Firma Hammersmith, Gorham, Kansas, age 76, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Via Christi Village Hays, Kansas.

She was born April 1, 1939, in Victoria, Kansas to Alfred P. and Anna (Braun) Rohr. She married Joe A. Hammersmith on April 1, 1959, at Victoria, Kansas.

She was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis at Victoria and the Daughters of Isabella at Gorham. She was a 1957 graduate of Victoria High School.  Firma was a person full of life and zest.

She had a strong devotion for her faith, family and friends.

Survivors include her husband, Joe A. Hammersmith, of the home; one son, Todd Hammersmith, Gorham, KS; one daughter, Carmen Lyczak and husband, Victor, Wichita, KS;  two grandchildren, Victoria Lyczak and Cooper Hammersmith; two brothers, Jerry Rohr (Mary Ann), Russell, KS; Leon Rohr (Sandy), Lincoln, KS; five sisters, Bernita Schrant, Victoria, KS; Shirley Hammersmith (Marvin), Horton, KS; Vera Rohleder (Norman), Russell, KS; Mary Ann Kuhn, Kansas City, MO; Arlene Giebler (Ivan), Hays, KS.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Floyd Rohr; one infant brother, Larry Andrew Rohr; and one brother-in-law, Norman Schrant.

Services are 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 9, 2016, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery Victoria, Kansas.

A vigil service is at 7:00 P.M. Friday, followed by a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 7:30 P.M. Friday, both at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas.

Visitation is from 5:00 9:00 P.M. Friday, and from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. Saturday, all at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas.

Memorial to the Dreiling-Schmidt Cancer Center Hays, Kansas. Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].