John Wilber Taddiken

JOHN WILBER TADDIKEN died May 13, 2009 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 89. He was born on July 26, 1919 in Clay County, Kansas the son of John Taddiken and Margaret Young. Wilber was raised in Clay County and graduated from Clay County Community High School in 1937. He served in the US Army during WWII. He married Marcene Enke on April 21, 1946. They farmed in rural Clay Center before moving to the Clifton Community in 1955. They retired from farming in 1985 and moved to Clay Center in 1992. Marcene preceded him in death on April 20, 2009. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Clay Center, the Presbyterian Manor Advisory Board, Clifton American Legion, Clifton COOP Board and the Riverside Drainage District Board. He is also preceded by 3 sisters, Leona Carson, Alberta Murphy, and Esther Showe, a brother, Ervin and a great-grandson, Fredrick Allen Boerger. Survivors include: Daughter: Dixie and husband Gordon Mauch, Franklin, NE Daughter: Linda and husband Dick Boerger, Leawood, KS Son: Dale and wife Judy Taddiken, Camdenton, MO Son: Mark and wife Debra Taddiken, Clifton, KS Sister: Lavone McIntosh, Clay Center, KS Grandchildren: 11 Grandchildren & 15 Great-grandchildren Sister in Law: Marian Hanna Brother in Law: Jean Showe Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church in Clay Center, Kansas . Officiating the service will be Rev James Byers. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Kansas. Visitation will be held on 3-8 PM Friday at the funeral home, the family will greet friends from 5-7 PM Memorials can be made to First Presbyterian Church, Lighthouse for Christ or the Leisure Center c/o the funeral home.