Margaret Jane Gartner, 87, of Olathe, formerly of Parsons, died at 6:15 a.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at the Olathe Good Samaritan Society.
She was born August 12, 1923, in Parsons, Kansas, to Ferdie and Mary Alice (Musgrove) Smith. She attended Parsons schools and was a 1942 graduate of Parsons High School.
She then moved to California where she worked at Boeing and Lockheed. Upon her return to Parsons, she was employed at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and later Fred Ronald's Manufacturing, retiring from there in 1982.
She was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church now St. Patrick's, its Altar Society and Daughters of Isabella. She enjoyed caring for her family, entertaining family and friends in her home, and dancing.
While working at the KAAP, she met Eddie A. Gartner. They married May 4, 1946, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Parsons and had celebrated 62 years of marriage. He preceded her in death February 8, 2009.
Survivors include:
One Son – Jim Gartner and wife, Chris Whitehall, MI
One Daughter – Alice Smith and husband, Mark Olathe, KS
Proxy Son – John Cole Parsons, KS
Five Grandchildren – Bryce Gartner and wife, Jennifer
Mike Gartner and wife, Leah
Larissa (Gartner) Link and husband, Ryan
Amanda Smith
Max Smith
Four Great-Grandchildren – Carson Gartner, Parker Gartner, Claire Gartner and Everett Gartner
One Brother – Charles Smith and wife, Fran Omaha, NE
Two Sisters – Mary Davis and husband, Glenn Seattle, WA
Betty Bonham and husband, Virgil Wagoner, OK
Numerous Nieces and Nephews
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Jim Smith, Jack Smith, Richard "Dick" Smith and Bernard Smith; and a sister, Helen (Smith) Kennedy.
The funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Parsons. The rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, December 27, 2010, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick's Catholic Church or hospice care of the donor's choice. 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 Margaret Jane Gartner, please visit our flower store.
She was born August 12, 1923, in Parsons, Kansas, to Ferdie and Mary Alice (Musgrove) Smith. She attended Parsons schools and was a 1942 graduate of Parsons High School.
She then moved to California where she worked at Boeing and Lockheed. Upon her return to Parsons, she was employed at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and later Fred Ronald's Manufacturing, retiring from there in 1982.
She was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church now St. Patrick's, its Altar Society and Daughters of Isabella. She enjoyed caring for her family, entertaining family and friends in her home, and dancing.
While working at the KAAP, she met Eddie A. Gartner. They married May 4, 1946, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Parsons and had celebrated 62 years of marriage. He preceded her in death February 8, 2009.
Survivors include:
One Son – Jim Gartner and wife, Chris Whitehall, MI
One Daughter – Alice Smith and husband, Mark Olathe, KS
Proxy Son – John Cole Parsons, KS
Five Grandchildren – Bryce Gartner and wife, Jennifer
Mike Gartner and wife, Leah
Larissa (Gartner) Link and husband, Ryan
Amanda Smith
Max Smith
Four Great-Grandchildren – Carson Gartner, Parker Gartner, Claire Gartner and Everett Gartner
One Brother – Charles Smith and wife, Fran Omaha, NE
Two Sisters – Mary Davis and husband, Glenn Seattle, WA
Betty Bonham and husband, Virgil Wagoner, OK
Numerous Nieces and Nephews
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Jim Smith, Jack Smith, Richard "Dick" Smith and Bernard Smith; and a sister, Helen (Smith) Kennedy.
The funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Parsons. The rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, December 27, 2010, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick's Catholic Church or hospice care of the donor's choice. 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 Margaret Jane Gartner, please visit our flower store.
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