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Harvey County Genealogical Database
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Wilkens, Jean
Jean M. Wilkens, 89, died Friday (May 19, 2006) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
She
was born Feb. 12, 1917, to J. Everard and Neva Ethel (Benfer) Moore in
Newton. They preceded her in death. She married Loran F. Wilkens June
20, 1941, in Newton. He survives of Hesston. She worked as a
secretary and sometimes office manager for several businesses in the
Wichita and Newton areas. She was a 1935 graduate of Newton High School.
She spent most of her life in the Wichita area. She enjoyed music and
was an accomplished organist. She was a generous, loving and steadfast
person. She shared a warm smile and took time to show her love to Loran,
son and grandchildren through acts of kindness, words and letters. She
was greatly loved and will be dearly missed.
Other survivors
include: a son, David A. Wilkens of Burlington; a sister-in-law, Mildred
Lantis of Hesston; granddaughters, Michelle Wilkens of Wichita and
Stephanie Wesselowski and husband Nathan of Milwaukee, Wis.; and a
great-granddaughter, Lorelei Wesselowski of Milwaukee. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Lt. Donald Moore.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today with family greeting friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Petersen Funeral Home. Funeral
service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hesston United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Tom Schneider and Chaplain Beverly Baumgartner officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established with Hesston United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.
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