- Garden City- Delores Stevens, 94, died on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City. She was born on July 18, 1926, in Grand Rapids, Michigan the daughter of William & Clara (Soepboer) Sweeney. She married Ralph P. Teetzen, Sr. on November 14, 1945, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She later married Charles Stevens on December 13, 1975, in Garden City.
Delores graduated high school at Grand Rapids, Michigan. She and her husband moved to Tampa, Kansas and later to Dodge City. While in Dodge City she completed the nursing program at Dodge City Community College and worked as an LPN at St Anthony Hospital in Dodge City. She later moved to Garden City and was a Private Duty Nurse. She then became a Group Leader for Area Mental Health for 42 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church and attended Turning Point Church Of The Nazarene. She enjoyed gardening, reading, her cats, feeding birds and her volunteer activities.
She is survived by her Husband- Charles Stevens, 2 Sons- Ken Teetzen of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Paul Teetzen of Garden City, Daughter- Carol Patton of El Dorado, Step-Children- Lottie Lou Emmett of Dacula, Georgia, Richlyn Clements of Farmington, New Mexico, Alice Marie Stevens of Hobbs, New Mexico and Charles Stevens, Jr. of Hutchinson, 6 Grandchildren, 5 Great-Grandchildren and numerous Step-Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her infant Son- Allen Dale Teetzen, her Parents, and 4 Sisters- Maxine Atkinson, Louise Nicewander, Shirley Morgan, and Judy Neeley.
Funeral Service will be at 3:00 PM Saturday at Turning Point Church Of The Nazarene with Rev Nathan Haeck officiating. Memorials are suggested to Turning Point Church Of The Nazarene or Friends Of Lee Richardson Zoo in care of Garnand Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com
Garnand Funeral Home 412 North 7th Garden City, Ks 67846 620-276-3219
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1926 - 2021 (94 years)
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