Martha Sue VonFeldt, 78, Topeka, died Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Midland Hospice House. She was born August 7, 1944, in Claflin, Kansas, to Joseph and Georgia Patzner.
She attended grade school at Claflin, Kansas, and graduated from Claflin Rural High School in 1961. She married Karl VonFeldt, Victoria, KS, on May 29, 1961, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, formerly known as St. Fidelis Church, commonly known as the Cathedral of the Plains, in Victoria, Kansas. Together, they raised three sons of whom she was fiercely proud.
Sue was a retiree of the Santa Fe Railroad. She began her career as an accounting clerk in 1970 and worked her way early in her career to becoming one of the first female managers in the accounting department. She retired in 1999.
Afterward, she served as both an office and committee secretary for the Kansas State Legislature for many years, developing deep friendships with many of her colleagues.
When she was a young mother, Sue volunteered as a Boy Scout den mother. Later, she served as an officer in both the National Association of Railway Business Women and the Santa Fe & BNSF Retirees Club. She also organized several all-women investment clubs.
She and Karl were longtime parishioners at St. Aloysius Church in Meriden. Sue loved a good puzzle, cheering on the KU Jayhawks, sharing the accomplishments and adventures of her three sons, and the joy she received from each of her six grandchildren.
Survivors include three sons: Rick of San Diego, Doug and wife Alyson of Lawrence, and Jeff and wife Cindy of Baldwin City. She is a grandmother to Jacob, Sophia (Horner), Meredith, and Aidan, children of Doug and Alyson; Haley (Cunningham) and Megan (Jacobus), children of Jeff and Cindy; and two great-grandsons, Joey Cunningham and Judah Jacobus. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Ann Dreiling and Dorothy Carver, and one brother, Joe Patzner Jr.
A Celebration of Life will be at 11:00 am on Friday, February 3, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Meriden. Inurnment for both Sue and Karl will be at the St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas, at 11 a.m. the following day. Friends are encouraged to offer support at Sue's memorial site.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 615 E Wyandotte St, Meriden, KS 66512, or the Midland Hospice House, 120 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606, or online at https://midlandcare.org/support-us/donate-online.
Local arrangements are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671