Lowell Harmon Easter Obituary (1927 - 2009)

Lowell Harmon Easter, 82, passed away September 13, 2009 in Ogden, Utah from congestive heart failure. He was survived by his wife of 62 years, LaLonde (Morris) Easter; 2 daughters, Linda Smith of Ogden, Utah; Loyce (Jimmy) Gladieux of Bogard, Missouri; son Larry (Barbara) Easter of Tonganoxie, Kansas; 10 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. He was a member Emeritus of Emerson Park Christian Church where he served as a Deacon, Elder, Chairman of the Board and Treasurer. He was a member of Ben Hur Masonic Lodge #322 in Kansas City, Kansas for 61 years. He was a life member of the Scottish Rite Body of Valley of Northeast Kansas, Inspector General Honorary 33rd a- Royal Order of Scotland, a life member of Abdullah Shrine in Overland Park, Ks, member of the American Legion Post 111 in Kansas City, Ks, and Honorary Fellow of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Mo. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Harmon B. and Bessie N. Easter. He is a veteran of WWII and Korea where he served as a Navy Corpsman. He retired in 1987 after working 44 years for the Santa Fe Railroad as a machinist in the Argentine Shops. He and his wife moved to the Pine Mt. Community on Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas where he enjoyed 20 years of fishing and hunting. They moved to Ogden in 2007 due his poor health. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, Jack B. Easter. Services will be held at Maple Hill Funeral Home, 3300 Shawnee Dr. in Kansas City, Kansas. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Memorials may be made in his honor to Emerson Park Christian Church; Shiner's Children's Hospital in care of Abdullah Shrine in Overland Park, Kansas; or Rocky Mountain Hospice in Bountiful, Utah. The family wishes to acknowledge the tender loving care provided by the staff of Rocky Mountain Hospice and the concern and caring of all his friends and family here in Utah. Arrangements under the direction of Myers Mortuary of Ogden. CemeteryMaple Hills Cemetery 3300 Shawnee Drive Kansas City, KS 66106 September 1, 2009 ServiceMaple Hills Funeral Home 3300 Shawnee Drive Kansas City, KS 66106 September 1, 2009