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Fern L. Mcdaniel

January 5, 1928 — May 29, 2011

Fern L. McDaniel, 83, of Frontenac, died at 6:21 a.m., Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

She was born, January 5, 1928, at Hepler, Kansas, to Edward Marion Westhoff and Gertrude Frances (Fager) Westhoff. She grew up and attended school in Hepler and graduated from high school there.

She was united in marriage to Robert N. McDaniel on June 3, 1948, at Hepler. Following marriage, they moved to Parsons where she operated a daycare from her home for many years. He preceded her in death in 1999. In 2000, she moved to Frontenac where she worked at the United Methodist Church's Kid's First Daycare.

She attended the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frontenac and had attended St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons. She enjoyed gardening and being outdoors.

Survivors include: Two Sons, Robert "Ron" McDaniel of Parsons and Joe McDaniel of Eugene, Oregon; Three Daughters, Nila Robinson of McCune, Kathy Martin of Frontenac and Donna Schmidt of Parsons; Sixteen Grandchildren; Twenty-one Great-grandchildren; One Brother, Bob Westhoff of Parsons; Three Sisters, Patty Lucas of Omaha NE, Doris Prickett of Kansas City, KS and Ellen Harris of Girard.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, four sisters one son, one grandson and two great-grandsons.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 2, 2011 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons with burial following at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Walnut, Kansas. The rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. The family will receive friends immediately following the rosary.


Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.

Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Fern L. Mcdaniel, please visit our flower store.

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