Twila Nadine Sommars' Obituary
Twila Nadine Sommars, age 87 of Chanute, KS, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 with her family by her side at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, KS. Twila was born on August 27, 1929 in Chanute, the only child of Harry Daniel and Erma May (Luhman) Dill.
On November 15, 1952, Twila married Charles Sommars at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Chanute, KS. They were married for 64 years. As dementia progressively robbed him of both his memory and cognitive skills, Twila served Charles as his fulltime caregiver until April 2012, when her health would no longer permit. He preceded her in death in January 2013.
Twila’s life was one of service to her family. Both as a mother and a farm wife, she helped with every aspect of the family business. From bookwork, driving trucks and tractors, and being a cattle midwife, as well as chief cook and bottle washer, Twila always gave Charles the credit and often reminded the family that “your Dad works so hard.”
Twila is survived by:
Children:
Steve (Arlene) Sommars of Wheaton, IL
Carol (James) Roberts of Pittsburg, KS
Marlene (Dan) Spence of Weir, KS
Grandchildren:
Tim (Ashley) Sommars of Ft. Collins, CO
Lori (Jason) Songer of Wheaton, IL
DJ (Jennifer) Spence of Lafayette, IN
Jeff (Meredith) Sommars of Chicago, IL
Katy Spence of Missoula, MT
Nealy Bordin of Wichita, KS
Josh Roberts of Pittsburg, KS
Great Grandchildren:
Autumn and Jaxson Sommars
Bran and Lily Songer
Lucas Roberts
Twila was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Charles; and grandson, Seth Roberts.
A viewing will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home-Johnson Chapel. Rosary will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at St. Patrick Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will start at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at: www.countrysidefh.com. Memorials have been suggested to St. Patrick Catholic School or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home. Services have been entrusted to: Countryside Funeral Home 101 N Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.
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