MILDRED I. KLASSEN, 92, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday evening, December 13, 2013 at Cumbernauld Village in Winfield.

Born on November 18, 1921 in Sedgwick, Kansas, she was the daughter of Eugene and Anna (Buller) Myers. Her parents divorced when she was five and she lived with the Anna Suderman family for the next five years. She then lived with John and Helene Kopper of rural Whitewater. She attended Kellas grade school and Plum Grove grade school. Mildred graduated from high school at Hesston College and Academy. She later graduated from Bethel Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in August of 1944.

She was united in marriage to J. Herschel Klassen on September 3, 1933 in Whitewater, Kansas. They spent the first 2 years in Dodge City, Kansas and later San Antonio, Texas while Herschel was in the military. While in Dodge City, she was employed for Marion County as a public health nurse. Mildred had worked in El Dorado at the Susan B. Anthony hospital as a RN. She was the director of nursing at the Peabody Nursing Home. They later moved to Burns, Kansas community and farmed for 6 years. In 1952 they moved to Whitewater. Mildred worked at the Bethel Deaconess Nursing Home in Newton and retired as activities director in 1984. The couple then moved to Winfield. Mr. Klassen preceded her in death on November 3, 2007.

Mildred was baptized upon the confession of her faith at the Emmaus Mennonite Church and became a member there in 1937. She currently was a member of the Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church. She enjoyed painting on items that Herschel made while woodworking, putting together jigsaw puzzles and china painting.

Her family includes:
Her son: Thomas S. Klassen and wife Elaine of Aurora, CO;
Her daughters: Janice I. Kindt and husband Charles of Newkirk, OK; and Donna L. Bogner and husband Mark of Winfield, KS;
Her daughter-in-law: Mary Klassen of Florida;
Her grandchildren: Angela Gondzi, Sherman C. Klassen, Harry K. Kindt, Stevie Simpson, Derek Cunningham, Kasi Lauderdale and Jacob L. Klassen; and
Her great-grandchildren: Ejay, Jaden, Kai, Marley, Taryn, Kaitlin, Mackenzie, Kathryn, Charles, Isabela, Nicolas, Chloe and Brielle, Jacob and Kaitlin.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Sherman H. Klassen; her daughter-in-law, Diania Klassen; her great-grandson, Brennan Lauderdale; her brother, William Myers; and her sisters, Louise Hebert and Ruby Stucky.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield. Interment will follow at Rose Valley Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 17, 2013. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M., that night.

A memorial has been established in Mildred's name for Harden Hospice. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.