Carolyn A.
Vaverka of Parsons, Kansas, died April 15, 2021.
Carol was born October 5, 1941, at Enid, Oklahoma,
to Frank E. and Irene A. (Felber) Pospisil.
She
graduated from Hennessey High School, Hennessey,
Oklahoma, in May 1959 and married Vernon A. Vaverka
in June. They had two sons, Chris and Dennis
Vaverka; after 28 years they were divorced. They
farmed in the Enid, Oklahoma, area until they moved
to Kansas in 1980.
She was a licensed real estate agent in Oklahoma and
worked at Century 21 in Enid and Enid Concrete
Company. She was a member of the Pioneer School
Board, the Religion Education Board of St. Francis
Xavier Catholic Church and Pioneer Wheat Hearts Home
Demonstration Club and was active in school
organizations.
In 1980, she moved with her family to Dennis,
Kansas, where they farmed. She was a member of the
Osage County Township Fire Department, serving as
secretary, and worked at the Parsons Livestock
Auction. After obtaining a Kansas real estate
license, she worked at Century 21 in Parsons. After
receiving an auctioneering license from the Missouri
Auction School, she worked at Richard Wood Real
Estate.
She earned
an Associate's Degree from Labette Community College
in 1985 and was a member of their first Ambassador
Club. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education
and a Master's Degree in Mathematics from Pittsburg
State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. In addition to
being a graduate assistant in the Math Department,
she became a member of Kappa Mu Epsilon (a
Mathematics Honor Society) and Kappa Delta Pi (an
Honor Society in Education).
She was a
past member of Parsons Arts and Humanities Council,
serving as treasurer, and Mo-Kan Council of Teachers
of Mathematics, serving as president, and National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Kansas Math
and Science Education Coalition and Delta Kappa
Gamma Society International.
She retired in 2007 from Neosho County Community
College where she taught mathematics; previously she
taught mathematics at Parsons High School. Through
the years, she taught adjunct classes at Labette
Community College.
After
retirement she volunteered at the Parsons Community
Clinic. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist
Church, where she has served on the Trustees,
Finance Committee, Parish Staff Committee and
Administrative Council.
Survivors
include a son, Vernon Christopher "Chris" (Lynda)
Vaverka of North Newton, Kansas; a grandson, Brandon
Vaverka of Woodward, Oklahoma; a brother, David
Pospisil of Bison, Oklahoma; sisters, Mary Barr of
Parsons, Kansas, and Dr. Joan (Dr. Scott) Sandburg
of Portland, Oregon; and nieces and nephews.
She was
predeceased by a son, Dennis Vaverka, in 1996, and
sisters, Jan Dickstein and Gwen DeGruy.
Graveside
services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2021,
at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Hennessey,
Oklahoma.
Friends may call at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral
Home of Parsons from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday.
Memorials are suggested to the Community Health
Clinic of Southeast Kansas, Parsons Wesley United
Methodist Church or St. Joseph Catholic Church,
Hennessey, Oklahoma. These may be left at or mailed
to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374,
Parsons, KS, 67357.
Online condolences may be left at
www.forbeshoffman.com.
