Lehman, Evelyn 1939-2025 Wathena, Kan.

WATHENA, Kan. – Evelyn “Marie” Lehman, 85, of Wathena, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the Maple Heights Nursing Home, in Hiawatha, Kansas. Marie was born on April 21, 1939, in Allendale, Missouri, to Lawrence and Gladys Faye (Hobbs) Thompson.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church and American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, both of Wathena.

Marie married Paul Lehman on May 21, 1966, in St. Joseph. He survives of the home.

She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Rex, Clair, Robert, Gene, Kenneth, Billy Dean, Iona Davidson and Doris Cerny. Additional survivors: Michelle Smith (Bobby), Highland, Kansas, Andrea Walford (Larry), Hamilton, Kansas; grandchildren, Brady Smith, Katie Smith, Garrett Isch, Logan Flemister, Matthew Walford and Laramie Walford; great-grandchildren, Brayson and Heidi Smith; sister, Elaine Stabe (Clark), Grant City, Missouri; nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the First Baptist Church, Wathena. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday evening at the Harman-Rohde Funeral Home, Wathena. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Wathena. Memorials: First Baptist Church, Wathena, or St. Croix Hospice.

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