Myrtle Vonachen

January 20, 1918 - February 28, 2010

PRATT – Myrtle A. Vonachen, age 92, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at Chandler’s Square Retirement Community in Anacortes, Washington. Myrtle was born January 20, 1918 in Sharon, Kansas, the daughter of Marvin and Susan (Collins) Crawford. On June 21, 1936, Myrtle married Cecil Rex Vonachen in Pratt, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 15, 1988. Myrtle was a member of the Pratt Christian Church. She was a full time homemaker and enjoyed sewing and crocheting. She and her husband traveled throughout the United States, Canada and Europe during their retirement. She is survived by her three children - sons Cecil R. and his wife Ana of Hutchinson, Kansas, and L. Wayne and his wife Connie of Burlington, Wisconsin; daughter, Arlene Vonachen of Anacortes, Washington; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three sisters and one grandchild, Michael P. Chinn. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 am – 8 pm at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt. Funeral service will be at Larrison Mortuary on Friday, March 5th, at 10:30 am with Pastor Billy Simar presiding. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Pratt Chapter of the Girl Scouts or the American Heart Association in care of the mortuary. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.