Bonita Lou “Bonnie” Schenk, 67, Hays, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Peabody Care Center, Peabody, Kansas.

She was born November 28, 1948 in Hays, Kansas the daughter of Marvin and Millie (Dreher) Schumacher. On April 20, 1968 she married Alan Schenk in Hays. He died on April 2, 2005. She retired as a medical receptionist from St. Anthony’s Hospital and from the Hays Daily News after 25 years in customer service. She had a caring heart, beautiful smile, and was a mother hen to everyone. Crocheting was her passion and she loved Christmas. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

Survivors include her father, Marvin “Shorty” Schumacher, three daughters, Tracy Quinn and husband Richard of Hays, Jody Keberlein and husband Kris of Mission, Kansas, and Nichole Miller and husband Addison of Assaria, Kansas, three grandchildren, Creighton Keberlein, Lisa Quinn, and Emily Quinn, one brother, Tom Schumacher of Hays and two sisters, Gloria Pfeifer of Hays and Tammy Parmer of Spring, Texas, and Nichole and Addison’s St. Bernard, General George S. Patton.
She was preceded in death by her mother, her husband, and a granddaughter Tia Marie Quinn.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 21, 2015 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1805 Vine Street, Hays. Inurnment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine and from 9:30 until 10:30 am on Monday at the church.

A rosary and vigil service will be at 7:15 pm on Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested in Bonnie’s memory to Thomas More Prep – Marian High School or to Military Working Dogs, in care of the funeral home. The family would like to encourage you to share and write down a story or memory that you may have of Bonnie and these will be included in her memory book.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.