Jan. 15, 2000, at Central Kansas Medical
Center, Great Bend.
He was born Oct. 3, 1918, at Rush Center,
the son of Zema Ben and Lulu Allen Parker.
A longtime Rush County resident, he served
as a probate judge for eight years and as
Rush County Sheriff for eight years. He
also worked at Rush County Nursing Home
for several years.
He belonged to First Lutheran Church,
La Crosse, and was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War 11.
On Feb. 2, 1948, he married Lorene Brack at
Bazine. She survives.Other survivors include:
three daughters, Ann Parker and Sandra
Elpers, both of La Crosse, and Gay Parker,
Wichita; a brother, Fred Parker, Arvada,
Colo.; four sisters, Mae Belle Hemken, Rush
Center, Delia Suppes, Russell, Dorothy
Murphy, Twin Falls, Idaho, and Thelma
Patrick, Oceanside, Calif.;and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Brian;
a brother, Orville; and two sisters, Hazel
Mangels and Mary Huber.
A prayer service will be at 8:30 p.m.
today at Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse.
Funeral will be at10 a m Wednesday at First
Lutheran Church, La Crosse, with Pastor
Maurice Schaus presiding. Burial win be in
La Crosse City Cemetery. Memorials may be
sent to the church in care of the funeral home.
Hutchinson News Hutchinson, Kansas Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Jan. 15, 2000, at Central Kansas Medical
Center, Great Bend.
He was born Oct. 3, 1918, at Rush Center,
the son of Zema Ben and Lulu Allen Parker.
A longtime Rush County resident, he served
as a probate judge for eight years and as
Rush County Sheriff for eight years. He
also worked at Rush County Nursing Home
for several years.
He belonged to First Lutheran Church,
La Crosse, and was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War 11.
On Feb. 2, 1948, he married Lorene Brack at
Bazine. She survives.Other survivors include:
three daughters, Ann Parker and Sandra
Elpers, both of La Crosse, and Gay Parker,
Wichita; a brother, Fred Parker, Arvada,
Colo.; four sisters, Mae Belle Hemken, Rush
Center, Delia Suppes, Russell, Dorothy
Murphy, Twin Falls, Idaho, and Thelma
Patrick, Oceanside, Calif.;and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Brian;
a brother, Orville; and two sisters, Hazel
Mangels and Mary Huber.
A prayer service will be at 8:30 p.m.
today at Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse.
Funeral will be at10 a m Wednesday at First
Lutheran Church, La Crosse, with Pastor
Maurice Schaus presiding. Burial win be in
La Crosse City Cemetery. Memorials may be
sent to the church in care of the funeral home.
Hutchinson News Hutchinson, Kansas Tuesday, January 18, 2000
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