Obituaries Announcements

Hilda Norine (Schwarzer) Farrell
formerly of Atchison, KS

Hilda Norine (Schwarzer) Farrell, 90 years old, Overland Park, KS, formerly of Atchison, KS, died May 11, 2012 at her home. 

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Pastor Jacquie Berlien, St. John’s Lutheran Church of Lancaster, KS, officiating.  Burial will be in the Sunset Memory Gardens.  No formal visitation will be held.  Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or Heartland Hospice and may be sent in care of the funeral home.   Condolences to the family may be left at www.beckerdyer.com

Mrs. Farrell was born February 28, 1922 in Lancaster, KS, the daughter of Walter and Ida (Becker) Schwarzer.  She was raised on the family farm north of Lancaster, where she attended High Prairie School , a one room school house.  Norine graduated from Huron High School and the Parisian Beauty Academy, St. Joseph, MO.  She worked in Atchison as a beautician before her marriage.  Following her marriage she was a homemaker and housewife.  

She married Leo G. Farrell on November 13, 1946 in Atchison.  He preceded her death on August 24, 2002. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Walter B. Schwarzer; and her brother’s wife, Vera Schwarzer.

Survivors include two sons, Larry (Denver, CO) and David (Overland Park, KS) ; two daughter-in-laws, Linda (Denver, CO) and Jeri (Overland, KS); four grandchildren, Brian Farrell (Seattle, WA), Stacey Williams (Denver, CO), Christopher Farrell (Kansas City, MO), and Beth Adams (Overland Park, KS); one brother-in-law, William J. Rohleder, nieces and nephews. 

The family wishes to thank the wonderful caregivers at the Gables Assisted Living, Overland Park, where Mrs. Farrell lived for the last three years, and the staff of Heartland Hospice.