Fernetta Elizabeth Fundenberger
1924 - 2014
Obituary
Fernetta Elizabeth Fundenberger, 90, of
Sedgwick, lately of Moundridge, died Friday (April 112014), at Newton
Medical Center
She was born in Whitewater on March 16,
1924, to William and Daisy (Harrison) Dodge.
She graduated from Whitewater schools
and Friends University. She married Dale Fundenberger on March 26,
1948. Dale and her son, James David, preceded her in death. Survivors
include her daughter Rita (Pat) Kirkpatrick of Newton and Leon of
Topeka, six grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.
Fernetta taught school in Cheney and
Valley Center. She also worked for for the state in SRS, Ross Mill in
Whitewater, Friends University and Sears
She loved music, the church and travel.
She taught piano out of her home and often took her family to area
concerts. She taught Sunday School for decades and assisted in the
church in many ways. She traveled by train for many family vacations
and went to Europe in 1985. Lately she loved to watch her
granddaughters play in sports and participate in school programs.
Memorials may be made to the Lillian
Tear Library of Sedgwick, Pine Village of Moundridge or the Sedgwick
United Methodist Church
Funeral service will be 10 a.m.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel with The
Reverend Paul Stephens of Sedgwick United Methodist Church
officiating. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday April 14,
2014 at Petersen Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from
6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery Sedgwick.
