Birdie Leone Zentner

Birdie Zentner, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Parkview Heights, Garnett.

She was born January 3, 1936, at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Ida Pearl (Mitchell) Beasley. Birdie graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1953.

Birdie married John Robert “Bob” Zentner on October 18, 1953. This union was blessed with five daughters.

Birdie was a homemaker all of her life, staying home raising their five daughters. She loved gardening, canning, sewing the girls’ clothes, and just being a mom. Birdie was active in the Cherry Mound 4-H Club as the sewing leader. She was a member of the First Christian Church and was a very active member. Birdie was very creative and among her hobbies were drawing, painting, crafting, and cake decorating. After the girls were raised and left the home, she volunteered at Golden Heights, known now as Parkview Heights.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Ida Pearl (Mitchell) Beasley; husband, Bob Zentner on August 25, 2011; one son-in-law, Richard Trembly; one brother-in-law, George Zentner; and one sister-in-law, Marilyn Beasley.

Birdie is survived by her five daughters, Debbie Poire and husband Danny of Westphalia, Kansas; Donna Hart and husband Troy of Garnett, Kansas; Dorothy Lankard and husband Larry of Independence, Kansas; Linda Trembly of Chanute, Kansas; Darla McGovern and husband Jeff of Wellington, Kansas; fifteen grandchildren; and thirty-four great grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Beasley and wife Carol of Fredericksburg, Texas, Ralph Beasley Jr. of Joplin, Missouri; one sister, Barbara Kent and husband Jim of Topeka, Kansas; sister-in-law, Jeanine Zentner of Garnett, Kansas; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the First Christian Church, with burial following in the Garnett Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the funeral home on Wednesday evening.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church or to Parkview Heights.

You may send your condolences to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .