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Services for Andrew L. Durkes, Sr., 76, McLouth, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie.
Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Tonganoxie.
Mr. Durkes died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at his home.
He was born Jan. 24, 1934, in Axtell, the son of Ernest and Hertha Swaniger Durkes. He served in the United States Army and United States Air Force during the Korean War. He worked for the Kansas Turnpike Authority and also was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia Jean (Deters) Durkes, Nov. 11, 1997.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma (Hedgepath) Durkes, of the home; three sons, Andrew Durkes, II, John M. Durkes and Damian D. Durkes, all of McLouth; two daughters, Donna J. Lawson and Frances A. Durkes, both of McLouth; brother, John Durkes, Eskridge; sister, Eva McHenry, Topeka; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to the Durkes family, care of Quisenberry Funeral Home, P.O. Box 993, Tonganoxie 66086.
Condolences may be left for the family at quisenberryfh.com.

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Do you plan on attending the St.Patrick’s festivities Saturday in Tonganoxie?

I like seeing Tongie being festive and all dressed up for the occasion. Along with my family, I will be attending the parade, watching the Wild Women of the Frontier, snarfing up some corn beef and cabbage and listening to the pipes. I’m only Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, and sometimes the weekends before and after. The rest of the time, I’m Scottish and both cultures regard pipes as heavenly. To me, it is also a celebration of spring’s imminent arrival, and the green color carries that message, too.

— Jacque Admire

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