Irene L Laqua

Laqua, Irene Stejskal "Lu," passed away peacefully in Pensacola, Fla. on Oct. 29, 2013. She had been living in Florida for the past year and a half to be near her two children and their families. Irene Lu was born to Antonia Oborny and Louis Stejskal on April 17, 1933, in Timken, Kan. She moved to Wichita, Kan. to attend high school when she was 13 and lived there off and on for most of her life when she wasn't traveling with her husband, Fred Laqua, who was an engineer, which allowed them to move around the country for many years until they returned to Wichita permanently. Irene Lu was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Laqua; and her sisters and brothers, Anna Hamrdla, Betty Richardson Buchanan, Elsie McGrath, Edward Stejskal, Eleanor Snellen, Leonard Stejskal and Rudy Stejskal. She is survived by her daughter, Claire Laqua Hamblin and husband, Arthur; son, Cale Laqua and wife, Tiffany; brother, Larry Stejskal and wife, Betty; grandchildren, Shelbi Burgett and husband, Brandon, Alex Lamoreaux, and La'Niyah Bryant-Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews, who all loved her dearly. A visitation will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, with rosary at 7:30 p.m.; funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, all at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N. Socora St., Wichita, KS 67212. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to the Alzheimer's Association , 347 S. Laura, Wichita, KS 67211 or at www.alz.org. Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel in Pensacola, Fla. and Resthaven Mortuary in Wichita, Kan. have been entrusted with arrangements