Dateline: Hoisington, Kansas

Thelma D. Brack, 86, died March 5, 2016, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 24, 1929, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of William Glen and Nellie B. (Westover) Gruber. Thelma graduated from Hoisington High School in 1948.

In August of 1949 she married John E. Koeller, in Hoisington. He died February 7, 1957. She then married Glenn J. Brack on August 19, 1957, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He died February 1, 2016.

A lifetime Hoisington resident, she worked as the chief telephone operator for Western Power and Light and later as a clerk for Dillons. She also gave many piano lessons at her home.

Thelma was a longtime member of the Hoisington Bible Church, where she played the piano and organ for many years.

She is survived by a son, Burton Todd Brack, of Salina; a daughter, Breta Markay Nunez of Great Bend; six grandchildren, Kyle Brack, Krystyne Brack, Derrick Brack, Brandon Brack, Justin Nunez, and Jazmin Nunez; and a brother, Arthur C. Gruber of Norman, Oklahoma.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, William G. Gruber, Dr. Eugene E. Gruber, and Milton J. Gruber; and three sisters, Pauline Gruber, Louise M. Reed, and Lucille P. Hester.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., March 9, 2016, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, with Reverend Gary Clark presiding. Burial will follow in Hoisington City Cemetery. Friends may call 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Hoisington Bible Church or Gentiva Hospice in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

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