Alta Marie Einsel, 86, Greensburg, Kansas died Friday, August 1, 2014 at the Hays Good Samaritan Society.

She was born July 31, 1928 in Garden City, Kansas the daughter of Orville and Agnes (Smith) Gann. On June 1, 1954 she married Eugene Einsel in Garden City, Kansas. She was a school teacher and later a homemaker, teaching grade school and later middle school in the Greensburg, KS school district and the Lewis school district. She was active all of her lifetime in Eastern Star, PEO, Greensburg Methodist Church, VFW Auxiliary, and many other Greensburg community activities.

Survivors include her husband, of the home in Greensburg, one son Aaron Einsel and companion Rosa of Greensburg, one daughter Jayne Einsel Clarke and husband John of Hays, five grandchildren Luke Einsel and wife Katherine, Darin Einsel and wife Cierra, Kurt Einsel and wife Monica, Garth Einsel, and Paige Clarke, and one great granddaughter Ella Einsel.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Wayne Gann.

Graveside services will be at 11:00 am on Monday, August 4, 2014 at the Fairview Cemetery in Greensburg, Kansas. Inurnment of her ashes will have already taken place. Memorials are suggested in Alta’s memory to the Kiowa County Library. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.