Cecilia A (Penka) Hall, age 94, passed away December 8, 2019, at Country Living, Larned.
Born August 19, 1925, in Pawnee County, Kansas, the fifteenth child of Frank and Anna (Frenzl) Penka.
A lifetime area resident she attended Zook and Larned area schools, graduating in 1943. She moved to Wichita where she worked for Boeing as a riveter on the B-29s. She later worked as a psychiatric aid at Larned State Hospital, Larned.
On August 7, 1947, she married Eugene W. Hall at Larned, Kansas; he preceded her in death on August 1, 2002.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Altar Society of Larned, Merry Matrons EHU and Quilting club of Garfield.
Survivors include: four daughters, Annelle (Wayne) Buehler, Mary Norris, both of Ellijay, GA, Cindy (Bob) Cline, Garfield, Karen (Bryan) Stacey, Larned; a son, Steven (Marilyn) Hall, Garfield; 11 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and five great, great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene; son-in-law Larry Norris; granddaughter Amy Buehler; grandson Brett Hall, and a great-granddaughter Natalie Johnson.
Funeral Mass 10:00 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned, with Father Bernard Felix presiding. Visitation 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, followed by a Vigil at 7:00 p.m. at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial in Garfield Cemetery, Garfield.
Memorials may be given to the Welcome Inn Senior Center in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, Ks 67550.