Mildred Nadine Stanley

Mildred Nadine Stanley, 90, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas, where she had been a resident since May, 2008.

She was born March 2, 1925, in Meade, the daughter of James A. and Martha M. (Sawyer) Howell. Nadine enjoyed her childhood growing up in Meade and graduated from Meade High School in 1943.

She married Lyle L. Stanley on March 5, 1946 at the United Methodist Church in Meade. He precedes her in death on May 9, 1998.

She is survived by:

Two sons, Danny Stanley of Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Randy Stanley of Hays, Kansas

A brother, Dick Howell and wife Ann of Liberal, Kansas

Two sisters, Babe Keltner of Meade, Kansas

LaVerta DeLong of Meade, Kanssa

After Nadine and Lyle were married, they lived in Erie, Kansas, and later in Olathe before settling in Herington, Kansas, where the raised their children and worked. Nadine worked for Paragon Industries for many years as a seamstress, making baby clothes. She was an excellent seamstress and made a lot of her own clothes, including coats and even suits for her family.

Four of her favorite hobbies were puzzles, genealogy, gardening and arrowhead hunting. She and her husband trod may fields around the Herington area and accumulated a massive collection of arrowheads and Indian artifacts. Their yard was a magical forest of beautiful flowers, as she really had a green thumb. She and her husband traveled to many places searching for family history and had documented their findings, which traced back many generations.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2015, at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2014, at the East Hill Cemetery, Erie, Kansas.

The family would welcome memorials to the Lone Tree Retirement Center in care of the funeral home.

Personal condolences may be given to the family at www.fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com