ELLINWOOD - Catherine Rose (Esfeld) Birzer, 95, passed away Feb. 9th, 2020 at Ellinwood District Hospital. She was born to parents Fred & Francis (Monger) Esfeld on Nov. 23rd, 1924 in Great Bend, KS. A lifetime Ellinwood area resident she graduated from Great Bend High School in 1942 and later married Lawrence Birzer a Saint Rose Church in Great Bend, KS on Apr.27th, 1948. He passed away Feb. 17th, 2011. Catherine worked at Fuzzy's Drive-In and at Dierolf's and Huschka's liquor stores.
Survivors include 2 sons, Melvin (Twila) Birzer, Great Bend, KS and Steve (Brenda) Birzer, Ellinwood, KS; 2 daughters, Jane (Bob) Carr, Edmond, OK and Connie (Keith) Miller, Great Bend, KS. Other survivors include 19 Grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 1 grea-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by husband, Lawrence Birzer; granddaughter, Patricia Taber; 4 brother, Fritz, Joe, George, and Dutch; and 1 sister, Agatha.
Funeral Mass will be 10:00 AM, Thurs., Feb. 13th at St. Joseph Church with Father Terrance Klein officiating. Burial will follow at Lakin-Comanche Cemetery in Ellinwood. Visitation will be Wed., Feb. 12th from noon to 5 PM at Minnis Chapel in Ellinwood. Vigil service will begin at 7 PM at St. Joseph Church that evening.
Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church or Ellinwood Hospital Auxiliary in care of Minnis Chapel, P.O. Box 246, Ellinwood, KS 67526.