He graduated from Victoria High School and was a veteran of the Korean War. He married Clementine Zerr on Feb. 15, 1957 in Hays.
He was a farmer and carpenter. He was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and the American Legion, Hays; a member and past commander of the Victoria VFW; a director of the Victoria Community Credit Union; and a member of the Victoria Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, David and Chris Dreiling, Hays; a daughter, Sandra Gottschalk, Hays; his mother, Sophie of Victoria; five brothers, Marvin O., of Hays, Alfred J. and Thomas, both of Victoria, Charles of Dallas, and James of Wichita; four sisters, Lorraine Bird of Bethel Park, Pa., Lucy Roth of Wichita, Ruth Stephens of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Theresa Ellis of Boulder, Colo.; four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father; a brother, Elmer, and a sister, Mary Ellen Dell.
Services were Friday at the St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with Father Frank Grinko officiating; burial with military honors by the Victoria VFW in the church cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Oncology Unit of the Hays Medical Center, 2220 Canterbury.
Ellis County Star, 4/24/1997
He graduated from Victoria High School and was a veteran of the Korean War. He married Clementine Zerr on Feb. 15, 1957 in Hays.
He was a farmer and carpenter. He was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and the American Legion, Hays; a member and past commander of the Victoria VFW; a director of the Victoria Community Credit Union; and a member of the Victoria Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, David and Chris Dreiling, Hays; a daughter, Sandra Gottschalk, Hays; his mother, Sophie of Victoria; five brothers, Marvin O., of Hays, Alfred J. and Thomas, both of Victoria, Charles of Dallas, and James of Wichita; four sisters, Lorraine Bird of Bethel Park, Pa., Lucy Roth of Wichita, Ruth Stephens of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Theresa Ellis of Boulder, Colo.; four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father; a brother, Elmer, and a sister, Mary Ellen Dell.
Services were Friday at the St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with Father Frank Grinko officiating; burial with military honors by the Victoria VFW in the church cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Oncology Unit of the Hays Medical Center, 2220 Canterbury.
Ellis County Star, 4/24/1997
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