John Eric Stearns

DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: NEWCOMER FAMILY FUNERAL HOME
TOPEKA, KANSAS

Family contact name and telephone number: Julie Hunt 785-273-5995 (Daughter)

1. Full Name: John Eric Stearns Age: 90 Years Sex: M

2. Current address: Topeka

3. Date of death: , October 18, 2002

4 Place of death: Topeka hospice house

5. Cause of death:

6. Date of birth: November 28, 1911 Place of birth: Kingman, KS

6.b. Parents: Francis (Frank) Stearns Ella May Green Stearns

6.c. Years in current city/town: 7 months

7. Background: Graduated Kingman High School in 1929, later attended UCLA .
He enlisted into the US Navy in 1942 and served in WWII. He was a designer builder, and developer in
California and Oregon. He built many post war homes for the GI's, along with commercial work.. He was a
member of the VFW. On August 20, 937 he was married to Cleobelle Lochrie in Fontana, CA, he married Marjorie
Pyle, in Reno, NV. They both preceded him in death.




8. Relatives:
8.b. preceded in death by: First wife, Cleobelle Lochrie on Jan. 3, 1992; 2nd Wife, Majorie Barnes
Pyle, in 1987; 2 brothers Harold and Arthur Stearns,; 1 sister, Winifred Ross.
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Daughter: Julie Hunt, Topeka, KS; 5 Grandchildren; 6 Great-grandchildren; and 1 Great-great
granddaughter.

9. Service time, day, date, place: No services will be held.

10. Burial: Private burial of cremains to be held in Oregon at later date.
11. Visitation times, place: None .

12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other: None

13. Memorial contributions, if any: None

14. Funeral home in charge: Newcomer Family Funeral Home, 4020 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66606
Director: Sue Brueggemann