OBITUARY FOR – Leola M. Ninneman, 93
Leola M. Ninneman, 93, died Saturday, July 12th, 2014, at the Medicalodges of Herington. She was born on August 23, 1920, at Seguin, TX, the daughter of Walter and Louise H. (Gerdes) Pauli.
Mrs. Ninneman was the head operator of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Herington. She retired from the Lutheran Home in her late sixties. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ladies Aid, Altar Guild, American Legion Auxiliary, and VFW Auxiliary. She was raised and attended Seguin High School and graduated with the class of 1938.
She married Arthur Ninneman on January 16, 1943, at Enid, OK; he preceded her in death Dec. 13, 1975. She is also preceded in death by a daughter Lori Murray on Aug. 20, 2008, a brother Walter G. Pauli, and her parents.
She is survived by a son-in-law Mark Murray (wife-Cathy) of Bluffton, SC, and many friends.
The family requests memorials, in lieu of flowers to, St. Paul Lutheran Church of Herington; and they may be sent in care of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, Herington Chapel, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS 67449-3038.