LaVina L. Erbes, 98, La Crosse, Kansas, died Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Rush County Memorial Hospital, La Crosse, Kansas.

Mrs. Erbes was born May 29, 1918, in Bison, Kansas, the daughter of Adam and Eve (Krug) Kleweno. She was a lifelong resident of Rush County, Kansas. A 1936 graduate of Bison High School, Bison, Kansas, she was a homemaker, farm wife, and bookkeeper for Erbes Meat Market, which she and her husband, Loris, owned and operated from 1939 to 1953.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, La Crosse, Kansas.

On November 29, 1939, she married Loris E. Erbes at La Crosse, Kansas. He preceded her in death March 1, 2000.
Survivors include: one son, Lawrence E. Erbes, La Crosse, Kansas; two daughters, Lucinda Lazarus (Lloyd) Kansas City, Missouri, and Rita Copenhafer (Robert), Mendon, Michigan; four grandchildren, Jennifer Lazarus, New York City, New York, Jason Lazarus, Tampa, Florida, Nathan Copenhafer, Battle Creek, Michigan, and Tracy Scheffler, Gainesville, Florida; and three great grandchildren, Ryder J. Liou, Kyla Copenhafer, and Mya Copenhafer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, Harvey Kleweno, Harry Kleweno; and an infant brother, Milton Kleweno.

Visitation will be Thursday, November 3, 2016, from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Funeral service will be Friday, November 4, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas, with Pastor Angie Vertz officiating. Interment will be in the La Crosse City Cemetery, La Crosse, Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to the Rush County Memorial Hospital Foundation, or the Rush County EMTs.

Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.charterfunerals.com/locations/janousek-lacrosse.php.

Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.