ADELE HARRIET WENGROVER Obituary (1923 - 2016)

Adele Wengrover was born on August 16, 1923, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Simon and Florence Hutterer. She died on March 19, 2016 at the age of 92. Graveside services will be held at 3:30pm on Wednesday, March 23rd at Rose Hill Cemetery 6900 Troost, Kansas City MO 64131. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions be sent to Jewish Family Services or Catholic Community Hospice. As a child, Adele helped her father raise pigeons. As a young woman, she worked in a doctor’s office as a medical technologist. After her children were born, she dedicated herself to home and family. She was a great cook, seamstress, and knitter. Once her children were on their own, she worked part-time at a dress shop and sold real estate. She had an active and imaginative mind. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, and square dancing. Adele was preceded in death by Dr. Anthony Wengrover, her husband of fifty years, and Dr. Sidney Wengrover Emas, her daughter. She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Sally Wengrover, her granddaughters, Stacy Emas Thompson (Mrs. Martin), of Kansas City, and Nicole Emas Burns (Mrs. William), of Beaverton, Oregon, and four great-grandchildren, Bailey Thompson, Landry Thompson, Rachel Burns, and William Burns. The family would like to thank JeanAnn Eastman for her excellent care as Adele’s legal guardian