Obituary of Jo DeTar

Coffeyville - Jo DeTar, 92 , lifelong rural Liberty resident, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013, at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born October 4, 1921, at Independence, to Daniel and Jennie (Strecker) Maher. Jo grew up in the Liberty area and attended Pleasant Valley School, she attended Liberty High School and Sacred Heart High School in Wichita, and continued her education at Coffeyville Community College. During World War II, Jo and her sisters Jean and Mary, lived in Washington, DC, while working for the Federal Government. On April 14, 1945, she married Harold Lavon DeTar at All Saints Catholic Church in Liberty. Following their marriage they made their home in rural Liberty where her husband farmed, and Jo taught school at rural schools in Kansas and Oklahoma, at Holy Name Catholic School in Coffeyville and St. Andrew Catholic School in Independence. After retiring was a substitute teaching in many area schools. He husband preceded her in death on April 7, 2010/ Jo was a lifelong member of All Saints Catholic Church in Liberty, after the church closed she became a member ofHoly Name Catholic Church in Coffeyville, All Saints Altar Society,. Survivors include one son, Thomas DeTar and wife Isabell of rural Liberty; one daughters, Theresa Jane DeTar and husband Dean Waugh of Clearwater, KS; one sister, Jean Quaglione of Coffeyville; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Se was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons, Dave DeTar in 1970 and Anthony DeTar; two brothers, John Maher and Ignatius Maher; and four sisters, Agnes Schicke, Catherine Blaes, Myrtle Schicke, and Mary Staton. A Rosary Vigil Service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2013 at the Holy Name Catholic Church in Coffeyville, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Holy Name Catholic Church with Father Ben Nguyen officiating. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery east of Liberty, KS. The family suggests memorials to the Organ Restoration Fund at Holy Name Catholic Church; contributions may be left with the funeral home or mailed c/o David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 306 North Cline Road, Coffeyville, KS 67337. Friends may call on Friday, November 8, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Coffeyville.