottumwa, Iowa, she graduated from high school there.
Mrs. Anderson was a member of the Trenton First Christian Church and the Ladies Elks.
On April 23, 1954, she married Robert Anderson in Ottumwa. They lived all but six months of their marriage in Trenton, where he survives of the home.
Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her parents, Levi and Mary Pumroy; and a brother, Paul Pumroy.
Additional survivors: a son, Mike, Clarinda, Iowa; a daughter, Lucinda Dolan, Trenton; two brothers, Dick Pumroy, Memphis, Tenn., and Chuck Pumroy, Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Dorothy Bortz, Ottumwa, and Helen Palazzo, Sun City, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Resthaven Mortuary, Trenton. Burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Trenton. Family visitation: 7 to 8 tonight at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society or the Trenton First Christian Church, in care of the mortuary, P.O. Box 587, Trenton, MO 64683.
Dolores B. Berry
1934-1999
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. -- Dolores B. (Jordan) Berry, 64, Excelsior Springs, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at a hospital in Liberty, Mo.
Mrs. Berry was a housekeeper for the Golden Age Nursing Home in Braymer, Mo.
Born Dec. 19, 1934, in Vibbard, Mo., she was a member of the St. Ann's Catholic Church, Excelsior Springs.
Surviving: two sons, Roy P. Dirck, Lawson, Mo., and Michael G. Berry, Braymer; two daughters, Gail Dirck, Mosby, Mo., and Konya Brown, Excelsior Springs; three brothers, Sammy Jordan, Excelsior Springs, Kenneth Jordan, Lathrop, Mo., and Michael Jordan, Elmira, Mo.; a sister, Linda Armes, Hamilton, Mo.; a niece, Connie Boling, of the home; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Ann's Catholic Church, Excelsior Springs; Burial: New Garden Cemetery, rural Ray County, Mo. Visitation: 3 to 9 p.m. today, Prichard Funeral Home, Excelsior Springs. A rosary will be recited at 7 tonight, with family visitation following, at the funeral home. Other arrangements: Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo.
Elsie M. Conway
1914-1999
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Elsie M. (McCauley) Conway, 85, Davenport, formerly of St. Joseph and Rea, Mo., died of cancer Saturday, July 10, 1999, at a Davenport medical center.
Mrs. Conway, a homemaker, was a graduate of the Rosendale (Mo.) High School.
Born March 19, 1914, in Rea, she lived in St. Joseph, Tulsa, Okla., and New York City before moving to Davenport in 1950.
Mrs. Conway was a member of the First Baptist Church, Whitesville, Mo., the Quad City Plus 60 Club and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary No. 235, both of Davenport; and the Moline (Ill.) Senior Citizens.
On Dec. 19, 1935, she married Glen C. Conway in St. Joseph. He died in 1968.
Mrs. Conway also was preceded in death by her parents, Noah and Florence McCauley; two brothers, Harry and Norris McCauley; and two sisters, Gladys McCauley and Nina Knappenberger.
Surviving: a daughter, Linda Naugle, Davenport; and two sisters, Mary E. Rodgers, Hanalie, Hawaii, and Crystal Brown, Clarence, Mo.
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Breit & Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah, Mo. Burial: Whitesville Cemetery. Family visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
Anna K. Cramer
1905-1999
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. -- Anna Kathryn (Flesher) Cramer, 93, Chillicothe, died Sunday, July 11, 1999, at a Chillicothe retirement village.
Born Dec. 10, 1905, in Trenton, Mo., she was a member of the Chillicothe United Methodist Church and the Naomi Ruth Circle of the church.
On Sept. 9, 1925, she married Frank Cramer. He died in 1997.
Mrs. Cramer also was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean A. Burgess; her parents, Eugene W. and Ollie M. Flesher; two brothers; and a sister.
Surviving: a son, Frank, Naples, Fla.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe. Burial: Utica (Mo.) Cemetery. Visitation: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. There is no scheduled family visitation. Memorial contributions may be sent to the United Methodist Church Build the Vision Fund, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.
Betty J. Riggs
1924-1999
Betty J. (Klawuhn) Riggs, 75, St. Joseph, died Monday, July 12, 1999, at her home.
Mrs. Riggs, a retired registered nurse, was born in Elwood, Kan., on March 4, 1924, and had lived in Clarksdale, Mo., prior to moving to St. Joseph 46 years ago.
She was a graduate of the Elwood high school and St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Riggs was a member of the Clair United Methodist Church in St. Joseph.
Mrs. Riggs was preceded in death by her husband, James M., in 1996; and her parents, Albert and Jessie Klawuhn.
Surviving: five sons, Daniel T., Cosby, Mo., Keith D. and Kenneth W., both of St. Joseph, Michael A., Fillmore, Mo., and James M. Jr., Olathe, Kan.; a daughter, Patricia L. Moloney, Sydney, Australia; two brothers, Albert Klawuhn, St. Joseph, and Jim Klawuhn, Rushville, Mo.; a sister, Genevieve Cook, St. Joseph; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Service: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Clair United Methodist Church, St. Joseph. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Burial: Civil Bend Christian Cemetery, Pattonsburg, Mo. Visitation: after 10 a.m. today, at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel, St. Joseph, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight. Memorials may be made to the Clair United Methodist Church or Hands of Hope Hospice, both of St. Joseph.
Mary A. Robinson
1915-1999
MERCER, Mo. Mary Augusta "Dot" (Gibson) Robinson, 84, Mercer, died Sunday, July 11, 1999, at a Chillicothe, Mo. hospital.
Born April 2, 1915, near Mercer, Mo., Mrs. Robinson lived most of her life in Mercer County, Mo., except for one year in Davenport, Iowa and one year in Roundup, Mont.
Mrs. Robinson was a charter member of Somerset Club, a member of Mercer Lions Club Ladies, and the Mercer, Mo. United Methodist Church, where she was active in the Women's Fellowship Group. She had served as secretary/treasurer of the Wilder Cemetery Association and had been a correspondent for the Post-Telegraph of Princeton, Mo.
On Dec. 21, 1935, she married Pete Robinson. He died in 1992.
Mrs. Robinson also was preceded in death by her son, Raymond; her parents, Robert L. and Iona M. Gibson; and an infant brother, James.
Surviving: a daughter, Roberta Searcy, Princeton, Mo.; three sisters, Nellie McCarty, Indianola, Iowa, Pauline Puffer, Mercer, Mo., and Maxine Dykes, Utica, Iowa; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Greenlee-Middleton Funeral Chapel, Princeton, Mo. Burial: Wilder Cemetery, northeast of Mercer, Mo. Visitation: after 10 a.m. today at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 tonight. Memorials may be made to Wilder Cemetery in care of Marcus Robinson, RFD No. 1, Mercer, Mo. 64661.
