Joyce E. Wirtz

Joyce E. Wirtz

BORN

1927 – 2000

Joyce Wirtz Obituary

Published by Minnis Chapel Inc. - Ellinwood on Sep. 16, 2000.
Joyce E. Wirtz, 73, a longtime resident of rural Ellinwood, Kansas, a bookkeeper for Ellinwood District Hospital before her retirement, died at her home on Saturday, September 16, 2000. Calling time is scheduled for Sunday, September 17, 2000, 6 to 9 p.m., at Kimple Funeral Home, 113 North Main Street, Ellinwood. Additional calling hours are scheduled for Monday, September 18, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with recitation of the Rosary by the Altar Society at 3 p.m. and Parish Wake Service at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 10:30 a.m., at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ellinwood, officiated by Fr. David Flagor. Burial will be at Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph School Endowment Fund, 111 West Third Street, Ellinwood, KS 67526, Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice, 3623 Broadway Avenue, Great Bend, KS 67530, or Ministerial Alliance Poor Fund, c/o Kimple, Inc. Funeral Home, 113 North Main Street, P.O. Box 246, Ellinwood, KS 67526.

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