Jeanette M. Klaus, 82, Hays, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at the Via Christi Villages.

She was born December 1, 1932 in Victoria, Kansas the daughter of Otto and Clementine (Hoffman) Dinkel. On October 16, 1951 she married George J. Klaus in Hays. He died December 2, 1994. She was a homemaker and worked for many years at Wiesner’s Department Store. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, the VFW Auxiliary and the Hays Medical Center Auxiliary where she was a volunteer in the hospital gift shop. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Survivors include three sons, Mike Klaus and wife Pat, Brad Klaus and wife Jan, and Greg Klaus, all of Hays, a daughter Sharon Huston and husband Bob of Hays, a brother Otto Dinkel, Jr. and wife Carol of Victoria, and five grandchildren, Whitney Klaus of Manhattan, Austin Klaus of Hays, Justin Klaus of Dallas, TX, and Cameron Klaus and Sydney Klaus, both of Hays.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1805 Vine Street. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 5:00 pm until 8:00 and on Wednesday from 9:00 am until 9:45, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. A parish vigil service will be at 7:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church or to Hospice of Hays Medical Center, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.