Joan Etta Bosley, age 67, of Topeka, KS and a former resident of
Dighton, KS, died Saturday morning, March 28, 2020 at Aldersgate Village
Nursing Home in Topeka, after a long illness.
A native of Dighton, Joan was born on February 3, 1953 to Charles and
Mary Alice (Durr) Bosley at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City,
Kansas. She attended Dighton Grade School and Community High School of
Lane County, graduating in 1971. She attended school at the University
of Kansas, Bethany College, University of Northern Colorado, and Wichita
State University. She studied primarily art, but also took courses that
led her to become a licensed practical nurse. Much of her professional
work was on a contract basis, which included working at Via Christi
Hospital in Wichita.
Throughout her life, Joan expressed her artistic talents through her
originally-designed needlepoints, macrame, watercolor and oil paintings.
Many family members have samples of her work. Her art was also
displayed at Creations of Hope Gallery in Topeka, and at Aldersgate
Village. She simply adored her nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews
and always made a point to send them cards or gifts on their birthdays.
She is predeceased by her parents and sister, Susan Ellin (Bosley)
Osborne. Survivors include her brother, Dennis (Audrey) of Topeka, and
her sister, Barbara Jones (Stan) of Lawrence, KS; nieces Heather
(Osborne) Loftus (Josh) of Spring, TX; Lindsay (Osborne) Stauss (Brian),
Scottsdale, AZ; Malinda (Osborne) Larkin (Will), Elk Grove Village, IL;
nephews Carl Bosley, New York City; and Cory Bosley (Anna), Valley
Park, MO. Joan also had seven great-nieces and one great-nephew.
Memorial Service will be at 2:00 PM Sunday at United Methodist Church in
Dighton with Rev Berniece Ludlum officiating. Memorials can be made to
Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Dighton United Methodist Church, or a
charity of your choice, in care of Boomhower Funeral Home, P.O. Box 891,
Dighton, KS 67839