John W. Conrad

Graveside services for John “Jack” W. Conrad, 75, De Soto, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at De Soto Cemetery.
Mr. Conrad died Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
He was born March 21, 1934, in Pittsburg, the son of John and Mae Conrad. He graduated from Parsons High School.
Mr. Conrad lived in the De Soto area since 1962. He was a judge advocate, and was a member of Holy Family church and a lifetime member of De Soto VFW.
He married Mary L. Murphy on Dec. 29, 1956, in Parsons. She survives, of the home.
Other survivors include two sons, John David, Eudora, and James Patrick, De Soto; a daughter, Christina Marie Hayes, De Soto; a brother, Marion Dale, North Fort Myers, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A rosary will be recited from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel in De Soto, after which the family will meet friends until 8 p.m.
The family suggests memorials to De Soto VFW, P.O. Box 54, De Soto, KS 66018.