Mr. Windholz had lived in Salina about 30 years. He retired in 1970 from the maintenance department at St. John's Hospital. He was a member of the Catholic Church and the Salina Eagles Lodge.
Survivors included the widow, Seraphine; sons, Kenneth J. and Orval L. Windholz; 5 brothers, Albert, Daniel, Alphonse, Ferdinand and Hubert Windholz; 6 sisters, Mrs. Clara Rome, Mrs. Mary Pfeiffer, Mrs. Anna Meier, Mrs. Albertine Pelzel, Mrs. Elizabeth Graff and Ida Windholz: 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
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Salina -- A former Hays man, Ben Windholz, 65, died Thursday at Salina.
Surviving are his wife, Seraphina, of the home; two sons, Orville and Kenneth, both of Salina; five brothers, Albert and Daniel, both of Hays, Alphonse and Fred, of Wichita, and Hurbert, Dallas; six sisters, Clara Rome and Elizabeth Graf, Denver, Mary Pfeifer, Alberta Pelzel and Annie Meier, Hays, and Ida Riddle, Dallas, and eight grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his brother, Otto, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Windholz.
The funeral was at 11 a.m. Monday at the Salina Cathedral and burial was in the Salina Cemetery.
Ellis County Star
Mr. Windholz had lived in Salina about 30 years. He retired in 1970 from the maintenance department at St. John's Hospital. He was a member of the Catholic Church and the Salina Eagles Lodge.
Survivors included the widow, Seraphine; sons, Kenneth J. and Orval L. Windholz; 5 brothers, Albert, Daniel, Alphonse, Ferdinand and Hubert Windholz; 6 sisters, Mrs. Clara Rome, Mrs. Mary Pfeiffer, Mrs. Anna Meier, Mrs. Albertine Pelzel, Mrs. Elizabeth Graff and Ida Windholz: 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
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Salina -- A former Hays man, Ben Windholz, 65, died Thursday at Salina.
Surviving are his wife, Seraphina, of the home; two sons, Orville and Kenneth, both of Salina; five brothers, Albert and Daniel, both of Hays, Alphonse and Fred, of Wichita, and Hurbert, Dallas; six sisters, Clara Rome and Elizabeth Graf, Denver, Mary Pfeifer, Alberta Pelzel and Annie Meier, Hays, and Ida Riddle, Dallas, and eight grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his brother, Otto, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Windholz.
The funeral was at 11 a.m. Monday at the Salina Cathedral and burial was in the Salina Cemetery.
Ellis County Star
Family Members
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Daniel Windholz
1909–1979
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Albert Windholz
1910–1984
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Alphonse Windholz
1912–1989
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Clara Windholz Rome Salomonson
1913–1994
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Fidelis Windholz
1915–1915
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Otto Andrew Windholz
1916–1965
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Ferdinand Andrew Windholz Sr
1917–1979
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Mary Mae Windholz Pfeifer
1919–2005
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Irene Windholz
1921–1921
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Albertina "Tina" Windholz Pelzel
1922–1997
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Anna "Annie" Windholz Meier
1923–1975
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Windholz Graf
1925–1989
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Ida Windholz Ingram
1926–2000
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Hubert Windholz
1927–2002
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