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Fleda Umscheid
1933 2023

Fleda Umscheid

June 13, 1933 — January 15, 2023

Fleda Louise Umscheid, passed away on January 15 th , 2023. Fleda was born on June 13th , 1933 , in Westmoreland, KS, to Jesse & Elsa Misamore. She married Charles Vincent Umscheid on June 1 st , 1949, and they raised two children, Patricia and Floyd. They made their home in Elmont, KS, and eventually retired to Meriden, KS.

Fleda attended nursing school, graduated as an LPN and worked at area hospitals, and assisted in the ER during the 1966 Topeka tornado. Later in life she sold Avon and made many lifetime friends. She and Chuck enjoyed gardening, square dancing, traveling and most of all, living a country lifestyle. Fleda loved animals, especially her cats, cultivating her rose garden, breaking horses, and had a gift of gab.

Fleda lived a life of service. She was a Civil Air Patrol leader and a Big Sister in the Big Brother Big Sisters program. She was very proud to be named Big Sister of the Year in the early 1970's. Later in life she was a prayer minister for St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS, and the Grantville Methodist Church in Grantville, KS.

She is preceded in death by her husband, "Chuck" Umscheid. She leaves behind her daughter, Patricia Owrey (Robert) of Aurora, CO; her son Floyd C. Umscheid (Ginger) of Kansas City, KS; nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Special gratitude is extended to her caregivers Donald C Campbell, Lori Haynes, Kim Stroud, and Staci Shields, aswell as Pastor Rick Souter and Marvel Foster of the Grantville United Methodist Church, and Meg of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Visitation will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Grantville United Methodist Church with a Memorial Service to follow at 10:00 A.M. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. John the Evangelist Church in Lawrence on Friday, January 27th at 1:00 P.M. Internment will take place at Westmoreland Cemetery.

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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, January 27, 2023

9:00 - 10:00 am (Central time)

Grantville United Methodist Church

3724 South Street, Grantville, KS 66429

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Memorial Service

Friday, January 27, 2023

10:00 - 11:00 am (Central time)

Grantville United Methodist Church

3724 South Street, Grantville, KS 66429

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Memorial Service

Friday, January 27, 2023

1:00 - 2:00 pm (Central time)

St. John's Evangelist Catholic Church

1229 Vermont Street, Lawrence, KS 66044

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