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Leona M Rupp was born on 27 Aug 1917 in Victoria, Kansas (daughter of John Rupp and Catherine Schmidtberger); died on 22 Jun 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada; was buried on 27 Jun 2001 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kansas.

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Obit:
http://www.gctelegram.com/obits/2001/June/25/ldreiling25.html
Date Posted on Monday, June 25, 2001 1:10:46 PM.
Daughters of Isabella rosary for Leona M. "Blondie" Dreiling, 83, of Las Vegas and formerly of Hays, will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, followed by parish vigil service at 7 p.m. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, with the Rev. Michael Suchnicki officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays.
Mrs. Dreiling died Friday, June 22, 2001, at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas.
She was born Aug. 27, 1917, at Victoria, the daughter of John and Catherine (Schmidtberger) Rupp.
She and her husband, Ed Dreiling, were longtime owners of the Coachman's Restaurant until 1972. He died May 31, 1974. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Clarence, Danny, Elmer and Edward Rupp; and two sisters, Albina and Albertina Rupp.
Mrs. Dreiling was a member of Daughters of Isabella and a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, both at Hays.
She is survived by two sons, Ed Dreiling, Las Vegas, and Dale Dreiling, Boise, Idaho; three daughters, Donna Wills, Las Vegas, Sandy Crookshanks, Tyler, Texas, and Vicki Hull, Charlotte, N.C.; a brother, Linus Rupp, Bushton; five sisters, Irene Huff of Russell, O'linda Schantz, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sally Sullivan, Garden City, Alice Wasinger, Hutchinson, and Albertina Rome, Hays; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Visitation hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 9 to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the church, in care of the funeral home, 20th and Pine, Hays, KS 67601.

Family/Spouse: Ed Dreiling. Ed died on 31 May 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

2. John Rupp
John married Catherine Schmidtberger. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine Schmidtberger

Children:

1. Leona M Rupp was born on 27 Aug 1917 in Victoria, Kansas; died on 22 Jun 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada; was buried on 27 Jun 2001 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kansas.
Celestine Rupp was born on 12 May 1922 in Victoria, Kansas; died on 04 Mar 2005 in Garden City, Kansas; was buried on 07 Mar 2005 in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Kansas.
Linus Joseph Rupp was born on 13 Mar 1930 in Victoria, Kansas; died on 26 Dec 2005 in Wichita, Kansas; was buried on 30 Dec 2005.
Clarence Rupp died before 22 Jun 2001.
Danny Rupp died before 22 Jun 2001.
Elmer Rupp died before 22 Jun 2001.
Edward Rupp died before 22 Jun 2001.
Albina Rupp died before 22 Jun 2001.
Albertina Rupp died before 22 Jun 2001.
Irene Rupp was born on 01 Feb 1915 in Victoria, Kansas; died on 19 Jan 2003 in Victoria, Kansas; was buried on 22 Jan 2003 in St. Fidelius Cemetery in Victoria, Kansas.