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Louise Kathryn Wistuba

Louise Kathryn Wistuba, 73, of Winchester, Kan., died at Midland Hospice in Topeka, Kan. on Sunday, November 6, 2022. The daughter of Leonard Joseph and Agnes Kramer was born in Leavenworth, Kan. on June 11, 1949, and graduated from Winchester rural high school in 1967. Louise attended Fort Hays State University for two years and married Larry Joseph Wistuba on December 6, 1969. Louise worked for the Exchange National Bank System, Easton, Kan. branch for 41 years progressing from a teller to Branch Vice President by her retirement. Larry and Louise had two children Travis Michael Wistuba (52; Debbie) and Troy Joseph Wistuba (48; Stacy) and four grandchildren (Amanda Wistuba 24, Emma Wistuba 19, Tera Wistuba 18 and Tristan Wistuba 17). Visitation will be Friday, November 11 from 5-7 p.m., rosary at 7 p.m. at St Lawrence Catholic Church in Easton. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday November 12 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Easton. Final internment will be at Corpus Christi cemetery following services. Memorials may be made to the St. Lawrence Catholic Church or to Jefferson County Friends of Hospice and sent in care of the Barnett Family Funeral Home, Oskaloosa, KS 66066.

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