Theresa M. Schippers

Victoria, Kansas – Theresa M. Schippers, age 77, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. She was born January 30, 1935, in Hays, Kansas, to John M. and Mary T. (Herl) Pfannenstiel.

She married Paul O. Schippers on October 22, 1962, in Hays, Kansas. She was a bookkeeper for Schippers farm, a homemaker, a member of St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Christian Mothers and Daughters of Isabella all of Victoria, Kansas. She was a 1953 graduate of Girls Catholic High in Hays, Kansas. She was a spiritual inspiration for many.

Survivors include her husband, Paul O. Schippers, of the home; one daughter, Paula Schumacher and husband, Steve, Topeka, KS; one son, Troy Schippers and wife, Geralyn, Victoria, KS; two brothers, Henry Pfannenstiel and wife, Mary, Hays, KS; Danny Pfannenstiel and wife, Margie, Munjor, KS; one sister, Rosie Dome, Basehor, KS; six grandchildren, Wade and Wyatt Schumacher, Sara, Emily, Gracyn and Claire Schippers.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and four brothers, Ted, Bob, Jake and Edward Pfannenstiel; seven sisters, Lucy Schmidtberger, Virginia Dreiling, Ida Dinkel, Minnie Berens, Eleanor Schumacher, Armella Ross, and Louise Steckline; one infant brother, and two infant sisters.

Services are 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas. A vigil service is at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday followed by a Daughters of Isabella/Christian Mothers rosary at 7:30 P.M. all at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, Kansas. Visitation is from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Tuesday at St. Fidelis Catholic Church and from 9:00 to 10:45 A.M. Wednesday at Cline’s Mortuary 412 Main Street Victoria, Kansas.

Memorial to St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, Kansas. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected].