Cover photo for Vaudene A. Field's Obituary
Vaudene A. Field Profile Photo
In Memory Of
Vaudene A. Field

Vaudene A. Field

A Celebration of Life service for Vaudene Ann Field, 56, of Junction City will be at 4 p.m., Friday, December 17th, 2010 with Pastor Matthew Glasgow and Pastor Ted Lester officiating. The service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 113 W. 5th Street, Junction City, KS. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 16th, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church. A private family burial will be held. She passed away at Geary Community Hospital on December 12th, 2010.

Vaudene was born April 27th, 1954, in Lincoln, KS to Arthur W. and Lola Ann (Spear) Howell. She graduated in 1972 from Lincoln High School in Lincoln, KS. Vaudene went on to earn her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Pipe Organ Performance and Education from Kansas State University.

Vaudene was hired at the age of 19 to be the Organist of the First Presbyterian Church in Junction City, KS and was entering her 37th year in that position at the time of her death. In addition, Vaudene was an educator, serving in both the Manhattan and Junction City school districts. She was in her 20th year with USD 475, having started her career at Junction City High School in 1991 as the Vocal/Music Teacher. For the past ten years she served as an Instructional Technologist and SharePoint System Administrator for the school district and at Kansas State University.

Vaudene married Rex Field on August 3rd, 1990 in Junction City, KS. He survives of the home. She is also survived by her mother, Lola A. Howell of Lincoln, KS, six brothers and one sister, daughter Terrah and husband Brandon Stroda of Junction City, son Tim Pendarvis of Washington, DC, step-son Brian and wife Rachael Field, step-daughter Trisha and husband Brad Morris, and grandchildren Aidan Field, Reagan Morris, Braedon and Braxton Stroda, all of Junction City, KS.

She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur W. Howell, Sr.

Pallbearers will be Tim Pendarvis, Brian Field, Brad Morris, Brandon Stroda, Carl "Sam" Stebbins and Mike Ryan.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions have been designated to the First Presbyterian Church Music Fund, 113 W. 5th Street, Junction City, KS 66441, the Vaudene Field Music Scholarship Fund in c/o Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel, P.O. Box 826, Junction City, KS 66441 and to The University of Kansas Cancer Center, 2330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 302, Westwood, KS 66205.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Vaudene A. Field, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Thursday, December 16, 2010

6:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)

First Presbyterian Church

, Junction City, KS

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Friday, December 17, 2010

Starts at 4:00 pm (Central time)

First Presbyterian Church

, Junction City, KS

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 1

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree