Larned – Donald D. Froetschner, 82, passed away October 7, 2014 at Diversicare of Larned.

He was born November 16, 1931 in Pawnee County the son of Roy William and Mary Stauffer Froetschner. A lifetime area resident, he was a Farmer/ Stockman.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Larned. He was a life member of the V.F.W. and was a United Methodist Pleasant Hill youth group leader. He served in the United States Army in the Korean Conflict. He enjoyed the family farming and ranching operations.

On October 17, 1959, he married Lorene Edmisten in Larned. She survives.

Other survivors include: three daughters, Sally Dreiling and husband Norman, Larned; Kelly Graves and husband Scott, Wichita; Sonja Stout and husband Corky, Larned; three brothers, Roland, Marion and Kyrle Froetschner, all of Larned; two sisters, Donna Christensen, Garden City and Cordelia Overfield, Omaha, Nebraska; five grandchildren, Katherine, Nolan, Jonathon, Kristen and Julia.

He was preceded in death by four brothers, Roy Jr., Glenn, Robert and Wayne Froetschner and two sisters, Marvel Field and Wilma Froetschner.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned with Rev. Bethann Black presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8p.m. Wednesday and Thursday with family present from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned, with military graveside rites.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Pleasant Hill Community Center or the Pawnee County Humane Society in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Condolences may be left for the family at www.beckwithmortuary.com