Born Wilma K. Burkhart March 22, 1920, at Hodgeman County, she married Lester E. Lee Dec. 31, 1945, at Liberal. He died July 23, 1983.
She was a surgical head nurse at Southwest Medical Center and was a resident of Liberal since 1941. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and altar society, Liberal, and the Kansas Nursing Association.
Survivors: son, Terrence, Augusta, Mo.; daughters, Mary Young, Turpin, Okla., Jane Stecklein, Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Pete Burkhart, Sioux Falls, S.D., Al Burkhart, Chatsworth, Calif.; sisters, Delores Abbott, Beaver, OkIa., Evelyn Epp, Rita Zerr, both of Garden City, Mary Ney, Claflin; and four grandchildren.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Miller Chapel, Liberal. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday al St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Liberal, Father Robert Schremmer. Burial will be at Liberal Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 1C p.m. Sunday at Miller Mortuary, Liberal.
Memorials to the American Cancer Society
Hutchinson News, 10/27/1985
Born Wilma K. Burkhart March 22, 1920, at Hodgeman County, she married Lester E. Lee Dec. 31, 1945, at Liberal. He died July 23, 1983.
She was a surgical head nurse at Southwest Medical Center and was a resident of Liberal since 1941. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and altar society, Liberal, and the Kansas Nursing Association.
Survivors: son, Terrence, Augusta, Mo.; daughters, Mary Young, Turpin, Okla., Jane Stecklein, Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Pete Burkhart, Sioux Falls, S.D., Al Burkhart, Chatsworth, Calif.; sisters, Delores Abbott, Beaver, OkIa., Evelyn Epp, Rita Zerr, both of Garden City, Mary Ney, Claflin; and four grandchildren.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Miller Chapel, Liberal. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday al St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Liberal, Father Robert Schremmer. Burial will be at Liberal Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 1C p.m. Sunday at Miller Mortuary, Liberal.
Memorials to the American Cancer Society
Hutchinson News, 10/27/1985
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