Name of Deceased: Kathryn “Katie” Saenz
Date of Death: December 8, 2011
Place of Death: Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas
Date of Birth: November 13, 1928 at Lamar, Colorado
Parents Name: Pedro & Maria (Bravo) Godinez
OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Joe A. Saenz September 8, 1947 at Lamar, Colorado. He died September 29, 2001.
She was a cook for Holiday Inn, Highland Manor, and the Senior Center.
Mrs. Saenz was a Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1954 coming from Lamar, Colorado.
She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the Altar Society, Daughters of Isabella, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3111 Auxiliary. She was a Gold Star Mother.
SURVIVORS
Four Sons: Rito P. Saenz and his wife Jeannie of Topeka, KS
Michael Joe Saenz of Great Bend, KS
Christopher Saenz and his wife Laura of Great Bend, KS
Manuel Palacio of Great Bend, KS
Three Daughters: Julia L. Saenz-Self of Lawrence, KS
Ramona Webb and her husband Andy of Wichita, KS
Monica S. Ortega and her husband Len of La Crosse, KS
One Sister: Sarah Adame of Merced, CA
Grandchildren: Thirteen
Great-grandchildren: Twenty-one
She was preceded in death by one son, Edward Lloyd Saenz; four brothers; and four sisters.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Altar Society Rosary: 4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home
Vigil Service with Daughters of Isabella Rosary: 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 12, 2011at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend
Celebrant: Father Don Bedore
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: National Kidney Foundation, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530