Alberta Knieling

Alberta Knieling, 86, Ellis, died on July 9, 2014, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 7, 1927 in rural Trego County to Christ and Anna (Armbrister) Armbruster. She was united in marriage to George F. Knieling on September 24, 1946 at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. They were married for 43 years before his death in 1989.



She attended rural schools and one year at Hays High School. She received her GED in October, 1969 and attended a semester at Fort Hays State University in the early 1980's. Throughout her life she cooked at the Lynd School north of Ellis, Ellis Lanes and the Eleventh Frame Club. She worked at Travenol Laboratories until its closure. Over the years she baked many wedding, anniversary, and birthday cakes for family and friends. She was well known in the community for her crochet doilies, angels and Christmas ornaments some of which were sent as far as Germany for gifts. Her family remembers her well for her crocheting, her famous chicken & dumplings, and dill pickles.



Alberta was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Ellis, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 173 in Hays, and VFW Auxiliary in Ellis. She was the coordinator for the Heartland Share/Prairie Land Food Program in Ellis for 17 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.



She is survived by four of her children, Kathryn Hart, Cambridge, IL; Chris, Ellis; Gene (Kim), Rush Center; and Ruth (Terry) Lang, Hays; seven grandchildren, Steve Hart, Dawn Hart, Mallory Knieling, Jarret Knieling and wife Katie, Brittany Lang, Brock Lang, and Jenna Lang; five great-grandchildren, Erika and Andrea Seabloom, Wiley Hart, Jaiden Knieling, and Payson Knieling; brother, Gerald Armbruster and wife Leona, and sister Doris Peterson and husband Ron.



She was preceded in death by her husband, George; son, Duane; son-in-law, Walter B. Hart, Jr.; and sister, Carol Bowman.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. , Monday, at St. John's Lutheran Church, north of Ellis. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.



Visitation will be Sunday 4 to 8 p.m. at Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E. 17th in Ellis and Monday 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church.



An American Legion Auxiliary prayer service will be held Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. all at the funeral chapel.



Memorials are suggested to St. John's Lutheran Church. Condolences can be sent to the family by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to keithley@ruraltel.net.













Service Information









Visitation Sunday

July 13, 2014

4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Keithley Funeral Chapel

400 E. 17th Street

Ellis, Kansas 67637









Prayer Service Sunday

July 13, 2014

7:00 PM

Keithley Funeral Chapel

400 E. 17th Street

Ellis, Kansas 67637









Funeral Service Monday

July 14, 2014

10:30 AM

St. John's Lutheran Church

130th ave and St. John-St. Andrew Rd.

Ellis, Kansas 67637