Dean L. Wanker

Dean Leroy Wanker passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 62. He was born on March 24, 1954 in Hays, Kansas to the late Roy and Georgia (Ondrasek) Wanker. After graduating high school, he earned a diploma from Vocational Technical School. On July 19, 1981 he married Bonnie Michael in Hill City, Kansas. They had two sons, Michael and Thomas. Bonnie passed away on May 14, 2001. Dean was married to Kathy McNulty on June 4, 2005 in Palco, Kansas. Together they made their home in Zurich, Kansas. Dean was a hardworking, self-employed mechanic and farmer. He enjoyed working with his hands, especially building birdhouses, and was always spray painting everything he thought needed painting. He was a huge Green Bay Packers fan and preferred operating farm machinery that was green as well (John Deere of course), and like working word puzzles, especially crosswords. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Ellis, Kansas and Millbrook Masonic Lodge #281 in Hill City, Kansas. Dean is survived by his wife Kathy Wanker of the home in Zurich; sons Michael Dean Wanker of Zurich, and Thomas Alan Wanker and Wife Crystal Lynn of Zurich; step-daughter Kristina Williams of LaCrosse; brother Darrell Wanker and wife Twilla of Holly Lake, TX; sister Carolyn Erbert of Nixa, MO; and grandchildren Dominick Joel Wimer, Davion Wimer, Dairious Wimer, Zalia Wimer, Abigail Wanker, and Trystin Levi Parsley-Wanker; sister in laws Dawn McNulty of Arvada, CO, Roxie McNulty of Palco, and Theresa McNulty of Lincoln, NE; brother in law Quentin McNulty of Stockton. He was preceded in death by his parents Roy and Georgia Wanker, first wife Bonnie Wanker, and brother Gerald “Bud” Wanker. Dean will be greatly missed by those he leaves behind. Although he left us too soon, we are rejoicing with the angels as he enters his heavenly home, anticipating the time when we will see him again, and be reunited, together in eternity. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church in Ellis. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery in Palco. Memorials are suggested to the Dean Wanker Memorial Fund and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd Street, Plainville, KS. 67663. Online condolences may be left at www.plumeroverlease.com