Edna Frances Abplanalp
Edna Frances Abplanalp, 87, formerly of
El Dorado, homemaker, died Sunday (Aug. 16, 1998) at Newton
Presbyterian Manor.
She was born Jan. 12, 1911, in Peabody
to Alfred James and Mary Elizabeth (Harlan) Wilber. She married
Thomas Abplanalp Jan. 5, 1928, in Newton. He preceded her in death
Jan. 10, 1991.
During World War II she worked at Beech
Aircraft and for many years was an Avon representative in the El
Dorado and Butler County area.
Survivors include: three daughters,
Thelma Gabel of El Dorado, Joan Gilmore of Newton and Linda Strasser
of Whitewater; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday (Aug. 20, 1998) at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home in El Dorado. Burial will be in
the Pleasant Center Cemetery in rural Burns.
Memorials have been established with
American Diabetes Association and Pleasant Center Cemetery
Improvement Fund in care of Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, 224 West Ash,
El Dorado, KS 67042.