MARY ELLEN ENGELAGE

LAMAR- A private family service and burial will be held for Mary Ellen Engelage, 93, Lamar, who died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.

Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home.

Contributions are suggested and made payable to the Barton County Senior Citizens Center, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.dfhlamar.com.

Survivors include two sons, Danny Engelage and wife Milia, Lockwood and David Engelage, Lamar; one daughter, Dixie Klusener and husband Jerry, Carthage; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence and two brothers, Walter Widmer and Edward Widmer.

Mrs. Engelage was born May 9, 1929, in Barton County, to John Widmer and Rosa (Frieden) Widmer. She married Clarence Monroe Engelage on Jan. 26, 1956, in Lamar.

Mrs. Engelage was a housewife. She went to work for Dr. Bickle as an LPN after high school and also worked at Medlin-Frieden Furniture Store. She loved to knit and had previously owned an arts and crafts store on the square called Engelage Yarn and Crafts. After closing her business she went to work for Dot's Hallmark. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Lamar.