LaVonne L. Slivocka

LaVonne L. Slivocka, 78, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Viewing will be from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm, Funeral Service will be at 1:00 pm, Monday, March 27, 2023, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Graveside Service will follow at 3:30 pm, at Forest Park Cemetery, in Anthony, KS.LaVonne was born August 10, 1944 in Bluff City, Kansas. She was the youngest child of Alma and Otha “Jack” Armstrong, who precede her in death. She graduated from Bluff City High School in 1962. LaVonne was a talented seamstress, she loved to garden and work in her yard. She enjoyed cooking big meals for family holidays and always had many projects going on around her home. LaVonne, in her earlier years, worked at Steffens Dairy in Wichita and also at the QuikTrip Corporate offices. She was a long-time employee at the Pizza Hut Corporate offices as Supervisor of Word Processing. After leaving Pizza Hut, she continued her love for gardening by working at Powell Plant Farm. She was a long-time member of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). LaVonne loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and playing cards with her Auxiliary friends. She is preceded in death by her niece, Rhonda Lewallen.LaVonne is survived by her children, Stephane (Verlan) Willhaus of Pretty Prairie, KS, Jennifer (Doug) Schoenhofer of Wichita, Richard (Jennifer) Slivocka of Cave Creek, AZ; sisters, Geneva Bell of Winfield, KS, Janet Whaley of Wellington, KS, Linda Jefferson of Arvada, CO; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren.Memorials have been established with: American Business Women's Association, P.O. Box 4757, Overland Park, KS 66204-0757; Fraternal Order of Eagles #3251, 1855 S. Sedgwick, Wichita, KS 67213.