Earl Day, 80, Raytown, Mo., passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at Select Specialty Hospital. He was born July 7, 1935, in Cambridge Ohio, to Earl H. and Mary Elizabeth (Rang) Day and graduated from Montpelier High School in 1953. Earl served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1957 and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal as well as the Good Conduct Medal. Earl was married to Marinete (Barbosa) Day, on Jan. 12, 1960, in Recife, Brazil, South America. He attended Triune University (Tri-State) and graduated with an Electrical & Administrative Engineering Degree in 1963. Earl worked for multiple companies during his career as an electrical engineer. Some of his favorite projects were working on the electrical systems for Disney World in 1966-68, heart monitors in 1978- 80 and home system alarms in 1982- 85. Earl retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2000. He was a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Lee's Summit, Mo. Earl is survived by his wife, Marinete, sisters, Myrna and husband Dallas Henry of Portland, Maine, and Mary Fuller of Springfield, Mo. He is also survived by his children, Elizabeth and husband David Cook of Olathe, Kan., Lisa Day of Lawrence, Kan., and Jon Day of Overland Park, Kan., six granddaughters and five great-grandsons. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church (WELS), 1025 SW Ward Road, Lee's Summit, Mo. A veteran's burial with full military honors will follow the service, at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut St., Olathe, KS 66061. Donations can be made to Gethsemane Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be expressed at: https://www.facebook.com/gethsemaneleessummit Cremation Center of Kansas City, 913-384-5566, CremationCenterKC.com

Published in Kansas City Star on Aug. 23, 2015