Ada Soden Obituary

Ada Jean Wege Soden, age 82, passed away April 19, 2023. She was born near Westmoreland, Kansas on September 12th, 1940 one of the twin daughters of Herbert and Agnes (Aubert) Wege. She married Jack C. Soden while still in High School. They were married 55 years until his death in 2012. Ada's door was always open. She loved cooking for everyone and was known for making and mailing cookie care packages. Her children and grandchildren fondly remember her chicken and noodles and the wide variety of Christmas candies she created. Ada had a reputation for making tacos for large gatherings. She graduated Order of the Purple at Butler County Community College nursing program. Ada worked at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital and as a Director of Nursing for a few nursing facilities in the area. Ada is survived by her children: Jack D. Soden (Mary Ellen) and Janet Lynch (John), nine grandchildren: Andrew (Karen) Anderson, Stephanie (Jay) Hobson, Adam Anderson, Emily, (John) Hayes, Faith (Eli) Yewdall, Justin Lynch, Caitlin (Nick) Morrow and Kristin Lynch (Jon Wright); and five great grandchildren: Ondrea and Matthew Hobson, Ziya and Ada Yewdall and Alexis Morrow. She also leaves brothers Lynn Wege and Jr. (Shirley) Wege and sisters Barbara Boese and Mary (Ernest) Smith She was preceded in death by her husband Jack C. her parents Herbert and Agnes Wege, her twin sister Ida Shadoin-Spear, and grandson Christopher Soden Memorial will be to Butler County Community College nursing program. Services will be Friday, April 28th at 2 pm at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home at 224 W. Ash in El Dorado. Please sign her online guestbook and leave a memory of Ada at www. carlsonkirbymorris. com