Douglas O. “Doug” VanLoenen

Hays, Kansas – Douglas O. “Doug” VanLoenen, age 70, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at his home in Hays, Kansas. He was born May 27, 1942, on the farm at Bogue, Kansas, to William and Evelyn M. (Trott) VanLoenen. He married Lillian Diehl on November 21,1971, in Hays, Kansas.

He was a U S Marine Corps veteran and served during Vietnam. He owned and operated V and F Oil company and was a Senior Claims Adjuster for National Farmers Union Insurance Company until his retirement in 2002. He was a1960 graduate of Bogue High School and a 1969 graduate of Fort Hays State College. He lived in Arvada, Colorado and McPherson before moving to Hays in 1986.

Survivors include his wife, Lillian, of the home; three sons, Matthew, Andrew and Jason, all of Hays, KS; one daughter, Melissa Seltmann and husband, Ryan, Hays, KS; one granddaughter, Mallory Grace Seltmann; one brother, Richard VanLoenen, Morrison, CO; one brother-in-law, Jim Ryan, Salina, KS; and one sister-in-law, Liz VanLoenen, Bogue, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Melvin, Dave and Floyd VanLoenen; and one sister, Marilyn Ryan.

Services are 1:00 P.M. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays. Burial in Mount Allen Cemetery Hays, Kansas, with military honors by the Hays American Legion and Hays V.F.W.

Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday and from 11:00 to 1:00 P.M. Saturday all at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays 1919 East 22nd Street Hays, Kansas 67601.

Memorial to Hospice of Hays Medical Center. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected].