1934
Delores
2023
Delores A. Strickler
May 30, 1934 — January 19, 2023
Delores Ann (Smith) Strickler, age 88, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on January 19, 2023, in Garnett, Kansas. Delores was born on May 30, 1934, in Chanute, Kansas, to Lloyd and Goldie (Sparkman) Smith.
In May of 1952 Delores graduated from Iola High School and married Wallace E. Strickler with whom she celebrated 70 years of marriage prior to his passing in September of 2022. Their union was blessed with four children: Darrell, Denise, Roxanne, and Garret. Delores would spend the years following the birth of her first child helping Wallace milk cows on the farm and raising a family.
When Delores returned to her career off the farm she worked at the Colony Restaurant, TG&Y, Allen County Bank and Trust, and Computer Service Plus. Delores and Wallace owned and operated Colony Foods for four years. In 1986 she started her tenure at Walmart retiring in 2012 after 22 years.
Delores was a member of the Colony United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School when her children were young. She was one of the charter members of the Jolly Dozen Club. She also cooked meals for the Lions Club meetings for over 50 years. She enjoyed traveling, especially to Branson and Las Vegas, shopping, and crocheting, making a baby blanket for each new great-grandchild when they were born.
Delores was preceded in death by her husband Wallace; her parents; her sister, Christine Cole; and daughter Roxanne (Roy) Ballard.
She is survived by her son Darrell (Judy) Strickler of Kerrville, Texas; daughter Denise (Larry) Gilmore of Iola, Kansas; and son Garret (Shelly) Strickler of Colony, Kansas; grandchildren Lance Strickler of Arizona, Keisha Watkins, Tiffany Edmonds, Joy Rise, Erica Richie, and Kari Clubine, all of Texas, Emma Nardo of Pennsylvania, Amanda Holman of Colony; and seventeen great grandchildren with one on the way.
A visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2023, followed by a memorial service at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 US Highway 54, Iola, Kansas. Inurnment will be in Colony Cemetery, Colony, Kansas.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Colony First Responders or Colony United Methodist Church, and may be left with Feuerborn Family Funeral Service.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .
You can watch the funeral here @ https://vimeo.com/event/2836027
In May of 1952 Delores graduated from Iola High School and married Wallace E. Strickler with whom she celebrated 70 years of marriage prior to his passing in September of 2022. Their union was blessed with four children: Darrell, Denise, Roxanne, and Garret. Delores would spend the years following the birth of her first child helping Wallace milk cows on the farm and raising a family.
When Delores returned to her career off the farm she worked at the Colony Restaurant, TG&Y, Allen County Bank and Trust, and Computer Service Plus. Delores and Wallace owned and operated Colony Foods for four years. In 1986 she started her tenure at Walmart retiring in 2012 after 22 years.
Delores was a member of the Colony United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School when her children were young. She was one of the charter members of the Jolly Dozen Club. She also cooked meals for the Lions Club meetings for over 50 years. She enjoyed traveling, especially to Branson and Las Vegas, shopping, and crocheting, making a baby blanket for each new great-grandchild when they were born.
Delores was preceded in death by her husband Wallace; her parents; her sister, Christine Cole; and daughter Roxanne (Roy) Ballard.
She is survived by her son Darrell (Judy) Strickler of Kerrville, Texas; daughter Denise (Larry) Gilmore of Iola, Kansas; and son Garret (Shelly) Strickler of Colony, Kansas; grandchildren Lance Strickler of Arizona, Keisha Watkins, Tiffany Edmonds, Joy Rise, Erica Richie, and Kari Clubine, all of Texas, Emma Nardo of Pennsylvania, Amanda Holman of Colony; and seventeen great grandchildren with one on the way.
A visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2023, followed by a memorial service at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 US Highway 54, Iola, Kansas. Inurnment will be in Colony Cemetery, Colony, Kansas.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Colony First Responders or Colony United Methodist Church, and may be left with Feuerborn Family Funeral Service.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .
You can watch the funeral here @ https://vimeo.com/event/2836027
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Delores A. Strickler, please visit our flower store.
Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation with Family Present
Monday, January 30, 2023
9:30 - 10:30 am (Central time)
Feuerborn Family Funeral Service - Iola
Memorial Service
Monday, January 30, 2023
10:30 - 11:00 am (Central time)
Feuerborn Family Funeral Service - Iola
Inurnment
Monday, January 30, 2023
11:30 - 11:45 am (Central time)
Colony Cemetery
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