Sharon Delaine Flanders Kidney

1943 - 2017  (74 years)

• Name	Sharon Delaine Flanders Kidney
  Nickname	Delaine
  Born	8 May 1943	Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Oct 2017	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	6 Oct 2017	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I16281	Rossville
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Elvin P Flanders
  Mother	Thelma M Rediger Flanders
  Family ID	F8110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Teresa Esfeld Herrington   2. Trina Esfeld DeVader Perry   3. Kurt Esfeld   4. Annette Esfeld Fiedler
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018 13:54:51
  Family ID	F4122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Howard Keith Kidney,   b. 6 Nov 1936, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 11 Oct 2020, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1989	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022 19:26:50
  Family ID	F8111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 May 1943 - Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas Buried - 6 Oct 2017 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Kidney, Sharon Sharon Delaine Kidney Sharon Delaine Kidney 74, Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother went to be with her Lord with her family by her side on Monday, October 2, 2017 at a Topeka Hospital. She was born May 8, 1943 at Great Bend the daughter of Elvin P. and Thelma M. Rediger Flanders. She lived with her family on a farm near Great Bend and began her education in a small rural school in Barton County. Delaine graduated from Great Bend High School in 1961. She moved to the St. Marys community in 1974. Delaine completed her Licensed Practical Nursing education in 1983. She had worked for the St. Marys Manor, for Dr. Fred Brown in St. Marys and for Dr. Myron Leinwetter and Dr. Patricia Klassen at the Rossville Medical Clinic. She and her husband Keith owned and operated Katie's Corner in St. Marys. Delaine was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Her faith and family and friends were what mattered the most to her. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Clarence Darrell Flanders. On October 14, 1989 she was united in marriage to H. Keith Kidney at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He survives of the home. Other survivors include her children, Trina DeVader, St. Marys, Kurt (Geri) Esfeld, Liberty, MO; Annette (Paul) Fiedler and Teresa Herrington all of St. Marys; her step children, Patty Beaver, Topeka, Robin Kidney, Lawrence, Tom Ford, San Diego, CA; and Mike Ford, Holton; her sister, Anita Doreen Snyder, Spring Hill; 11 grandchildren, Allison (Jeremy) Ethan, Abigail, Kelsey, Rachel, Rebecca, Andrea, Carley, Jayna, Laura and Shane; two step-grandchildren, Michiel and Holly; two great-granddaughters, Lindsey and Harper. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Friday, October 6, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Delaine laid in state after 2:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home where the family received friends from 5:00 until the rosary at 7:00. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church or to the St. Marys Manor Bus Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.