Garret Andreae

ALMA- Garret Andreae, 58, of Alma, KS, and formerly of Ozawkie, KS, died Monday, Nov. 20 at the Alma Manor. Garret was a retired Navy veteran, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer, serving two tours in Vietnam, and serving from 1967 until his retirement in 1993. He moved to Kansas to work for Worthington-McGraw-Edison as an engine technician in their power plants and oil wells. While he was in the Naval Reserves, he graduated from Washburn University in 1991 with honors. Garret married Lora L. Rye, Feb. 26, 1983, in Lawrence, KS. They later divorced. Survivors include Lora Rye, Topeka, KS; two sons, Robert and Graham Andreae, both of Huntington, WV; one daughter, Clara Andreae, of Broken Arrow, OK; and one brother, Brian Andreae, Jancksonville, FL. He was preceded in death by a brother, Alfred, and a son, James Garret Andreae. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, November 27, 1:30 p.m. at the Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS., with full US Navy burial honors. Mr. Andreae will lie in-state at the Stewart Funeral Home of Alma, from 10:00 am. until 11:30 am, Monday, with the family greeting friends at that time. Memorials are suggested to the Alma Manor, and may be left in care of the Stewart Funeral Home of Alma, KS, Box 206, 66401.