OBITUARY: MINNIE ANNA FERGUSON, 87 years young, passed from this life on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Lansing, Kansas.
Minnie was loved by all who knew her. At under five feet tall, she packed a large personality onto her small stature. Her smile would inevitably make others grin in return. She was a loyal wife, a devoted mother to five children, a caring and generous grandmother to her grandchildren, and beloved aunt to her nieces and nephews.
Minnie was born on May 12, 1929, in Leavenworth, Kansas, the youngest of five children of George Thomas Leonard Taylor and Minnie Anna (Reichle) Taylor.
Minnie married William A. Ferguson Jr on January 9, 1949. Together, they had five children: Michelle (John) Foley Jr, William “Mike” (Judy) Ferguson, Venita (Carl) Krueger Jr, Vernon “Butch” (Cindy) Ferguson, and Janese Williams, twelve Grandchildren, and numerous Great/Great Great Grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Minnie was a cosmetologist for over forty years, retiring only when her health no longer allowed her to shampoo, cut, and perm those her family affectionately called “the ladies.” Operating out of her home, her clients became close friends, spending the days discussing the latest ABC soap opera shenanigans or boasting the triumphs of her grandchildren. In the back room of 720 Seneca is where Minnie’s children and grandchildren learned life’s major lessons and created some of their greatest memories.
Dedicated to a variety of local organizations, Minnie served as member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, and Daughters of Isabella. She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Holidays and summer breaks were spent at the house on Seneca. Every Christmas, her children and grandchildren would pile in to her home, a flurry of opening gifts and riotous laughter. New Year’s Eve always brought a new puzzle to be completed by midnight. Summer with Minnie was magical: frequent trips to Dairy Queen, going to Eagles to swim, playing Yahtzee, Bingo or dominos, discussing everything from local sports to life’s next adventure, only having to settle down when Phil Donahue was on, twirling in the beauty shop chairs until dizzy, road trips to Iowa in the back of her beige station wagon, the joys were endless. Summer would conclude with new haircuts and sleeping in rollers, anxious for the first day of school.
She had a quick sense of humor and always there to teach her family how to sew, knit, and scrapbook, or take a Sunday drive to Happy Hollow Lake. Even as dementia started to take root, she was always thrilled to meet her new great (and great-great) grandchildren, welcoming each addition with her trademark smile. Her love was deep and her arms always open for a hug.
Her memory will live on in the first bite of Dilly bar, a whiff of Vavoom! hairspray, the taste of a Fuzzy Naval, and hearing someone shout, “Bingo!” from the crowd. She will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her siblings Rosalie Mae Davis, Ernest Leonard Taylor, Lura Elizabeth Mark, and George Thomas Taylor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St Joseph’s Church.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with the rosary conducted at 6 p.m. on August 3, 2016 at the Davis Funeral Chapel. The Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, August 4, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St Joseph’s Church. Interment will immediately follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
(Src: Davis Funeral Home, Leavenworth, Kansas, Monday, August 1, 2016.)
Minnie was loved by all who knew her. At under five feet tall, she packed a large personality onto her small stature. Her smile would inevitably make others grin in return. She was a loyal wife, a devoted mother to five children, a caring and generous grandmother to her grandchildren, and beloved aunt to her nieces and nephews.
Minnie was born on May 12, 1929, in Leavenworth, Kansas, the youngest of five children of George Thomas Leonard Taylor and Minnie Anna (Reichle) Taylor.
Minnie married William A. Ferguson Jr on January 9, 1949. Together, they had five children: Michelle (John) Foley Jr, William “Mike” (Judy) Ferguson, Venita (Carl) Krueger Jr, Vernon “Butch” (Cindy) Ferguson, and Janese Williams, twelve Grandchildren, and numerous Great/Great Great Grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Minnie was a cosmetologist for over forty years, retiring only when her health no longer allowed her to shampoo, cut, and perm those her family affectionately called “the ladies.” Operating out of her home, her clients became close friends, spending the days discussing the latest ABC soap opera shenanigans or boasting the triumphs of her grandchildren. In the back room of 720 Seneca is where Minnie’s children and grandchildren learned life’s major lessons and created some of their greatest memories.
Dedicated to a variety of local organizations, Minnie served as member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, and Daughters of Isabella. She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Holidays and summer breaks were spent at the house on Seneca. Every Christmas, her children and grandchildren would pile in to her home, a flurry of opening gifts and riotous laughter. New Year’s Eve always brought a new puzzle to be completed by midnight. Summer with Minnie was magical: frequent trips to Dairy Queen, going to Eagles to swim, playing Yahtzee, Bingo or dominos, discussing everything from local sports to life’s next adventure, only having to settle down when Phil Donahue was on, twirling in the beauty shop chairs until dizzy, road trips to Iowa in the back of her beige station wagon, the joys were endless. Summer would conclude with new haircuts and sleeping in rollers, anxious for the first day of school.
She had a quick sense of humor and always there to teach her family how to sew, knit, and scrapbook, or take a Sunday drive to Happy Hollow Lake. Even as dementia started to take root, she was always thrilled to meet her new great (and great-great) grandchildren, welcoming each addition with her trademark smile. Her love was deep and her arms always open for a hug.
Her memory will live on in the first bite of Dilly bar, a whiff of Vavoom! hairspray, the taste of a Fuzzy Naval, and hearing someone shout, “Bingo!” from the crowd. She will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her siblings Rosalie Mae Davis, Ernest Leonard Taylor, Lura Elizabeth Mark, and George Thomas Taylor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St Joseph’s Church.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with the rosary conducted at 6 p.m. on August 3, 2016 at the Davis Funeral Chapel. The Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, August 4, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St Joseph’s Church. Interment will immediately follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
(Src: Davis Funeral Home, Leavenworth, Kansas, Monday, August 1, 2016.)
OBITUARY: MINNIE ANNA FERGUSON, 87 years young, passed from this life on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Lansing, Kansas.
Minnie was loved by all who knew her. At under five feet tall, she packed a large personality onto her small stature. Her smile would inevitably make others grin in return. She was a loyal wife, a devoted mother to five children, a caring and generous grandmother to her grandchildren, and beloved aunt to her nieces and nephews.
Minnie was born on May 12, 1929, in Leavenworth, Kansas, the youngest of five children of George Thomas Leonard Taylor and Minnie Anna (Reichle) Taylor.
Minnie married William A. Ferguson Jr on January 9, 1949. Together, they had five children: Michelle (John) Foley Jr, William “Mike” (Judy) Ferguson, Venita (Carl) Krueger Jr, Vernon “Butch” (Cindy) Ferguson, and Janese Williams, twelve Grandchildren, and numerous Great/Great Great Grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Minnie was a cosmetologist for over forty years, retiring only when her health no longer allowed her to shampoo, cut, and perm those her family affectionately called “the ladies.” Operating out of her home, her clients became close friends, spending the days discussing the latest ABC soap opera shenanigans or boasting the triumphs of her grandchildren. In the back room of 720 Seneca is where Minnie’s children and grandchildren learned life’s major lessons and created some of their greatest memories.
Dedicated to a variety of local organizations, Minnie served as member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, and Daughters of Isabella. She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Holidays and summer breaks were spent at the house on Seneca. Every Christmas, her children and grandchildren would pile in to her home, a flurry of opening gifts and riotous laughter. New Year’s Eve always brought a new puzzle to be completed by midnight. Summer with Minnie was magical: frequent trips to Dairy Queen, going to Eagles to swim, playing Yahtzee, Bingo or dominos, discussing everything from local sports to life’s next adventure, only having to settle down when Phil Donahue was on, twirling in the beauty shop chairs until dizzy, road trips to Iowa in the back of her beige station wagon, the joys were endless. Summer would conclude with new haircuts and sleeping in rollers, anxious for the first day of school.
She had a quick sense of humor and always there to teach her family how to sew, knit, and scrapbook, or take a Sunday drive to Happy Hollow Lake. Even as dementia started to take root, she was always thrilled to meet her new great (and great-great) grandchildren, welcoming each addition with her trademark smile. Her love was deep and her arms always open for a hug.
Her memory will live on in the first bite of Dilly bar, a whiff of Vavoom! hairspray, the taste of a Fuzzy Naval, and hearing someone shout, “Bingo!” from the crowd. She will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her siblings Rosalie Mae Davis, Ernest Leonard Taylor, Lura Elizabeth Mark, and George Thomas Taylor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St Joseph’s Church.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with the rosary conducted at 6 p.m. on August 3, 2016 at the Davis Funeral Chapel. The Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, August 4, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St Joseph’s Church. Interment will immediately follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
(Src: Davis Funeral Home, Leavenworth, Kansas, Monday, August 1, 2016.)
Minnie was loved by all who knew her. At under five feet tall, she packed a large personality onto her small stature. Her smile would inevitably make others grin in return. She was a loyal wife, a devoted mother to five children, a caring and generous grandmother to her grandchildren, and beloved aunt to her nieces and nephews.
Minnie was born on May 12, 1929, in Leavenworth, Kansas, the youngest of five children of George Thomas Leonard Taylor and Minnie Anna (Reichle) Taylor.
Minnie married William A. Ferguson Jr on January 9, 1949. Together, they had five children: Michelle (John) Foley Jr, William “Mike” (Judy) Ferguson, Venita (Carl) Krueger Jr, Vernon “Butch” (Cindy) Ferguson, and Janese Williams, twelve Grandchildren, and numerous Great/Great Great Grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Minnie was a cosmetologist for over forty years, retiring only when her health no longer allowed her to shampoo, cut, and perm those her family affectionately called “the ladies.” Operating out of her home, her clients became close friends, spending the days discussing the latest ABC soap opera shenanigans or boasting the triumphs of her grandchildren. In the back room of 720 Seneca is where Minnie’s children and grandchildren learned life’s major lessons and created some of their greatest memories.
Dedicated to a variety of local organizations, Minnie served as member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, and Daughters of Isabella. She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Holidays and summer breaks were spent at the house on Seneca. Every Christmas, her children and grandchildren would pile in to her home, a flurry of opening gifts and riotous laughter. New Year’s Eve always brought a new puzzle to be completed by midnight. Summer with Minnie was magical: frequent trips to Dairy Queen, going to Eagles to swim, playing Yahtzee, Bingo or dominos, discussing everything from local sports to life’s next adventure, only having to settle down when Phil Donahue was on, twirling in the beauty shop chairs until dizzy, road trips to Iowa in the back of her beige station wagon, the joys were endless. Summer would conclude with new haircuts and sleeping in rollers, anxious for the first day of school.
She had a quick sense of humor and always there to teach her family how to sew, knit, and scrapbook, or take a Sunday drive to Happy Hollow Lake. Even as dementia started to take root, she was always thrilled to meet her new great (and great-great) grandchildren, welcoming each addition with her trademark smile. Her love was deep and her arms always open for a hug.
Her memory will live on in the first bite of Dilly bar, a whiff of Vavoom! hairspray, the taste of a Fuzzy Naval, and hearing someone shout, “Bingo!” from the crowd. She will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her siblings Rosalie Mae Davis, Ernest Leonard Taylor, Lura Elizabeth Mark, and George Thomas Taylor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St Joseph’s Church.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with the rosary conducted at 6 p.m. on August 3, 2016 at the Davis Funeral Chapel. The Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, August 4, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St Joseph’s Church. Interment will immediately follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
(Src: Davis Funeral Home, Leavenworth, Kansas, Monday, August 1, 2016.)
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