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1863 - 2002



Fankhauser, Gene

Gene Fankhauser The funeral for Gene Fankhauser, 73, of Madison was Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, in the Wesleyan Church at Lamont. The Rev. Steve McVey conducted the service. Burial was in the Apostolic Church Cemetery at Lamont.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Madison Educational Assistance Fund and sent in care of the Wilson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 488, Madison, Ks 66860. Mr. Fankhauser died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at Via Christ-St Francis hospital in Wichita. He was a farmer and stockman and a life-long resident of the Madison and Lamont area.

Gene Fankhauser, the son of Clarence and Lydia Emch Fankhauser, was born Feb. 24, 1930, in Lamont. He grew up in Lamont and graduated from Lamont High School in 1948. He married Marjorie McCracken on Oct. 18, 1953, in Gridley. She sur- vives.

Mr. Fankhauser attend- ed the Wesleyan Church in Lamont. He served for several years on the Shell Rock Township Board.

He is also survived by a son, Terry Fankhauser of Des Moines, Iowa; three daughters, Marsha Greer of Topeka, Diane Williams of Olathe and Kathy Veer of Newton; two brothers, Verne Fankhauser of Elmdale and Loy Fankhauser of El Dorado; and seven grandchildren.

Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Oct 16, 2003.





Chase County Death Notices and Obituaries,
compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant and Chase County Leader Newspapers
by Lorna Marvin
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