She was born on August 9, 1923 to Henry and Catherine (Weber) Stegeman in Seneca, KS. She was an active member of St. Bernadette Parish, Kansas City, MO where she participated in many of the church fund raising activities along with her volunteer service at Little Sister of the Poor, Kansas City, MO.
Ethelreda was a proud and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was deeply loved by all members of her family. She enjoyed her daily phone calls with her sister Zita Whitlock along with watching her favorite shows, Dancing With the Stars and Royals Baseball. Her favorite pastime was working on her Word Search Books, that she enjoyed doing for hours. She spent her last years as a resident of Brookdale Assisted Living in Kansas City, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Katherine; husband, Wendall D. Thomas and sisters Armella Janose, Henrietta Surber, Katherine Mynatt and Eileen Lane.
Ethelreda is survived by her sons: Richard Thomas of Urich, MO, David Thomas of Blue Springs, MO and Mark Thomas (Tammy) of Kansas City, MO; daughters, Janet Norris (Jim) of Overland Park, KS and Joyce Fisher (Kevin) of Blue Springs, MO; 13 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; sister, Zita Whitlock of Independence, MO and many other extended family and friends all over the United States.
She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
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