Lois Wurtz

Lois Faye Wurtz, 73, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kansas. She was born December 16, 1931 in Johnson County, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Iva Ealy Karstetter. She graduated from Spring Hill High School and in 1950 she married Norman Minden. To this union three sons and one daughter were born; Stanley Minden of Granger, Indiana, Mark Minden of Paola, Kansas, Bradley Minden of Omaha, Nebraska and Linda Newton of Houston, Texas. They all survive her. She later married Willie Wurtz in 1975. Lois was a member of the Pleasanton Presbyterian Church. She and Willlie loved to travel and she enjoyed her flowers. She was preceded in death by two brothers; Orville and Don Karstetter. Survivors also include her husband, Willie of Pleasanton, Kansas; three step-sons, Scott Wurtz of Blue Springs, Missouri, Alan Wurtz of Mesa, Arizona and Jim Wurtz of Paola, Kansas; two step-daughters, Susan Willard of Fort Scott, Kansas and Geneva Heckler of Olathe, Kansas; one brother, Ray Karstetter of Harrisonville, Missouri; two sisters, Doris Prothe of Paola, Kansas and Dorothy Guetterman of Bucyrus, Kansas; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; eleven step grandchildren and nine step great grandchildren.