Leona M. Blurton

March 5, 1924 - March 11, 2015

Leona M. Blurton, 91, of Medicine Lodge, KS died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge, KS. She was born on March 5, 1924 in Sharon, KS the daughter of John J. Burenheide and Mary A. (Nuessen) Burenheide. On September 26, 1950 she married Gale Eugene Blurton in Sharon, KS. He preceded her in death on March 4, 1998. Leona was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medicine Lodge, KS. Surviving are one son, Don (Jill) Blurton of Hays, KS; one daughter, Diane (Riley) Greenwood of Valley Center, KS; one sister, Agnes Norwood of McKinney, TX; four grandchildren, Adam (Kari) Blurton, Jan (Andrew) Cummings, Kaylene Black, & Jack Greenwood; two great-grandchildren, Charlee Black & Rhett Cummings. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by one daughter, Carol Norris, two brothers, Lawrence & Edgar Burenheide, and three sisters, Martha Nelson, Mary Parks, & Elizabeth Blurton. Visitation will be on Monday, March 16, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with family present from 2:00-4:00 p.m., at Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Vigil service will be on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medicine Lodge. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medicine Lodge, KS with Father Firmin Kyaw officiating. Burial will be at the Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, KS. Memorials may be made to the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com