BLOESSER, Merle Henry "Pete" - b. July 23, 1946 - d. January 5, 2011

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Merle Henry "Pete" Bloesser, age 64, a resident of Longton, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 5, 2011.  He was born in Nevada, Missouri on July 23, 1946, the son of Henry Alfred and Anna Lois (Keith) Bloesser.

As a young man, Pete attended the Adams Public Schools in Kingman County, Kansas.  He was a mechanic and also did auto body work.  He also worked for IBP and bridge construction.

Pete is survived by four daughters, Terina Templeton of Wilson, Kansas, Mandi Hollis of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, Shelly Bloesser of St. Louis, Missouri, and Sherri Rader of Twentynine Palms, California; one sister, Carol Lonard of Topeka, Kansas; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the Church of Christ in Norwich, Kansas.  Interment will be at Lone Star Cemetery, Pretty Prairie, Kansas.  Family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association and may be left with the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.countrysideh.com.  Arrangements are under the direction of Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home, 206 E Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)