Walter R. Lenkner Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Walter Robert Lenkner, 84 of Medicine Lodge, KS died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, KS. He was born at home on January 16, 1931 near Coats, KS, the son of William Lenkner and Sophie (Lang) Lenkner. On August 16, 1980 he married Peggy (Kettering) Lenkner in Medicine Lodge, KS. She survives. Walter was a 1948 graduate of Sharon High School and a 1960 graduate of Northwestern State College in Alva, OK. He was a farmer and school teacher and taught math and science at Sylvia, Hazelton, Haviland, Isabel and Sharon. Walter served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953 at Fort Riley, Kansas, during the Korean War, as a finance clerk. He married Marilyn Lawrence on August 3, 1958. Children from that union are Robert, Lawrence Lee, and Carol Sue. Walter was a lifetime resident of Barber County. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge, KS where he served as past President and Treasurer, and was active in the Men’s Club. He served on the Medicine Lodge Township, Highland Cemetery, Rural Water District #2, and Sawyer Farmers Co-op boards. Surviving in addition to his wife, Peggy, are one son, Robert (Lois) Lenkner of Medicine Lodge, KS; one daughter, Carol (Glen) McGeary of Carlsbad, CA; two step-daughters, Julie (Mike) Fox of Oklahoma City, OK and Dana (Bryan) Whitfield of Pratt, KS; three grandchildren, William Lenkner, Megan McGeary, and Katelyn McGeary; six step-grandchildren, Steven Fox, Robert Fox, Laura Fox, Matthew Fox, Peyton Whitfield, and Brydan Whitfield; four step great-grandchildren, Anna Fox, Ethan Fox, Sadie Fox, and Oren Fox; one sister, Helen Selsor of Lincolnville, KS. Walter was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Lawrence Lee Lenkner, one step-son, Steven Best, and one step-granddaughter, Malea Whitfield. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge, KS with Pastor Dennis Fangmeyer officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, KS with military honors by the U.S. Army Fort Riley Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church or the Lutheran Hour in care of the funeral home.

Walter R. Lenkner

January 16, 1931 - May 21, 2015

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