John Pankratz
(1938 - 2019)
Obituary
John Pankratz, 81, passed away on
Monday (March 25, 2019) at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. He
was born on March 2, 1938, in Halstead, the youngest of six to John
and Lydia Wiebe Pankratz.
John grew up in rural Hillsboro and had
lived in Wichita, Newton and Lyndon before moving south of Overbrook
several years ago.
John owned and operated Pankratz
Heating and Air for many years. Following that, he had worked for the
Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority as the Building Mechanic and
FAA certified Airport Electrician. After retiring, John bred and
raised American Quarter Horses. He was a member of the Grace
Community Church in Overbrook, the American Quarter Horse Association
and the Elks.
John was married to Twyla Williams in
1956; they later divorced. He married Beth Clark on March 6, 1993, in
Miami, Oklahoma.
John was preceded in death by a son,
Bradly Pankratz in 2007; his parents; and his siblings.
John is survived by his wife, Beth of
the home; his son, Mitchel Pankratz of Ottawa; his daughter, Colette
Jones of Shawnee; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for John will be at 2
p.m. Monday (April 1, 2019) at the Feltner Funeral Chapel. Burial
will be in the Valley Brook Cemetery. The family will receive friends
from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday (March 31, 2019) at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Grace Community Church or the American Quarter Horse Association
Foundation, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave.,
Lyndon, KS. 66451. Online condolences for the family may be left at
feltnerfuneralhome.com.
1938 - 2019 (81 years)