Frances Fae Ridgeway
1928 - 2020
Frances Fae Ridgeway passed away at age
91 on Friday, July 24, 2020. She was born on September 20, 1928, in
Durham, Kansas, to David and Lillie (Haas) Schlotthauer.
Frances attended elementary school in
Aulne, Kansas, then graduated from Marion High School in 1946 in
Marion. After graduating from high school she moved to Kansas City,
Kansas, to pursue a career in cosmetology. She later obtained a job
at General Electric where she worked for 36 years in accounts
payable.
On May 15, 1949, she married Calvin
Ridgeway at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Marion. The couple resided
in Kansas City, Kansas, for 40 years. In 1986 the Ridgeway's both
retired and moved back to Marion. In 2001 they moved to Schowalter
Villa Retirement Community in Hesston.
Church was very important to Frances
and she was an active member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
all her life. Frances was baptized as a baby and confirmed in 1944 at
Our Savior Lutheran Church in Marion. In Kansas City she attended St.
Luke Lutheran Church and when she moved back to Marion she
transferred her membership back to Our Savior Lutheran Church.
Survivors include sister Lois Johnson
of Marion; sister-in-law Lillian Weinreich of Independence, Missouri;
nieces Jane Johnson of Marion, Pam Levetzow and Rhonda Oleson of
Kansas City, Cindy Holder of California, and nephew Keith Kielman of
Lawrence; and many grand-nieces and nephews.
Frances was preceded in death by her
husband Calvin, sister Lorraine Scott, and brother Robert
Schlotthauer.
The casket will be open at the funeral
home on Wednesday between 12:00 Noon and 8:00 P.M.
Private family interment services will
be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
A memorial has been established with
the Orphan Grain Train. Contributions may be sent to Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton, Ks.
