Della Louise Leterle, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at her home in Ness City. She was born June 12, 1934 on the farm near Ransom, Kansas. She was the daughter of Walter and Laura Louise Oppliger Hill.

On July 7, 1954 she married Herbert E. Leterle in Fredricksburg, Virginia. He preceded her in death on May 27, 2006.

She is survived by her son, Kenneth Leterle and his wife Deana, Spearville, Kansas; her three daughters, Kathy Salem and her companion Joe Kirmer, Cimarron, Kaye Kinnamon and her husband Stan, Montezuma, and Kristie Corey and her husband Shayne, Pueblo West, Colorado; 12 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.

Funeral service will be Friday, September 5, 2014, 2:00 P.M. at the Ness City Cemetery. Friends may call to sign the book at Fitzgerald Funeral Home on Thursday, September 4, 2014 from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M.. The casket will be closed.

Memorial contributions may be given to the American Diabetes Association.