Ada L. (Dougherty) Glick-Wanamaker
1922 - 2024
Ada L. (Dougherty) Glick-Wanamaker, 102, of Winfield, Kansas, and formerly of the Russell and Plainville, Kansas, area, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024, at the Cumbernauld Village in Winfield.
Ada was born on January 26, 1922, in the Codell, Kansas area. She was the youngest of nine children to Arthur Louis and Bertha (Camp) Dougherty. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Plainville High School in the Class of 1939.
Ada was united in marriage to Henry Eugene Glick on July 9, 1940, in Hays, Kansas. This union had three children: Barbara, Anita, and Tom. Gene worked in the oilfields, so they moved around Kansas. Gene preceded her in death in 1962.
Ada was a devoted wife and homemaker for her family. After Gene passed, she worked at the Farm Bureau in Russell and was a secretary for Theodore Gore Oil Company in Russell. She then moved to Manhattan, Kansas, and was the Head Secretary in the College of Animal Science and Industry at Kansas State University for 15 years. She was an active member of the Russell Senior Center. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, and sewing. Her main love in life was her children, grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara McCall of Pratt; son, Tom Glick (Patricia) of Pittsburg; six grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Gene; daughter, Anita Dole-Driscoll; brothers, Floyd Dougherty, Lester Dougherty, Harye Dougherty, and Dale Dougherty; sisters, Murial Thurston, Eunice Poole, Grace Dougherty, and Elsie Kleinschmidt; grandson, Randy McCall; granddaughter, Lori Kilian; and great-great-grandson, Tyson Dixon.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell. Cremation will follow the services. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm on Friday, February 2, 2024, at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, with the family present to greet friends from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
A Memorial has been established with the Russell Senior Center. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.
