Funeral services for Stanley Penner of Moundridge, Kansas formerly of Rich Hill, Missouri will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Bethany Mennonite Church in Rich Hill, Missouri. Burial will follow in the Bethany Mennonite Cemetery in Rich Hill. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at the church. Contributions may be made to Moundridge Manor. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Missouri (660-679-6555). Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Stanley Penner, 91, of Moundridge, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025 at the Moundridge Manor. He was born on September 14, 1933 at Rosenort, Manitoba, Canada to Ed D. and Helena (Goossen) Penner.
Stanley attended the Rosenort School in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of Bethany Mennonite Church in Rich Hill, Missouri.
Stanley was united in marriage to Lenora (Harms) Schmidt on July 14, 1957 in Montezuma, Kansas. He was a church missionary in Arizona, Mexico and Texas. He was a carpenter and farmer in Rich Hill, MO. Stanley and Lenora moved to Moundridge in 2023.
Stanley is survived by his wife, Lenora Penner of Moundridge, Kansas; sons, Charles (Lois) Penner of Macomb, Missouri, and Brent (Rita) Penner of Moundridge, Kansas; daughters, Carolyn (Paul) Leatherman of Walker, Missouri and Janice (Rene) Penner of Welsford, Nova Scotia; daughter-in-law, Avis Penner of Jamesport, Missouri; special family whom Dad and Mom called children and grandchildren, Pablo and Cheli and family; 24 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; brother, Roland (Doris) Penner of St. Mary’s, Ontario; and five sisters, Gladys (Sherwin) Friesen of St. Mary’s, Ontario, Joyce Penner of Steinbach, Manitoba, Joanne Penner of Rosenort, Manitoba, Helena (Glenn) Schneider of Leesburg, Ohio, and Stella Penner of Rosenort, Manitoba. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Milton Penner; six sisters and two brothers.
