HOISINGTON — Helen Agnes Sappington, 88, died May 12 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born April 27, 1921, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Franklin Joseph and Magdalena (Breitenbach) Wendel. She married Brahman Sappington on Nov. 7, 1940, at Ellinwood. He preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 2005. She was a nurse aide for 15 years at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, retiring in 1983. She was born and raised on a farm near Ellinwood and was a Hoisington resident for 66 years.
Mrs. Sappington was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the VFW Auxiliary, both of Hoisington; also a member of Legion of Mary and Altar Society, and several ladies' bridge clubs.
Survivors include a son, Bob Sappington of Hoisington; a brother, Ambrose Wendel of Great Bend; a sister, Irene Harper of Othello, Wash.; two grandsons, Eric Robinson of Lincoln, Neb., and Jeff Sappington of Houston, Texas; two granddaughters, Christina Maher of Omaha, Neb., and Sara Lloyd of Corpus Christi, Texas; three great-grandsons, Luke Maher of Omaha, Neb., and Ben and Sean Lloyd of Corpus Christi, Texas; two great-granddaughters, Julieanne Jordan of Corpus Christi and Madison Maher of Omaha; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Peggy Sappington Harder, three brothers and three sisters.
A vigil service/altar society rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington, with Father Dwight Birket officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Barton County. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home
415 North Main/Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 14, 2009
Mrs. Sappington was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the VFW Auxiliary, both of Hoisington; also a member of Legion of Mary and Altar Society, and several ladies' bridge clubs.
Survivors include a son, Bob Sappington of Hoisington; a brother, Ambrose Wendel of Great Bend; a sister, Irene Harper of Othello, Wash.; two grandsons, Eric Robinson of Lincoln, Neb., and Jeff Sappington of Houston, Texas; two granddaughters, Christina Maher of Omaha, Neb., and Sara Lloyd of Corpus Christi, Texas; three great-grandsons, Luke Maher of Omaha, Neb., and Ben and Sean Lloyd of Corpus Christi, Texas; two great-granddaughters, Julieanne Jordan of Corpus Christi and Madison Maher of Omaha; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Peggy Sappington Harder, three brothers and three sisters.
A vigil service/altar society rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington, with Father Dwight Birket officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Barton County. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home
415 North Main/Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 14, 2009
HOISINGTON — Helen Agnes Sappington, 88, died May 12 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born April 27, 1921, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Franklin Joseph and Magdalena (Breitenbach) Wendel. She married Brahman Sappington on Nov. 7, 1940, at Ellinwood. He preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 2005. She was a nurse aide for 15 years at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, retiring in 1983. She was born and raised on a farm near Ellinwood and was a Hoisington resident for 66 years.
Mrs. Sappington was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the VFW Auxiliary, both of Hoisington; also a member of Legion of Mary and Altar Society, and several ladies' bridge clubs.
Survivors include a son, Bob Sappington of Hoisington; a brother, Ambrose Wendel of Great Bend; a sister, Irene Harper of Othello, Wash.; two grandsons, Eric Robinson of Lincoln, Neb., and Jeff Sappington of Houston, Texas; two granddaughters, Christina Maher of Omaha, Neb., and Sara Lloyd of Corpus Christi, Texas; three great-grandsons, Luke Maher of Omaha, Neb., and Ben and Sean Lloyd of Corpus Christi, Texas; two great-granddaughters, Julieanne Jordan of Corpus Christi and Madison Maher of Omaha; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Peggy Sappington Harder, three brothers and three sisters.
A vigil service/altar society rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington, with Father Dwight Birket officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Barton County. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home
415 North Main/Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 14, 2009
Mrs. Sappington was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the VFW Auxiliary, both of Hoisington; also a member of Legion of Mary and Altar Society, and several ladies' bridge clubs.
Survivors include a son, Bob Sappington of Hoisington; a brother, Ambrose Wendel of Great Bend; a sister, Irene Harper of Othello, Wash.; two grandsons, Eric Robinson of Lincoln, Neb., and Jeff Sappington of Houston, Texas; two granddaughters, Christina Maher of Omaha, Neb., and Sara Lloyd of Corpus Christi, Texas; three great-grandsons, Luke Maher of Omaha, Neb., and Ben and Sean Lloyd of Corpus Christi, Texas; two great-granddaughters, Julieanne Jordan of Corpus Christi and Madison Maher of Omaha; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Peggy Sappington Harder, three brothers and three sisters.
A vigil service/altar society rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington, with Father Dwight Birket officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Barton County. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home
415 North Main/Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
620-793-3525
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 14, 2009
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