Funeral services for Ivan E. Wiggins, 89, Lawrence, will be at 10 am Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Ivan died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Health Care in Topeka.
He was born Oct. 24, 1926, in Lawrence, the son of Otis and Mable L. LaDuke Wiggins. He attended Lawrence schools, and later served in the United States Army during World War II. Ivan was a carpenter for the Lawrence Union Local for 55 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and woodworking, especially making things for his kids and grandkids.
He married Lois I. Craig on May 30, 1947, in Ottawa. She preceded him in death in 1996. He was also preceded in death by his parents and five siblings, Elwood Wiggins, Ray Wiggins, Carl Wiggins, Jim Wiggins, and Patty French. Survivors include five children, Sharon Thibodeau and husband Joe, Lawrence, Mary Burgert and husband Dennis, Afton, Va., Carol Knotts and husband Mike, Wichita, Linda Hoover, LaClede, Mo., and Charlie Wiggins and wife Pam, Lawrence; a sister, Doris Hughes, Lawrence; a sister in law, Betty Wiggins, Eudora; thirteen grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter.
Friends may call from noon to 8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive them from 6-7 pm. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com
