Catharine, Kansas – Mary Margaret (Kroner) Giebler, age 88, died Sunday, May 28, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays.
She was born November 13, 1928 in Ellsworth, Kansas to Katherine Werner. She married Celestine “Celly” Giebler on February 14, 1948 at Emmeram, Kansas. He died April 16, 2001.
She was adopted by her great aunt, Beata Kroner and her husband, Anton. He died when Mary was 3 years old and Beata married Ferdinand Ubert and they raised her on the farm north west of Catharine, Kansas.
She was a farmer’s wife, a homemaker, attended the Hopewell School north of Hays, and operated Mary’s Kountry Kitchen out of her home, making homemade noodles for area grocery stores for over 20 years. Mary was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Christian Mothers and St. Catherine Choir. She moved to the Good Samaritan Society of Hays in 2011. She enjoyed embroidering, cooking, baking and her family and grandchildren.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Giebler, Victoria, KS; David Giebler, Hiawatha, IA; Rick Giebler and wife, Marilyn, Catharine, KS; one daughter, Shirley Brungardt and husband, Earl, Hays, KS; one daughter-in-law, Lois Giebler, Salina, KS; one half brother, Leo Behm, Canada; five half sisters, Agnes Learmonth, Christina Burrows, Matilda Caruso, Clara Hollihan, Patricia Thorburn, all of Canada; nine grandchildren, Steve Brungardt, DeAnn Baldwin (Robert), Kristi Lutters (Dan), Lacy Bruggeman (Doug), Anne Fleischer (Bill), Scott Andrews (Joy), Tessa Scheck (Justin), Tyler Giebler (Meagan), Trevor Giebler (Erin); 20 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her mother, her adopted parents; her husband; a daughter-in-law, Colleen Giebler; two half brothers, George and Tommy Behm; two half sisters, Leona Behm and Hilda Dyck; five step brothers, Ferdinand Jr., Elmer, Roderick, Paul and Herbert Ubert; two step sisters, Bernadette Dreher and Julia Voltz.
Services are 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 1, 2017, at St. Catherine Catholic Church Catharine, Kansas. Burial in St. Catherine Cemetery Catharine, Kansas.
A Christian Mothers rosary will be at 6:30 P.M. Wednesday, followed by a vigil service at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, both at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.
Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Thursday, at St. Catherine Catholic Church Catharine, Kansas.
Memorials to St. Catherine Catholic Church or Good Samaritan Society of Hays. Condolences can be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]