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28 Oct 1921 Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA | [th]Death[/th]
12 Jul 2013 (aged 91) Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA | [th]Burial [/th]
Leavenworth National Cemetery Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA | [th]Memorial ID[/th]
John William Horvat, 91, of Lansing, KS, passed away July 12, 2013 in Lansing. He was born October 28, 1921 in Kansas City, Kansas and lived all of his life in the area. Mr. Horvat served honorably in North Africa and Italy during World War II. He married Mary Frances Passman in 1951 and they had five children in Bonner Springs. He worked as a pipefitter until retirement in 1983. Mr. Horvat was a devout Catholic, a beloved husband and loving father. He was a parishioner at St. Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church in Westwood. He died peacefully of respiratory complications with all the family members present praying at his bedside. He is survived by three siblings, Fr. Frank Horvat, Barbara Carroll and Rose Waller. He will be missed by his wife, Mary Frances; his sons, John William II and Leo Anthony; his daughters, Jane Frances Ruwe and Marian Therese Horvat; his daughter-in-law Amy Horvat and son-in-law Thomas Ruwe, and his six grandchildren, Daniel, Joseph, Teresa, Michael, Maria and Dominic. His daughter Margaret Catherine preceded him in death. Visitation will be on Sunday, July 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Skradski Funeral Home at 340 N. 6th St. in Kansas City, Kansas. A Funeral Mass will be on Monday, July 15 at 10:30 AM at St. Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church in Westwood. Burial will be Leavenworth National Cemetery on Tuesday at 9:00 AM. Memorials are asked to be in the form of Masses for the repose of his soul. Arrangements: Skradski Funeral Home, Kansas City, KS 913-371-1404 www.skradskifh-kc.com
Published in Kansas City Star on July 13, 2013
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