Dateline: Hoisington, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Loretta M. Morgenstern                                  Age: 96

Date of Death: October 25, 2017

Place of Death: Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas

Date of Birth: May 31, 1921 at Hoisington, Kansas

Parents Name: Emil and Sophia (Sausen) Demel

 

OBITUARY INFORMATION

Loretta married LeRoy Morgenstern Feb. 14, 1942 at Wichita, KS.  He died Oct. 3, 1993.

Loretta, a lifetime Hoisington resident and dedicated farm wife and mother, worked for a short time at Valley Center Bank, Valley Center, after graduating from Wichita Business College.  She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Altar Society, V.F.W. Auxiliary, and the American Legion Auxiliary, all of Hoisington.  She was active in several card groups and the Arturian Study Club, enjoyed traveling, and volunteered as a Pink Lady at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington.

 

SURVIVORS

Three sons: Jerry Morgenstern and wife Lou Ann of Hoisington, KS

Bob Morgenstern and wife Jan of Hoisington, KS

Donald Morgenstern of Hoisington, KS

Three daughters: Joan Rziha and husband Leonard of Hoisington, KS

Roxanne Bell and husband Tom of Salina, KS

Pam Willis and husband Greg of Hoisington, KS

16 Grandchildren:  Mike Rziha, Scott Rziha, Gary Rziha, Brenda (Morgenstern) Kaiser, Jim Morgenstern, John Morgenstern, Ann (Morgenstern) Buesing, Matt Morgenstern, Crista (Morgenstern) Robinson, Karla (Morgenstern) Wilkens, Austin Bell, Jennifer Bell, Liz (Willis) Radi, Adam Willis, Nathan Willis, Katy (Willis) Hekele

28 Great Grandchildren

She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Virginia Demel, and an infant twin brother, Lawrence Demel.

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 am Monday, October 30, 2017, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington

Vigil and Rosary: 7:00 pm Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington

Officiant: Father Dwight Birket

Interment: St. John Cemetery, Hoisington, Kansas

Visitation:    1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, 415 N. Main, Hoisington, KS

Memorial Fund: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church or Kans for Kids, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home

 

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