Josephine Ann Mummert

Funeral services for Josephine Ann Mummert, 94, Lawrence, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Weir, with the Rev. Chrysostom Ah Maung officiating. Burial will follow in Hosey Hill Cemetery in Weir.Mrs. Mummert died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at Pioneer Ridge Healthcare Facility in Lawrence after a short illness.She was born Feb. 8, 1913, in Pueblo, Colo., the daughter of Frank and Psquale Geneatta Soldano. She graduated from Pleasant View High School in Pueblo, Calif., in 1933. She lived in Weir from 1946 to 1985, Pittsburg from 1985 to 1995, and Lawrence from 1995 until her death.Mrs. Mummert was a homemaker all her life. She was of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed cross-stitching, reading and bingo.She married George C. Mummert on Sept. 9, 1939, in Los Angeles. He died Nov. 4, 1983.Survivors include a daughter, Carol Ann Smith, and husband Albert, Eudora; a son, Edmond, and wife Marsha, Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Carl Soldano, San Jose, Calif.; a sister, Frances Baity, Pueblo, Colo.; a sister-in-law, Edna Lucas, Weir; five grandchildren, Robert and Stephanie Smith, Jamie Hatfield, Calvin Mummert and Belinda Zaparinuk; nine great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Casey and Corey Zaparinuk, Calvin and Patricia Mummert, Christina and Jessica Smith, and Nicholas and Amanda Hatfield; and many nieces and nephews.Mrs. Mummert was preceded in death by her parents; a son, George W. Mummert; and five sisters, Elizabeth Gomey, Lena Cortese, Rose Capanna, Vivian Mummert and Mary Baity.Friends may call after 1 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today. The family suggests memorials to Cottonwood Incorporated of Lawrence, sent in care of the funeral home, 104 W. Main St., Weir, KS 66781. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.bathnaylor.com.