Wilma L. Benner Lavery
16 April 1926 - 22 June 2010

FRONTENAC — Wilma L. Lavery, 84, of Frontenac died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday June 22, 2010 at the Girard Medical Center.

She was born April 16, 1926 in Pittsburg, KS the daughter of George and Susie (Steepleton) Benner.

She was raised in Pittsburg and attended Pittsburg schools. She and her family moved to Frontenac in 1953.

Wilma married Joseph O. Lavery on September 11, 1947 in Chicopee, KS; he preceded her in death on June 29, 1996.

She was a homemaker, a member of the Sacred Heath Catholic Church, the Frontenac Eagles Auxiliary and the Frontenac American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include 2 daughters Janice Sighel of Frontenac, Donna Cronister of Pittsburg; 3 sons Robert (Bob) Lavery of Dallas, TX, Steve Lavery of Shreveport, LA, Dennis Lavery of Frontenac, KS; a brother Eugene Benner of Hutchinson, KS; 12 Grandchildren and 15 Great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 9 brothers, 1 sister and a grandson Tony Sighel.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Friday June 25, 2010 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frontenac with Father Robert Spencer as celebrant; burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

The parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Friskel Funeral Home in Frontenac where the family will receive friends following until 8 p.m.

Friends may call the funeral home after 4 p.m. Thursday.

The family will be at the home of son and daughter-in-law Dennis and Connie Lavery, in Frontenac.

Condolences can be sent to www.friskelfuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Tony Sighel Scholarship Fund.

Memorials may be left at or mailed to the Friskel Funeral Home 230 E. McKay/P.O. Box 907 Frontenac, KS 66763. www.friskelfuneralhome.com/obituaries

The Morning Sun
Posted Jun 23, 2010 @ 11:20 PM
Thursday, June 24, 2010