Obituaries

John A. Orrick Jr. 2009 - 2009 Basehor

Graveside memorial services for John A. Orrick Jr., 74, Basehor will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 12, at the National Cemetery in Leavenworth.
Mr. Orrick died Monday, June 8, 2009.
He was born Feb. 27, 1934, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of John and Elizabeth Stubbs Orrick. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and worked as manager of the poultry division of Farmland Industries, Kansas City, Kan.
On Feb. 14, 1975, he married Sandra Meyers in Olathe.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra, of the home; son, John Orrick, III, Basehor; two stepsons, Curtis Jardon, Piper, and David Jardon, Lansing; four brothers; six sisters; and two grandsons.
Online condolences may be sent to 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.

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