Waneeta K.
Lancaster of Pueblo, died July
25, 2007. She was born May 3,
1913, in Leedey, Okla. Her
parents moved to Spearman,
Texas, when she was five years
of age, where she lived until
she graduated from high school.
She is survived by her son, De
Wayne Lancaster; granddaughter,
Lisa and husband, Stephan von
Kalben; great-grandson, Parker
Kasey von Kalben, all of Pueblo.
She also is survived by several
nieces, nephews, many friends
and caregivers; very special
friends, Claire Burke of Meeker,
Colo., and Michelle Sheppard;
and her closest rebel at heart,
Dianne Espinoza. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Lindon Lancaster, on
Oct. 20,1999; her parents; three
sisters, four brothers, two
nieces and two nephews. Just
after her high school graduation
she joined the United Methodist
Church which she had attended
regularly with her parents since
an early age. She has remained a
Methodist ever since joining.
She was very dedicated to her
two professions, first as a wife
of 65 very happy years, mother
and homemaker, second as a
primary school teacher which she
enjoyed very much and spent 25
years in that profession. She
and her husband both were in the
education field and enjoyed
every school and community they
were involved in. After they
finished collage at Oklahoma
State University and Lindon
obtained his first teaching
position, they were married Nov.
9, 1935, and spent 65 beautiful
and happy years together.
Viewing, 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
July 31, 2007, Florence Historic
Chapel, 120 N. Pikes Peak Ave.,
Florence, Colo. Funeral service,
2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007,
Florence Historic Chapel. Burial
will follow in Lakeside
Cemetery, Canon City, alongside
her husband.