Edward "Neal" McCarthy

Edward "Neal" McCarthy, 84, of Edgerton, KS, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at KU Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 29, 2007 at Assumption Catholic Church, Edgerton. Burial will follow at St. Columbine Catholic Cemetery, Edgerton. Visitation will be from 3- 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, 913-856- 7111, with a Rosary at 6 p.m. Neal was born to Edward Harry and Linnie Elizabeth (Curtis) McCarthy on a farm in Edgerton that had been in the family for five generations. He was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Edgerton High School in 1941. Neal attended Brown Mackie Business College. He married Margaret Joan Griffin on August 24, 1950 in Gardner, and built his home on the family farm in 1962. He was a farmer all his life. He served in the Merchant Marines for four years during WWII. He was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church and the Wellsville VFW. Neal loved hunting and his family. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Rita Boyd. Neal is survived by his wife Joan of the home; children Karen Susan Curtin of Manhattan, KS, Barbara Ann Kearney (Robert) of Suffolk, VA, John Edward McCarthy (Joan) of Boise, ID, David Neal McCarthy (Donna) of Pamona, KS, Jean Marie Norris (Mike) of Edgerton, Daniel Lee McCarthy (Sherri) of Spring Hill, KS, Robert Jay McCarthy (Melissa) of Edgerton and Anita Lynn Lickteig (Dennis) of Olathe, KS; twenty grandchildren; sister, Mary Jo Bradley of Omaha, NE, and many nieces and nephews.