Dwight Leon Engelland
SAXMAN - Dwight Leon Engelland, 80, passed away April 30, 2013, at Sandstone Heights, Little River. He was born June 9, 1932, at his home in rural Saxman, Kan., to Ansel Victor and Elsie Clara Stange Engelland.
He was a graduate of Reno County High School, Hutchinson Community College and Kansas University. While at HCC, Engelland participated in football and track. At KU, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and of the Big Seven Championship track team. Engelland taught school at Arlington Grade, Central Junior High, and Nickerson High School and refereed football and basketball for many years. In addition to teaching, he was a dairyman and farmer in rural Sterling. Engelland was a lifetime member of the Midland Community United Church of Christ. He was very involved in church activities, having served on the church board and as a Sunday school teacher. Engelland was a member of many boards, including People's Bank and Trust, the Nickerson Co-op, Ark Valley Electric and KEPCO.
On June 11, 1954, he married Patricia "Pat" C. Rider Engelland in Nickerson. She passed away Oct. 22, 2012. Survivors include: daughter, Lori Barta and husband Kyle of Little River; son, Ed Engelland and son, Doug Engelland and wife Debbie of rural Sterling; daughter, Karla Hawver and husband Chris of Hutchinson; brother, Carroll Engelland and wife Delpha, and sister, Cheryl Engelland of Hutchinson; 12 grandchildren, Chris, Mike, and Megan Barta, Ashley De Los Reyes and husband Carlos, Brandon, Justin, Ethan, Jake, and Austin Engelland, and Cade, Nick, and Jack Hawver; and a great-granddaughter, Morgan Barta. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Donald and Kermit Engelland.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Midland Community United Church of Christ, 1955 22nd Road, with Pastor Judy Conners presiding. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials to Midland Community United Church of Christ, in care of the funeral home.
SAXMAN - Dwight Leon Engelland, 80, passed away April 30, 2013, at Sandstone Heights, Little River. He was born June 9, 1932, at his home in rural Saxman, Kan., to Ansel Victor and Elsie Clara Stange Engelland.
He was a graduate of Reno County High School, Hutchinson Community College and Kansas University. While at HCC, Engelland participated in football and track. At KU, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and of the Big Seven Championship track team. Engelland taught school at Arlington Grade, Central Junior High, and Nickerson High School and refereed football and basketball for many years. In addition to teaching, he was a dairyman and farmer in rural Sterling. Engelland was a lifetime member of the Midland Community United Church of Christ. He was very involved in church activities, having served on the church board and as a Sunday school teacher. Engelland was a member of many boards, including People's Bank and Trust, the Nickerson Co-op, Ark Valley Electric and KEPCO.
On June 11, 1954, he married Patricia "Pat" C. Rider Engelland in Nickerson. She passed away Oct. 22, 2012. Survivors include: daughter, Lori Barta and husband Kyle of Little River; son, Ed Engelland and son, Doug Engelland and wife Debbie of rural Sterling; daughter, Karla Hawver and husband Chris of Hutchinson; brother, Carroll Engelland and wife Delpha, and sister, Cheryl Engelland of Hutchinson; 12 grandchildren, Chris, Mike, and Megan Barta, Ashley De Los Reyes and husband Carlos, Brandon, Justin, Ethan, Jake, and Austin Engelland, and Cade, Nick, and Jack Hawver; and a great-granddaughter, Morgan Barta. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Donald and Kermit Engelland.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Midland Community United Church of Christ, 1955 22nd Road, with Pastor Judy Conners presiding. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials to Midland Community United Church of Christ, in care of the funeral home.
Dwight Leon Engelland
SAXMAN - Dwight Leon Engelland, 80, passed away April 30, 2013, at Sandstone Heights, Little River. He was born June 9, 1932, at his home in rural Saxman, Kan., to Ansel Victor and Elsie Clara Stange Engelland.
He was a graduate of Reno County High School, Hutchinson Community College and Kansas University. While at HCC, Engelland participated in football and track. At KU, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and of the Big Seven Championship track team. Engelland taught school at Arlington Grade, Central Junior High, and Nickerson High School and refereed football and basketball for many years. In addition to teaching, he was a dairyman and farmer in rural Sterling. Engelland was a lifetime member of the Midland Community United Church of Christ. He was very involved in church activities, having served on the church board and as a Sunday school teacher. Engelland was a member of many boards, including People's Bank and Trust, the Nickerson Co-op, Ark Valley Electric and KEPCO.
On June 11, 1954, he married Patricia "Pat" C. Rider Engelland in Nickerson. She passed away Oct. 22, 2012. Survivors include: daughter, Lori Barta and husband Kyle of Little River; son, Ed Engelland and son, Doug Engelland and wife Debbie of rural Sterling; daughter, Karla Hawver and husband Chris of Hutchinson; brother, Carroll Engelland and wife Delpha, and sister, Cheryl Engelland of Hutchinson; 12 grandchildren, Chris, Mike, and Megan Barta, Ashley De Los Reyes and husband Carlos, Brandon, Justin, Ethan, Jake, and Austin Engelland, and Cade, Nick, and Jack Hawver; and a great-granddaughter, Morgan Barta. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Donald and Kermit Engelland.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Midland Community United Church of Christ, 1955 22nd Road, with Pastor Judy Conners presiding. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials to Midland Community United Church of Christ, in care of the funeral home.
SAXMAN - Dwight Leon Engelland, 80, passed away April 30, 2013, at Sandstone Heights, Little River. He was born June 9, 1932, at his home in rural Saxman, Kan., to Ansel Victor and Elsie Clara Stange Engelland.
He was a graduate of Reno County High School, Hutchinson Community College and Kansas University. While at HCC, Engelland participated in football and track. At KU, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and of the Big Seven Championship track team. Engelland taught school at Arlington Grade, Central Junior High, and Nickerson High School and refereed football and basketball for many years. In addition to teaching, he was a dairyman and farmer in rural Sterling. Engelland was a lifetime member of the Midland Community United Church of Christ. He was very involved in church activities, having served on the church board and as a Sunday school teacher. Engelland was a member of many boards, including People's Bank and Trust, the Nickerson Co-op, Ark Valley Electric and KEPCO.
On June 11, 1954, he married Patricia "Pat" C. Rider Engelland in Nickerson. She passed away Oct. 22, 2012. Survivors include: daughter, Lori Barta and husband Kyle of Little River; son, Ed Engelland and son, Doug Engelland and wife Debbie of rural Sterling; daughter, Karla Hawver and husband Chris of Hutchinson; brother, Carroll Engelland and wife Delpha, and sister, Cheryl Engelland of Hutchinson; 12 grandchildren, Chris, Mike, and Megan Barta, Ashley De Los Reyes and husband Carlos, Brandon, Justin, Ethan, Jake, and Austin Engelland, and Cade, Nick, and Jack Hawver; and a great-granddaughter, Morgan Barta. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Donald and Kermit Engelland.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Midland Community United Church of Christ, 1955 22nd Road, with Pastor Judy Conners presiding. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials to Midland Community United Church of Christ, in care of the funeral home.
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