Tom Sturman

Tom Sturman died suddenly at his home in Russell, Kansas, February 20, 2018, at the age of 88.

Thomas Reade Sturman was born February 16, 1930, to parents Jim and Gladys Sturman in Dorrance, Kansas. Tom attended elementary school and high school in Dorrance, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 17th birthday before graduating.

The Navy became a career for Tom. His first duty was as a court yeoman at the U.S. Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He later saw duty aboard ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and was stationed for a time at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

While in the Navy, Tom married his first wife, Dolores, and the couple had four children, Paula, Kathleen, Jimmy, and Lisa. The couple later divorced.

Tom retired from the Navy after 21 years of service, and using his Navy electronics training, later found work with electronic repair services.

After his Navy retirement, Tom married again; and he and his second wife, Julie, lived in Dorrance.

After Julie's death, he married Arlene Huff in June of 1980. Tom then worked in Salina, Kansas, finally retiring in Russell, Kansas. Arlene died in March, 2009. The couple was married 29 years.

Tom attended many Navy reunions where he enjoyed getting together with his buddies. And on numerous occasions he still offered to repair television sets for friends.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, his wives, and his daughter Paula. He is survived by his siblings Jack and Peg, children Kathleen, Jimmy, and Lisa, step-daughter Lois (Huff) Lambert, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

No services will be held; burial will be in Russell City Cemetery.