Myron "Sonny" Enns
Obituary
Myron J. "Sonny" Enns, born
on Jan. 1, 1928, of Olathe, died Jan. 18, 2018. Sonny, son of Rudy
and Nettie Enns, passed away at Nottingham Health &
Rehabilitation Home a few days after celebrating his 90th birthday.
He is survived by his daughter,
Maribeth Burns and her husband, Les, of Leawood; and son, Thomas Enns
of Osawatomie. He is also survived by his grandsons, Jeff Burns
(Courtney) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Brad Burns of Scottsdale,
Arizona; three great-granddaughters: Kaylee, Reagan and Mia Burns;
his sisters: Betty Schmidt (Bob), Judy Gaeddret and Janet Coleman
(Rich); and many nieces and nephews.
Sonny was a Kansas high school
all-state basketball player, member of the Newton High School
Athletic Hall of Fame and played basketball at KU under Phog Allen
from 1947 to 1951. He started a concrete and construction company in
Council Grove and later moved to Manhattan and was a Butler Building
franchisee and contractor. He was an avid KU and K-State sports fan,
golfer and fisherman. He spent the last eight years of his life in
the Kansas City area.
A memorial service will be held at
11:30 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 10) at Zeiner Funeral Home, 137 N. Union,
Council Grove. A luncheon for family and friends will be held at the
Hayes House following the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests
donating in Sonny Enns' memory to Friends of the Mentally Ill
Foundation Inc., 500 State Hospital Dr., Osawatomie, KS 66064.
Condolences may be left at
www.zeinerfuneralhomes.com.
