Ralph J. Befort1,2

M, b. 1930, d. before 6 January 1997
Ralph J. Befort|b. 1930\nd. b 6 Jan 1997|p782.htm#i23431|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|Anton "Linke" Befort|b. 2 Feb 1856\nd. 26 Feb 1929|p205.htm#i6150|Anna Katherine "Kate/Katie" Rupp|b. Oct 1856\nd. 21 Aug 1937|p779.htm#i23365|Johannes Stecklein||p804.htm#i24096|Catherina Jakobs||p804.htm#i24097|
     Ralph J. Befort was born in 1930 in Kansas.1 He was the son of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1 Ralph J. Befort died before 6 January 1997.3,4

Last Edited=28 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S333] Census: 1930 Ellis, Kansas, Lookout, District 13, April 8, 1930, HH#62-64
    Befort, Mike, 37, age at first marriage 21, KS KS KS
    wife Mary, 35, age at first marriage 18, KS KS KS
    son Wm, 16, KS KS KS
    son Alburtis, 15, KS KS KS
    daughter Ida, 13, KS KS KS
    daughter Oliva, 12, KS KS KS
    daughter Alixa, 11, KS KS KS
    daughter Esther, 8, KS KS KS
    son Adam, 7, KS KS KS
    son Robert, 6, KS KS KS
    daughter Mary, 4, KS KS KS
    son Mike, Jr., 2, KS KS KS
    son Ralph, 2/12, KS KS KS.
  2. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.
  3. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.
  4. [S1628] Obit: Ida (Befort) Gross, Hays Daily News, 1/11/2004
    Ida Gross , January 9, 2004
    SOLOMON — Ida Gross, 86, former Hays resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at Whispering Timbers Assisted Living Center.
    She was born Feb. 22, 1917, to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    She married Jacob “Jake” Gross on June 19, 1939. He died Jan. 9, 1997. She was a nurse's aide and worked at St. Anthony Hospital for most of her life. Upon retirement she worked as a home health nurse and a senior companion for eight years.
    She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Altar Society and Christian Mothers and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all in Hays.
    Survivors include three sons, Jim, Portland, Ore., Alan, San Clemente, Calif., and Brad, Milford; a daughter, Laurie Gross, Milford; three brothers, William Befort, Hays, George Befort, Arizona, and Jim Befort, Denver; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, Olivia Legleiter, Solomon, and Helen Weaver, Salina; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by a son, Tom, two daughters, Mary Catherine Gottschalk and Sheila Chavez, six brothers, Ralph, Adam, Harry, Albinus, Robert and Mike Befort, Jr.; and by two sisters, Sister Firmina Befort and Esther Riedel.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
    Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine. There will be an Altar Society and Christian Mothers rosary at 4 p.m., a VFW Auxiliary service at 6:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., all Friday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to the Hays Senior Companion Program.

Leona Pfannenstiel1

F, d. 23 February 1974
     Leona Pfannenstiel married William F. "Bill" Befort, son of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein, on 9 May 1938.1 Leona Pfannenstiel died on 23 February 1974.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Children of Leona Pfannenstiel and William F. "Bill" Befort

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Lucille Doerfler1

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     Lucille Doerfler married (?) Bieker.1 Lucille Doerfler married William F. "Bill" Befort, son of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein, on 29 May 1975.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

(?) Bieker1

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     (?) Bieker married Lucille Doerfler.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Donald Befort1

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Donald Befort||p782.htm#i23435|William F. "Bill" Befort|b. 29 Apr 1914\nd. 8 Jun 2006|p781.htm#i23421|Leona Pfannenstiel|d. 23 Feb 1974|p782.htm#i23432|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|||||||
     Donald Befort is the son of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1 Donald Befort married Sharon (?).1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Sharon (?)1

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     Sharon (?) married Donald Befort, son of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

William "Bill" Befort Jr.1

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William "Bill" Befort Jr.||p782.htm#i23437|William F. "Bill" Befort|b. 29 Apr 1914\nd. 8 Jun 2006|p781.htm#i23421|Leona Pfannenstiel|d. 23 Feb 1974|p782.htm#i23432|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|||||||
     William "Bill" Befort Jr. is the son of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1 William "Bill" Befort Jr. married Jayne (?).1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Jayne (?)1

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     Jayne (?) married William "Bill" Befort Jr., son of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Sister Jean Befort1

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Sister Jean Befort||p782.htm#i23439|William F. "Bill" Befort|b. 29 Apr 1914\nd. 8 Jun 2006|p781.htm#i23421|Leona Pfannenstiel|d. 23 Feb 1974|p782.htm#i23432|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|||||||
     Sister Jean Befort is the daughter of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Theresa Befort1

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Theresa Befort||p782.htm#i23440|William F. "Bill" Befort|b. 29 Apr 1914\nd. 8 Jun 2006|p781.htm#i23421|Leona Pfannenstiel|d. 23 Feb 1974|p782.htm#i23432|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|||||||
     Theresa Befort is the daughter of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1 Theresa Befort married Donald Gottschalk.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Donald Gottschalk1

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     Donald Gottschalk married Theresa Befort, daughter of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Margaret Ann Befort1

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Margaret Ann Befort||p782.htm#i23442|William F. "Bill" Befort|b. 29 Apr 1914\nd. 8 Jun 2006|p781.htm#i23421|Leona Pfannenstiel|d. 23 Feb 1974|p782.htm#i23432|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|||||||
     Margaret Ann Befort is the daughter of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1 Margaret Ann Befort married Anthony "Tony" Hines.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Anthony "Tony" Hines1

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     Anthony "Tony" Hines married Margaret Ann Befort, daughter of William F. "Bill" Befort and Leona Pfannenstiel.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

George Befort1

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George Befort|d. a 6 Jan 2004|p782.htm#i23444|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|Anton "Linke" Befort|b. 2 Feb 1856\nd. 26 Feb 1929|p205.htm#i6150|Anna Katherine "Kate/Katie" Rupp|b. Oct 1856\nd. 21 Aug 1937|p779.htm#i23365|Johannes Stecklein||p804.htm#i24096|Catherina Jakobs||p804.htm#i24097|
     George Befort was the son of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1 George Befort married Patricia Talie Ferro.2 George Befort died after 6 January 2004.3

Last Edited=28 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.
  2. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.
  3. [S1628] Obit: Ida (Befort) Gross, Hays Daily News, 1/11/2004
    Ida Gross , January 9, 2004
    SOLOMON — Ida Gross, 86, former Hays resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at Whispering Timbers Assisted Living Center.
    She was born Feb. 22, 1917, to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    She married Jacob “Jake” Gross on June 19, 1939. He died Jan. 9, 1997. She was a nurse's aide and worked at St. Anthony Hospital for most of her life. Upon retirement she worked as a home health nurse and a senior companion for eight years.
    She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Altar Society and Christian Mothers and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all in Hays.
    Survivors include three sons, Jim, Portland, Ore., Alan, San Clemente, Calif., and Brad, Milford; a daughter, Laurie Gross, Milford; three brothers, William Befort, Hays, George Befort, Arizona, and Jim Befort, Denver; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, Olivia Legleiter, Solomon, and Helen Weaver, Salina; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by a son, Tom, two daughters, Mary Catherine Gottschalk and Sheila Chavez, six brothers, Ralph, Adam, Harry, Albinus, Robert and Mike Befort, Jr.; and by two sisters, Sister Firmina Befort and Esther Riedel.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
    Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine. There will be an Altar Society and Christian Mothers rosary at 4 p.m., a VFW Auxiliary service at 6:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., all Friday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to the Hays Senior Companion Program.

James "Jim" Befort1

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James "Jim" Befort|d. a 6 Jan 2004|p782.htm#i23445|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|Anton "Linke" Befort|b. 2 Feb 1856\nd. 26 Feb 1929|p205.htm#i6150|Anna Katherine "Kate/Katie" Rupp|b. Oct 1856\nd. 21 Aug 1937|p779.htm#i23365|Johannes Stecklein||p804.htm#i24096|Catherina Jakobs||p804.htm#i24097|
     James "Jim" Befort was the son of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1 James "Jim" Befort married Ester Mader.2 James "Jim" Befort died after 6 January 2004.3

Last Edited=28 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.
  2. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.
  3. [S1628] Obit: Ida (Befort) Gross, Hays Daily News, 1/11/2004
    Ida Gross , January 9, 2004
    SOLOMON — Ida Gross, 86, former Hays resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at Whispering Timbers Assisted Living Center.
    She was born Feb. 22, 1917, to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    She married Jacob “Jake” Gross on June 19, 1939. He died Jan. 9, 1997. She was a nurse's aide and worked at St. Anthony Hospital for most of her life. Upon retirement she worked as a home health nurse and a senior companion for eight years.
    She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Altar Society and Christian Mothers and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all in Hays.
    Survivors include three sons, Jim, Portland, Ore., Alan, San Clemente, Calif., and Brad, Milford; a daughter, Laurie Gross, Milford; three brothers, William Befort, Hays, George Befort, Arizona, and Jim Befort, Denver; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, Olivia Legleiter, Solomon, and Helen Weaver, Salina; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by a son, Tom, two daughters, Mary Catherine Gottschalk and Sheila Chavez, six brothers, Ralph, Adam, Harry, Albinus, Robert and Mike Befort, Jr.; and by two sisters, Sister Firmina Befort and Esther Riedel.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
    Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine. There will be an Altar Society and Christian Mothers rosary at 4 p.m., a VFW Auxiliary service at 6:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., all Friday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to the Hays Senior Companion Program.

(?) Leiker1

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     (?) Leiker married Mary Befort, daughter of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Rose Ann Befort1

F, d. after 6 January 2004
Rose Ann Befort|d. a 6 Jan 2004|p782.htm#i23447|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|Anton "Linke" Befort|b. 2 Feb 1856\nd. 26 Feb 1929|p205.htm#i6150|Anna Katherine "Kate/Katie" Rupp|b. Oct 1856\nd. 21 Aug 1937|p779.htm#i23365|Johannes Stecklein||p804.htm#i24096|Catherina Jakobs||p804.htm#i24097|
     Rose Ann Befort was the daughter of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1 Rose Ann Befort married Charles Giebler.1 Rose Ann Befort died after 6 January 2004.2

Last Edited=13 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.
  2. [S1628] Obit: Ida (Befort) Gross, Hays Daily News, 1/11/2004
    Ida Gross , January 9, 2004
    SOLOMON — Ida Gross, 86, former Hays resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at Whispering Timbers Assisted Living Center.
    She was born Feb. 22, 1917, to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    She married Jacob “Jake” Gross on June 19, 1939. He died Jan. 9, 1997. She was a nurse's aide and worked at St. Anthony Hospital for most of her life. Upon retirement she worked as a home health nurse and a senior companion for eight years.
    She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Altar Society and Christian Mothers and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all in Hays.
    Survivors include three sons, Jim, Portland, Ore., Alan, San Clemente, Calif., and Brad, Milford; a daughter, Laurie Gross, Milford; three brothers, William Befort, Hays, George Befort, Arizona, and Jim Befort, Denver; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, Olivia Legleiter, Solomon, and Helen Weaver, Salina; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by a son, Tom, two daughters, Mary Catherine Gottschalk and Sheila Chavez, six brothers, Ralph, Adam, Harry, Albinus, Robert and Mike Befort, Jr.; and by two sisters, Sister Firmina Befort and Esther Riedel.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
    Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine. There will be an Altar Society and Christian Mothers rosary at 4 p.m., a VFW Auxiliary service at 6:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., all Friday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to the Hays Senior Companion Program.

Charles Giebler1,2

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     Charles Giebler married Rose Ann Befort, daughter of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1

Last Edited=28 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.
  2. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.

Dorothy Befort1

F, d. after 6 January 2004
Dorothy Befort|d. a 6 Jan 2004|p782.htm#i23449|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|Anton "Linke" Befort|b. 2 Feb 1856\nd. 26 Feb 1929|p205.htm#i6150|Anna Katherine "Kate/Katie" Rupp|b. Oct 1856\nd. 21 Aug 1937|p779.htm#i23365|Johannes Stecklein||p804.htm#i24096|Catherina Jakobs||p804.htm#i24097|
     Dorothy Befort was the daughter of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1 Dorothy Befort married (?) Gottschalk.1 Dorothy Befort died after 6 January 2004.2

Last Edited=13 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.
  2. [S1628] Obit: Ida (Befort) Gross, Hays Daily News, 1/11/2004
    Ida Gross , January 9, 2004
    SOLOMON — Ida Gross, 86, former Hays resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at Whispering Timbers Assisted Living Center.
    She was born Feb. 22, 1917, to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    She married Jacob “Jake” Gross on June 19, 1939. He died Jan. 9, 1997. She was a nurse's aide and worked at St. Anthony Hospital for most of her life. Upon retirement she worked as a home health nurse and a senior companion for eight years.
    She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Altar Society and Christian Mothers and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all in Hays.
    Survivors include three sons, Jim, Portland, Ore., Alan, San Clemente, Calif., and Brad, Milford; a daughter, Laurie Gross, Milford; three brothers, William Befort, Hays, George Befort, Arizona, and Jim Befort, Denver; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, Olivia Legleiter, Solomon, and Helen Weaver, Salina; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by a son, Tom, two daughters, Mary Catherine Gottschalk and Sheila Chavez, six brothers, Ralph, Adam, Harry, Albinus, Robert and Mike Befort, Jr.; and by two sisters, Sister Firmina Befort and Esther Riedel.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
    Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine. There will be an Altar Society and Christian Mothers rosary at 4 p.m., a VFW Auxiliary service at 6:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., all Friday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to the Hays Senior Companion Program.

(?) Gottschalk1

M
     (?) Gottschalk married Dorothy Befort, daughter of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Helen Befort1

F, d. after 6 January 2004
Helen Befort|d. a 6 Jan 2004|p782.htm#i23451|Michael "Mike" Befort|b. 21 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Aug 1962|p779.htm#i23366|Mary Stecklein|b. c 1895|p781.htm#i23420|Anton "Linke" Befort|b. 2 Feb 1856\nd. 26 Feb 1929|p205.htm#i6150|Anna Katherine "Kate/Katie" Rupp|b. Oct 1856\nd. 21 Aug 1937|p779.htm#i23365|Johannes Stecklein||p804.htm#i24096|Catherina Jakobs||p804.htm#i24097|
     Helen Befort was the daughter of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1 Helen Befort married (?) Weaver.1 Helen Befort died after 6 January 2004.2

Last Edited=13 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.
  2. [S1628] Obit: Ida (Befort) Gross, Hays Daily News, 1/11/2004
    Ida Gross , January 9, 2004
    SOLOMON — Ida Gross, 86, former Hays resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at Whispering Timbers Assisted Living Center.
    She was born Feb. 22, 1917, to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    She married Jacob “Jake” Gross on June 19, 1939. He died Jan. 9, 1997. She was a nurse's aide and worked at St. Anthony Hospital for most of her life. Upon retirement she worked as a home health nurse and a senior companion for eight years.
    She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Altar Society and Christian Mothers and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all in Hays.
    Survivors include three sons, Jim, Portland, Ore., Alan, San Clemente, Calif., and Brad, Milford; a daughter, Laurie Gross, Milford; three brothers, William Befort, Hays, George Befort, Arizona, and Jim Befort, Denver; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, Olivia Legleiter, Solomon, and Helen Weaver, Salina; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by a son, Tom, two daughters, Mary Catherine Gottschalk and Sheila Chavez, six brothers, Ralph, Adam, Harry, Albinus, Robert and Mike Befort, Jr.; and by two sisters, Sister Firmina Befort and Esther Riedel.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
    Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine. There will be an Altar Society and Christian Mothers rosary at 4 p.m., a VFW Auxiliary service at 6:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., all Friday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to the Hays Senior Companion Program.

(?) Weaver1

M
     (?) Weaver married Helen Befort, daughter of Michael "Mike" Befort and Mary Stecklein.1

Last Edited=12 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1623] Obit: William F. "Bill" Befort, William F. ‘Bill' Befort
    Jun. 11, 2006
    William F. “Bill” Befort, 92, Hays, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hays Medical Center.
    He was born April 29, 1914, in Munjor to Mike and Mary (Stecklein) Befort.
    He married Leona Pfannenstiel on May 9, 1938, in Munjor. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 1974. He married Lucille Doerfler Bieker on May 29, 1975, in Hays.
    He was a farmer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Council of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Cunningham Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, all of Hays.
    Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Donald Befort and wife, Sharon, Hays; and Bill Befort Jr. and wife, Jayne, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; three daughters, Sister Jean Befort, Concordia, Theresa Gottschalk and husband, Donald, Hays, and Margaret Ann Hines and husband, Tony, Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, George Befort, Mesa, Ariz., and Jim Befort, Bloomfield, Colo.; five sisters, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, and Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays, and Helen Weaver and Olivia Legleiter, both of Salina; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by six brothers, Ralph Befort, Albinus Befort, Adam Befort, Robert Befort and Mike Befort; and by three sisters, Ida Gross, Esther Riedel and Sister Firmina Befort.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady, Help of Christians Church, Antonino; burial in Our Lady, Help of Christians Cemetery, Antonino.
    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, all at Brock's North Hill Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays.
    There will be a Sisters of St. Agnes and Associates memorial prayer service at 4:30 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 6:30 p.m., a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand Honor Guard from 6 to 7 p.m., all Sunday at the funeral home.
    Memorials are suggested to St. John Rest Home, Hays.

Frederick J. "Fred" Kuhn1,2

M, b. 30 September 1891, d. 10 July 1967
Frederick J. "Fred" Kuhn|b. 30 Sep 1891\nd. 10 Jul 1967|p782.htm#i23453|Johannes Kuhn||p803.htm#i24072|Barbara Dreiling||p803.htm#i24073|||||||||||||
     Frederick J. "Fred" Kuhn married Mary Katherine "Katie" Befort, daughter of Anton "Linke" Befort and Anna Katherine "Kate/Katie" Rupp.1 Frederick J. "Fred" Kuhn was born on 30 September 1891.3 He was the son of Johannes Kuhn and Barbara Dreiling.3 Frederick J. "Fred" Kuhn died on 10 July 1967 at age 75.3

Last Edited=28 Sep 2008

Children of Frederick J. "Fred" Kuhn and Mary Katherine "Katie" Befort

Citations

  1. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/11/2008, Re: Befort Family on your Teets Website
    from "Saint Francis Parish, Munjor, Kansas 1876-1976"
    Emigrants from Russia Who Settled in Munjor, and their Immediate Families.
  2. [S1655] Obit: Harold F. Befort, Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - January 26, 1988 Deceased Name: Harold F.
    Befort Harold F. Befort, 49, of Los Angeles, former Hays resident, died
    Saturday, Jan. 16, 1988. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. Francis
    Catholic Church, Munjor.
    Survivors: sons, Duane, Eric, Harold, Daryl, all of Arkansas City; daughters,
    Elizabeth Steck, Ellene, both of Arkansas City, Dorene, Eva, both of
    Wichita; brothers, Bill, Adam, Mike, Ralph, all of Hays, Albinus of Munjor,
    George, Jim, both of Denver; sisters, Ida Gross, Olivia Legleiter, Esther
    Riedel, Mary Leiker, Rose Ann Giebler, Dorothy Gottschalk, all of Hays,
    Sister Firmina of El Paso, Texas, Helen Weaver of Salina; four
    grandchildren. Hays Memorial Chapel.
  3. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.

Raymond Speier1

M, b. circa 1867, d. 30 May 1926
Raymond Speier|b. c 1867\nd. 30 May 1926|p782.htm#i23454|Gottfried Speier||p797.htm#i23909|Anna Eva Boos||p797.htm#i23910|||||||||||||
     Raymond Speier was born circa 1867 in Russia.4,5 He was the son of Gottfried Speier and Anna Eva Boos.2,3 Raymond Speier married Amelia "Molly" Befort, daughter of Gerhardt Befort and Anna Maria Catherina "Katie" Stecklein, on 23 October 1884.4,1 Raymond Speier died on 30 May 1926.2,3

Last Edited=25 Sep 2008

Children of Raymond Speier and Amelia "Molly" Befort

Citations

  1. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/11/2008, Re: Befort Family on your Teets Website
    from "Saint Francis Parish, Munjor, Kansas 1876-1976"
    Emigrants from Russia Who Settled in Munjor, and their Immediate Families.
  2. [S333] Census: 1930 Ellis, Kansas, Hays, District 9, April 10, 1930, HH#164-183
    Spier, Amelia, 63, widowed, age at first marriage 18, Russia Russia Russia.
  3. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.
  4. [S1616] Census: 1910 Ellis, Kansas, Wheatland, District 26, May 6, 1910, HH#135-135
    Spier, Ramond, 44, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Molly, 43, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    son Alex, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Anton, 18, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Rosa, 16, KS Russia Russia
    son Joe, 14, KS Russia Russia
    son Casper, 12, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 10, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 8, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 6, KS Russia Russia.
  5. [S334] Census: 1920 Ellis, Kansas, Big Creek, 76, January 7, 1920, HH#133-136
    Speier, Raymond, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1882
    wife Amelia, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1878
    son Joseph, 24, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 18, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 16, KS Russia Russia.

Joseph Speier1

M, b. 9 January 1896, d. 21 April 1930
Joseph Speier|b. 9 Jan 1896\nd. 21 Apr 1930|p782.htm#i23455|Raymond Speier|b. c 1867\nd. 30 May 1926|p782.htm#i23454|Amelia "Molly" Befort|b. 16 Aug 1866\nd. 17 Sep 1936|p206.htm#i6153|Gottfried Speier||p797.htm#i23909|Anna E. Boos||p797.htm#i23910|Gerhardt Befort|b. 10 Feb 1832\nd. 16 Aug 1906|p205.htm#i6146|Anna Maria Catherina "Katie" Stecklein|b. 18 Dec 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1911|p205.htm#i6147|
     Joseph Speier was born on 9 January 1896 in Kansas.2,1,3 He was the son of Raymond Speier and Amelia "Molly" Befort.1 Joseph Speier died on 21 April 1930 at age 34.3

Last Edited=25 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S334] Census: 1920 Ellis, Kansas, Big Creek, 76, January 7, 1920, HH#133-136
    Speier, Raymond, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1882
    wife Amelia, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1878
    son Joseph, 24, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 18, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 16, KS Russia Russia.
  2. [S1616] Census: 1910 Ellis, Kansas, Wheatland, District 26, May 6, 1910, HH#135-135
    Spier, Ramond, 44, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Molly, 43, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    son Alex, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Anton, 18, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Rosa, 16, KS Russia Russia
    son Joe, 14, KS Russia Russia
    son Casper, 12, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 10, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 8, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 6, KS Russia Russia.
  3. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.

Paul Speier1

M, b. circa 1900
Paul Speier|b. c 1900|p782.htm#i23456|Raymond Speier|b. c 1867\nd. 30 May 1926|p782.htm#i23454|Amelia "Molly" Befort|b. 16 Aug 1866\nd. 17 Sep 1936|p206.htm#i6153|Gottfried Speier||p797.htm#i23909|Anna E. Boos||p797.htm#i23910|Gerhardt Befort|b. 10 Feb 1832\nd. 16 Aug 1906|p205.htm#i6146|Anna Maria Catherina "Katie" Stecklein|b. 18 Dec 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1911|p205.htm#i6147|
     Paul Speier was born circa 1900 in Kansas.2,1 He is the son of Raymond Speier and Amelia "Molly" Befort.1

Last Edited=25 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S334] Census: 1920 Ellis, Kansas, Big Creek, 76, January 7, 1920, HH#133-136
    Speier, Raymond, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1882
    wife Amelia, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1878
    son Joseph, 24, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 18, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 16, KS Russia Russia.
  2. [S1616] Census: 1910 Ellis, Kansas, Wheatland, District 26, May 6, 1910, HH#135-135
    Spier, Ramond, 44, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Molly, 43, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    son Alex, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Anton, 18, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Rosa, 16, KS Russia Russia
    son Joe, 14, KS Russia Russia
    son Casper, 12, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 10, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 8, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 6, KS Russia Russia.

Henry Speier1

M, b. 26 August 1901, d. 3 December 1995
Henry Speier|b. 26 Aug 1901\nd. 3 Dec 1995|p782.htm#i23457|Raymond Speier|b. c 1867\nd. 30 May 1926|p782.htm#i23454|Amelia "Molly" Befort|b. 16 Aug 1866\nd. 17 Sep 1936|p206.htm#i6153|Gottfried Speier||p797.htm#i23909|Anna E. Boos||p797.htm#i23910|Gerhardt Befort|b. 10 Feb 1832\nd. 16 Aug 1906|p205.htm#i6146|Anna Maria Catherina "Katie" Stecklein|b. 18 Dec 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1911|p205.htm#i6147|
     Henry Speier was born on 26 August 1901 in Kansas.2,3,1 He was the son of Raymond Speier and Amelia "Molly" Befort.1 Henry Speier died on 3 December 1995 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, at age 94.2

Last Edited=25 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S334] Census: 1920 Ellis, Kansas, Big Creek, 76, January 7, 1920, HH#133-136
    Speier, Raymond, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1882
    wife Amelia, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1878
    son Joseph, 24, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 18, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 16, KS Russia Russia.
  2. [S27] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index, Name: Henry Speier
    SSN: 509-16-5292
    Last Residence: 67218 Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States of America
    Born: 26 Aug 1901
    Died: 3 Dec 1995
    State (Year) SSN issued: Kansas (Before 1951 ).
  3. [S1616] Census: 1910 Ellis, Kansas, Wheatland, District 26, May 6, 1910, HH#135-135
    Spier, Ramond, 44, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Molly, 43, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    son Alex, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Anton, 18, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Rosa, 16, KS Russia Russia
    son Joe, 14, KS Russia Russia
    son Casper, 12, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 10, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 8, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 6, KS Russia Russia.

John Speier1

M, b. 29 November 1903, d. 17 April 1993
John Speier|b. 29 Nov 1903\nd. 17 Apr 1993|p782.htm#i23458|Raymond Speier|b. c 1867\nd. 30 May 1926|p782.htm#i23454|Amelia "Molly" Befort|b. 16 Aug 1866\nd. 17 Sep 1936|p206.htm#i6153|Gottfried Speier||p797.htm#i23909|Anna E. Boos||p797.htm#i23910|Gerhardt Befort|b. 10 Feb 1832\nd. 16 Aug 1906|p205.htm#i6146|Anna Maria Catherina "Katie" Stecklein|b. 18 Dec 1835\nd. 24 Feb 1911|p205.htm#i6147|
     John Speier was born on 29 November 1903 in Kansas.2,3,1 He was the son of Raymond Speier and Amelia "Molly" Befort.1 John Speier died on 17 April 1993 in Hays, Ellis, Kansas, at age 89.2

Last Edited=25 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S334] Census: 1920 Ellis, Kansas, Big Creek, 76, January 7, 1920, HH#133-136
    Speier, Raymond, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1882
    wife Amelia, 53, Russia Russia Russia, imigrated 1878
    son Joseph, 24, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 18, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 16, KS Russia Russia.
  2. [S27] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index, Name: John Speier
    SSN: 513-10-2074
    Last Residence: 67601 Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States of America
    Born: 29 Nov 1903
    Died: 17 Apr 1993
    State (Year) SSN issued: Kansas (Before 1951 ).
  3. [S1616] Census: 1910 Ellis, Kansas, Wheatland, District 26, May 6, 1910, HH#135-135
    Spier, Ramond, 44, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Molly, 43, married once, married 25 years, Russia Russia Russia
    son Alex, 20, KS Russia Russia
    son Anton, 18, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Rosa, 16, KS Russia Russia
    son Joe, 14, KS Russia Russia
    son Casper, 12, KS Russia Russia
    son Paul, 10, KS Russia Russia
    son Henry, 8, KS Russia Russia
    son John, 6, KS Russia Russia.

Andreas "Andrew" Goetz1,2

M, b. 28 January 1867, d. 31 July 1901
Andreas "Andrew" Goetz|b. 28 Jan 1867\nd. 31 Jul 1901|p782.htm#i23459|John Goetz|b. c 1819|p798.htm#i23912|Anna Margaret Riedel|b. c 1820|p798.htm#i23913|||||||||||||
     Andreas "Andrew" Goetz was born on 28 January 1867 in Russia.3,2 He was the son of John Goetz and Anna Margaret Riedel.2 Andreas "Andrew" Goetz married Katherina Befort, daughter of Gerhardt Befort and Anna Maria Catherina "Katie" Stecklein, on 1 February 1887 in Munjor, Ellis, Kansas.1 Andreas "Andrew" Goetz died on 31 July 1901 in Munjor, Ellis, Kansas, at age 34.2
     Andreas "Andrew" Goetz immigrated to New York, New York; Andreas immigrated to New York on 29 July 1876 on the SS Mosel.2

Last Edited=25 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/11/2008, Re: Befort Family on your Teets Website
    from "Saint Francis Parish, Munjor, Kansas 1876-1976"
    Emigrants from Russia Who Settled in Munjor, and their Immediate Families.
  2. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.
  3. [S337] Census: 1880 Ellis, Kansas, Freedom and Wheatland, District 87, June 8-9, 1880, HH#52
    Goetz, John, 61, farmer, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Margareth, 60, keeping house, Russia Russia Russia
    daughter Anna, 15, at school, Russia Russia Russia
    son Andreas, 13, at school, Russia Russia Russia.

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ernst1,2

F, b. May 1875
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     Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ernst was born in May 1875 in Marienthal, Samara Volga, Russia.4,2,5,6,7,8,9 She was the daughter of John Adam Ernst and Anna Maria Kemper.3 Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ernst married Johannes "John" Befort, son of Gerhardt Befort and Anna Maria Catherina "Katie" Stecklein, in 1891.6,1,3,8

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Children of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ernst and Johannes "John" Befort

Citations

  1. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/11/2008, Re: Befort Family on your Teets Website
    from "Saint Francis Parish, Munjor, Kansas 1876-1976"
    Emigrants from Russia Who Settled in Munjor, and their Immediate Families.
  2. [S1617] Census: 1900 Ellis, Kansas, Wheatland, District 21, June 12, 1900, HH#98-98
    Befford, John, Jan 1871, 29, married 9 years, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Lizzie, May 1875, 24, married 9 years, 3 children, 3 living, Russia Russia Russia
    daughter Annie, Mar 1893, 7, KS Russia Russia
    son Joseph, Sep 1896, 3, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Susan, May 1899, 2, KS Russia Russia.
  3. [S1622] Sheri Beffort Fenley <e-mail address>, email to John Teets, 9/18/2008, Befort Family.
  4. [S1619] Census: 1895 Ellis, Kansas (Kansas State Collection, 1855-1915), Wheatland
    HH#61-61
    Beford, Gerhart, 63, Russia
    Kate, 61, Russia
    HH#62-62
    Beford, Alex, 31, Russia
    Sussana, 25, Russa
    Anna, 4, KS
    August, 2, KS
    HH#63-63
    Beford, John, 25, Russia
    Lizbet, 21, Russia
    Anna, 2, KS.
  5. [S1620] Census: 1905 Ellis, Kansas (Kansas State Collection, 1855-1915), Wheatland
    Beford, John, 34
    Alesebeth, 30
    Angala, 12
    Joseph, 9
    Susana, 6
    Alous, 4
    Nick, 1.
  6. [S1616] Census: 1910 Ellis, Kansas, Wheatland, District 26, May 4, 1910, HH#120-120
    Befort, John, 39, married once, married 18 years, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Elizabeth, 36, married once, married 18 years, 7 children, 5 livng, Russia Russia Russia
    daughter Angela, 17, KS Russia Russia
    son Joe, 14, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Suzie, 11, KS Russia Russia
    son Nick, 3, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Pauline, 1 6/12, KS Russia Russia.
  7. [S1618] Census: 1915 Ellis, Kansas (Kansas State Collection, 1855-1915), Wheatland, HH#1-8
    Befort, John, 44
    Eise, 40
    Joe, 19
    Suse, 16
    Nick, 8
    Paulena, 6
    Kate, 4
    Admund, 2.
  8. [S1632] Census: 1930 Saline, Kansas, Salina, District 31, April 14, 1930, HH#522-534
    Befort, John, 58, age at first marriage 21, Russia Russia Russia
    wife Elizabeth, 54, age at first marriage 17, Russia Russia Russia
    son Edmond, 16, KS Russia Russia
    daughter Mary, 14, KS Russia Russia
    son William, 12, KS Russia Russia.
  9. [S1634] Ancestry.com: myphototree, SLantzy8775, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx,
    Elizabeth Ernst
    Birth: May 1875
    Marienthal, Samara Volga, Russia
    Death.
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