Daneitta (Kay) (Craig) Wendel |
| Posted 2017-05-17 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Friday, May 12, 2017 <<< >>> Daneitta "Kay" Wendel <<< >>> June 16, 1945 – April 20, 2017 <<< Kay Wendel passed away at her home April 20. She was born June 16, 1945 in Lenora, Kansas to her parents, Olen and Jessie Craig. She was one of 13 children. Kay married a Marine in 1967 and moved to Camp Pendleton, where she had her one and only child, a daughter named Kimberly. From there, the family moved to Hawthorne, Nevada where Kay went to work putting fuses in bombs at the Ammunition Depot. She earned top secret clearance. After a few years handling bombs, the young mother decided to pursue a safer career and eventually moved back to Kansas and began nursing school. She graduated valedictorian and went to work as a NICU nurse in Salina, Kansas. Babies were her specialty and she loved children. Throughout the years she had three granddaughters and two great grandchildren (the apples of her eye). Kay’s storytelling skills were the highlight of every family gathering, keeping us laughing nonstop. She was a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. She leaves behind her daughter, Kimberly Craig; granddaughters Kristie (Kyle) Bliss, Kassandra Stallard (Paul Robles) and Kellee Englert; great-granddaughter Azlynne “Krickitt” Bliss; grandson Halen “Beefy” Bliss, all of Lake Havasu City. Also surviving are brothers (twin) Dannie Ray Craig of Phillipsburg, Kansas; Lynn Craig, Phillipsburg, Kansas, and Richie Craig of Wichita Kansas; sisters Marlene Holloway of Twin Falls, Idaho, Tammy Sharon of Wichita, Kansas, and Jackie Switzer of Lake Havasu City. A celebration of life is planned for a later date. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be made to the family at www.lietz- frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card to the family, go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze. |
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