Giles Anthony Lenherr

Giles Anthony Lenherr, 86, of rural St. George, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. Giles was born on his family farm near Flush, Kansas, on June 21, 1922, the son of Joseph Anthony and Genevieve Ann (Weltsch) Lenherr. He attended Flush Grade School and graduated from Flush High School in 1939. He was then enlisted into the US Navy and served from 1944 to 1946. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Flush, and was a lifelong member of the church. He lived, farmed, and raised livestock on his farm most his life. Giles loved to fish. He frequently went fishing at Tuttle Creek, at local farm ponds, and made many trips to Colorado to trout fish and visit his sister Margaret. Survivors include his seven brothers and sisters, John Lenherr, of Wamego, KS, Bernard Lenherr and David Lenherr, both of St. George, KS; Margaret Hysell, of Wamego, KS, Virginia Cochran, of Burrton, KS, Vivian Daywalt and her husband Bill, of Chandler, IN, Kathleen Noll and her husband Don, of Manhattan, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Flush, with Fr. John Pilcher and Fr. Carl Dekat as con-celebrants. A rosary will be recited at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church, preceding the funeral service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Lenherr will lie in-state from 2:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego. The family will greet friends Tuesday at the church. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and may be left in care of the Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, P.O. Box 48, 66547.