Lucida “Zita” (Schmidt) Dreiling, 90, Hays, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellis.
She was born November 14, 1925 in Catharine, Kansas the daughter of Albert A. and Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Kinderknecht) Schmidt. On May 23, 1944 she married Richard Dreiling in Catharine. He died May 3, 1993. She was a homemaker until her children were grown, then worked at Hays High Cafeteria, Travenol, and was a demonstrator at Dillon’s grocery store. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, the VFW Auxiliary, and was a devout Catholic and enjoyed listening to Divine Mercy. She loved to play pinochle, spend time with her grandchildren, and was very honest and close to her sister Alice.
Survivors include two sons; Howard Dreiling and wife Vera of Arlington, TX, and Duane Dreiling and wife Debbie of Olathe, two daughters; Shirley Dreiling of Hays and Linda Haas and husband Fredd of Des Moines, Iowa, a daughter in law Betty Dreiling of Richmond, Indiana, three brothers; Melvin “Joe” Schmidt and wife JoAnn of Catharine, Howard Schmidt of Hays, and William “Bill” Schmidt and wife Delores of Westminster, CO, two sisters; Gladys Jacobs of Overland Park, KS, and Carol Canfield of Fayetteville, Arkansas, 14 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and one great great granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son Rick Dreiling, brothers Ralph and Rich Schmidt, and sisters, Joyce Gonzalez, Pauline Schmidt, MaryAnn Stecklein, Alice Freitag, and Jeanette Gottschalk.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1805 Vine Street, Hays. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 pm on Friday and from 9:00 am until 10:30 Saturday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street. A parish vigil and rosary will begin at 6:00 pm on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church or to masses, in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.