He was a 1941 graduate of St. Joseph Military Academy, Hays, and attended Fort Hays State University. He served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II as first lieutenant.
He married Agnes M. Kohl on Aug. 8, 1953 at Ellis. He was a farmer and rancher and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Oakley.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes, Hays; two sons, Mark of Aurora, Colo., Craig of Hays; four daughters, Karen Keith of Penokee, Mira Jo Hoke of Kent, Wash., Susan Lowman of Manhattan, Kan., Colette Ford of Fort Worth, Texas; three brothers, Fr. Paulinus Karlin of Hays, Frank of Las Vegas, Wilfric of Catherine; five sisters, Sr. Marcella Karlin of Fond du Lac, Wis., Isabelle Linenberger of Los Angeles, Teckla Werth, Sr. Lois Karlin both of Hays, Sr. Anne Karlin of New York; 15 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Alvin, Benno, Marne and Cletus, and two sisters, Sister Mary Catherine Karlin and Sister Francis Anne Karlin.
Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, with Father Paulinus Karlin and Father Mike Scully officiating; burial with military honors by the Hays VFW in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays. Hays Memorial Chapel, Hays [funeral service details omitted].
Memorial has been established with Thomas More Prep-Marian High School.
Hays Daily News
He was a 1941 graduate of St. Joseph Military Academy, Hays, and attended Fort Hays State University. He served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II as first lieutenant.
He married Agnes M. Kohl on Aug. 8, 1953 at Ellis. He was a farmer and rancher and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Oakley.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes, Hays; two sons, Mark of Aurora, Colo., Craig of Hays; four daughters, Karen Keith of Penokee, Mira Jo Hoke of Kent, Wash., Susan Lowman of Manhattan, Kan., Colette Ford of Fort Worth, Texas; three brothers, Fr. Paulinus Karlin of Hays, Frank of Las Vegas, Wilfric of Catherine; five sisters, Sr. Marcella Karlin of Fond du Lac, Wis., Isabelle Linenberger of Los Angeles, Teckla Werth, Sr. Lois Karlin both of Hays, Sr. Anne Karlin of New York; 15 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Alvin, Benno, Marne and Cletus, and two sisters, Sister Mary Catherine Karlin and Sister Francis Anne Karlin.
Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, with Father Paulinus Karlin and Father Mike Scully officiating; burial with military honors by the Hays VFW in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays. Hays Memorial Chapel, Hays [funeral service details omitted].
Memorial has been established with Thomas More Prep-Marian High School.
Hays Daily News
Family Members
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Sr Mary Catherine Karlin
1908–1980
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Sr Marcella Karlin
1909–2005
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Teckla Karlin Werth
1911–2012
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Isabelle Catherine Karlin Linenberger
1911–2010
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Alvin Joseph Karlin
1912–1972
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Sr Lois Karlin
1913–2013
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Sr Francis Ann Karlin
1914–1985
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Benno Francis Karlin
1916–1996
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Rev Fr Paulinus Irwin Karlin
1917–2003
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Francis Joseph Karlin
1919–2011
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Sr Anne Karlin
1920–2005
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Wilfric Joseph Karlin
1924–2002
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Marne Joseph Karlin
1927–1991
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Cletus Joseph Karlin
1930–1964
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