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Leona Bredehoft

d. December 22, 2010

Leona Julia Bredehoft, age 93, of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at the Windsor Place in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 27, 2010 at the Zion Lutheran Church with the Reverend Ron Oldenettel officiating. Burial will follow in the Lutheran Cemetery in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 27, 2010 at the Zion Lutheran Church. The family has suggested memorials to the Zion Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran School or the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and contributions may be left at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Leona Julia Bredehoft was born Leona Mary Barrows on August 3, 1917 to Zera Barrows and Myrtle Stewart Barrows in Lake Luzerne, New York. On February 11, 1924, Mrs. Bredehoft was adopted by William Brommer Elise Frazee Brommer in Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs Bredehoft attended Lutheran School in Omaha and High School in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Leona married Henry W. Bredehoft on March 16, 1941 and preceded her in death on May 11, 1974. The couple made their home in Independence, Kansas. Leona was a homemaker and in 1974 worked as a nurses aid at the Manor Nursing Home in Independence before retiring in 1982. She was a long time member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Independence and a member of the churches quilting committee. Mrs. Bredehoft is survived by two sons, Ronald Bredehoft, Westcliffe, Co. and William Bredehoft, Colorado Springs, Co. six daughters Janice Krein, Mesa, Az., Sylvia Alexander, Independence, Kansas, Charlotte Wharton, Worcester, Ma., Deanna Murphy, Decatur, IL, Lois Henry, Garnett, Kansas , and Annette Knoles, Independence, Kansas fourteen grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, and two great great grandchild.

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