Florentine L. (Kimpler) Oberle

Chase, KS

Florentine L. Oberle, 96, died July 20, 2015 at Rice Co. Hospital in Lyons. She was born on April 22, 1919 in Ellinwood, KS to Peter & Anna (Straub) Kimpler. She married George Oberle on August 23 1937 at Sts. Peter & Paul Church north of Ellinwood he died August 1955. She later married Tony Oberle on October 31, 1959 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church north of Ellinwood. He died March 21, 1995. She was a loving mother, a homemaker, and gardener and preserver. Her memberships included St. Paul Catholic Church and the Altar Society in Chase.

Survivors include sons, Leon Oberle, Jim Oberle, Gerald Oberle, and Tony Oberle; a daughter, Mary Herold; sisters, Esther Oberle, Bernetta Oberle, Katherine Feist, and Mary Therese Bate. Other survivors include 23 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands; sons, Don Oberle & Carl Oberle; brothers, Roman Kimpler, Victor Kimpler & Raymond Kimpler; a sister, Helen Schultz; and grandchildren Traci Oberle & Jeffrey Oberle.

Funeral Mass will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Ellinwood at 10:30 a.m. on July 24, 2015 with Fr. Terrance Klein presiding. Burial will follow at St. Peter and Paul Cemetery north of Ellinwood. There will be a visitation at Minnis Chapel in Ellinwood on Thursday July 23 from 1-6 p.m. and a vigil service at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church that evening at 7 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Rice Co. Swingbed Unit, First Responders (Chase), or Donor’s Choice in care of Minnis Chapel, Po Box 246, Ellinwood, KS 67526. Condolences may be left online at www.minnischapel.org