Salina, Kansas – JoAnn Schmidtberger, age 70, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at the Salina Regional Health Center.
She was born June 17, 1945, in Hays, Kansas to Peter C. and Barbara R. (Kisner) Waldschmidt.
She married Verlin J. Schmidtberger on May 22, 1965, at Hays, Kansas.
JoAnn was a homemaker and lived in Hays for 35 years until moving to Salina in 2000. She was the supervisor at Ellis County Tag Department, she also worked as a bookkeeper for State Glass Company and Hays Piano and Organ. While living in Salina she worked in the kitchen at St. Mary’s Grade School.
Survivors include her husband, Verlin J. Schmidtberger, of the home; three daughters, Yvonne DeWitt and husband, Will, Minneapolis, KS; Victoria Griffitt and husband, Scott, Derby, KS; Jennifer Farrington & Terri Farrington, Hays, KS; two brothers, Donald Waldschmidt and wife, Dianne, Hays, KS; Gregory Waldschmidt and Thomas Turcotte, Lee’s Summit, MO; two sisters, Virginia Kasper and husband, Jim, Olathe, KS; Barbara Sanborn and husband Les, Hutchinson, KS; four grandchildren, Kirstin Hoffman (Jeremy), Kregg Howell, Benjamin Griffitt and Samuel Griffitt.
Services are at 10:00 A.M. Friday, June 10, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, Kansas.
Inurnment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kansas.
The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Friday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, Kansas. Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601 is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be sent via email to clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net or to the family at 608 Max Ave. Salina, Kansas 67401.