MACARTHUR VON BIRZER

1976 - 2014

MacArthur "Mac" Von Birzer, 38, of Shawnee, Kan., and previously of Bonner Springs, Kan., passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at his home. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Bonner Springs United Methodist Church. Burial to follow in Bonner Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends at visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, Oct. 7, at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Shawnee Tribe and mailed to the funeral home. Mac was born March 14, 1976, in Manhattan, Kan. He was part of the fourth generation in his family to graduate from Bonner Springs High School and he did so in 1994 and went on to attend the University of Kansas. He married Christie DeLaughter in 1997 and together they made their home in Shawnee where they raised their two sons, Alexander and Jacob. He had worked at Overland Cabinet Company in Bonner Springs and Tripmate in Kansas City, Mo. Mac was a proud member of the Shawnee American Indian Tribe. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Leo and Regina Birzer and maternal grandfather, Clifford Gallagher. Survivors include his wife, Christie and two sons, Alexander and Jacob of the home; his parents, Matthew L. and Debe J. Birzer of Bonner Springs; brother, Marcus D. Birzer and wife Monica of Lawrence, Kan.; his maternal grandmother, Jeannine Gallagher of Bonner Springs; mother and father-in- law, Ron and Cindy DeLaughter of Lenexa, Kan.; brother-in-law, Andrew and Daniel DeLaughter, sister- in-law, Liz DeLaughter, nieces and nephews, Katie, Nathan, Kira, Trenton and Skyler. As well as his beloved furry companion, "Spooky." Alden-Harrington Funerals, Cremations, Pre-Planning. 913-422-4074, AldenHarrington.com