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Obituary- Hammel, Laurita

Laurita J. Hammel
Laurita J. Hammel, age 78, of Manhattan, died Friday, May 23, 2008, at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.

She was born on November 14, 1929, at the family home near Delia, Kansas, the daughter of John Thomas and Grace (Kelly) Cowan.

Mrs. Hammel attended the Goldenrod country school in the Washington Township in Jackson County and was a 1947 graduate of Delia High School. Following high school she moved to Topeka, Kansas where she went to work for Capper Publications from 1947 until 1952.

On June 2, 1951, she was united in marriage to Loren Hammel at the Assumption Church in Topeka, Kansas. They lived in Topeka and Wichita prior to moving to Manhattan in 1963. Mrs. Hammel was a Library Secretary for USD 383 at Manhattan High School for over 20 years, retiring in 1989.

She was a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church and Circle 10 of the church altar society. She was also active with the Over 50 group at her church. Mrs. Hammel was an avid reader, wonderful cook and especially enjoyed spending time with her family and attending her grandchildren's events and activities.

Survivors include her husband, Loren Hammel, of the home; one daughter: Cathy Eads and her husband Ray of Council Grove, Kansas and two sons: Richard Hammel and his wife Mary of Manhattan and Daniel Hammel and his wife Beth Schlemper of Sylvania, Ohio. Also surviving are five grandchildren: Lauren Hammel, Katie Eads, Kirby Eads, Curtis fleeter and Grant Wright; three sisters: Elaine Phillips, Olathe, Kansas; Louise Deiter and her husband Howard, Maple Hill, Kansas; Ann Steinbock and her husband Joe, Topeka, Kansas; and one brother: Ronald Cowan and his wife Mary of Topeka, Kansas.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A rosary service will be held 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home. Visitation will follow until 8:30 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church with Father Joseph Popelka as celebrant. Interment will follow in the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery at Elbo, east of Manhattan.

Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website located at www.ymlhmeialhome.com. Memorials may be made to the Manhattan Catholic School Library or to the American Lung Association. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.

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