Violet (Amiss) Mertz, 100, of Salina, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018, at Holiday Resort of Salina. She was born June 13, 1917, in St. George, to Thomas and Minerva (George) Amiss.
She attended grade and high school in St. George, graduating in 1935, having played guard on the girls's basketball team. After graduation, she lived in Manhattan where she met Edward Mack Sparks of Alton, a field manager for the Hardman Construction Company in charge of construction at Fort Riley. They were married in Downs, Feb. 23, 1941. Mack went missing in action during WWII, March 5, 1944, and his fate remained unknown until his remains were recovered and identified in 1998. While living in Alton, Violet met Lester Mertz and they were married in Lawrence, Oct. 9, 1946. Violet and Lester made Salina their home in 1949 when Lester joined Kennedy & Coe.
Violet was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Salina Country Club. She served on the boards of the YWCA, and the Downtown Lioness Club. She regularly volunteered at the hospital and as financial secretary for her church. She was an avid bowler and won the coveted triple score patch and big four conversion award. She and Lester enjoyed traveling together, visiting Africa, Australia, Europe, Hawaii, and many family members across the U.S.
She is survived by: her five children, Karen Hendrickson of Rancho Mirage, Calif., Douglas Sparks (Barbara) of Littleton, Colo., L. Scott of Olathe, Michael Mertz (Sandra) of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Thomas Mertz (Mary) of Salina; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Violet was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Lester, in 1997; and sisters, Daisy, Lily, and Rose.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, March 9, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina, with family present from 5-7 p.m.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 702 S. 9th Street, Salina, with Rev. Mark Boxman as officiant. Entombment will follow at Williamsburg Mausoleum in Roselawn Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.
(Ryan Mortuary obituary)
She attended grade and high school in St. George, graduating in 1935, having played guard on the girls's basketball team. After graduation, she lived in Manhattan where she met Edward Mack Sparks of Alton, a field manager for the Hardman Construction Company in charge of construction at Fort Riley. They were married in Downs, Feb. 23, 1941. Mack went missing in action during WWII, March 5, 1944, and his fate remained unknown until his remains were recovered and identified in 1998. While living in Alton, Violet met Lester Mertz and they were married in Lawrence, Oct. 9, 1946. Violet and Lester made Salina their home in 1949 when Lester joined Kennedy & Coe.
Violet was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Salina Country Club. She served on the boards of the YWCA, and the Downtown Lioness Club. She regularly volunteered at the hospital and as financial secretary for her church. She was an avid bowler and won the coveted triple score patch and big four conversion award. She and Lester enjoyed traveling together, visiting Africa, Australia, Europe, Hawaii, and many family members across the U.S.
She is survived by: her five children, Karen Hendrickson of Rancho Mirage, Calif., Douglas Sparks (Barbara) of Littleton, Colo., L. Scott of Olathe, Michael Mertz (Sandra) of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Thomas Mertz (Mary) of Salina; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Violet was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Lester, in 1997; and sisters, Daisy, Lily, and Rose.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, March 9, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina, with family present from 5-7 p.m.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 702 S. 9th Street, Salina, with Rev. Mark Boxman as officiant. Entombment will follow at Williamsburg Mausoleum in Roselawn Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.
(Ryan Mortuary obituary)
Violet (Amiss) Mertz, 100, of Salina, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018, at Holiday Resort of Salina. She was born June 13, 1917, in St. George, to Thomas and Minerva (George) Amiss.
She attended grade and high school in St. George, graduating in 1935, having played guard on the girls's basketball team. After graduation, she lived in Manhattan where she met Edward Mack Sparks of Alton, a field manager for the Hardman Construction Company in charge of construction at Fort Riley. They were married in Downs, Feb. 23, 1941. Mack went missing in action during WWII, March 5, 1944, and his fate remained unknown until his remains were recovered and identified in 1998. While living in Alton, Violet met Lester Mertz and they were married in Lawrence, Oct. 9, 1946. Violet and Lester made Salina their home in 1949 when Lester joined Kennedy & Coe.
Violet was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Salina Country Club. She served on the boards of the YWCA, and the Downtown Lioness Club. She regularly volunteered at the hospital and as financial secretary for her church. She was an avid bowler and won the coveted triple score patch and big four conversion award. She and Lester enjoyed traveling together, visiting Africa, Australia, Europe, Hawaii, and many family members across the U.S.
She is survived by: her five children, Karen Hendrickson of Rancho Mirage, Calif., Douglas Sparks (Barbara) of Littleton, Colo., L. Scott of Olathe, Michael Mertz (Sandra) of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Thomas Mertz (Mary) of Salina; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Violet was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Lester, in 1997; and sisters, Daisy, Lily, and Rose.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, March 9, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina, with family present from 5-7 p.m.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 702 S. 9th Street, Salina, with Rev. Mark Boxman as officiant. Entombment will follow at Williamsburg Mausoleum in Roselawn Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.
(Ryan Mortuary obituary)
She attended grade and high school in St. George, graduating in 1935, having played guard on the girls's basketball team. After graduation, she lived in Manhattan where she met Edward Mack Sparks of Alton, a field manager for the Hardman Construction Company in charge of construction at Fort Riley. They were married in Downs, Feb. 23, 1941. Mack went missing in action during WWII, March 5, 1944, and his fate remained unknown until his remains were recovered and identified in 1998. While living in Alton, Violet met Lester Mertz and they were married in Lawrence, Oct. 9, 1946. Violet and Lester made Salina their home in 1949 when Lester joined Kennedy & Coe.
Violet was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Salina Country Club. She served on the boards of the YWCA, and the Downtown Lioness Club. She regularly volunteered at the hospital and as financial secretary for her church. She was an avid bowler and won the coveted triple score patch and big four conversion award. She and Lester enjoyed traveling together, visiting Africa, Australia, Europe, Hawaii, and many family members across the U.S.
She is survived by: her five children, Karen Hendrickson of Rancho Mirage, Calif., Douglas Sparks (Barbara) of Littleton, Colo., L. Scott of Olathe, Michael Mertz (Sandra) of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Thomas Mertz (Mary) of Salina; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Violet was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Lester, in 1997; and sisters, Daisy, Lily, and Rose.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, March 9, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina, with family present from 5-7 p.m.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 702 S. 9th Street, Salina, with Rev. Mark Boxman as officiant. Entombment will follow at Williamsburg Mausoleum in Roselawn Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.
(Ryan Mortuary obituary)
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