Helen Legleiter, 70, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 at her home in Overland Park. Helen was born on August 18, 1945 in Hays to Philip and Lidwina (Werth) Gottschalk. She graduated from Marian High in 1963. She married Ron Legleiter on April 19, 1965 in Hays.
Helen was a homemaker. She was a member of the Church of the Ascension in Overland Park. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and she was an avid KU Basketball fan.
Survivors include her husband, Ron of Overland Park, and children Eric, and wife Becky, Edmond, Oklahoma, Jamie, West Des Moines, Iowa, Mike, and wife Sara, Omaha, Nebraska, and Jennifer, and husband Ben Durham, Stilwell, Kansas. Twelve grandchildren Zach, and wife Lauren, Dallas, Texas, Cameron, Seattle, Washington, Taylor, Iowa City, Iowa, Madison, Edmond, Ok, Morgan, Overland Park, Kansas, Bailey, West Des Moines, Iowa, Breanna, Omaha, Nebraska, Riley, West Des Moines, Iowa, Jacob, Omaha, Nebraska, and Brookelynn, Easton, and Lukas Durham, Stilwell, Kansas. Sisters Sr. Donna Gottschalk, CSA, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Raeann (Charles) Suppes, Marshall, Missouri. Brothers, Donald (Theresa) Gottschalk, Leon (Delores) Gottschalk, Cecil (Dorothy) Gottschalk, Floyd Gottschalk, all from Hays, Phil (Bernadette) Gottschalk, Edmond, Ok, Fr. David Gottschalk, OFM CAP, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Andy Gottschalk, Aurora, Colorado.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers Fr. Andrew Gottschalk, Vernon Gottschalk, Ivan Gottschalk, and Stephen Gottschalk.
Funeral services will be 10am Thursday, September 3rd at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Hays. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 2, 5pm to 8:30 pm and Thursday 8:30 am – 9:30 am all at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, Kansas.
A combined rosary and vigil service will be at 7 pm Wednesday at the funeral chapel.
In lieu of flowers the family has asked for memorials be made to Kansas City Hospice, Sisters of St. Agnes, and the Capuchins of Mid America.
Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com.