Lyndon--Garlena Grace (Bartz) Anstaett, 95, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018 after a brief illness. Garlena was born on October 10, 1922 on the family farm north of Lyndon, the daughter of Walter and Grace Basel Bartz.
After graduating from Lyndon High School and attending Normal Training to obtain her teaching certificate, Garlena taught from 1940 to 1946.
On December 18, 1942, Garlena married Roger E. Anstaett. When Roger returned to Osage County after World War II, they established and operated a successful farming operation for nearly 60 years. Garlena's passions included gardening, sewing, cooking, genealogy, travel and first and foremost, her family. Garlena was a member of the Lyndon United Methodist Church and for the last three years of her life, part of the Vintage Park community in Osage City, Kansas.
Garlena was preceded in death by her husband Roger on September 7, 2006; by her parents; two sons, Fred and Gregg; and a great-grandson, Bryce Reed.
Garlena is survived by two sons, Jerry (Barbara) Anstaett of Lyndon and Don (Kathy) Anstaett of Warsaw, Missouri; two daughters, Nancy Anstaett (Bob Rowe) of Overland Park and Janet (Kevin) Jackson of Andover; two daughters-in-law, Connie Anstaett of Westmoreland and Melinda Anstaett of Lyndon; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Delores Anstaett; a brother-in-law, Kirk Anstaett; and many cherished nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Garlena will be at 2:00pm on Monday, January 29 at the Feltner Funeral Chapel in Lyndon. Burial will be in the Lyndon Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00pm on Sunday at the funeral chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Lyndon United Methodist Church or the Lyndon Alumni Association (for scholarships), sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS. 66451.