Margaret M. “Margie” Bollig, 87, Hays, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Hays Good Samaritan Society.

She was born June 15, 1927 on the family farm South of Quinter, Kansas the daughter of William “Bill” and Bertha (Linenberger) Fahey. On June 24, 1947 she married Norbert Joseph Bollig in Ellis, Kansas. He died February 7, 2015.

She was a graduate of Quinter High School and graduated from Business College in Denver, CO. She worked at Travenol until their closing and was the State secretary-treasurer for the VFW Auxiliary.

She did bookwork for Hays Meal Site and Meals on Wheels for many years. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays and the Hays VFW Auxiliary. She was very active in the American Legion and VFW. She was an avid bingo player, loved reading, crocheting, golf, dancing and square dancing, polkas, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include three sons, Robert “Bob” Bollig and wife JoAnn of Fairfax, Virginia, Mick Bollig and wife Suzanne of Hays, and Keith Bollig and wife Jennifer of Chicago, IL, three daughters, Sharon Pfeifer and husband Ken of Phoenix, AZ, Glenda Pfaff and husband Randy of Russell, and Rhonda Baker and husband Lyle of Hays, three brothers, Herbert Fahey and wife Barbara of Arvada, CO, Eugene Fahey of Henderson, CO, and Ron Fahey and wife Amy Finch of Green Valley, AZ, an uncle Eli Boucher of Kansas City, a daughter in law Josie Gallegos of Ft. Collins, CO, fifteen grandchildren, and nineteen great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son Dennis Bollig, five brothers, Dave, Leo, Leonard, Pat, and Jerry Fahey, a sister Patty Gerstner, and a granddaughter Erica Rae Bollig.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays. Burial will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery, WaKeeney, Kansas. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 on Tuesday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 Wednesday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. A VFW Auxiliary rosary will be at 6:00 followed by a parish vigil service at 6:30, both on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to Esther’s Place or to Hospice of Hays Medical Center, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorialchapel.com.

Ellen Elizabeth Dreiling, 92, Hays, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center.

She was born February 23, 1923 in Victoria, Kansas the daughter of Joseph J. and Marianna (Dreiling) Linenberger. She married Vincent Dreiling in 1946 at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria and they celebrated nearly 70 years of marriage.

She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, cooking, reading and traveling. She lovingly sewed a handmade quilt for each of her grandchildren and great grandchildren when they were born.

Survivors include her husband Vincent, Hays, eight children Firma Carrithers and husband Jim of Windom, KS, Diane Long and husband Mike of McKinney, TX, James Dreiling and wife Paula of Quakertown, PA, Marlene Taxter and husband Mike of Plano, TX, Dean Dreiling, Joe Dreiling, and Geralyn Dreiling, all of Hays and Anthony Dreiling and wife Cindy of Tecumseh, Kansas, one sister Leona Turner of Augusta, Kansas, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers Ludwig, Otto, and Paul, seven sisters Regina, Bertha, Philomena, Hilda, Lucia, Margaret, and Ida, and a granddaughter Jami.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 pm on Monday and from 1:00 pm until service time on Tuesday, all at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to The Basilica of St. Fidelis, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Delores Mermis Hoffman, 84, Hays, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse, Kansas.

She was born October 7, 1930 in Hays the daughter of Frank C. and Bernadine (Leiker) Mermis. On December 16, 1950 she married Ralph J. Hoffman in Leesville, Louisiana. He died February 13, 2000. She was a homemaker and religion teacher for many years. She enjoyed camping, RV travelling, and she loved her brothers and sisters and family deeply.

Survivors include a son Mark Hoffman of Milpitas, CA, two brothers Frank Mermis II and wife Shirley of Olathe, and William “Bill” Mermis and wife Betty Jean of Overland Park, a sister Alice Munsch Herrman and husband Mike of Schoenchen, three grandchildren Apryl Winston, Kristen Hoffman, and Steven Hoffman, two great grandchildren Brianna and Ariana, brothers in law James Hoffman and wife Vera, Melvin Schmidt, and Alex Leiker, and sisters in law Lillian Hoffman Pfeifer, Rosie Mermis and Mary Ann Mermis, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son David Hoffman, a daughter Barbara Jean Winston, three brothers Cecil F. Mermis and wife Dorothy, Vernon J. Mermis, and Gerald L. Mermis, three sisters Lillian Arnhold and husband Daniel, Mary Ellen Schmidt, and Betty L. Leiker, and a brother in law Al Pfeifer.

Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. Burial will be at a later date next to her husband in the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park in Fremont, California. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until service time on Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to family wishes or masses, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Ellen Elizabeth Dreiling, 92, Hays, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center.

She was born February 23, 1923 in Victoria, Kansas the daughter of Joseph J. and Margaretha (Schamne) Linenberger. She married Vincent Dreiling in 1946 at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria and they celebrated nearly 70 years of marriage. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, cooking, reading and traveling. She lovingly sewed a handmade quilt for each of her grandchildren and great grandchildren when they were born.

Survivors include her husband Vincent, Hays, eight children Firma Carrithers and husband Jim of Windom, KS, Diane Long and husband Mike of McKinney, TX, James Dreiling and wife Paula of Quakertown, PA, Marlene Taxter and husband Mike of Plano, TX, Dean Dreiling, Joe Dreiling, and Geralyn Dreiling, all of Hays and Anthony Dreiling and wife Cindy of Tecumseh, Kansas, one sister Leona Turner of Augusta, Kansas, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers Ludwig, Otto, and Paul, seven sisters Regina, Bertha, Philomena, Hilda, Lucia, Margaret, and Ida, and a granddaughter Jami.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 pm on Monday and from 1:00 pm until service time on Tuesday, all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to The Basilica of St. Fidelis, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com

Margaret M. “Margie” Bollig, 87, Hays, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Hays Good Samaritan Society.

She was born June 15, 1927 on the family farm South of Quinter, Kansas the daughter of William “Bill” and Bertha (Linenberger) Fahey. On June 24, 1947 she married Norbert Joseph Bollig in Ellis, Kansas. He died February 7, 2015. She was a graduate of Quinter High School and graduated from Business College in Denver, CO. She worked at Travenol until their closing and was the State secretary-treasurer for the VFW Auxiliary. She did bookwork for Hays Meal Site and Meals on Wheels for many years. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays and the Hays VFW Auxiliary. She was very active in the American Legion and VFW. She was an avid bingo player, loved reading, crocheting, golf, dancing and square dancing, polkas, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include three sons, Robert “Bob” Bollig and wife JoAnn of Fairfax, Virginia, Mick Bollig and wife Suzanne of Hays, and Keith Bollig and wife Jennifer of Chicago, IL, three daughters, Sharon Pfeifer and husband Ken of Phoenix, AZ, Glenda Pfaff and husband Randy of Russell, and Rhonda Baker and husband Lyle of Hays, three brothers, Herbert Fahey and wife Barbara of Arvada, CO, Eugene Fahey of Henderson, CO, and Ron Fahey and wife Amy Finch of Green Valley, AZ, an uncle Eli Boucher of Kansas City, a daughter in law Josie Gallegos of Ft. Collins, CO, fifteen grandchildren, and nineteen great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son Dennis Bollig, five brothers, Dave, Leo, Leonard, Pat, and Jerry Fahey, a sister Patty Gerstner, and a granddaughter Erica Rae Bollig.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays. Burial will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery, WaKeeney, Kansas. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 on Tuesday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 Wednesday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. A VFW Auxiliary rosary will be at 6:00 followed by a parish vigil service at 6:30, both on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Esther’s Place or to Hospice of Hays Medical Center, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorialchapel.com