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o.w. josserandJOHNSON – Oliver W. (O.W.) Josserand, 85, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 at Cottages of Garden City in Garden City. 

He was born June 5, 1934 to Orvan Emery and Ina Pearl (Winger) Josserand in Garden City. 

He married Nancy Daniels on January 2, 1953, in Clayton, New Mexico. She preceded him in death.

He graduated from Stanton County High School in 1952. In 1957, he graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics. 

After college, he returned to Johnson and farmed with his father and brother and started farming on his own in the late 1960’s. 

He served on several boards, including the USD 452 school board, the Johnson Co-op Board, and the Jaycees. 

He was also a member of the First United Methodist Church and served on several boards over the years. 

He was a private pilot, was interested in politics, history, and was an avid reader. 

He loved to travel to the mountains in Colorado, spend time with his family at the cabin, and go camping. 

Survivors include children: Cheryl Adams and husband, Troy, Johnson, Ellen Marlin and husband, Monty, Sublette, Jan Lindner and husband, Steve, Rose Hill, and Steven Josserand and wife, Larilee, Garden City; brother-in-law, Daryl Daniels and wife, Sally; sister-in-law, Barbara (Daniels) Maerz; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. 

He was also preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Ivan and Emery.

• Funeral services took place Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Johnson with Reverend Todd Guinn presiding. 

Burial took place at the Stanton County Cemetery in Johnson. 

Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church or American Diabetes Association in care of Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 715, Johnson, KS  67855. 

Condolences may be left at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com