2020 Winter Spring Newsletter

VOLUNTEER AND VISITOR REPORT NOVEMBER 2019 THRU MAY 2020

VOLUNTEERS - 35

HOURS – 1,788

BOARD MEETINGS – 3 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE – 12 VOLUNTEERS: Jana Barcus, Janice Barker, Betty Bendorf, Ann Benton, Jim Bousman, Patsy Bortner, Kaylen Butler, Wes Cole, Larry Cole, Elsie Cordle, Donna Darner, Ann Davis, Luanne Debrick, Agnes Dillard, Pat Erickson, Colleen Ewan, Karen Feehan, Nina Gerken, Gordon Geldhof, Krista Grau, Mildred Haley, Mike Hursey, Iris Kluber, Larry Lybarger, Cooper and Chance Minden, Kate Minden, Lloyd Peckman, Pat Peckman, Ann Roark, LeAnnne Shields, Roger Shipman, Vince Thorpe, Ellen Welch, Beth Wilson. Visitors: 226 States Represented: 10 Minnesota, Georgia, North Carolina, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, New Hampshire, California, Kentucky Texas and Louisiana.

We were saddened to learn of the death of Iris Klu ber‘s husband, Ed Kluber. Iris is the volunteer that does much of the museum’s research and answers queries that people have inquired about. Edward F. Kluber, Jr., age 90, of Paola, Kansas, passed away June 1, 2020. Ed was born September 5, 1929 in Wilson, Kansas to Edward F. Kluber and Alta Kramer Kluber. He graduat ed from Wilson High School in 1947. Ed was a veter an of the Korean war. He served 4 years in the United States Navy. After his service, he attended Fort Hays State where he met and married Iris Sloan on June 3, 1957. They both then went on to graduate from Kan sas State University. Ed worked most of his career at Bendix/Allied Signal

son, Mark Bradley. Survivors include his wife, three children, Dr. Edward F. Kluber, III (Julie), Wendy Jean Skidmore (Cary), and Kathleen Jenese Skidmore (Tom), 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 2PM at Wilson, Kan sas Cemetery, on Monday June 8, 2020. Memorial contributions are to Shriners Children’s Hospital and can be sent c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071. Family and friends are encouraged to post their con dolences and memories on Ed’s tribute wall.

in Kansas City, Missouri as a mechanical engineer. He also enjoyed 16 years as a volunteer on the Board of Miami County Rural Water District #2. He served as Treasurer for many years. During retirement one of Ed’s favorite hobbies was making fine wood furni ture for his family. Ed was proceeded in death by his parents and

Meet three of our new volunteers, Mrs. & Mr. Mike Hursey and on the left Wendy Burkett

Ed Kluber

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