Wes Mohr, 79, died Friday March 1, 2013. He was born in Sandford, August 29, 1933, the son of David and Anna Bair Mohr.
He was a member of Park Place Christian Church and had owned and operated Mohr Auto Service since 1969. Wes was an avid HCC basketball fan.
On April 19, 1998, he married Karen R. Althaus in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: his children, Cheryl Asher (Don), Independence, Mo., Marla Derstein (Vern), Lincoln, Mo., Jeanette Field, Nickerson, Deann Gisel (Dennis), Lawrence, Kathy Bush (Larry), Hutchinson, Tina Espinosa (Rick), Campbell, Calif., and Wesley Mohr, Jr. (Lisa); stepchildren, Eldon Stefanski, Jeff Stefanski, both of Great Bend, Marty Althaus, Hutchinson, and Sandra Baumann (Mark), Sunrise Beach, Mo.; two brothers, Kenneth, Bluffton, S.C., and David, Hutchinson; two sisters, Arleta Detherage, Great Bend, and Jean Conley, Hot Springs, S.D.; 22 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Alice Scheferkort and two wives, Donita Bronson and Ida Mae DeBoard.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Park Place Christian Church with the Rev. Dr. Kim Biery officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Lerado Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to the church or the American Diabetes Association, both in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 North Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.