Frank Palmateer

FRANK PALMATEER died December 4, 2010 at Sedgwick Healtcare, Sedgwick, KS at the age of 86. He was born on August 7, 1924 in Manchester, KS the son of Robert Palmateer and Agnes Heigle. Frank was raised in the Industry and Longford communities and graduated from Talmage High School in 1942. He farmed in the Industry, Talmage and Solomon areas for 2 years before serving in the Army from 1944 to 1947. Frank married Shirley Kopher on October 9, 1947. Following WWII, he farmed for six years and operated a restaurant in Longford for eight months. They moved to California where Frank worked for Rockadyne in California doing research and development on the Apollo rocket engines from 1953 until they returned to Kansas in 1968. He then worked as a carpenter for Maurice Sharp construction and then at the Wakefield CO-OP from 1978 to 1988. Shirley preceded him in death on January 9, 2005. Frank was a member of the Madura Congregational Church, where he served as an elder and a 60 year member of the Clay Center Masonic Lodge. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Belle Chaffee and two brothers George and Charlie. Survivors include: Daughter: Majel and husband Pat Breckunitch, Sedgwick, KS Sister: Josephine Steinbruck, Wakefield, KS Brother: Robert Palmateer, Wichita, KS Sister: Doris Palmateer, Wakefield, KS Brother: John Palmateer, Manhattan, KS Grandchildren: 2 Grandchildren Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM at the Madura Congregational Church in Wakefield, Kansas. Officiating the service will be Rev. Todd Britt. Burial will be at the Rose Meron Cemetery, Clay County, Kansas. Visitation will be held Wednesday, 5-7 PM at the Wakefield Funeral Home Memorials can be made to Meadowlark Hospice, Clay Center Masonic Lodge, Madura Congregational Church c/o the funeral home